بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ
الرَّحِيمِ
[In the Name of ALLAH, the
ENTIRELY MERCIFUL, the ESPECIALLY MERCIFUL]
[Note-
[S.W.T] Subhaanahuu
Wa Ta'ala - [Glorified and Exalted is ALLAH]: This phrase appears after the
Name of ALLAH [S.W.T] its seen as an act of reverence and devotion towards
ALLAH [S.W.T].
[S.A.W.S] Salla'Allahuu
Alayhi Wa-Sallaam – [[May ALLAH Bless Him and grant Him Peace] [S.A.W.] or
[P.B.U.H.] or [S.]]: The expression should be used after stating Prophet
Muhammad [S.A.W.S]'s name.
(A.S) 'Alayhis-Salaam
- [[Peace be upon Him] (P.B.U.H), [Peace be upon Them] (P.B.U.T)]: This
expression should be used after stating the names of the noble Angels (e.g.
Jibraeel, Mikaeel and so on) or Prophets who came before Hadrat Muhammad
[S.A.W.S].
(R.A) Raadiya'Allahu
anhu - [May ALLAH be pleased with him]: When mentioning Sahaba [the
Companions (R.A)] of Hadrat Muhammad [S.A.W.S.], Raadiya'Allahu anhu (for
males/him) and Radiy'Allahu aanha (for females/her) Radiy'Allahu anhuuma (for
them) are used.]
Selected Hadith Regarding Al-'Ilm (Knowledge /
Wisdom)
Sahih Muslim: Chapter 13, Book 32: Virtue, Good Manners And Joining Of The
Ties Of Relationship, Number 6246:
Abu Dharr (R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying that
ALLAH [S.W.T], the EXALTED and GLORIOUS, said: MY servants, I have made oppression
unlawful for ME and unlawful for you, so do not commit oppression against one another.
MY servants, all of you are liable to err except one whom I guide on the right path,
so seek right guidance from ME so that I should direct you to the right path. O
MY servants, all of you are hungry (needy) except one whom I feed, so beg food from
ME, so that I may give that to you. O MY servants, all of you are naked (need clothes)
except one whom I provide garments, so beg clothes from ME, so that I should clothe
you. O MY servants, you commit error night and day and I am there to pardon your
sins, so beg pardon from ME, so that I should grant you pardon. O MY servants, you
can neither do ME any harm nor can you do ME any good. O MY servants, even if the
first amongst you and the last amongst you and even the whole of human race of yours,
and that of jinns even, become (equal in) ALLAH [S.W.T] conscious like the heart
of a single person amongst you, nothing would add to MY Power. O MY servants, even
if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours
and that of the jinns too in unison become the most wicked (all beating) like the
heart of a single person, it would cause no loss to MY Power. O MY servants, even
if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours
and that of jinns also all stand in one plain ground and you ask ME and I confer
upon every person what he asks for, it would not in any way, cause any loss to ME
(even less) than that which is caused to the ocean by dipping the needle in it.
MY servants, these for you I shall reward you for then, so he who deeds of yours
which I am recording finds good should Praise ALLAH and he who does not find that
should not blame anyone but his ownself. Sa'id (R.A) said: That when Abu Idris Khaulini
(R.A) narrated this hadith he knelt upon his knees.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Tawheed), Number 501:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "When ALLAH [S.W.T]
Created the Creation, HE wrote in HIS Book--and HE wrote (that) about HIMSELF, and
it is placed with HIM on the Throne--'Verily MY Mercy overcomes MY Anger.'"
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 75: Invocations, Number 417:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "ALLAH
[S.W.T] has some Angels (P.B.U.T) who look for those who celebrate the Praises of
ALLAH [S.W.T] on the roads and paths. And when they find some people celebrating
the Praises of ALLAH [S.W.T], they call each other, saying, "Come to the object
of your pursuit.'" He added, "Then the Angels (P.B.U.T) encircle them
with their wings up to the sky of the world." He added. "(after those
people celebrated the Praises of ALLAH [S.W.T], and the Angels (P.B.U.T) go back),
their LORD, asks them (those Angels (P.B.U.T)) - though HE knows better than them----'What
do MY slaves say?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) reply, 'they say: Subhan ALLAH, ALLAHU Akbar,
and Alham-du-lillah, ALLAH [S.W.T] then says 'Did they see ME?' The Angels (P.B.U.T)
reply, 'No! By ALLAH [S.W.T], they didn't see YOU.' ALLAH [S.W.T] says, How it would
have been if they saw ME?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) reply, 'If they saw YOU, they would
Worship YOU more devoutly and celebrate YOUR Glory more deeply, and declare YOUR
freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.' ALLAH [S.W.T] says (to the
Angels (P.B.U.T)), 'What do they ask ME for?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) reply, 'They
ask YOU for Paradise .' ALLAH [S.W.T] says (to the
Angels (P.B.U.T)), 'Did they see it?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) say, 'No! By ALLAH [S.W.T],
O LORD! They did not see it.' ALLAH [S.W.T] says, How it would have been if they
saw it?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness
for it and would seek it with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it.'
ALLAH [S.W.T] says, 'From what do they seek refuge?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) reply,
'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.' ALLAH [S.W.T] says, 'Did they see it?'
The Angels (P.B.U.T) say, 'No! By ALLAH [S.W.T], O LORD! They did not see it.' ALLAH
[S.W.T] says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The Angels (P.B.U.T) say,
'If they saw it they would flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would have
extreme fear from it.' Then ALLAH [S.W.T] says, 'I make you witnesses that I have
Forgiven them."' ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] added, "One of the
Angels (P.B.U.T) would say, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he was not one
of them, but he had just come for some need.' ALLAH [S.W.T] would say, 'These are
those people whose companions will not be reduced to misery.'"
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 76: To Make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Number 498:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] narrating about his LORD
and said, "ALLAH [S.W.T] ordered (the appointed Angels (P.B.U.T) over you)
that the good and the bad deeds be written, and HE then showed (the way) how (to
write). If somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, then ALLAH
[S.W.T] will write for him a full good deed (in his account with HIM); and if he
intends to do a good deed and actually did it, then ALLAH [S.W.T] will write for
him (in his account with HIM) (its reward equal) from ten to seven hundred times
to many more times: and if somebody intended to do a bad deed and he does not do
it, then ALLAH [S.W.T] will write a full good deed (in his account with HIM), and
if he intended to do it (a bad deed) and actually did it, then ALLAH [S.W.T] will
write one bad deed (in his account)."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 76: To Make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Number 509:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "ALLAH
[S.W.T] said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshiper
of MINE. And the most beloved things with which MY slave comes nearer to ME, is
what I have enjoined upon him; and MY slave keeps on coming closer to ME through
performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till
I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense
of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with
which he walks; and if he asks ME, I will give him, and if he asks MY Protection
(Refuge), I will Protect him; (i.e. give him MY Refuge) and I do not hesitate to
do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death,
and I hate to disappoint him."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Tawheed), Number 502:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "ALLAH [S.W.T]
says: 'I am just as MY slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he
thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if he remembers ME. If he remembers ME
in himself, I too, remember him in MYSELF; and if he remembers ME in a group of
people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one
span nearer to ME, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer
to ME, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to
ME walking, I go to him running.'"
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Tawheed), Number 624:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "Your
stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you, is
like the period between 'Asr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day).
The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted on it till midday and
then they were unable to carry on. And they were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat
each. Then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted on it till
'Asr Prayer and then they were unable to carry on, so they were given a reward equal
to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Qur'an and you acted on it till sunset,
therefore you were given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people
of the Scriptures said, 'These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took
a bigger reward.' ALLAH [S.W.T] said (to them). 'Have I done any oppression to you
as regards your rights?' They said, "No." Then ALLAH [S.W.T] said, 'That
is MY Blessing which I grant to whomsoever I Will.'"
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 20:
Narrated Anas
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Whoever
possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith:
1. The one to
whom ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle [S.A.W.S) become dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a
person and he loves him Only for ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Sake.
