Hisham ibn ‘Urwah reported: ‘Urwah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Be not deceived by the prayer of a man, nor by his fasting. Whoever wills can fast and whoever wills can pray, yet there is no religion for one who cannot be trusted.” Source: al-Īmān li Ibn Abī Shaybah 12 عن هشام بن …
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Abu Qilabah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is an evil mount for a man to rely upon what others merely assert.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4972 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Sakhawi said, “Indeed, it is said ‘they imagine’ in their speech, without attribution or verification, …
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Ibn al-Mubarak reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not let yourselves be impressed by the roar of a man. Rather, if he fulfills the trust and restrains himself from harming the honor of people, he will truly be a man.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 681 عن ابن المبارك قال عمر …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most merciful of my nation is Abu Bakr. The strictest of them in the religion of Allah is Umar. The most sincerely conscientious of them is Uthman. The wisest of them in judgment is Ali ibn Abi Talib. The …
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Muhammad ibn Surqah reported: A man said to ‘Ata, may Allah be pleased with him, “A man was captured by the Daylamites and they said: We will send you back if you give us a covenant and a pledge that you will return with some wealth for us. If he does not go back to …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Shall I not tell you what distinguishes the best of you from the worst of you? The best of you are those from whom good is expected and people are safe from their evil. The worst of you are those from …
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Ibn Abi Qurad reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is pleased to love Allah and His Messenger, or to be loved by Allah and His Messenger, let him be truthful when he speaks, let him fulfill the trust to whom it is due, and let him treat well anyone who …
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Abu Bakrah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by the door of some people, over which was an old blind man asking for charity. Umar tapped him on the shoulder from behind and he said, “From which people of the Book are you?” The man said, “I am a Jew.” …
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Abu Ja’far reported: The commander of the faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by an old man among the non-Muslim citizens who was going from house to house begging for charity. Umar said, “We have not been fair to you, that we take tribute from you in your youth and …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: A man asked, “O Messenger of Allah, whose Islam is best?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Those from whose tongue and hand people are safe.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 6753 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو قَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ …
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Al-Tabari reported: Qatadah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “O son of Adam, be just as you would love justice for yourself, and fulfill the measure as you would love for it to be fulfilled for yourself. Verily, in justice is the well-being of people.” Source: Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī 55:8 عن الطبري قال قَتَادَةَ رحمه …
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At-Tabari reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, made peace with the people of Jerusalem at Al-Jabiya and therein he wrote a single covenant for every village besides Jerusalem: In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. This is what is granted of security by the servant of Allah, Umar, the …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, said, “Woe to the rulers! Woe to the chiefs! Woe to the trustees! On the Day of Resurrection, some people will wish that their hair was hanging from the sky and swinging between heaven and earth, rather than had done anything they did.” Source: …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no faith for one who cannot be trusted. There is no religion for one who cannot uphold a covenant.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 12383 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى …
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Shaqiq reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “How will you be when you are afflicted with trials that make the old grow senile and the young grow old? And the people take the Sunnah, change it, and say it has been changed?” They said, “O Abu Abdur Rahman, when will …
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Yahya ibn Yahya reported: I wrote to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, asking him about the verse, “Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress,” (2:190). Umar wrote back to me, saying, “This refers to women, children, and whoever among them is not waging …
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Abu Salama reported: Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “By Allah, if one of you were to give a gesture of safety to an idolater and he came trusting you and you killed him, then I would execute you for it.” Source: Sunan Sa’eed ibn Mansur 2439 عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among the signs of a hypocrite are three, even if he fasts and prays and claims to be a Muslim: when he speaks he lies, when he gives a promise he breaks it, and when he is trusted he betrays.” Source: …
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Kharashah ibn al-Hurr reported: A man gave his testimony to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. Umar said to him, “I do not know you and it will not harm you that I do not know. Bring someone who knows you.” A man from his people said, “I know him.” Umar said, …
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Abdullah ibn ‘Utbah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, people were judged by revelation in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the revelation has ceased. We only judge now what is manifested outwardly of your deeds. Whoever shows us good, we …
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