Aisha reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, the son of Jud’an would maintain family ties and feed the poor in the time of ignorance. Will it benefit him?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It will not benefit him, for he never said even for one day: My Lord, forgive my …
Hadith on Kufr: Good deeds no benefit to unbelievers in Hereafter Read More »
Jabir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, between a man and idolatry and unbelief is abandoning the prayer.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 82 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَبَيْنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْكُفْرِ تَرْكَ الصَّلَاةِ 82 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب بيان إطلاق …
Hadith on Kufr: Between faith and disbelief is leaving prayer Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Islam is built upon five: to worship Allah and to disbelieve in what is worshiped besides him, to establish prayer, to give charity, to perform Hajj pilgrimage to the house, and to fast the month of Ramadan.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 8, …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel, upon him be peace, came to me to give the good news that anyone from my nation who dies without associating partners with Allah will eventually enter Paradise.” I said, “Even if he commits adultery and theft?” The Prophet said, …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever supports his own people in their oppression is like a camel that falls dead into a well and is pulled out by its tail.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 4292 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut عن عبد الله بن مسعود قَالَ قَالَ …
Hadith on ‘Asabiyyah: Whoever supports tribalism is like a dead camel Read More »
Jabir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan has given up that those who pray will ever worship him, so rather he incites hateful discord between them.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1937 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَدْ يَئِسَ …
Hadith on Shaytan: Satan incites discord, hatred among believers Read More »
Jabir reported: A bedouin came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and gave the pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam. The next day he came with a fever and he said, “Cancel my pledge.” The Prophet refused three times and he said, “Medina is like a furnace. It expels its impurities and makes …
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Aisha reported: She asked the Prophet, “Have you encountered a harder day than the battle of Uhud?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have met your people as they are, and the worst of it was the day of ‘Aqabah as I had an audience with Ibn ‘Abd Yalil ibn ‘Abd …
Hadith on Mercy: Angel offers to destroy a town, but the Prophet relents Read More »
Jarir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, asked me to make the people quiet on the occasion of the farewell pilgrimage. Then, the Prophet said, “Do not return to unbelief after me by striking the necks of one another.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 121, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 65 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed …
Hadith on Killing: The Prophet warns bloodshed leads to unbelief Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said: O son of Adam, if you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you despite what is within you and I will not hesitate. O son of Adam, if you have sins piling …
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Abu Uthman reported: Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to a Persian leader and greeted him with peace in his letter. It was said, “Do you greet him with peace when he is an unbeliever?” Abu Musa said, “Indeed, he wrote to me and greeted me with peace, so I have returned …
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Jundab ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is killed under the banner of blind following, who calls to tribalism or supports tribalism, then he has died upon ignorance.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1850 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ …
Hadith on Tribalism: Whoever dies for tribalism dies in ignorance Read More »
Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Supplication is worship itself.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “Your Lord said: Call upon Me and I will respond to you. Verily, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell in humiliation.” (40:60) Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3247 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani …
Hadith on Dua: Supplication is worship itself, for Allah alone Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, pray against the idolaters!” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I was not sent to invoke curses, but rather I was only sent as mercy.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2599 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ …
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Mu’adh bin Jabal reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Mu’adh, do you know what is the right of Allah upon His servants?” I said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet said, “To worship Him alone and to associate none in worship with Him. And do you know what is their …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the unbeliever.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2956 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ 2956 صحيح مسلم …
Hadith on Hereafter: Worldly life is a prison for the believer Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Wretched is the slave of gold, silver, fine clothes, and garments. If he is given, he is pleased, but if he is not given, he is displeased.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6435 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ …
Hadith on Desire: Miserable is the worshiper of money, wealth Read More »
Hudhayfah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not say: What Allah wills and this person wills. Rather you should say: What Allah wills, then what this person wills.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4980 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَقُولُوا مَا شَاءَ …
Hadith on Qadr: What Allah wills, then what so-and-so wills Read More »