3. Who hates to
revert to disbelief (atheism) after ALLAH [S.W.T] has brought (saved) him out
from it, as he hates to be thrown in Fire."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 10:
Narrated Abu Musa
(R.A):
Some people asked ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S],
"Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He replied,
"One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 12:
Narrated Anas
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "None of you
will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for
himself."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 11:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Amr (R.A):
A man asked the Prophet [S.A.W.S], "What sort
of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S]
replied, 'to feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you
do not know'.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 23, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0096:
Abu Huraira
(R.A) reported:
The Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S]
observed: You shall not enter Paradise so long as you do not affirm belief (in
all those things which are the articles of faith) and you will not believe as
long as you do not love one another. Should I not direct you to a thing which,
if you do, will foster love amongst you: (i.e.) give currency to (the practice
of paying salutation to one another by saying: as-salamu alaikum.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 14, Book 42: Pertaining To Piety And Softening Of Hearts (Kitab Al-Zuhd
Wa Al-Raqa’iq), Number 7138:
Suhaib (R.A) reported:
That ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said:
Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and
this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he
has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (ALLAH [S.W.T]), thus there is a good
for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (and endures it
patiently), there is a good for him in it.
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 7, Book 70: Patients, Number 545:
Narrated Abu
Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "No fatigue,
nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim,
even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that ALLAH [S.W.T]
expiates some of his sins for that."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 7:
Narrated Ibn
'Umar (R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said: Islam
is based on (the following) five (principles):
1. To testify
that none has the right to be Worshiped but ALLAH [S.W.T] and Muhammad
[S.A.W.S] is ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle.
2. To offer the
(compulsory congregational) Prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat
(i.e. obligatory charity).
4. To perform
Hajj (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca
5. To observe
Fast during the month of Ramadan.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 47:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
One day while the Prophet [S.A.W.S] was sitting
in the company of some people, (The Angel) Gabriel (P.B.U.H) came and asked, "What
is faith?" ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] replied, 'Faith is to believe
in ALLAH [S.W.T], HIS Angels (P.B.U.T), (the) meeting with HIM, HIS Apostles (P.B.U.T),
and to believe in Resurrection." Then he further asked, "What is Islam?"
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] replied, "To Worship ALLAH [S.W.T] Alone
and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat)
and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." Then he further asked, "What
is Ihsan (perfection)?" ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] replied, "To
Worship ALLAH [S.W.T] as if you see HIM, and if you cannot achieve this state of
devotion then you must consider that HE is looking at you." Then he further
asked, "When will the Hour be established?" ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
replied, "The answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will
inform you about its portents.
1. When a slave (lady)
gives birth to her master.
2. When the shepherds
of black camels start boasting and competing with others in the construction of
higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except ALLAH
[S.W.T]. The Prophet [S.A.W.S] then recited: "Verily, with ALLAH (Alone) is
the Knowledge of the Hour--." (31.34) Then that man (Gabriel (P.B.U.H)) left
and the Prophet [S.A.W.S] asked his companions (R.A) to call him back, but they
could not see him. Then the Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "That was Gabriel (P.B.U.H)
who came to teach the people their religion." Abu 'Abdullah (R.A) said: He
(the Prophet [S.A.W.S]) considered all that as a part of faith.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 4, Book 2: Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah), Number 0451:
'Uqba b. 'Amir (R.A)
reported:
We were entrusted with the task of tending the
camels. On my turn when I came back in the evening after grazing them in the pastures,
I found ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Messenger [S.A.W.S] stand and address the people. I heard
these words of his: If any Muslim performs ablution well, then stands and prays
two rak'ahs setting about them with his heart as well as his face, Paradise would be guaranteed to him. I said: What a fine thing
is this! And a narrator who was before me said: The first was better than even this.
When I cast a glance, I saw that it was 'Umar (R.A) who said: I see that you have
just come and observed: If anyone amongst you performs the ablution, and then completes
the ablution well and then says: I testify that there is no god but ALLAH and that
Muhammad [S.A.W.S] is the servant of ALLAH and HIS Messenger, the eight gates of
Paradise would be opened for him and he may enter by whichever of them he wishes.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 131, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 1756:
‘Uqba b. ‘Amir (R.A)
reported:
When we were in Suffa, the Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T]
[S.A.W.S] came out and said: Which of you would like to go out every morning to
Buthan or al-’Aqiq and bring two large she camels without being guilty of sin or
without severing the ties of kinship? We said: Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S],
we would like to do it. Upon this he said: Does not one of you go out in the morning
to the Mosque and teach or recite two verses from the Book of ALLAH [S.W.T], the
MAJESTIC and GLORIOUS? That is better for him than two she camels, and three verses
are better (than three she camels), and four verses are better for him than four
(she camels), and to on their number in camels.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 132, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 1757:
Abu Umama (R.A) said
he heard:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] say: Recite
the Qur’an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those
who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, Surah al-Baqara and Surah Al ‘Imran,
for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two
flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara,
for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief,
and the magicians cannot confront it. (Mu’awiya (R.A) said: It has been conveyed
to me that here Batala means magicians.)
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 133, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 1760:
Ibn ‘Abbas (R.A)
reported:
That while Gabriel (P.B.U.H) was sitting with the
Apostle [S.A.W.S] he heard a creaking sound above him. He lifted his head and said:
This as a gate opened in heaven today which had never been opened before. Then when
an Angel (P.B.U.H) descended through it, he said: This is an Angel (P.B.U.H) who
came down to the earth who had never come down before. He greeted and said: Rejoice
in two lights given to you which have not been given to any Prophet (P.B.U.T) before
you: Falihat al-Kitab (1.1-7) and the concluding verses of Suarah al-Baqara (2.286).
You will never recite a letter from them for which you will not be given (a reward).
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 134, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 1768:
Ubayy b. Ka’b (R.A)
said:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said: O
Abu’l-Mundhir (R.A), do you know the verse from the Book of ALLAH [S.W.T] which,
according to you, is the greatest? I said: ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle [S.A.W.S]
know best. He again said: Abu’l-Mundhir (R.A), do you know the verse from the Book
of ALLAH [S.W.T] which, according to you, is the greatest? I said: "ALLAH,
there is no god but HE, the LIVING, the ETERNAL." (Ayat Al-Kursi (2.255)) Thereupon
he struck me on my breast and said: May knowledge be pleasant for you, O Abu’l-Mundhir
(R.A)!
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 6, Book 60: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet
[S.A.W.S]), Number 226:
Narrated Abu
Said Al-Mualla (R.A):
While I was praying, the Prophet [S.A.W.S]
passed by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer.
When I went to him, he said, "What prevented you from coming?" I
said, "I was praying." He said, "Didn't ALLAH [S.W.T]
said":- "O you who believe, give your response to ALLAH (by obeying
HIM) and to HIS Apostle." (8.24) Then he added, "Shall I tell you the
most superior Sura in the Qur'an before I go out of the Mosque?" When the
Prophet [S.A.W.S] intended to go out (of the Mosque), I reminded him and he
said, "That is: "Alhamdu-lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin
(Surat-al-Fatiha)" which is the seven oft repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and
the Grand Qur’an which has been given to me."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 6, Book 60: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet
[S.A.W.S]), Number 227:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said,
"The Um (substance) of the Qur’an is the seven oft-repeated verses
(Al-Mathaini) and is the Great Qur’an (i.e. Surat-al-Fatiha)."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Tawheed), Number 471:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri (R.A):
A man heard another man reciting (in the prayers):
'Say (O Muhammad): "HE is ALLAH, the ONE." (112.1) And he recited it repeatedly.
When it was morning, he went to the Prophet [S.A.W.S] and informed him about that
as if he considered that the recitation of that Surah by itself was not enough.
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "By HIM in WHOSE Hand my life is, it
is equal to one-third of the Qur’an."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Tawheed), Number 472:
Narrated 'Aisha
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] sent (an army unit)
under the command of a man who used to lead his companions in the prayers and
would finish his recitation with (the Surah 112): 'Say (O Muhammad): "HE
is ALLAH, the ONE."' (112.1) When they returned (from the battle), they
mentioned that to the Prophet [S.A.W.S]. He said (to them), "Ask him why
he does so." They asked him and he said, "I do so because it mentions
the Qualities of the BENEFICENT and I love to recite it (in my prayer)."
