Ziyad ibn Hudayr reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said to me, “Do you know what will demolish Islam?” I said no. Umar said, “Islam will be demolished by the faults of scholars, the arguments of hypocrites over the Book, and the judgment of misguided leaders.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 214 Grade: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be impostors near the end of time, liars who will bring narrations you have never heard, neither you nor your fathers. Beware, lest they misguide you and afflict you with trials.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 7 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Satan said: By Your might, O Lord, I will continue to mislead the children of Adam, as long as their souls are in their bodies. The Lord said: By My might and majesty, I will continue to forgive them, as long …
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A Muslim has six rights over another Muslim in good conduct: to greet him with peace when he meets him, to respond to his invitation, to respond to his sneeze, to visit him when he is sick, to follow his …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two groups among the people of Hellfire whom I did not see: a people who have whips like the tails of oxen with which they beat people, and women who will be naked although they are clothed, who incline …
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Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I do not fear for my nation anything but the leaders of misguidance. For when the sword is raised among my nation, it will not be removed from them until the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 4668 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The Prophet never forced the religion upon anyone, but rather he only fought those who waged war against him and fought him first. As for those who made peace with him or conducted a truce, then he never fought them and he never compelled them to …
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Al-Dhahabi reported: Ibn Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Were it not for Malik and Al-Layth, I would have been ruined. I used to believe that everything narrated about the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, should be acted upon.” Source: Siyar Aʻlām al-Nubalāʼ 8/148 Ibn Abi Layla said, “A man does not understand the …
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Jarir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever institutes a good practice in Islam will have its reward and the reward of whoever acts upon it without diminishing their rewards in the slightest. Whoever institutes an evil practice in Islam will have its sin and the sin of those who act …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people are led astray after being guided but that they indulged in arguments.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “They strike an example for you only to argue. Rather, they are a quarrelsome people.” (43:58) Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3253 Grade: Sahih (authentic) …
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Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have left you with two matters which will never lead you astray, as long as you hold to them: the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of his Prophet.” Source: al-Muwaṭṭa’ 1661 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Abdul Barr عَنْ مَالِك أَنَّ …
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Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the heart is that of a feather blown about by the wind of the desert.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 88 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْقَلْبِ …
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‘Iyad ibn Himar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, my Lord has commanded me to teach you what you do not know, from what he has taught me this day, ‘All wealth I bestowed upon them is lawful. I have created all of My servants inclined to worship, …
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Ibn Abi Awfa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is with the judge as long as he is not unjust. If he is unjust, Allah will leave him in the attendance of Satan.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1330 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ …
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Hammam reported: Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O townspeople, remain upright and you will have taken a great lead, but if you swerve right or left, you will have been led far astray.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7282 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بن اليمان رضي …
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Jundab ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is killed under the banner of blind following, who calls to tribalism or supports tribalism, then he has died upon ignorance.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1850 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The destruction of my nation is at the hands of young men from the Quraysh tribe.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6649 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَلَكَةُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى يَدَىْ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their rewards at all. Whoever calls to misguidance will have sin upon him similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their sins at …
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