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AHADITH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO AHADITH
FAITH/IMAN
MAJOR SINS & SIGNS OF HYPOCRISY
KNOWLEDGE
SUPPLICATIONS (DUA)
REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH
THOSE WHO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BEG
SPENDING
HOARDING
INSOLVENCY AND RESPITE
USURY
MARRIAGE
RIGHTS OF WIVES
DIVORCE
THE OFFICES OF RULER AND QADI (QAZI)
THE CONDUCT OF A QADI (QAZI)
CASES AND DEPOSITIONS
RETALIATION
PRESCRIBED PUNISHMENTS
CARE ABOUT WEAPONS
HOSPITALITY
MANNERS OF EATING
MANNERS OF DRINKING
VISITING THE SICK
SALUTATIONS
STANDING UP
GOODNESS AND THE CEMENTING OF RELATIONSHIP
GUARDING AGAINST SLANDER AND ABUSE
BOASTING AND PARTY-SPIRIT
GENTLENESS MODESTY AND GOOD CHARACTER
TENDERNESS AND MERCY TOWARDS PEOPLE
LOVE FOR THE SAKE OF GOD
CIRCUMSPECTION AND DELIBERATION IN AFFAIRS
THE EXCELLENCE OF THE POOR AND THE PROPHET'S LIVELIHOOD
HOPE AND AVIDITY
HYPOCRISY AND OSTENTATION
ANGER AND PRIDE
TRUST IN GOD AND ENDURANCE
OPPRESSION
MANNERS OF TRAVELLING
THE PROPHET'S (SAWS) CHARACTER
HALAL AND HARAM
SLAUGHTERING
INTOXICANTS
CLOTHING AND ADORNMENT
ETHICS
SAHIH AL-BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE)
MARRIAGE
THE BOOK OF BELIEF (FAITH)
THE SPLITTING OF THE MOON IN TWO PIECES
AL-MIRAJ
WOMEN IN ISLAM
THE PRAYER (SALAT)
ALMSGIVING (ZAKAT)
STATUS OF WOMAN IN ISLAM
THE TRUE QUALITY OF A GOOD WIFE
HOW ESSENTIAL IS HIJAB (VEIL)
WEALTH AND WOMEN ARE A GREAT TRIAL
HUSBAND-WIFE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
ACQUISITION OF AND IMPARTING DEENI KNOWLEDGE
TAKING SPECIAL CARE TO FULFIL THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIMS
FASTING
HAJJ
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
ABSTAINING FROM SIN
RECITING AND TEACHING THE QUR'AN MAJEED
It goes
without saying that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has left us with two
powerful sources for the improvement of the individual, the society and for the
nations, those are: the Holy Quran and ahadith. The Quran was revealed to the
Last Messenger (peace be upon him) through the angel Gabriel. The ahadith show
us the diversities a single person can have, and the ways these diversities may
be used to produce an optimal performance, where the performance is exemplary
for future generations. This was one of the main tasks of the Last Messenger
(peace be upon him), to guide humanity on the right path.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) was a son, a husband, a father, an advisor, a warrior, a
leader, a judge and most important of all, he was the Seal of the Prophets - the
last messenger of Allah. A man with such a character and such a vast field of
responsibility is indeed deserving of biographical study, and through the ages,
biographical researches have been carried out. The collection of ahadith is the
result of these researchers. The study of ahadith is a science itself. To
mention some branches within the study of ahadith, there is the science of
Asma'ul Rijal (the science of study of the life-history of 500,000
narrators), the science of Mustalih al-Hadith (the science of classifying
a hadith as authentic or weak), the science of Gharib al-hadith (the
study of the linguistic origins of the difficult words used in ahadith). I have
mentioned only three different sciences though this list can extend to over 100.
This again indicates the immense importance of ahadith and the importance of
understanding them.
The main
source of ahadith can be found in six sahihs. These six sahihs are:
|
Sahih al-Bukhari |
(d. 256 A.H. = 870
A.D.) |
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Sahih Muslim |
(d. 261 A.H. = 875
A.D.) |
|
Sunan Ibn Majah |
(d. 273 A.H. = 887
A.D.) |
|
Sunan Abu Dawud |
(d. 275 A.H. = 888
A.D.) |
|
Jami al-Tirmidhi |
(d. 279 A.H. = 892
A.D.) |
|
Sunan al-Nisai |
(d. 303 A.H. = 915
A.D.) |
A.H. = After Hegira A.D. = Anno Domini
"In preparing
their collections, these Traditions obviously used a critical technique to
decide what they would include and what they should reject. Bukhari, for
example, examined 600,000 traditions of which he excepted only 7,397. There
purpose was to assemble a body of traditions which would serve as a rule of life
for practising Muslims, so their primary interest was in selecting such
traditions as would give clear guidance concerning what Muslims belief and
practice should be, what things were permissible and approved, and what were not
permissible and disapproved."
(Shariah: The Islamic Law. by Abdur Rahman I. Doi:54)
It should be
quite evident from the above cited paragraph that the task of compiling ahadith
was by no means simple. Although the most painstaking techniques had been
employed to decide which ahadith should be included and which should be rejected
there were found grounds for classification of ahadith. The ahadith are
therefore classified in the following manner:
1.Sahih:
These are the genuine Traditions so declared after applying all tests.
2.Hasan: These are the fair Traditions although inferior in the matter of
authenticity to the Sahih.
3. Daif: These are the weak traditions which are not so very reliable."
(Ibid:57).
Before I
proceed, I wish to explain the meanings of isnad and matn as the
understanding of these words is considered profitable for the reader. A hadith
consists of two parts. The chain of transmitters comprises one part while the
message within the hadith completes it. The former is known as isnad
while the latter is matn. Continuing with the classification of ahadith,
the daif ahadith are divided further:
a The
Mu'allaq Traditions: These are those Traditions in which one or two
transmitters are omitted in the beginning of the Isnad.
b. The Maqtu Traditions: These are those Traditions which are reported by
a Tabi'i, a man of second category after the Prophet.
c. The Munqati Traditions: These are the broken Traditions.
d. The Mursal Traditions: These are the incomplete Traditions in the
Isnad of which a companion (Sahabi) is omitted, e.g. A Tabi'i says, the Prophet
said....
e. The Musahhaf Traditions: These are the traditions which have a mistake
in words or letters of the Isnad or the Matn e.g. Hasan is written as Hashan.
f. The Shadh Traditions: These are the traditions with a reliable chain
of reporters but their meanings are contrary to other similarly attested
Traditions narrated by the majority of the contemporary transmitters.
g. The Maudu Traditions: These are the fabricated and untrue Traditions."
(Ibid:57).
I have now
presented a very short introduction to the background of ahadith. I would most
strongly recommend the interested reader to read the book "Shariah: The Islamic
Law" by Abdur Rahman I. Doi. It is a book which I have used extensively and
found most interesting and informative. The same author has also published a
book which is titled "Non-Muslims under Shariah", another informative book which
I would recommend.
1.
Islam is
based on five things: the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is His servant and
messenger, the observance of the prayer, the payment of Zakat, the pilgrimage,
and the fast during Ramadan.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
2.
The Muslim is
he from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe, and the Emigrant is he who
abandons what God has prohibited.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
3.
None of you
believes till I am dearer to him than his father, his child and all mankind.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
4.
He who is not
trustworthy has no Faith, and he who does not keep his Covenant has no religion.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
5.
What is
Faith? When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, you are a
believer. What is Sin? When a thing disturbs (the peace of) your heart, give it
up.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
6.
The major
sins are associating other objects of worship with God, disobedience to parents,
murder, and deliberate perjury.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
7.
There are
three signs of a hypocrite: when he speaks he speaks lies, when he makes a
promise he breaks it, and when he is trusted he betrays his trust.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
8.
Avoid the
seven noxious things.(1) Associating anything with God, (2) magic,(3) killing
one whom God has declared inviolate without a just cause, (4) devouring usury,
(5) consuming the property of an orphan, running back from the battlefield and,
(7) slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
9.
Four
characteristics constitute anyone who possesses them a sheer hypocrite, and
anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristic of hypocrisy till he
abandons it: when he is trusted he betrays his trust, when he talks he lies,
when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously and when he quarrels he abuses.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
10.
When a man
dies no further reward is recorded for his actions, with three exceptions: Sadqa
which continues to be supplied, or knowledge from which benefit continues to be
reaped, or the prayers of a good son to his dead father.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
11.
If anyone
removes (one of the) anxieties of this world from a believer, God will remove
(one of the) anxieties from him on the Day of Resurrection; if one smoothes the
way for one who is destitute, God will smooth the way for him in this world and
the next; and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, God will conceal his
faults in this world and the next. God helps a man as long as he helps his
brother. If anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge God will thereby make
easy for him a path to paradise.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
12.
He who goes
out in search of knowledge is in God's path till he returns.
(Tirmidhi, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
13.
The search of
knowledge is an obligation laid on every Muslim.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
14.
The one who
would have the worst position in God's sight on the Day of Resurrection would be
a learned man who did not profit from his learning.
(Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
15.
A man is
granted supplication provided he does not ask for anything sinful or for
breaking ties of relationship.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
16.
You have two
characters which God likes; gentleness and deliberation.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
17.
Nothing but
supplication averts the decree, and nothing but righteousness increases life.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
18.
People will
not sit remembering God without the angels surrounding them, mercy covering
them, peace descending on them.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
19.
He who
remembers his Lord and he who does not are like the living and dead.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
20.
Hadhrat
Jaabir (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "The distinguishing factor between kufr and Imaan is the deliberate
neglect of Salaat."
(Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
21.
He who does a
good deed will have ten times the amount of blessings, and I [God] shall give
more, but he who does an evil deed will have an equivalent reward of evil, or I
shall grant forgiveness. If anyone draws the length of a span near Me, I shall
draw the length of a cubit near him, and if anyone draws the length of a cubit
near Me, I shall draw the length of a fathom near him. If anyone comes to Me
walking I shall come to him at a run, and if anyone meets me with sins of the
size of the earth, but has not associated anything with Me, I shall meet him a
similar amount of forgiveness.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
22.
Hadhrat
Jaabir (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Salaat is the key to Jannat."
(Darami).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
23.
Hadrhat
Abdulah Ibn Qart (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be
upon him) said: "The first act about which one will be questioned on the Day of
Qiyammah will be Salaat. If Salaat is found to be proper, other acts will pass
as proper. But, if Salaat is found there to be despoiled, then all other acts
too will fail."
(Tibrani, Ausat).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
24.
Hadhrat
Hanzalah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard Muhammad say:
"Whoever guards the five Salaat while believing that the Salaat is the Right of
Allah, will enter Jannat."
(Ahmad).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
25.
Hadhrat
Bareedah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "The subject of pledge which exists between the people and us (the Ambiyaa)
is Salaat. Thus, whoever neglects Salaat has become a kaafir (i.e. in terms of
practical life, not in terms of Imaan)."
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nisai, Ibn Majah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
26.
A time will
come to mankind when man will not care whether what he gets comes from a lawful
or an unlawful source.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
27.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Will there remain any impurity on a person who baths five times a day in
a river flowing in front of his house?" The people said: "No impurity will
remain on him." Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "This is the effect of the
five Salaat. By means of it, Allah Ta'ala purifies the performer of all sins."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
28.
Hadhrat Abdur
Rahmaan Bin Amr Bin Al-A's (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "Salaat on the Day of Qiyaamah, will be a light, a
proof and a means of salvation for the one who guarded it. He who neglects
Salaat, will have no light, no proof and no salvation (from the direction of
Salaat) He (the one who neglects Salaat) will be in the company of Qaroon,
Fir'oun, Haamaan and Ubay Ibn Khalf on the Day of Qiyaamah."
(Ahmad, Darami, Baihaqi, Shu'bul Imaan).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
29.
No body which
has been nourished with what is unlawful will enter paradise.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
30.
Flesh which
has grown out of what is unlawful will not enter paradise, but hell is more
fitting for all flesh which has grown out of what is unlawful.
