Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the call to prayer is announced, Satan turns his back and he passes wind to avoid hearing it. When the call is finished, he turns around until the call for commencement is announced and then turns his back again. When …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people sit in a gathering in which they did not remember Allah, nor send blessings upon the Prophet, but that it will cause them grief on the Day of Resurrection, even if they are rewarded with entry into Paradise.” Source: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people stand up from a gathering in which they did not remember Allah but that it is as if they have risen from the carcass of a donkey, and it will cause them grief.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4855 Grade: …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A servant will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will say to him: Did I not make your hearing, your seeing, your wealth, and your children? Did I not subordinate the cattle and the harvest for you? …
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Humayd ibn Abdur Rahman reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Tell me of a word I can live by but not so much that I forget.” The Prophet said, “Avoid being angry.” The man repeated his question and the Prophet said, “Avoid being angry.” Source: …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever forgets to send blessings upon me, he has missed a path to Paradise.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 908 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ نَسِيَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيَّ خَطِئَ …
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Zayd ibn Khalid reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs ablution in the best manner, then prays two cycles, without being unmindful in either of them, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 905 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Hour is approaching people, yet it does not increase but in distance from their minds.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 10/13 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَلَا …
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Hisham ibn Hassan reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, a man may commit a sin and he never forgets it, always fearing it, until he enters Paradise.” Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal 1581 عَنِ هِشَام بْن حَسَّان عَنِ الحسن البصري رحمه الله قَالَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُذْنِبُ الذَّنْبَ فَمَا يَنْسَاهُ وَمَا …
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Abu Ruh reported: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What a servant dislikes is better for him than what he likes, as what he dislikes compels him to supplicate and what he likes distracts him from it.” Source: al-Faraj ba’d al-Shiddah 21 عن أبي رَوْحٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ رحمه الله …
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Abu Huraira reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I hear many traditions from you and I forget them.” The Prophet said, “Spread open your garment.” I spread it and then he placed something from his hand into it, saying, “Wrap it.” I wrapped it around me and I never forgot a tradition ever again. …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One of you sees the speck in his brother’s eye while he forgets the log in his own eye.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5761 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no believing servant but that he has a sin he habitually commits from time to time, or a sin abiding over him that he does not abandon until he departs the world. Verily, the believer was created to be tested, repenting …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has overlooked for my nation their honest mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are forced into doing.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2045 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنْ …
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Jundub ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the scholar who teaches people virtue but forgets himself, is that of a lamp giving people light while it burns itself.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 1681 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ جُنْدُبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: A man passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was sitting in a gathering. The man said, “Peace be upon you.” The Prophet said, “Ten good deeds.” Another man passed by and he said, “Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.” The Prophet …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon, him, said, “The parable of the believer and faith is that of a horse in its stable. It roams about and then returns to its stable. Verily, the believer becomes negligent and then returns back to faith.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 11312 Grade: Hasan (fair) …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever breaks his fast forgetfully in the month of Ramadan, there is no compensation or expiation for it.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 3521 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Ten acts are part of natural instinct: trimming the moustache, letting the beard grow, using the toothstick, sniffing water into the nose, clipping the nails, washing the knuckles, removing hair from the underarms, shaving the pubic hair, and cleaning the private parts …
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Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you doubts his prayer and does not know how much he has prayed, whether three or four cycles (raka’at), then let him put aside his doubt and act upon what he is certain of; then, perform two prostrations …
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