Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Have you not seen that tonight certain verses have been revealed, the like of which have never been known? ‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak’, and ‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind’.. Related by Muslim, 814
‘Āmir ibn Wāthilah narrated that 1. Nāfi‘ ibn ‘Abd al-Ḥārith met ‘Umar at ‘Usfān. ‘Umar had appointed him Governor of Makkah. [‘Umar] asked him: “Whom did you appoint over the people of this valley?” 2. [Nāfi‘] said: “Ibn Abzā”. [‘Umar] asked: “And who is Ibn Abzā?” He said: “One of our mawlas”. 3. [‘Umar] said: “You appointed a mawla as their ruler?” 4. [Nāfi‘] said: “He has learnt God’s Book, the Mighty and Exalted, by heart and he is well versed in the discipline of division of inheritance”. 5. [‘Umar] said: “Your Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘God elevates some people by means of this Book and brings down others”’.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said that God says: 1. Whoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, I shall be at war with him. 2. My servant does not draw closer to Me with anything I love more than the religious duties I have made obligatory for him. 3. My servant continues to draw closer to Me with voluntary worship until I love him. 4. When I love him, I shall be his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks. 5. Were he to ask something of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant it to him. 6. I am never reluctant to do something I want to do as much as I am reluctant to gather a believer’s soul: he hates death and I hate to upset him. Related by al-Bukhari, 6502
ꜤAbdullāh ibn MasꜤūd narrated: 1. I asked God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) which action God loves best? He said: “Prayer on time”. 2. I asked: Then which? He said: “Dutifulness to parents”. 3. I asked: what comes next? He said: “Jihad [i.e. striving] for God’s cause”. 4. [ꜤAbdullāh] said: He mentioned these to me. Had I asked him for more, he would have answered me. Related by al-Bukhari, 527; Muslim, 85.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: 1. Whoever relieves a believer from one distress of this life, God will relieve him from a distress of the Day of Resurrection. 2. Whoever makes it easier for someone in straightened circumstances, God will make things easier for him in this life and the next. 3. Whoever shields a Muslim, God will shield him in this life and the life to come. 4. God will help a person as long as that person helps his brother. 5. Whoever takes a way seeking knowledge, God will facilitate for him a way to Heaven. 6. Whenever a group of people meet in one of God’s houses to recite God’s Book and study it together, they will be granted serenity; mercy will be bestowed on them; angels will be around them; and God will mention them to those who are with Him. 7. The one whose work keeps him slow gains no speed through his ancestry. Related by Muslim, 2699.
Abu malik Al-Ash'ari narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 1. Purity is half of faith. 2. Praise be to Allah; it fills the scales. 3. Glorification and praise fill what is between the heavens and the earth. 4. Prayer is light. 5. Charity is proof. 6. Patience is illumination 7. The Quran is proof for you or against you. 8. Every person awakens; so, they either redeem or ruin themselves. Related by Muslim, 223.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Seven types of people will be under God’s shade on the Day when there is no shade other than His: a just ruler a young person brought up attending to the worship of God. a person whose heart is attached to the mosques. two people who love each other for God’s sake: they uphold it when they meet and when they part. a man who is tempted by a woman who combines power with beauty, but he says: 'I fear Allah.' a person who gives a ṣadaqah in secret, concealing it to the extent that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given. and a person who remembers God when alone and his eyes are tearful [in fear of Him].
Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: 1. Some people said to Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah, the rich have taken away (all the) reward. They observe Salat (prayers) as we do; and give Sadaqah (charity) out of their surplus wealth." 2. Upon this he (the Prophet (peace be upon him)) said, "Has Allah not prescribed for you (a course) following which you can (also) give Sadaqah? 3. In every declaration of the glorification of Allah (i.e., saying Subhan Allah) there is a Sadaqah, and in every Takbir (i.e., saying Allahu Akbar) is a Sadaqah, and in every celebration of praise (saying Al-hamdu lillah) is a Sadaqah, and in every declaration that He is One (La ilaha illallah) is a Sadaqah, 4. and in enjoining of good is a Sadaqah, and in forbidding evil is a Sadaqah, 5. and in man's sexual intercourse (with his wife) there is a Sadaqah." 6.They (the Companions) said: "O Messenger of Allah, is there reward for him who satisfies his sexual need among us?" He said, "You see, if he were to satisfy it with something forbidden, would it not be a sin on his part? Similarly, if he were to satisfy it legally, he should be rewarded".
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "There are no days during which the righteous action is so pleasing to Allah than these days (i.e., the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah)." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah?" He (peace be upon him) replied, "Not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah, except in case one goes forth with his life and his property and does not return with either of it.".
