Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then, there will come people after them whose testimony precedes their oaths and their oaths precede their testimony.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6429, …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah does not withhold knowledge by snatching it away from his servants, but rather he withholds knowledge by taking the souls of scholars, until no scholar remains and people follow ignorant leaders. They are asked and they issue judgments without knowledge. …
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Jundab ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is killed under the banner of blind following, who calls to tribalism or supports tribalism, then he has died upon ignorance.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1850 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ …
Hadith on Tribalism: Whoever dies for tribalism dies in ignorance Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Some of my companions will come towards me at the Fountain in the Hereafter until I recognize them. They will be taken away from me, then I will say: My companions! It will be said: You do not know what they innovated …
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Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The covenant of faithfulness descended from the heavens and settled in the hearts of men. The Quran was revealed and they read it in the Quran and learned it from the Sunnah.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6848, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 143 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity …
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Abu Bakrah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said during his last pilgrimage, “What is the day today?” We kept quiet, thinking he might give the day another name. The Prophet said, “Is it not the day of sacrificing?” We said yes. The Prophet said, “Which month is this?” We again kept …
Hadith on Sanctity: Your lives, property, and honor are sacred Read More »
Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus, he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his …
Hadith on Law: Lawful and unlawful clear, avoid doubts Read More »
Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None of you should say: My soul has been wicked. Rather, let him say: My soul has faulted.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6179, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2250 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
Hadith on Self-Bullying: Do not condemn yourself as evil Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The keys of the Unseen are five and no one knows them but Allah: no one knows what is in the womb but Allah, no one knows what will happen tomorrow but Allah, no one knows when it will rain but Allah, no …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would take care in preaching to us on certain days, disliking it to become boring for us. In another narration, Ibn Mas’ud said: Fearing it would become boring for us. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6048, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2821 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according …
Hadith on Preaching: Wisdom in preaching at right time, not boring Read More »
Uthman reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever died truly knowing that there is no God but Allah will enter Paradise.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 26 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their rewards at all. Whoever calls to misguidance will have sin upon him similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their sins at …
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