Al-Nawawi on the remembrance of Allah
“Remember Me and I will remember you.”
Supplication الدعاء
Education of women in Islam
“Say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”
Everything Allah decrees is good for the believer
“Verily, Allah does not decree anything for the believer except what is good for him.”
Sunan of sleeping and waking
“Whoever goes to sleep in a state of purity will have an angel over his head.”
Al-Nawawi on valuable lessons
“If a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is correct, then he will have two rewards; and if a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is mistaken, then he will have one reward.”
–Sahih Muslim 1716
Beware of exaggeration in supplication
“There will be people who will transgress in supplication, so beware not to be one of them.”
–Sunan Abu Dawud 1480
Is it permissible to curse people in Islam?
“Do not invoke the curse of Allah…”
Repel evil with good, win hearts of enemies
“…and they repel evil with good.”
Sending blessings upon the Prophet and his Companions
“Whoever sends blessings upon me once will have Allah send blessings upon him ten times.”
–Sahih Muslim 408
Al-Nawawi on Friday Prayer, Salat al-Jumu’ah
“Verily, the best of your days is Friday.”
Blessings of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah
“No days more beloved to Allah than these ten days,”
Al-Nawawi on manners of travelling
“Glory be to Allah who has made this subservient to us, for we have no power over it and to our Lord we shall return.”
–Sahih Muslim 1342
Al-Nawawi on thankfulness and gratitude
“So remember Me, I will remember you. Be thankful to me and do not be ungrateful.”
Al-Nawawi on manners of assembly and gathering
“No people sit in a gathering without remembering Allah or sending blessings upon their Prophet except that they will earn the displeasure of Allah. If He wishes He will punish them, or if He wishes He will forgive them.”
–Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3380
Al-Nawawi on manners of sleeping and resting
“Whoever sits in a place and does not remember Allah will earn the displeasure of Allah, and whoever lies down for sleep and does not remember Allah will earn the displeasure of Allah.”
–Sunan Abu Dawud 5040
Worshiping Allah in fear and hope
“They arise from their beds and they supplicate their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend from what We have provided them.”
–Surah As-Sajda 32:16
Purification of the heart and soul in Islam
“He has succeeded who purifies himself…”
Every day is Mother’s Day in Islam
“Be grateful to Me and to your parents, for unto Me is the final destination.”
Evidence for the existence of the Creator in Islam
“Do they not see that We made the night for resting therein and the day giving sight?”
Sunan of Anger: What a Muslim should do when angry
“If an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah.”