Masruq reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, fear Allah! Whoever among you knows something, let him say what he knows. Whoever does not know, let him say: Allah knows best. Verily, the most knowledgeable of you is one who says when he does not know: Allah knows best.” …
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Razin Abi al-Nu’man reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “When you are asked about what you do not know, then flee.” It was said, “O leader of the faithful, how does one flee?” Ali said, “That you say: Allah knows best.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 183 عَنْ رَزِين أَبِي النُّعْمَانِ …
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 …
Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, we seek refuge in You from associating any partners with You while we know, and we seek Your forgiveness for what we do not know.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19606 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according …
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Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi reported: I was with Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, as a man came and he said, “O Abu Abdullah, I have come from a distance of six months travel. The people of my land have an issue to ask you about.” Malik said, “Then ask.” The man …
Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever secedes from the community as much as a handspan has thrown the yoke of Islam off of his neck.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4758 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None of the people rebel against the ruler by as much as a handspan and die but that he will have died a death of ignorance.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1849 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ …
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Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: A man presented a water-skin filled with wine to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, “Do you know that Allah has forbidden it?” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1579 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Ibn Abdul Barr said, “In this tradition is further evidence that …
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Ibrahim ibn al-Ash’ath reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Allah Almighty revealed to some of His Prophets: When those who know Me disobey Me, I will make them be ruled by those who do not know Me.” Source: al-‘Uqūbāt li-Ibn Abī Dunyā 33 عَنِ إِبْرَاهِيم بْن الْأَشْعَثِ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ …
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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
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 they have not abandoned: boasting over status, disparaging over lineage, seeking rain by the stars, and wailing over the dead.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 934 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, when should we abandon enjoining good and forbidding evil?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When there appears among you the same as the nations which came before you.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, what appeared among the …
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Mughirah reported: Al-Sha’bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The statement ‘I do not know’ is one half of knowledge.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 186 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Darani عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ رحمه الله قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي نِصْفُ الْعِلْمِ 186 سنن الدارمي 186 المحدث حسين سليم أسد الداراني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده …
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‘Abis al-Ghifari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Hasten to do good deeds before six signs: foolish leaders, proliferation of enforcement, bribery in judgment, bloodshed is taken lightly, family ties are severed, and a generation are brought up treating the Quran as musical instruments; they put forth one of …
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Buraydah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The judges are three kinds: two judges are in Hellfire and one judge is in Paradise. A man who judges without the truth while he knows it, he is in Hellfire. A judge who has no knowledge and violates the rights of people, he …
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Abu al-Husayn reported: Abu Uthman al-Hiri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Companionship with Allah Almighty is to have good manners, to always be reverent, and to be mindful. Companionship with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, is to follow his Sunnah and adhere to the outward rulings. Companionship with …
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Hakim ibn Hizam reported: He said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, “What do you think of the acts of worship I did in the time of ignorance. Will I get anything from them?” The Prophet said, “You have embraced Islam with the good you previously did.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …
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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate with these words, “O Allah, forgive my faults, my ignorance, and my excesses in my affairs, for You know better than me. O Allah, forgive my serious and frivolous errors, whether mistakenly or deliberately, for all of that is within …
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Al-Harith ibn al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah commanded John, the son of Zechariah, with five words to practice and to command the Children of Israel to practice. He was nearly slow to act, so Jesus said: Verily, Allah has commanded you with five words to practice and …
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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 every decree upon me to be good.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3846 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَّمَهَا من جَوَامِع …
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