Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn `Abbas – Allah be well-pleased with both of them! – that he said: “I was [riding] behind the Prophet one day and he said to me: ‘O my boy! I shall teach you certain words. Keep Allah [with you], and He shall keep you. Keep Allah [with you], and you shall find Him facing you. If you ask for something, ask Allah. If you seek help, seek it from Allah. Know with certainty that if the entire Community gather together to support you, they can benefit you nothing except in what Allah has foreordained for you; and if they gather together in order to harm you, they can harm you in nothing except in what Allah has foreordained against you. The quills have been raised and the records are dry.'” Imam Ahmad added in his narration: “Seek to know Allah in the time of prosperity and He shall know you in the time of affliction. Know that perseverance in the face of what you hate is an immense good, that help lies with patience, deliverance with trial, and with hardship goes ease.” Narrated from Ibn `Abbas by Ahmad in his Musnad with a sound chain. [2] Hadith Two Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn `Umar – Allah be well-pleased with both of them! – that he said: “Allah’s Messenger held my shoulders1 and said: ‘Be in the world as if you were either a stranger or a traveller, and count yourself as one of those who lie in their graves.'” Al-Nasa’i’s and Ahmad’s narrations have the following addition at the beginning of the hadith: “Worship Allah as if you see Him.” Al-Tirmidhi’s wording has “held part of my body,” but the shaykh used the wording of al-Bukhari. The latter narrated the hadith without the clause “and count yourself as one of those who lie in their graves.” Narrated by al-Bukhari as mentioned, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ahmad [3] Hadith Three Ibn Majah narrated from Sahl ibn Sa`d al-Sa`idi — Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said: “A man came to the Prophet and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, show me a deed which, if I perform it, Allah will love me, and people will love me.’ The Prophet replied: ‘Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what lies in the hands of people and they will love you.'”1 Also narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Kabir … [4] Hadith Four Narrated from Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas raDiy-Allahu-anhu: A man came to the Prophet and said: “O Messenger of Allah, advise me!” He replied: “Expect nothing from what people possess. Beware of greed, for it is immediate poverty. Perform your prayer as one departing. Beware of what one apologizes for.”1 Narrated by al-Hakim (4:326) who declared it sahiih,… [5] Hadith Five It is narrated from Abu Hurayra – Allah be well-pleased with him — that the Prophet said: “Hasten to good deeds before seven [deadlines]! Are you waiting for poverty to make you oblivious? Or wealth to turn you into an oppressor? Or debilitating illness? Or hoary senility? Or sudden death? Or the Antichrist – what a loathsome wait! Or the Hour [of Resurrection]? Indeed, the Hour is hardest to bear and most bitter!” Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and declared it hasan, while al-Hakim declared its chain sahih as stated in al-Mundhiri’s Targhib and in Fayd al-Qadir. Al-Tirmidhi declared it hasan gharib…. [6] Hadith Six It is narrated from Hudhayfa — Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said: Allah’s Messenger said: “Do not be conformers who say: ‘If people do good we shall do good, and if they do wrong we shall do wrong.’ Rather, make yourselves ready to do good if people do good, and, if they do wrong, not to do wrong.” Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and declared it hasan, as stated in al-Targhib and elsewhere. Al-Tirmidhi declared it hasan gharib. It is narrated by al-Bukhari in al-Tarikh al-Kabir (4:367 #3169) with the wording: “Do not be conformers who turn with every wind.” [7] Hadith Seven It is narrated from Ibn Mas’ud – Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said: “Allah’s Messenger said: ‘You must be truthful! Verily, truth leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. One is ever truthful and pursues truthfulness until he is recorded, in Allah’s presence, as most-truthful-and-trustful (siddiq). Beware of lying! Verily, lying leads to depravity, and depravity leads to Hellfire. One constantly lie and pursues falsehood until he is recorded, in Allah’s presence, as a liar.'” The above is narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi, who declared it sahih – the above is the latter’s wording – as mentioned in al-Targhib and elsewhere. [8] Hadith Eight It is narrated from Ibn Mas’ud – Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said: “A man came to the Allah’s Messenger and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What do you think about a person who loves a people but did not join them?’ That is: He was not able to do what they do. The Prophet said: ‘Each is with those he loves.'” Bukhari and Muslim narrated it. The Prophet said: ‘Each is with those he loves.'” See al-Mundhiri’s al-Targhib. [9] Hadith Nine It is narrated from Abu Hurayra – Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said: “The Prophet said: ‘Beware of harboring suspicion, for suspicion is the most deceitful discourse of all. Neither search out nor spy on others. Do not contend with one another, nor envy one another, nor harbor hostility nor enmity for one another. Rather – O Allah’s servants! – be brethren as Allah commanded you. ‘The Muslim is brother to the Muslim. He does not wrong him. He does not humiliate him. He does not demean him. Godwariness is right here! Godwariness is right here! Godwariness is right here!’ – he pointed to his chest three times. ‘It is evil enough that one should demean his Muslim brother. All of the Muslim is sacred to the Muslim: his life, his property, and his honor.'” Muslim’s narration adds: “Verily, Allah Almighty does not look at your appearances and your possessions; but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.” The hadith master al-Mundhiri said: “Malik, al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi narrated it. The wording above is Muslim’s, and it is the most inclusive narration.” He means the latter in the sense of collating all of them together, as becomes clear after examining the narration in Sahih Muslim. [10] Hadith Ten Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayra – Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said: “Allah’s Messenger said: ‘The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak one, but in each of them there is great goodness. Be full of concern over what benefits you. Seek Allah’s help and do not get frustrated. If something bad happens to you, do not say: if only I had done such and such, then such and such would have happened. Say: Allah foreordained it to take place, and whatever Allah wishes, He does. For ‘if only’ begins Satan’s work.” [11] Hadith Eleven It is narrated from Mu’adh – Allah be well-pleased with him — that Allah’s Messenger said: “Be wary of Allah wherever you are. Follow up your wrongdoing with a good deed which shall erase it. Treat people with great kindness.” Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said it is hasan sahih. Al-Tabarani also narrated, with a chain from Abu Salama whose narrators are trustworthy, from Mu’adh – Allah be well-pleased with him: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, advise me.’ He replied: ‘Worship Allah as if you see Him. Count yourself among the dead. Remember Allah at every rock and every tree. If you did wrong, then do good next to it; secret for secret, open deed for open deed.'” The above wording is that of al-Targhib. The author said: “Abu Salama did not actually meet Mu’adh.”2 Al-Tirmidhi narrated it from Abu Dharr… [12] Hadith Twelve The Prophet’s Recommendation of Filial Piety and Modesty in the Custody of One’s Eyes It is narrated from Ibn ‘Umar – may Allah be well-pleased with both of them – that the Prophet said: “Keep filial piety with your parents so that your children shall keep filial piety with you, and practice virtue so that your womenfolk shall be virtuous.” [13] Hadith Thirteen It is narrated from Abu Hurayra – Allah be well-pleased with him: “I heard Allah’s Messenger say: ‘Seven shall be those whom Allah grants shade the day that there shall be no shade except His: • The equitable leader; Narrated by the Two Shaykhs [Bukhari and Muslim] and others. The Prophet mentioned in many of his hadiths a vast array of those whom Allah shall place in His shade. One of the scholars of hadith gathered those narrations in a monograph, and the reader can look them up there.1 [14] Hadith Fourteen It is narrated from Abu Hurayra — Allah be well-pleased with him — that he heard Allah’s Messenger say: “Verily Allah’s servant may utter a word without first bringing it to light [whether it is a good or a bad word], and because of it will stumble into the Fire a distance greater than what lies between East and West.” The Two Shaykhs narrated it. Al-Tirmidhi narrated it in the following wording: “Verily a man shall utter a word he deems innocuous, and fall headlong for it a distance of seventy years.” Al-Hakim narrated it in the following wording: “Verily a man shall utter a word which he thinks of little consequence, and fall headlong for it into the Fire a distance of seventy years.” Al-Bayhaqi narrated it in the following wording: “Verily Allah’s servant shall say a word and not mean to say it except to make his gathering laugh – and fall headlong for it a distance greater than what lies between the heaven and the earth. Verily a man shall fall, because of his tongue, harder than he could ever fall from his feet.” Abu al-Shaykh also narrated with a fair chain from Anas – Allah be well-pleased with him — that Allah’s Messenger said: “Lo! Verily a man among you may speak a word so as to make the people laugh, and because of it plummet farther than the heaven. Lo! Verily a man among you may speak a word so as to make his friends laugh, and Allah Almighty and Exalted shall become angry with him because of that word, and not accept anything from him, until He enters him into the Fire.” [15] Hadith Fifteen It is narrated from Abu Kabsha al-Anmari — Allah be well-pleased with him — that he heard the Prophet say: “I shall swear an oath to three things. I shall tell you what