Muhammad ibn Ziyad reported: Wahb ibn Munabbih, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever places his lusts beneath his feet, Satan will flee from…
View More Wahb on Shahwah: Satan flees from one who overcomes his desiresTag: Whims الهوى
Hadith on Nifaq: Even hypocrites and evildoers can recite Quran
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be successors after sixty years who waste the prayer and…
View More Hadith on Nifaq: Even hypocrites and evildoers can recite QuranHasan on Backbiting: Permission to mention evil of three people
‘Aqil reported: Al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “It is not backbiting to speak against three people: a follower of whims, an obstinate…
View More Hasan on Backbiting: Permission to mention evil of three peopleDawud Ta’i on Self-talk: Talking to yourself as a means of discipline
Hammad ibn Abi Hanifah reported: I came to Dawud al-Ta’i, may Allah have mercy on him, and his door was fastened shut. I could hear…
View More Dawud Ta’i on Self-talk: Talking to yourself as a means of disciplineSufyan on Lust: Extreme condemnation of child sexual abuse
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…
View More Sufyan on Lust: Extreme condemnation of child sexual abuseHadith on Greed: Human nature remains greedy for wealth, long life
Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The son of Adam grows old but remains young in two matters:…
View More Hadith on Greed: Human nature remains greedy for wealth, long lifeUmar on Greed: Greed is poverty and slavery to materialism
‘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…
View More Umar on Greed: Greed is poverty and slavery to materialismUmar on Sermons: Umar warns against greed, anger, and dishonesty
Abu Huraira reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say to people in his sermons, “Those among you have succeeded…
View More Umar on Sermons: Umar warns against greed, anger, and dishonestyHadith on Vice: Evil within people lies in greed and cowardice
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The worst evil within a man is his restless greed and…
View More Hadith on Vice: Evil within people lies in greed and cowardice‘Ata’ on Gentleness: Speak good words to all people
Al-Qurtubi reported: Talhah ibn Umar said to ‘Ata’, may Allah have mercy on him, “Indeed, you are a man whom people of various whims gather…
View More ‘Ata’ on Gentleness: Speak good words to all peopleAbu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the world
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…
View More Abu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the worldWarraq on Whims: Lowly desires begin downward spiral into evil
Ibn al-Jawzi reported: Abu Bakr al-Warraq, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The source of overpowering whims is approaching what is lusted. When whims…
View More Warraq on Whims: Lowly desires begin downward spiral into evilIbrahim on Whims: People of whims never brought any good
Abu Hamzah reported: Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “By Allah, I have not seen in what they produce as much good…
View More Ibrahim on Whims: People of whims never brought any goodAbu ‘Aliyah on Whims: Beware lowly desires inciting to hatred, enmity
‘Asim al-Ahwal reported: Abu al-‘Aliyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Learn the Quran and once you learn it, never place your desires elsewhere.…
View More Abu ‘Aliyah on Whims: Beware lowly desires inciting to hatred, enmity‘Ata on Whims: Rationality defeated by lusts, whims, lowly desires
Miskin Abi Fatimah reported: ‘Ata al-Salimi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “We have heard that lusts and whims can even overpower knowledge, reason,…
View More ‘Ata on Whims: Rationality defeated by lusts, whims, lowly desiresAli on Zuhd: Renouncing worldliness makes calamities easier to endure
Qabisah ibn Jabir reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever renounces the worldly life, afflictions will be made easy…
View More Ali on Zuhd: Renouncing worldliness makes calamities easier to endureIbn Sirin on Whims: Do not listen to people of lowly desires
Hisham reported: Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Do not sit with the people of whims, do not debate them, and…
View More Ibn Sirin on Whims: Do not listen to people of lowly desiresAbu Qilabah on Whims: Beware of sitting with people of lowly desires
Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani reported: Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Be on guard from three traits: beware of the gates of rulers, beware…
View More Abu Qilabah on Whims: Beware of sitting with people of lowly desiresHadith on Whims: The Prophet disavows people of whims, heresies
Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Aisha, “O Aisha! Verily, those who divided their religion…
View More Hadith on Whims: The Prophet disavows people of whims, heresiesHasan on Salvation: Four traits to protect from Hellfire, Satan
Abu Nu’aym reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever has four traits, Allah will forbid him from entering Hellfire and grant…
View More Hasan on Salvation: Four traits to protect from Hellfire, Satan