Abdullah ibn Qays reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, in Paradise is a tent made of a hollowed pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner are families who do not see each other. The believers will roam freely between them. There are two gardens of silver, their utensils …
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Salamah al-Hamdani reported: We used to sit by the door of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, before dawn prayer. When he came out, we would walk with him to the mosque. Abu Musa al-Ash’ari came to us and he said to him, “O Abu Abdur Rahman, I recently saw something in …
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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 …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Cover the vessels and close the water skins, for there will be night out of the year in which an epidemic descends. It will not pass over an uncovered vessel or an untied water skin but that some of this …
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Mu’awiyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, nothing remains in the world but trials and tribulations. The parable of one of your deeds is that of a vessel. If the top of the vessel is pleasant, the rest of it will be pleasant. If the top is malignant, the rest …
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Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, in Paradise are two gardens with silver vessels and two gardens with golden vessels. Nothing comes between its people looking upon their Lord but a curtain of majesty over His face in the Garden of Eden. In Paradise is a tent made …
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Abu Tha’labah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, we live in a land of the people of the Book. Can we eat from their utensils?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not eat from them unless you cannot find anything else, then wash them and eat from them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …
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Imran ibn Hussein reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his companions performed ablution from the waterskin of an idolatrous woman. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 337, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 682 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَصْحَابَهُ تَوَضَّئُوا …
Hadith on Utensils: Using the dishware of idolaters if necessary Read More »
Hudhayfah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited us from eating and drinking out of golden or silver vessels. He prohibited us from wearing silk or brocade, or sitting upon anything made from them. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5499, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2067 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ …
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Maymunah, wife of the Prophet, reported: I would take a bath with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, cleaning ourselves of impurities from the same vessel.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “It is the opinion of the majority of jurists, that there is no harm for a husband and wife to bathe from the …
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