Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever hears of me among my nation, the Jews, or the Christians but does not have faith in me, he will enter Hellfire.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19652 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنِ …
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Abu Umamah reported: I was beside the camel of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on the day of liberation. The speech of the Prophet was beautiful and most excellent, among which he said, “Whoever embraces Islam from the people of the two Books will have his reward twice. He will …
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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-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No doubt, by Allah, I have admonished you, commanded you, and prohibited you from things like those in the Quran or even more. Verily, Allah Almighty has not made it lawful for you to enter the houses of the People …
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Qutaylah reported: A Jewish man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Indeed, you are setting up rivals with Allah and associating partners with Him when you say, ‘What Allah wills and you will,’ and when you swear by the Ka’bah!” The Prophet ordered them to say when they …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not be severe upon yourselves, lest the matter be made severe upon you. Verily, if people are severe upon themselves, Allah will be severe upon them. Their remnants are in monasteries and abbeys.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, …
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Aisha reported: Umm Habibah and Umm Salamah mentioned a church they saw in Abyssinia that had graven images in it. They mentioned it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Verily, when a righteous man among them would die, they would build a place of worship over his grave and …
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Al-Qurtubi reported: Talhah ibn Umar said to ‘Ata’, may Allah have mercy on him, “Indeed, you are a man whom people of various whims gather around and I am a man who has a temper. I would say harsh words to them.” ‘Ata’ said, “Do not do so! Allah Almighty said: Speak good words to …
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Anas reported: A Jewish man invited the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to a meal of barley bread and stale meat and the Prophet accepted his invitation. Source: Musnad Aḥmad 13201 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا دَعَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى خُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ وَإِهَالَةٍ سَنِخَةٍ فَأَجَابَهُ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, do not turn my grave into an idol that is worshiped. Allah has cursed people who take the graves of their prophets as places of worship.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 7352 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ …
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Abdullah reported: A rabbi came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Muhammad, Allah will place the heavens on a finger, the earth on a finger, the mountains on a finger, the trees and rivers on a finger, and the rest of creation on a finger, then …
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Abu Sa’id reported: On the day of the battle of Badr, the Romans were victorious over the Persians and the believers were pleased by that. Allah had revealed, “The Romans were defeated in the nearest land, but they will be victorious after their defeat in a few years. To Allah belongs the matter before and …
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Hakim ibn Jabir reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, was lying down between his companions and he had a cloth over his face. A priest passed by him and they were amazed at how fat he was. They said, “O Allah, curse him! How big is he! How fat is he!” Abu …
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Thabit ibn al-Hajjaj reported: Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up among the people and praised and thanked Allah, then he said, “No doubt, do not kill the monk in the monastery.” Ibn Taymiyyah said, “The majority of scholars say monks are not killed (during war) unless they are among those who …
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Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you console a non-Muslim citizen, say: May nothing beset you but goodness.” Huraym reported: I heard Al-Ajlah, may Allah have mercy on him, console a Christian and he said, “You must be mindful of Allah and be patient.” Mansur reported: Ibrahim, may …
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Abu Tha’labah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, we live in a land of the people of the Book. Can we eat from their utensils?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not eat from them unless you cannot find anything else, then wash them and eat from them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would let his hair hang down, while the idolaters would part their hair. The people of the Book would let their hair hang down and the Prophet liked to agree with the people of the Book in matters for which he received …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to order charity only for the people of Islam, until this verse was revealed, “It is not upon you to guide them, for Allah guides whom He wills. Whatever you spend of good is for yourselves, not spending it but to seek the …
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Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No doubt, the people of the Book before you split into seventy-two sects and this religion will split into seventy-three sects, seventy-two will be in the Hellfire and one will be in Paradise. It is the united community. Verily, there will emerge …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Jews were divided into seventy-one or seventy-two sects, and the Christians were divided as well. My nation will divide into seventy three-sects.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2640 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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