Mu’awiyah ibn Haydah reported: I said, “O Prophet of Allah, I ask you by the face of Allah Almighty, with what did your Lord send you?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Islam.” I said, “What are the signs of Islam?” The Prophet said, “That you declare the surrender of …
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, every Prophet has an ally among the Prophets and surely my ally is my father, Abraham, the intimate friend of my Lord, upon him be peace.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “Verily, the closest to Abraham are those …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the firmest handle of faith is loyalty for the sake of Allah, enmity for the sake of Allah, love for the sake of Allah, and hatred for the sake of Allah.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 11537 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi …
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Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three are the truth: Allah does not make one with a portion of Islam like one without it, Allah will not entrust the servant to another if he takes Him as an ally, and a man does not love a people but that …
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Mansur ibn Abi al-Aswad reported: I asked Al-A’mash, may Allah have mercy on him, about the saying of the Exalted, “’Thus, We appoint some oppress as allies of one another because of what they have earned,’ (6:129). What have you heard being said about it?” Al-A’mash said, “ I heard them say: If the people …
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Aisha reported: I found an engraving on the sword of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that wrote, “Verily, the worst of people in insolence are those who strike at whoever did not strike them, a man who kills those who did not fight him, and a man who claims allegiance …
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Al-Bayhaqi reported: Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Five are as I say: There is no rest for the envious, there is no manhood for the liar, there is no loyalty for kings, there is no escape for the miser, and there is no respect for bad character.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān …
Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, rulers will come after me and whoever enters their audience, affirms their lies, and supports their oppression, they are not part of me and I am not part of them. They will have no presence at the Fountain. Whoever …
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Ubaid ibn Umair reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, supplicated after bowing in prayer and he said, “O Allah, forgive the believing men and believing women and the Muslim men and Muslim women, bring their hearts together and reconcile between them, support them against Your enemies and their enemies. O Allah, …
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‘Amr ibn al-‘As reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the relatives of my father are not my allies. Verily, only Allah and the righteous believers are my allies. Yet, they have the bonds of kinship and I will uphold their family ties.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5990, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 215 Grade: Muttafaqun …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among the servants of Allah are people who are neither prophets nor martyrs, yet the prophets and martyrs will admire them on the Day of Resurrection due to their position before Allah Almighty.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell us who they …
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Medina is sacred from the mountain unto the end. Whoever innovates a heresy in it or aids a heretic, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and the people altogether. His obligatory and surplus good deeds will …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah said: Whoever shows hostility to a friend of Mine, I have declared war upon him. My servant does not grow closer to Me with anything more beloved to me than the duties I have imposed upon him. My servant continues …
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