The forty-two ahadeeth compiled by Imaam Yahyaa ibn Sharaf an-Nawawee (d. 676H), each a great foundation of the religion. Below is the Arabic text of every hadeeth with its English translation beneath it.
Note: The English translation is from Dr. Saleh as-Saleh (rahimahullaah), taken from his audio explanation of the Forty Hadeeth based upon the explanation of Shaykh Ibn al-‘Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah). For explanations, memorisation audio and books, see Imaam an-Nawawee’s Forty Ahadeeth – Resources.
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Hadith 1: Actions Are by Intentions
عن أميرِ المؤمنينَ [أبي حفصٍ عمرَ بنِ الخطَّابِ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: سَمِعْتُ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقولُ: “إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بالنِّيَّاتِ وإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ ما نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَو امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ”. رواه إماما المحدِّثينَ: أبو عبدِ اللهِ محمَّدُ بنُ إسماعيلَ بنِ إبراهيمَ بنِ المغيرةِ ابنِ بَرْدِزْبَه البُخاريُّ. وأبو الحُسَيْنِ مسلِمُ بنُ الحجَّاجِ بنِ مُسلمٍ القُشيْريُّ النَّيْسَابوريُّ في صحيحيهما اللَّذين هما أصحُّ الكتُبِ الْمُصَنَّفةِ.
On the authority of the Commander of the Believers, Abu Hafs ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard Allah’s Messenger ﷺ saying: “Actions are but by intention, and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus, he whose migration was for Allah and His Messenger, his migration was for Allah and His Messenger; and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 2: Islam, Eemaan and Ihsaan (The Hadith of Jibreel)
عن [عُمرَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ أيضاً قالَ: (بَينَما نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذاتَ يَوْمٍ إذْ طلَعَ عَلَيْنا رَجُلٌ شَديدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيابِ، شَديدُ سَوادِ الشَّعْرِ، لا يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ، وَلا يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ، حتَّى جَلَسَ إلى النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلى رُكْبَتَيْهِ، وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ على فَخِذَيْهِ؛ قالَ: يا محمَّدُ، أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الإسْلامِ. فَقالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “الإِسْلاَمُ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلاَةَ، وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ، وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ، وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِليْهِ سَبِيلاً”. قالَ: صَدَقْتَ. قالَ: فَعَجِبْنا لَهُ، يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ. قالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الإيمانِ. قالَ: “أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَاليَوْمِ الآخِرِ، وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ”. قالَ: صَدَقْتَ. قالَ: فَأَخْبِرْني عَنِ الإحسانِ؟ قالَ: “أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ”. قالَ: فَأَخْبِرْني عَنِ السَّاعةِ. قالَ: “مَا الْمَسْؤُولُ عَنْها بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ”. قالَ: فَأخْبِرْني عَنْ أَمَاراتِها. قالَ: “أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا، وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ، يَتَطاوَلُونَ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ”. قالَ: ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ، فَلَبِثْتُ مَلِيًّا.ثُمَّ قالَ لي: “يا عُمَرُ، أَتَدْرِي مَنِ السَّائِلُ؟”. قُلتُ: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قالَ: “فَإِنَّهُ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ دِينَكُمْ”) رواه مسلمٌ.
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Once we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when there appeared a man dressed in very white clothes and having extraordinary black hair. No signs of fatigue of journey appeared on him and he was known to none of us. He sat down facing the Prophet (ﷺ), leaning his knees against the knees of the Prophet (ﷺ) and placing both of his palms over his two thighs, and said: “O Muhammad (ﷺ)! Tell me about Islam.” He (ﷺ) replied: “Islam is to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad (ﷺ) is the Messenger of Allah; that you observe Salat (prayers), pay Zakat, observe Saum (fasting) of Ramadan and perform Hajj (pilgrimage) of the House, provided you have resources of making journey to it.” He replied: “You have spoken the truth.” We were surprised to see that he had asked him and confirmed the correctness of the answers. He then enquired: “Tell me about Iman.” He (ﷺ) said: “It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Last Day, and that you believe in preordainment (destiny), its bad and good consequences.” He said: “You have spoken the truth.” He then enquired: “Tell me about Ihsan.” He (ﷺ) said: “It is to worship Allah as if you are seeing Him; and although you do not see Him, He sees you.” He enquired: “Inform me about the Hour (i.e., the Day of Resurrection).” He (ﷺ) replied: “I have no more knowledge thereof than you.” He said: “Inform me about some of its signs.” He (ﷺ) said: “They are – that a bondswoman gives birth to her own master, and that you will find the barefooted, naked, poor shepherds competing with one another in the construction of higher buildings.” Then he departed. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kept silent for a while, then he said to me: “O ‘Umar! Do you know who the questioner was?” I replied: “Allah and His Messenger know better.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “He was Jibreel (Gabriel); he came to you to teach you your religion.” [Muslim]
Source: Muslim
Translation: Darussalam English publication of Riyaad as-Saaliheen (Book 1, Hadith 60).
