Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف

Hadith on Conscience: Allah makes his heart admonish him with good

Wisdom الحكمة / Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Good Deeds الحسنات, Guidance الهداية, Hearts القلوب, Manners الادب, Sound Heart قلب سليم

Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When Allah intends goodness for a servant, He appoints a conscience within him to command and prohibit him.” Source: Zahr al-Firdaws 227 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to al-‘Iraqi عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُول اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذا أرَادَ …

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Hadith on Enjoining: Collective punishment for failure to stop evil

Sin الإثم / Bad Deeds السيئات, Calamity المصيبة, Death الموت, Disobedience العصيان, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Punishment العقوبة, Warning النذر

Jarir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No man commits sinful disobedience among a people, although they could prevent him but do not, except that Allah will strike them all with punishment before they die.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4339 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) …

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Hadith on Rulers: Tyrants will make false claims from Minbar

Sin الإثم / Bad Deeds السيئات, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Falsehood الكذب, Friday Prayer صلاة الجمعة, Hellfire نار جهنم, Hereafter الآخرة, Leadership الإمامة, Punishment العقوبة, Rulers الحكام, Sermons الخطبة, Tyrants الجبار

Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be leaders after me who make false claims from their pulpits, and no one will refute their words. They will leap into the Hellfire as if they were apes.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 5311 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ …

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Hadith on Fitnah: Standing firm during end-times tribulations

Wisdom الحكمة / Community الجماعة, Covenants العهد, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Fitnah الفتنة, Humanity الإنسانية, Isolation العزلة, Manners الادب, Public Trust الأمانة, Signs of the Hour أشراط الساعة, Trials البلاء, Warning النذر

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Soon there will come a time in which the people are sifted and only the dregs of humanity remain, their covenants and trusts are disordered, and they are set against each other.” They said, “How should we be, O Messenger …

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Hadith on Ma’ruf: Good deeds protect from ruin in the Hereafter

Righteousness البر / Destruction الإهلاك, Destructive Vices المهلكات, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Good Deeds الحسنات, Hereafter الآخرة, Manners الادب, Reward الأجر, Worldly Life الحياة الدنيا

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Good works done for people protect those who did them from evil fates, harm, and destruction. The people of goodness in the world will be the people of goodness in the Hereafter.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 7704 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …

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Hadith on Ma’ruf: Never consider any good deed insignificant

Righteousness البر / Brotherhood الأخوة, Charity الصدقة, Drink الشراب, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Godfearing التقوى, Good Deeds الحسنات, Kind Words كلمة طيبة, Manners الادب, Smiling الابتسامة, Speech القول, Water الماء

Jabir ibn Sulaym reported: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said, “O Messenger of Allah, instruct me.” The Prophet said, “Fear Allah and do not belittle any good deed, not even emptying your bucket in a cup for someone to drink or speaking to your brother …

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Hadith on Bay’ah: Companions pledge their loyalty to Islam

Faith الايمان / Adultery الزنا, Bloodshed سفك الدماء, Children الأولاد, Disobedience العصيان, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Expiation الكفارة, Falsehood الكذب, Forgiveness المغفرة, Hereafter الآخرة, Idolatry الشرك, Legal Punishment الحدود, Manners الادب, Monotheism التوحيد, Obligations الفرائض, Pledge البيعة, Punishment العقوبة, Purification of the Soul تزكية النفس, Reward الأجر, Slander البهتان, Theft السرقة, Truthfulness الصدق

‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, along with a group of people. The Prophet said, “I take your pledge that you will not commit any idolatry with Allah, you will not steal, you will not commit adultery, you will not kill your children, …

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Abdullah on Munkar: Destruction for one not rejecting evil in his heart

Scholars العلماء / Bad Deeds السيئات, Destruction الإهلاك, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, False Messiah المسيح الدجال, Fitnah الفتنة, Hearts القلوب, Hereafter الآخرة, Warning النذر

Tariq ibn Shihab reported: A man said to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, “The one who does not enjoin good or forbid evil has been ruined!” Abdullah said, “Rather, the one who does not recognize good in his heart or reject evil in his heart has been ruined.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn …

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Hudhayfah on Fitnah: Who are the dead among the living?

Scholars العلماء / Death الموت, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, False Messiah المسيح الدجال, Fitnah الفتنة, Hearts القلوب, Life الحياة, Signs الآيات, Trials البلاء, Warning النذر

Abu al-Tufayl reported: It was said to Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, “Who are the dead among the living?” Hudhayfah said, “Those who do not recognize good in their hearts and do not reject evil in their hearts.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 37577 عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ قِيلَ لِحُذَيْفَةَ رضي الله عنه …

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Hadith on Imarah: Every leader has good and evil advisors

Wisdom الحكمة / Bad Deeds السيئات, Caliphs الخلفاء, Consultation الشورى, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Good Deeds الحسنات, Leadership الإمامة, Rulers الحكام, Warning النذر, Whisperings الوسواس

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A Caliph is never appointed but that he has two advisors: one advisor orders him to do good and encourages him, and another advisor orders him to do evil and encourages him. The unscathed are only those whom Allah has protected.” Source: …

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Hadith on Dua: Supplication not answered unless enjoining good

Sin الإثم / Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Manners الادب, Punishment العقوبة, Supplication الدعاء, Warning النذر

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Enjoin good and forbid evil before you call upon Allah and He does not answer you.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4004 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُول اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَوْا عَنْ الْمُنْكَرِ …

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Malik on Honor: Man punished for not honoring Allah’s commands

