Allah’s Messenger said that Allah said: He who comes with a good deed, its reward will be ten like that or even more. And he who comes with vice, his reward will be only one like that, or I can forgive him. He who draws close to Me a hand’s span, I will draw close to him an arm’s length. And whoever draws near Me an arm’s length, I will draw near him a fathom’s length. And whoever comes to Me walking, I will go to him running. And whoever faces Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, I will meet him with forgiveness nearly as great as that, provided he does not worship something with me. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim, Ibn Majah and Ahmad in his Musnad). Another prophetic tradition says: (He who met Allah associating anything with Him, will enter Hell) (Muslim)

Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: None of you will have argued for his right in the world more vehemently than the believers who will do with their Lord about their brethren who were admitted into Hell. The Prophet (SAW) added: They will say: O Lord! Our brethren used to offer prayers with us, observe fast with us and perform pilgrimage (Hajj) with us. But You cast them into fire. The Prophet (SAW) further said: Allah will say: Go and bring out whoever you know from amongst them. The Prophet (SAW) said: The believers will come to them and recognize them by face. Some of them will be those the fire would have seized up to half of their shanks and some of them up to their ankles. They will bring them and say: O Lord! We have taken out those for whom you gave us order. Then the Prophet (SAW) said: Allah will say: Bring out whoever has in his heart any belief weighing a Dinar (a coin). Then He will say: Take out whoever has in his heart the belief weighing half a Dinar until He will say: Take out whoever has in his heart the belief that equals the weight of an atom. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Nasai and Ibn Majah). After narrating this Hadith, Abu Sa’id said: He who does not accept it as true should read this verse: “Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.” (4:48)

that Prophet (SAW) Muhammad said: On the Day of Resurrection, Ibrahim (Abraham) will see his father Azar (in such a pitiable condition) that his face will be dark and covered with dust. Then Ibrahim will remind him: Did I not warn you against denying me? His father will reply: Today I will not deny you. Then, Ibrahim will say: 0 Lord! You have promised not to disgrace me on the Day of Resurrection. So what will be more disgraceful to me than my wretched father. Allah will say: I have forbidden Paradise for disbelievers. Then it will be said: 0 Ibrahim, Look! what is underneath your feet? He will look and see his father as a Hyena besmeared with dirt caught by the legs and thrown into Hell. Due to infidelity, Azar will not be forgiven inspite of his son Ibrahim’s intercession for him and he will be transformed into an animal and cast into Hell. It also proves that the pagans whoever they are by kinship, will be forbidden from entering Paradise for ever. They will remain in Hell and suffer the agonies of torment which they had been frightened of by the Messengers of Allah at different times.

on the authority of the Prophet (SAW), who said: Allah (SWT) will say to the least tormented person among the people of Hell on the Day of Resurrection: Do you have any thing on earth, that you would give as a ransom (to protect yourself against the torment of Fire)? He will say: Yes. Then Allah will say: While you were in the backbone of Adam, I had demanded you much less than that, i.e. to associate nothing with Me; but you declined and worshipped others besides Me. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim). This Hadith concludes that a believer with his sins covering the entire globe will be forgiven so long as he does not associate partners to Allah.

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: The most dreadful thing which I fear about you is minor polytheism. The companions asked: What is the minor polytheism? He said: It is hypocrisy; and he added that on the Day of Judgment, when rewarding people for their deeds, Allah (SWT) will say to the hypocrites: Go to those for the sake of whom you used to perform good deeds; and see whether you can get any reward from them. (This Hadith is sound and mentioned in Musnad Ahmad).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah (SWT) said: Among all partners, I am the most dispensable with association. So anyone who performs a deed in which he ascribes to Me others; I will abandon him and his act of polytheism. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim). Shirk (polytheism) is a sin that if its doer dies without repentance, he will never be forgiven. Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, Allah has forbidden Paradise for him; and the Fire will be his abode.

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: The first of the people whose case will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died as a martyr. He will be brought forth. Allah will make him know about His blessings (which He had bestowed on him in the world). The man will acknowledge them. Then Allah will ask him: What did you do with them? He will say: I fought in Your way until I died as a martyr. Allah will remark: You are lying. You fought so that you may be called a brave warrior. Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be dragged along on his face and cast into Hell. Second will be a man who studied (religious) knowledge. Then he taught it to others and recited the Qur’ an. He will be brought (for Judgment). Allah will remind him of His favours (showered on him in the world). He will admit them (having enjoyed them in his life). Then Allah will ask him: What did you do with them? He will reply: I acquired knowledge and imparted it and also recited the Qur’ an for Your sake. Allah will observe: You have told a lie, for you got knowledge to be renowned as a scholar; and you recited the Qur’an to be marked as a Qdri (one who recites the Qur’an according to the rules). Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be dragged along on his face and thrown into Hell. Third will be a man to whom Allah had made abundantly rich and granted him every kind of wealth. He will be brought for Judgment. Allah will let him know about His gifts conferred upon him in the world. He will recognize them. Then Allah will inquire: What did you with them? He will say: I left no way in which you like money to be spent without spending in it for your sake. Allah will say: You are lying. You did so to be described as generous (in the society); (It means you got your reward in the world according to your intention). Now you deserve nothing in the Hereafter except Hell). So orders will be passed against him and he will be dragged along on his face until he will be hurled into Hell. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim and Nasa’i) The purity of inteniton is behind any deed. If you spend for show, there is no reward. Eventually, if one loves another for something worldly this shall not count in the Hereafter. But love for the sake of Allah ~J f is great virtue in the Hereafter. Such love can be a Muslim’s love to learn from him or to take as a companion for good deeds, without any worldly considerations, once there is something worldly, the intention is not pure.

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: On the Day of Resurrection, my Ummah (nation) will be gathered into three groups. one sort will enter Paradise without rendering an account(of their deeds). Another sort will be reckoned an easy account and admitted into Paradise. Yet another sort will come bearing on their backs heaps of sins like great mountains. Allah will ask the angels though He knows best about them: Who are these people? They will reply: They are humble slaves of yours. He will say: Unload the sins from them and put the same over the Jews and Christians; then let the humble slaves get into Paradise by virtue of My Mercy. (This Hadith is sound and mentioned in Mustadrak of Hakim).

that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: On the Day of Resurrection nations will be brought. When I see my nation (Ummah) I will be amazed at their multitudes and (distinguished) form. They will have filled up the plain lands as well as the mountains. Allah will ask me: Are you satisfied? I will say: Yes, 0 my Lord: He will say: Along with these (people), seventy thousand persons (i.e., so many) will enter Paradise without rendering an account. They will be those who neither cure themselves with Ruqya (recitations) nor get themselves branded (cauterized), nor take omens but they instead repose trust in their Lord. Upon this, ‘Ukkasha said: Supplicate Allah (that He makes me one among them), the Prophet (SAW) said: 0 Allah! Make him one of them. Another person said: Invoke a blessing for me too (that Allah makes me one among them). The Prophet (SAW) said: ‘Ukkasha has preceded you in this matter. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ibn Hibban in his book) An amulet is something worn around the neck for protection against evil spirits or spell.

that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) who said: Allah (SWT) said: My mercy has preceded (excelled) my wrath. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah says: Whenever My slave intends to do a bad deed, (I say to the deeds recording angels): Do not record it against him until he (actually) commits it. If he has done so, write it down exactly as one in his record book. But if he refrains from it for My sake, write down this as a virtue in his favour. And when he intends to do a good deed, but does not actually do it, write it as a virtue for him. And if he puts it into practice, write its reward equal to, from ten to seven hundred times (in his account). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi). *This above Hadith briefly describes that Allah, if He likes, can forgive even the most sinner person believing in Oneness of Allah and the Prophet (SAW)hood of Muhammad (SAW) rLJ ~ 4lJ1,}-. But it doesn’t mean that everyone should take it as a cover and involve himself intentionally in evils relying on the Mercy of Allah. A good Muslim who has in his heart fear of Allah, should perform righteous deeds and avoid sins as per commands laid down in the Qur’an and Hadith.*