Hadith 3: The Pillars of Islam
عنْ [أبي عبدِ الرَّحمنِ عبدِ اللهِ بنِ عُمرَ بنِ الخطَّابِ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: (سَمِعْتُ رسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ” بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، وَإِقامِ الصَّلاَةِ، وإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَحَجِّ البَيْتِ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ”). رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu ‘Abdir-Rahmaan ‘Abdullaah, the son of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the salaah, paying the zakaah, making the pilgrimage to the House, and fasting in Ramadaan.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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Hadith 4: The Creation of Man and the Divine Decree
عنْ [أبي عبدِ الرَّحمنِ عبدِ اللهِ بنِ مسعودٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (حدَّثنا رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وهو الصَّادِقُ المصْدُوقُ: “إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ يُجْمَعُ خَلْقُهُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا نُطْفَةً، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَقَةً مِثْلَ ذلِكَ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُضْغَةً مِثْلَ ذلِكَ، ثمَّ يُرْسَلُ إلَيْهِ الْمَلَكُ فَيَنْفُخُ فيهِ الرُّوحَ، وَيُؤمَرُ بأرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ: بِكَتْبِ رِزْقِهِ وَأَجَلِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ وَشَقِيٌّ أوْ سَعِيدٌ. فَوَاللهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ، إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ ذِرَاعٌ، فَيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ، فَيَعْمَلَ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فيَدْخُلَهَا، وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أهْلِ النَّارِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ ذِرَاعٌ، فيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ، فَيَعْمَلَ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَدْخُلَهَا”). رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu ‘Abdir-Rahmaan ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he is the truthful, the believed one, narrated to us: “Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s belly for forty days in the form of a nutfah (drop), then he is a clot of blood (‘alaqah) for a like period, then a morsel of flesh (mudghah) for a like period. Then an angel is sent to him who blows the breath of life (the soul) into him, and he is commanded with four matters: to write down his means of livelihood, his lifespan, his actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy. By Allah, other than whom there is no true god, verily one of you behaves like the people of Paradise until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he behaves like the people of the Hellfire and thus he enters it. And one of you behaves like the people of the Hellfire until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and he behaves like the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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Hadith 5: Rejection of Innovations
عَنْ أمِّ المُؤمِنينَ [أمِّ عبْدِ اللهِ عائشةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهَا قالَتْ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ”. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ. وفي روايةٍ لمسلمٍ: “مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلاً لَيْسَ عَلَيهِ أَمْرُنا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ”).
On the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm ‘Abdillaah ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “He who innovates something in this matter of ours [i.e. our Deen] that is not of it will have it rejected.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim] In the version reported by Muslim it reads: “He who does an act which our matter is not in agreement with will have it rejected.”
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Hadith 6: The Lawful and the Unlawful Are Clear
عن [أبي عبدِ اللهِ النُّعمانِ بنِ بَشيرٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: (سَمِعْتُ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقولُ: “إنَّ الحَلاَلَ بَيِّنٌ وَإِنَّ الْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُما أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ لاَ يَعْلَمُهُنَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الشُّبُهَاتِ فَقَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وعِرْضِهِ، ومَنْ وَقَعَ فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ وَقَعَ فِي الْحَرَامِ، كَالرَّاعِي يَرْعَى حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ، أَلاَ وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى، أَلاَ وإِنَّ حِمَى اللهِ مَحَارِمُهُ، أَلاَ وَإِنَّ فِي الْجَسَدِ مُضْغَةً إِذَا صَلَحَتْ صَلَحَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ، وَإِذَا فَسَدَتْ فَسَدَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ، أَلاَ وهِيَ الْقَلْبُ”). رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu ‘Abdillaah an-Nu’maan ibn Basheer (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “That which is lawful (halaal) is plain and clear, and that which is unlawful (haraam) is plain and clear, and between the two of them are doubtful, unclear matters which not many people know. Thus he who avoids the doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his Deen and his honour, but he who falls into the doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it be whole and sound, all the body is whole and sound, and which, if it be diseased, all of it is diseased. Truly, it is the heart.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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Hadith 7: The Religion Is Sincerity (Naseehah)
عن [أبي رُقَيَّةَ تَميمِ بنِ أوْسٍ الدَّاريِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ أنَّ النَّبيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ”. قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ؟ قالَ: “للهِ وَلِكِتَابِهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَامَّتِهِمْ”. رواه مسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Ruqayyah Tameem ibn Aws ad-Daaree (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The Deen is sincerity (naseehah).” We said: “To whom, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “To Allah, to His Book, to His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.” [Muslim]
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Hadith 8: The Sanctity of a Muslim
عن [ابنِ عُمَرَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلاَةَ، وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ، فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّ الإِسْلامِ، وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللهِ تَعَالَى”. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped in truth except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and until they establish the prayer and pay the zakaah. If they do that, then their blood and their wealth are safe from me, except for the right of Islam, and their reckoning is with Allah, the Most High.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 9: What I Have Forbidden You, Avoid It
عَن [أبي هُريرةَ عَبدِ الرَّحمنِ بنِ صَخْرٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقولُ: “مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ، وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ كَثْرَةُ مَسَائِلِهِمْ واخْتِلاَفُهُمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ”). رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Sakhr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “What I have forbidden to you, avoid; and what I have ordered you to do, do as much of it as you can. For it was only their excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed those who were before you.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 10: Allah Is Good and Accepts Only What Is Good
عن [أبي هريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى طَيِّبٌ لاَ يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا، وإِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ، فَقَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿يَأَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا﴾، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ﴾. ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ، يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّماءِ يا رَبُّ.. يا رَبُّ، وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَغُذِّيَ بِالْحَرَامِ، فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُ؟”). رواه مسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah, the Most High, is good (tayyib) and accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which He commanded the Messengers, and the Most High has said: ‘O Messengers! Eat of the good things and do right.’ [al-Mu’minoon 23:51] And He said: ‘O you who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you.’ [al-Baqarah 2:172]” Then he mentioned [the case of] a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky, saying: “O my Lord! O my Lord!” while his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully. So how can he be answered? [Muslim]
Source: Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 11: Leave What Gives You Doubt
عن [أبي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِ بنِ عليِّ بنِ أبي طالِبٍ]، سِبْطِ رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ورَيْحانَتِهِ رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: (حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “دَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لاَ يَرِيبُكَ”). رواهُ التِّرمذيُّ والنَّسائِيُّ، وقالَ التِّرمذيُّ: حديثٌ حسَنٌ صحيحٌ.
