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Abu Umamah on Quran: Allah will not punish a heart preserving His Book

Al-Qasim reported: Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Recite the Quran and do not be mistaken about these connected pages, for Allah will not punish a heart that preserves the Quran.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 34732 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar عَنْ الْقَاسِم عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ …

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Hadith on Signs: Allah protects from three, warns from three

Abu Malik al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, your Lord has protected you from three things coming to pass: that your Prophet would not pray for the destruction of all of you, that the people of falsehood would not prevail over the people of truth, and that …

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Hadith on Shaytan: Devil attacks believers who are alone

Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan is a wolf amongst humanity like the wolf who seizes the sheep wandering and straying from the flock. Beware of the winding mountain paths. You must stay with the wider community.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 22107 Grade: Hasan li …

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Hadith on Ummah: Allah protects the Muslims from three disasters

Abu Malik al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has protected you from three calamities: that your Prophet supplicate against you and thus you all perish, that the people of falsehood prevail over the people of truth, and that you would unite upon misguidance.” Source: Sunan Abī …

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Fudayl on Truth: Do not feel lonely on the path of guidance

Al-Nawawi reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not feel lonely on the paths of guidance because their people are few, and do not be deceived by the great many who are ruined.” Source: al-Adhkār lil-Nawawī 1/207 عن النووي قَالَ الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ رضي الله عنه لَا تَسْتَوْحِشْ طُرُقَ الْهُدَى …

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Hadith on Debates: The Prophet prohibits arguing over the Quran

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: A group was sitting by the door of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and some of them said, “Did Allah not say this?” Others said, “Did Allah not say this?” The Prophet heard that and he came out, his face red with anger like a pomegranate seed. The …

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Ibn Mas’ud on Jama’ah: Strong encouragement to pray in congregation

Abu al-Ahwas reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever would be pleased to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim, let him guard over these prayers when they are announced. Verily, Allah has instituted for His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, practices of guidance, for they are indeed practices …

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Umar on Sunnah: No excuse for misguidance after clear proof

Al-Awza’i reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, we do not find any excuse after the Sunnah for anyone to be in misguidance, embarking upon it and considering it guidance, nor to be in guidance, embarking upon it and considering it misguidance. The matters have been explained, the proof has been …

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Abdullah on Bid’ah: Rejection of apparently good or small innovations

Salamah al-Hamdani reported: We used to sit by the door of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, before dawn prayer. When he came out, we would walk with him to the mosque. Abu Musa al-Ash’ari came to us and he said to him, “O Abu Abdur Rahman, I recently saw something in …

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Ibn Abbas on Quran: Following Quran protects from misguidance, damnation

‘Ikramah reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Allah has guaranteed for one who follows the Quran that he will not be led astray in the world, nor be damned in the Hereafter.” Then, he recited the verse, “Thus, whoever follows My guidance will not be led astray or damned.” (20:123) Source: …

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Hadith on Sincerity: Make my heart better than my appearance

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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Ali on Iman: Faith is a light in the heart, hypocrisy is darkness

Abdullah ibn Hind reported: Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, faith begins like a fragment of white in the heart. Each time faith increases in magnitude, it increases that brightness. When he completes his faith, the entire heart is brightened. Verily, hypocrisy begins like a fragment in the heart. Each time hypocrisy …

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Hadith on Hellfire: Severe punishment for prophet-killers, idol-makers

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The people punished most severely on the Day of Resurrection are a man who was killed by a prophet or who killed a prophet, an Imam of misguidance, and a sculptor of graven images.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 3868 Grade: Sahih …

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Hadith on Khtubat al-Hajah: How the Prophet began his sermons

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave us the combination of all good and its endings, for he taught us the statements of prayer and the statements of need. The statements of prayer are, “All greetings, prayers, and good things are for Allah. Peace be upon you, …

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Hudhayfah on Fitnah: Worst tribulation to not know good or evil

‘Amir reported: Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, was asked, “Which trial is the worst?” Hudhayfah said, “It is when good and evil are before you and you do not know which of them to follow.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 37569 عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ حُذَيْفَةُ رضي الله عنه أَيُّ الْفِتْنَةِ أَشَدُّ قَالَ …

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Hadith on Shaytan: The devil sends out troops to misguide believers

Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When Satan (Iblis) awakens in the morning, he dispatches his troops, saying: Whoever misguides a Muslim today, I will dress him with a crown. This one will go out and say: I did not leave him alone until he divorced his wife. Satan …

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Hadith on Ahl Bayt: The Prophet leaves his household to guide us

Zayd ibn Arqam reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I have left behind what will never lead you astray if you hold fast to them. One of them is greater than the other: the Book of Allah is a rope extended from the heavens to the earth, and …

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Hadith on Sunnah: The Prophet leaves us with the Book and Sunnah

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed the people during the farewell sermon, saying, “Satan has despaired that he will ever be worshiped in your lands. Rather, he is pleased for you to obey him in matters beside that, among your deeds you consider insignificant. Beware, O people! …

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Sufyan on Fiqh: Hadith cause misguidance, except for scholars of Fiqh

Al-Qayrawani reported: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The prophetic Hadith cause misguidance, except for the scholars of Fiqh.” Source: al-Jāmi’ fī al-Sunan wal-Ādāb 1/118 عن القيرواني قال سفيان بن عيينة رحمه الله الحديث مَضِلَّة إلا للفقهاء 1/118 الجامع في السنن والآداب والمغازي والتاريخ

Hadith on Ummah: Allah guides the people of knowledge, Fiqh, Hadith

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah will not let my nation agree upon misguidance. The hand of Allah is over the united community.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “The interpretation of the united community, according to the scholars, are the people of Fiqh, knowledge, and Hadith.” Source: Sunan …

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