Ibrahim al-‘Udhri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This knowledge will be carried in the following centuries by its trustworthy caretakers, refuting the distortions
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Sa’id ibn Dawud reported: Makhlad ibn al-Husyan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Allah never recommends something to His servants but that Satan interferes with it in one of
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Mihjan ibn al-Adra’ reported: I was eager to meet the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, one night, and he came out to fulfill one of his needs. The
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Two voices are cursed in this world and in the Hereafter: a flute at a
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Abdur Rahman ibn Shibl reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Recite the Quran and do not exaggerate in it, do not abandon it, do
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Two kinds of people from my nation will never receive my intercession: an oppressive and malevolent
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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No person dies and people stand over him wailing, saying, ‘What a great man he
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The deceased are tormented by their families wailing over them.” Ibn al-Mubarak said, “I hope
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah despises an extravagant speaker among men, who flaps his tongue about like the
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, retreated within the mosque and he heard them raising their voices in recitation. The Prophet lifted
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Abdullah ibn Shikhir reported: I proceeded with the delegation of the tribe of ‘Amir to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. We said, “You are our
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not be hard upon yourselves, lest the matter be made severe upon you. Verily,
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Shaqiq reported: A man from the tribe of Bahilah named Nahik ibn Sinan came to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, and he said, “I recite the
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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, part of glorifying Allah is to honor the gray-haired Muslim and the bearer of
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, do not turn my grave into an idol that is worshiped. Allah has cursed people who
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‘Ata’ reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “All of the idols among the people of Noah appeared among the Arabs later. They were the names of
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This knowledge will be carried by the trustworthy of every successive generation, refuting the corruption of
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Abu ‘Ubaydah reported: Mutarrif ibn Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The best of matters is the middle course, for a good deed is between two evil deeds.”
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Abdur Rahman al-Salami reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not be excessive in the dowry of women.” A woman said, “It is not so, O
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Al-Miqdad reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you see those who flatter others, throw sand in their faces.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 3002 Grade:
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