Mu’adh ibn Anas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand people are safe.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 15635 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The son of Adam has three hundred and sixty joints, and charity is due upon each one of them every day. A kind word that a man speaks is charity. A man helping his brother with something is charity. Giving someone a drink …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, retreated within the mosque and he heard them raising their voices in recitation. The Prophet lifted the curtain and he said, “Are not all of you in private conversation with his Lord? Do not bother each other and do not raise …
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Abu Ali al-Sayqal reported: Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, when he left the washroom, he would say, “All praise is due to Allah, who has removed harm from me and granted me wellness.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 10 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Hajar عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الصَّيْقَلَ عَنْ أَبِي …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A group of my nation will continue to be victorious upon the religion, overpowering their enemies. None who oppose them will harm them, except what afflicts them of difficult circumstances, until Allah brings his command while they are like so.” Source: …
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Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim retires to his bed, reciting a chapter from the Book of Allah, but that Allah entrusts him to the care of an angel. Nothing will approach to harm him until he awakens, whenever he awakens.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī …
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Abu al-Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being crushed under rubble. I seek refuge in You from falling into an abyss. I seek refuge in You from drowning, burning, and senility. I seek refuge in You from Satan …
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Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi reported: Yahya ibn Mu’adh, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you cannot benefit, then do not harm. If you cannot bring joy, then do not bring distress. If you cannot praise, then do not blame.” Source: Tanbīh al-Ghāfilīn 1/165 عَنْ أبي الليث السمرقندي عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُعَاذٍ الرَّازِيِّ قَالَ رحمه …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you is frightened by a dream during sleep, let him say: I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger, His punishment, and the evil of His servants, from the insinuations of devils and …
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‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No man suffers an injury to his body, and forgives it as charity, but that his sins will be expiated by the measure of his charity.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 22701 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according …
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Abdullah ibn al-Hasan reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “People do not abandon something from their religion, intending to benefit their worldly affairs, except that Allah will expose them to what is even more harmful and more evil for them.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 2/11 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ …
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Ibn Umar reported: He divorced his wife in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while she menstruating. Umar ibn al-Khattab asked the Prophet about that and he said, “Order him to return her. Let him leave her alone until she becomes pure, then menstruates, and then is pure …
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Sa’id ibn Jubayr reported: I asked Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, “Shall I enjoin good and forbid evil upon the ruler?” Ibn Abbas said, “If you fear he will kill you, then no.” Then, I asked him again and he said the same to me. Then, I asked him again and he …
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Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad reported: Aisha, mother of the believers, may Allah be pleased with her, fasted on the day of ‘Arafat as a pilgrim. Al-Qasim said, “I saw her in the evening on they day of Arafat as the Imam was departing. She stood until one could see the ground between her and the people, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever seeks the world will be harmed in the Hereafter, and whoever seeks the Hereafter will be harmed in the world. Thus, be harmed by the ephemeral for the sake of the everlasting.” Source: al-Zuhd li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim 154 Grade: Hasan …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While a man was walking in the road, he found a thorny branch in the road and he moved it aside. Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2340, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1914 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, which people are best?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A believer who strives in the way of Allah with his life and property.” They said, “Then who?” The Prophet said, “A believer in a narrow valley who fears …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not become frustrated with supplication, for no one was ever ruined by supplication.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 878 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لا تَعْجِزُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ …
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Samurah ibn Jundab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most beloved words to Allah are four: glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the greatest. There is no harm in starting with any of them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …
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‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr reported: Aisha, may Allah have pleased with her, would say when she intended to sleep, “O Allah, I ask you for good and true dreams, not false dreams, beneficial and not harmful.” When she said this, they knew that she would not say anything more until she awoke in the morning or …
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