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said (to them), "Tell him that ALLAH [S.W.T] loves
him."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 17, Book 40: Pertaining To Paradise, Its Description, Its Bounties And Its
Intimates (Kitab Al-Jannat Wa Sifat Na'Imiha Wa Ahliha), Number 6865:
Al-Bara' b. 'Azib
(R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] as saying: This
verse: "ALLAH grants steadfastness to those who believe with firm word,"
was revealed in connection with the torment of the grave. It would be said to him:
Who is your LORD? And he would say: ALLAH is my LORD and Muhammad [S.A.W.S] is my
Apostle, and that is (what is implied) by the words of ALLAH [S.W.T], the EXALTED:
"ALLAH keeps steadfast those who believe with firm word in this world and in
the Hereafter." (14.27)
[Sunan Abi Dawud:
Chapter 454, Book 5: Voluntary Prayers, Hadith 48 & Jami' at-Tirmidhi: Chapter
19, Book 3: The Book on Al-Witr, Hadith 31]:
Our Beloved Prophet [S.A.W.S] said to his uncle
Abbas (R.A): Oh uncle shall I not give you! Shall I not grant you! Shall I not award
you! Shall I not do mercy on you! When you do ten things ALLAH [S.W.T] will forgive
your sins: of the future and of the past; new and old; those you have forgotten
and those you did knowingly; big and small; hidden and revealed. Then Prophet [S.A.W.S]
explained the taught the way to pray Salatul Tasbih and then said if you can pray
this salah once a day, if you can not pray once a day then every Friday, and even
if this is not possible then once a month and even if this is not possible then
once a year and even if this is not possible then at least once in a lifetime.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 38, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 0990:
Rabi’a b. Ka’b (R.A)
said:
I was with ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S]
one night. And I brought him water and what he required. He said to me: Ask (anything
you like). I said: I ask your company in Paradise. He (the Holy Prophet [S.A.W.S])
said: Or anything else besides it. I said: That is all (what I require). He said:
Then help me to achieve this for you by devoting yourself often to prostration.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 12: Characteristics of Prayer, Number 804:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
Some poor people came to the Prophet [S.A.W.S]
and said, "The wealthy people will get higher grades and will have permanent
enjoyment and they pray like us and fast as we do. They have more money by which
they perform the Hajj, and 'Umra; fight and struggle in ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Cause and
give in charity." The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Shall I not tell you a
thing upon which if you acted you would catch up with those who have surpassed you?
Nobody would overtake you and you would be better than the people amongst whom you
live except those who would do the same. Say, "Subhan-ALLAH", "Alhamdu-lillah"
and "ALLAHU Akbar" thirty three times each after every (compulsory) prayer."
We differed and some of us said that we should say, "Subhan-ALLAH" thirty
three times and "Alhamdu lillah" thirty three times and "ALLAHU Akbar"
thirty four times. I went to the Prophet [S.A.W.S] who said, "Say, "Subhan-ALLAH"
and "Alhamdu-lillah" and "ALLAHU Akbar" all together for thirty
three times."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 75: Invocations, Number 330:
Narrated 'Ali (R.A):
Fatima (R.A) complained about the blisters on her
hand because of using a mill-stone. She went to ask the Prophet [S.A.W.S] for servant,
but she did not find him (at home) and had to inform 'Aisha (R.A) of her need. When
he came, 'Aisha (R.A) informed him about it. Ali (R.A) added: The Prophet [S.A.W.S]
came to us when we had gone to our beds. When I was going to get up, he said, "'Stay
in your places," and sat between us, till I felt the coolness of the feet on
my chest. The Prophet [S.A.W.S] then said, "Shall I not tell you of a thing
which is better for you than a servant? When you (both) go to your beds, say 'ALLAHU
Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan ALLAH' thirty-three times, 'Alhamdu 'illah'
thirty-three times, for that is better for you than a servant." Ibn Sirin (R.A)
said, "Subhan ALLAH' (is to be said for) thirty-four times."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 23, Book 35: Pertaining To The Remembrance Of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Kitab Al-Dhikr),
Number 6592:
Anas b. Malik (R.A)
reported:
That ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said:
ALLAH [S.W.T] is pleased with HIS servant who says: Al-Hamdu lillah while taking
a morsel of food and while drinking.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 1, Book 2: Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah), Number 0432:
Abu Malik at-Ash'ari
(R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said: Cleanliness
is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to ALLAH) fills the scale, and Subhan
ALLAH (Glory be to ALLAH) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to ALLAH) fill up what
is between the heavens and the earth, and Prayer is a light, and Charity is proof
(of one's faith) and Endurance is a brightness and the Holy Qur'an is a proof on
your behalf or against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell themselves,
thereby setting themselves free or destroying themselves.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 16, Book 5: Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat), Number 2198:
Abu Dharr (R.A) reported:
Some of the people from among the Companions (R.A)
of the Apostle of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] said to him: Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T]
[S.A.W.S], the rich have taken away (air the) reward. They observe prayer as we
do; they keep the fasts as we keep, and they give sadaqa out of their surplus riches.
Upon this he (the Holy Prophet [S.A.W.S]) said: Has ALLAH [S.W.T] not prescribed
for you (a course) by following which you can (also) do sadaqa? In every declaration
of the Glorification of ALLAH [S.W.T] (i.e. saying Subhan ALLAH) there is a sadaqa,
and every Takbir (i.e. saying ALLAHU Akbar) is a sadaqa, and every Praise of HIS
(saying al-Hamdu Lillah) is a sadaqa and every declaration that HE is ONE (La illha
ill-ALLAH) is a sadaqa, and enjoining of good is a sadaqa, and forbidding of that
which is evil is a sadaqa, and in man's sexual intercourse (with his wife,) there
is a sadaqa. They (the Companions (R.A)) said: Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S],
is there reward for him who satisfies his sexual passion among us? He said: Tell
me, if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would it not be a sin on his
part? Similarly, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he should have a reward.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 16, Book 5: Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat), Number 2199:
'Aisha (R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
Every one of the children of Adam (P.B.U.H) has been created with three hundred
and sixty joints; so he who declares the Glory of ALLAH [S.W.T], Praises ALLAH [S.W.T],
declares ALLAH [S.W.T] to be ONE, Glorifies ALLAH [S.W.T], and seeks Forgiveness
from ALLAH [S.W.T], and removes stone, or thorn, or bone from people's path, and
enjoins what is good and forbids from evil, to the number of those three hundred
and sixty-four, will walk that day having removed himself from Hell.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 78: Oaths and Vows, Number 672:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab
(R.A):
When the death of Abu Talib approached, ALLAH [S.W.T]’s
Apostle [S.A.W.S] came to him and said, "Say: La ilaha illALLAH, a word with
which I will be able to defend you before ALLAH [S.W.T]."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 75: Invocations, Number 412:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "Whoever
says: "La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd
wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in qadir," one hundred times will get the same reward
as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written
in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it
(his saying) will be a shield for him from satan on that day till night, and nobody
will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 10, Book 35: Pertaining To The Remembrance Of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Kitab Al-Dhikr),
Number 6508:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
He who uttered these words: "There is no god but ALLAH, the ONE, having no
partner with HIM. Sovereignty belongs to HIM and all the Praise is due to HIM, and
HE is POTENT over everything" one hundred times every day there is a reward
of emancipating ten slaves for him, and there are recorded hundred virtues to his
credit, and hundred vices are blotted out from his scroll, and that is a safeguard
for him against the satan on that day till evening and no one brings anything more
excellent than this, except one who has done more than this (who utters these words
more than one hundred times and does more good acts) and he who utters: "Hallowed
be ALLAH and all Praise is due to HIM," one hundred times a day, his sins are
obliterated even if they are equal to the extent of the foam of the ocean.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 78: Oaths and Vows, Number 673:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "(Following
are) two words (sentences or utterances that are very easy for the tongue to say,
and very heavy in the balance (of reward) and the most beloved to the GRACIOUS ALMIGHTY
(And they are): Subhan ALLAH wa bi-hamdihi; Subhan Allahi-l-'Azim."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 10, Book 35: Pertaining To The Remembrance Of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Kitab Al-Dhikr),
Number 6511:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
Two are the expressions which are light on the tongue, but heavy in scale, dear
to the COMPASSIONATE ONE: "Hallowed be ALLAH and Praise is due to HIM";
"Hallowed be ALLAH, the GREAT."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 77: Divine Will (Al-Qadar), Number 607:
Narrated Abu Musa
(R.A):
While we were with ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
in a holy battle, we never went up a hill or reached its peak or went down a valley
but raised our voices with Takbir. ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] came close
to us and said, "O people! Don't exert yourselves, for you do not call a deaf
or an absent one, but you call the ALL-LISTENER, the ALL-SEER." The Prophet
[S.A.W.S] then said, "O 'Abdullah bin Qais (R.A)! Shall I teach you a sentence
which is from the treasures of Paradise? (It is): 'La haula wala quwata illa billah.
