‘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 …
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Al-Rabia’ ibn Sulayman reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have not satiated myself for sixteen years, as I have cast fullness aside. For satiety puts heaviness in the body, hardens the heart, causes loss of intelligence, induces sleepiness, and weakens the performance of the worshiper.” Source: Ādāb al-Shāfiʻī wa Manāqibuh 1/78 …
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Abu Dharr reported: He came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Indeed, I love the people of your house!” The Prophet said to him, “By Allah? Then prepare to endure poverty, for poverty quickly approaches those who love us faster than a torrent flows from the highest hillock to …
Hadith on Faqr: Prepare for poverty if you love the Prophet Read More »
Ali ibn al-Madini reported: It was said to Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, “What is the definition of temperance?” Sufayn said, “It is that you are grateful in prosperity and patient in adversity. If one is like that, he is temperate.” It was said, “What is gratitude?” Sufyan said, “It is …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be men from my nation who eat a variety of foods, drink a variety of drinks, wear a variety of clothes, and are boastful in their speech. These are the worst of my nation.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 7512 Grade: …
Hadith on Luxury: Worst Muslims extravagant in food, clothing, speech Read More »
Fatimah bint Muhammad reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The worst of my nation are those who are nourished by pleasure, eating a variety of foods, wearing a variety of clothes, and being pompous in their speech.” Source: Kitāb Dhamm al-Ghībah 12 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to …
Hadith on Extravagance: Worst Muslims are addicted to luxury Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: By the One in whose hand is my soul, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not satiate his family with wheat bread for three consecutive nights until he departed from this world. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2976 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي …
Hadith on Hunger: The Prophet does not feed his family to their fill Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: A man belched in the presence of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, “Restrain your belching, for those who were most satiated in the world will be the most hungry on the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2478 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external …
Hadith on Satiety: Those who overeat are hungriest in Hereafter Read More »
Al-Ghazali reported: Al-Fudayl, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I never saw anyone more pious than a man of Khorasan. He was sitting by me at the Sacred Mosque, then he stood to perform circumambulation. Some coins with him were stolen and it made him weep. I said: Is it over some coins you …
Fudayl on Mercy: A pious man weeps out of pity for the thief Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate, “O Allah, make me content with what You have provided for me, bless me in it, an appoint good for me in everything I do not have.” Source: al-Daʻwāt al-Kabīr 242 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Hajar عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ …
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‘Urwah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, would say in his sermons, “You know that greed is poverty and renunciation is independence. Verily, whoever renounces his desire for what people have, he will be independent of them.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 631 عَن عُرْوَة قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ رضي …
Umar on Greed: Greed is poverty and slavery to materialism Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O young men of Quraysh, do not commit adultery and guard your chastity. No doubt, whoever guards his chastity will certainly enter Paradise.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 6750 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى …
Hadith on Chastity: The Prophet’s advice for unmarried young men Read More »
Abu Talhah reported: We complained about hunger to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and we lifted our garments to reveal stones tied to our stomachs, so the Messenger of Allah lifted his garment to reveal two stones. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2371 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Munawi عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ …
Hadith on Hunger: The Prophet suffers in poverty with his companions Read More »
Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever abandons wine-drinking although he could drink it, he will be given drink within the holy sanctuary. Whoever abandons wearing silk although he could wear it, he will be clothed within the holy sanctuary.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 7381 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi …
Hadith on Virtue: Reward for giving up wine, silk Read More »
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: It was said to Abu Yazid, may Allah have mercy on him, “What do you want?” Abu Yazid said, “I want not to want.” Ibn al-Qayyim said, “He wanted the lower-self to be cut off from its aims… so he guarded his will and restricted it from anything besides Allah Almighty.” Source: …
Abu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the world Read More »
Abdullah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, when he arrived in Syria, he said to Abu ‘Ubaydah, “Let us go to your house.” Abu ‘Ubaydah said, “You want nothing but to shed tears for me?” Umar entered his house and he saw nothing. Umar said, “Where are your provisions? I do …
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Abdullah ibn al-Hasan reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “People do not abandon something from their religion, intending to benefit their worldly affairs, except that Allah will expose them to what is even more harmful and more evil for them.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 2/11 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ …
Ali on Zuhd: People who abandon part of Islam harm themselves Read More »
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The rightness in the beginning of this nation was by renouncing the world and attaining conviction. The destruction in the end of it is by miserliness and vain hopes.” Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal 52 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
Hadith on Ummah: Righteousness in temperance, destruction in worldly hope Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is concerned about the Hereafter, Allah will place richness in his heart, bring his affairs together, and the world will inevitably come to him. Whoever is concerned about the world, Allah will place poverty between his eyes, disorder his …
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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 »