Ibn Asakir reported: Mujahid said, “I accompanied Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, on a journey that I might serve him, yet it was he who served me.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 57/33 عن ابن عساكر عن مُجَاهِد قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه فِي السَّفَرِ لِأَخْدُمَهُ فَكَانَ يَخْدِمُنِي 57/33 تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not one of us who instigates a wife against her husband, or a servant against his master.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2175 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …
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Sulayman ibn Musa reported: Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “When you fast, then let your hearing, seeing, and tongue fast as well from falsehood and sins, and avoid harming your servants. Rather, you must have dignity and calmness on the day of your fasting. Do not make days you do not fast …
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Bukayr ibn al-Ashajj reported: Abdullah ibn Salaam, may Allah be pleased with him, came out from behind a building while carrying a bundle of firewood. When people saw him, they said, “O Abu Yusuf, your son and your servant are enough to help you with this!” Abdullah said, “I want to compel my heart. Is …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not supplicate against yourselves, do not supplicate against your children, and do not supplicate against your wealth, lest it coincide with a time in which Allah is asked and he gives and your supplication is answered.” In another narration, …
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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 be on a dune of musk until Allah finishes holding his servants accountable: a man who recites the Quran seeking the countenance of Allah and …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is enough sin for a man to withhold from those dependent upon him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 996 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا …
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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 the early generation could surpass in knowledge and none from the later generation will match him. If the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be …
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Abi Aziz ibn ‘Umayr reported: I was among the prisoners of war on the day of the battle of Badr. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I enjoin you to treat the captives well.” After I accepted Islam, I was among the Ansar and when the time of lunch or …
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Mu’awiyah ibn Haydah reported: I said, “O Prophet of Allah, what can we cover or uncover of our nakedness?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Cover your nakedness, except from your wife or those in the custody of your right hand.” Mu’awiyah said, “O Messenger of Allah, what about when some people …
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Al-Bukhari reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, did not see any harm in wearing an undergarment for those in her caravan traveling the pilgrimage. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1464 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Al-‘Ala ibn Habib reported: I saw ‘Ammar ibn Yasir, may Allah be pleased with him, wearing an undergarment while …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I was shown three people who will be among the first to enter Paradise: a martyr, one who refrains from begging, and a servant who worships Allah in the best manner and is sincere to his master.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1642 …
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Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a man teaches his slave-girl good manners, educates her in the best way, then emancipates her and marries her, he will have a double reward. If he believes in Jesus and then believes in me, he will have a double …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, how many times should I pardon my servant?” The Prophet said, “Seventy times in each day.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1949 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ …
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Rib’i reported: A man from the tribe of ‘Amir sought permission to enter the home of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The man said, “May I enter?” The Prophet said to his servant, “Go out to this man and teach him how to ask permission to enter. Tell him to say: Peace …
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Abu Dharr reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, which deed is best?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Faith in Allah and jihad in His way.” I said, “Which slave is the best to free?” The Prophet said, “One who is valuable to his master and whose price is …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of your servants brings your meal and you do not sit with him, let him have a portion or two as he prepared it himself.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2418 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى …
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Habib ibn Salim reported: A man had sexual intercourse with the servant girl of his wife, so the matter was referred to Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir. Al-Nu’man said, “I will judge them with the judgment of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. If she had given him permission, I will lash him …
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Mua’wiyah ibn al-Hakam reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have a servant-girl whom I slapped.” That upset the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. I said to him, “Shall I emancipate her?” The Prophet said, “Bring her to me.” Then, she was brought and the Prophet said, “Where is Allah?” …
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Sa’d ibn Ubadah reported: There was a man living among us who had a physical defect and, to our surprise, we saw him having intercourse with one of the servant girls. Sa’d referred his case to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Strike him with the whip one …
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