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: There were two fraternal persons among the Children of Israel. One of them was engrossed in committing sins while the other was devoted to worship. The devotee used to see his fellow committing sin and advise him: Desist from doing so. One day when he found his fellow committing sin. He said to him: Avoid it. His fellow said: Leave me alone. Have you been sent out as a vigilant on me. The devotee said: By Allah, He will neither forgive you nor admit you to Paradise. When they died, they were gathered before the Lord of the worlds. Allah asked the devotee: Were you assured of knowing Me or were you having power over what was in My Hands? Then He said to the sinner: Go and enter Paradise by My Mercy; and ordered the angels about the devotee: Lead him to Hell. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Abu Da’ud in his Sunan). After narrating the Hadith, Abu Huraira commented: By Him in Whose Hand my soul is: One word spoken by the devotee ruined his good deeds in the world as well as in the Hereafter. *This Hadith signifies that no body should claim whether one would enter Paradise or step into Hell because the verdict here, is for Allah Who is All-Omnipotent over every thing, will decide whatever He likes. A righteous person is required to do good and avoid evil for the sake of Allah only and advise others with the same. He should not say such words as to challenge the authority of Allah. Moreover, it is wrong to feel desperate from the Mercy of Allah.*

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) stated that a person said: By Allah! Allah will not forgive so-and-so (person). Thereupon Allah, the Exalted, remarked: Who is he who swears by Me (and says) that I will not forgive so-and-so (listen!) Verily I have forgiven so-and-so and nullified your deeds, or as the Messenger (PBUH) said. (This Had’ith is sound and reported by Muslim and also mentioned in Mu’jam At-Tabrani AI-Kab’ir). *This Hadith teaches us the politeness needed by a Muslim towards Allah (SWT) and that one should not involve himself in matters that are left for Allah (WT) to decide i.e. nobody can know who will go to Hell and who will enter Paradise.*

He quoted Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as saying to his Companions that: a man from among the early people or from those before you had said a word, i.e. Allah had blessed him with wealth and sons. When death approached him, he asked his sons: How was I being as a father? They replied: You were the best father. He said: I didn’t save or perform any good deeds for Allah. If Allah takes possession of me, He will punish me. So, look! when I am dead, burn me until I become coal then crush me well and scatter (my ashes in the air) on a stormy day. The Prophet (SAW) said: He took a covenant from his sons (and died). They did according to his will and spread his ashes in the air on a stormy day. Allah (SWT) said: Be and there he was embodied before Him. Allah, the Exalted, asked him: my slave! what induced you to do what you did. He replied: It was Your fear (so that I may not appear before You). The Prophet (SAW) added: Allah, the Exalted rewarded him with His Mercy; the Prophet (SAW) said second time: Allah did not punish him. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said that Allah the Exalted observed: If My slave loves meeting Me, I too love meeting him. If he dislikes to meet Me, I too hate to meet him. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Nasa’i).

While I was on my way along with Ibn Umar (R.A) taking (holding up) his hand in mine. Suddenly a man appeared to him and said: What did you hear Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying about confidential talk (secret conversation)? He said: I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: (On the Day of Resurrection) Allah will draw near to a believer and put His forgiveness over him and screen him (his sins) then Allah will say: Do you know such and such sin? Do you know such and such? He will say: Yes, my Lord! This conversation will continue) until Allah will make him confess his sins, and thinks that he is ruined. Then Allah will say: I concealed them (your sins in the world) and I do forgive you today. Then he will be given the record book containing his good deeds. As regards, the infidels and hypocrites, the witnesses will say: These are the people who have disbelieved their Lord. Behold! Allah’s Curse is upon transgressors. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari, Muslim and Ibn Majah)

The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah (SWT) said: Indeed a believer is in every good place with Me. He praises Me even when I take out his soul from between his sides. (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah (SWT) said: Your followers will still remain saying: What is that? What is that? until they say: It is Allah who has created the creation then who created Allah? (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Glory is Allah’s loin cloth and pride is His cloak. Allah says: He who contends with Me in regard to them, I will torment him. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim, Ibn Majah and Abu Da’ud),

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah (SWT) said: The son of Adam displeases Me by abusing the time whereas I am Myself the time. In My Hand lay all the things and I am the one who causes the revolution of the day and night. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Da’ud and Nasa’i).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah (swt) said: The son of Adam disbelieves in Me though he ought not and he abuses Me though he has no right for that. As for his disbelieving in Me, it is his statement that He will not be resurrected as was created, though his recreation is easier to Me than the first creation. As for his abusing Me, it is his say that Allah has a son, but I am the One, the Everlasting. Neither I have begotten nor have been begotten nor do I have any match. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Nasa’i).

