‘Abdu Khayr reported: Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Shall I not inform you of the best from this nation after its Prophet? It is Abu Bakr, and the best after him is Umar. Then, Allah will place goodness wherever He wishes.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 922 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ …
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Mujahid reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not curse the companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, for Allah Almighty commanded seeking forgiveness for them even though He knew they would fight each other.” Source: Faḍā’il al-Ṣaḥābah li-Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal 1741 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Taymiyyah …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never dispatched Zayd ibn Harithah with an army but that he appointed him commander over them. If he had lived after the Prophet, he would have appointed him as the Caliph. Source: Musnad Aḥmad 25898 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ عَائِشَةَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It will be said on the Day of Resurrection: O Muhammad! Admit those from your nation, who will not be held to account, through the right-hand gate among the gates of Paradise, yet they will still share the other gates with …
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Ibn Abbas reported: On the day the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, buried Sa’d ibn Mu’adh, he was sitting over his grave and he said, “If anyone were to be saved from the trial of the grave, it would have been Sa’d ibn Mu’adh. He was given a mighty squeezing, but then he …
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Sa’id ibn Zayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are ten in Paradise. Abu Bakr is in Paradise and Umar is in Paradise. Uthman, Ali, Al-Zubayr, Talhah, Abdur Rahman ibn Awf, Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas, and Abu al-A’war Sa’id ibn Zayd are in Paradise.” …
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Ali reported: When the danger intensified and the people met each other in battle, we would seek protection by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. None of us would be closer to the enemy than him. Source: Musnad Aḥmad 1347 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ …
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Abu Ishaq reported: Al-Bara’, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “We would, by Allah, seek protection by the side of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when the battle was fierce. Verily, he was most the courageous among us who confronted the onslaught.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1776 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Nothing remains to bring you closer to Paradise and further from the Hellfire but that I have made it clear to you.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 1647 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us one day as if to say farewell. The Prophet said, “I am Muhammad, the unlettered prophet. There is no prophet after me. I have been given words that are eloquent, comprehensive, and decisive. I know how many …
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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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Hisham reported: ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “O my son, do not fall into the habit of cursing others. Have you not seen that Abraham never cursed anyone? As Allah said: When he came to his Lord with a pure heart.” (37:84) Source: Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī 37:84 عَنْ هِشَام عن عروة …
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Abdullah al-Hawzani reported: I met Bilal, the caller of prayer for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at Aleppo and I said, “O Bilal, tell us about the spending of the Prophet.” Bilal said, “He would not have anything left. I was the one to manage it for him since Allah …
Hadith on Generosity: The Prophet donates all of his money before sundown Read More »
Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, You have made my creation beautiful, thus make my character beautiful.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 6734 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلى الله عَلَيه وسَلم يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ حَسَّنْتَ خَلْقِي فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِ …
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‘Awf ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A visitor came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between half of my nation entering Paradise or the intercession in the Hereafter. I chose the intercession, and it is for whoever dies without associating partners with …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, prostration is the repentance of a prophet.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1410 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ تَوْبَةُ نَبِيٍّ يعني سجدة 1410 سنن أبي …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most severely tested are the prophets and then the righteous. One of them would be tested with poverty until he could find nothing to cover himself but a cloak. One of them would rejoice in a trial just as …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of my nation is like the rain. One does not know if the first part is the best or the last.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2869 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ …
Hadith on Ummah: Virtue of the first and last Muslims Read More »
Umm Mubashir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in front of Hafsah, “No one among my companions will enter the Hellfire, if Allah wills, those who pledged beneath the tree.” She said, “Why not, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet admonished her and Hafsah recited the verse, “There are none of …
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Aisha reported: Abu Bakr came riding on his horse from his dwelling in al-Sunuh until he arrived and entered the mosque. He did not speak to people until he entered the home of Aisha while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was covered with a shroud. Abu Bakr lifted the shroud …
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