(Ahmad, Darimi, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
31.
The truthful
and trusty merchant is associated with the prophets, the upright and the
martyrs.
(Tirmidhi, Darimi, Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
32.
If anyone
buys a garment for ten dirhams among which one is unlawfully acquired, God most
high will not accept prayer from him as long as he wears it.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
33.
He who begs
the property of others to increase his own is asking only for live coals, so let
him ask little as much.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
34.
It is better
for one of you to take a rope, bring a load of firewood on his back, and sell
it, God thereby preserving his self respect, than that he should beg from people
whether they give him anything or refuse him.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
35.
If anyone
guarantees me that he will not beg from people, I will guarantee him paradise.
(Abu Dawud, Nasa'i).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
36.
If you spend
(to help others), O son of Adam! I [God] shall spend on you.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
37.
It is better
for a man to give a dirham as Sadqa during his lifetime than to give a hundred
at the time of his death.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
38.
Do not
consider any act of kindness insignificant, even meeting your brother with a
cheerful face.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
39.
Sadqa given
to a poor man is just Sadqa, but when given to a relative it serves a double
purpose, being both Sadqa and a connecting link.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
40.
If anyone
keeps goods till the price rises, he is a sinner.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
41.
He who brings
goods for sale is blessed with good fortune, but he who keeps them till the
price rises is accursed.
(Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
42.
If anyone
withholds grain for forty days thereby desiring a high price, has renounced God
and God has renounced him.
(Razin).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
43.
The man who
withholds goods is evil. If God lowers prices he is grieved, and if He raises
then he is happy. (Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
44.
He who grants
a respite to one who is in straightened circumstances or who remits his debt,
will be saved by God from the anxieties of the Day of Resurrection.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
45.
If anyone
accepts others belongings meaning to pay back, God will pay back for him, but if
anyone accepts them meaning to squander them, God will on that account destroy
his property.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
46.
Every fault
but a debt will be forgiven to a martyr.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
47.
A believer's
soul is attached to his debt till it is paid.
(Shafi'i, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
48.
Gold is to be
paid by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates
and salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on the spot. If anyone gives
more or asks for more, he has dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are
equally guilty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
49.
A time is
coming to mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain and if he does not
receive it, some of its vapour will reach him.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
50.
A dirham
which a man knowingly receives in usury is more serious (a crime) than
thirty-six acts of fornication.
(Ahmad, Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
51.
When a man
makes a loan to another, he must not accept a present.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
52.
Even though
usury be much it leads in the end to penury.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
53.
Young men,
those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking
at strange women and preserves you from immorality, but those who cannot, should
devote themselves to fasting, for it is a means of suppressing sexual desire.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
54.
The whole
world is to be enjoyed, but the best thing in the world is a pious woman.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
55.
When a man
marries, he has fulfilled half of the religion, so let him fear Go regarding the
remaining half.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
56.
After fear of
God, a believer gains nothing better for him than a good wife who obeys him if
he gives her a command, pleases him if he looks at her, is true to him if he
adjures her to do something, and is sincere towards him regarding her person and
his property if he is absent.
(Ibn Majah.)
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
57.
When a woman
observes the five time of prayers, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity,
and obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of paradise she wishes.
(Abu Nu'aim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
58.
A believer
must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her,
then let him be pleased with one that is good in her.
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam by. Imran Muhammad).
59.
Among the
believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and
are kindest to their families.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
60.
If any woman
asks her husband for divorce without some strong reason, the odour of paradise
will be forbidden for her.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
61.
The lawful
thing God hates most is divorce.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
62.
God has
created nothing on the face of the earth more dearer to Him than emancipation,
and God has created nothing on the face of the earth more hateful to Him than
divorce.
(Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
63.
The one who
will be dearest to God and nearest to Him in the station on the Day of
Resurrection will be a just imam and the one who will be most hateful to God on
the Day of Resurrection, and will receive the severest punishment will be a
tyrannical imam.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
64.
A creature is
not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the Creator.
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
65.
Do not ask
for any high office, for if you are given it after asking, you will be left to
discharge it yourself; if you are given it without asking you will be helped to
discharge it.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
66.
He who has
been ruler over ten people, will be brought in the Day of Resurrection, shackled
till justice loosens his chains or tyranny brings him to destruction.
(Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
67.
The most
excellent jihad is when one speaks a true word in the presence of a tyrannical
ruler.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
68.
As you will
be so will you have rulers put over you.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
69.
No judge must
give judgement between two people when he is angry.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
70.
If anyone who
seeks the office of Qadi among Muslims till he gets it and his justice prevails
over tyranny, will go to paradise; but the man whose tyranny prevails over
justice will go to hell.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
71.
God is with
the Qadi as long as he is not tyrannical, but when he is tyrannical, He departs
from him and the devil attaches himself to him.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
72.
If anyone
swears a firm oath, acting wickedly thereby, and appropriates by it property
belonging to a Muslim, God will be very angry when he meets Him on the Day of
Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
73.
The man who
is most hateful to God is the one who quarrels and disputes most. (Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
74.
If anyone
claims what is not his, he does not belong to us, and let him come to his seat
in hell. (Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
75.
A believer
will continue to find ample scope in his religion as long as he does not kill
anyone unlawfully. (Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
76.
Shedding of
blood will be the first matter about which judgement will be given on the Day of
Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
77.
If anyone
kills a man who had made a covenant (anyone who belongs to a Non-Muslim
community with whom a treaty of peace has been made, or a member of protected
communities) will not experience the fragrance of paradise.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
78.
God may
forgive every sin, except in the case of one who dies a polytheist, or one who
purposely kills a believer.
(Abu Dawud, Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
79.
The passing
away of the world would mean less to God than the murder of a Muslim man.
(Tirmidhi, Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
80.
He who throws
himself from a mountain and kills himself will be thrown down in the fire of
hell and remain in it for ever and ever; he who sips poison and kills himself
will have his poison in his hand will sip it for ever and ever in the fire of
hell.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
81.
An unmarried
man who commits fornication, should receive hundred lashes and be banished for a
year.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
82.
If you find
anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it and the one to whom
it is done.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
83.
Fornication
will not appear among any people without their being punished by famine, and
bribery will not appear among any people without their being punished by terror.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
84.
God Who is
glorious will not look at a man who has intercourse with a man or a woman
through the anus.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
85.
None of you
must point a weapon at his brother for he does not know whether the devil may
draw it out while it is in his hand as a result of which he will fall into a pit
of hell.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
86.
If anyone
points a piece of iron at his brother, the angels curse him till he puts it
down, even if he is his brother who has the same father and mother.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
87.
I [Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)] forbade that a sword which has been
drawn should be handed to anyone.
(Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
88.
He who
believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest; he who believes in God
and the Last Day should not annoy his neighbours; and he who believes in God and
the Last Day should say what is good or keep silent.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
89.
It is part of
the Sunna that a man should accompany his guest to the door of the house.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
90.
He who
believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest. Provisions for the
road are what will serve for a day and night; hospitality extends for three
days; what goes beyond that is Sadqa; and it is not allowable that a guest
should stay till he makes himself encumbrance.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
91.
Eat together
and not separately, for the blessings is associated with the company.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
92.
Mention God's
name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
93.
When any of
you eats, he should eat with his right hand and when he drinks he should drink
with his right hand.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
94.
I do not eat
reclining.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
95.
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never expressed disapproval of food;
if he desired it he ate it and if he disliked it he left it alone.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
96.
God's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to breathe three times
in the course of a drink.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
97.
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade that a man should drink
standing.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
98.
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade breathing or blowing into a
vessel.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
99.
Do not leave
a fire burning in your houses while you are asleep.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
100.
Feed the
hungry, visit the sick and free the captive.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
101.
When you
visit an invalid tell him to make a supplication for you, for his supplication
is like of the angels.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
102.
A Muslim has
five duties towards another Muslim; to return a salutation, visit the sick,
follow funerals, accept an invitation and say 'God have mercy on you' when one
sneezes.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
103.
There are six
good qualities which one believer should display to another; he should visit him
when he is ill, be present when he dies, accept his invitation when he gives
one, salute him when he meets him, say 'God have mercy on you' when he sneezes
and act sincerely towards him whether he is absent or present.
(Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
104.
One who is
riding should salute one who is walking, one who is walking should salute one
who is sitting and a small company should salute a large one.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
105.
The God's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed a mixed company of
Muslims, polytheists who worshipped idols and Jews and he gave them a
salutation.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
106.
Those who are
nearest to God are they who are first to give a salutation.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
107.
When you go
into your family, sonny, give a salutation. It will be a blessing both to you
and to your family.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
108.
A man must
not make another get up from his place and then occupy it himself, but you
should spread out and make room.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
109.
If anyone
gets up from where he has been sitting and comes back, he has no right to it.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
110.
It is not
allowable for a man to come in between two people without their permission.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
111.
One who cuts
ties of relationship will not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
112.
The Lord's
good pleasure results from a father's good pleasure, and the Lord's displeasure
results from the father's displeasure.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
113.
"Messenger of
God, who is most deserving of friendly care from me?" He (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next, and He (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came
next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother."
He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
replied, "Your father."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
114.
"What rights
can parents demand from their children?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) replied, "They are your paradise and your hell."
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
115.
By Him in
Whose hand my soul is, a man does not believe till he likes for his brother what
he likes for himself.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
116.
Those who are
merciful have mercy shown them by the Compassionate One, if you show mercy to
those who are in the earth, He Who is in heaven will show mercy to you.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
117.
A Muslim is a
Muslim's brother; he does not wrong him or abandon him. If anyone cares for his
brother's need, God will care for his need; if anyone removes his brother's
anxiety, God will remove from him one of the anxieties of the Day of
Resurrection; and if anyone conceals a Muslim's secret, God will conceal his
secret on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
118.
He does not
belong to us who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our old
ones, who does not recommend what is reputable and prohibit what is
disreputable.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
119.
The best
house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is well treated,
and the worst house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is
badly treated.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
120.
The believer
is not the one who eats his fill when the neighbour beside him is hungry.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
121.
All creatures
are God's children, and those dearest to God are the ones who treat His children
kindly.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
122.
Touch an
orphan's head and feed the poor.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
123.
If anyone
guarantees me what is between his jaws and what is between his legs (i.e. he
should not commit fornication), I shall guarantee him paradise.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
124.
Reviling a
Muslim is disobedience to God, and fighting with him is infidelity.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
125.
It is not
fitting for an eminently truthful man to be a reviler.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
126.
A mischief
maker will not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahma
127.
Adhere to
truth, for truth leads to good deeds and good deeds leads him who does them to
paradise. Falsehood is wickedness and wickedness leads to hell.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
128.
The great
liar is not the one who puts things right between people, says what is good, and
promotes what is good.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
129.
Woe to him
who tells things, speaking falsely, to make people laugh thereby! Woe to him!
Woe to him!
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
130.
Do you know
the thing which most commonly brings people into paradise? It is fear to God and
good character. Do you know what most commonly brings people to hell? It is the
hollow things; the mouth and the private parts.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
131.
Sufyan bin
Abdullah ath Thaqafi told when he asked God's messenger what he feared most for
him, he took hold of his tongue and said, "This."
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
132.
None of my
companions must tell me anything about anyone, for I like to come out to you
with no ill-feelings.
(Abu-Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
133.
Coarse talk
does not come into anything without disgracing it, and modesty does not come
into anything without adorning it.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
134.
If you
guarantee me six things on your part, I shall guarantee you paradise: speak the
truth when you talk, keep a promise when you make it, when you are trusted with
something fulfil your trust, avoid sexual immorality, lower your eyes and
restrain your hand from injustice.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
135.T
he one who is
most honourable in God's estimation is the pious.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
136.
Do not
eulogize me as the Christians eulogized the son of Mary, I am just His servant,
so say, 'God's servant and His messenger.'
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
137.
God has
revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one boasts over another, or
oppresses another.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
138.
Wathila b.
al-Asqa told that he asked God's messenger what party spirit was and he replied.