On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan, the son of ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib, the grandson of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one much beloved by him (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I memorised from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ [his saying]: “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.” It was related by at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasaa’ee, and at-Tirmidhi said that it is a good and sound (hasan saheeh) hadith.
Source: at-Tirmidhi & an-Nasaa’ee; at-Tirmidhi said: hasan saheeh↑ Back to Index
Hadith 12: Leaving What Does Not Concern You
عن [أبي هريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلاَمِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِ”). حديثٌ حَسَنٌ رواه التِّرمذيُّ وغيرُه هكذا.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Part of someone’s being a good Muslim is his leaving alone that which does not concern him.” A good (hasan) hadith, related by at-Tirmidhi and others.
Source: Hasan; at-Tirmidhi & Ibn Maajah↑ Back to Index
Hadith 13: Loving for Your Brother What You Love for Yourself
عن [أبي حمزةَ أنسِ بنِ مالكٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ خادمِ رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عن النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “لاَ يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ”. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Hamzah Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him), the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 14: When the Blood of a Muslim Becomes Lawful
عنْ [ابنِ مسعودٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “لاَ يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِلاَّ بِإِحْدَى ثَلاَثٍ: الثَّيِّبِ الزَّانِي، وَالنَّفْسِ بِالنَّفْسِ، وَالتَّارِكِ لِدِينِهِ الْمُفَارِقِ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ”). رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The blood of a Muslim may not be legally spilt other than in one of three instances: the married person who commits adultery, a life for a life, and one who forsakes his religion and abandons the community (al-Jamaa’ah).” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 15: Speak Good or Remain Silent
عن [أبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ”. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day either speak good or keep silent; and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his neighbour; and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his guest.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 16: Do Not Become Angry
عنْ [أبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، (أنَّ رَجُلاً قالَ للنَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَوْصِني. قالَ: “لاَ تَغْضَبْ.” فَرَدَّدَ مِرارًا، قالَ: “لاَ تَغْضَبْ”). رواه البخاريُّ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): A man said to the Prophet ﷺ: “Counsel me.” He ﷺ said: “Do not become angry.” The man repeated [his request] several times, and he said: “Do not become angry.” [al-Bukhari]
Source: al-Bukhari↑ Back to Index
Hadith 17: Excellence (Ihsaan) in Everything
عن [أبي يَعْلَى شَدَّادِ بنِ أَوْسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، عن رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “إِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ الإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذِّبْحَةَ، وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ”. رواه مسلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Ya’laa Shaddaad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said: “Verily Allah has prescribed that you strive to do good (ihsaan) in all things. Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if you slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.” [Muslim]
Source: Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 18: Taqwa and Good Character
عن [أبي ذرٍّ جُندُبِ بنِ جُنَادَةَ] و[أبي عبدِ الرَّحمنِ مُعاذِ بنِ جبلٍ] رضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما، عن رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “اتَّقِ اللهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ، وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا، وَخَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ”. رواه التِّرمذيّ، وقالَ حديثٌ حَسَنٌ. وفي بعضِ النُّسَخِ حسنٌ صحيحٌ.
On the authority of Abu Dharr Jundub ibn Junaadah and Abu ‘Abdir-Rahmaan Mu’aadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Fear Allah wherever you are, and follow up a bad deed with a good deed and it will wipe it out, and behave well towards people.” At-Tirmidhi reported it and said it is a good (hasan) hadith, and in some copies it is stated that he said it is a good and sound (hasan saheeh) hadith.
Source: at-Tirmidhi; he said: hasan, and in some copies: hasan saheeh↑ Back to Index
Hadith 19: Guard Allah and He Will Guard You
عَن [أَبِي العبَّاسِ عبْدِ الله بنِ عَبّاسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: (كُنْتُ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ: “يَا غُلاَمُ، إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ؛ احْفَظِ اللهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، احْفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ، إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللهَ، وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللهِ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الأُمَّةَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ لَكَ، وَإِنِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ، رُفِعَتِ الأَقْلاَمُ وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ”). رواه التِّرمذيُّ، وقالَ: حديثٌ حَسَنٌ صحيحٌ. وفي روايةِ غيرِ التِّرمذيِّ: “احْفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْهُ أَمَامَكَ، تَعَرَّفْ إِلَى اللهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَا أَخْطَأكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُصِيبَكَ، وَمَا أَصَابَكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُخْطِئَكَ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ، وَأَنَّ الْفَرَجَ مَعَ الْكَرْبِ، وَأَنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا”.
