Sunnah السنة

Al-Shafi’ee on Sunnah: Leave my opinions contradicting the Prophet

Rabia’ ibn Sulayman reported: Imam al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on upon him, said, “If you find something in my writings that contradict the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah,

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Hadith on Fiqh: Understanding Islam a light unto the nations

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whomever Allah intends goodness for, He grants him understanding of the religion.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2645

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Abu Bakr on Ijtihad: If my opinion is right, it is from Allah

Ibn Sirin reported: No one after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was as cautious with what he did not know than Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased

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Hadith on Israiliyyat: Umar brings the Torah

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: When Umar came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he said, “We have heard wonderous stories from the Jews. Shall we write them

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Hadith on Sunnah: Knowledge preserved by Hadith narrators

Ibrahim al-‘Udhri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This knowledge will be carried in the following centuries by its trustworthy caretakers, refuting the distortions

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Hadith on Hawd: Heretics prevented from Prophet’s Fountain

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I am holding you back from the Fire. I say: Beware of Hell! Beware the limits

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Hadith on Islam: Must follow Sunnah to be true Muslim

Ibn Abbas reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, liberated Mecca, he said, “Verily, Allah Almighty and His Messenger have forbidden wine and its sale

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Hadith on Celibacy: Prohibition of abandoning marriage entirely

Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, rejected ‘Uthman ibn Maz’un from vowing celibacy, and had he given him permission, we would

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Hadith on Jama’ah: All sects in Hellfire but united community

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the children of Israel split into seventy-one sects and this nation will surely split

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Hadith on Jama’ah: Unity is mercy, division is punishment

Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The united community is mercy and sectarianism is torment.” Source: al-Sunnah li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim 93

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Hadith on Sunnah: Do not dispute with the Prophet

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Leave me with what I have left for you. When I narrate a saying to you,

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Hadith on Sunnah: The Prophet speaks as if to say farewell

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us one day as if to say farewell. The Prophet said, “I am

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Hadith on Sunnah: No permission to violate rights of Ahl al-Kitab

Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No doubt, by Allah, I have admonished you, commanded you, and prohibited you from things

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Hassan on Bid’ah: Every religious innovation replaces a Sunnah like it

Al-Awza’i reported: Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “No people fabricate an innovation in their religion but that Allah will remove a Sunnah from like it,

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Hadith on Dua: Supplication upon monotheism, morning and evening

Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught us to say when we entered the morning, “We have entered the morning upon the

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