Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be rulers appointed over you who delay the prayer from its proper times and invent new heresies.” Abdullah said, “What should I do if I see them?” The Prophet said, “You ask me, O son of Umm ‘Abd, …
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Abdullah ibn Wahb reported: We were with Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, when a man entered and he said, “O Abu Abdullah, ‘the Most Merciful rose above the Throne,’ (20:5). How did He rise?” Malik bowed his head in silence until he began to sweat, then he said, “The Most Merciful …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs a deed that is not in accordance with our matter, it will be rejected.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1718 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ …
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Al-Awza’i reported: Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “No people fabricate an innovation in their religion but that Allah will remove a Sunnah from like it, then it will never come back to them until the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 99 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Darani عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِي …
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Ibrahim ibn Maysarah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever honors a heretical innovator has aided in the destruction of Islam.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 9018 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَن إِبْرَاهِيم بن ميسرَة قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ وَقَّرَ صَاحِبَ بِدْعَةٍ فَقَدْ أَعَانَ …
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Al-Ajurri reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have never seen a jurist indulge argumentation. The believer does not debate with the foolish, not does he argue. He spreads the wisdom of Allah. If it is accepted, he praises Allah. If it is rejected, he praises Allah.” Source: Akhlāq al-‘Ulamā’ lil-Ajurrī …
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Muwarriq al-‘Ijli reported: He asked Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, about prayer during travel. Ibn Umar said, “Two cycles, two cycles. Whoever opposes the Sunnah has disbelieved.” Source: Muṣannaf ‘Abd al-Razzāq 4281 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar عَنْ مُوَرِّقٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي …
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Al-Awza’i reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, we do not find any excuse after the Sunnah for anyone to be in misguidance, embarking upon it and considering it guidance, nor to be in guidance, embarking upon it and considering it misguidance. The matters have been explained, the proof has been …
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Al-‘Utbi reported: Al-Harith ibn Hut came to Ali and he said to him, “Do you see that I think Talhah, Al-Zubayr, and Aisha have united upon falsehood?” Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O rebel, you are confused! Verily, truth and falsehood are not known by the statures of men. Know the truth …
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Salamah al-Hamdani reported: We used to sit by the door of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, before dawn prayer. When he came out, we would walk with him to the mosque. Abu Musa al-Ash’ari came to us and he said to him, “O Abu Abdur Rahman, I recently saw something in …
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Muhammad ibn al-Dahhak reported: A man came to Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, and he said, “Where should I put on my clothes for pilgrimage?” Malik said, “At the places designated by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.” The man said, “I will do it from a …
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Ibn al-Yaman reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Religious innovations are more beloved to Satan than sinful disobedience to Allah. Disobedience is repented from, but innovations are not repented from.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 7/26 عن ابْن يَمَانٍ وَعَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْبِدْعَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى إِبْلِيسَ مِنَ …
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Umm Darda reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, entered upon me while he was furious. I said, “Why are you angry?” Abu Darda said, “By Allah, I do not recognize any of the affairs of Muhammad among them except that they pray in congregation.” Source: al-Bida’ li-Ibn Waḍḍāḥ 1/130 عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ …
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Abi ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah has cursed one who sacrifices to other than Allah. Allah has cursed one who harbors a heretic. Allah has cursed one who curses his own parents. Allah has cursed one who manipulates the boundaries of a land.” Source: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I saw ‘Amra ibn ‘Amr ibn Luhayy al-Khuza’i dragging his intestines in the Hellfire. He introduced the custom of releasing animals on behalf of false gods.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “He was the first to change the religion of Ishmael and …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not be severe upon yourselves, lest the matter be made severe upon you. Verily, if people are severe upon themselves, Allah will be severe upon them. Their remnants are in monasteries and abbeys.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, …
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‘Aqil reported: Al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “It is not backbiting to speak against three people: a follower of whims, an obstinate sinner who publicizes his sins, and a tyrannical ruler.” Source: al-Ṣamt li Ibn Abī Dunyā 234 Al-Ghazali said, “The commonality between these three is that they are open about their …
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‘Amr ibn ‘Awf reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the religion began as something strange and it will return to being strange, so blessed are the strangers who restore my Sunnah which the people after me had distorted.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2630 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi …
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Mahmud ibn Labid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was informed about a man who pronounced divorce to his wife three times at once. The Prophet stood in anger and he said, “Do they play with the Book of Allah while I am among you?” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3401 Grade: …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever does not desire my Sunnah is not a part of me.” Source: al-Sunnah li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim 52 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ …
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