Jarir reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about the accidental glance. The Prophet said, “Redirect your sight.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2148 Grade: …
Hadith on Seeing: Turn your eyes away from unlawful images Read More »
‘Alqamah ibn al-Huwayrith reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The adultery of the two eyes is the lustful gaze.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 18/8 …
Hadith on Zina: Staring with lust is committing adultery Read More »
Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The two eyes commit adultery, the two hands commit adultery, the two legs commit adultery, and the genitals …
Hadith on Zina: All of the limbs can commit adultery Read More »
Ibn al-Zubayr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the son of Adam had two valleys full of wealth, he would desire a third. …
Hadith on Takathur: Competition for worldly goods misleads you Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the son of Adam had two valleys full of wealth, he would desire a third. Nothing will …
Hadith on Greed: Humans insatiably desire wealth Read More »
Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan has a snout like that of a dog positioned over the son of …
Hadith on Satan: Shaytan withdraws when Allah is remembered Read More »
Ali reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not follow one glance at a woman with another. You are excused for the first but the second …
Hadith on Gazing: Accidental glances forgiven, second are sinful Read More »
Abu Abdullah al-Khurasani reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever fears Allah does not vent his anger, and whoever is mindful of Allah does not …
Umar on Taqwa: Fear Allah, control anger and desires Read More »
Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw a woman and then he went to his wife Zaynab as she was tanning leather, and he …
Hadith on Passions: The Prophet seeks intimacy in a lawful way 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 …
Wahb on Shahwah: Satan flees from one who overcomes his desires Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be successors after sixty years ‘who waste the prayer and follow their lusts, so they …
Hadith on Hypocrisy: Believers, hypocrites, and evildoers recite Quran Read More »
Hammad ibn Abi Hanifah reported: I came to Dawud al-Ta’i, may Allah have mercy on him, and his door was fastened shut. I could hear him saying: You lusted after …
Dawud Ta’i on Self-talk: Talking to yourself as a means of discipline Read More »
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While three men were walking, they were overcome by rain and took refuge in a …
Hadith on Tawassul: Story of three men in the cave Read More »
Salm ibn Qutaybah reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If a man were even to play with the two toes of a boy seeking lustful pleasure, …
Sufyan on Lust: Extreme condemnation of child sexual abuse Read More »
Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The son of Adam grows old but remains young in two matters: greed for wealth and greed …
Shakal ibn Humayd reported: I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said, “O Messenger of Allah, teach me to seek refuge that by it …
Hadith on Dua: The Prophet teaches a man to seek refuge in Allah Read More »
‘Urwah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, would say in his sermons, “You know that greed is poverty and renunciation is independence. Verily, whoever renounces his …
Umar on Greed: Greed is poverty and slavery to materialism Read More »
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: It was said to Abu Yazid, may Allah have mercy on him, “What do you want?” Abu Yazid said, “I want not to want.” Ibn al-Qayyim said, …
Abu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the world Read More »
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Marriage is part of my Sunnah. Whoever does not act upon my Sunnah is not part of …
Hadith on Marriage: Get married, or fast to control your urges Read More »
Abu Rafi’ reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever guards what is between his jaws and his thighs, he will enter Paradise.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 914 …
Hadith on Chastity: Guarding speech, chastity rewarded with Paradise Read More »