these three things are, so remember this well: He also said: “I shall tell you something which you must remember well. The world belongs to one of four kinds exclusively: Narrated by al-Tirmidhi who declared it hasan sahih, and Ibn Majah. [16] Hadith Sixteen It is narrated from Abu Umama — Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said the Prophet said: “Good deeds protect one from a bad death. Charity given in secret extinguishes the Lord’s wrath. And upholding family ties increases one’s life.” Another version adds: “Every good deed is a charity. The people who do good deeds are a charity. The people who do good in the world are the people of good in the hereafter. The people that do evil in the world are the people of evil in the hereafter. The first to enter Paradise will be the people who did good.” [17] Hadith Seventeen It is narrated from Anas — Allah be well-pleased with him — that he said the Prophet said: “None of you believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his son, and all people.” This narration is agreed upon [i.e. narrated by Bukhari and Muslim]. [18] Hadith Eighteen It is narrated from Anas — Allah be well-pleased with him — that the Prophet said: “There are three traits by which, if they are found in a person, that person shall obtain the sweetness of faith: Another versions states: “There are three traits by which, if they are found in a person, that person shall obtain the sweetness and taste of faith: [19] Hadith Nineteen It is narrated from Abu Hurayra that he said Allah’s Messenger said: “The rights of a Muslim over a Muslim are six.” He was asked: “And what are they, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied: ”[1.] When you meet a Muslim, greet him [with al-salamu ‘alaykum].[2.] When he invites you, respond to his invitation.[3.] When he seeks your faithful advice advise him faithfully.[4.] When he sneezes and glorifies Allah [by saying al-hamdu lillah]
invoke Allah’s mercy upon him.[5.] When he falls sick visit him.[6.] When he dies follow his funeral.” It was narrated by Muslim, while al-Bukhari narrates only five items. [20] Hadith Twenty It is narrated from al-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awamm that Allah’s Messenger said: “The disease of previous nations has crawled its way to you: envy and hatred. Hatred is the shearer (al-haliqa). It does no shear hair but it shears religion. By the One in Whose hand is Muhammad’s soul! You shall never enter Paradise until you believe, and you shall never believe until you love one another. Shall I inform you of something which, if you do it, you shall love one another?” They said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He said: “Spread salaams among yourselves.” [21] Hadith Twenty-One It is narrated from Abu Sa’id that Allah’s Messenger said: “Beware of sitting in the pathways.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, We have necessities which we address in our gatherings.” He replied: “If you must have your gatherings, then give the road its right.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, and what is the right of the road?” He said: ” It was narrated by the Two Shaykhs. It is also narrated by Abu Dawud whose narration adds: “And giving directions.” Al-Tabarani’s version adds: “And rescuing the one in sorrow.” [22] Hadith Twenty-Two It is narrated from Abu Hurayra that Allah’s Messenger said: “He who fears [for his profit] travels early in the night, and he who travels early in the night reaches home early. Lo! Truly Allah’s ( merchandise is dear. Lo! Truly Allah’s merchandise is Paradise.” Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: hasan gharîb, also al-Hakim who declared it sahîh, and al-Dhahabi confirmed it. [23] Hadith Twenty-Three It is narrated from Abu Hurayra that he said Allah’s Messenger said: “Whoever dispels one of the worldly cares of a believer, Allah (may His Majesty be exalted) shall dispel one of the cares of the Day of Judgment for him. “Whoever shields a Muslim, Allah (may His Majesty be exalted) shall shield him in the world and the hereafter. “Whoever facilitates something for someone in difficulty, Allah (may His Majesty be exalted) shall facilitate things for him in the world and the hereafter. “Allah ever provides help to His servant as long as His servant is providing help to his brother. “Whoever treads a path in which he pursues knowledge, Allah (may His Majesty be exalted) shall facilitate for him a path to Paradise. “No people gather in one of Allah’s houses to recite Allah’s Book and study it together except tranquility descends upon them, mercy envelops them, angels surround them, and Allah (may His Majesty be exalted) mentions them among those who are with Him. “And whoever is delayed by [scarcity of] deeds, his lineage shall in no way quicken him.” Narrated by Muslim as well as al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Ahmad, and al-Darimi. [24] Hadith Twenty-Four It is reported from Abu Barza al-Aslami that Allah’s Messenger said: “The two feet of Allah’s servant shall not move one inch (lâ tazûl) on the Day of Judgment until that servant is asked about four things: Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said it is hasan sahîh. [Also al-Darimi.]
