Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, narrated to us, for he is truthful and trusted, “Verily, the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days as a drop, then he is a clot for a similar period, then a …
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Abu Dharr reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me as a leader?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, struck my chest with his hand, then he said, “O Abu Dharr, you are weak and it is a position of public trust. Verily, on the Day of Resurrection it …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most evil of people in the presence of Allah on the Day of Resurrection is a man who was intimate with his wife and then spreads her secrets.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1437 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim …
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Abu Bakrah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever kills a person protected by a treaty without a just cause, Allah has forbidden Paradise for him.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2760 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهِدًا …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Faith has restrained assassination. A believer does not assassinate.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2769 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Azimabadi said, “The meaning of the tradition is that faith prohibits assassination, which is to treacherously kill a person after pledging them security.” Source: ‘Awn al-Maʻbūd …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock. The leader of people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects. A man is the guardian of his family and he is responsible for them. …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must be truthful. Verily, truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues to be truthful and encourages honesty until he is recorded with Allah as truthful. And beware of falsehood. Verily, falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads …
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Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The covenant of faithfulness descended from the heavens and settled in the hearts of men. The Quran was revealed and they read it in the Quran and learned it from the Sunnah.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6848, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 143 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity …
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Ibn Abi Layla reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to frighten another Muslim.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5004 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يُرَوِّعَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand people are safe, and the believer is the one people trust with their lives and wealth.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4995 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ …
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