I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying: Allah created Adam, took his progeny from his back and said: These will go to Hell and these will go to Paradise. Somebody said, the narrator added: 0 Messenger (PBUH) of Allah, what shall we do then? The Prophet (SAW) said: You will do according to your destiny. (This Hadith is good and narrated by Ahmad).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah said: Whenever I bestow something on my slaves some of them tum as blasphemers and say: The planets and by the planets. (This Hadith is sound and narrated by Muslim and Nasa’i).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) passed while some of his Companions were laughing. He said to them: If you know what I know you should laugh very little and weep a lot. Then Jibrael came to him and said: Allah says to you: Do not make my slaves feel desparate (from my mercy). Then the Prophet (SAW) came back and said to us: Be hopeful, be happy. (The chain of narrators is sound and narrated by Ibn Hibban.)

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: When Allah created Paradise, He ordered Jibrae1: Go and see it. So he went and saw it. Then he returned and said: 0 Lord, By Your glory! who hears of it would love entering it. Then He encompassed it with unpleasant things (hardships of worship) and said: 0 Jibrael! Go (again) and see it. So he went away to look at it. Then he came back and said: 0 Lord, By Your glory! I fear that no one will enter it. The Prophet (SAW) said: When Allah created Hell, He said: 0 Jibrael, go and see it. So he went and saw it. Then he turned up and said: 0 Lord, By Your glory! No one who hears of it will enter it. So he encompassed it with lusts (worldy desires) and said: o Jibrael! Go back and see it. He went again to see it and came back saying: 0 Lord, By Your glory! I fear that no one will escape from entering it (This Hadith is fair and reported by Abu Da’ud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ahmad in Musnad and Al-Hakim in Mustadrak)

the Prophet (SAW) said: Allah (SWT) said: I had prepared for My righteous slaves what no eye has seen nor any ear has heard nor any human mind has realised (nor it has occurred to any human heart). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari, Muslim,Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah). Later on Abu Huraira said: Recite if you wish: No soul knows about the joy of eyes (pleasure) which has been hidden for them.

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: Verily, Allah will address the inhabitants of Paradise: 0’inhabitants of Paradise! They will say: We do respond and are at Your pleasure; and goodness rests in Your Hand. He will ask them: Are you satisfied? They will say: Why should we not be satisfied, 0 Lord! while You have given us what You have not given to anyone of Your creation? Then He will say: Would you not like Me to grant you something better than that? They will say: 0 Lord! What is better than that? He will say: I will never be angry with you afterwards. (This Hadfth is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

that the Prophet (SAW) was narrating a Hadith while a Bedouin was in his company: One of the inhabitants of Paradise will seek permission from his Lord for cultivation. Allah will ask him: What do you wish? He will reply in affirmative and say: But I like to cultivate (the land). (When the man is permitted) he will soon sow the seeds. The plants will grow up, get ripe and be ready for harvesting. Then the yield will develop into conglobation like huge mountains then Allah (SWT) will say: 0 son of Adam! Nothing can satisfy you. At this, the Bedouin remarked: 0 Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! This man must be either from Quraish (i.e. an emigrant) or an Ansari (resident of Al-Madina) because they are cultivators whereas we are not (on hearing it) Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) laughed. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari.)