Al-Bazzar, al-Bayhaqi, and al-Tabarani also narrated it with a sound chain – as stated in many places of al-Mundhiri’s al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib – [also al-Darimi] from Mu’adh ibn Jabal that he said Allah’s Messenger said: “The two feet of Allah’s servant shall not move one inch on the Day of Judgment until that servant is asked about four qualifications (khisâl): [25] Hadith Twenty-Five It is reported from Jabir that he said: “When Allah’s Messenger gave a public address his eyes would redden, his voice go up, and his anger flare, as if he were haranguing an army. He would say: To proceed: Truly the most truthful of all speech is Allah’s Book, and truly the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The worst of all matters are newfangled matters. Every newfangled matter is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire. The Hour is about to come to you suddenly. I was sent together with the Hour like these [two fingers]. The Hour is coming to you in the morning, it is already touching you! I am nearer to every believer than his own soul. Whoever leaves behind property, it belongs to his dependents. Whoever leaves behind a debt or destitute dependents, the debt is on me and so is the expense of his dependents. I am the protecting friend (walî) of the believers.” It is narrated by Imam Ahmad, Muslim, al-Nasa’i, and Abu Dawud as stated in [al-Suyuti’s] al-Jami` al-Saghir wa Sharhihi al-Kabir. [26] Hadith Twenty-Six The Prophets (saws) Sermon in the First Jum`a He Prayed in al-Madina al-Munawwara; Ibn Jarir al-Tabari said: Yunus ibn `Abd al-A`la said: Ibn Wahb told us: From Sa`id ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Jamhi: News reached the latter that in the Prophet’s khutba in the first Jum`a that he prayed in al-Madina MHMD, among the Banu Salim ibn `Amr ibn ‘Awf, he said: “Praise and glory to Allah! I bear witness that there is no God except Allah Whoever obeys Allah and His Prophet has followed right, I call upon you to fear Allah! Beware, therefore, when {Allah bids you beware of Him} (3:28). Whoever sets aright what lies between himself and Allah By the One Whose Word is true Beware Allah in your worldly matters Take your share but do not fall short regarding Allah’s side. Therefore, excel in goodness And {There is no strength save in Allah} (18:39) That is because Allah pronounces judgment on mankind Allah is greatest! The hadith master Ibn Kathir said: “This is how Ibn Jarir narrated it, and there is omission of the Companion (irsâl) in its chain of transmission.” Then he went on to say: “Al-Bayhaqi said: ‘Chapter of the First Sermon Delivered by Allah’s Messenger when he arrived in al-Madina.'” Then Ibn Kathir mentioned al-Bayhaqi’s chain to Abu Salama ibn `Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf who said: “This was the first sermon delivered by Allah’s Messenger when he first took up residence in it. He glorified Allah and praised Him as becomes Him then he said: To proceed: O people! Therefore, whoever among you is able Peace be upon you and upon Allah’s Messenger, Then Allah’s Messenger spoke another time and said: Truly the best discourse is Allah’s Book! Love those whom Allah loves! For whoever chooses Allah and prefers Him, Therefore, worship Allah Truly Allah hates that His covenant be broken. Peace upon you all, and Allah’s Mercy, and His blessings. Narrated from Ibn `Abbas by Ahmad in his Musnad with a sound chain; al-Tirmidhi in his Sunan with two similar chains, and he graded it hasan sahîh; al-Bayhaqi in al-Asma` wa al-Sifat (1:188 #126) as part of his explanation of Allah’s attributes al-Dârr al-Nâfi` (“The Bringer of Harm and of Benefit”). Some versions mention the wording “and you shall find Him in front of you” (tajidhu amâmak), while al-Tirmidhi’s version has “and you shall find Him facing you” (tajidhu tujâhak). Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali cites it in his Jami` al-`Ulum wa al-Hikam (“The Compendium of the Sciences and the Words of Wisdom”) and declares it authentic (1:359-361). Al-Nawawi cites it in Riyad al-Salihin and as the nineteenth of his “Forty Hadiths.” Al-Tirmidhi’s wording has “held part of my body,” but the shaykh used the wording of al-Bukhari. The latter narrated the hadith without the clause “and count yourself as one of those who lie in their graves.” Narrated by al-Bukhari as mentioned, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Ahmad through two chains other than that mentioned below, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (2:471 #698), al-Bayhaqi in al-Sunan al-Kubra (3:369 #6304), al-Tabarani in al-Kabir (1:59 #63, 12:398 #13470, 12:418 #13538) and Musnad al-Shamiyyin, Abu Nu`aym in the Hilya (1:386 #1105), Ibn Mubarak in al-Zuhd (#5), and al-Quda`i in Musnad al-Shihab (1:373-374 #644-645). Allah’s blessings and peace on the Prophet., his Family, and his Companions
• A young man who grew up worshipping Allah — Almighty and Exalted –;
• A man whose heart is attached to the mosques;
• Two men who loved one another for Allah’s sake, meeting for that
reason and parting for that reason;
• A man who was invited by a woman of distinction and beauty
but said to her: Verily I fear Allah — Almighty and Exalted –;
• A man who gave in charity but kept it secret so that his left hand did not
know what his right hand expended;
• A man who remembered Allah in seclusion, whereupon his eyes wept.'”
