Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two practices no Muslim man preserves but that he will enter Paradise. Surely, they are both easy yet few act upon them. Glorify Allah at the end of every prayer ten times, praise Him ten times, and exalt …
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Aisha reported: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say in some of his prayers, “O Allah, bring me to account with an easy reckoning.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 24215 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Kathir عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي بَعْضِ صَلَاتِهِ اللهُمَّ حَاسِبْنِي حِسَابًا …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah will single out a man from my nation before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection. Ninety-nine scrolls will be unrolled before him, each scroll as far as the eye can see. Allah will say: Do you …
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Aisha reported: Something of hers was stolen, so she began to supplicate against the thief. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not lighten his sin.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4909 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Subki said, “For the curse and the theft will be weighed on the …
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Thabit ibn al-Hajjaj reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable and evaluate yourselves before you are evaluated, for the Reckoning will be easier upon you tomorrow if you hold yourselves accountable today.” Source: Muḥāsabat al-Nafs 2 عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ …
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Jurayy al-Nahdi reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Glorification of Allah is half of the Scale, the praise of Allah fills it, and the exaltation of Allah fills what is between the heavens and the earth. Fasting is half of patience and purification is half of faith.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3519 …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, a prominent and obese man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection who does not weigh as much as the wing of a gnat to Allah. Recite the verse: Thus, We will not give them any weight on the …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When death approached Noah, upon him be peace, he called his sons and he said: Verily, my time is short and you must receive instruction. I command you with two and prohibit you with two. I forbid you from committing …
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Abu Salma reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Nothing is heavier on the Scale than to glorify Allah, to praise Allah, to declare there is no God but Allah, to declare Allah is the greatest, and for a Muslim parent whose righteous child passes away yet he bears it patiently for …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: He was harvesting toothsticks from an Arak tree and he had tiny shins. The wind blew and made him fall over, so people laughed at him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “What are you laughing at?” They said, “O Prophet of Allah, he has tiny shins.” …
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Abu al-Zar’a reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “A monk worshiped Allah in his hermitage for sixty years. Then, a woman came and laid down at his side, so he laid down with her and was intimate with her for six nights. He became regretful and he fled. He arrived …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, met Abu Dharr and he said, “O Abu Dharr, shall I not tell you of two qualities that are easy on your back and heavier on the scale of good than others?” Abu Dharr said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Beware of envy, for it devours good deeds just as fire devours wood or grass.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4903 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَسَدَ فَإِنَّ الْحَسَدَ يَأْكُلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If someone kills so much as a sparrow, or anything larger, without a just cause, Allah Almighty will ask him about it on the Day of Resurrection.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?” The …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan due to faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven. Whoever stands in prayer during the Night of Decree due to faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …
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Abu Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man among those before you was called to account in the Hereafter. Nothing good was found with him but that he was lenient in his dealings with people, and he would order his servant to relieve the debts of those …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The first action for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, he will have prospered and succeeded. If they are lacking, he will have failed …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has recorded good and evil deeds and He made them clear. Whoever intends to perform a good deed but does not do it, Allah will record it as a complete good deed. If he intends to do it and …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you practices Islam well, every good deed he does is written as ten good deeds up to seven hundred times as much, and every bad deed he does is written as one bad deed.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 42, …
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Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: I was travelling with the Prophet one morning, close to him as we journeyed together, and I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a deed that will admit me into Paradise and keep me away from the Hellfire.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You have …
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