Al-Tha’labi reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Excellence is that you are good to the one who is evil to you, for only doing good to
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Ibn Umar reported: A man asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “Which places are worst?” The Prophet said, “I will not know until I ask Gabriel.” Then
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Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I warn you of the Hellfire! I warn you of the Hellfire!” so loudly that
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Ibn Abbas reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, liberated Mecca, he said, “Verily, Allah Almighty and His Messenger have forbidden wine and its sale
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Abu Sinan reported: Abdullah ibn Abi al-Hudhayl, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, Allah loves to be remembered in the market, and He loves to be mentioned in
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed through the market from a higher part of the city and people were look at
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Al-Sa’ib ibn Yazid reported: The announcement of Friday prayer was first made when the Imam would sit upon the pulpit in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be
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Abdullah ibn Hanzalah reported: Abdullah ibn Salaam, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by the market carrying bundles of firewood. It was said to him, “What makes you do
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not arrogant who eats with his servants, rides a donkey in the market, tends
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Ibn Taymiyyah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “As long as you remember Allah you are in prayer, even if you are in the market.”
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Al-Tha’labi reported: Some of the wise men said, “A man does not reach the peak of righteousness until it is such that, were he to place what is in his heart
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Anas ibn Malik reported: I went out with a man to the market and some merchandise was being sold, so I bartered with him. The seller said, “Thirty coins.” The
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The prayer of a man in congregation is twenty-five times better than prayer in his home
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Ibn Abbas reported: Dhul al-Majaz, ‘Ukazha, and Matjar were markets people attended in the time of ignorance. When Islam came, the companions disliked that during the Hajj season until the
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Al-Tufayl reported: I would come with Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, to the market and when we did so, Ibn Umar would not pass anyone but
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah despises every rude, harsh person, shouting in the markets, foul by night and foolish
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is a market in Paradise to which the people will come every Friday.
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not make the prophets better than one another.” In another narration, the Prophet said,
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Abu ‘Abdillah al-Khadali reported: I asked Aisha about the character of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Aisha said, “The Prophet was not indecent, nor obscene,
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Yahya ibn Abi Sulaym reported: I saw Samra’ bint Nahik, who had met the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. She was wearing a thick corset and veil, and
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