Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Destruction is in the desire for gold and silver.” Umar said, “O Messenger of Allah, what kind of wealth should we seek?” The Prophet said, “A tongue of remembrance, a grateful heart, and a believing wife.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī …
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Rifa’ah al-Juhani reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I testify before Allah that no servant dies bearing witness there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and then does what is right, except that he will find his way into Paradise. My Lord Almighty …
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Hudhayfah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “In the wealth of a man is a trial, and in his wife and children are a trial.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 3024 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ فِي مَالِ الرَّجُلِ فِتْنَةً وَفِي …
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Sahl reported: A man passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Prophet said, “What do you say about this man?” They said, “If he proposes in marriage, it should be accepted. If he intercedes, it should be granted. If he speaks, he should be listened to.” The Prophet …
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Abdullah ibn Qays reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, in Paradise is a tent made of a hollowed pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner are families who do not see each other. The believers will roam freely between them. There are two gardens of silver, their utensils …
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Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when a man gives his wife something to drink, he is rewarded.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 17155 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا سَقَى امْرَأَتَهُ …
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Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If I were to order anyone to prostrate to another, I would have ordered the wife to prostrate to her husband due to the enormity of his rights over her. A woman will not taste the sweetness of faith until …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah will not look at a woman who is ungrateful to her husband while she cannot take care of herself without him.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Nasā’ī 9086 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ …
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Aisha reported: Some of the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him, “Which of us will be the quickest to meet you?” The Prophet said, “The one with the longest hand.” They measured their hands with sticks and Sawdah had the longest of them, yet Zaynab was the first …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon, said to me on one of my nights, “O Aisha, leave me to worship my Lord tonight.” I said, “By Allah, I love to be close to you and I love what pleases you.” The Prophet stood up and performed ablution, then stood in …
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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 satisfied his needs with her. Then, the Prophet came out to his companions and he said, “Verily, a woman might advance in the form of …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I see what you do not see and I hear what you do not hear. The heavens groan, and rightly so. There is no place a span of four fingers but that an angel is placing his forehead in prostration …
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Abu Najih reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I am certainly amazed that a man can be with his family like a child, but if he is called forth, he is found to be a true man.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 7851 عَنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ رضي الله عنه لَيُعْجِبُنِي الرَّجُلُ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever marries a woman on the condition of a dowry he does not intend to pay to her, he is an adulterer. Whoever takes on a debt he does not intend to pay back to its owner, he is a thief.” Source: Musnad …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, make what is within me better than my outward appearance and make my outward appearance righteous. O Allah, I ask You for the righteousness of what You give to people of property, family, and children without being misguided …
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Ibn Abi Mulaykah reported: Ibn Abbas asked permission to see Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, before her death while she was overcome with suffering. Aisha said, “I am afraid he will praise me.” It was said, “He is the cousin of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and a …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the wives of Paradise will sing for their husbands with the most beautiful voices no one has ever heard. Among their singing is: We are fine and beautiful women, wives of a noble people looked upon with the eyes of …
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Shaqiq reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say often in his supplications, “Our Lord, set things right between us and guide us to the path of Islam. Save us from darkness and bring us to the light. Keep obscenities away from us, the outward and inward among them. Bless …
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Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah reported: He proposed to a woman in marriage and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Look at her, for it is the best way to make lasting affection between you.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “Some of the people of knowledge adhered to this tradition. They said: There is nothing wrong with …
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Sabrah ibn Abi Fakih reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan lies in wait for the son of Adam along his paths. He sits on the path of Islam and he says: You will embrace Islam and abandon your religion and your forefather’s religion? He disobeys him and …
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