Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The nobility of a believer is in his prayer at night, and his honor is in his independence from what belongs to people.” Source: Fawāʼid Tammām 1104 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever would be independent, Allah Almighty will make him independent. Whoever would abstain from asking people, Allah Almighty will make him abstinent. Whoever is content with sufficiency, Allah Almighty will suffice him.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 2595 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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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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Anas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Leave the world to its people. Whoever takes from the world more than what suffices him, he has taken a portion of his ruin while he is unaware.” Source: al-Firdaws lil-Daylamī 363 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-San’ani …
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Aisha reported: The household of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, never ate two meals in a day but that one of them consisted of dates. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6455 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ مَا أَكَلَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكْلَتَيْنِ فِي يَوْمٍ إِلَّا …
Hadith on Meals: The Prophet ate a portion of dates every day Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Generosity: The Prophet donates all of his money before sundown Read More »
Abu Humayd al-Sa’idi reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Be moderate in seeking from the world, for everyone will be facilitated towards what has been decreed for him in it.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 10501 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى …
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Khabbab ibn al-Arat reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, it is enough for you to have in the world the likes of a traveler’s provision.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 13/39 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِي أَحَدَكُمْ مَا …
Hadith on Zuhd: Enough of the world on journey to Hereafter Read More »
Aisha reported: She said to ‘Urwah, “O my nephew, we used to sight three crescent moons in two months without having any fire to cook in the house of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.” ‘Urwah said, “How did you live?” Aisha said, “With the two dark things, dates and water, …
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Yahya ibn Abdil Malik reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, the kings have left the Hereafter to you, so leave the world to them.” Source: Siyar A’lām al-Nubalā’ 7/278 عَنْ يَحْيَى بن عَبْدِ المَلِكِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيّ رحمه الله قَالَ إِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ المُلُوْكَ قَدْ تَرَكُوا لَكُمُ الآخِرَةَ فَاتْرُكُوا لَهُمُ الدُّنْيَا …
Sufyan on Dunya: Leave the worldly life for the rulers Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, give me a teaching and make it concise.” The Prophet said, “Pray your prayers as if they were your last, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you. Give up …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The beginning of righteousness in this nation is by conviction and temperance, and the beginning of its corruption by is miserliness and vain hopes.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 10350 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever makes his concerns only one concern, the Hereafter, Allah will be enough for his concerns in the world. Whoever scatters his concerns, it does not matter to Allah in which valley of the world he meets his demise.” Source: Shu’ab …
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Muhammad ibn Ziyad reported: Wahb ibn Munabbih, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever places his lusts beneath his feet, Satan will flee from his shadow. Whoever overcomes his whims by his forbearance, that one is among the victorious scholars.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 4/60 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ رحمه الله …
Wahb on Shahwah: Satan flees from one who overcomes his desires Read More »
Al-Bukhari reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Set out with the world at your back and the Hereafter at your front. Each of them both has their children. Be children of the Hereafter and not children of the world, for today is for action and not reckoning, while tomorrow …
Ali on Akhirah: Be children of the Hereafter, not of the world Read More »
Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the food of the son of Adam presents a parable for the worldly life in what the son of Adam defecates. He garnishes the food and seasons it, yet look at what it becomes.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 702 Grade: Sahih …
Hadith on Dunya: Worldly life is pleasant, then becomes foul Read More »
Al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him, “O Dahhak, what are you eating?” He said, “Meat and milk.” The Prophet said, “Then what will it become?” He said, “You know what it will become.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah Almighty presents what the son of …
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Hammad ibn Abi Hanifah reported: I came to Dawud al-Ta’i, may Allah have mercy on him, and his door was fastened shut. I could hear him saying: You lusted after carrots so I fed you carrots, then you lusted after carrots and dates together and I will never let you eat them again! I entered …
Dawud Ta’i on Self-talk: Talking to yourself as a means of discipline Read More »
Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “My Lord presented me with the valley of Mecca that He might turn it into gold for me. I said: No, O Lord, rather I will be satiated some days and hungry some days. When I am hungry, I will humble myself to …
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‘Imran al-Minqari reported: I said to Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah be pleased with him, one day about something he claimed, “O Abu Sa’id, this is not as the jurists say.” Al-Hasan said, “Woe to you! Do you consider only yourself as a jurist? A true jurist is only an ascetic in the world, seeking of …
Hasan on Fuqaha: Who is the true Faqih in the religion? Read More »