Abu al-Hayyaj reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib said to me, “Shall I not send you upon the mission with which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent me? Do not leave a graven image but that you efface it, and do not leave a built over grave but that you level …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited building over graves, sitting upon them, or praying over them. Source: Musnad Abī Ya’lá 1020 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقُبُورِ أَوْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited praying amongst the graves. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 1698 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ يُصَلَّى بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ 1698 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب الصلاة باب شروط الصلاة ذكر وصف التخصيص …
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Abdullah ibn Shaqiq reported: The companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, did not consider leaving any deed to be unbelief except for the prayer. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2622 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ العُقَيْلِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لاَ يَرَوْنَ شَيْئًا مِنَ …
Sahaba on Salat: Abandoning the prayer completely is unbelief Read More »
Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him. Whoever vows to disobey Allah, he must not disobey Him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6700 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Ibn Taymiyyah said, “If a person makes a vow in obedience to Allah, he must …
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Abi ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah has cursed one who sacrifices to other than Allah. Allah has cursed one who harbors a heretic. Allah has cursed one who curses his own parents. Allah has cursed one who manipulates the boundaries of a land.” Source: …
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Thabit ibn al-Dahhak reported: A man in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, made a vow to sacrifice a camel at a placed called Buwanah. He came to the Prophet and he said, “I have made a vow to sacrifice a camel at Buwanah.” The Prophet said, “Were …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is nothing to bring you closer to Paradise and distance you from Hellfire but that I have commanded you to do it, and there is nothing to bring you closer to Hellfire and distance you from Paradise but …
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Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched him to Yemen, he went out with him to instruct Mu’adh as he was riding. When he finished, the Prophet said, “O Mu’adh, perhaps you will not see me after this year, perhaps you will pass by my mosque …
Hadith on Taqwa: Godfearing pious are closest to the Prophet Read More »
Aisha reported: Umm Habibah and Umm Salamah mentioned a church they saw in Abyssinia that had graven images in it. They mentioned it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Verily, when a righteous man among them would die, they would build a place of worship over his grave and …
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Mu’awiyah ibn Jaydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three eyes will never see the Hellfire, an eye standing guard in the way of Allah, an eye weeping from the fear of Allah, and an eye lowering its gaze from what Allah has forbidden.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 1003 Grade: Sahih …
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Abu Rayhanah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Hellfire is forbidden for the eye weeping from the fear of Allah. The Hellfire is forbidden for the eye vigilant in the way of Allah. The Hellfire is forbidden for the eye that lowers its gaze from what Allah has …
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Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: A man presented a water-skin filled with wine to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, “Do you know that Allah has forbidden it?” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1579 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Ibn Abdul Barr said, “In this tradition is further evidence that …
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Salm ibn Qutaybah reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If a man were even to play with the two toes of a boy seeking lustful pleasure, he would be a sodomite.” Source: Masāwi’ al-Akhlāq lil-Kharāʼiṭī 423 عن سَلْم بْن قُتَيْبَة قَالَ قَالَ سفيان الثَّوْرِيَّ رحمه الله لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عَبَثَ بِغُلَامٍ …
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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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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 Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever accumulates unlawful wealth and then gives it in charity, he will never be rewarded and the burden of sin will be upon him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 3367 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ …
Hadith on Haram: Unlawful wealth not accepted as charity Read More »
Abu Jabirah ibn al-Dahhak reported: A man used to have two or three names by which he was called. Perhaps he hated one of them, so Allah revealed the verse, “Do not insult each other with offensive nicknames.” (49:11) Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3268 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَبِي جَبِيرَةَ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ قَالَ …
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Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah reported: He proposed to a woman in marriage and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Look at her, for it is the best way to make lasting affection between you.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “Some of the people of knowledge adhered to this tradition. They said: There is nothing wrong with …
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Ibn Umar reported: He divorced his wife in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while she menstruating. Umar ibn al-Khattab asked the Prophet about that and he said, “Order him to return her. Let him leave her alone until she becomes pure, then menstruates, and then is pure …
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