Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Four people continue to be rewarded after death: a soldier guarding the frontier in the way […]
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Mu’awiyah ibn Qurrah reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Learn sacred knowledge before it is taken away, for knowledge is taken away by the disappearance of
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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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‘Awf ibn Abi Jamilah reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is part of charity to learn sacred knowledge, and then teach it to the people.”
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Safwan ibn ‘Assal reported: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was reclining in the mosque on his cloak. I said to
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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The virtue of knowledge is better than the virtue of worship, and the best of
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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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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Bind the knowledge.” I said, “How to bind it?” The Prophet said, “Books.” Source: al-Mu’jam
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught us to bear witness to faith in prayer and to bear witness to faith in
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Abu Dawud al-Sijistani reported: The circle of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, was a circle of the Hereafter, as he would not mention the affairs of
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever teaches a verse from the Book of Allah will have its reward as it
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Never is a servant struck by worry or grief but let him say, ‘O Allah,
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.” Source:
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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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Ibn Abbas reported: The people would raise their voices in remembrance as they left the obligatory prayers in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Ibn
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Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to teach them as they went to visit the graves, saying to their inhabitants, “Peace be upon
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Talhah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, from the people of Najd. His hair was unkempt and his loud
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Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn Surat al-Baqarah, for adhering to it is blessed, leaving it is sorrow, and the sorcerers cannot
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, how does one perform purification?” The Prophet
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I am only like a father to you in the way that I teach you.
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