Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not cause harm or return harm. Whoever harms others, Allah will harm him. Whoever is
Hadith on Harm: There is no harm, reciprocating harm Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever goes to the gates of the ruler will be put to trial. A servant does
Hadith on Rulers: Beware of closeness to political leadership Read More »
Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, gentleness is not found in anything but that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything
Hadith on Rifq: Gentleness is beautiful, cruelty is disgraceful Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Modesty is part of faith and faith is in Paradise. Shamelessness is part of insolence and
Hadith on Haya: Modesty in Paradise, shamelessness in Hellfire Read More »
Abu Burdah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent him and Mu’adh to Yemen, saying, “Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Give glad tidings
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Harithah ibn Wahb reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Shall I not tell you about the inhabitants of Paradise? Every meek and humble person, but if
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‘Aidh ibn ‘Amr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the worst of shepherds are the cruelest. Beware, lest you be one of them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ
Hadith on Imams: Worst leaders are the cruelest, harshest Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two groups among the people of Hellfire whom I did not see: a people
Hadith on Hellfire: Violent abuse, seduction among people of Hell Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah despises every rude, harsh person, shouting in the markets, foul by night and foolish
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The wife of Al-Walid ibn ‘Uqbah came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and she complained to him saying, “O Messenger of
Hadith on Divorce: The Prophet protects wife from abusive husband Read More »
Yahya ibn Sa’id reported: Habibah bint Sahl was married to Thabit ibn Qays, and Thabit had struck her. When she woke up, she went to the door of the Messenger
Hadith on Talaq: The Prophet divorces husband who beat his wife Read More »
Sa’id ibn Jubayr reported: I was with Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, when we passed by a group who had tied down a chicken and they were
Hadith on Animals: Forbidden to use living animals as targets Read More »
Al-Hayyaj ibn ‘Imran reported: A servant boy of ‘Imran had ran away and he vowed to Allah that if he caught him, he would cut off his hand. Then, he
Hadith on Mutilation: The Prophet forbids mutilation, encourages charity Read More »
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, enjoined good treatment of slaves and he would say, “Feed them from the same food you eat, clothe
Hadith on Slaves: The Prophet orders good treatment of slaves Read More »
Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited beating or cauterizing animals on the face. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2116 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ نَهَى
Hadith on Animals: Forbidden to mutilate, torture animals Read More »
Abu Mas’ud reported: I was beating a servant-boy of mine when I heard a voice from behind me, “Know, O Abu Mas’ud, that Allah has more power over you than
Hadith on Freedom: Slave boy who was beaten is set free Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah has cursed the one who falsely changes the boundaries of the land. Allah has cursed the one
Hadith on Sins: Allah curses theft, idolatry, cruelty, obscenity Read More »
Aisha reported: I was on a camel that was misbehaving, so I started to beat it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “You must be gentle. Verily,
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, whoever is given charge over my nation and he is harsh with them, be harsh
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‘Ubayd al-Kindi reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Those who curse others are themselves cursed.” Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 315 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to
Ali on Curses: Those who curse others are themselves cursed Read More »