Abu Waqid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting in the mosque with some people when he received three men. Two of them faced the Messenger of Allah and the third left. The two men continued standing before the Messenger of Allah until one saw an opening in the …
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his neighbor.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 47 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ …
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Abu Bakrah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever honors the authority of Allah in the world, Allah will honor him on the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 20433 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ أَكْرَمَ سُلْطَانَ اللهِ فِي …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his guest. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him protect his neighbor. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak goodness or remain …
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Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: On the day Mecca was liberated, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, granted general amnesty to all of the people except for four men and two women. They were ‘Ikramah ibn Abi Jahl, Abdullah ibn Khatal, Maqis ibn Subabah, and Abdullah ibn Sa’d. As for ‘Ikramah, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there were three among the children of Israel whom Allah Almighty intended to test: a leper, a bald man, and a blind man. He sent an angel to them and he came to the leper, saying: What would you love …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty is magnanimous and He loves magnanimity. He loves the highest morals and He detests pettiness.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 5/28 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَوَادٌ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is merciful, conscientious, and generous. He would be shy for His servant to raise his hands to Him and then not place any goodness in either of them.” Source: al-Mustadrak ʻalá al-Ṣaḥīḥayn 1832 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, part of glorifying Allah is to honor the gray-haired Muslim and the bearer of the Quran, who is neither extravagant nor neglectful of it, and to honor the just ruler.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4843 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
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Salih ibn Abi Hassan reported: Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, Allah is pure and He loves purity. He is clean and He loves cleanliness. He is generous and He loves generosity. He is magnanimous and He loves magnanimity.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2799 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ …
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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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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The hand of Allah is full and it is not diminished by continuous spending night and day. Do you not see that He has been spending since the creation of the heavens and the earth, and it has not decreased anything …
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Tahir reported: Yusuf ibn Asbat, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It reached me that Allah Almighty revealed to Abraham, upon him be peace: Do you know why I have taken you as an intimate friend? It is because you give to people and take nothing in return.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/242 عَنْ طَاهِر …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the hypocrite Abdullah ibn ‘Ubayy after he was placed in his grave. The Prophet ordered him to be taken out, he placed him on his knees, he blew his blessed breath over him, and he wrapped him in his …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is innocently generous and the wicked one is deceitfully malicious.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1964 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُؤْمِنُ غِرٌّ كَرِيمٌ وَالْفَاجِرُ خِبٌّ لَئِيمٌ 1964 سنن …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The nobility of a man is in his religion, his manhood is in his intellect, and his honor is in his character.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 8575 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ كَرَمُ …
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught me to say when I was afflicted with distress, “There is no God but Allah, the Forbearing, the Noble. Glory be to Allah, blessed is Allah the Lord of the Great Throne, and all praise is due to Allah …
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Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever boycotts his brother for more than three days, he is in the Hellfire unless the generosity of Allah reaches him.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “Unless the mercy of Allah reaches him.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 815 Grade: Sahih …
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Malik ibn Nadlah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If Allah has given you wealth, let the traces of his blessings and generosity be seen upon you.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4063 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عن مالك بن نضلة الجشمي قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the miser and the spender is that of two men clad in armor from their chests to their collars. As for the spender, he does not spend but that it extends or broadens over his skin until it cover the …
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