Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One silver coin is ahead of one hundred thousand others.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how is it so?” The Prophet said, “A man has only two coins, so he takes one and gives it in charity. Another man has …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform the Hajj and ‘Umrah pilgrimages, one after another, for they both erase poverty and sins just as the furnace removes impurity from iron, gold, and silver. There is no reward for an accepted Hajj but Paradise.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī …
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Ja’far reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever would abstain from asking people, Allah will make him abstinent. Whoever would be independent, Allah will make him independent. Whoever begs people while he owns an amount of five ounces of silver, he has asked importunately.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 17237 Grade: …
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Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you see people amassing gold and silver, then amass these words: O Allah, I ask You for firmness in the matter and determination upon guidance. I ask You for gratitude over Your blessings, I ask You to help me …
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Abdullah al-Hawzani reported: I met Bilal, the caller of prayer for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at Aleppo and I said, “O Bilal, tell us about the spending of the Prophet.” Bilal said, “He would not have anything left. I was the one to manage it for him since Allah …
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Ibn Qudamah reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the reason for his repentance and he said: I was an officer and I was given to drinking wine. When half the night had passed in the month of Sha’ban, which was Friday night, I became drunk from wine and …
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Abdullah ibn Qays reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, in Paradise is a tent made of a hollowed pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner are families who do not see each other. The believers will roam freely between them. There are two gardens of silver, their utensils …
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Abu Huraira reported: I said, “What is Paradise built from?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Bricks of silver and gold, its mortar is musk of strong fragrance, its pebbles are pearls and rubies, and its soil is saffron. Whoever enters it will enjoy bliss without despair and eternity without …
Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, in Paradise are two gardens with silver vessels and two gardens with golden vessels. Nothing comes between its people looking upon their Lord but a curtain of majesty over His face in the Garden of Eden. In Paradise is a tent made …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “People are like mines of silver and gold. The best of them in the time of ignorance are the best of them in Islam, if they have religious understanding.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2638 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ …
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Ibn Muflih reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Every nation has an idol that they worship, and the idol of this nation is the gold and silver coin.” Source: al-Ādāb al-Shar’īyah 3/297 عن ابن مفلح قَالَ الْحَسَنُ الْبَصْرِيُّ رحمه الله لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ صَنَمٌ يَعْبُدُونَهُ وَصَنَمُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الدِّينَارُ وَالدِّرْهَمُ 3/297 الآداب …
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Al-Ghazali reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Let not one of you refrain from working for his provision, supplicating to Allah to provide while he knows that the sky does not rain gold and silver.” Source: Iḥyā’ Ulūm al-Dīn 2/62 عن الغزالي قَالَ عمر رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لَا يَقْعُدُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ …
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Thawban reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best wealth is a tongue that remembers Allah, a grateful heart, and a believing wife to help one in his faith.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3094 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ قَالَ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أَفْضَلُهُ يعني المال …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The scholars are the successors of the prophets. Verily, the prophets do not pass on gold and silver coins, but rather they only impart knowledge.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 10/68 Grade: Salih (good) according to Al-Bazzār عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ …
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Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever donates a gift of milk, or a piece of silver, or who guides others through a strait, he will be rewarded as if he has freed a slave.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1957 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عن …
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Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Surely, there is no doubt that gold and silver coins destroyed those before you, for they are both causes of your ruin.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 694 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ …
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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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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No charity is due on less than five bundles of dates, nor less than five camels, nor less than five ounces of silver.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1413 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ …
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Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited us from seven things: using gold rings, silk, flax, brocade, red saddle clothes, taffeta, and silver vessels. And the Prophet commanded us to do seven things: to visit the sick, to follow the funeral procession, to bless those who sneeze, to return …
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Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever drinks from a vessel of gold or silver has only filled his stomach with the fire of Hell.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2065 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عن أُمِّ سَلَمَة قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ …
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