On the authority of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who said: One day I was behind the Prophet ﷺ and he said to me: “O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]: Be mindful of Allah and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, ask of Allah; if you seek help, seek help of Allah. And know that if the nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, it would benefit you only with something that Allah had already prescribed for you; and that if they gather together to harm you with anything, they would harm you only with something Allah had already prescribed against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.” It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it is a good and sound (hasan saheeh) hadith. In a narration other than that of at-Tirmidhi it reads: “Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity. Know that what has passed you by was not going to befall you, and that what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship.”
Source: at-Tirmidhi; he said: hasan saheeh↑ Back to Index
Hadith 20: Modesty (Hayaa’)
عَنْ [أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقبةَ بنِ عَمْرٍو الأنصاريِّ الْبَدْريِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ”). رواه البخاريُّ.
On the authority of Abu Mas’ood ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amr al-Ansaaree al-Badree (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Among the words people obtained from the first prophecy [i.e. from the Prophets before him] are: If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.” [al-Bukhari]
Source: al-Bukhari↑ Back to Index
Hadith 21: Say: I Believe in Allah, Then Be Upright
عَن [أبي عمرٍو] وَقِيلَ: [أَبي عَمْرةَ سُفيانَ بنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ قُلْتُ: (يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قُلْ لِي فِي الإسلامِ قَوْلاً لا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَحَدًا غَيْرَكَ. قالَ: “قُلْ: آمَنْتُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ “). رواه مسلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu ‘Amr, and he is also called Abu ‘Amrah, Sufyaan ibn ‘Abdillaah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about Islam which I can ask of no one but you.” He said: “Say: I believe in Allah, and thereafter be upright.” [Muslim]
Source: Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 22: The Path to Paradise
عن [أبي عبدِ اللهِ جابرِ بنِ عبدِ اللهِ الأنصاريِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما، أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إذا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَكْتُوباتِ، وَصُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ، وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلالَ، وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرامَ، وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذلِكَ شَيْئًا، أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قالَ: “نَعَمْ”. رواه مسلِمٌ. ومعنى حَرَّمْتُ الحرامَ: اجْتَنَبْتُه. ومعنى أَحْلَلْتُ الحلالَ: فَعَلْتُه مُعْتَقِدًا حِلَّه.
On the authority of Abu ‘Abdillaah Jaabir, the son of ‘Abdullaah al-Ansaaree (may Allah be pleased with them both), that a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: “Do you think that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast Ramadaan, treat as lawful that which is lawful, treat as forbidden that which is forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall enter Paradise?” He ﷺ said: “Yes.” [Muslim]
Source: Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 23: Purification Is Half of Faith
عن [أبي مالكٍ الحارثِ بنِ عاصمٍ الأشْعَرِيِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ: “الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ تَمْلأُ الْمِيزَانَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ تَمْلأُ — [أَو تَمْلَآنِ] — مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَالصَّلاَةُ نُورٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ، وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ، وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ، كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو؛ فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا”). رواه مسلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Maalik al-Haarith ibn ‘Aasim al-Ash’aree (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Purity is half of faith. Al-hamdu lillaah (praise be to Allah) fills the scales, and subhaan-Allaah (how far is Allah from every imperfection) and al-hamdu lillaah fill that which is between heaven and earth. The prayer is light, charity is a proof, patience is illumination, and the Qur’an is an argument for or against you. Everyone starts his day and is a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin.” [Muslim]
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Hadith 24: The Prohibition of Oppression
عن [أبي ذرٍّ الغِفَاريِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، عن النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فيما يرويه عن ربِّه عزَّ وجلّ أنَّه قالَ: “يَا عِبَادِي، إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي، وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا، فَلاَ تَظَالَمُوا. يَا عِبَادِي، كُلُّكُمْ ضَالٌّ إِلاَّ مَنْ هَدَيْتُهُ، فَاسْتَهْدُونِي أَهْدِكُمْ. يَا عِبَادِي، كُلُّكُمْ جَائِعٌ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَطْعَمْتُهُ، فَاسْتَطْعِمُونِي أُطْعِمْكُمْ. يَا عِبَادِي، كُلُّكُمْ عَارٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ كَسَوْتُهُ، فَاسْتَكْسُونِي أَكْسُكُمْ. يَا عِبَادِي، إِنَّكُمْ تُخْطِئُونَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا، فَاسْتَغْفِرُونِي أَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ. يَا عِبَادِي، إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَبْلُغُوا ضَرِّي فَتَضُرُّونِي، وَلَنْ تَبْلُغُوا نَفْعِي فَتَنْفَعُونِي. يَا عِبَادِي، لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَآخِرَكُمْ وإِنْسَكُم وَجِنَّكُم كَانُوا عَلَى أَتْقَى قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَا زَادَ ذَلِكَ في مُلْكِي شَيْئًا. يَا عِبَادِي، لَوْ أنَّ أوَّلَكُم وَآخِرَكُمْ وَإِنْسَكُمْ وَجِنَّكُمْ كَانُوا عَلَى أَفْجَرِ قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَا نَقَصَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مُلْكِي شَيْئًا. يا عِبَادِي لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَآخِرَكُمْ وَإِنْسَكُمْ وَجِنَّكُمْ قَامُوا فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ فَسَأَلُونِي فَأَعْطَيْتُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مَسْأَلَتَهُ مَا نَقَصَ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا عِنْدِي إِلاَّ كَمَا يَنْقُصُ الْمِخْيَطُ إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْبَحْرَ. يَا عِبَادِي، إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ أُحْصِيهَا لَكُمْ ثُمَّ أُوَفِّيكُمْ إِيَّاهَا، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللهَ، وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ يَلُومَنَّ إِلاَّ نَفْسَهُ”. رواه مسلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaaree (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ, from among the sayings he relates from his Lord, the Most Mighty and Majestic, that He said: “O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the humans of you and the jinn of you, to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the humans of you and the jinn of you, to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the humans of you and the jinn of you, to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.” [Muslim]
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Hadith 25: Every Good Deed Is Charity
عن [أبي ذَرٍّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحابِ رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ذَهَبَ أَهْلُ الدُّثُورِ بِالأُجُورِ؛ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي، ويَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ، ويَتَصَدَّقُونَ بِفُضُولِ أَموالِهِم. قالَ: “أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَكُمْ مَا تَصَدَّقُونَ، إِنَّ بِكُلِّ تَسْبِيحَةٍ صَدَقَةً، وَكُلِّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ صَدَقَةً، وَكُلِّ تَحْمِيدَةٍ صَدَقَةً، وَكُلِّ تَهْلِيلَةٍ صَدَقَةً، وَأمْرٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَنَهْيٌ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَفِي بُضْعِ أَحَدِكُمْ صَدَقَةٌ”. قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَيَأْتِي أَحَدُنَا شَهْوَتَهُ وَيَكُونُ لَهُ أَجْرٌ؟ قالَ: “أَرَأيْتُمْ لَوْ وَضَعَهَا فِي حَرَامٍ أَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرٌ فَكَذَلِكَ إِذَا وَضَعَهَا فِي الْحَلاَلِ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ”. رواه مُسلِمٌ.
Also on the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “O Messenger of Allah, the affluent have made off with the rewards. They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they give away in charity the superfluity of their wealth.” He ﷺ said: “Has not Allah made things for you to give away in charity? Every tasbeehah [saying subhaan-Allaah] is a charity, every takbeerah [saying Allaahu akbar] is a charity, every tahmeedah [saying al-hamdu lillaah] is a charity, and every tahleelah [saying laa ilaaha illallaah] is a charity. To enjoin a good action is a charity, and to forbid an evil action is a charity. And in the sexual act of each of you there is a charity.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, when one of us fulfils his sexual desire, will he have some reward for that?” He said: “Do you not think that, were he to act upon it unlawfully, he would be sinning? Likewise, if he acts upon it lawfully, he will have a reward.” [Muslim]
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Hadith 26: Charity Is Due on Every Joint
عَنْ [أَبي هُريرة] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “كُلُّ سُلاَمَى مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ؛ تَعْدِلُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَتُعِينُ الرَّجُلَ فِي دَابَّتِهِ فَتَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهَا، أَوْ تَرْفَعُ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا مَتَاعَهُ صَدَقَةٌ، وَالْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ، وَبِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ تَمْشِيهَا إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَتُمِيطُ الأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ”). رواه البخاريُّ ومسلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is a charity to be given for every joint of the human body, for every day on which the sun rises. To act justly between two people is a charity. To help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it, is a charity. A good word is a charity. Every step you take to the prayer is a charity, and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity.” [al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 27: Righteousness and Sin
عن [النَّوَّاسِ بنِ سِمْعانَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ، وَالإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ وَكَرِهْتَ أنْ يَطَّلِعَ عليْهِ النَّاسُ”. وعن [وابِصَةَ بنِ مَعْبَدٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (أتيتُ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقالَ: “جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْبِرِّ” قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قالَ: “اسْتَفْتِ قَلْبَكَ؛ الْبِرُّ مَا اطْمَأنَّتْ إِلَيْهِ النَّفْسُ وَاطْمَأنَّ إِلَيْهِ الْقَلْبُ، وَالإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي النَّفْسِ وَتَرَدَّدَ فِي الصَّدْرِ وَإِنْ أَفْتَاكَ النَّاسُ وَأَفْتَوْكَ”). حَديثٌ حَسَنٌ رُوِّينَاهُ في مُسْنَدَيِ الإمامَيْنِ أحمدَ بنِ حَنْبَلٍ والدَّارِمِيِّ بإسنادٍ حَسَنٍ.
On the authority of an-Nawwaas ibn Sam’aan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding out about.” [Muslim] And on the authority of Waabisah ibn Ma’bad (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: “You have come to ask about righteousness?” I said: “Yes.” He said: “Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and moves to and fro in the breast, even though people again and again have given you their legal opinion [in its favour].” A good (hasan) hadith, transmitted from the Musnads of Imaam Ahmad and ad-Daarimee with a good chain of narration.
