Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O people, knowledge only comes by learning, and understanding only comes by seeking understanding. For whoever Allah
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed the people during the farewell sermon, saying, “Satan has despaired that he will ever be worshiped
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Abu Bakrah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in the farewell sermon, “Verily, your lives, your property, and your reputations have been made sacred to you,
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‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Adi reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, do not make Allah hateful to his servants.” They said, “How is that? Allah
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‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Adi reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said upon the pulpit, “Verily, if a servant humbles himself for Allah Almighty, he will increase his
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‘Ammar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the length of a man’s prayer and the brevity of his sermon is a sign of
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‘Ikramah reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Preach to people once a week every Friday. If you refuse, then two times. If you desire more, then
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Umm Hisham bint Harithah reported: I took the chapter, “Qaf, by the Glorious Quran,” (50:1) from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on
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Aws ibn Aws reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs a thorough ritual bath on Friday, proceeds at the earliest to the mosque, sits below
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Ibn Abbas reported: Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, went to the door of the mosque when he heard the news of the passing of the Prophet. Abu
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Ibn al-Mubarak reported: Al-Sha’bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “No preacher delivers a sermon but that he will be confronted with his sermon on the Day of Resurrection.”
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Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Modesty and reticence are two branches of faith. Profanity and temerity are two branches of hypocrisy.” Imam al-Tirmidhi
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Raja’ reported: Dawud ibn Abi Hind, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I sat with the learned jurists and I found my religion with them. I sat with the
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Abu Dharr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, you are in a time of many scholars and few preachers. Whoever leaves a tenth of what
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Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three people will not be shocked by terror, nor will they face the Reckoning, for they will
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Beware of greed, for it was only greed that destroyed those before you. It commanded
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, delivered a sermon to the people on the day Mecca was liberated. The Prophet said, “O people,
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Abu Umamah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, upon his camel during the farewell pilgrimage, saying, “I instruct you to be good to
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed us during the middle of the day at the end of the pilgrimage in the
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‘Amr ibn Hubshi reported: Hasan ibn Ali addressed the people after the killing of Ali ibn Abi Talib and he said, “A man has departed you yesterday whom none from
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