(There is neither might nor power except with ALLAH)."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 76: To Make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Number 485:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "A slave (of ALLAH
[S.W.T]) may utter a word which pleases ALLAH [S.W.T] without giving it much importance,
and because of that ALLAH [S.W.T] will raise him to degrees (of reward); a slave
(of ALLAH [S.W.T]) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases ALLAH [S.W.T]
without thinking of its gravity and because of that he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 12, Book 42: Pertaining To Piety And Softening Of Hearts (Kitab Al-Zuhd
Wa Al-Raqa'iq), Number 7134:
'Aisha (R.A) reported:
That ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said:
The Angels (P.B.U.T) were born out of light and the Jinns were born out of the spark
of fire and Adam (P.B.U.H) was born as he has been defined (in the Qur'an) for you
(i.e. he is fashioned out of clay).
Sahih Muslim,
Chapter 85, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0397:
'Abdullah b. Amr
b. al-'As (R.A) reported:
Verily the Apostle of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] recited
the words of ALLAH [S.W.T], the GREAT and GLORIOUS, that Ibrahim (P.B.U.H) uttered.
My LORD! Lo! They have led many of mankind astray:" But whoso followeth me,
he verily is of me" (al-Qur'an, 14.36) and Jesus (P.B.U.H) said:" If THOU
punisheth them, Lo! They are THY slaves, and if THOU forgiveth them-verily THOU
art the MIGHTY, the WISE" (al-Qur'an, 5.118). Then he raised his hands and
said: O LORD, my Ummah, my Ummah, and wept; so ALLAH [S.W.T] the HIGH and the EXALTED
said: O Gabriel (P.B.U.H), go to Muhammad [S.A.W.S] (Though your LORD knows it fully
well) and ask him: What makes thee weep? So Gabriel (P.B.U.H) came to him and asked
him, and the Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] informed him what he had said
(Though ALLAH [S.W.T] knew it fully well). Upon this ALLAH [S.W.T] said: O Gabriel
(P.B.U.H), go to Muhammad [S.A.W.S] and say: Verily WE will please thee with regard
to your Ummah and would not displease thee.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 56: Virtues And Merits Of The Prophet [S.A.W.S] and His Companions
(R.A), Number 757:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said, "I
have been sent (as an Apostle) in the best of all the generations of Adam (P.B.U.H)'s
offspring since their Creation."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 56: Virtues And Merits Of The Prophet [S.A.W.S] and His Companions
(R.A), Number 667:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Convey (my teachings)
to the people even if it were a single sentence, and tell others the stories of
Bani Israel (which have been taught to you), for it is not sinful to do so. And
whoever tells a lie on me intentionally, will surely take his place in the (Hell)
Fire."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 69:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Facilitate things
to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for them and give
them good tidings and do not make them run away (from Islam)."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 97:
Narrated Abu Burda
(R.A)'s father:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said "Three
persons will have a double reward:
1. A Person from
the people of the Scriptures who believed in his Prophet (Jesus or Moses (P.B.U.T))
and then believed in the Prophet Muhammad [S.A.W.S] (i.e. has embraced Islam).
2. A slave who discharges
his duties to ALLAH [S.W.T] and his master.
3. A master of a
woman-slave who teaches her good manners and educates her in the best possible way
(the religion) and manumits her and then marries her."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 55: Prophets (P.B.U.T), Number 504:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Every Prophet
(P.B.U.T) was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been
given, is Divine Inspiration which ALLAH [S.W.T] has revealed to me. So I hope that
my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets (P.B.U.T) on the
Day of Resurrection."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 84, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0382:
Anas b. Malik (R.A)
reported:
The Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] said:
Amongst the Apostles (P.B.U.T) I would have the largest following on the Day of
Resurrection, and I would be the first to knock at the door of Paradise.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 84, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0383:
Anas b. Malik (R.A)
said:
The Apostle of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] said: I
would be the first intercessor in the Paradise and no Apostle amongst the Apostles
(P.B.U.T) has been testified (by such a large number of people) as I have been testified.
And verily there would be an Apostle (P.B.U.H) among the Apostles (P.B.U.T) who
would be testified to by only one man from his people.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 84, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0384:
Anas b. Malik (R.A)
reported:
The Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] said:
I will come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection and would seek its
opening and the Keeper (P.B.U.H) would say: Who art thou? I would say: Muhammad
[S.A.W.S]. He would then say: It is for thee that I have been ordered, and not to
open it for anyone before thee.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 84, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0386:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
reported:
The Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] said:
There is for every Apostle (P.B.U.T) a prayer, and I intend (if ALLAH so willed)
that I would reserve my prayer for the intercession of my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 55: Prophets (P.B.U.T), Number 652:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
ALLASH [S.W.T]'s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said,
"Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am the nearest of all the
people to Jesus, the son of Mary (P.B.U.T). The Prophets (P.B.U.T) are paternal
brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 55: Prophets (P.B.U.T), Number 654:
Narrated 'Umar (R.A):
I heard the Prophet [S.A.W.S] saying, "Do
not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary (P.B.U.T),
for I am only a slave. So, call me the slave of ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 56: Virtues And Merits Of The Prophet [S.A.W.S] and His
Companions (R.A), Number 735:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said,
"My similitude in comparison with the other Prophets (P.B.U.T) before me,
is that of a man who has built a house nicely and beautifully, except for a
place of one brick in a corner. The people go about it and wonder at its
beauty, but say: 'Would that this brick be put in its place!' So I am that
brick, and I am the last of the Prophets (P.B.U.T)."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 4, Book 40: Pertaining To Paradise, Its Description, Its Bounties And Its
Intimates (Kitab Al-Jannat Wa Sifat Na'Imiha Wa Ahliha), Number 6791:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
The people most loved by me from amongst my Ummah would be those who would come
after me but everyone amongst them would have the keenest desire to catch a glimpse
of me even at the cost of his family and wealth.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 5, Book 57: Companions (R.A) of The Prophet [S.A.W.S], Number 22:
Narrated Abu Said
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Do not abuse
my companions (R.A) for if any one of you spent gold equal to Uhud (in ALLAH [S.W.T]’s
Cause) it would not be equal to a Mud or even a half Mud spent by one of them."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 5, Book 57: Companions (R.A) of The Prophet [S.A.W.S], Number 37:
Narrated Anas (R.A):
A man asked the Prophet [S.A.W.S] about the Hour
(i.e. Day of Judgment) saying, "When will the Hour be?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S]
said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "Nothing, except
that I love ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle [S.A.W.S]." The Prophet [S.A.W.S]
said, "You will be with those whom you love." We had never been so glad
as we were on hearing that saying of the Prophet [S.A.W.S] (i.e. "You will
be with those whom you love.") Therefore, I love the Prophet [S.A.W.S], Abu
Bakr and 'Umar (R.A), and I hope that I will be with them because of my love for
them though my deeds are not similar to theirs.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 5, Book 57: Companions (R.A) Of The Prophet [S.A.W.S], Number 94:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar
(R.A):
Abu Bakr (R.A) used to say, "Please Muhammad
[S.A.W.S] (i.e. the Prophet [S.A.W.S]) by doing good to his family (R.A)."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 76: To Make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Number 574:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
I said, "O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]!
