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 …
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the room of Bilal and he found a pile of dates with him. The Prophet said, “What is this, O Bilal?” Bilal said, “They are dates I have stored for you.” The Prophet said, “Woe to you, O Bilal! Are you …
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Zayd ibn Thabit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If Allah were to punish the inhabitants of His heavens and His earth, He would punish them without being unjust to them. If He were to have mercy on them, His mercy is better for them than their deeds. If …
Hadith on Qadr: Allah can never be unjust to His servants Read More »
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has distributed your characters among you just as He has distributed your provision. Allah gives the world to those He loves and to those He does not love, but He only gives faith to those He loves. Whoever …
Hadith on Iman: Allah only bestows faith upon those He loves Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The hand of Allah is full and it is not diminished by continuous spending night and day. Do you not see that He has been spending since the creation of the heavens and the earth, and it has not decreased anything …
Hadith on Tawhid: Allah’s dominion not decreased by spending Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is too weak among you to pray at night that he might fall down, too miserly with his wealth that he might spend it, or too fearful of the enemy that he might fight them, then let him remember Allah …
Hadith on Dhikr: If good deeds are too difficult, remember Allah often Read More »
Rakb al-Misri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Blessed is he who has humility without debasing himself, who lowers himself without humiliating himself, who spends wealth in charity and accumulates it without sinning, who is merciful to the lowly and downtrodden, and who accompanies the people of understanding and …
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Abu Mutarrif reported: I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was reciting the verse, “Competition for wealth diverts you,” (102:1). The Prophet said, “The son of Adam boasts: My wealth! My wealth! O son of Adam, have you truly earned any wealth but what you ate and consumed, or …
Hadith on Wealth: Your true earnings are your acts of charity Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Mesenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of one who learns sacred knowledge and then does share it is like one who stores up treasure and does not spend it.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 3479 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ …
Hadith on ‘Ilm: Parable of those who do not share Islamic knowledge Read More »
Silah reported: ‘Ammar ibn Yasir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever has three qualities has completed the faith: a sense of fairness in yourself, spending in charity despite difficult circumstances, and offering peace to the world.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 30440 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ صِلَةَ عَنْ عَمَّار بن …
‘Ammar on Faith: Justice, generosity, offering peace to the world Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Shall I not tell you of the best of people? A man who clutches the reins of his horse in the way of Allah. Shall I not tell of the best after him? A man who withdraws with his flocks to fulfill the …
Hadith on Virtue: Best strive in jihad and worship, worst are miserly Read More »
Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about four matters: his body and how he used it, his lifetime and how he exhausted it, his wealth and how he acquired …
Hadith on Judgment: Asked about life, youth, earnings, knowledge Read More »
Abu Barzah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about his lifetime and how he used it, his knowledge and how he acted upon it, his wealth and from where he acquired it …
Hadith on Judgement: Asked about life, knowledge, wealth, health Read More »
Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The sun never rises but that two angels are sent at its sides, calling out. They are heard by all the inhabitants of the earth except humans and jinn: O people, come quickly to your Lord! What is little and sufficient …
Hadith on Angels: Two angels come with rising, setting of sun Read More »
Sa’d reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, visited me while I was ill in Mecca. I said, “I have some wealth. May I donate all of it?” The Prophet said, “No.” I said, “Half of it?” The Prophet said, “No.” I said, “A third of it?” The Prophet said, “Yes a third, …
Hadith on Inheritance: Better to leave family wealthy than begging Read More »
Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, enjoined upon me nine deeds, “Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are cut or burned. Do not deliberately leave off the prescribed prayer, for those who leave it have forfeited protection from Allah. Do not drink wine, for it …
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Asma’ reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Spend in charity and do not count it, lest Allah count it against you. Do not hoard it, lest Allah withhold from you.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2451, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1029 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim Ibn …
Hadith on Charity: Spend in charity, do not be miserly Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to order charity only for the people of Islam, until this verse was revealed, “It is not upon you to guide them, for Allah guides whom He wills. Whatever you spend of good is for yourselves, not spending it but to seek the …
Hadith on Sadaqah: Giving charity to people of all religions Read More »
Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Expeditions are of two kinds. As for one who seeks the countenance of Allah, obeys the leader, spends in charity from his precious possessions, shows leniency to his colleagues, and avoids corruption, then the entirety of his sleep and vigilance …
Hadith on Jihad: Only a jihad for the right reason is rewarded Read More »
Abu Nu’aym reported: Wahb ibn Munnabih, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, everything has two ends and a middle. If you hold one of the ends, the other will be skewed. If you hold the middle, the two ends will be balanced. You must seek the middle ground in all things.” Source: Ḥilyat …
Wahb on Moderation: Everything has balance, seek the middle ground Read More »