Source: Muslim; and Ahmad & ad-Daarimee with a hasan chain↑ Back to Index
Hadith 28: Holding Fast to the Sunnah
عَنْ [أَبي نَجِيحٍ العِرْباضِ بنِ سَاريةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (وَعَظَنا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَوْعِظَةً وَجِلَتْ مِنْها القُلوبُ، وَذَرَفَتْ مِنْها العُيُونُ، فَقُلْنا: يا رسولَ اللهِ، كَأنَّها مَوْعِظَةُ مُودِّعٍ فَأَوْصِنا. قالَ: “أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ، وَإِنْ تَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلاَفًا كَثِيرًا، فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ، تَمَسَّكُوا بِهَا، وَعَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الأُمُورِ؛ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ، وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ”). رواهُ أبو داوُدَ والتِّرمِذِيُّ، وقالَ: حديثٌ حَسَنٌ صحيحٌ.
On the authority of al-‘Irbaad ibn Saariyah (may Allaah the Most High be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) gave us a sermon which frightened the hearts and caused the eyes to shed tears. So we said: “O Messenger of Allaah! [It is as if it is a farewell sermon,] so advise us.” He said: “I advise you to fear Allaah and to hear and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave were to rule over you. For surely, he who lives from amongst you will see much differing, so it is upon you to be upon my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. Bite on to it with your back molar teeth, and beware of newly invented matters, for verily every newly invented matter is an innovation, and all innovation is misguidance.”
Source: Related by Aboo Daawood (no. 4607) and at-Tirmidhee (no. 2676), and authenticated by Shaykh al-Albaanee in Irwaa’ al-Ghaleel (no. 2455).
Translation: from the post of Aboo Sufyaan ‘Uthmaan Beecher’s lecture on this hadith.
Hadith 29: Deeds That Lead to Paradise
عن [معاذِ بنِ جَبَلٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، قالَ: قُلْتُ: (يا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُني الجَنَّةَ ويُباعِدُني عَنِ النَّارِ. قالَ: “لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ عَنْ عَظِيمٍ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسِيرٌ عَلَى مَنْ يَسَّرَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ؛ تَعْبُدُ اللهَ لاَ تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلاَةَ، وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ، وَتَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ، وَتَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ”. ثمَّ قَالَ: “أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْخَيْرِ؟ الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ الْخَطِيئَةَ كَمَا يُطْفِئُ الْمَاءُ النَّارَ، وَصَلاَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ”. ثُمَّ تَلاَ: ﴿تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ﴾ حَتى بَلَغَ: ﴿يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ . ثُمَّ قالَ: “أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِرَأْسِ الأَمْرِ وَعَمُودِهِ وَذِرْوَةِ سَنَامِهِ؟”. قُلْتُ: بَلى يَا رسولَ اللهِ. قالَ: “رَأْسُ الأَمْرِ الإِسْلاَمُ، وَعَمُودُهُ الصَّلاَةُ، وَذِرْوَةُ سَنَامِهِ الْجِهَادُ”. ثمَّ قالَ: “أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِمِلاَكِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ؟”. فَقُلْتُ: بلى يا رسولَ اللهِ. فَأَخَذَ بِلِسَانِهِ وقالَ: “كُفَّ عَلَيْكَ هَذَا”. قُلْتُ: يا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، وإِنَّا لَمُؤَاخَذُونَ بِمَا نَتَكَلَّمُ به؟ فقالَ: “ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ، وَهَلْ يَكُبُّ النَّاسَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ أو قالَ: عَلَى مَنَاخِرِهِم إِلاَّ حَصَائِدُ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ”). رواه التِّرمذيُّ، وقالَ: حديثٌ حسنٌ صَحيحٌ.
On the authority of Mu’aadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and will keep me away from the Hellfire.” He said: “You have asked me about a major matter, yet it is easy for him for whom Allah Almighty makes it easy. You should worship Allah, associating nothing with Him; you should perform the prayers; you should pay the zakaah; you should fast in Ramadaan; and you should make the pilgrimage to the House.” Then he ﷺ said: “Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield; charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire; and the praying of a man in the depth of the night.” Then he ﷺ recited: “Who forsake their beds to invoke their Lord in fear and hope, and spend [in charity in Allah’s cause] out of what We have bestowed on them. No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.” [as-Sajdah 32:16-17] Then he said: “Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar and its topmost part?” I said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The peak of the matter is Islam, its pillar is the prayer, and its topmost part is jihad.” Then he said: “Shall I not tell you of the controlling of all of that?” I said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” So he took hold of his tongue and said: “Restrain this.” I said: “O Prophet of Allah, will what we say be held against us?” He said: “May your mother be bereaved of you, O Mu’aadh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces (or he said: on their noses) into the Hellfire other than the harvests of their tongues?” It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it is a good and authentic (hasan saheeh) hadith.
Source: at-Tirmidhi; he said: hasan saheeh↑ Back to Index
Hadith 30: The Limits Set by Allah
عَن [أَبي ثَعْلبةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ جُرثُومِ بنِ ناشرٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ عَن رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “إنَّ اللهَ تَعَالى فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلاَ تُضَيِّعُوهَا، وَحَدَّ حُدُودًا فَلاَ تَعْتَدُوهَا، وَحَرَّمَ أَشْيَاءَ فَلاَ تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَسَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ غَيْرَ نِسْيَانٍ فَلاَ تَبْحَثُوا عَنْها”. حديثٌ حسنٌ رواه الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ وغيرُه.