Who will be the luckiest person who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?"
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "O Abu Huraira (R.A)! I have thought that none
will ask me about this Hadith before you, as I know your longing for the (learning
of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection
will be the one who said, 'None has the right to be Worshiped but ALLAH,' sincerely
from the bottom of his heart."
Jami' at-Tirmidhi:
Chapter 100, Book 48: Chapters on Supplication, Hadith 176:
Recorded that Abu
Huraira (R.A) said:
"The Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S]
said, May he be humiliated, the man in whose presence I am mentioned and he does
not send Salah upon me; may he be humiliated, the man who sees the month of Ramadan
come and go, and he is not forgiven; may he be humiliated, the man whose parents
live to old age and they do not cause him to be granted admittance to Paradise."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 2, Book 22: Actions while Praying, Number 294:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Masud (R.A):
We used to say the greeting, name and greet each
other in the prayer. ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] heard it and said:--"Say,
'At-tahiyyatu lil-lahi was-salawatu wat-taiyibatu. Assalamu 'Alaika aiyuha-n-Nabiyu
wa-rahmatu-l-lahi wa-barakatuhu. Assalamu alaina wa-'ala 'ibadi-l-lahi as-salihin.
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa-l-lah wa ashhadu anna Muhammad an 'abdu hu wa Rasuluh.
(All the Compliments are for ALLAH and all the Prayers and all the Good things (are
for ALLAH). Peace be on you, O Prophet, and ALLAH's Mercy and Blessings (are on
you). And Peace be on us and on the good (pious) worshipers of ALLAH. I testify
that none has the right to be Worshiped but ALLAH and that Muhammad is HIS slave
and Apostle.) So, when you have said this, then you have surely sent the greetings
to every good (pious) worshiper of ALLAH [S.W.T], whether he be in the Heaven or
on the Earth."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 55: Prophets (P.B.U.T), Number 589:
Narrated Abdur-Rahman
bin Abi Laila (R.A):
Ka'b bin Ujrah (R.A) met me and said, "Shall
I not give you a present I got from the Prophet [S.A.W.S]?" 'Abdur-Rahman (R.A)
said, "Yes, give it to me." I said, "We asked ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle
[S.A.W.S] saying, 'O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]! How should one (ask ALLAH
[S.W.T] to) send blessings on you, the members of the family, for ALLAH [S.W.T]
has taught us how to salute you (in the prayer)?' He said, 'Say: O ALLAH! Send YOUR
Mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as YOU sent YOUR Mercy on Abraham
and on the family of Abraham, for YOU are the MOST PRAISEWORTHY, the MOST GLORIOUS.
O ALLAH! Send YOUR Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as YOU sent
YOUR Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for YOU are the MOST PRAISEWORTHY,
the MOST GLORIOUS.'"
Jami' at-Tirmidhi:
Chapter 21, Book 3: The Book on Al-Witr, Hadith 33:
Abdullah bin Mas'ud
(R.A) narrated:
That ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said:
"The person closest to me on the Day of Judgment is the one who sent the most
Salat upon me."
Jami' at-Tirmidhi:
Chapter 21, Book 3: The Book on Al-Witr, Hadith 34:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
narrated:
That ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said:
"Whoever sends Salat upon me, ALLAH [S.W.T] sends Salat upon him ten times."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 8, Book 73: Good Manners and Form, Number 2:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
A man came to ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
and said, "O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]! Who is more entitled to be
treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Your
mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said,
"Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet
[S.A.W.S] said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who
is next?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Your father."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 2, Book 15: The Two Festivals (Eids), Number 86:
Narrated Ibn Abbas
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "No good deeds
done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul Hijja)."
Then some companions (R.A) of the Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Not even Jihad?"
He replied, "Not even Jihad, except that of a man who does it by putting himself
and his property in danger (for ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Sake) and does not return with any
of those things."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 28, Book 6: Fasting (Kitab Al-Sawm), Number 2566:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
ALLAH [S.W.T], the EXALTED and MAJESTIC said: Every act of the son of Adam (P.B.U.H)
is for him, except fasting. It is (exclusively) meant for ME and I (Alone) will
reward it. Fasting is a shield. When any one of you is fasting on a day, he should
neither indulge in obscene language, nor raise the voice; or if anyone reviles him
or tries to quarrel with him he should say: I am a person fasting. By HIM, in WHOSE
Hand is the life of Muhammad [S.A.W.S], the breath of the observer of fast is sweeter
to ALLAH [S.W.T] on the Day of Judgment than the fragrance of musk. The one who
fasts has two (occasions) of joy, one when he breaks the fast he is glad with the
breaking of (the fast) and one when he meets his LORD he is glad with his fast.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 1, Book 40: Pertaining To Paradise, Its Description, Its Bounties And Its
Intimates (Kitab Al-Jannat Wa Sifat Na'Imiha Wa Ahliha), Number 6783:
Sahl b. Sa’d as-Sa’idi
(R.A) reported:
I was in the company of ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger
[S.A.W.S] that he gave a description of Paradise and then ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle
[S.A.W.S] concluded with these words: There would be bounties which the eye has
not seen and the ear has not heard and no human heart has ever perceived them. He
then recited this verse: "They forsake (their) beds, calling upon their LORD
in fear and in hope, and spend out of what WE have given them. So no soul knows
what refreshment of the eyes is hidden for them; a reward for what they did"
(32.16-17)
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 2: Belief, Number 38:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Religion is very
easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue
in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and
receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by
Worshiping in the mornings, the nights."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 34, Book 30: Pertaining To The Excellent Qualities Of The Holy Prophet [S.A.W.S]
And His Companions (R.A), Number 5818:
Abu Huraira (R.A)
reported:
That he heard ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S]
as saying: Avoid that which I forbid you to do and do that which I command you to
do to the best of your capacity. Verily the people before you went to their doom
because they had put too many questions to their Prophets (P.B.U.T) and then disagreed
with their teachings.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 51: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa), Number 28:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Avoid the seven
great destructive sins." The people enquire, "O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle
[S.A.W.S]! What are they? "He said, "To join others in Worship along with
ALLAH [S.W.T], to practice sorcery, to kill the life which ALLAH [S.W.T] has forbidden
except for a just cause (according to Islamic law), to eat up Riba (usury), to eat
up an orphan's wealth, to give back to the enemy and fleeing from the battlefield
at the time of fighting, and to accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything
touching chastity and are good believers.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 1, Book 11: Call to Prayers (Adhaan), Number 629:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "ALLAH [S.W.T]
will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but HIS. (These
seven persons are) a just ruler, a youth who has been brought up in the Worship
of ALLAH [S.W.T] (i.e. Worships ALLAH [S.W.T] sincerely from childhood), a man whose
heart is attached to the Mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the Mosque
in congregation), two persons who love each other Only for ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Sake
and they meet and part in ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Cause Only, a man who refuses the call
of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I
am afraid of ALLAH [S.W.T], a man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his
left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much
he has given in charity), and a person who remembers ALLAH [S.W.T] in seclusion
and his eyes are then flooded with tears."
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 52: Fighting for the Cause of ALLAH [S.W.T], Number 65:
Narrated Abu Musa
(R.A):
A man came to the Prophet [S.A.W.S] and asked,
"A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a third fights for
showing off; which of them fights in ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Cause?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S]
said, "He who fights that ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Word (i.e. Islam) should be Superior,
fights in ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Cause."
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 34, Book 20: On Government (Kitab Al-Imara), Number 4655:
It has been
narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (R.A):
That the Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S]
said: Of the men he lives the best life who holds the reins of his horse (ever
ready to march) in the way of ALLAH [S.W.T], flies on its back whenever he
hears a fearful shriek, or a call for help, flies to it seeking death at places
where it can be expected. (Next to him) is a man who lives with his sheep at a
hill-top or in a valley, says his prayers regularly, gives Zakat and Worships
his LORD until death comes to him.
