Abu ‘Uthman reported: A man asked contentious questions of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, about the verses, “By those scattering,” (51:1) and, “By those stripping out,”
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Ibn Umar reported: A man asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “Which places are worst?” The Prophet said, “I will not know until I ask Gabriel.” Then
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Abu Wa’il reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, one of you will remain good as long as he fears Allah. If you find doubt
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is pleased with three things for you, and He is displeased with three things
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, one of you will be confronted by Satan and he will say: Who created you? Then
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan will come to one of you and say: Who created the heavens? Then
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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,
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Abdullah ibn Wahb reported: We were with Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, when a man entered and he said, “O Abu Abdullah, ‘the Most Merciful rose
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Al-Mu’afa ibn ‘Imran reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I met the jurists and they disliked to answer a question or a request for a legal
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Mughirah reported: Al-Sha’bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The statement ‘I do not know’ is one half of knowledge.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 186 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to
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Ka’b ibn ‘Urjah reported: We asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how do we send blessings upon you and the people of the house? Allah has taught us how to send
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Yahya ibn Yahya reported: We were with Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, and a man came to him, saying, “O Abu Abdullah, ‘The Merciful rose above
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah does not like for you to waste wealth, nor ask many unnecessary questions, nor spread
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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the only cure for ignorance is to ask questions.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 336 Grade: Sahih
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‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Amr reported: We were with Al-A’mash, may Allah have mercy on him, while he was asking Abu Hanifa about legal issues and Abu Hanifa answered him. Al-A’mash said
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Abu Firas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Ask me about whatever you wish.” A man called out, “O Messenger of Allah, what is
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Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “O Abdur Rahman, do not ask for authority! If it is given to you
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Safiyyah bint Shaybah reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “How excellent are the women of the Ansar! They do not allow shyness to prevent them from understanding
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Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among the most criminal of Muslims towards other Muslims are those who ask about a matter that
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Abdullah al-Hashimi reported: Tawus, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Would you like me to summarize in this sitting all of the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the
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