Malik ibn Nadlah: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The hands are three types: the Hand of Allah is the highest, the hand of the giver is next to it, and the hand of the beggar is the lowest. Give from your surplus wealth and do not be weakened by …
Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when the believer is ready to depart the world and is facing the Hereafter, angels from heaven descend with bright faces, as if their faces were the sun, with them are the shrouds and perfumes of Paradise, until they sit from …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave us the combination of all good and its endings, for he taught us the statements of prayer and the statements of need. The statements of prayer are, “All greetings, prayers, and good things are for Allah. Peace be upon you, …
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Abdur Rahman ibn Samurah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us and he said, “Verily, I saw something wondrous last night. I saw a man of my nation as angels were holding him back, and his ablution came to save him from that. I saw a man …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Fatimah, “I instruct you to say in the morning and evening: O Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek deliverance. Take care of all my affairs and do not leave me to the care of myself even for the blink …
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Al-Ghazali reported: Abu Yazid, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “As long as a servant thinks there is someone in the creation more evil than himself, he is arrogant.” It was said, “When will he be humble?” Abu Yazid said, “When he views himself as having no special station or status. The humility of …
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Abdullah ibn Mu’awiyyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever does three deeds will taste the sweetness of faith: one who worships Allah alone, who declares there is no God but Allah, and who gives charity from his wealth each year with a cheerful and earnest soul.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the believer is in good shape in every situation. He praises Allah Almighty even while his soul is taken out of his body.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2475 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ …
Hadith on Hamd: Believers praise Allah even as they die Read More »
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: It was said to Abu Yazid, may Allah have mercy on him, “What do you want?” Abu Yazid said, “I want not to want.” Ibn al-Qayyim said, “He wanted the lower-self to be cut off from its aims… so he guarded his will and restricted it from anything besides Allah Almighty.” Source: …
Abu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the world Read More »
Abu Nu’aym reported: Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, whoever knows himself will be busy with himself. Whoever knows his Lord will be busy with his Lord to the exclusion of anything else.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/15 عن أبي نعيم قال إِبْرَاهِيم بْن أَدْهَم رحمه الله إِنَّهُ مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ …
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Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, wrote in his poetry, “When I forgave and stopped holding malice against anyone, I relieved my soul of the worries of enmity.” Source: Dīwān al-Shāfiʻī 31 قال الشافعي رحمه الله في شعره لَمَّا عَفَوْتُ وَلَمْ أحْقِدْ عَلَى أحَدٍ أرحتُ نفسي من همَّ العداواتِ 31 ديوان الشافعي
Al-Khallal reported: Artah ibn al-Mundhir, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The believer does not seek vengeance for the sake of himself. The Quran and Sunnah have prevented him from that. He has been restrained.” Source: al-Amr bil-Maʻrūf lil-Khallāl 1/29 عَنِ الخَلَّال عَنْ أَرْطَاةَ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ رحمه الله قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَا يَنْتَصِرُ لِنَفْسِهِ يَمْنَعُهُ …
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Buraydah ibn al-Hasib reported: A man asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “O Messenger of Allah, will there be camels in Paradise?” The Prophet said, “If Allah admits you into Paradise, you will have therein whatever your soul desires and pleases your eyes.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2543 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When three signs appear, no soul will benefit from its faith if it did not already believe or earn good by its faith: the rising of the sun from the west, the False Messiah, and the beast from the earth.” Source: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah did not send down any disease but that he also sent down the cure.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5354 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Ibn al-Qayyim said, “This is generally true for diseases of the heart, the spirit, the body, and their cures.” Source: …
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‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to my father, “O Husayn, how many gods do you worship today?” My father said, “Seven. Six on earth and one in heaven.” The Prophet said, “In which of them do you depend for your most ardent hopes and concerns?” He said, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Five sins cannot be expiated: idolatry with Allah, killing a soul without a just case, slandering a believer, fleeing the battlefield, and bearing false witness to consume the wealth of another without right.” Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn 1161 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The strong are not those who defeat people. Rather, the strong are those who defeat their own ego.” Source: Sharḥ Mushkil al-Āthār 1645 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَيْسَ …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O people, fear Allah and be graceful in seeking provision, for a soul will never die until it finishes its provision. If it is slow coming, fear Allah and be graceful in seeking provision. Take what is lawful and leave …
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Hasan reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever follows his ego in everything he sees in people, his sadness will be lengthened and his rage will not be healed.” Source: al-Mudārāh al-Nās 27 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ رضي الله عنه مَنْ يُتْبِعْ نَفْسَهُ كُلَّ مَا يَرَى فِي النَّاسِ يَطُلْ …
Abu Darda on Ego: One who follows his ego harms himself Read More »