Talhah reported: I passed by some people with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who were on top of palm trees. The Prophet said, “What are you doing?” They said, “They are grafting them, mixing the male and female to produce more yield.” The Prophet said, “I do not expect it …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Hour will not be established until wealth is so abundant and overflowing that a man will go out with his wealth to give alms but not find anyone who accepts it from him, and until rivers and meadows return to …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Let not one of you say: I have grown crops. Rather, let him say: I have sown crops.” Abu Huraira said, “Have you not heard the saying of Allah Almighty: Do you not see what you have sown? Are you the …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A servant will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will say to him: Did I not make your hearing, your seeing, your wealth, and your children? Did I not subordinate the cattle and the harvest for you? …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While three men were walking, they were overcome by rain and took refuge in a cave in a mountain. A boulder fell over the mouth of their cave, blocking them inside. One of them said to the others, ‘Look at …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Increase your plantings in Paradise, for its water is sweet and its soil is clean. Its plantings are to say: there is no movement or might but in Allah.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 13354 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Mahdi will appear in the latter part of my nation. Allah will grant him rain to bring produce from the earth. He will give out wealth appropriately, cattle will be plentiful, and the nation will become great. He will …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Seven deeds of a servant continue to be rewarded after his death while he is in his grave: knowledge to be learned, constructing a canal, digging a well, planting a date-palm tree, building a mosque, handing down a written copy …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Five sins come with five afflictions. People do not violate their covenant but that their enemies are given power over them. They do not judge by other than what Allah has revealed but that poverty will be prevalent. Obscenity does not …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Blessed is he who lives after the coming of the Messiah. Blessed is he who lives after the coming of the Messiah. It will be announced for the heavens in the land, and it will be announced for the earth in the crops. …
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Abu Salih reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded us, when one intends to sleep, to lie on his right side and then say, “O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the Great Throne, our Lord and the Lord of all things, the Splitter of the …
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Abu Tamimah reported: A man from Balhujaym said, “O Messenger of Allah, to what are you calling?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I call to Allah alone. If he lets you be harmed, you will call upon him and he will remove it. If you are lost in the wilderness, you …
Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I met Abraham on the night of my Ascension and he said: O Muhammad, greet your nation with peace from me. Tell them Paradise has pure soil and delicious water, that it is a level plain and its plants grow with …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the Umrah pilgrimage during Ramadan is equal to Hajj.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1782, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1256 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ عُمْرَةً فِي رَمَضَانَ حَجَّةٌ 1782 …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The servants are the servants of Allah and the countries are the countries of Allah. Whoever irrigates a barren land owns its produce, but there is no right for the roots of an oppressor.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá 11451 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Envy consumes good deeds just as fire burns wood. Charity extinguishes sinful deeds just as water extinguishes fire. Prayer is the light of the believer and fasting is his shield from the Hellfire.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4210 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Even if the Resurrection were established upon one of you while he has in his hand a sapling, let him plant it.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 12902 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by two graves and he said, “Both of them are being punished, but not for a sin difficult to avoid. As for this man, he did not stop his urine from soiling himself. And as for this man, he would spread …
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Rafi’ ibn Khadij reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina, and they were pollinating and grafting palm trees. The Prophet said, “Perhaps it would be better if you did not do so.” They abandoned the practice, but the trees yielded less fruit. It was mentioned to the Prophet, and he …
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Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the parable of the guidance and knowledge that Allah Almighty sent with me is the likeness of rain falling upon the earth. Among them is a good group which receives the water and thus there is abundant growth of herbage and grass. …
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