Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The nobility of a believer is in his prayer at night, and his honor is in his independence from what belongs to people.” Source: Fawāʼid Tammām 1104 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى …
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Ja’far reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever would abstain from asking people, Allah will make him abstinent. Whoever would be independent, Allah will make him independent. Whoever begs people while he owns an amount of five ounces of silver, he has asked importunately.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 17237 Grade: …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever would be independent, Allah Almighty will make him independent. Whoever would abstain from asking people, Allah Almighty will make him abstinent. Whoever is content with sufficiency, Allah Almighty will suffice him.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 2595 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Al-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwam reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “For one of you to take his rope and carry a bundle of wood to sell, by which Allah preserves his dignity, is better than begging from people who may give or withhold.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1471 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah reported: A man passed by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the companions of the Messenger of Allah saw his endurance and vigor. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, if only this man was in the way of Allah!” The Prophet said, “If he goes out striving for his …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah will not look at a woman who is ungrateful to her husband while she cannot take care of herself without him.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Nasā’ī 9086 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ …
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Ibn Umar reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, give me a teaching and make it concise.” The Prophet said, “Pray your prayers as if they were your last, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you. Give up …
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Ibn Abi Mulaykah reported: Abu Bakr the truthful, may Allah be pleased with him, might drop the rein from his hand, so he would strike the leg of his camel to make it kneel and he would pick it up. They said to him, “Why did you not order us to take care of it?” …
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‘Urwah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, would say in his sermons, “You know that greed is poverty and renunciation is independence. Verily, whoever renounces his desire for what people have, he will be independent of them.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 631 عَن عُرْوَة قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ رضي …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are three persons who will get what they deserve. No servant is wronged by an oppressor and he forgives him for the sake of Allah but that Allah Almighty will support him. A man does not open the door of …
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Sahl ibn al-Hanzalah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever asks from people, while he is self-sufficient, only increases his share of the embers of Hellfire.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what amount of independence does not justify begging?” The Prophet said, “Enough to eat in the morning …
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Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’dikarib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No meal eaten by one of you is better than the meal he eats from the work of his own hands. Verily, the Prophet of Allah, David, upon him be peace, would eat from the work of his own hands.” …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I instruct you to fear Allah in your private and public affairs. If you do a bad deed, then do a good deed. Do not ask anyone for anything, even if you drop your whip. Do not violate what is entrusted, …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The sun never rises but that two angels are sent at its sides, calling out. They are heard by all the inhabitants of the earth except humans and jinn: O people, come quickly to your Lord! What is little and sufficient …
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Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani reported: Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Be on guard from three traits: beware of the gates of rulers, beware of sitting with the people of whims, and keep working for yourself, as independence is part of wellness.” In another narration, Abu Qilabah said, “Do not sit with the people …
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Sa’d reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, visited me while I was ill in Mecca. I said, “I have some wealth. May I donate all of it?” The Prophet said, “No.” I said, “Half of it?” The Prophet said, “No.” I said, “A third of it?” The Prophet said, “Yes a third, …
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Al-Ghazali reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Let not one of you refrain from working for his provision, supplicating to Allah to provide while he knows that the sky does not rain gold and silver.” Source: Iḥyā’ Ulūm al-Dīn 2/62 عن الغزالي قَالَ عمر رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لَا يَقْعُدُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ …
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Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Blessed is one who is guided to Islam, whose livelihood is sufficient, and who is content.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2349 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ طُوبَى لِمَنْ …
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Abu Salih reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded us, when one intends to sleep, to lie on his right side and then say, “O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the Great Throne, our Lord and the Lord of all things, the Splitter of the …
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Malik ibn Al-Harith reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever embraces an orphan of two Muslim parents by feeding him and giving him drink until he is independent of him, Paradise will certainly be necessary for him. Whoever emancipates a Muslim man, he will be his freedom from the …
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