Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None of you will have faith until he loves for his brother or his neighbor what he loves for himself.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 45 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا …
Mujahid reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be please with him, said, “Mention your brother when he is absent in the way you would love to be mentioned by him. Forgive him as you would love to be forgiven by him.” Source: al-Ṣamt li-Ibn Abī Dunyā 114 عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, no prophet came before me but that it was a duty upon him to guide his nation to what he knew was good for them and to warn them of what he knew was evil for them. This nation …
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Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’di reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a man loves his brother, let him tell him that he loves him.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5124 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا أَحَبَّ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُخْبِرْهُ …
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Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: We were sitting with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Which handle of Islam is the most firm?” They said, “Prayer.” The Prophet said, “It is good, but that is not it.” They said, “Charity.” The Prophet said, “It is good, but that is not it.” …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No two men love each other for the sake of Allah, behind their backs, but that the most beloved of them to Allah has the strongest love for his companion.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 5424 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever would love to taste the flavor of faith, let him love a person only for the sake of Allah Almighty.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 7907 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ …
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Ma’qil ibn Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one is appointed over the affairs of the Muslims and then he does not strive for them or show them good will but that he will never enter Paradise with them.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “He does …
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Ja’far ibn Burqan reported: I heard that Yunus ibn Ubaid, may Allah have mercy on him, was virtuous and righteous, so I wrote to him saying, “O brother, write to me about what you do.” Yunus wrote back, “I received your letter asking me to write to you about what I do, and I will …
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Hasan al-Basri reported: Moses, peace and blessings be upon him, asked his Lord about what encompasses all goodness. Allah said: Be a companion to people in the way you would love to be accompanied yourself.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 10374 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ رحمه الله أَنَّ مُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ جِمَاعًا مِنَ الْخَيْرِ فَقَالَ اصْحَبِ …
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Ibn Abi Hatim reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I never debated anyone and loved for him to be wrong. There is no knowledge in my heart but that I wish everyone could have it and attribute none of it to me.” Source: Ādāb al-Shāfi’ī wa Manāqibuh 78 عن ابن أبي حاتم …
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Ibn Abi Dunya reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “A man among the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: By the One in whose hand is my soul, if you wish I will swear to you by Allah that the most beloved servants to …
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Harmalah ibn Abdullah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you command me to do?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Harmalah, do what is good and avoid what is evil. Consider what you are pleased to hear people say to you; when you stand to leave …
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Abu Qilabah reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Be as you will, for as you judge you shall be judged.” Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal 765 عَنْ أَبِي قِلابَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ رضي الله عنه كُنْ كَمَا شِئْتَ كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ 765 الزهد لأحمد بن حنبل
Ibn Asakir reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever desires to be fair to people, let him love for them as he loves for himself.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 44955 عن ابن عساكر قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رضي الله عنه مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْصِفَ النَّاسَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ فَلْيُحِبَّ لَهُمْ مَا يُحِبَّ لِنَفْسِهِ 44955 …
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Al-Bayhaqi reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever wishes for himself to be fair with people, let him treat people as he would love to be treated.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 10375 عن البيهقي قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنه مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُنْصِفَ النَّاسَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ فَلْيَأْتِ إِلَى …
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Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Make yourself a scale between you and others. Love for those besides you what you love for yourself, and hate for them what you hate for yourself. Do not wrong others, as you would love not to be wronged. Be good …
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Ibn al-Mulaqqin reported: Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked, “From whom did you learn sacred knowledge?” Al-Ahnaf said, “From myself.” It was said, “And how is that?” Al-Ahnaf said, “If I hated something did by another, I would never do the same to anyone else.” Source: al-Tawḍīḥ li-Sharḥ al-Jāmi’ al-Ṣaḥīḥ …
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Al-Tha’labi reported: Sufyan al-Thawri and Al-Fudayl, may Allah have mercy on them both, said, “The righteous man is he who loves for people what he loves for himself.” And Al-Junayd ibn Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The righteous man is not he who loves for people what he loves for himself. Rather, …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: I went out with a man to the market and some merchandise was being sold, so I bartered with him. The seller said, “Thirty coins.” The man thought to himself and said, “I will take it for forty coins.” The seller said, “What makes you say this when I would give …
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