Abdullah ibn Amr reported: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As said, “O Messenger of Allah, my idolatrous father ordered in his will to emancipate one hundred slaves. Hisham has emancipated fifty of them, and another fifty remain. Shall I emancipate them on his behalf?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If he had …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A heavenly caller will announce: Verily, you will be healthy and never sick again! You will live and never die again! You will be young and never grow old again! Such is the word of the Almighty: They will be called, this …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Which of you loves the wealth of his heirs more than his own wealth?” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, there are none of us but his own wealth is more beloved to him.” The Prophet said, “Verily, his true wealth is what …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The servant says: My wealth, my wealth! Verily, he only gets three from his wealth: he eats and it perishes, or he wears clothes and they degrade, or he gives in charity and it is stored for him. Whatever is beyond …
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Aisha reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, my mother died suddenly without writing a will. I think if she could speak, she would give in charity. Will she have a reward if I give charity on her behalf?” The Prophet said, …
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Abu Huraira reported: A man said to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “My father has died and he left behind some property without drafting a will for it. While his sin be expiated if I give charity on his behalf?” The Prophet said, “Yes.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1630 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel did not stop instructing me to treat neighbors well until I thought he would make them my heirs.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6015, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2625 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Gabriel kept advising me to be good to neighbors until I thought he would make them my heirs.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3674 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا …
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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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Malik reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was presented with a servant woman who had been struck by her master with a piece of fire or had been injured by it, so he ordered him to emancipate her. Source: al-Muwaṭṭa’ 2/403 Al-Shawkani said, “Malik, Al-Awza’i, and Al-Layth adhered to the opinion …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The scholars are the successors of the prophets. Verily, the prophets do not pass on gold and silver coins, but rather they only impart knowledge.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 10/68 Grade: Salih (good) according to Al-Bazzār عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most merciful of my nation is Abu Bakr. The strictest of them in the religion of Allah is Umar. The most sincerely conscientious of them is Uthman. The wisest of them in judgment is Ali ibn Abi Talib. The …
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Abu Umamah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was upon his camel during the farewell pilgrimage and he was saying, “I enjoin you to be good to your neighbors.” The Prophet repeated it so much that I said, “Indeed, he will make them inherit from us!” …
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‘Amr ibn Hubshi reported: Hasan ibn Ali addressed the people after the killing of Ali ibn Abi Talib and he said, “A man has departed you yesterday whom none from the early generation could surpass in knowledge and none from the later generation will match him. If the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among the good deeds that will join a believer after his death are these: knowledge which he taught and spread, a righteous child he leaves behind, a copy of the Quran he leaves for inheritance, a mosque he has built, …
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Abu Huraira reported: A bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Indeed, my wife has given birth to a black boy and I have disowned him.” The Prophet said, “Do you have camels?” He said yes. The Prophet said, “What color are they?” He said, “They …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would praise Allah in his sermon, as He deserves to be praised, and then he would say, “Whomever Allah guides, no one can lead him astray. Whomever Allah sends astray, no one can guide him. The truest word is the Book …
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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the one in whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not be established until you kill your leader, you confront each other with swords, and your property will be inherited by the worst of you.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would not stand to leave an assembly until saying these supplications for his companions, “O Allah, apportion us fear of you that will stop us from disobeying you, apportion us obedience to you that will allow us to reach Paradise, and apportion …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make him traverse a path to Paradise. Verily, the angels lower their wings in pleasure for the seeker of knowledge. The inhabitants of the heavens and earth, even the fish in the depths …
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