Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him. Whoever hates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6508 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ …
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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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Khaythamah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “By the One besides whom there is no God, a believing servant is not given anything better than good thoughts about Allah Almighty. By the One besides whom there is no God, a servant does not improve his opinion of Allah Almighty except …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah says: I am as My servant expects of Me, and I am with him when he calls upon Me.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2675 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …
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Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us and he said, “Verily, I saw something wondrous last night. I saw a man of my nation as angels were holding him back, and his ablution came to save him from that. I saw a man …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Ask Allah for His favor as Allah Almighty loves to be asked. Among the best acts of worship is to patiently wait in expectation of relief.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3571 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ …
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‘Abbad ibn Abdullah reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her said, “How quick are people to fault what they have no knowledge about!” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 973 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا أَسْرَعَ النَّاسَ إِلَى أَنْ يَعِيبُوا مَا …
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Abu Humayd reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you hear a narration from me that your hearts recognize, settles your hair and skin, and you see it as close to you, then I am most deserving of it. If you hear a narration from me that your hearts reject, makes …
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Hayyan Abi al-Nadrah reported: I went out to visit Yazid ibn al-Aswad as he was suffering a fatal illness, and I met Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ who also wanted to visit him. We entered Yazid’s home and Wathilah said, “What do you expect from Allah?” Yazid said, “By Allah, I expect good from Allah.” Wathilah said, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty says: I am as My servants expects of Me. If he thinks good of Me, he will have it. If he thinks evil of Me, he will have it.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 639 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Zayd ibn Wahb reported: A man was brought to Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, and it was said, “This man was found with wine dripping from his beard!” Ibn Mas’ud said, “Verily, we have been prohibited from spying, but if he shows it to us publicly, we will hold him accountable.” Source: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among protective jealousy is what Allah loves and hates. As for what Allah loves, it is jealousy when there is probable cause. As for what Allah hates, it is jealousy without probable cause.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1996 Grade: Sahih (authentic) …
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Abdul Malik ibn Maymun reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, said to me, “If you see a man speaking badly about any of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, be wary of his practice of Islam.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 59/209 عن عَبْد الملك بْن …
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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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‘Awn ibn Abdullah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Allah Almighty will certainly forgive on the Day of Resurrection, with such forgiveness as has never been conceived by the heart of any person.” Source: Ḥusn al-Ẓan billāh 66 عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ رضي الله عنه لَيَغْفِرَنَّ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you enters the home of his brother Muslim, and he serves him food, let him eat his food and not ask him about it. If he serves him one of his drinks, let him drink from it and …
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Al-Bayhaqi reported: Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you hear something about your brother that you hate, then make an effort to obtain an excuse for him. If you do not find an excuse, then say to yourself: Perhaps my brother has an excuse I do not know.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was optimistic, he did not see evil omens, and he liked good names. Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2762 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَفَاءَلُ وَلَا يَتَطَيَّرُ وَيُعْجِبُهُ الِاسْمُ الْحَسَنُ 2762 …
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Ibn Kathir reported: Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Speaking in remembrance of Allah Almighty is good, and thinking about the blessings of Allah is the best act of worship.” Source: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr 3:190 عن ابن كثير قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رحمه الله الْكَلَامُ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, looked at the Ka’bah and he said, “How great are you and how great is your sanctity! Yet, the believer has greater sanctity to Allah than you. Verily, Allah sanctified you once and sanctified the believer thrice in his life, his wealth, …
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