Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say in his prayer, “O Allah, I ask You to make me firmly grounded in the matter and determined upon right guidance. I ask You to make me grateful for Your blessings and to help me worship You in …
Hadith on Deen: O Allah, make me firmly grounded upon Islam Read More »
Muhammad ibn Ziyad reported: Wahb ibn Munabbih, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever places his lusts beneath his feet, Satan will flee from his shadow. Whoever overcomes his whims by his forbearance, that one is among the victorious scholars.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 4/60 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ رحمه الله …
Wahb on Shahwah: Satan flees from one who overcomes his desires Read More »
Ibrahim ibn al-Ash’ath reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Allah Almighty revealed to some of His Prophets: When those who know Me disobey Me, I will make them be ruled by those who do not know Me.” Source: al-‘Uqūbāt li-Ibn Abī Dunyā 33 عَنِ إِبْرَاهِيم بْن الْأَشْعَثِ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ …
Fudayl on Sultan: Ignorant rulers ascend when believers disobey Allah Read More »
Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The religion will be victorious until you pass beyond the seas and fight upon the seas in the way of Allah, then after you will come people who recite the Quran. They will say: We recite the Quran, so …
Hadith on Hypocrisy: People will be arrogant with the Quran Read More »
Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, part of glorifying Allah is to honor the gray-haired Muslim and the bearer of the Quran, who is neither extravagant nor neglectful of it, and to honor the just ruler.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4843 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
Hadith on Leaders: Honoring elders, scholars, righteous rulers Read More »
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Quran was revealed in seven modes. Each verse among them has an outward and an inward, and each limit has a horizon.” Abu Ja’far said, “We contemplated this tradition and the best of possible interpretations to come is that …
Hadith on Quran: Every verse has a deeper meaning than is obvious Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, when should we abandon enjoining good and forbidding evil?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When there appears among you the same as the nations which came before you.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, what appeared among the …
Hadith on Evil: When to give up enjoining good, forbidding evil? Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I am only like a father to you in the way that I teach you. When one of you goes to relieve himself, he should not face the direction of prayer or turn his back to it completely, and he …
Hadith on Cleanliness: The Prophet teaches his companions like a father Read More »
Yazid ibn Jabir reported: Mu’adh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Act as you wish after you have learned, for Allah Almighty will never reward you for knowledge until you act upon it.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 266 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-‘Iraqi عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ …
Mu’adh on ‘Ilm: No reward for divine knowledge until acted upon Read More »
Mughirah reported: Al-Sha’bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The statement ‘I do not know’ is one half of knowledge.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 186 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Darani عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ رحمه الله قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي نِصْفُ الْعِلْمِ 186 سنن الدارمي 186 المحدث حسين سليم أسد الداراني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده …
Sha’bi on ‘Ilm: Knowing one’s own ignorance is half of knowledge Read More »
Yahya ibn ‘Abbad reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, the jurist is truly one of understanding, who never lets people despair of the mercy of Allah, who never grants them a concession to disobey Allah, who never lets them feel secure from the punishment of Allah, and who …
Ali on Fiqh: True jurist preaches wisdom, knowledge, understanding Read More »
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Knowledge is three types and anything else is a surplus: a decisive verse, or an established Sunnah, or an obligation of justice.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2885 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ …
Hadith on ‘Ilm: Knowledge is Quran, Sunnah, and justice Read More »
Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah reported: When the verse was revealed, “Hold to forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant,” (7:199), the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Gabriel, what is this?” Gabriel said, “I do not know until I ask the All-Knowing.” Then Gabriel said, “O Muhammad, …
Hadith on Pardon: Allah commands the Prophet to forgive bad manners Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Acknowledge Allah in prosperity and He will acknowledge you in adversity.” Source: Amālī Ibn Bishrān 1365 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ تَعَرَّفْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَةِ 1365 أمالي ابن …
Hadith on Adversity: Be grateful in prosperity, Allah helps in hardship Read More »
Hisham ibn Hassan reported: Al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, said in regards to His saying, “O Lord, give us good in the world and good in the Hereafter,” (2:201) that good in the world is knowledge and worship, and good in the Hereafter is Paradise. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3488 عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ …
Hasan on Dua: Goodness is knowledge in world, Paradise in Hereafter Read More »
Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah will raise His servants on the Day of Resurrection, then He will distinguish the scholars, saying: O company of scholars, I would never waste My knowledge among you that I might punish you, so go now for I have …
Hadith on Ulama’: Scholars are distinguished, forgiven in Hereafter Read More »
Ibn Abi al-Hudhayl reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever does not consider coming and going for the sake of knowledge to be an act of jihad, he has a shortcoming in his mind and his opinion.” Source: Jāmi’ Bayān al-‘Ilm wa Faḍlih 159 عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو …
Abu Darda on ‘Ilm: Seeking knowledge is an act of jihad Read More »
Buraydah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The judges are three kinds: two judges are in Hellfire and one judge is in Paradise. A man who judges without the truth while he knows it, he is in Hellfire. A judge who has no knowledge and violates the rights of people, he …
Hadith on Judges: Three types of judges, only one in Paradise Read More »
‘Antarah reported: I asked Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, “Which deed is best?” Ibn Abbas said, “The remembrance of Allah is greatest, (29:45). No people sit in a house, in which they are occupied with the Book of Allah among them and they study it together, except that the angels will shade …
Ibn Abbas on Dhikr: Remembrance of Allah is the greatest deed Read More »
Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate with these words, “O Allah, forgive my faults, my ignorance, and my excesses in my affairs, for You know better than me. O Allah, forgive my serious and frivolous errors, whether mistakenly or deliberately, for all of that is within …
Hadith on Istighfar: The Prophet supplicates for Allah’s forgiveness Read More »