On the authority of Abu Tha’labah al-Khushanee, Jurthoom ibn Naashir (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah the Most High has laid down certain duties, so do not neglect them; He has set boundaries, so do not overstep them; He has prohibited some things, so do not violate them; and about some things He was silent, out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness, so seek not after them.” A good (hasan) hadith, narrated by ad-Daaraqutnee and others.
Source: Hasan; ad-Daaraqutnee and others↑ Back to Index
Hadith 31: True Zuhd (Abstinence)
عن [أبي العبَّاسِ سَهْلِ بنِ سَعْدٍ الساعديِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (جاءَ رَجُلٌ إلى النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقالَ: يا رسولَ اللهِ، دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ إِذَا عَمِلْتُهُ أَحَبَّنِي اللهُ وأَحبَّنِي النَّاسُ. فَقَالَ: “ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّكَ اللهُ، وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ يُحِبَّكَ النَّاسُ”. حديثٌ حَسَنٌ رواهُ ابنُ ماجَه وغيرُهُ بأسانيدَ حَسنةٍ.
On the authority of Abul-‘Abbaas Sahl ibn Sa’d as-Saa’idee (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me and people to love me.” He said: “Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what people possess and people will love you.” A good (hasan) hadith, related by Ibn Maajah and others with good chains of narration.
Source: Hasan; Ibn Maajah and others with hasan chains↑ Back to Index
Hadith 32: No Harm and No Reciprocating Harm
عَنْ [أَبِي سعيدٍ سعدِ بنِ سِنانٍ الخُدْريِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “لاَ ضَرَرَ وَلاَ ضِرَارَ “. حديثٌ حسَنٌ رواهُ ابنُ ماجَه والدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ وغيرُهُما مُسْنَدًا، ورواهُ مالكٌ في الْمُوَطَّأِ مُرْسَلاً، عَنْ عَمْرِو بنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أبيهِ، عَنِ النبيِّ صلّى اللهُ علَيْهِ وسلَّم، فأَسْقَطَ أبا سعيدٍ، وَلَهُ طُرُقٌ يُقَوِّي بعضُها بعضًا.
On the authority of Abu Sa’eed Sa’d ibn Maalik ibn Sinaan al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.” A good (hasan) hadith, related by Ibn Maajah, ad-Daaraqutnee and others with a connected chain (musnad). Maalik related it in al-Muwatta’ as mursal, from ‘Amr ibn Yahyaa from his father from the Prophet ﷺ, omitting Abu Sa’eed, and it has other chains that strengthen one another.
Source: Hasan; Ibn Maajah, ad-Daaraqutnee and others; Maalik (mursal)↑ Back to Index
Hadith 33: The Burden of Proof
عنْ [ابنِ عبَّاسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما، أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “لَوْ يُعْطَى النَّاسُ بِدَعْواهُمْ، لاَدَّعَى رِجَالٌ أَمْوَالَ قَوْمٍ وَدِمَاءَهُمْ، لَكِنِ الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ”. حديثٌ حَسَنٌ رواه البيهقيُّ وغيرُه هكذا، وبعضُه في الصحيحينِ.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Were people to be given in accordance with their claims, men would claim the fortunes and lives of [other] people. But the onus of proof is upon the claimant, and the taking of an oath is incumbent upon the one who denies.” A good (hasan) hadith, related by al-Bayhaqee and others, and part of it is in the Two Saheehs.
Source: Hasan; al-Bayhaqee and others; part of it is in the Two Saheehs↑ Back to Index
Hadith 34: Changing an Evil
عَنْ [أَبي سعيدٍ الخُدريِّ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: سَمِعتُ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقولُ: “مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ، وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإيمَانِ”. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Whoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith.” [Muslim]
Source: Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 35: The Brotherhood of Islam
عَنْ [أَبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “لاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا وَلاَ يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُم عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ إِخْوَانًا، المُسْلِمُ أَخُو المُسْلِمِ لاَ يَظْلِمُهُ، وَلاَ يَخْذُلُهُ، وَلاَ يَكْذِبُهُ، وَلاَ يَحْقِرُهُ. التَّقوَى هَهُنَا وَيُشِيرُ إِلَى صَدْرِه ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنَ الشَّرِّ أنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ المُسْلِمَ، كُلُّ المُسْلِمِ عَلَى المُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ دَمُهُ وَمَالُهُ وعِرْضُهُ”. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do not envy one another, do not inflate prices one to another, do not hate one another, do not turn away from one another, and do not undercut one another, but be, O servants of Allah, brothers. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim: he neither oppresses him nor does he fail him, he neither lies to him nor does he hold him in contempt. Piety is right here,” and he pointed to his breast three times. “It is evil enough for a man to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. The whole of a Muslim for another Muslim is inviolable: his blood, his property and his honour.” [Muslim]
Source: Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 36: Relieving the Distress of a Believer
عَن [أبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، عنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “مَنْ نَفَّسَ عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ الدُّنْيَا نَفَّسَ اللهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ يَسَّرَ عَلَى مُعْسِرٍ يَسَّرَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًا سَتَرَهُ اللهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، وَاللهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيهِ، وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَمَا اجْتَمَعَ قَومٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللهِ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ إِلاَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ، وَغَشِيَتْهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ، وَحَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ، وَذَكَرَهُمُ اللهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَه، وَمَنْ بَطَّأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ”. رواه مسلِمٌ بهذا اللفظِ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one who is hard pressed, Allah will make things easy for him in this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever shields [the misdeeds of] a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah will aid His slave as long as he aids his brother. Whoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it amongst themselves, except that tranquillity (sakeenah) descends upon them, mercy envelops them, the angels surround them, and Allah mentions them amongst those who are with Him. And whoever is slowed down by his actions will not be hastened forward by his lineage.” [Muslim, with this wording]
Source: Muslim, with this wording↑ Back to Index
Hadith 37: The Recording of Good and Bad Deeds
عن [ابنِ عبَّاسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيما يَرْويهِ عَنْ ربِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعالى قالَ: “إِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ، ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ؛ فَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللهُ عِنْدَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ إِلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْها كَتَبَهَا اللهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً، وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللهُ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً”. رواهُ البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ في صحيحيهما بهذهِ الحروفِ.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, among the sayings he relates from his Lord, Blessed and Most High: “Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad deeds.” Then he explained it [by saying]: “If somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed. If he intends to do it and does it, Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, to many times over. If somebody intends a bad deed and does not do it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed. But if he intends it and does it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed.” Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim in their two Saheehs with these words.
