Al-Ghazali reported: Some of the scholars said, “I do not mention a brother of mine in his absence except that I imagine him sitting before…
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Mu’adh on Silence: Speak to people little, but to Allah often
Al-Qushayri reported: Mu’adh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Talk to people a little and talk to your Almighty Lord often, for…
View More Mu’adh on Silence: Speak to people little, but to Allah oftenHadith on Salat: Prayer after prayer recorded in heaven
Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Prayer followed by another prayer, without any vain talk in between,…
View More Hadith on Salat: Prayer after prayer recorded in heavenAli on Ramadan: Sermon given at the arrival of Ramadan
Al-Sha’bi reported: Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, would deliver a sermon when the month of Ramadan arrived, saying, “This is the blessed month…
View More Ali on Ramadan: Sermon given at the arrival of RamadanHadith on Deen: O Allah, make me firmly grounded upon Islam
Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say in his prayer, “O Allah, I ask You…
View More Hadith on Deen: O Allah, make me firmly grounded upon IslamHadith on Silence: Speak good and be rewarded, be silent and safe
‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Speak what is good and acquire gains, or refrain from…
View More Hadith on Silence: Speak good and be rewarded, be silent and safeHadith on Jahiliyyah: Four traits left over from pre-Islamic ignorance
Abu Malik al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Four traits in my nation are among the affairs of ignorance that…
View More Hadith on Jahiliyyah: Four traits left over from pre-Islamic ignoranceHadith on Lies: Beware of small acts of dishonesty
Asma’ bint Yazid reported: Food was brought to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and it was presented before us. We said, “We…
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: My mother called me one day while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was seated in our…
View More Hadith on Dishonesty: Beware of telling lies about small thingsHudhayfah on Nifaq: Beware of taking hypocrisy too lightly
Abu al-Ruqad reported: Hudhayfah said, “A man used to speak a word in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, by…
View More Hudhayfah on Nifaq: Beware of taking hypocrisy too lightlyHadith on Dua: The Prophet asks Allah for light in his heart
Ibn Abbas reported: He spent the night with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he woke up. The Prophet cleansed…
View More Hadith on Dua: The Prophet asks Allah for light in his heartHadith on Restraint: Controlling speech, anger, and apologizing
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever restrains his tongue, Allah Almighty will cover his faults. Whoever…
View More Hadith on Restraint: Controlling speech, anger, and apologizingHadith on Dua: The Prophet teaches a man to seek refuge in Allah
Shakal ibn Humayd reported: I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said, “O Messenger of Allah, teach me to…
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught her among the comprehensive supplications, “O Allah, I ask You for Your…
View More Hadith on Qadr: I ask for Your every decree to be goodHadith on Speech: All words recorded against people except good
Umm Habibah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Every word of the son of Adam is against him, not for him,…
View More Hadith on Speech: All words recorded against people except good‘Ata’ on Anger: Terrible consequences for a careless angry word
Ibn Rajab reported: ‘Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, a man might speak a word in anger by which…
View More ‘Ata’ on Anger: Terrible consequences for a careless angry wordUmar on Sermons: Umar warns against greed, anger, and dishonesty
Abu Huraira reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say to people in his sermons, “Those among you have succeeded…
View More Umar on Sermons: Umar warns against greed, anger, and dishonestyHadith on Lisan: Greatest good or evil in a person’s speech
‘Adi ibn Hatim reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The greatest propensity for good or evil in a man…
View More Hadith on Lisan: Greatest good or evil in a person’s speech‘Ata’ on Gentleness: Speak good words to all people
Al-Qurtubi reported: Talhah ibn Umar said to ‘Ata’, may Allah have mercy on him, “Indeed, you are a man whom people of various whims gather…
View More ‘Ata’ on Gentleness: Speak good words to all peopleHadith on Names: Allah forbids insulting by hateful nicknames
Abu Jabirah ibn al-Dahhak reported: A man used to have two or three names by which he was called. Perhaps he hated one of them,…
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