Malik ibn Nadlah: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The hands are three types: the Hand of Allah is the highest, the hand of the giver is next to it, and the hand of the beggar is the lowest. Give from your surplus wealth and do not be weakened by …
Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Seek out the vulnerable for me, for you are only given provision and divine support due to your care for the vulnerable.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2594 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ …
Hadith on Poverty: Allah only supports Muslims if they care for the weak Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety, sorrow, disability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, the burdens of debt, and the repression of men.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6369 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قال كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ …
Hadith on Dua: Seeking refuge from debt and oppression Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Fulfilling the trust and maintaining family ties will be sent to stand on the sides of the bridge over Hell, left and right, then the first of you will pass over it like lightning.” I said, “May my father and mother …
Hadith on Sirat: People pass over Hell by their good deeds Read More »
Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Soon the nations will be summoned to you just like one is invited to a feast.” It was said, “Will we be few in that day?” The Prophet said, “No, rather, you will be many in that day, but you will be …
Hadith on Trials: Nations gather to dominate weak Ummah Read More »
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 …
Shafi’i on Satiety: I never ate to my fill for sixteen years Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is too weak among you to pray at night that he might fall down, too miserly with his wealth that he might spend it, or too fearful of the enemy that he might fight them, then let him remember Allah …
Hadith on Dhikr: If good deeds are too difficult, remember Allah often Read More »
Ibn Abi Mulaykah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said to the house of Al-Sa’ib, “You have become frail, so marry intelligent people unrelated to you.” Al-Shafi’i said, “Whenever the people of a household do not allow their women to marry men outside of their line, there will be fools among …
Umar on Inbreeding: Do not to marry within bloodlines, close cousins Read More »
Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad reported: Aisha, mother of the believers, may Allah be pleased with her, fasted on the day of ‘Arafat as a pilgrim. Al-Qasim said, “I saw her in the evening on they day of Arafat as the Imam was departing. She stood until one could see the ground between her and the people, …
Aisha on Arafat: No harm for pilgrims to fast Arafat if not too weak Read More »
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Remain upright, though you cannot encompass it entirely. Know that the most favorable of your deeds is prayer and that none can preserve his ablution but a believer.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 278 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ …
Hadith on Salat: Know your best deed is the prayer Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not become frustrated with supplication, for no one was ever ruined by supplication.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 878 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لا تَعْجِزُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ …
Hadith on Dua: No one ever harmed by too much supplication Read More »
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah only supports this nation due to their support of the vulnerable and the poor, and due to their supplications, their prayers, and their sincerity.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3178 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عن سعد بن أبي وقاص …
Hadith on Ikhlas: Muslims only supported if sincerely pray, give charity Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Paradise and Hellfire argued with each other. The Hellfire said: The tyrants and the arrogant are in me. Paradise said: The meek among people and their poor are in me. Allah judged between them: You, Paradise, are my mercy that I bestow …
Hadith on Akhirah: Paradise and Hellfire dispute with each other Read More »
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Shall I not tell you about the worst servants of Allah? They are cruel and arrogant. Shall I not tell you about the best servants of Allah? They are weak, persecuted, and down-trodden, yet if they swear an oath by …
Hadith on Servitude: Best and worst servants of Allah Read More »
Suraqah ibn Ju’shum reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Suraqah, shall I tell you about the people of Paradise and Hellfire?” Suraqah said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said, “As for the people of Hellfire, it is every hard-hearted, cruel, and arrogant person. As for …
Hadith on Cruelty: Hellfire filled with cruel, mean, rude, arrogant sinners Read More »
Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no soul in the son of Adam but that charity is due upon it on every day the sun rises.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, from what can we give in charity?” The Prophet said, “The doors …
Hadith on Charity: Doors of virtuous good deeds are plentiful Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: We prayed with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at nightfall and he did not come out until half of the night had passed. The Prophet said, “Take your places.” We took our places and the Prophet said, “Verily, people have prayed and laid down in their …
Hadith on Salat: You are in prayer if you are waiting for prayer Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you leads people in prayer, let him lighten it as among them are the weak, sick, and elderly. If one of you prays by himself, let him pray for as long as he wishes.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 671 …
Hadith on Salat: Imam should lighten prayer for sick, elderly with him Read More »
Abu Nu’aym reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “A woman will pass by a man and he cannot restrain himself from looking at her lustfully although there is no benefit in it. What could be weaker than this?” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 7/68 عن أبي نعيم قال سفيان الثوري رحمه الله الْمَرْأَةُ …
Sufyan on Men: Who is weaker than a man unable to lower his gaze? Read More »
Umm Salamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would perform witr prayer with thirteen cycles, and when he became older and weaker he performed it with seven cycles. Al-Tirmidhi said, “It has been narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he would perform witr prayer with thirteen, eleven, …
Hadith on Prayer: Number of raka’at in the witr prayer Read More »