"You help your people in wrongdoing.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
139.
It is not
allowable for a man to keep apart from his brother for more than three days, the
one turning away and the one turning away when they meet. The better of the two
is the one who is first to give a greeting.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
140.
Avoid envy,
for envy devours good deeds just as fire devours fuel.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
141.
Accursed is
he who harms a believer, or acts deceitfully towards him.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
142.
To harbour
good thoughts (about a brother) is a part of well-conducted worship.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
143.
He who is
deprived of gentleness is deprived of good.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
144.
Righteousness
is good character, and sin is that which revolves in your heart and which you do
not want people to know.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
145.
I have been
sent to perfect good character.
(Muwatta, Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
146.
Among the
best of you [are they] who have the best character.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
147.
Modesty is
part of faith and faith is in paradise, but obscenity is part of hardness of
heart and hardness of heart is in hell.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
148.
O God as Thou
hast made my form beautiful so make my character beautiful.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
149.
The believers
whose faith is most perfect are those who have the best character.
(Abu Dawud, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
150.
God will not
show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
151.
"If anyone
cares for two girls till they grow up, he and I will come on the Day of
Resurrection thus," and he joined fingers.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
152.
"I and the
one who takes responsibility for an orphan, whether his own kin or of others,
will be in paradise thus," and he pointed his forefinger and the middle finger
with a slight space between them.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
153.
"Believers
are to one another like a building whose parts support one other." He then
interlaced his fingers.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
154.
A good or bad
companion is like one who carries musk and one who blows the bellow. The one who
carries musk may give you some, or you may buy some from him, or you may feel a
fragrance from him; but the one who blows the bellows might burn your clothing,
or you may feel a bad smell from him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
155.
A believer is
not stung twice from the same hole.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
156.
You have two
characters which God likes; gentleness and deliberation.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
157.
For one who
does not stumble and no sage who does not have experience.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
158.
Consider how
a matter will turn out; than if you think its issue will be good carry on with
it, but if you fear going astray hold back
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
159.
A good way of
acting, a good manner of conduct and moderation are twenty-fifth part of
prophecy.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
160.
When a man
tells something and then departs it is trust. (What he told should be treated
confidential).
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
161.
When one of
you looks at someone who is superior to him in property and appearance, he
should look at someone who is inferior to him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
162.
Seek me among
you weak ones, for you are given provision from God, God will be satisfied with
few good deeds from him.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
163.
God loves His
poor, believing servant who refrains from begging and yet has children. (Ibn
Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
164. O God,
grant me life as a poor man, cause me to die as a poor man, and resurrect me in
the company of the poor.
(Tirmidhi, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
165.
Abu Dharr
said: My friend ordered me to observe seven things. He ordered me to love the
poor and be near them; he ordered me to consider my inferior and not consider my
superior; he ordered me to join ties of relationship even when relatives are at
a distance; he ordered me not to ask anyone for anything; he ordered me to speak
the truth even when it is bitter; he ordered me not to fear for God's sake
reproach anyone may cast on me; and he ordered me to repeat often, "There is no
might and no power except in God," for these words are a part of the treasure
under the throne.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
166.
The son of
Adam becomes decrepit, but two things remain young in him: avidity for property
and avidity for life.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
167.
When you go
into your family, sonny, give a salutation. It will " The first thing which
effects the well-being of this people is firm belief and asceticism, and the
first thing which affects its corruption is niggardliness and (useless) hope. (Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
168.
God loves the
pious rich man who is inconspicuous.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
169.
God does not
look at your forms and possessions, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
170.
When a man
prays publicly in a good manner and prays secretly in a good manner, God most
high says, "This is My servant indeed."
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
171.
The strong
man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls
himself when he is angry.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
172.
He is a bad
man who is proud and puts on airs and forgets the Most Great and Sublime One.
(Tirmidhi, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
173.
He who has in
his heart as much faith as a grain of mustard seed will not enter hell, and he
who has in his heart as much pride as a grain of mustard seed will not enter
paradise.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
174.
When one of
you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him,
well and good; otherwise he should lie down.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
175.
Abu Huraira
reported God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as telling
that Moses' son Imran said, "My Lord, who is the greatest of Thy servant in Thy
estimation?" and received the reply, "The one who forgives when he is in a
position of power.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
176.
Seventy
thousand of my people will enter paradise without being taken to account. They
are those who do not use spells or take omens, but put their trust in their
Lord.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
177.
The strong
believer is better and dearer to God than the weaker believer. In all that is
good be eager for what benefits you, seek help in God, and be not too weak to do
so.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
178.
Abu Dharr
reported God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying he
knew a verse which would suffice men if they would but apply it, "For him who
fears God He will appoint a way out and He will give him provision from an
unimagined source.
(Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
179.
Young man, if
you are mindful about God He will be mindful of you, and if you are mindful of
God you will find Him before you. When you ask for anything ask it from God, and
if you seek help seek in God. Know that if the people were to unite to do you
some benefit they could benefit you only with what God had recorded for you and
that if they were to unite to do you some injury they could injure you only with
what God had recorded for you. The pens are withdrawn and the pages are dry.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
180.
God grants a
respite to the oppressor, but when He finally seizes him, He will not let him
escape.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
181.
Beware of the
plea of the oppressed, for he asks God most high only for his due, and God does
not keep one who has a right from receiving what is due.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
182.
If anyone
walks with an oppressor to strengthen, knowing that he is an oppressor, he has
gone forth from Islam.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
183.
Do not be a
people without a will of your own saying: If others treat well you will also
treat well and if they do wrong we will do wrong; but accustom yourselves to do
good if people do good and do not do wrong if they do evil.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
184.
Oppression
will produce excessive darkness on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
185.He who
has done a wrong affecting his brother's honour, or anything else, must ask for
his forgiveness for it now before he will have neither dinar or dirham. If he
has any good deed to his credit it would be out of his credit that the measure
of his wrongdoing would be deducted, but if he has done no good deeds it will be
taken from the other's evil deeds and laid upon him.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
186.
If people
knew what I know about the dangers of being alone, no rider would travel alone
at night.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
187.
God's
messenger, Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not come to
his family during the night, but was accustomed to enter only in the morning or
in the evening.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
188.
God's
messenger, Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to arrive
from a journey only in the daytime during the forenoon, and that when he arrived
he went first to the mosque where he prayed two Raka's, after which he sat in it
and gave audience to the people.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
189.
God's
messenger, Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to keep to
the rear when travelling and urge on the weak. He would take some up behind him
and would make supplication for them all.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
190.
The Lord of
the people on a journey is their servant, and he who precedes them in service
will not be preceded by them on account of any deed but martyrdom.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
191.
Anas said: I
served the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for ten years and
he never said to me, "Shame!" or "Why you do such and such?" or "Why did you not
do such and such."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
192.
Jabir said
that when God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked
for anything, he never said, "No."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
193.
A'isha said:
God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to patch his
sandals, sew his garments and conduct himself as anyone of you did in his house.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
194.
Anas told
that when a man had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
for enough sheep to fill the valley between two mountains and had been given
them, went to his people and said, "Accept Islam, my people, for I swear By God
that Muhammad gives gifts to such an extent that there is no fear of poverty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
195.
Anas said:
God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was one of the men in
character. One day he sent me to do something, and I said, "I swear by God that
I will not go." But in my heart I felt I should go to do what God's messenger
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has commanded me, so I went out and
came upon some boys who were playing in the street. All of a sudden God's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who had come up behind
caught me by the back of the neck, and when I looked at him he was laughing. He
said, "Did you go where I ordered you, little Anas?" "Yes, I am on my way,
messenger of God." (Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
196.
Abu Huraira
told that when God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was
asked to invoke curse on the polytheists he replied, "I was not sent as one
given to cursing; I was sent only as a mercy."
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
197.
Al-Aswad told
that he asked A'isha what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
use to do in his house, she replied that he used to engage himself in Mihna i.e.
the service of his family, and when the time for prayer came, he went out to
prayer.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
198.
Jabir b.
Samura said God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was far
from talkative. (He spoke only when he had a good reason for doing so).
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
199.
If anyone of
you sees something objectionable, he should change it with his hand, but if he
cannot, he should change it with his tongue, and if he cannot he should do it in
his heart, that being the weakest form of faith.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
200.
Anas told
that when God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) shook hands
with a man, he did not withdraw his hand till the other did so, and he was not
seen to put forward his knees in front of one with whom he was sitting.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
201.
Hind, son of
Khadija from her former husband, says about the Prophet (peace be upon him):
"Kind of heart, he was nice and sweet-tempered. He never liked to displease or
cause offence to anybody. He thanked even for trifling favours. He took whatever
food was placed before him, without making any adverse remark. He never got
angry for anything concerning his own person, nor did he think of taking revenge
or letting down anybody, but if anyone opposed what was just and right, he used
to get sore and helped the right cause with all his might." I [Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him)] forbade that a sword which has " It is not
allowable for a man to keep apart from his brother for more than three days, the
one turning away and the on"
(Tirmidhi). (Muhammad The Ideal Prophet. by Sayyid Suliman Nadwi).
202.
Abdullah b.
al-Harith b. Jaz said he had not seen no one more given to smiling than God's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
203.
Verily the
creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother's belly for forty
days in the form of a seed, then he is a clot of blood for a like period, then a
morsel of flesh for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows
the breath of life into him and who is commanded about four matters to write
down his means of livelihood, his life span, his actions, and whether happy or
unhappy. By Allah, other than Whom there is no 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 Hell-fire and thus enters it; and one of you behaves like the people
of Hell-fire 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
Paradise and thus enters it.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
204.
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, and he whose migration was to
achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage was for that he
for which he migrated.
(Bukhari).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
205.
He who
innovates something in which this matter of ours that is not of it will have it
rejected.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
206.
He who does
an act which our matter is not [in agreement] with, will have it rejected.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
207.
The believers
whose faith " None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what
he wishes for himself.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
208.
There should
be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.
(Ibn Majah and Daraqutni).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
209.
Hazrat Umar
(Allah be pleased with him) said: One day while we were sitting with the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) there appeared before us a man whose
clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of
journeying were to be seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked and sat
down by the Prophet (peace be upon him). Resting his knees against his and
placing the palm of his hands on his thigh, he said: O Muhammad, tell me about
Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Islam is to testify that
there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to perform the
prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to make the pilgrimage
to the House if you are able to do so. He said: You have spoken rightly, and we
were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken right. He said: Then
tell me about iman. The Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said: It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers
and the Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and evil
thereof. He said: You have spoken rightly. He said: Then tell me about ihsan,
The Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him ) said: It is to
worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly
He sees you. He said then tell me about the Hour, The Prophet (peace be upon
him) said: The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner. He
said: Tell me about its signs. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The
slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and that you will see the barefooted
naked, destitute herdsmen competing in constructing lofty buildings. Then he
took himself off and I stayed for a time. Then the Prophet (may the blessings
and peace of Allah be upon) said: O Umar, do you know who the questioner was? I
said: Allah and hid Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
It was Gabriel, who came to you to teach you your religion.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
210.
That which is
lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two if them
are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids
doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honour, but he
who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the
shepherd who pastures around the 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 diseased, all of it is diseased.
Truly it is the heart.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
211.
What I have
forbidden to you, avoid; what I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as
you can. It was only their excessive questioning and their disagreeing with
their Prophets that destroyed those who were before you.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
212.
Leave that
which makes you in doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
(Tirmidhi, Nasai).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
213.
Part of
someone's being a good Muslim is his leaving alone that which does not concern
him.
(Tirmidhi).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
214.
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.
(Tirmidhi).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
215.
Purity is
half of faith. Al-hamdu lillah [Praise be to Allah] fills the scales, and
Subhana 'llah [How far is Allah from every imperfection] and Al-hamdu lillah
[Praise be to Allah] fill that which is between heaven and earth. Prayer is
light; charity is a proof; patience is illumination; and the Quran 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).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
216.