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: The last entrant to Paradise would be a man who walks once and stumbles once and be burnt by the fire once, When he gets beyond it, he will tum to it and say: Blessed is He who has saved me from you and has given me what He gave nobody in the earlier or later times. Then a tree would be raised up for him. So he will say: 0 my Lord! bring me closer to this tree so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water. Allah (SWT) would say: 0 son of Adam! If I grant you this, you will demand Me something else. He will say: No, my Lord. He promised that he would ask for nothing else. His Lord would excuse him because He sees that the man would not have patience over it. So He will make him near it. Then he will take shelter in its shade and drink its water. Afterwards, a tree more beautiful than the first would be raised up before him. So he will say: 0 my Lord! Bring me near this tree. So that I may drink its water and take shelter in its shade. I shall not ask you for anything other than that. Allah will say: 0 son of Adam! Did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything else. He will reply: Probably I shall ask for nothing if you bring me near it. And he promised Him that he would not ask Him for anything else. His Lord would excuse him because He knows that he would not keep his word. Anyhow, He would bring him near to the tree. The man will take shelter in its shade and drink its water. Then a tree more beautiful than the first two would be raised up at the gate of Paradise. He will say: 0 Lord! Please make me near to this tree so that I may enjoy its shade and drink its water. I shall not ask You anything else. His Lord would excuse him as the temptation of which he could not resist. So He will make him near this tree. When He would bring him near it, he would hear the voices of the inhabitants of Paradise. He would say: 0 my Lord! Admit me to it. Allah would say: 0 son of Adam! What will bring an end to your demands to Me? Will it please you if I give you the (whole) world and a similar one along with it? The man will say: Are you mocking at me, though you are the Lord of the worlds? Narrating this Hadith Ibn Masud laughed and asked (the hearers): Why don’t you ask me what I am laughing at. They said: Why do you laugh? He said: In the same way Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) also laughed (when he said this Hadith, and (the Companions) asked: Why do you laugh, 0 Messenger (PBUH) of Allah? He replied: On account of the laughter of the Lordof theworlds when thedesirous of Paradise said: Are you mocking at me though you are the Lord of the worlds? At this, Allah will remark: I am not mocking at you, but I am All-Capable to do whatever I wish. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: I know the last of the dwellers of Hell to come out and the last of the people of Paradise to enter. He is a man who would be brought before Allah on the Day of Resurrection. Then Allah will command the angels: Ask him about the minor sins and hide the major ones. Then it will be said to him: On such and such day you did that and that sin; and on such and such day you committed that and that bad deed. The Prophet (SAW) added: It will be said to him: In place of every evil deed, you will be granted one good deed. The Prophet (SAW) continued. The sinner would say: My Lord! I have done things which I do not find here. The narrator said: Indeed I saw the Messenger (PBUH) of Allah (SWT) laugh until his premolar teeth were visible. (because the sinner was frogiven.) (This Hadith is sound and reported by Tirmidhi).

We asked Abdullah bin Masud (R.A) about this verse: “Think not of those who have been killed in the way of Allah as dead; rather they are alive with their Lord being provided with sustenance.” (3:169) He (Abdullah bin Masud R.A) said: We asked the Prophet (SAW) the meaning of this verse. So he explained it like this: Their souls are inside some green birds beside lanterns suspended from the Divine Throne roaming freely in Paradise wherever they like. Then they take shelter at those lanterns. Once their Lord looked at them and said: Do you want anything else? They said: What more shall we want? We roam freely in Paradise as we like. Allah asked them the same question three times. When they felt that they would not be spared from being asked, they said: 0 Lord! We like You to put back our souls into our bodies so that we may be killed in Your way once again. As Allah saw that they had no wish, they would be let for joy in heaven. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: A man from among people of Paradise will be brought forward. Allah (SWT) will ask him: 0 Son of Adam! How did you find your home? He will reply: 0 my Lord! It is the best home, then Allah will say: Ask and wish anything you like. The man will say: I would ask You to send me back to the world in order to be killed in Your way ten times. (This is because of the superiority of the martyrdom and the high position which martyrs would be made to occupy in heaven). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Nasa’i).

