Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered a palm garden of the tribe of Al-Najjar one day, and he heard the voices of men from the tribe who had died in the time of ignorance being punished in their graves. The Prophet went out startled and he commanded his …
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Abu Bakr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Go out and announce to the people that whoever testifies there is no God but Allah will surely enter Paradise.” I went out and was met by Umar ibn al-Khattab. Umar said, “Return to the Messenger of Allah, for I fear …
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Nafi’ reported: A son of Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, complained of an illness and Ibn Umar was very distraught over him so much that some people said: We are afraid for this old man because of what might happen to his boy! The boy died and Ibn Umar went out …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, this Quran was revealed in seven modes, so there is no blame upon whichever you recite. Yet, do not end at a mention of mercy without also remembering punishment, nor end at a mention of punishment without also remembering mercy.” …
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Sa’id ibn Jubayr reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If an imposing ruler comes to you and you fear he will pillage you, then say three times: Allah is the greatest, Allah is more powerful than all His creation together, Allah is mightier than what I fear and worry. I seek …
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Al-Harith ibn Suwayd reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If a leader is appointed over you from whom you fear arrogance or injustice, let him say: O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens, Lord of the Mighty Throne, be my protector against this man, the son of this man, and …
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‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One who recites the Quran publicly is like one who gives charity publicly, and one who recites privately is like one who gives charity privately.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “According to the scholars, the meaning is that private recital protects a man …
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Razin Abi al-Nu’man reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “When you are asked about what you do not know, then flee.” It was said, “O leader of the faithful, how does one flee?” Ali said, “That you say: Allah knows best.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 183 عَنْ رَزِين أَبِي النُّعْمَانِ …
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the room of Bilal and he found a pile of dates with him. The Prophet said, “What is this, O Bilal?” Bilal said, “They are dates I have stored for you.” The Prophet said, “Woe to you, O Bilal! Are you …
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Abu Abdullah al-Khurasani reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever fears Allah does not vent his anger, and whoever is mindful of Allah does not do whatever he desires.” Source: al-Zuhd li-Abī Dāwūd 98 عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُراَسَانِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضي الله عنه مَنْ خَافَ اللَّهَ …
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Rabah ibn ‘Amr reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “There are nothing of righteous deeds but that before them is an obstacle. If one is patient, he will break through it to comfort, but if he is afraid of it, he will turn away from it.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 2/371 …
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Ibn Qudamah reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the reason for his repentance and he said: I was an officer and I was given to drinking wine. When half the night had passed in the month of Sha’ban, which was Friday night, I became drunk from wine and …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Hell will be brought on that day with seventy thousands reins, each rein carried by seventy thousand angels.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2842 Grade: Sahih (authentic agreed upon) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بن مسعود قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ …
Hadith on Jahannam: Hellfire carried by billions of angels Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Your fire, which the son of Adam ignites, is only one of seventy parts from the fire of Hell.” They said, “By Allah, that would be enough, O Messenger of Allah!” The Prophet said, “Verily, it exceeds it by sixty nine parts, each …
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Al-Qaddah reported: Whenever death was mentioned in front of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, he would tremble like a bird and weep until his tears ran through his beard. Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 5/316 عَنْ الْقَدَّاح أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رحمه الله كَانَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ الْمَوْتُ انْتَفَضَ انْتِفَاضَ الطَّيْرِ وَبَكَى …
Umar II on Death: The Caliph trembles remembering the Hereafter Read More »
Ya’la ibn Umayyah reported: I said to Umar ibn al-Khattab about the verse, “There is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer if you fear persecution from those who disbelieve,” (4:101). I said, “The people are now safe.” Umar said, “I wondered about it as you did, so I asked the Messenger of Allah, …
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Ibn Abbas reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “What are the major sins?” The Prophet said, “To associate partners with Allah, to despair of relief from Allah, and to feel safe from the plan of Allah. These are the worst of enormities.” Source: …
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Al-Tabari reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, idolatry terrifies the heavens, the earth, the mountains, and all of creation except for the worlds of men and jinn. They nearly quake from the greatness of Allah, as goodness with idolatry will not benefit the idolater. Thus, we hope that Allah will …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have been given five that were given to no one before me: every prophet was sent specifically to his people but I have been sent to every white and black person, spoils are made lawful for me and they …
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Al-Ash’ath ibn Qays reported: I approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during the delegation of Kindah. The Prophet said to me, “Do you have any children?” I said, “A boy was born to me as I was coming out to you, from a daughter of Jamd. I wish in his …
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