I have been
ordered to fight against people until they testify that there is no god but
Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and until he perform the
prayers and pay the zakat, and if they do so, they will have gained protection
from me for their lives and property, unless [they do acts that are punishable]
in accordance with Islam, and their reckoning will be with Allah the Almighty.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
217.
Verily Allah
has prescribed proficiency 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).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
218.
There should
be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.
(Ibn Majah and Daraqutni).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
219.
Allah the
Almighty is good and accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the
Messengers, and the Almighty has said: "O ye Messengers! Eat of the good
things and do right." And Allah has said: "O ye who believe ! Eat of the
good things wherewith We have provided you." Then the Prophet (peace be upon
him) 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 Lord! O Lord! - while
his food is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is
nourished unlawfully, so how can he be answered!
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
220.
Among the
words people obtained from the First Prophecy are: If you feel no shame, then do
as you wish.
(Bukhari).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
221.
None of you
[truly] believes until his inclination is in accordance with what I ((Muhammad),
may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him ) have brought.
(Kitab al-Hujja).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
222.
Righteousness
is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you
dislike people finding out about.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
223.
Allah the
Almighty has laid down religious 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; about some things He was silent out of compassion for you, not
forgetfulness, so seek not after them.
(Daraqutni)
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
224.
Each person's
every joint must perform a charity every day they comes up: 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 prayers (i.e. on your way to the mosque) is a charity and
removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
225.
The blood of
a Muslim may not be legally spilt other than in one of three [instances]: the
married person commits adultery; a life for life; and one who forsakes his
religion and abandons the community.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
226.
Were people
to be given in accordance with their claim, men would claim the fortunes and
lives of [other] people, but the onus of proof is on the claimant and the taking
of an oath is the incumbent upon him who denies.
(Al-Baihaqi).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
227.
Hadhrat Abu
Bakr Siddique (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace be
upon him) said: "A man who harms a Muslim and deceives him, is accursed."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
228.
Allah has
pardoned for me my people for [their] mistakes and [their] forgetfulness and for
what they have done under duress.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
229.
Allah has
written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying
that] he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down
with Himself as a full good deed, but if he intended it and has done it, Allah
writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or
many times over. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah
writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and
has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by . Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
230.
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 you. 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 the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 is inviolable: his blood, his
property and his honour.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
231.
Some of the
Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to the
Prophet:(peace be upon him) 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. The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: Has not Allah made things for you to give away in charity? Truly every
tasbiha is a charity every takbira is a charity, every tahmida is a charity and
every tahlia is a charity; to enjoin a good action is a charity, to forbid an
evil action is a charity and in a sexual act each of you there are a charity.
They said: O Messenger of Allah, when one of us fulfils his sexual desire will
he have some reward for that? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do you [not]
think that were he to act upon it unlawfully he wold be sinning? Likewise, if he
has acted upon it lawfully he will have a reward.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
232.
Allah the
Almighty has said: Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, I shall be at war
with him. My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved by Me
than the religious duties I have imposed upon him, and My servant continues to
draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love
him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his
hands 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 ask me for
refuge, I would surely grant him it.
(Bukhari).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
233.The son
of Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) use to say: At evening do not
expect [to live till] morning, and at morning do not expect [to live till]
evening. Take from your health for your illness and from your life for your
death.
(Bukhari).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
234.
A man came to
the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him ) 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. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Renounce
the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what people possess and people
will love you.
(Ibn Majah).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
235.
The halal
is that which Allah has made lawful in His Book and haram is that
which He has forbidden, and that concerning which He is silent He has permitted
as a favour to you.
(Reported in Al-Hakim, classified as sahih (sound), and quoted by al-Bazzar).(Tirmidhi,
Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
236.
I have been
sent with what is straight and easy.
(Ahmad).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
237.
Allah has
prescribed certain obligations for you, so do not neglect them; He has defined
certain limits, so do not transgress them; He has prohibited certain things, so
do not do them; and He has kept silent concerning other things out of mercy for
you and not because of forgetfulness, so do not ask questions concerning them.
(Daraqutni).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al-halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
238.
Any
innovation in our matter (worship) which is not part of it must be rejected.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al-halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
239.
If anyone
amasses wealth through haram means and then gives charity from it, there is no
regard for him and the burden of sins remains.
(Ibn Khazimah, Ibn Hibban, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
240.
A group of
people will make people's intoxications halal by giving it other names.
(Ahmad).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
241.A
hadith qudsi
They prohibited to people what I had made lawful for I created people upright (hunafah).
Then the evil ones came to them and led them astray from their religion and
commanded them to associate with Me that for which I had sent down any
authority.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
242.
A time will
come when people will devour usury, calling it "trade."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
243.
Avoid three
abominable acts (that is, the one who does them is cursed by Allah and by the
people): defecating in streams, defecating on roadways, and defecating in shaded
places.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Hakim, and classified as sahih by Baihaqi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
244.
Actions will
be judged by intentions, and everyone will be recompensed according to what he
intended.
(Bukhari).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
245.
Its water
(the sea's) is pure and its dead are halal.
(Ahmad).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
246.
By Allah, if
Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, I would have her hand cut off.
(Bukhari).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
247.
If a person
earns property through haram means and gives charity, it will not be accepted
(by Allah): if he spends it there will be no blessing on it; and if he leaves it
behind (at his death) it will be his provision in the Fire. Indeed Allah Ta'ala
does not obliterate one bad deed by another bad deed, but He does cancel out a
bad deed by a good deed. An unclean thing does not wipe away another unclean
thing.
(Ahmad).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
248.
Allah has
ordained kindness (or excellence) in everything. If killing is to be done, do it
in the best manner, and when you slaughter, do it in the best manner by first
sharpening the knife, and putting the animal at ease.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
249.
If someone
kills a sparrow for sport, the sparrow will cry out on the Day of Judgement, 'O
Lord! That person killed me in vain! He did not kill me for any useful purpose.
(Nisai).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
250.
Any part cut
off a living animal is dead flesh.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
251.
Whoever kills
a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him
accountable on the Day of Judgement. The listeners asked, O Messenger of Allah,
what is a just cause? He replied, That he will kill it to eat, not simply to
chop off its head and then throw it away.
(Nisai, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
252.
When you set
your dog (for the chase), mention the name of Allah, if he catches the game, and
you reach it while it is still alive, cuts, its throat.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
253.
If you send
your dog after the game, and it eats part of it, you should not eat of it, for
the dog has hunted for itself and not for you; but if you send the dog and it
kills the game without eating it, you can eat it, as it has caught it for its
master.
(Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
254.
Every
intoxicant is khamr and every khamr is haram.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
255.
Khamr is that
which befogs the mind.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
256.
Of that which
intoxicates in a large amount, a small amount is haram.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
257.
If a
bucketful intoxicates, a sip of it is haram.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
258.
Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day must not sit at a table at which khamr is
consumed.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi ).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
259.If
someone
stockpiles grapes during harvest time and holds them in order to sell to a Jew
or Christian or anyone else (even if he be a Muslim) who produces khamr, he will
be leaping into the Fire with his eyes open.
(Tabarani, Hafiz).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
260.Truly
Allah has cursed khamr and has cursed the one who produces it, the one for whom
it is produced, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who
carries it, the one for whom it is carried, the one who sells it, the one who
earns from the sale of it the one who buys it, and the one for whom it is
bought.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
261.
Allah has
sent down the disease and the cure, and for every disease there is a cure. So
take medicine but do not use anything haram as medicine.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
262.
Cleanse
yourself, for Islam is cleanliness.
(Ibn Hayyan).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
263.Cleanliness invites towards faith, and faith leads its possessor to the
Garden.
(Tabarani).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
264.
If you can
afford it, it is befitting that you wear garments other than your working
clothes to Friday prayer.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
265.
Do not wear
silk, for those who wear it in this life shall not wear it in the Hereafter.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
266.
This is the
dress [referring to a silken garment] of a man who has no character.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
267.
On the day of
Resurrection, Allah will not look at the person who trails his robe behind him
out of pride.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
268.
On the day of
Resurrection, Allah will clothe the one who wears garments of fame with garments
of humiliation.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Nisai, Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
better than the questioner. He said: Tell me about its signs. The Prophet (peace
be upon him) said: The slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and that you
will see the barefooted naked, destitute herdsmen competing in constructing
lofty buildings. Then he took himself off and I stayed for a time. Then the
Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon) said: O Umar, do you know
who the questioner was? I said: Allah and hid Messenger know best. The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: It was Gabriel, who came to you to teach you your
religion.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
269.
"Anyone who
has an atom of pride in his heart will not enter the Garden." A man then asked,
"What about the one who likes to wear a handsome robe and good shoes?" The
Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Surely Allah is beautiful and loves
beauty."
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
270.
Pride is to
reject the truth and to view other people with contempt.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
271.
Whoever eats
or drinks from gold or silver utensils, is indeed filling his stomach with the
fire of hell.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
272.
Assuredly the
angels do not enter a house in which there are statues or figures.
(Bukhari, Muslim, wording is from Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
273.
Among the
people receiving the harshest punishment on the Day of Resurrection will be the
makers of figures/the imitators of Allah's creation.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
274.
On the Day of
Resurrection, the makers of a figure will be asked to breathe a spirit into it,
and he will never be able to do so.
(Bukhari and reported in others).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
275.
Do not
glorify me in the same manner as the Christians glorify Jesus, son of Mary, but
say, "He is a slave of Allah and His Messenger.
(Bukhari and reported in others).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
276.hadith
qudsi
Who does greater wrong than he who desires to create the like of what I create?
Let them create an atom! Let them create a grain of barley!
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
277.
Do not stand
up as the Persians do, some people honouring the others.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
278.
Do not make
of my grave a site for festivals.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
279.
O Lord, do
not let my grave be made into an idol to be worshipped.
(Malik).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
280.
Charity is
halal neither for the rich nor for the able-bodied.
(Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
281.
He who begs
without need is like a person holding a burning coal in his hand.
(Baihaqi, Ibn Khazimah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
282.
O people, say
what you said previously or part of it, and do not let Satan mislead you. I am
Muhammad, a slave of Allah and His Messenger. I do not like your raising my
status above the status which Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, has given me.
(Nisai).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
283.
Whoever keeps
a dog except for hunting, guarding cattle and crops will lose one large measure
(qirat) of his reward everyday.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
284.
A person
keeps on begging until he meets Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) with no flesh
on his face.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
285.
Anyone who
begs from people in order to increase his wealth will have his face scratched on
the Day of Resurrection, and will eat burning stones from hell; so let him
reduce it (his punishment) or let him increase it as he pleases.
(Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
286.
Begging is
similar to scratching the flesh off your face; so if someone wants to save his
face he should avoid it, except for asking from the ruler or asking in case of
dire need.
(Abu Dawud, Nisai).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
287.
It is better
that a person should take a rope and bring a bundle of wood on his back to sell
so that Allah may preserve his honour, than that he should beg from people,
(regardless of) whether they give to him or refuse him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
288.
When a Muslim
plants a plant or cultivates a crop, no bird or human being eats from it without
its being accounted for as a (rewardable) charity for him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
289.
When a Muslim
plants a plant, anything eaten of it or stolen from it, until the Day of
Resurrection, is accounted as charity for him.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
290.
If anyone
plants a tree, patiently protects it and looks after it until it bears fruit,
Allah the Mighty and Glorious will count as charity for him anything for which
its fruits are used.
(Ahmad).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
291.
If you deal
in usury, calling it by other names, and hang onto the tails of cows, being
satisfied with cultivation and ceasing to perform jihad, Allah will inflict a
disgrace upon you which will not be removed until you return to your religion.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
292.
Allah did not
send a prophet without his having tended sheep. They asked, 'You too, O
Messenger of Allah? He [Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)] replied, 'Yes, I
tended sheep for wages for the people of Makkah.'
(Bukhari).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
293.
No one earns
his food better than the one who worked with his hands, and the prophet of
Allah, David earned his food by working with his hands.
(Bukhari and others).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
294.