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) Narrated: The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair, and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.
Jabir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) said: 1. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to teach us to seek Allah's Counsel in all matters, as he used to teach us a Surah from the Qur'an. 2. He would say: When anyone of you has an important matter to decide, let him pray two Rak'ahs other than the obligatory prayer. 3. and then say: "O Allah, I seek the counsel of Your Knowledge, and I seek the help of Your Omnipotence, and I beseech You for Your Magnificent Grace. Surely, you are Capable, and I am not. You know and I know not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. 4. O Allah, if You know that this matter is good for me in my religion and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come, - [or say: in this life and the afterlife] - then ordain it for me and make it easy for me, then bless me in it. 5. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come, - [or say: in this life and the afterlife] - then distance it from me, and distance me from it, 6. and ordain for me what is good wherever it may be, 7. and help me to be content with it."
An-Nawwas bin Sam'an (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated: 1. I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) about virtue and sin 2. and he replied, “The essence of virtue is (manifested in) good morals (Akhlaq) 3. whereas sinful conduct is that which turns in your heart (making you feel uncomfortable), and you dislike that it would be disclosed to other people.” Related by Muslim, 2553.
Abdullah bin 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said that Allah, the Glorious, said: 1."Verily, Allah (SWT) has ordered that the good and the bad deeds be written down. Then He explained it clearly how (to write): 2. He who intends to do a good deed, but he does not do it, then Allah records it for him as a full good deed, 3. but if he carries out his intention, then Allah the Exalted, writes it down for him as from ten to seven hundred folds, and even more. 4. But if he intends to do an evil act and has not done it, then Allah writes it down with Him as a full good deed, 5. but if he intends it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed". Related by al-Bukhari, 6491; Muslim, 131.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: 1.The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Avoid the seven destructive things." It was asked: (by those present): "What are they, O Messenger of Allah?" 2.He replied, "Associating anyone or anything with Allah in worship, 3. practicing sorcery, 4. killing of someone without a just cause whom Allah has forbidden, 5. eating of usury, 6. devouring the property of an orphan, 7. fleeing from the battlefield 8. and slandering chaste women who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers.".
Warrad, the scribe of Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: 1. Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah dictated a letter to me addressed to Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) 2. that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to supplicate at the end of each obligatory Salat (prescribed prayer): "La ilaha illallahu, wahadahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shai'in Qadir. (There is no true god except Allah, the One, who has no partner. His is the sovereignty and his is the praise, and He is Able to do everything.) 3. Allahumma la mani'a lima a'taita, wa la mu'tiya lima mana'ta, 4. wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddi mink-al-jaddu. (O Allah! Nobody can withhold what You give, and nobody can give what You withhold, and the high status of a person is of no avail against Your Will)." 5. He also wrote to him that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to forbid irrelevant talk, 6. persistent questioning 7. wasteful expenditure, 8. disobedience of parents (especially mothers), 9. infanticide of daughters by burying them alive, 10. depriving others of their rights and acquisition of property wrongfully.
Abu Hurayrah narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves (i.e., evil thoughts) as long as they do not act upon or speak about them."
Abu Hurayrah narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: 1. Whoever advocates right guidance earns the same reward as the reward of those who follow him, without diminishing their reward in any way. 2. and whoever advocates error earns the same burden as the burdens of those who follow him, without diminishing their burdens in any way.
Al-numān ibn Bashīr narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The one who respects God’s boundaries and the one who trespasses through them are like some people who drew lots to take up their places in a ship. Some were on the upper deck and others on the lower deck. When those who were on the lower deck needed to bring some water, they would pass across those above them. Some of them said: “Let us make a hole in our part so that we do not disturb those above us”. If those above had let them do that, they would have all perished, but if they stopped them, they would all be safe.
Ṭāriq ibn Shihāb narrated: 1. The first to start with the speech, i.e., the khuṭbah, before the prayer on an Eid Day was Marwān. A man stood up and said to him: ‘The prayer is offered before the speech’. He said: ‘This has been left out’. 2. Abu Saīd said: ‘This one has discharged his duty’. 3. I heard God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) say: “Whoever of you sees a wrongful action should change it with his hand. 4. and if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue. 5. and if he is unable to do that, then with his heart. This [last one] is the weakest degree of faith’.
Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 1. There will always remain a group of my community standing firm. They will remain thus standing firm until God’s decree is done. 2. In a different version: A group of my community will continue to implement God’s decree, unperturbed by whoever lets them down or opposes them until God’s decree is done with them in a position of triumph over all people.