Faith الايمان / Bad Deeds السيئات, Day of Resurrection يوم القيامة, Death الموت, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Hereafter الآخرة, Honor الغيرة, Hypocrisy النفاق, Israelites بنو إسرائيل, Manners الادب, Miscarriage السقط, Punishment العقوبة, Revelation الوحي, War الحرب, Warning النذر, Women النساء

Malik ibn Dinar reported: A rabbi among the tribes of Israel would be visited in his house by men and women, whom he would admonish and remind them of the days of Allah. One day, he saw some of his sons harassing women, so he said: Easy, my sons! Easy, my sons! He later fell …

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Hudhayfah on Sins: Gradual disobedience led Israelites to unbelief

Scholars العلماء / Apostasy الردة, Bad Deeds السيئات, Disobedience العصيان, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Gradualism التدرج, Idolatry الشرك, Israelites بنو إسرائيل, Unbelief الكفر, Warning النذر

Tariq ibn Shihab reported: It was said to Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, “Was it in one day that the tribes of Israel abandoned their religion?” Hudhayfah said, “No, rather when they were given a command, they would leave it, and when they were given a prohibition, they would commit it, until they …

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Hadith on Evil: When to give up enjoining good, forbidding evil?

Quran Exegesis التفسير / Elders الشيوخ, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Fitnah الفتنة, Ignorance الجاهلية, Knowledge العلم, Leadership الإمامة, Manners الادب, Obscenity الفحشاء, Rulers الحكام, Signs of the Hour أشراط الساعة, Surat al-Ma'idah سورة المائدة, Trials البلاء

Anas ibn Malik reported: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, when should we abandon enjoining good and forbidding evil?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When there appears among you the same as the nations which came before you.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, what appeared among the …

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Ibn Zubayr on Character: Commandment to tolerate people’s bad manners

Righteousness البر / Bad Deeds السيئات, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Forbearance الحلم, Forgiveness المغفرة, Good Character حـسـن الـخلق, Manners الادب, Pardon العفو, Recitation التلاوة, Sermons الخطبة, Surat al-A'raf سورة الأعراف, Tolerance السماحة

Wahb ibn Kaysan reported: Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him, said upon the pulpit, “Hold to forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant (7:199). By Allah, we have not been commanded but to endure the bad character of people. By Allah, I will endure it from them as …

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Hatim on Leadership: Believers seek good governance, hypocrites seek power

Scholars العلماء / Corruption الفساد, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Hypocrisy النفاق, Intention النية, Leadership الإمامة, Manners الادب, Rulers الحكام

Al-Ghazali reported: Hatim al-Asamm, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The believer commands and prohibits for the sake of governance and he sets things right. The hypocrite commands and prohibits for the sake of power and he causes corruption.” Source: Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn 3/70 عن الغزالي قال حاتم الأصم رحمه الله المؤمن يأمر وينهى …

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Hadith on Akhirah: The Prophet’s astonishing dream of the Hereafter

Faith الايمان / Ablution الوضوء, Angels الملائكة, Bathing الغسل, Bridge Over Hell الصراط, Calmness السكينة, Charity الصدقة, Cleanliness الطهارة, Day of Resurrection يوم القيامة, Death الموت, Dreams الرؤيا, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Family Ties صلة الرحم, Fasting الصيام, Fear الخوف, Gates of Paradise أبواب الجنة, Godfearing التقوى, Good Deeds الحسنات, Good Expectations حسن الظن, Hajj Pilgrimage الحج, Hellfire نار جهنم, Hereafter الآخرة, Intercession الشفاعة, Major Impurity الجنب, Monotheism التوحيد, Paradise الجنة, Parents الوالدان, Prayer الصلاة, Ramadan رمضان, Records الصحف, Remembrance الذكر, Reverence الخشوع, Reward الأجر, Satan الشيطان, Self النفس, Shade الظل, Spirit الروح, Trees الأشجار, Ummah الأمة, Umrah Pilgrimage العمرة, Unseen الغيب, Water الماء, Weeping البكاء

Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us and he said, “Verily, I saw something wondrous last night. I saw a man of my nation as angels were holding him back, and his ablution came to save him from that. I saw a man …

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Hadith on Speech: All words recorded against people except good

Sin الإثم / Bad Deeds السيئات, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Good Deeds الحسنات, Guarding the Tongue حفظ اللسان, Manners الادب, Records الصحف, Son of Adam ابن آدم, Speech القول, Warning النذر

Umm Habibah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Every word of the son of Adam is against him, not for him, except for enjoining good, forbidding evil, or the remembrance of Allah.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2412 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Munawi عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …

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Hadith on Islam: The religion has eight types of good deeds

Faith الايمان / Charity الصدقة, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Fasting الصيام, Good Deeds الحسنات, Hajj Pilgrimage الحج, Hereafter الآخرة, Islam الإسلام, Jihad الجهاد, Manners الادب, Prayer الصلاة, Ramadan رمضان, Warning النذر, Zakat الزكاة

Hudhayfah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Islam has eight shares: Islam is a share, prayer is a share, charity is a share, Hajj pilgrimage to the House is a share, fasting is a share, enjoining good is a share, forbidding evil is a share, and jihad in the way of …

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Hadith on Shuhada: Best of martyrs stand up to oppressive rulers

Righteousness البر / Authority السلطان, Bloodshed سفك الدماء, Companions الصحابة, Day of Resurrection يوم القيامة, Enjoining Good الأمر بالمعروف, Hereafter الآخرة, Justice العدل, Martyrs الشهداء, Prophetic Virtues المناقب النبوية, Rulers الحكام, Tyrants الجبار, Wrongdoing الظلم

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger fo Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The master of the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection is Hamzah ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib, and a man who stands up to a tyrannical leader, prohibiting him from evil and enjoining good upon him, and he is killed for it.” Source: …

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