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…
View More Umar on Taqwa: Fear Allah, control anger and desiresTag: Lusts الشهوات
Hadith on Passions: The Prophet seeks intimacy in a lawful way
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…
View More Hadith on Passions: The Prophet seeks intimacy in a lawful wayWahb on Shahwah: Satan flees from one who overcomes his desires
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…
View More Wahb on Shahwah: Satan flees from one who overcomes his desiresHadith on Nifaq: Even hypocrites and evildoers can recite Quran
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…
View More Hadith on Nifaq: Even hypocrites and evildoers can recite QuranDawud Ta’i on Self-talk: Talking to yourself as a means of discipline
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…
View More Dawud Ta’i on Self-talk: Talking to yourself as a means of disciplineHadith on Tawassul: Story of three men in the cave
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…
View More Hadith on Tawassul: Story of three men in the caveSufyan on Lust: Extreme condemnation of child sexual abuse
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…
View More Sufyan on Lust: Extreme condemnation of child sexual abuseHadith on Greed: Human nature remains greedy for wealth, long life
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:…
View More Hadith on Greed: Human nature remains greedy for wealth, long lifeHadith on Dua: The Prophet teaches a man to seek refuge in Allah
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…
View More Hadith on Dua: The Prophet teaches a man to seek refuge in AllahUmar on Greed: Greed is poverty and slavery to materialism
‘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…
View More Umar on Greed: Greed is poverty and slavery to materialismAbu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the world
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…
View More Abu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the worldHadith on Marriage: Get married, or fast to control your urges
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…
View More Hadith on Marriage: Get married, or fast to control your urgesHadith on Chastity: Guarding speech, chastity rewarded with Paradise
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…
View More Hadith on Chastity: Guarding speech, chastity rewarded with ParadiseHadith on Chastity: Whoever guards his tongue, chastity in Paradise
Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever guards what is between his jaws and guards his chastity,…
View More Hadith on Chastity: Whoever guards his tongue, chastity in ParadiseWarraq on Whims: Lowly desires begin downward spiral into evil
Ibn al-Jawzi reported: Abu Bakr al-Warraq, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The source of overpowering whims is approaching what is lusted. When whims…
View More Warraq on Whims: Lowly desires begin downward spiral into evilIbrahim on Whims: People of whims never brought any good
Abu Hamzah reported: Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “By Allah, I have not seen in what they produce as much good…
View More Ibrahim on Whims: People of whims never brought any goodAbu ‘Aliyah on Whims: Beware lowly desires inciting to hatred, enmity
‘Asim al-Ahwal reported: Abu al-‘Aliyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Learn the Quran and once you learn it, never place your desires elsewhere.…
View More Abu ‘Aliyah on Whims: Beware lowly desires inciting to hatred, enmity‘Ata on Whims: Rationality defeated by lusts, whims, lowly desires
Miskin Abi Fatimah reported: ‘Ata al-Salimi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “We have heard that lusts and whims can even overpower knowledge, reason,…
View More ‘Ata on Whims: Rationality defeated by lusts, whims, lowly desiresAli on Zuhd: Renouncing worldliness makes calamities easier to endure
Qabisah ibn Jabir reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever renounces the worldly life, afflictions will be made easy…
View More Ali on Zuhd: Renouncing worldliness makes calamities easier to endureIbn Sirin on Whims: Do not listen to people of lowly desires
Hisham reported: Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Do not sit with the people of whims, do not debate them, and…
View More Ibn Sirin on Whims: Do not listen to people of lowly desires