Sahih Bukhari:
Volume 4, Book 52: Fighting for the Cause of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Jihaad), Number 48:
Narrated Abu Huraira
(R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Whoever believes
in ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle [S.A.W.S], offer prayer perfectly and fasts the
month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by ALLAH [S.W.T], no matter
whether he fights in ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Cause or remains in the land where he is born."
The people said, "O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]! Shall we acquaint the
people with this good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades
which ALLAH [S.W.T] has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in HIS Cause, and the
distance between each of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and
the Earth. So, when you ask ALLAH [S.W.T] (for something), ask for Al-Firdaus which
is the best and highest part of Paradise." (i.e. the sub-narrator added, "I
think the Prophet [S.A.W.S] also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne
of BENEFICENT (i.e. ALLAH [S.W.T]), and from it originate the rivers of Paradise.")
Sahih Muslim: Chapter 83, Book 1: Faith (Kitab Al Iman), Number 0363:
It is reported on
the authority of al-Mughira b. Shu’ba (R.A):
That the Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] said:
Moses (P.B.U.H) asked his LORD: Who amongst the inhabitants of Paradise is the lowest to rank? HE (ALLAH [S.W.T]) said: The
person who would be admitted into Paradise last of all among those deserving of
Paradise who are admitted to it. I would be said
to him: Enter Paradise. He would say: O my LORD! How (should I enter) while the
people have settled in their apartments and taken the shares (portions)? It would
be said to him: Would you be pleased if there be for you like the kingdom of a king
amongst the kings of the world? He would say: I am pleased my LORD. HE (ALLAH [S.W.T])
would say: For you is that, and like that, and like that, and like that, and that.
He would say at the fifth (point): I am well pleased, my LORD. HE (ALLAH [S.W.T])
would say: It is for you and ten times like it, and for you is what your self desires
and your eye enjoys. He would say: I am well pleased, my LORD. He (Moses (P.B.U.H))
said: (Which is) the highest of their (inhabitants of Paradise) ranks? HE (ALLAH
[S.W.T]) said: They are those Whom I choose. I establish their Honor with MY OWN
Hand and then set a seal over it (and they would be Blessed with Bounties) which
no eye has seen, no ear has heard and no human mind has perceived: and this is substantiated
by the Book of ALLAH [S.W.T], the EXALTED and GREAT: "So no soul knows what
delight of the eye is hidden for them; a reward for what they did" (32.17).
Sahih Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 56:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
While the Prophet [S.A.W.S] was saying
something in a gathering, a Bedouin came and asked him, "When would the
Hour (Doomsday) take place?" ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] continued
his talk, so some people said that ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] had heard
the question, but did not like what that Bedouin had asked. Some of them said
that ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] had not heard it. When the Prophet
[S.A.W.S] finished his speech, he said, "Where is the questioner, who
enquired about the Hour (Doomsday)?" The Bedouin said, "I am here, O
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]." Then the Prophet [S.A.W.S] said,
"When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour (Doomsday)." The
Bedouin said, "How will that be lost?" The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said,
"When the power or authority comes in the hands of unfit persons, then
wait for the Hour (Doomsday.)"
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 66:
Narrated Abu
Waqid Al-Laithi (R.A):
While ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] was
sitting in the Mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in
front of ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] and the third one went away. The two
persons kept on standing before ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] for a while
and then one of them found a place in the circle and sat there while the other
sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away. When ALLAH [S.W.T]’s
Apostle [S.A.W.S] finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about
these three persons? One of them be-took himself to ALLAH [S.W.T], so ALLAH
[S.W.T] took him into HIS grace and mercy and accommodated him, the second felt
shy from ALLAH [S.W.T], so ALLAH [S.W.T] sheltered him in HIS mercy (and did
not punish him), while the third turned his face from ALLAH [S.W.T] and went
away, so ALLAH [S.W.T] turned HIS face from him likewise."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 73:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Do not wish
to be like anyone except in two cases. (The first is) A person, whom ALLAH
[S.W.T] has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (the second is) the one
whom ALLAH [S.W.T] has given wisdom (the Holy Qur'an) and he acts according to
it and teaches it to others."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 75:
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas (R.A):
Once the Prophet [S.A.W.S] embraced me and
said, "O ALLAH [S.W.T]! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book
(Qur'an)."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 79:
Narrated Abu
Musa (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "The example
of guidance and knowledge with which ALLAH [S.W.T] has sent me is like abundant
rain falling on the earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain
water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. (And) another
portion of it was hard and held the rain water and ALLAH [S.W.T] benefited the
people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink
from it and for irrigation of the land for cultivation. (And) a portion of it
was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation (then
that land gave no benefits). The first is the example of the person who
comprehends ALLAH [S.W.T]’s religion and gets benefit (from the knowledge)
which ALLAH [S.W.T] has revealed through me (the Prophet [S.A.W.S]'s and learns
and then teaches others. The last example is that of a person who does not care
for it and does not take ALLAH [S.W.T]’s guidance revealed through me (He is
like that barren land.)"
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 80:
Narrated Anas
(R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said,
"From among the portents of the Hour are (the following):
1. Religious
knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious learned men).
2. (Religious)
ignorance will prevail.
3. Drinking of
Alcoholic drinks (will be very common).
4. There will be
prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 81:
Narrated Anas
(R.A):
I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other
than I will tell you about after it. I heard ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
saying: From among the portents of the Hour are (the following):
1. Religious
knowledge will decrease (by the death of religious learned men).
2. Religious
ignorance will prevail.
3. There will be
prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.
4. Women will
increase in number and men will decrease in number so much so that fifty women
will be looked after by one man.
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 82:
Narrated Ibn
'Umar (R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said,
"While I was sleeping, I saw that a cup full of milk was brought to me and
I drank my fill till I noticed (the milk) its wetness coming out of my nails.
Then I gave the remaining milk to 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (R.A)" The
companions (R.A) of the Prophet [S.A.W.S] asked, "What have you interpreted
(about this dream)?" O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]!" he
replied, "(It is religious) knowledge."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 85:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "(Religious)
knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious scholars) ignorance (in
religion) and afflictions will appear; and Harj will increase." It was
asked, "What is Harj, O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]?" He
replied by beckoning with his hand indicating "killing."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 86:
Narrated Asma
(R.A):
I came to 'Aisha (R.A) while she was praying,
and said to her, "What has happened to the people?" She pointed out
towards the sky. (I looked towards the Mosque), and saw the people offering the
prayer. Aisha (R.A) said, "Subhan ALLAH." I said to her, "Is
there a sign?" She nodded with her head meaning, "Yes." I, too,
then stood (for the prayer of eclipse) till I became (nearly) unconscious and
later on I poured water on my head. After the prayer, the Prophet [S.A.W.S]
Praised and Glorified ALLAH [S.W.T] and then said, "Just now at this place
I have seen what I have never seen before, including Paradise and Hell. No
doubt it has been inspired to me that you will be put to trials in your graves and
these trials will be like the trials of masiah-ad-dajjal or nearly like it (the
sub narrator is not sure which expression Asma' (R.A) used). You will be asked,
'What do you know about this man (the Prophet Muhammad [S.A.W.S])?' Then the
faithful believer (or Asma' (R.A) said a similar word) will reply, 'He is
Muhammad [S.A.W.S] ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle who had come to us with clear
evidences and guidance and so we accepted his teachings and followed him. And
he is Muhammad [S.A.W.S].' And he will repeat it thrice. Then the Angels
(P.B.U.T) will say to him, 'Sleep in peace as we have come to know that you
were a faithful believer.' On the other hand, a hypocrite or a doubtful person
will reply, 'I do not know, but I heard the people saying something and so I said
it.' (the same)."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 95:
Narrated Anas
(R.A):
Whenever the Prophet [S.A.W.S] spoke a
sentence (said a thing), he used to repeat it thrice so that the people could
understand it properly from him and whenever he asked permission to enter, (he
knocked the door) thrice with greeting.
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 97:
Narrated Abu
Burda's father (R.A):
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said
"Three persons will have a double reward:
1. A Person from
the people of the scriptures who believed in his Prophet (P.B.U.H) (Jesus or
Moses (P.B.U.T)) and then believed in the Prophet Muhammad [S.A.W.S] (i.e. has
embraced Islam).
