Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “To whomever Allah wills goodness, He allows them to comprehend.” Source: Sharḥ Mushkil al-Āthār 1692 Grade: Jayyid
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Rabia’ ibn Sulayman reported: Imam al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on upon him, said, “If you find something in my writings that contradict the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah,
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Aisha reported: A young woman entered her home and she said, “My father married me off to his brother’s son to raise his status, but I was unwilling.” Aisha said,
Al-Walid reported: Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever passes through foreign lands and participates in their new years and their festivals, imitating them and dying
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “To whomever Allah wills goodness, He grants them understanding of the religion.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whomever Allah intends goodness for, He grants him understanding of the religion.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2645
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Safwan ibn ‘Assal reported: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was reclining in the mosque on his cloak. I said to
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Ibn ‘Awn reported: I entered the home of Al-Qasim, may Allah be pleased with him, at the upper part of Mecca in his house, and I saw a canopy inside
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, slaughtered a single cow for the house of Muhammad during his farewell pilgrimage. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1750
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, enter my dwelling at Sarif while I was crying. The Prophet said, “What is the matter? Are you
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the Ka’bah and his eyesight was not diverted from his place of prostration until he exited from
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Al-Ajurri reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have never seen a jurist indulge argumentation. The believer does not debate with the foolish, not does he
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings upon him, announced the news to people on the day the Negus died. The Prophet went out with them to
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Al-Mutallib reported: When Uthman ibn Madh’un died, he was brought out for his funeral and he was buried. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered a man to
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Al-Mu’afa ibn ‘Imran reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I met the jurists and they disliked to answer a question or a request for a legal
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Ibn Abbas reported: The people would raise their voices in remembrance as they left the obligatory prayers in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Ibn
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him. Whoever vows to disobey Allah, he must not disobey Him.”
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Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali reported: Al-Junayd ibn Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Our knowledge of Tasawwuf is defined by the Book and the Sunnah. Whoever does not memorize
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform funeral prayer over whoever says there is no God but Allah. Perform prayer behind whoever
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Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi reported: I was with Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, as a man came and he said, “O Abu Abdullah, I have come