Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Never is a servant struck by worry or grief but let him say, ‘O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand, Your decision over me has …
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Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs a good deed and is pleased with it, and commits a sin and is distressed by it, then he is a believer.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19565 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ …
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Nafi’ reported: A son of Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, complained of an illness and Ibn Umar was very distraught over him so much that some people said: We are afraid for this old man because of what might happen to his boy! The boy died and Ibn Umar went out …
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Al-Agharr reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, upon him be peace, saw ‘Adi ibn Hatim in dismay. Ali said, “O ‘Adi, what is wrong that I see you sad and distressed?” ‘Adi said, “Why should I not be when my sons have been killed and my eye has been gouged?” Ali said, “O ‘Adi, whoever is …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people sit in a gathering in which they did not remember Allah, nor send blessings upon the Prophet, but that it will cause them grief on the Day of Resurrection, even if they are rewarded with entry into Paradise.” Source: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people stand up from a gathering in which they did not remember Allah but that it is as if they have risen from the carcass of a donkey, and it will cause them grief.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4855 Grade: …
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Muhammad al-Kattani reported: Abu Sa’id al-Khazzaz, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Ruminating on a past moment is to lose a second moment.” Source: al-Zuhd al-Kabīr lil-Bayhaqī 480 عن حَمَّد بْن عَلِيٍّ الْكَتَّانِي قال قال أبو سَعِيدٍ الْخَزَّاز رحمه الله الِاشْتِغَالُ بِوَقْتٍ مَاضٍ تَضْيِيعُ وَقْتٍ ثَانٍ 480 الزهد الكبير للبيهقي فصل آخر في قصر …
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Abu Bakr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Afflictions, diseases, and sadness in the world are a recompense for sins.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/119 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيق قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَصَائِبُ وَالْأَمْرَاضُ وَالْأَحْزَانُ فِي الدُّنْيَا جَزَاءٌ 8/119 …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety, sorrow, disability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, the burdens of debt, and the repression of men.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6369 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قال كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ …
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Al-Nawawi reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not feel lonely on the paths of guidance because their people are few, and do not be deceived by the great many who are ruined.” Source: al-Adhkār lil-Nawawī 1/207 عن النووي قَالَ الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ رضي الله عنه لَا تَسْتَوْحِشْ طُرُقَ الْهُدَى …
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Abu al-Haytham reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not hold people responsible for what they cannot do, and do not get even with people to the exclusion of their Lord. O son of Adam, you must be concerned with yourself, for whoever pursues what he sees in people, his grief …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: When the verse was revealed, “Verily, We have given you a clear victory,” (48:1), they had returned from Al-Hudaybiyyah mixed with grief and despair. They slaughtered their sacrificial animals at Hudaybiyyah, then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A verse has been revealed to me that …
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Al-Husayn reported: Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Among the greatest of calamities is that a man knows his own shortcomings but he does not care about them, nor does he grieve over them.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 867 عن الْحُسَيْنَ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ رحمه الله مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْمَصَائِبِ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ …
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Al-Ash’ath ibn Qays reported: I approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during the delegation of Kindah. The Prophet said to me, “Do you have any children?” I said, “A boy was born to me as I was coming out to you, from a daughter of Jamd. I wish in his …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the people of Paradise will be sent to Paradise, and the people of Hellfire will be sent to Hellfire, until they are separated between them. Then, death will be slaughtered and a heavenly caller will announce: O people of …
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Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn Surat al-Baqarah, for adhering to it is blessed, leaving it is sorrow, and the sorcerers cannot defeat it. Learn al-Baqarah and Ali ‘Imran, for they are both the brightly illuminated chapters coming on the Day of Resurrection as if they were …
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Al-Bara’ reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at a funeral and he was sitting beside the edge of the grave, weeping until the ground became wet. The Prophet said, “O my brethren, prepare for the likes of this.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4195 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Seek refuge in Allah from the pit of sorrow.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is the pit of sorrow?” The Prophet said, “It is a valley in Hell from which Hell itself seeks refuge one hundred times a day.” …
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Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, this Quran has descended with sadness. If you recite it, then weep. If you cannot weep, then feign weeping. Recite in a melodious tone, for whoever does not use a pleasant voice is not one of us.” Source: …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would come to us and I had a little brother whose nickname was Abu ‘Umayr. He had a pet sparrow he used to play with and it died. The Prophet entered one day and saw him grieving, so he said, “What …
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