Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is friendly, for there is no good in one who is not friendly
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Ka’b reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer is that of a tender plant. The wind sways it at times, and it
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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer is that of a planted stalk. It stays rigid in one moment
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer is that of a planted stalk. It bends at times,
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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is friendly and befriended, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly
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Mihjan ibn al-Adra’ reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty is pleased for this nation to be at ease, and He is
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is friendly, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly nor befriended.” Source:
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, this religion is firmly solid, so come into it gently.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 13052
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Al-Ghazali reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Indeed, I will relax myself with something entertaining, to help me continue upon the truth.” Source: Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn
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Qurrah ibn Khalid reported: I asked Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, “Did the companions have fun?” Ibn Sirin said, “They were not but people. Ibn Umar,
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, placed my chin on his shoulder so I could watch the Abyssinians dancing until I felt tired and
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed noon prayers and afternoon prayers in combination for reasons other than danger or travel. Sai’d ibn
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Ibn Hajar al-Haytami reported: Imam al-Nasafi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “When we are asked about our way and the way of those who disagree with us in
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, made an announcement on the day he returned from the Confederates, saying, “No one will pray
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Anas bin Malik reported: We would travel with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and those who fasted did not blame those who broke their fast, and those
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