Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty says that might is His garment and grandeur is His cloak: Whoever competes
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Mu’adh ibn Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever eats a meal and says, ‘All praise is due to Allah, who fed me
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Increase in ‘righteous deeds everlasting,’” (18:46). It was said, “What are they, O Messenger of
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no soul in the son of Adam but that charity is due upon it
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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
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Mujahid reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, beware of gluttony in eating. Verily, it causes laziness in prayer, it harms the body, it
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Shaddad ibn Aws reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O Allah, I am weak, so make me strong. I am harsh, so make me gentle.
Mansur ibn Abdullah reported: Al-Kattani, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The truly weak man is he who is too weak to manage himself.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 54/254 عن
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by people wrestling, and he said, “What is this?” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, this is
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Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, good deeds bring brightness upon the face, a light in the heart, an expanse of provision, strength
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Jabir reported: When the emigrants returned to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, from across the sea, the Prophet said, “Will you not tell me about
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Ibn ‘Asakir reported: Mu’awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “A man will not achieve the range of insight until his forbearance overcomes his ignorance, and his patience overcomes
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, from the character of the believer is strength in religion, determination with leniency, faith with certainty,
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Ibn ‘Asakir reported: Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, said to the people of hadith, “You are in greater need of a little manners than a great deal
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Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, some people were weak and poor, and they were being fought by tyrants who outnumbered them.
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among the strongest in love for me in my nation are some people who will come
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Maslamah ibn Abi Bakr reported: Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, took a pledge from some of his military deputies, saying, “You must fear Allah in
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Ibn Umar reported: I have performed the Hajj pilgrimage with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he did not fast during Arafat. I performed it with Abu
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Mu’adh ibn Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever eats a meal and then says, ‘All praise is due to Allah, who has
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Abu Musa reported: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on a journey when the people began to exalt Allah loudly. The Prophet said, “O people,
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