Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Leave me with what I have left for you. When I narrate a saying to you, take it from me. Verily, those before you were only ruined because they excessively interrogated and disputed their prophets.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2679 Grade: Sahih …
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Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’dikarib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, what the Messenger of Allah has forbidden is like what Allah has forbidden.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2664 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مَا حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ …
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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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Ruwayfah ibn Thabit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Ruwayfah, perhaps you will live for a long time after me. Tell the people that whoever ties knots in his beard, or hangs a string around his neck, or cleans himself with dung or bones, then Muhammad has disavowed …
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Ibn Umar reported: He heard that Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, had set out to Iraq, so he met up with him three days out. Ibn Umar said, “What do you intend?” Al-Husayn said, “Iraq.” Ibn Umar said, “While you have papers and letters with you?” Al-Husayn said, “These letters …
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Al-Muzanni reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, heard me one day as I said, “This narrator is a great liar!” Al-Shafi’i said to me, “O Abu Ibrahim, dress your words in the best manner. Do not say this narrator is a great liar, but rather say his narrations are of no importance.” Source: …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, left us behind and no bird flaps with its wings but that he had given us some knowledge about it. Abu Hatim said, “It means by his commands, his prohibitions, his stories, his actions, and his permissions, peace and blessings be upon …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Mesenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of one who learns sacred knowledge and then does share it is like one who stores up treasure and does not spend it.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 3479 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ …
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Abu Huraira reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I hear many traditions from you and I forget them.” The Prophet said, “Spread open your garment.” I spread it and then he placed something from his hand into it, saying, “Wrap it.” I wrapped it around me and I never forgot a tradition ever again. …
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Ibn Abi Mulaykah reported: I was sitting with Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, by the stone of the Ka’bah and he mentioned a prophetic tradition, then he said, “Weep! If you do not find yourself weeping, then feign weeping. By the one in whose hand is my soul, if you truly …
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Abu Humayd reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you hear a narration from me that your hearts recognize, settles your hair and skin, and you see it as close to you, then I am most deserving of it. If you hear a narration from me that your hearts reject, makes …
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Ibn Abi Dunya reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever is not governed by reason, he will not benefit by an abundance of reports from the scholars of narration.” Source: al-‘Aql wa Faḍluh 71 عن ابن أبي الدنيا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ البصري قَالَ رحمه الله مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَقْلٌ يَسُوسُهُ لَمْ …
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‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Amr reported: We were with Al-A’mash, may Allah have mercy on him, while he was asking Abu Hanifa about legal issues and Abu Hanifa answered him. Al-A’mash said to him, “From where did you get this?” Abu Hanifa said, “You narrated to us from Ibrahim as such. You narrated to us from Al-Sha’bi …
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Abu Bakrah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in the farewell sermon, “Verily, your lives, your property, and your reputations have been made sacred to you, just as the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours. Will not the witness inform the absent?” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 105, …
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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
Al-Darimi reported: Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I have divided the night into three parts. I sleep in a third of it, I stand in prayer for a third of it, and for a third of it I recall the traditions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon …
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Abu al-Tufayl reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Speak to people only according to their level of knowledge. Would you like for Allah and His Messenger to be denied?” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 127 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قال أمير المؤمنين علي رضي الله عنه …
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‘Ubaydullah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “You do not narrate to people what their minds cannot grasp but that it will be a trial for some of them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 9 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Ibn Hajar said, “It is not appropriate to mention confusing matters …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If my companions are mentioned, be restrained. If the stars are mentioned, be restrained. If the divine decree is mentioned, be restrained.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 10448 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Mu’adh ibn Jabal were riding together on a journey. The Prophet said, “O Mu’adh ibn Jabal!” Mu’adh said, “I am here, O Messenger of Allah, at your service.” The Prophet said, “No one testifies that there is no God but Allah and …
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