Ibn Abbas
said, "David was a maker of coats of mail and shields, Adam was a farmer, Noah a
carpenter, Idris a tailor, and Moses a shepherd.
(Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
295.
An honest and
trustworthy merchant will be with the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection.
(Ibn Majah, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
296.
An honest and
trustworthy merchant will be with the prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs.
(Hakim, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
297.
Merchants
will be raised up on the Day of Resurrection as wicked people, with the
exception of those who fear Allah, do righteous deeds, and are truthful.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
298.
Woe to the
rulers, the leaders, and the trustees! On the Day of Resurrection some people
will wish that they could be suspended between heaven and earth rather than
having had the burden of their responsibilities.
(Ibn Hibban, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
299.
Merchants
beware of lying.
(Tabarani).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
300.
On the Day of
Resurrection Allah will not look at three (kinds of) persons nor purify them.
One of them is the person who swears (to the truth) while lying about his
merchandise.
(Muslim and others).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
301.
A dirham of
riba which a person consumes knowingly is worse than committing zina thirty-six
times.
(Ahmad).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
302.
There are
three classes of judges, one of whom will be in the Garden and the other two in
the Fire. The one who will be in the Garden is a man who knew the truth and
judged accordingly. The one who knew the truth but misjudged and the one who
judged for the people in the ignorance will be in the Fire.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
303.
He who seeks
the office of a judge, collecting recommendations, is left to himself, but for
him who is compelled to accept it, Allah sends an angel to guide him.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
304.
A person does
not reach the rank of the God fearing (muttaqeen) until he abandons what is
harmless out of fear that it may be harmful.
(Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
305.
Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day must never be in privacy with woman without
there being a mahrem (of hers) with her, for otherwise Satan will be the third
person (with them). (Ahmad). (The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal
Wal Haram Fil Islam) by. Yusuf Qaradawi).
306.
Beware of
entering where women are. A man from the Ansar asked, "O Messenger of Allah,
what about the in-laws?". He (peace be upon him) replied, The in-laws is death."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
307.
The man's
uncle is like his father.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
308.The eyes
also commit zina, and their zina is the lustful look.
(Bukhari and others).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
309.
"Ali, (Ali
ibn Abu Talib) do not let a second look follow the first. The first look is
allowed to you but not the second."
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
310.
A man should
not look at the awrah of another man, nor a woman of a woman, nor should a man
go under one cloth with another man, nor a woman with another woman.
(Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
311.
At first the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited people from going to public
baths, but later allowed men to enter them wearing a lower garment.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
312.
Do not
prevent the bond-maids of Allah from (going to) Allah's mosques.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
313.
Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day must not enter the public bath without a
lower garment (to cover his private parts), and whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day must not let his wife go to the public bath.
(Nisai, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
314.
"Beware of a
building called the Public Bath." Some people said, "O Messenger of Allah, it
certainly removes dirt and benefits the sick." He (peace be upon him) then said,
"Then whoever enters should cover his nakedness.
(Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
315.
The woman who
perfumes herself and passes through a gathering is an adulteress.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
316.
A woman who
removes her clothes (i.e. goes naked) outside her husband's house tears down the
veil (hijab) between herself and her Lord.
(Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
317.
Allah has
permitted you [the women] to go out for your needs.
(Bukhari).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
318.
If someone's
wife asks his permission to go to the mosque, he should not deny it to her.
(Bukhari).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
319.
Among lawful
things divorce is most hated by Allah.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
320.
What is haram
by reason of genealogy is haram by reason of fosterage.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
321.
Young men,
those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking
at women (lit., lowers your gaze) and preserves your chastity; but those who
cannot should fast, for it is a means of cooling sexual passion.
(Bukhari).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
322.
Three matters
should not be delayed: salat when its time comes, burial when the funeral has
arrived, and the marriage of a single woman when a man of equal status has
proposed.
(Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
323.
There are
three who have a right to help from Allah: the slave whose master has agreed to
his buying his freedom when he wishes to pay the sum, and the one who fights in
the cause of Allah.
(Ahmad, Nisai, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
324.
I [Al-Mughira
ibn Shu'bah] asked for a woman in marriage and Allah's Messenger (peace be upon
him) asked me whether I had looked at her. When I replied that I had not, he
said, "Then look at her, for it may produce love between you." I went to her
parents and informed them of the Prophet's advice. They seemed to disapprove of
the idea. Their daughter heard the conversation from her room and said, "If the
Prophet has told you to look at me, then look." I looked at her, and
subsequently married her.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah Ibn Hibban, Darimi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
325.
When someone
with whose religion and character you are satisfied asks for your daughter in
marriage, accede to his request. If you do not do so there will be corruption
and great evil on the earth.
(Tirmidhi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
326.
Anyone who
has two wives and does not treat them equally will come on the Day of
Resurrection dragging one part of his body which will be hanging down.
(Ibn Habban, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
327.
If it were
not for the fear of retaliation on the Day of Resurrection, I would have beaten
you [his servant] with this miswak (tooth-cleaning stick).
(Ibn Sa'd).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
328.
There are
three (persons) whose salat does not rise even a single span above their heads;
a man leading a congregational salat while the people hate him, a woman passing
the night while her husband is angry with her, and two quarrelling brothers.
(Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
329.
Whoever wants
to take an oath should take it in the name of Allah or keep silent.
(Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
330.
Anyone who
swears by (anything) other than Allah has committed shirk.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
331.
If any woman
asks her husband for a divorce without some strong reason, the fragrance of the
Garden will be forbidden for her.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
332.
If someone
claims a person as his father with the knowledge that he is not his father, the
Garden will be forbidden to him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
333.
The one who
claims descent from someone other than his (real) father, and the slave who
attaches himself to someone other than his (real) master, are cursed by Allah,
His angels, and the people, Allah will accept neither repentance nor ransom from
such person on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
334.
Wasting the
sustenance of his dependents is sufficient sin for a man.
(Abu Dawud, Nisai, Hakim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
335.
Each one of
you is a caretaker (ra'iy) and is responsible for those under his care.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
336.
Allah will
ask every caretaker (ra'iy) about the people under his care, and the man
will be asked concerning the people of his household.
(Ahmad, Nisai and Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
337.
The Prophet
(peace be upon him) was asked: "What is the greatest sin?" He (peace be upon
him) replied, "To ascribe divinity to someone else other than Allah, when He is
the One Who created you." What next?" the Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked,
"To kill your child out of fear that it will share your food," he (peace be upon
him) replied.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
338.
When one of
you asks for a woman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce him
to marry her, he should do so.
(Abu Dawud).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by.
Yusuf Qaradawi).
339.
Hadhrat Ibn
Mas'ood (Allah be pleased with him) and Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased
with him) narrate the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "There will
dawn a time over people when the destruction of a man will be at the hands of
his wife, parents, and children. They will humiliate him because of his poverty
and will make such demands which will induce him to engage in such activities
(to gain more money) which will finally destroy his Deen."
(Baihaqi)
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
340.
Verily, Allah
sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with truth and He sent
down the Book upon him and the verse of stoning was included in what was sent
down to him. We recited it, retained in our memory and understood it. Allah's
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) awarded the punishment of
stoning to death (to the married adulterer and adulteress) and after him, we
also awarded the punishment of stoning to death. I am afraid that, with the
lapse of time, the people (may forget it) and may say: We do not find the
punishment of stoning to death in the Book of Allah, and thus go astray by
abandoning this duty prescribed by Allah. Stoning to death is a duty laid down
in Allah's Book for married men and women who commit adultery when proof is
established.
(Muslim).
(The Penal Law of Islam by Muhammad Iqbal Siddiqi).
341.
Abdullah b.
Umar reported that a Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Messenger (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) who had committed adultery. Allah's
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to the Jews and said:
What do you find in Torah for one who commits adultery? They said: We darken
their faces and make them ride on the donkey with their faces turned to the
opposite direction (and their backs touching each other) and then they are taken
round (the city). He said: Bring the Torah if you are truthful. They brought it
and recited it until when they came to the verse pertaining to stoning, the
person who was reading placed his hand on the verse pertaining to stoning, and
read (only that which was) between his hands and what was subsequent to that.
Abdullah b. Salam who was at that time with the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Command him (the reciter) to lift his
hand. He lifted his hand and there was, underneath that, the verse pertaining to
stoning. Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) pronounced
judgement about both of them and they were stoned. Abdullah b. Umar said: I was
one of those who stoned them, and I saw him (the Jew) protecting her (the Jewess
with his body).
(Muslim).
(The Penal Law of Islam by Muhammad Iqbal Siddiqi).
342.
Allah the
Almighty has said: O son Of Adam, 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 Adam,
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 Adam, were you to come to Me
with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing
no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.
(Tirmidhi).
(From: Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
343.
The Prophet
(peace be upon him) use to say: "The best of you are those who have the best
morals.
(Bukhari)
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
344.
Mu'aviyah ibn
Jahimah reported, Jahimah came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: "O
Messenger of Allah! I intend that I should enlist in the fighting force and I
have come to consult thee. He said "Hast thou a mother?" He said, "Yes." He
said: "Then stick to her, for paradise is beneath her two feet.
(Nisai).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
345.
Abu Huraira
said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The most perfect of the
believers in faith is the best of them in moral excellence, and the best of you
are the kindest of you to their wives.
(Tirmidhi).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
346.
Aswad said, I
asked A'isha, "What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) do when in his house?
She said, he served his wife, meaning that he did work for his wife.
(Bukhari).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
347.
Anas said,
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Help thy brother whether he is
the doer of wrong or wrong is done to him." They (his companions) said, "O
Messenger of Allah! We can help a man to whom wrong is done, but how could we
help him when he is the doer of wrong?" He said: "Take hold of his hands from
doing wrong."
(Bukhari).
Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
348.
Anas said
reported, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Do not hate one
another and be not jealous of one another and do not boycott one another, and be
servants of Allah (as) brethren; and it is not lawful for a Muslim that he
should sever his relations with his brother for more than three days."
(Bukhari).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
349.
A'isha
reported, The Jews came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "Death
overtake you! may Allah curse you and may Allah's wrath descend on you. He (the
Prophet) said: "Gently, O A'isha! Be courteous, and keep thyself away from
roughness. (Bukhari, Muslim, Mishkat).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
350.Ibn Abbas
said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "He is not of us who does
not show mercy to our little ones and respect to our great ones.
(Tirmidhi, Mishkat).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
351.
Narrated Anas
Ibn Masud (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to
take care of us in preaching by selecting a suitable time, so that we might not
get bored. (He abstained from pestering us with sermons and knowledge all the
time).
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
352.
The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: Whomsoever Allah intends to do good, He gives right
understanding of religion, and knowledge is maintained only through teaching."
(Bukhari).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
353.
Abu Huraira
said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The word of wisdom is
the lost property of the believer, so wherever he finds it he has a better right
to it."
(Tirmidhi).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
354.Narrated
Abdullah bin Masud (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said, "Do not wish to be like anyone except in two cases. (1) (The first is) A
person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (2) (the
second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom (the Holy Quran) and he acts
according to it and teaches it to others."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
355.
Narrated Abu
Wail (Allah be pleased with him): Abdullah used to give religious talk to the
people on every Thursday. Once a man said, "O Aba Abdur-Rahman! (By Allah) I
wish if you could preach us daily." He replied, "The only thing which prevents
me from doing so, is that I hate to bore you, and no doubt I take care of you in
preaching by selecting a suitable time just as the Prophet (peace be upon him)
used to do with us, for fearing of making us bored."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
356.Narrated
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 Apostle (peace be upon him) ?" He replied by
beckoning with his hand indicating "killing."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
357.
Narrated Anas
(Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: "From
among the potents 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 Al-Bukhari
Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
358.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) There is none among the companions of the
Prophet (peace be upon him) who has narrated more Hadiths than I except,
Abdullah bin Amr (bin Al-As) who used to write them and I never did the same.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
359.
Narrated Anas
(Allah be pleased with him): Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) spoke a
sentence (said something), 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 Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
360.