Prophet (SAW) quoted his Lord (SWT) as saying: Whoever of My slaves comes out to fight in My way seeking My pleasure, I guarantee him that I will compensate his suffering with reward and booty (during his lifetime) and if he dies, I would forgive him, have mercy on him and let him enter Paradise. (This Hadith is fairly sound and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: When your brethren were killed as martyrs in the battle of Uhud, Allah put their souls into some green birds which arrived at the rivers of Paradise, ate from its fruits and took shelter beside lanterns, made of gold, and suspended in the shade of the Divine Throne. When they enjoued eating, drinking and sleeping, they said: Who will convey to our brethren on earth that: we are alive in Paradise where we are provided with sustenance, so that they would neither renounce fighting in the way of Allah nor retreat at the time of war. Allah the Glorified said: I shall inform them of you. The Prophet (SAW) said: So Allah revealed this verse: “Don’t consider those killed in the way of Allah as dead, rather they are alive with their Lord being provided with sustenance”.(3:169) (This Hadith is good and reported in Sunan Abi Da’ud).

that one day Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said in his speech: Behold! Indeed Allah has commanded me to inform you of what you are unfamiliar with; and what He has taught me today: Every wealth, I have conferred upon a slave is lawful. Indeed I have created My slaves being true in Faith; but the satans approached them and turned them away from their religion and what had been permissible declared as forbidden for them. Further, the satans ordered them to make partners with me for which I have revealed no evidence. Verily, Allah looked at the people on earth and hated both Arabs and non-Arabs – except a few people of the Scripture. Allah added: I have sent you as a Prophet (SAW) to the people so that I may test you and test the believers through you and revealed to you a book that water can not erase. So you should read it while asleep and awake. The Prophet (SAW) said: Indeed Allah has ordered me to burn (the disbelievers of) Quraish (the Prophet (SAW)’s tribe of Makkah). So I said: O Lord! They would crush my head like bread. Allah said: Drive them out as they drove you out of your city. Fight them, We shall support you. Spend(money in the cause of Allah), We will spend on you. Send an army, We will send five like that. Fight with your followers against those who deny you. He said: The inhabitants of Paradise are three kinds of people: First is a powerful, just, almsgiver, and a successful man. second isa kind, tender-hearted man towards every relative and Muslim. Third is a decent father to many children. He also said: Dwellers of Hell are of five types: First is a weak follower man who has no sense to avoid the evil or work for family or wealth. Second is a dishonest man whose greed is well-known to people, even for minor things. Third is a man who will betray you about your family and wealth at both the ends of the day. He also mentioned a miser or a liar and a person who uses bad words.(This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Once Paradise and Hell argued with one another. Hell said: I have been given preference by the oppressors and tyrants. Paradise said: What is the matter with me that only weak and humble people enter me. Allah (SWT) said to the Paradise: You are My mercy. I will bestow mercy through you on whom I wish from among My slaves. And He said to Hell: Rather you are My torment. I will torment by you whom I wish from among My slaves. The Prophet (SAW) added: Each of them will take its capacity. As for Hell, it will not be filled until Allah puts down His glorified foot in it. Then it will say: Enough! Enough! Enough! at that time all its parts will be filled up. Allah will not treat unjustly anyone of His creation. As regards Paradise, Allah will create other creations to fill it. (Being All-Merciful) (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: One of the most miserable people in the world will be brought from among the people of Paradise. Allah will say (to the angels): Dip him once in Paradise. So they will dip him once in it. Then Allah (SWT) will ask him: Did you ever face any distress or a thing you hate. He would say: No, by Your Glory! Never did I face anything unpleasant. Then one of the most affluent people of the world will be brought from Hell. Allah will command (the angels:) Dip him once in it. Then He will ask him: 0 son of Adam! Did you ever enjoy any comfort? (that is, a dip in Hell can make one forget the meaning of comfort). (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

that the Prophet (SAW) said: Allah (SWT) will call: 0 Adam! He will say: I respond to Your Call; I am obedient of Your Orders; and goodness rests in Your Hand. Allah will say: Bring forth the group for Hell. Adam will ask: Who are the people doomed to Hell? Allah will say: They are nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every one thousand. The Prophet (SAW) said: At this juncture every child would tum grey-haired and every pregnant would miscarry due to the dread of the moment and you would see people as drunk while they would not actually be. The torment of Allah would be grievous enough to make them so. Then the Companions asked: 0 Allah”s. Messenger (PBUH) Who would be that single person among us? He said: Be happy! When one is selected (for Paradise) from among you, one thousand from Gog and Magog would be sent to Hell. Then he said: By Him in Whose Hand is my soul! I hope you will constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise. We exclaimed (Allah is All-Great) He said: I anticipate you would be one-third of the people of Paradise. Again we shouted Allahu Akbar He said: I expect you would be half of the people of Paradise. Again we exclaimed Allahu Akbar He further said: Despite, You would be just like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black one (i.e. your number compared with the non-Muslims will be very small but in Paradise you will be the majority). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

