‘Atiyyah ibn Sa’d reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, stated in regards to His words, “They are like Satan when he lures someone to disbelieve. Then after
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Abu al-Bakhtari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “People will not be destroyed until they make excuses for themselves—or they make excuses against themselves.” Source: Sunan
Hadith on Excuses: People ruined if making excuses, but have none Read More »
Mu’waiyah ibn Abi Sufyan reported: When Abu Dharr set out for al-Rabadah, he was met by riders from the people of Iraq. They said, “O Abu Dharr, we have heard
Hadith on Rulers: Support Muslim governments, not rebel or humiliate them Read More »
Abu ‘Uthman reported: A man asked contentious questions of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, about the verses, “By those scattering,” (51:1) and, “By those stripping out,”
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Ibn Umar reported: A young boy was murdered in an act of treachery. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If the people of San’a’ had conspired to do
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Abdullah ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If Allah wills to bless a servant, He hastens the punishment for his sins. If
Hadith on Punishment: Believers punished in world, sinners in Hereafter Read More »
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Avoid these filthy crimes that Allah has prohibited. Whoever commits one, let him seek concealment
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‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, along with a group of people. The Prophet said, “I take your
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Aisha reported: Something was stolen from her, so she began to supplicate against the thief. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not lighten his
Hadith on Dua: Do not help criminals by cursing them Read More »
Al-Muharrir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever suffers injury to his body by someone, in any way, and he leaves it for the sake of
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‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: A woman of Juhaynah came to the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while she was pregnant from adultery. She said, “O Prophet
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Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: A man presented a water-skin filled with wine to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, “Do you know that
Hadith on Ignorance: Sins excused if one genuinely does not know Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The one murdered will come with the scalp and head of his killer in his hand on the
Hadith on Murder: Is there any repentance for the killer? Read More »
Anas reported: Whenever a man was brought to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, who had divorced his wife three times in one sitting, he would flog
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Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: On the day of the battle of Uhud, sixty-four of the Ansar and six of the Muhajirun had fallen, one of whom was Hamza, and the
Hadith on Retaliation: Equal punishment permitted, forgiveness is better Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever accuses someone in his custodianship of a crime and he is innocent of the claim,
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Zayd ibn Wahb reported: A man was brought to Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, and it was said, “This man was found with wine dripping from his
Hadith on Tajassus: Only public sins punished, spying is forbidden Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: I said, “O commander of the faithful, some people have turned renegade against Islam and joined the idolaters. What is to be done other than killing
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Abu Sufyan reported: A man was absent from his wife for two years and he returned to find her pregnant. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, came and he
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A day of just leadership is better than sixty years of worship, and a legal limit
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