Narrated Abu
Musa (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The
example of guidance and knowledge with which Allah 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 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 the land did not
give any benefits). The first is the example of the person who comprehends
Allah's religion and gets benefit (from the knowledge) which Allah has revealed
through me (the Prophet) and learns and then teaches others. The last example is
that of person who does not care for it and does not take Allah's guidance
revealed through me (He is like the barren land)."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
361.
Narrated Anas
(Allah be pleased with him): I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than
I will tell you about after it. I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him)
saying:
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 that
fifty women will be looked after by one man.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari
Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
362.
Narrated Anas
(Allah be pleased with him): The fact which stops me from narrating a great
number of Hadiths to you is that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever
tells a lie against me intentionally, then (surely) let him occupy his seat in
Hell-fire.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
363.
Narrated
Salama (Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Prophet (may the blessings and
peace of Allah be upon) him) saying, "Whoever (intentionally) ascribes to me
what I have not said then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
364.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): I said: O Allah's Apostle (peace be upon
him) !, "Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession in the
Day of Resurrection?" Allah's Apostle (may the blessings and peace of Allah be)
upon him) said: O Abu Huraira! "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
worshipped but Allah."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
365.
Umar bin
Abdul Aziz wrote to Abu Bakr bin Hazm, "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 may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does not vanish except
when it is kept secretly (to oneself).
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
366.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon
him) said: "The fornication of the eyes is to look with lust; the fornication of
the tongue is to speak lustful things; the fornication of the hands is to touch
with lust; the fornication of the feet is to walk towards lust; the fornication
of the heart is to desire evil;..."
(Muslim)
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
367.
Narrated
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al As (Allah be pleased with him): I heard Allah's Apostle
(peace be upon him) saying: "Allah 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 people
astray."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
368.
Abu Huraira
said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "People are like mines of
silver and gold; the more excellent of them in the days of Ignorance are the
more excellent of them in Islam when they attain knowledge.
(Muslim, Mishkat).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
369.
Narrated
Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him): While I was going with the Prophet (peace
be upon him) through the ruins of Medina and he was reclining on a date-palm
leaf stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the others; Ask him ( the
Prophet (peace be upon him)) about the spirit. Some of them said that they
should not ask him that question as he might give a reply which would displease
them. But some of them insisted on asking, and so on of them stood up and asked,
"O Aba-l-Qasim! What is the spirit?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) remained
quiet. I thought he was being inspired Divinely. So I stayed till that state of
the Prophet (while being inspired) was over. The Prophet (peace be upon him)
then said, "And they ask you (O Muhammad (peace be upon him) ) concerning the
spirit - Say: The spirit - its knowledge is with my Lord. And of knowledge you
have been given but little." (17:85).
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
370.
Jabir said,
the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "When one of you asks
a woman in
marriage, then if he is able that he should look into what invites him to have
her in marriage, he should do it.
(Abu Dawud).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
371.
Ibn Abbas
said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sacrificed a ram each in the
case of Hassan and Hussain. (Abu Dawud,
Mishkat).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
372.
Abu Huraira
reported, The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "A woman is married on account
of four things; on account of her wealth, on account of (the nobility) of the
family, and her beauty, and on account of her character.
(Bukhari).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
373.Ai'sha
said, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Make the marriage
publicly known, and perform it in mosques and beat at it with duff.
(Tirmidhi, Mishkat).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
374.
Ibn Umar
reported, The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "When one of you is
invited to a marriage feast, he should go to it.
(Bukhari).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
375.
Ali reported,
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade temporary marriage with
women, and the eating of domestic asses, on the day of Khaibar.
(Bukhari).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
376.
Umm Kurz
said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "In the case of a
boy, two goats, and in the case of a girl, one goat (should be sacrificed).
(Tirmidhi, Mishkat).
(A Manual of Hadith by. Maulana Muhammad Ali).
377.
Narrated Abu
Musa (Allah be pleased with him): Some people asked Allah's Apostle, (peace be
upon him) "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 Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
378
Narrated Anas
(Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever
possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of
faith: 1.The one to whom Allah and his Apostle becomes dearer than anything
else. 2.Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake. 3.Who hates
to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
379.
Narrated Anas
(Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Love for the
Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
380.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Apostle (may the blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said, "Whoever establishes the prayers on the night
of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not to show
off) then all his past sins will be forgiven."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
381.
Narrated Ibn
Abbas: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "I was shown the Hell-fire and that
the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do
they disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He replied, they
are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favours and the good
(charitable deeds) done to them. If you have always been good (benevolent) to
one of them and then she sees something in you (not of her liking), she will
say, 'I have never received any good from you.'"
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
382.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Apostle (may the blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said, "Whoever establishes the prayers during the
nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's
rewards (not for showing off) all his past sins will be forgiven."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
383.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Apostle (may the blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of
Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his
past sins will be forgiven."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
384.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Apostle (may the blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said, "If anyone of you improves his religion then
his good deeds will be rewarded ten times to seven hundred times for each good
deed and a bad deed will be recorded as it is."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
385.
Narrated Abu
Huraira (Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 worshipping in the mornings, afternoons and during the last
hours of the nights."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
386.
Narrated Umar
(bin Al-Khattab) (Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Apostle (peace be upon
him) said, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intention and every person will
get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah
and His Apostle (peace be upon him) then his emigration was for Allah and his
Apostle (peace be upon him). And whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a
woman to marry, his emigration was what he emigrated for."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
387.
O my people!
You have certain rights over your wives and so have your wives over you. They
are the trust of Allah in your hands, So you must treat them with kindness.
(Muslim).
(The Living thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad by. Muhammad Ali).
388.
Narrated Umar
bin Al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him). Once a Jew said to me, "O the chief
of believers! There is a verse in your Holy Book which is read by all of you
(Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken that day (on
which it was revealed) as a day of celebration." Umar bin Al-Khattab (Allah be
pleased with him) asked, "Which is that verse?" The Jew replied,
"This day I
have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, And have
chosen for you Islam as your religion." (5:3)
Umar (Allah
be pleased with him) replied, "No doubt, we know when and where this verse was
revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) . It was Friday and the Prophet
(peace be upon him) was standing at Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 1).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
389.
Narrated Anas
bin Malik (Allah be pleased with him): The people of Mecca asked Allah's Apostle
(peace be upon him) to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split in
two halves between which they saw the Hira mountain.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 5).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
Ascension of
the Prophet (peace be upon him) to the heavens).
390.
Narrated Anas
bin Malik from Malik bin Sa'sa'a (Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's
Apostle (peace be upon him) described to them his Night Journey saying, "While I
was lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone came to me and cut my body
open from here to here." I asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "It means from his
throat to his pubic area," or said, "from the top of the chest." The Prophet
(peace be upon him) further said, "He then took out my heart. Then a gold tray
full of Belief was brought to me and my heart was washed and was filled (with
Belief) and then returned to its original place. Then a white animal which was
smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey, was brought to me." (on this Al-Jarud
asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas) replied in the
affirmative). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The animal's step (was so
wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight.
I was carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me till we reached the nearest
heaven. When he asked for the gate to be opened it was asked, 'Who is it?'
Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has Muhammad been called?' Gabriel replied
in affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his
is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the first heaven, I saw Adam
there.
Gabriel said
(to me), 'This is your father, Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him
and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, o pious son and
pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me till we reached the second heaven.
Gabriel asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel
answered, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied,
'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel answered in the
affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!'
The gate was opened, and when I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yaya
(i.e. John) and Isa (i.e. Jesus), who were cousins of each other. Gabriel said
(to me), 'These are John and Jesus; pay them your greetings.' So I greeted them
and both of them returned my greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, o
pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the third
heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel
answered, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied,
'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the
affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!'
The gate was opened, and when I went over the third heaven, there I saw Joseph.
Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Joseph; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him
and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, o pious brother
and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fourth heaven and asked
for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered,
'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.'
It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it
was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened,
and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel said (to me),
'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the
greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, o pious brother and pious Prophet.'
Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fifth heaven and asked for its gate to be
opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel' It was asked,
'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he
been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is
welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went
over the fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e. Aron) Gabriel said (to me), 'This
is Aron; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greetings
to me and said, 'You are welcomed, o pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then
Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth heaven and asked for its gate to be
opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who
is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been
called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What
an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went (over the sixth
heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Moses; pay him your
greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You
are welcomed, o pious brother and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e. Moses)
he wept. Someone asked, 'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because after
me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers will enter
Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to
the seventh heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is
it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the
affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' So
when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham. Gabriel said (to
me), 'This is your father; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he
returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, o pious son and pious
Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. the Lote Tree of
the farthest limit). Behold! Its fruits were like the jars of Hajr (i.e. a place
near Medina) and its leaves were as big as the ears of elephants. Gabriel said,
'This is the Lote Tree of the farthest limit.' Behold! There ran four rivers,
two were hidden and two were visible. I asked, 'What are these two kinds of
rivers, O Gabriel?' He replied, 'As for the hidden rivers, they are two rivers
in Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and the Euphrates.' Then
Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (i.e.the Sacred House) was shown to me and a container full of
wine and another full of milk and a third full of honey were brought to me. I
took the milk. Gabriel remarked, 'This is the Islamic religion which you and
your followers are following.' Then the prayers were enjoined on me: They were
fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses who asked (me), 'What
have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to offer fifty
prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers cannot bear fifty prayers a day, and
by Allah, I have tested people before you, and I have tried my level best with
Bani Israil (in vain). Go back to your Lord and ask for reducing your followers'
burden.' So I went back, and Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then again I came
to Moses, but he repeated the same as he had said before. Then again I went back
to Allah and He reduced ten more prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the
same, I went back and Allah and He ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When
I came back to Moses, he repeated the same advice, so I went back to Allah was
ordered to observe five prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he said, 'What
have you been ordered?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to observe five prayers
a day.' He said, 'Your followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt, I
have got an experience of the people before you, and I have tried my level best
with Bani Israil, so go back to your Lord and ask for reducing your followers'
burden.' I said, 'I have requested so much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I
am satisfied now and surrender to Allah's order.' When I left, I head a voice
saying, 'I have passed My Order and have reduced the burden of My Worshippers.'"
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 5).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
391.
Reported from
Anas b. Malik, the Prophet said: "Girls are models of affection and sympathy and
a blessing to the family. If a person has one daughter, God will screen him from
the fire of hell owing to his daughter; if he has two daughters, God will admit
him to paradise; if he has three, God will exempt him from the obligation of
charity and Jehad."
(Kanz al-Ummal:277).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
392.
Abu Hurairah
says, "The Prophet of God said that if a person has three daughters whom he
provides for and brings up, God will surely reward him with paradise."
(Kanz al-Ummal).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
393.According
to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, the Prophet is reported to have said; "If a daughter is
born to a person and he brings her up, gives her a good education and trains her
in the arts of life, I shall myself stand between him and hell-fire.
(Kanz al-Ummal).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
394.
Ibn Abbas
reported that a virgin grown-up girl came to the Prophet of Allah and narrated
that her father had given her in marriage to a person whom she disliked. The
Prophet gave her option.
(Abu Dawud).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
395.
Khansa' b.
Khidham reported that her father gave her in marriage, after she had became a
widow. She disliked it and came to the Prophet. He annulled the marriage.
(Bukhari).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
396.
According to
Ayeshah, the Prophet's wife, he said about women: "They are like pleasing
roses."
(Kanz al-Ummal).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
397.
Man is the
ruler in his home. He will be held responsible for the conduct of his
dependents, and woman is the ruler in her husband's home. She will also be held
responsible for the conduct of her dependents.
(Bukhari).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
398.
A person who
has a female slave in charge and takes steps to give her a sound education and
trains her in arts and culture, and then frees her and marries her, he will be
doubly rewarded.
(Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Nikah).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
399.
A report from
Bahz b. Hakim states: I inquired the Prophet (peace be upon him) about hi
teaching in respect of women. He replied: "Feed them as you feed yourselves,
clothe them as you clothe yourselves, and do not beat or scold them."
(Kanz al-Ummal).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
400.
