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
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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
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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:
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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
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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,
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Anas ibn Malik reported: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, when should we give up enjoining good and forbidding evil?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The master of the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection is Hamzah ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib, and
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Anas reported: A Jewish man invited the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to a meal of barley bread and stale meat, so the Prophet accepted his invitation. Source:
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Ibn Umar reported: He divorced his wife in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while she menstruating. Umar ibn al-Khattab asked the Prophet
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Muhanna reported: I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, about enjoining good and forbidding evil, “How should one enjoin it?” Ahmad said, “One should enjoin
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Sa’id ibn Jubayr reported: I asked Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, “Shall I enjoin good and forbid evil upon the ruler?” Ibn Abbas said, “If you fear
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Abu al-Tufayl reported: It was said to Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, may Allah be pleased with him, “What do you mean by your statement: The dead person is not one relieved
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Qatadah reported: A man of Khath’am came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asaying, “Are you the one who considers himself the Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not one of us who is neither merciful to our young, nor respects the
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: We were gathered around the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he mentioned tribulations, saying, “If you see that people have disordered
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