Once the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) asked him: 0 Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! Will we be able to see bur Lord on the Day of Resurrection? He said: Do you feel any difficulty in seeing the sun at noon when it is not cloudy. They said: No. He further said: Do you feel any difficulty in seeing the moon at the night of full moon when there is no cloud. They said: No. Thereupon he said: By Him who holds my life! You will not face any difficulty in seeing Allah as much as seeing one of them. The Prophet (SAW) added: Then Allah would sit for judgment upon the slaves and would say: 0 so-and-so! Did I not honour you and make you a chief and provide you a spouse and subdue for you horses and camels and offered you an opportunity to rule over your subjects and take one-fourth of booty. The slave would say, Yes. The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah would say: Did you not think that you would meet me? He would say: No. Thereupon, Allah would say: I overlook you today as you forgot me. Then the second person will be brought (for judgment). Allah would say: 0 so-and-so! Did I not honour you and make you the chief and make you a pair and subdue for you horses and camels and offered you an opportunity to rule over your subjects and take one-fourth of booty. He would say: Yes, my Lord! Then he would say: Did you not think that you would meet Me. The slave would say: No. At this moment Allah would say: Well, I overlook you today as you forgot Me. Then the third one would be brought for judgment. Allah would ask him the same thing. At this, the slave would say: 0 my Lord! I believed in You and Your Book and Your Messenger (PBUH)s. Also, I performed prayers, observed fast and gave charity. Then he would speak in good terms like this. Allah would say: Well. The Prophet (SAW) added: Then, it would be said to him: Now, we will bring our witnesses to you. Then man will think: Who will bear witness upon me. Then, his mouth would be sealed and it would be said to his thighs, flesh and bones: Speak. So his thighs, flesh and bones would bear witness to his deeds. This is because he will not be able to make any excuse for himself. He would be a hypocrite whom Allah would be angry with. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim and Abu Daud).

We were in the company of Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) when he laughed and said: Do you know why I laughed? The narrator said: We said: Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) know best. Then the Prophet (SAW) said: I laughed at the talk of the slave to his Lord on the Day of Resurrection as he would say: 0 my Lord! Have You not guaranteed me protection against injustice? The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah would say: Yes. The Prophet (SAW) added: Then the slave would say: Today I do not allow any witness against me except a witness of my own self. Then the Prophet (SAW) said: Allah would say: Today only yourself and the noble recording angels would be witnesses to you. Then the Prophet (SAW) said: Then his mouth would be sealed and it would be said to his limbs: Speak. The Prophet (SAW) added: They would speak of his deeds. He said: Then he would be made free to talk. The Prophet (SAW) said: He would say to his limbs: Woe and curse be upon you. For only your sake I was contending.

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: Allah would grasp the whole planet of the earth and roll it up on the Day of Resurrection and all the heavens will be in His Right Hand. Then He will say: I am the King. Where are the monarchs of the earth? (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: First of the things a slave will be questioned about on the Day of Judgment will be the gifts of Allah. It would be said to him: Did we not give you a healthy body, and did we not saturate you with cold water. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Tirmidhi).

The tribe of Quraish said to the Prophet (SAW) Supplicate your Lord that He transforms (the rocks of) Safa into gold. Then we would believe in you. He (the Prophet (SAW)) asked: Really, will you? They said: Yes. He (the narrator said: So the Prophet (SAW)) invoked Allah (to this effect). Then Jibrael came to him and said: Your Lord (SWT) conveys His greetings to you and says: If you wish, I shall transform Safa into gold but those who disbelieve after that will suffer a punishment so severe that nobody in the worlds would suffer, or if you wish, I can open for them the door of repentance and mercy. The Prophet (SAW) said: Rather, the door of repentance and mercy. (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musand Ahmad).

