Abu Bakr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One is not a stubborn sinner if he sincerely seeks forgiveness…
View More Hadith on Istighfar: Not a persistent sinner if sincerely repentingTag: Repentance التوبة
Hadith on Hijrah: New Muslims to abandon idolatrous communities
Mu’awiyyah ibn Haydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah does not accept any deed from an idolater who…
View More Hadith on Hijrah: New Muslims to abandon idolatrous communitiesHadith on Relief: Prayer of Yunus to relieve worldly distress
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Shall I not…
View More Hadith on Relief: Prayer of Yunus to relieve worldly distressMa’ruf on Mercy: O Allah, bring joy to the sinners who repent
Ibrahim ibn al-Utrush reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Allah have mercy on him, was upon the Tigris river and we were with him as we passed…
View More Ma’ruf on Mercy: O Allah, bring joy to the sinners who repentHadith on Tawbah: Faith leaves him until he repents from major sins
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The adulterer is not a believer while he commits adultery. The thief is…
View More Hadith on Tawbah: Faith leaves him until he repents from major sinsHadith on Majlis: Supplication for forgiveness after leaving assembly
Abu al-‘Aliyah reported: They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the words we just heard you say?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon…
View More Hadith on Majlis: Supplication for forgiveness after leaving assemblyHadith on Hudud: Avoid legal punishment unless it becomes public
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Avoid these filthy crimes that Allah has prohibited. Whoever commits…
View More Hadith on Hudud: Avoid legal punishment unless it becomes publicHadith on Sajdah: Prostration is the repentance of a prophet
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…
View More Hadith on Sajdah: Prostration is the repentance of a prophetMalik on Tawbah: Malik ibn Dinar’s story of repentance
Ibn Qudamah reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the reason for his repentance and he said: I was…
View More Malik on Tawbah: Malik ibn Dinar’s story of repentanceHadith on Mercy: I will find Muhammad forgiving and generous
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: On the day Mecca was liberated, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, granted general amnesty to…
View More Hadith on Mercy: I will find Muhammad forgiving and generousSufyan on Bid’ah: Innovations more beloved to Satan than major sins
Ibn al-Yaman reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Religious innovations are more beloved to Satan than sinful disobedience to Allah. Disobedience…
View More Sufyan on Bid’ah: Innovations more beloved to Satan than major sinsAbu Sa’ud on Wudu: Seeking forgiveness after ablution
Qays ibn ‘Ubad reported: Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever performed ablution, let him say: Glory be to You, O…
View More Abu Sa’ud on Wudu: Seeking forgiveness after ablutionAli on Tawbah: Repentance is by deeds, not merely words
Musa ibn Abi Habib reported: Ali ibn Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, repentance is only by action and turning away from…
View More Ali on Tawbah: Repentance is by deeds, not merely wordsHadith on Qunut: The Prophet prays for reforming hardship
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he said, “Allah listened to those who praise Him,” in the last cycle…
View More Hadith on Qunut: The Prophet prays for reforming hardshipHadith on Istighfar: Seeking forgiveness from Allah all day long
Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I never start a new day but that I seek forgiveness…
View More Hadith on Istighfar: Seeking forgiveness from Allah all day longUmar on Tawbah: The meaning of sincere repentance
Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: I asked Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, about His saying, “Repent to Allah with sincere repentance,” (66:8). Umar said,…
View More Umar on Tawbah: The meaning of sincere repentanceMalik on Rulers: Do not curse kings, rather repent to Allah
Salih al-Murri reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have found in the Wisdom that Allah says: I am Allah,…
View More Malik on Rulers: Do not curse kings, rather repent to AllahHadith on Nawafil: Salat al-Duha is prayer of repentant
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None preserve the forenoon prayer but the penitent. It is the…
View More Hadith on Nawafil: Salat al-Duha is prayer of repentantHadith on Despair: Never wish for death, only improvement
Umm al-Fadl reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the home of Al-‘Abbas while he was complaining and wishing for death. The…
View More Hadith on Despair: Never wish for death, only improvementHadith on Tawbah: Embracing Islam plus good deeds
Abu Tawil reported: He came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “What do you think of a…
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