Zirr ibn Hubaysh reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, Allah looked at the hearts of the servants, and He found that the heart of
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Qurrah ibn Khalid reported: I asked Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, “Did the companions have fun?” Ibn Sirin said, “They were not but people. Ibn Umar,
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “How many neighbors will be brought with their neighbors on the Day of Resurrection? One will
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Abu Nu’aym reported: Sufyān al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, would say, “If a man intended to write the prophetic traditions (hadith), he would study good manners and worship
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Mughira ibn Shu’ba reported: When I came to Najran, the Christian monks asked me, “You recite the verse, ‘O sister of Aaron,’ (19:28) but Moses was born long before Jesus
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Zayd ibn Thabit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “May Allah brighten the face of a person who hears a tradition from us and
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Ghaylan reported: Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, you indulge in bad deeds that are as insignificant as a hair in your eyes, yet in
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Jubayr ibn Mut’im reported: A woman came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he ordered her to return another time. She said, “What if I come
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Ibrahim ibn Adham reported: We were passing through some cities and I saw two people among the ascetics on a journey. One of them said to the other, “O brother,
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Usamah ibn Zayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent us on an expedition. In the morning we attacked Al-Huraqat of Juhaynah. I caught hold
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “May Allah illuminate one who hears my words, such that he understands it, memorizes it, and conveys
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Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed with us one day. Then, he faced us and delivered an eloquent sermon that brought
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you submit to
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