I praise and glorify Him,
I seek His help and forgiveness,
I seek His guidance,
I believe in Him and do not deny Him,
and I take as my enemy those who deny Him.
alone without partner,
and that Muhammad is His worshipper and Messenger
whom He sent with right guidance and the true Religion,
with light and admonition,
after an interval of time without Messengers,
in which knowledge had waned,
misguidance had spread among people,
time had become short,
the Hour had dawned, and the end is near.
and whoever disobeys them has gone astray,
wasted his opportunity, and truly gone far into misguidance.
Truly the best to which a Muslim can call another Muslim
is that he urges him to seek the hereafter
and command him to fear Allah.
There is no better faithful advice than this.
There is no better admonition than this.
Truly it is a safeguard (taqwâ) for anyone that heeds it
in true Godwariness (wajal) and devout fear.
Truly it is trusty help toward what you seek of the hereafter.
in matters both private and public,
intending nothing thereby other than Allah’s countenance:
it will be for him a reminder in his worldly existence
and provision for him after death,
when a human being finds himself depending solely
upon the deeds he has sent forth,
and whatever else, he will long that there might be
a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil).
{Allah bids you beware of Him.
And Allah is full of pity for (His) bondmen} (3:30).
and Who discharged His promise:
it shall not be otherwise than what I have described!
For He says – Exalted and Almighty:
{The sentence that comes from Me cannot be changed,
and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves} (50:29).
as well as your otherworldly ones,
in secret and openly.
For whoever fears Allah, He shall absolve him of his evils
and grant him a great reward.
Whoever fears Allah has achieved a huge victory.
Truly fear of Allah protects one from what He detests.
It protects one from His punishment.
It protects one from His wrath.
Truly fear of Allah makes one illustrious
and raises one’s rank.
Allah has taught you His book
and made plain for you the way to Him,
so as to make known (li ya`lama) those who are truthful
and to make known the liars.
just as Allah has excelled in goodness toward you.
Take His enemies for your enemies.
{And strive for Allah
with the endeavor which is His right.
He has chosen you }
{and has named you Muslims} (22:78)
{that he who perished might perish by a clear proof and he who survived might survive by a clear proof (8:42).
so remember and mention Allah abundantly
and work for what comes after death!
Whoever sets aright what lies between himself and Allah,
Allah shall give him sufficiency
in what lies between himself and humankind.
while they do not pronounce judgment against Him;
and He owns rights over them
while they own no right over Him.
And there is no change nor power
but with Allah the Exalted, the Almighty!”
Send forth [good deeds] for your own sakes.
You know full well – by Allah! –
that one of you may be struck down (layus`aqanna)
whereupon he shall surely leave his sheep without shepherd.
Then his Lord shall surely say to him
– without any translator nor doorkeeper
between him and his Lord:
‘Did my Messenger not come to you
and convey [My message] to you?
Did I not provide you with property and favor you?
What, then, did you send forth for yourself?’
The servant will then look right and left
but he will not find anything.
He will look in front of him and see nothing but Hell-Fire.
to protect his face from the Fire,
even with half a date, let him do so.
And if he does not find half a date,
then with a good word.
For through that good word his good deed
shall be repaid tenfold and up to seven hundredfold.
and Allah’s mercy and His blessings.”
He has achieved success,
he in whose heart Allah adorned it,
entering him into Islam after unbelief,
whereupon he chose it above the speech of all mankind.
Truly it is the most beautiful speech and the most eloquent.
Love Allah with all your hearts!
Do not grow weary of Allah’s discourse and remembrance!
Let not your hearts harden against it!
He has named it His favored one among all deeds,
His favored one among all worshippers,
and the most becoming of all speech,
above all that mankind was ever given,
both the licit and the unlawul.
and do not worship anything together with Him!
Fear Him as He ought to be feared!
Confirm to Allah whatever righteous word
you say with your mouths!
Love one another with Allah’s spirit among yourselves!
40 Hadiths On The Eloquence Of The Prophet (saws)
[1] Hadith One