Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is not satisfied for His believing servant to be rewarded with anything but Paradise if his loved ones on earth pass away, he remains patient, hopes for reward, and says what he has been commanded.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī …
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Rifa’ah al-Juhani reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I testify before Allah that no servant dies bearing witness there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and then does what is right, except that he will find his way into Paradise. My Lord Almighty …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Inspire your dying to declare there is no God but Allah, for whoever says there is no God but Allah as his last words at death, he will enter Paradise in time regardless of what he had committed beforehand.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, this Quran was revealed in seven modes, so there is no blame upon whichever you recite. Yet, do not end at a mention of mercy without also remembering punishment, nor end at a mention of punishment without also remembering mercy.” …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Remember often the destroyer of pleasures: death. Verily, no one living with plenty does so but that it diminishes his vain hopes, nor one living with little but that it increases his hope in Allah.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 5780 Grade: …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The deceased are tormented by their families wailing over them.” Ibn al-Mubarak said, “I hope he would be spared from that if he prohibited them while he was alive.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1002 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty says: O My servant, as long as you worship Me and place your hopes in Me, I will forgive you despite what you have done. O My servant, if you meet Me with enough sins to fill the earth, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you makes a wish, then be careful what he wishes for. He does not know what will be decreed of his wishes.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 8674 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ …
Usamah ibn Zayd reported: One of the daughters of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent a messenger calling for him and telling him that her child or son was on the verge of death. The Prophet said to the messenger, “Return to her and tell her that it is for Allah Almighty …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has the weight of an atom of faith in his heart will be taken out of the Hellfire.” Abu Sa’id said, “Thus, whoever is in doubt, let him recite the verse: Verily, Allah does no wrong even the weight of an …
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Rifa’ah al-Juhani reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no servant has faith and then follows right direction but that he will be admitted into Paradise. I hope they will not enter it unless all of you and your …
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Ibn Abbas reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “What are the major sins?” The Prophet said, “To associate partners with Allah, to despair of relief from Allah, and to feel safe from the plan of Allah. These are the worst of enormities.” Source: …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah will single out a man from my nation before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection. Ninety-nine scrolls will be unrolled before him, each scroll as far as the eye can see. Allah will say: Do you …
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Al-Tabari reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, idolatry terrifies the heavens, the earth, the mountains, and all of creation except for the worlds of men and jinn. They nearly quake from the greatness of Allah, as goodness with idolatry will not benefit the idolater. Thus, we hope that Allah will …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: In regards to the verse, “They arise from their beds, calling upon their Lord in fear and in hope, spending from what We have provided them,” (32:16). Anas said, “They are those who are awake to pray between sunset and evening prayer.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1321 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Let none of you wish for death, nor call for it before its time comes. When one of you dies, his deeds come to an end. Verily, the life of a believer only increases in good.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2682 Grade: …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Remember often the destroyer of pleasures: death. Verily, no one living a hard life remembers it but that it expands his contentment, nor one living in prosperity but that it constricts his vain hopes.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 6987 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
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Al-Bara’ reported: A man said to him, “O Abu ‘Umarah, the verse: Do not throw yourself to destructions by your own hands (2:195). Is it a man who meets the enemy in battle and he fights until he is killed?” Al-Bara’ said, “No, rather it is that a man commits a sin and he says: …
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Ibn al-Jawzi reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Alla have mercy on him, said, “Your hope in the mercy of the One you refuse to obey is nothing but delusion and foolishness.” Source: al-Muqliq li-Ibn al-Jawzī 1/29 عن ابن الجوزي قال مَعْرُوف الكرخي رحمه الله رَجَاؤُكَ لِرَحْمَةِ مَنْ لَا تُطِيعُهُ مِنَ الْخِذْلَانِ وَالْحُمْقِ 1/29 المقلق لابن الجوزي
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever absorbs his heart in love of the world will be entangled by three things: misery that will not cease to discomfort him, greed that will not achieve his independence, and vain hopes that will never reach their end. For …
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