According to
a report from Abdullah b. 'Umar, the Prophet (peace be upon him) declared: "The
whole world is a thing to be made use of and the best thing in the world is a
virtuous wife."
(Muslim).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
401.
Ayeshah
praised the women of Ansar for their spirit of enquiry and learning, saying,
'How praiseworthy are the women of Ansar that their modesty does not prevent
them from attempts at learning and the acquisition of knowledge.'
(Sahih Muslim Kitab al Tahrat).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
402.
Umar, the
Second Caliph, says, 'When a person marries a woman, and the woman stipulates
that she would not be taken out of the town or city, of her residence, it is
necessary for the husband to abide by the stipulation.'
(Tirmidhi p. 385).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
403.
Ali, the
Fourth Caliph, say: 'The conditions laid down by God take precedence over the
conditions set by man.'
(Ahmad).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
404.
A report from
Ibn Abbas states that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'A previously
married woman is more a guardian for herself than her guardian and a virgin
should be asked permission about herself, and her permission is her silence.'
(Muslim).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
405.
Abu Hurairah
reports that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'A grown-up girl shall be
asked permission about herself. If she is silent, it is her permission; and if
she declines, there shall be no compulsion on her.'
(Muslim).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
406.
Ibn Abas
reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) declared: 'Those women are
adulteresses who marry themselves without the presence of witnesses.'
(Tirmidhi).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
407.
Ibn Umar
says: 'Uthman b. Mazu'um left behind a young daughter. My uncle, Qudamah,
married her to me, and did not even consult her. When the girl came to know
this, she disliked this marriage and she wished to marry Mughirah b. Shu'bah. So
she was married to Mughirah.
(Ibn Majah).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
408.
Ayeshah,
says, 'A girl came and stated that her father had given her in marriage to his
nephew and she disliked him. I told her to wait till the Prophet arrived. When
the Prophet came, I told him the full story of the girl. He at once sent for the
father of the girl and enquired whether the facts stated were true, after which
he told the girl the she was at liberty to choose or repudiate her husband. The
girl replied that she chose to retain her marriage, and she wanted only to know
whether women had the rights in the matter.'
(Nasai).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
409.
Ayeshah said,
the Prophet (peace be upon him) of God declared: 'Marriage of a woman is invalid
without there being a guardian.'
(Tirmidhi Kitab al-Nikah).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
410.
Ayeshah, the
wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), reports: The Prophet (peace be upon
him) of God said: 'The best of you is he who is best to his wife.'
(Tirmidhi).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
411.
A report from
Abu Hurairah says: 'No believer should be angry towards his wife. If some of her
qualities are displeasing, there will be many other qualities worth
appreciation.'
(Nail al-Autar).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
412.
The Angel of
God advised me so many times about women that I became convinced that it is not
lawful for a man to divorce his wife, except when she commits adultery.
(Irshad al-Muhtaj, Huquq al-Azwaj).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
413.
According to
a report from Anas b Malik, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Girls are
models of affection and sympathy and a blessing to the family. If a person has
one daughter, God will screen him from the fire of hell owing to his daughter;
if he has two daughters, God will admit him to Paradise; if he has three, God
will exempt him from the obligations of charity and Jihad.
(Kanz al-Ummal).
(Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi).
414.
According to
Utham, may God be pleased with him, the blessed Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: 'To perform the late evening Prayer, (Isha), in congregation is equivalent
to spending half the night in vigil, while to perform the dawn Prayer, (Fajr),
in congregation is like keeping vigil throughout the night.
(Muslim).
(Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. by Al-Ghazali). (Translated by Muhtar
Holland).
415.
Said the
Prophet,(peace be upon him): 'The five set Prayers may be compared to a stream
of fresh water, flowing in front of your house, into which you plunge five times
each day. Do you think that would leave any dirt on your body?' When they
replied: 'None at all!' The Prophet, on him be peace, said: 'Indeed the five
Prayers remove sins, just as water removes dirt.'
(Muslim).
(Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. by Al-Ghazali). (Translated by Muhtar
Holland).
416.
Said the
Prophet, (peace be upon him): 'On the Day of Resurrection, three people will
find themselves on the ridge of black musk. They will have no reckoning to fear,
nor any cause for alarm while human accounts are being settled. First, a man who
recites the Quran to please God, Great and Glorious is He, and who leads the
Prayer to people's satisfaction. Second, a man who gives the Call to Prayer in a
Mosque, inviting people to God, Great and Glorious is He, for the sake of His
good pleasure. Third, a man who has a hard time making a living in this world,
yet is not distracted from the work of the Hereafter.'
(Tirmidhi).
(Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. by Al-Ghazali). (Translated by Muhtar
Holland).
417.
Said the
Prophet (peace be upon him): 'The most meritorious form of Almsgiving is the
effort to help a poor man, made in secret, by one who is himself of little
means.'
(Ahmad).
(Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. by Al-Ghazali). (Translated by Muhtar
Holland).
418.
Seven will
God shade on the day when there will be no shade but the shade of His Throne:
one of them is a man who offers Alms without his left hand knowing what his
right hand has given.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. by Al-Ghazali). (Translated by Muhtar
Holland).
419.
Blessed is
the servant who spends out of the wealth he has earned without sin.
(Ibn Adi, Bazzar).
(Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. by Al-Ghazali). (Translated by Muhtar
Holland).
420.
Act kindly
towards women, for they were created from a rib and the most crooked part of the
rib is its top. If you attempt to straighten it you will break it, if you leave
it alone it will remain crooked: so act kindly towards women.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
421.
Paradise lies
under the feet of the mother.
(Nasai).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
422.
Advice and
warning rendered by Hazrat Umar, the second caliph: "Beware! don't make a heavy
dower of women. Had it been a cause of honour in the world and piety near Allah,
the Holy Prophet would have been the first about it. I did not know whether the
Holy Prophet married any of his wives and got his daughters married for more
than 12 auqiahs.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Daud, Nasai, Ibn Majah).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
423.
Thauban
reported that the Messenger of Allah said: "The best of the property is a
remembering tongue (about Allah), and a grateful heart and a believing wife who
helps him in his faith."
(Ahmad, Ibn Majah).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
424.
Hazrat Aishah
(R.A.) told that Allah's Messenger said to her, "If you wish to join me (in the
Hereafter), be satisfied with worldly things to the extent of a rider's
provision, avoid sitting with the rich, and do not consider a garment worn out
till you patch it."
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
425.
Hadrat Anas
reported that the Holy Prophet had said: "For the woman her husband is Paradise
as well as Hell."
(Ahmad, Nasai).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
426.
Imran bin
Hussain reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "The perfume used by men should
have an odour, but no colour, and the perfume used by women should have colour
but no odour."
(Abu Daud).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
427.
Abu Musa
reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "Every eye is adulterous (when it cast
glances with lust on strange women) and when a woman perfumes herself and passes
a company, she is such and such." -meaning adulterous.
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
428.
Hadrat Aisha
reports that she asked the Holy Prophet whose right was greatest on the woman
and the Holy Prophet said: Husband's. Then she asked: Whose right was the
greatest on man and the Holy Prophet said: His mother's.
(Bazaz, Hakim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
429.
Hadrat Ibn
Umar reported that the Holy Prophet had said: "Allah would not like even to look
at the woman who is not thankful to her husband."
(Nasai).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
430.
Hazrat Aisha
(Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger Of Allah said: " When a
wife spends food of her house without spoiling there is for her its reward for
what she gives away and there is also a reward for her husband for what he
earns, and the like (reward) for the storekeeper - none of them diminishing
aught from the reward of another."
(Bukhari).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
431.
A hadith
related by Hadrat Anas says that the Holy Prophet observed: "When the following
five evils shall creep into my Ummah, it will then be destroyed:
(i) invoking
curses on one another (ii) use of liquor on large scale (iii) wearing of silken
clothes (iv)increased number of dancing girls and their frequent entertainment
shows in large gatherings. (v)when man shall engage in sexual intercourse with
males and women shall engage in sexual acts with other females i.e. sodomy and
homosexuality."
(Baihaqi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
432.
Ibn Masud
reported the Messenger of Allah as saying: "A woman is an object of concealment
for when she goes out the devil presents her in alluring looks before men."
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
433.
There are
three types of eyes whom hell fire will not touch - the eye which keeps itself
shut from the things forbidden by Allah, the eye which guards the frontiers of
Islam and remains open to keep vigil over it and the eye which constantly sheds
tears out of Allah's fear.
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
434.
The
fornication of the eyes consists of looking, of ears in hearing, of the tongue
in speech, of the hand in violence and of the foot in walking. The heart lusts
and wishes and the private parts accord with that or reject it.
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
435.
Abu Huraira
reported that the Messenger of Allah said: "Wealth is not in vast riches but
wealth is in self-contentment."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
436.
Two hungry
wolves do not do so much havoc to a flock of sheep as greed and desire do to
one's religion.
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
437.
Abu Umama
reported that the Prophet as saying, "The most enviable of my friends in my
estimation is a believer with little property who finds pleasure in prayer, who
performs the worship of his Lord well, who obeys Him in secret, who is obscure
among men, who is not pointed out by people, and whose provision is bare
sufficiency with which he is content." He then snapped his fingers and said,
"His death will come speedily, the women who bewail him will be few and what he
leaves will be little."
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
438.
Umar reported
the Prophet saying, "Whenever a man is alone with a woman the devil makes a
third."
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
439.
Do not call
on women in the absence of their husbands, because Satan might be circulating in
any one of you like blood.
(Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
440.
Abu Said a-Khudri
reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "the world is sweet and verdant, and Allah
having put you in it in your turn watches how you act; so fear the world and
fear women, for the trial of the Bani Israel had to do with woman."
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
441.
Ibn Abbas
(Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
said: "If anyone amongst you intends to go to his wife he should say: In the
name of Allah, O Allah, ward us against Satan and keep away the Satan from the
one that you have bestowed upon us, and if He has ordained a male child for
them, Satan will never be able to harm him."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
442.Abu Said
a-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "The most important of the trusts
in the sight of Allah in the Day of Judgement is that a man goes to his wife and
she goes to him (and the breach of trust is) that he should divulge her secret."
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
443.
Abu Dharr
reported that the Messenger of Allah told his companions that "...in man's
sexual intercourse (with his wife) there is Sadqa (charity)." They (the
companions) said: Messenger of Allah, is there a reward for him who satisfied
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."
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
444.
Hazrat Aisha
(Allah be pleased with her) said: "I never looked at (or, I never saw) Allah's
Messenger's private parts."
(Ibn Majah).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
445.
Ibn Abbas
reported: "It was revealed to the Messenger of Allah: your wives are a tilth for
you. So come to your tilth as you like; come from the front and back, and guard
against the rectum and menstruation."
(Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi).
(Ideal Woman in Islam. by Imran Muhammad).
446.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "The noblest charity is that a Muslim acquires some
knowledge (of the Deen) then imparts it to a brother Muslim."
(Ibn Majah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Maulana Mohammad Ali Thanvi).
447.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "no one has given his children anything better than
adab (which in this context refers to Denni knowledge)."
(Tirmidhi, Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Maulana Mohammad Ali Thanvi).
448.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "O Abu Zarr (a Sahaabi) if you go anywhere to learn
one ayaat of the Qur'aan, it is better for you than a hundred rakaats (Nafal)
Salaat; if you go anywhere to acquire one law of the knowledge (of Deen), it is
better for you than performing a thousand rakaats (Nafal) Salaat, irrespective
of whether you practised on it (the knowledge) or not."
(Ibn Majah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Maulana Mohammad Ali Thanvi).
449.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "On the Day of Qiyaamah, the one in the vilest of conditions will be a
two-faced person. He says one thing (in favour) of one person and then another
thing (in regard to the same affair) to another person."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
450.
Hadhrat
Sufyaan Ibn As'ad Khadrami (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard
Muhammad (peace be upon him) say: "Indeed it is an act of the greatest abuse of
trust if you tell a Muslim brother something which is false while he believes
that you are telling him the truth."