Source: al-Bukhari & Muslim↑ Back to Index
Hadith 38: The Allies of Allah (al-Awliyaa’)
عَنْ [أبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ: مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَلاَ يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا، وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَلَئِنْ سَأَلَنِي لَأُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنِ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ”). رواه البخاريُّ.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily Allah the Most High has said: Whoever shows enmity to a walee (ally) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. My slave does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him, and My slave continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory (naafilah) deeds until I love him. When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask something of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.” [al-Bukhari]
Source: al-Bukhari↑ Back to Index
Hadith 39: Mistakes, Forgetfulness and Coercion Are Pardoned
عَنِ [ابنِ عبَّاسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما، أَنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: “إنَّ اللهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي: الْخَطَأَ، وَالنِّسْيَانَ، وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ”. حديثٌ حسَنٌ رواه ابنُ ماجَه والبيهقيُّ وغيرُهما.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily Allah has pardoned for me my people for their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and for what they have done under duress.” A good (hasan) hadith, related by Ibn Maajah, al-Bayhaqee and others.
Source: Hasan; Ibn Maajah & al-Bayhaqee↑ Back to Index
Hadith 40: Be in This World as a Stranger
عن [ابنِ عمرَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: (أَخَذَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَنْكِبَيَّ فقالَ: “كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ”). وكانَ ابنُ عُمَر رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما يقولُ: إذا أمسيْتَ فلا تَنْتَظِرِ الصَّباحَ، وإذا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلا تَنْتَظِرِ المساءَ، وخُذْ مِن صِحَّتِكَ لِمَرَضِكَ ، ومِنْ حياتِكَ لِمَوْتِكَ. رواه البخاريُّ.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took me by my shoulder and said: “Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveller (wayfarer).” And Ibn ‘Umar used to say: “When evening comes, do not expect [to live till] the morning, and when morning comes, do not expect [to live till] the evening. Take from your health [a preparation] for your illness, and from your life for your death.” [al-Bukhari]
Source: al-Bukhari↑ Back to Index
Hadith 41: Following What the Prophet ﷺ Brought
عَنْ [أَبي مُحَمّدٍ عَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ عَمْرِو بنِ العاصِ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما قالَ: (قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “لاَ يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هَواهُ تَبَعًا لِمَا جِئْتُ بِهِ”). حديثٌ حسَنٌ صحيحٌ، رُوِّينَاهُ في كتابِ الْحُجَّةِ بإسنادٍ صحيحٍ.
On the authority of Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “None of you truly believes until his inclination is in accordance with what I have brought.” The compiler said: This is a good and authentic (hasan saheeh) hadith which we have transmitted from Kitaab al-Hujjah with a sound chain of narration.
Source: Hasan saheeh; related in Kitaab al-Hujjah with a saheeh chain (per an-Nawawee)↑ Back to Index
Hadith 42: The Vastness of Allah’s Forgiveness
عَنْ [أَنَسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: (سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقولُ: “قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، إِنَّكَ مَا دَعَوْتَنِي وَرَجَوْتَنِي غَفَرْتُ لَكَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْكَ وَلاَ أُبَالِي، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، لَوْ بَلَغَتْ ذُنُوبُكَ عَنَانَ السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرْتَنِي غَفَرْتُ لَكَ، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، إِنَّكَ لَوْ أَتَيْتَنِي بِقُرَابِ الأَرْضِ خَطَايَا ثُمَّ لَقِيتَنِي لاَ تُشْرِكُ بِي شَيْئًا لَأَتَيْتُكَ بِقُرَابِهَا مَغْفِرَةً”). رواهُ التِّرْمِذيُّ، وقالَ: حديثٌ حَسَنٌ صحيح.
On the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Allah the Most High has said: O son of Aadam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Aadam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Aadam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and were you then to face Me ascribing no partners to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.” It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it is a good and sound (hasan saheeh) hadith.
Source: at-Tirmidhi; he said: hasan saheeh↑ Back to Index