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, he will enter Paradise.” Source: …
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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 overpower the heart, it will …
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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 as the weight of a …
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‘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. Beware of these whims of …
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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, and eloquence.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ …
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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 for him. Whoever expects to …
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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 do not listen to them.” …
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Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani reported: Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Be on guard from three traits: beware of the gates of rulers, beware of sitting with the people …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Aisha, “O Aisha! Verily, those who divided their religion and became sects (6:159), they …
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Abu Nu’aym reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever has four traits, Allah will forbid him from entering Hellfire and grant him refuge from Satan: one …
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Aban reported: Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I read in the wisdom that unbelief has four pillars: a pillar of anger, a pillar of lust, a pillar …
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Al-A’mash reported: Mujahid, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I do not know which of my two blessings are greater: that I was guided to Islam or that I …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Hellfire is veiled by lusts, and Paradise is veiled by hardships.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6122 Grade: …
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Abdullah ibn Zayd reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, what I fear most for you after me is ostentation and hidden lusts,” meaning adultery. Source: …
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Ayyub reported: Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The example of the people of whims is that of the hypocrites. Allah Almighty mentioned the hypocrites with different …
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Abu Nu’aym reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whims are the worst disease to interfere with a heart.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 14131 عن أبي نعيم الْحَسَن …
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Ibn al-Mubarak reported: Al-Awza’i, may Allah have mercy on him said, “Iblis said to his allies: With what have you come to the son of Adam? They said: With everything. …
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Al-Qurtubi reported: Al-Kalbi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It was the habit of the Arabs that if a man among them desired anything, he would worship it besides …
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Ibn Shubrumah reported: Al-Sha’bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, whims are only named as such because they whisk their companions away to the Hellfire.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī …
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Ibn al-Jawzi reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Allah Almighty did not mention whims in any place in his book but that he cast blame on …
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