2. A slave who
discharges his duties to ALLAH [S.W.T] and his master.
3. A master of a
woman-slave who teaches her good manners and educates her in the best possible
way (the religion) and manumits her and then marries her."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 98:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
I said: "O ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Apostle
[S.A.W.S]! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on
the Day of Resurrection?" ALLAH [S.W.T]'s Apostle [S.A.W.S] said: O Abu
Huraira (R.A)! "I have thought that none will ask me about it before you
as I know your longing for the (learning of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who
will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said
sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None has the right to be Worshiped
but ALLAH [S.W.T]." And 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz (R.A.) wrote to Abu Bakr
bin Hazm (R.A), "Look for the knowledge of Hadith and get it written, as I
am afraid that religious knowledge will vanish and the religious learned men
will pass away (die). Do not accept anything save the Hadiths of the Prophet
[S.A.W.S]. Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does not
vanish except when it is kept secretly (to oneself)."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 100:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al' As (R.A):
I heard ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
saying, "ALLAH [S.W.T] does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away
from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the
religious learned men till when none of the (religious learned men) remains,
people will take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted will give
their verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead the
people astray."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 101:
Narrated Abu
Said Al-Khudri (R.A):
Some women requested the Prophet [S.A.W.S] to
fix a day for them as the men were taking all his time. On that, he promised
them one day for religious lessons and commandments. Once during such a lesson
the Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "A woman whose three children die will be
shielded by them from the Hell fire." On that a woman asked, "If only
two die?" He replied, "Even two (will shield her from the
Hell-fire)."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 110:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Name
yourselves with my name (use my name) but do not name yourselves with my Kunya
name (i.e. Abu-l Qasim [S.A.W.S]). And whoever sees me in a dream then surely
he has seen me for satan cannot impersonate me. And whoever tells a lie against
me (intentionally), then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Number 125:
Narrated Abu
Musa (R.A):
A man came to the Prophet [S.A.W.S] and asked,
"O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]! What kind of fighting is in ALLAH
[S.W.T]’s Cause? (I ask this), for some of us fight because of being enraged
and angry and some for the sake of his pride and haughtiness." The Prophet
[S.A.W.S] raised his head (as the questioner was standing) and said, "He
who fights so that ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Word (Islam) should be superior, then he
fights in ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Cause."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 2, Book 17: Invoking ALLAH [S.W.T] for Rain, Number 146:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "The Hour
(Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken
away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very
frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will
increase and money will overflow amongst you."
Sahih
Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31: Fasting, Number 215:
Narrated Abu
Said Al-Khudri (R.A) (who fought in twelve Ghazawat in the company of the
Prophet [S.A.W.S]):
I heard four things from the Prophet [S.A.W.S]
and they won my admiration. He said:
1. "No lady
should travel on a journey of two days except with her husband or a
Dhi-Mahram";
2. "No
fasting is permissible on the two days of Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha";
3. "No
prayer (may be offered) after the morning compulsory prayer until the sun
rises; and no prayer after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets";
4. "One
should travel only for visiting three Masjid (Mosques): Masjid-ul-Haram
(Mecca), Masjid-ul-Aqsa (Jerusalem), and this (my) Mosque (at Medina)".
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 3, Book 48: Witnesses, Number 850:
Narrated
Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utba (R.A):
Ibn Abbas (R.A) said, "O Muslims? How do
you ask the people of the Scriptures, though your Book (i.e. the Qur’an) which
was revealed to HIS Prophet [S.A.W.S] is the most recent information from ALLAH
[S.W.T] and you recite it, the Book that has not been distorted? ALLAH [S.W.T]
has revealed to you that the people of the scriptures have changed with their
own hands what was revealed to them and they have said (as regards their
changed Scriptures): This is from ALLAH [S.W.T], in order to get some worldly
benefit thereby." Ibn Abbas (R.A) added: "Isn't the knowledge
revealed to you sufficient to prevent you from asking them? By ALLAH [S.W.T] I
have never seen any one of them asking (Muslims) about what has been revealed
to you."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 6, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Number 531:
Narrated
Al-Bara' (R.A):
A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse
was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down and spread over that man,
and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till his horse started jumping
(as if afraid of something). When it was morning, the man came to the Prophet
[S.A.W.S], and told him of that experience. The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said,
"That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of (the
recitation of) the Qur'an."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 6, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Number 534:
Narrated Abu
Said Al-Khudri (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said to his companions
(R.A), "Is it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur'an
in one night?" This suggestion was difficult for them so they said,
"Who among us has the power to do so, O ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle
[S.A.W.S]?" ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] replied: "ALLAH (the)
ONE, the SELF-SUFFICIENT MASTER WHOM all Creatures need.' (Surat Al-Ikhlas
112.1--to the End) is equal to one third of the Qur'an."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 6, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Number 535:
Narrated 'Aisha
(R.A):
Whenever ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
became sick, he would recite Mu'awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas) and
then blow his breath over his body. When he became seriously ill, I used to
recite (these two Suras) and rub his hands over his body hoping for its
blessings.
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 7, Book 71: Medicine, Number 644:
Narrated 'Aisha
(R.A):
Whenever ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S]
went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas
and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his
body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to
do like that for him.
Sahih
Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 83: Blood Money, Number 21:
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "The most
hated persons to ALLAH [S.W.T] are three:
(1) A person who
deviates from the right conduct, i.e. an evil doer, in the Haram (sanctuaries
of Mecca and Medina);
(2) A person who
seeks that the traditions of the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance, should remain
in Islam
(3) And a person
who seeks to shed somebody's blood without any right."
Sahih
Bukhari: Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of ALLAH [S.W.T] (Tawheed),
Number 539:
Narrated Abu
Bakr (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said, "Time has
come back to its original state which it had when ALLAH [S.W.T] Created the
Heavens and the Earth, the year is twelve months, of which four are sacred;
(and out of these four) three are in succession, namely, Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja
and Muharram, and (the fourth one) Rajab Mudar which is between Jumad (Ath-Tham)
and Sha'ban." The Prophet [S.A.W.S] then asked us, "Which month is
this?" We said, "ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle [S.A.W.S] know (it)
better." He kept quiet so long that we thought he might call it by another
name. Then he said, "Isn't it Dhul-Hijja?" We said, "Yes."
He asked "What town is this?" We said, "ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS
Apostle [S.A.W.S] know (it) better.' Then he kept quiet so long that we thought
he might call it by another name. He then said, "Isn't it the (forbidden)
Town (Mecca)?" We said, "Yes." He asked, "What is the day
today?" We said, "ALLAH [S.W.T] and HIS Apostle [S.A.W.S] know (it)
better. Then he kept quiet so long that we thought that he might call it by
another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the Day of An-Nahr (slaughtering of
sacrifices)?" We said, "Yes." Then he said, "Your blood
(lives), your properties," (the sub narrator Muhammad (R.A), said: I think
he also said): "..and your honor) are as sacred to one another like the
sanctity of this Day of yours, in this Town of yours, in this Month of yours.
You shall meet your LORD and HE will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Don't go
astray after me by striking the necks of one another. Lo! It is incumbent upon
those who are present to inform it to those who are absent for perhaps the informed
one might comprehend it (understand it) better than some of the present
audience." Whenever the sub-narrator Muhammad (R.A) mentioned that
statement, he would say, "The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said the truth.") And
then the Prophet [S.A.W.S] added, "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed ALLAH
[S.W.T]’s Message to you! No doubt! Haven't I conveyed ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Message
to you?"
Sahih Muslim: Chapter 35, Book 1: Faith, Number 0142:
It is narrated
on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Umar (R.A):
That the Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S]
observed: O womenfolk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I
saw you in bulk amongst the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why
is it, Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S], that our folk is in bulk in Hell?
