Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ala reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me, “Pleasing people is a goal you can never achieve, and I know of no way to be safe from them, so you must be concerned with what benefits you and hold onto it.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 9/122 عَنْ يُونُس بْن …
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Uthman ibn Affan reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he finished burying the deceased, he would stand over them and say, “Seek forgiveness for your brothers and ask Allah to keep them firm, for they are being questioned now.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3321 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Nawawi عَنْ …
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Al-Qasim ibn Munabbih reported: Bishr ibn al-Harith, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Do not give into anything due to fear of being blamed by people.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 12936 عَنْ الْقَاسِم بْن مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ بِشْر بْن الْحَارِثِ رحمه الله لا تُعْطِ شَيْئًا ِمَخَافَةِ مَلامَةِ النَّاسِ 12936 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم
Samurah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Establish prayer, give charity, perform the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages, and be upright; your affairs will be made upright.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 6897 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Remain upright and it is a blessing if you can do so. The best of your good deeds is prayer and none can preserve his ablution but a believer.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 279 Grade: Sahihli ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Remain upright, though you cannot encompass it entirely. Know that the most favorable of your deeds is prayer and that none can preserve his ablution but a believer.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 278 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ …
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Sufyan ibn Abdullah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a matter I can depend upon?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Say: My Lord is Allah. Then, remain upright.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you fear most for me?” The Prophet pointed to …
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Jubayr ibn Mut’am reported: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Do you not bear witness that there is no God but Allah without any partner, that I am the messenger of Allah, and that the Quran has come from Allah?” We said, “Of course.” The Prophet said, …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “Verily, the Muslim is directed in the right manner to achieve the level of one who regularly fasts and stands for prayer with the verses of Allah, due to his good character and his generous nature.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 6648 …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The faith of a servant is not upright until his heart is upright, and his heart is not upright until his tongue is upright. A man will not enter Paradise if his neighbor is not secure from his evil.” Source: …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “O Abdullah, do not be like a man who would stand for prayer at night but later abandoned his night prayer.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1152, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1159 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and …
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Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Remain upright, though you cannot encompass it entirely. Know that the best of your good deeds is prayer and that none can preserve his ablution but a believer.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 277 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Nawawi said, “Our scholars …
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Abu Huraira reported: I entered upon Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, on the day he was under siege in his house, and I said, “O leader of the believers, I have come to give support or fight.” Uthman said, “O Abu Huraira, would it please you to ‘kill the people altogether’ (5:32) including …
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Khabbab ibn al-Arat reported: We complained to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was leaning upon his rolled up cloak in the shade of the Ka’bah. We said, “Will you ask Allah to help us? Will you supplicate to Allah for us?” The Prophet said, “Among those before you, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Satan will come to one of you and he will say, ‘Who created this and that?’ until he says to him, ‘Who created your Lord?’ When it comes to this, let him seek refuge in Allah and stop such thoughts.” Source: …
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Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, blessed is one kept away from tribulations, blessed is one kept away from tribulations, blessed is one kept away from tribulations, yet excellent is one who is afflicted and bears it patiently.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4263 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is nothing swallowed with a greater reward from Allah than a servant who swallows his rage, seeking thereby the countenance of Allah.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4189 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa reported: On the days the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, faced the enemy in battle, he waited until the sun had set, then he stood in front of the people. The Prophet said, “O people, do not desire to meet the enemy, but rather ask Allah for …
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Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The verse, ‘Allah keeps firm those who have faith in the firm word,’ was revealed about the punishment in the grave. It will be said to him: Who is your Lord? He will say: Allah is my Lord and Muhammad is my prophet. …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a woman who was weeping next to a grave. The Prophet said, “Be mindful of Allah and be patient.” She said, “Go away from me! You have not been afflicted by a calamity like mine,” and she did not recognize him. Then, …
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