Abu al-‘Aliyah reported: They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the words we just heard you say?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “They are words that the Angel Gabriel, upon him be peace, taught me as an expiation for gatherings: Glory be to You, O Allah, with Your Praises. I …
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‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Angel Gabriel, upon him be peace, came to me from my Lord and he said, ‘O Muhammad, Allah Almighty says: Verily, I have obligated five prayers upon your nation. Whoever fulfils them with their ablution, their timings, their bowings, …
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Ibn Abbas reported: While the Angel Gabriel was sitting with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he heard a creaking noise above him. Gabriel raised his head and he said, “This is a door of heaven that has been opened today and it has never been opened before today.” Then an angel descended …
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Abu Sa’id reported: The angel Gabriel came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Muhammad, do you have a complaint of illness?” The Prophet said, “Yes.” Gabriel said, “In the name of Allah, I perform protective recitations over you from everything that harms you, from the evil of every …
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Ibn Umar reported: He heard that Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, had set out to Iraq, so he met up with him three days out. Ibn Umar said, “What do you intend?” Al-Husayn said, “Iraq.” Ibn Umar said, “While you have papers and letters with you?” Al-Husayn said, “These letters …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to the angel Gabriel, “Why do I never see the angel Michael laughing?” Gabriel said, “Michael has not laughed since the creation of the Hellfire.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 13343 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to …
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Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah reported: When the verse was revealed, “Hold to forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant,” (7:199), the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Gabriel, what is this?” Gabriel said, “I do not know until I ask the All-Knowing.” Then Gabriel said, “O Muhammad, …
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Abdur Rahman ibn Khanbash reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel came to me and he said: O Muhammad, speak! I said: What should I say? Gabriel said: Say, I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created, dispersed, and shaped, …
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Ibn Umar reported: Gabriel said, “O Muhammad, what is Islam?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Islam is to testify there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to pray, to give charity, to perform pilgrimage, to wash oneself of impurities, to perform ablution thoroughly, …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel did not stop instructing me to treat neighbors well until I thought he would make them my heirs.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6015, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2625 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel kept advising me to be good to neighbors until I thought he would make them my heirs.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3674 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا …
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Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was met by Gabriel and he said, “O Gabriel, I have been sent to an unlettered nation, among them are the disabled, the elderly, young boys and girls, and men who have never read a book.” Gabriel said, “O Muhammad, the …
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Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel, upon him be peace, taught me to recite the Quran in one reading and I requested another. I continued to ask for more until he stopped at seven readings.” Ibn Shihab said, “It reached me that these seven readings …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would review the Quran once every year in Ramadan and he reviewed it twice in the year he passed away. The Prophet would seek spiritual retreat in the mosque for ten days every year and he secluded himself for twenty days in the year he …
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Fatimah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel would come to me to revise the Quran once every year. This year he revised with me twice. I do not think it means anything but that my term will come to an end. Verily, you will be the first of the people …
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Aisha reported: If the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was afflicted by something, the Angel Gabriel would supplicate over him, saying, “In the name of Allah, may he cure you, may he heal you from every ailment, from the evil of the envier when he envies, and from the evil of …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Quraysh said to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “Call upon your Lord to turn mount Safa into gold for us and we will have faith in you.” The Prophet said, “And you will do so?” They said yes. The Prophet supplicated to Allah and Gabriel came to him …
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Ibn Abbas reported: It was said to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “O Messenger of Allah, Gabriel, upon him be peace, has been slow to come to you.” The Prophet said, “And why should he not be slow to come to me while you are around me without brushing your teeth, clipping …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Aisha, if I wished, a mountain of gold would have walked with me. An angel came to me whose belt was like the Ka’bah. He said: Verily, your Lord sends you greetings of peace and he says if you wish you …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When Allah drowned Pharaoh, he said: I believe in the One in whom the children of Israel believe. Gabriel said: O Muhammad, if only you could have seen me while I was taking mud from the sea and filling his mouth, fearing lest …
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