(Abu Dawud).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
451.
Hadhrat Muaaz
(Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever taunts a brother (Muslim) with a sin (which the Muslim has committed),
will not die until he (the taunter) commits the same sin."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
452.
Hadhrat Abdur
Rahman Ibn Ghanam and Asma Bint Yazeed (Allah be pleased with them) narrate that
Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The worst among the servants of Allah are
those who gossip and create rifts between friends."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
453.
Hadhrat Ibn
Abbaas (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Do not unnecessarily dispute with a brother (Muslim) nor joke with him in
such a way which displeases him. Do not promise him something which you cannot
fulfil."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
454.
Hadhrat Zaid
bin Arqam (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that according to Muhammad (peace
be upon him) one who has the intention of fulfilling a promise but fails because
of some real reason is not guilty of sin.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
455.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Despising a Muslim is a sufficient evil in a man."
(Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
456.
All things of
a Muslim are sacred and to be honoured by other Muslims. His life, property and
honour must be respected.
(Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
457.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Every man is a mirror to his brother (Muslim)."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
458.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "A Mu'min (Believer) is the repository of love. There is no goodness in a
man who does not have love for anyone nor does anyone love him."
(Ahmad, Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
459.
Hadhrat Anas
(Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "He
who fulfils a need of a person in order to give him pleasure, has given me
pleasure; whoever has given me pleasure has given Allah pleasure, He will give
him Jannat."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
460.
Hadhrat Anas
(Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Seventy three acts of pardon (Maghfirat) are recorded for a person who aids a
man in difficulty. Of these (seventy three pardons) one is sufficient for the
rectification of all his affairs. The other seventy two will serve as means for
the acquisition of lofty stages in the Aakhirah."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
461.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Whenever a Muslim visits a sick brother (Muslim) or merely goes to meet
his brother, then Allah says: 'You are holy; your walking is holy; you have
arranged your abode in Jannat.'"
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
462.
Hadhrat Abu
Ayyub Ansaari (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon
him) said: "It is not lawful for a Muslim to sever his ties with another Muslim
for more than three days, in such a way that when they meet, the one who turns
his face one way and the one other turns his face the other way. The better of
these two is the one who makes Salaam first."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
463.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "refrain from suspicion. The worst of lies is suspicion (thinking ill of
others on mere supposition). Do not pry into the private affairs of others. Do
not bid a higher price (for any object of sale) with the intention to deceive
(and not to buy). Do not have jealousy for one another nor entertain malice for
each other. Do not scandal (gheebat). Fear Allah! All servants (of Allah) should
live like brothers."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
464.
Hadhrat Abu
Bakr Siddique (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon
him) said: "A man who harms any Muslim and deceives him, is accursed."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
465.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "Allah Ta'Ala has ordained fasting in Ramadhan
compulsory, and I have decreed (by the command of Allah) wakefulness at night
(i.e. Taraweeh, etc.) Sunnat. Whoever in the state of Imaan and the belief of
thawaab fasts in Ramadhan and stays awake at night (i.e. for taraweeh), emerges
from sin, purified as the day when his mother gave birth to him."
(Nisai).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
466.
Hadhrat Abu
bin Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Fasting and the Qu'ran will intercede on behalf of one on the Day of
Qiyaamah. The Fast will proclaim: 'O Allah! I prevented him from eating at
carnal desire. Therefore for my sake accept my intercession on his behalf.' The
Qu'ran will proclaim: 'I prevented him from sleep. Therefore accept my
intercession on his behalf.' The intercession of both will be accepted."
(Ahmad, Tibrani, Hakim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
467
Hadhrat Ibn
Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates, in a lengthy hadith, that Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "Fasting is exclusively for Allah Ta'ala. The thawaab
of it (being limitless) no one knows besides Allah Ta'ala."
(Tibrani, Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
468.
Hadhrat Abu
Saeed Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon
him) said: "The doors of the Heavens are opened up on the first night of
Ramadhan. Not a single Door (among the Doors of Heaven) is then closed until the
last night of Ramadhan. For every Salaat performed (this refers to Taraweeh
Salaat) during the nights of Ramadhan, Allah Ta'ala records one and a half
thousand good deeds for every Sajdah (of the Salaat). And, for the fasting
person, Allah Ta'ala creates in Jannat a mansion of red Ya'koot (a precious
stone in Jannat). This mansion will have seven thousand entrances. (So huge will
these entrances be that in each entrance will be located) a palace of gold
adorned with red Ya'koot. When the Muslims fast the first day if Ramadhan, Allah
Ta'ala forgives all his sins committed from the first of the previous Ramadhan.
Daily (i.e. during Ramadhan) from the time of Fajr Salat until sunset, seventy
thousand Malaaikah supplicate for his forgiveness. In return for every Sajdah
which he (the fasting person) makes, of any Salat, whether during the day or
night, he will obtain (such a wonderful) tree (so huge) that a horseman will
take five hundred years to pass under its shade."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
469.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "Fasting is a shield and a powerful fortress."
(Ahmad, Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
470.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Keep fasting and you will remain healthy."
(Tibrani).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
471.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Every person has a zakaat (to pay) and the zakaat of the body is
fasting."
(Ibn Majah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
472.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) in a lengthy hadith, narrates that Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "I swear by That Being in Whose possession is the life
of Muhammad! The odour of the mouth of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah
Ta'ala than the fragrance of musk."
(Bukhari).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
473.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Allah Ta'ala accepts the dua of one who performs Hajj and Umrah and if he
seeks forgiveness. Allah Ta'ala forgives him."
(Mishkaat).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
474.
Hadhrat Aisha
(Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Making Tawaaf of Baitullah, to walk between Safa and Marwah and to pelt stones
(at the Jimmar) have been ordained for establishing the remembrance of Allah
Ta'ala."
(Abu Dawud).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
475.
Hadhrat Aabis
Bin Rabeeah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once Hadhrat Umar (Allah
be pleased with him) after kissing Hajr-e-Aswad (the Black Stone) said: "I know
you are a stone. You can neither benefit me nor harm anyone. If I did not see
Muhammad (peace be upon him) kissing you, I would not have kissed you."
(Abu Dawud).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
476.
Hadhrat Ibn
Mas'ood (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad said: "Unite Hajj and
Umrah (during Hajj period). Both (acts of Ibaadat) eliminate poverty and sins in
a similar way in which the impurities of gold, silver and iron are eliminated.
The reward of Hajj which was performed correctly is nothing other that Jannat."
(Mishkaat).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
477.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Whoever sets out for Hajj, Umrah or Jihad but dies on the journey (before
being able to render these obligations), Allah Ta'ala records for him the
thawaab of the ghazi (one who returns victorious from the Jihaad field) and the
thawaab of one who has performed the Hajj and Umrah."
(Mishkaat).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
478.
Hadhrat Ibn
Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad said: "The one who after
Hajj visits me after my death (i.e. the Holy Raudah) is like one who has visited
me while I was alive."
(Mishkaat).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
479.
Hadhrat
Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "The seeking of a halal earning is the (next) Fardh (duty) after the Fardh
(Salat)."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
480.
Hadhrat
Mugheerah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Allah Ta'ala detests that you destroy wealth (i.e. by means of wasting)."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
481.
Hadhrat Abu
Khimari (Allah be pleased with him) narrates a lengthy hadith in which Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "The world is of four (types) of persons, (one among
the four) is a man whom Allah Ta'ala granted wealth as well as understanding of
the Deen. He fears his Raab and is kind (and renders service) to his relatives.
And, in regard to the wealth he follows the commands of Allah and discharges
rights. This man is the noblest..."
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
482.
Hadhrat Ka'b
Bin Malik (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad said: "Two hungry
wolves let loose in a flock of sheep do not cause so much damage to the flock as
does the love of wealth and vanity to one's Deen."
(Tirmidhi, Darimi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
483.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "When a Mum'in sins, a black spot forms on his heart. If he makes
isitighfaar and taubah, the black mark is removed and his heart is purified. If
he increases his sin, the black mark increases. This is the corrosion of the
heart spoken by Allah Ta'ala (in the Qur'an)."
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
484.
Hadhrat
Abdullah Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be
upon him) cursed the taker and giver of bribery.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
485.
Hadhrat Anas
Bin Malik (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "Should I not show you your sickness and its remedy? Your sickness is
sinning and your remedy is to seek forgiveness (istighfaar)."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
486.
Hadhrat Ibn
Abaas (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "When khiyaanat (abuse of trust) becomes rampant in a people, Allah Ta'ala
overwhelms their hearts with fear. A nation perpetrating injustice will be
overpowered by its enemies."
(Malik).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
487.
Hadhrat
Thaubaan (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said: "There will soon come a time when all nations (of the kufaar) will unite
against you ( Muslims)..." Someone asked: "Will we be less in numbers at that
time?" Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'In fact, you will be numerous, but
useless...Allah Ta'ala will remove your respect and your fears from the hearts
of your enemies (who will then despise you) and Allah will instil weakness in
your hearts." Someone asked: 'What is the cause of the weakness?' Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "Love of the world and detestation for Maut."
(Abu Dawud, Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
488.
Hadhrat Anas
(Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"The hearts too become corroded (by means of sin). Its polish is istighfaar."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
489.
Hadhrat
Thu'baan (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him)
cursed the agent who arranged the bribe as well.
(Ahmad, Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
490.
Hadhrat
Abdullah Ibn Mas'ood (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace
be upon him) said: "A sincere repenter of sins is like one who has not committed
sins."
(Baihaqi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
491.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "He who recites the Qur'an well and clearly is equal
in rank to the Angels who record creation's deeds. These Angels are gracious,
honourable and of lofty rank. He who finds difficulty in reciting the Qur'an
will obtain a double reward."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
492.
A person
whose breast is devoid of the Qur'an (i.e. has not learnt anything of the Qur'an
Majeed) is like a desolate house.
(Tirmidhi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
493.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "A person who recites one harf (letter) of the Qur'an,
obtains one virtue; each virtue multiplies to ten virtues. I am not saying that
(ALM) is one harf. But, Alif in it is one harf; the Laam in it is one harf and
the Meem in it is one harf."
(Tirmidhi, Darimi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
494.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "On the day of Qiyaamah a crown of such brilliance
will be placed on the heads of the parents of one who learnt the Qur'an and
practised on its laws, that its glitter will outshine the brilliance of the sun
which penetrates your houses. What then do you think will be the position of the
one who himself learnt the Qur'an and acted in accordance with it?"
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
495.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "He who recites the Qur'an, memorizes it,accepts its
halal (lawful things) as halal and haram (forbidden things) as haram (i.e. his
beliefs in these matters are correct), Allah Ta'ala will enter him to Jannat and
accept his intercession on behalf of ten such persons of his family upon whom
entry into Janhannum has become incumbent (i.e. Allah Ta'ala will forgive them
because of his intercession)."
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
496.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "Continue reciting the Qur'an because on the Day of
Qiyaamah it will appear as an intercessor for the reciter."
(Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
497.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "He who listens to even a single aayat (being recited
by another) obtains such a virtue which perpetually multiplies (it increases in
thawaab continuously). The one who recited the aayat will on the Day of Qiyaamah
find the recited aayat in the form of a Noor (which will be of greater value and
significance than the virtue which accrued to the one who had listened to the
recitation)."
(Ahmad).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
498.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and
teach it."
(Bukhari).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
499.
Muhammad
(peace be upon him) said: "On the Day of Qiyaamah the Qur'an will petition Allah
to cloak the one who had recited it with garments of honour and respect. A crown
of honour will then be placed on the head of the reciter. The Qur'an will then
petition Allah Ta'ala to shower His pleasure on the reciter. Allah will then
become pleased with him. The reciter will then be asked to recite the Qur'an,
thereby attaining higher ranks of elevation. In reward for each aayat a virtue
will accrue to him."
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Khuzaimah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
500.
Continue
climbing (higher and higher in rank) with your recitation in the same way as you
recited with care and concern on earth. Your abode (of residing) is located (at
that rank attained) with the last aayat recited.
(Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Ibn Habbaan).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
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