Upon this the Holy Prophet [S.A.W.S] observed: You curse too much and are
ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and
failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise,
besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense
and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet [S.A.W.S]) observed: Your lack of
common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women
is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense, and you spend
some nights (and days) in which you do not offer prayer and in the month of
Ramadan (during the days) you do not observe fast, that is a failing in
religion. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Tahir (R.A) with
this chain of transmitters.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 38, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 0989:
Ma’dan b. Talha
(R.A) reported:
I met Thauban (R.A), the freed slave of ALLAH
[S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S], and asked him to tell me about an act for which,
if I do it, ALLAH [S.W.T] will admit me to Paradise, or I asked about the act
which was loved most by ALLAH [S.W.T]. He gave no reply. I again asked and he
gave no reply. I asked him for the third time, and he said: I asked ALLAH
[S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] about that and he said: Make frequent
prostrations before ALLAH [S.W.T], for you will not make one prostration
without raising you a degree because of it, and removing a sin from you,
because of it. Ma’dan (R.A) said: That then he met Abu al-Darda’ (R.A) and when
he asked him, he received a reply similar to that given by Thauban (R.A).
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 136, Book 4: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Number 1774:
‘Uqba b. ‘Amir
(R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
What wonderful verses have been sent down today the like of which has never
been seen! They are: "Say: I seek refuge with the LORD of the dawn,"
and "Say: I seek refuge with the LORD of men." (i.e. Surat Al-Falaq
and Surat An-Nas)
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 2, Book 34: Knowledge, Number 6443:
'Abdullah b.
'Umar (R.A) reported:
I went to ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S]
in the morning and he heard the voice of two persons who had an argumentation
with each other about a verse. ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Apostle [S.A.W.S] came to us
(and) the (signs) of anger could be seen on his face. He said: Verily, the
(peoples) before you were ruined because of their disputation in the Book.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 2, Book 34: Knowledge, Number 6447:
'A'isha (R.A)
reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
The most despicable amongst persons in the eye of ALLAH [S.W.T] is one who
tries to fall into dispute with others (for nothing but only to display his
knowledge and power of argumentation).
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 4, Book 34: Knowledge, Number 6450:
Abdullah (R.A)
reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
Ruined were those who indulged in hair-splitting. He (the Holy Prophet
[S.A.W.S]) repeated this thrice.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 6, Book 34: Knowledge, Number 6466:
Jarir b.
Abdullah (R.A) reported:
That some desert Arabs clad in woolen clothes
came to ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S]. He saw them in sad plight as they
had been hard pressed by need. He (the Holy Prophet [S.A.W.S]) exhorted people
to give charity, but they showed some reluctance until (signs) of anger could
be seen on his face. Then a person from the Ansar came with a purse containing
silver. Then came another person and then other persons followed them in
succession until signs of happiness could be seen on his (sacred) face.
Thereupon ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said: He who introduced some good
practice in Islam which was followed after him (by people) he would be assured
of reward like one who followed it, without their rewards being diminished in
any respect. And he who introduced some evil practice in Islam which had been
followed subsequently (by others), he would be required to bear the burden like
that of one who followed this (evil practice) without their sins being
diminished in any respect.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 6, Book 34: Knowledge, Number 6470:
Abu Huraira
(R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
He who called (people) to righteousness, there would be reward (assured) for
him like the rewards of those who adhered to it, without their rewards being
diminished in any respect. And he who called (people) to error, he shall have
to carry (the burden) of its sin, like those who committed it, without their
sins being diminished in any respect.
Sahih Muslim:
Chapter 11, Book 35: Pertaining To The Remembrance Of ALLAH [S.W.T], Number
6518:
Abu Huraira
(R.A) reported:
ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] as saying:
He who alleviates the suffering of a brother out of the sufferings of the
world, ALLAH [S.W.T] would alleviate his suffering from the sufferings of the
Day of Resurrection, and he who finds relief for one who is hard pressed, ALLAH
[S.W.T] would make things easy for him in the Hereafter, and he who conceals
(the faults) of a Muslim, ALLAH [S.W.T] would conceal his faults in the world
and in the Hereafter. ALLAH [S.W.T] is at the back of a servant so long as the
servant is at the back of his brother, and he who treads the path in search of
knowledge, ALLAH [S.W.T] would make that path easy, leading to Paradise for him
and those persons who assemble in the house among the houses of ALLAH [S.W.T]
(Mosques) and recite the Book of ALLAH [S.W.T] and they learn and teach the
Qur'an (among themselves) there would descend upon them the tranquility and
mercy would cover them and the Angels would surround them and ALLAH [S.W.T]
makes a mention of them in the presence of those near HIM, and he who is
slow-paced in doing good deeds, his (high) descent does not make him go ahead.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi: Chapter 1, Book 4: The Book on the Day of Friday,
Hadith 4:
Abu Huraira
(R.A) narrated:
"ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S]
said: The best day that the sun has risen upon is Friday. On it Adam (P.B.U.H)
was created, on it he entered Paradise, and on it, he was sent down from it.
And in it there is an hour in which the Muslim worshipper would not stand in
Salat, asking ALLAH [S.W.T] for anything except that HE would give it to
him.'" Abu Huraira (R.A) said: "I met Abdullah bin Salam (R.A), and I
mentioned this Hadith to him. He said: 'I am more knowledgeable about that
hour.' So I said: 'Inform me about it, and do not keep any of it from me.' He
said: 'It is after al-Asr until the sun has set.' I said: 'How can it be after
Al-Asr when ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger [S.A.W.S] said: 'the Muslim worshipper
would not stand in Salat.' And that is a time that prayer is not performed
in?" So Abdullah bin Salam (R.A) said: 'Didn't ALLAH [S.W.T]’s Messenger
[S.A.W.S] say: "Whoever sat in a gathering awaiting the Salat then he is
in Salat"? I said: 'Of course.' He said: 'Then that is it.'"
Sunan Abi
Dawud: Chapter 1, Book 26: Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Hadith 1:
Narrated Kathir
Ibn Qays (R.A):
Kathir Ibn Qays (R.A) said: I was sitting with
Abud Darda' (R.A) in the Mosque of Damascus. A man came to him and said: Abud
Darda (R.A), I have come to you from the town of the Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T]
[S.A.W.S] for a tradition that I have heard you relate from the Messenger of
ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S]. I have come for no other purpose. He said: I heard the
Messenger of ALLAH [S.W.T] [S.A.W.S] say: If anyone travels on a road in search
of knowledge, ALLAH [S.W.T] will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise . The Angels (P.B.U.T) will lower their wings in
their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the
heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for
the learned man. The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like
that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The
learned are the heirs of the Prophets (P.B.U.T), and the Prophets (P.B.U.T)
leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it
takes an abundant portion.
Sunan Abi
Dawud: Chapter 1, Book 26: Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Hadith 3:
Abu Huraira
(R.A) reported:
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] as saying: If anyone
pursues a path in search of knowledge, ALLAH [S.W.T] will thereby make easy for
him a path to Paradise; and he who is made slow by his actions will not be
speeded by his genealogy.
Sunan Abi
Dawud: Chapter 10, Book 26: Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Hadith 19:
Narrated
Abdullah Ibn Abbas (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said: You hear (from
me), and others will hear from you; and people will hear from them who heard
from you.
Sunan Abi
Dawud: Chapter 10, Book 26: Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Hadith 21:
Sahl b. Sa’d
(R.A) reported:
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] as saying: I swear on
ALLAH [S.W.T], it will be better for you that ALLAH [S.W.T] should give
guidance to one man through your agency than that you should acquire the red
ones among the camels.
Sunan Abi
Dawud: Chapter 12, Book 26: Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm), Hadith 24:
Narrated Abu
Huraira (R.A):
The Prophet [S.A.W.S] said: If anyone acquires
knowledge of things by which ALLAH [S.W.T]'s good pleasure is sought, but
acquires it only to get some worldly advantage, he will not experience the arf,
i.e. the odour, of Paradise .
Kalimah Tayyibah [The Holy
Code]
لآَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللهِ
Pronunciation:
Laa Ilaaha Illaal-Laahu
Muhammadur-Rasulul-Lah [Salla'Allahuu Alayhi Wa-Sallaam]
Translation:
There is none worthy of
Worship but ALLAH Muhammad [May ALLAH Bless him and grant him Peace] is the
Messenger of ALLAH.
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