One day the Companions did not find the Prophet (SAW) among them. (Normally) when they camped, they would lodge him in the middle (of them). They were anxious and thinking that Allah might have selected some other Companions for him. Suddenly, they saw him coming towards them and exclaimed Allahu Akbar! (Allah is All-Great) and they said: 0 Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! We feared that Allah (SWT) must have selected for you some Companions other than ourselves. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: No. Rather you are my companions in this world and the Hereafter. Indeed Allah, the Almighty, awakened me and said: 0 Muhammad (SAW)! Verily, I have neither sent any Prophet (SAW) nor a Messenger (PBUH) without a wish to which I respond and that I now grant you too. So 0 Muhammad (SAW)! You should also ask Me something which would be given to you. The Prophet (SAW) said: My wish is an intercession for my followers on the Day of Resurrection., Abu Bakr asked: 0 Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! What is intercession? He (the Prophet (SAW)) said: I will say: o Lord! My intercession is the pledge I have kept with you. Thereupon, the Lord (SWT) will say: Yes. Then my Lord will take out the rest of my followers from Hell and admit them into Paradise. (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

that with Allah Messenger (PBUH) once he visited a patient suffering from fever. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said to the patient: Rejoice with the good news that Allah (SWT) says: I shall afflict My faithful slave in the world with My fire (fever) so that he may be saved from his share of fire in the Hereafter. (This Hadith is good and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad, Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Every deed of a day is sealed up. When a believer falls ill, the angels say: 0 our Lord! Your slave so-and-so has fallen ill. The Lord (SWT) says: Note down to his credit the same deeds, he was doing before illness, until he heals up or dies. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad).

I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying: Allah said: If I deprive My slave of his two beloved things (i.e. his eyes) and he remains patient, I will let him enter Paradise in compensation for them. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Among the nations before you was a man who got a wound and was impatient. He took a knife and cut his hand. Blood did not cease to flow until he died. Allah the Exalted said: My slave hurried to bring death upon himself. So I will not allow him to enter Paradise. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

on the authority of the Prophet (SAW) (On the Day of Judgment) a man will come holding the hand of another man and say: 0 Lord! It is he who killed me. Allah will say: Why did you kill him? He will say: I killed him so that glory may be established for you. Allah will say: Indeed it. Then another will come taking hold of another fellow’s hand and say: It is he who killed me. Allah will ask him: Why did you kill him? He will say: I killed him so that glory may be established for so-and-so person. Allah will say: Indeed glory is not his. (So the killer will bear the sin). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Nasa’i).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah JLN says: I am in accordance with the thoughts of My slave about Me; and I am with him, when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My heart. If he remembers Me in a group, I remember him in a better group (i.e. angels). If he draws near Me by the span of a palm, I draw near him by a cubit. If he draws near Me by a cubit, I draw near him by the space covered by two hands. If he walks towards Me, I go to him running. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

that the Prophet (SAW) stated: Allah (SWT) observed: I am with My slave when he remembers me and moves his lips (with remembrance). (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad Ahmad.)

(One day) Abu Huraira and Abu Said were sitting with Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) who said: When a slave says: There is no God but Allah and Allah is the Most-Great. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. Indeed, there is no god except Me and I am All-Great. When he says: There is no God but Allah and He is the only One. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. Indeed, there is no God except Me and I am the One. When he says: There is no God but Allah and there is no associate with Him. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. There is no God except Me and I have no partner. When he says: There is no God but Allah. To Him belongs the sovereignty and to Him is due all praise. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. There is no God except Me. To Me belongs the kingdom and to Me is due all praise. When he says: There is no God but Allah and there is no power or might except with Him. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. There is no God except Me and the power and might belong to Me. (Its chain of narrators is sound and reported by Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah has some angels who roam about the streets in search of people mentioning Allah’s Names. When they find such a gathering, they call one another saying: Come to the object of your pursuit. The Prophet (SAW) added: The angels surround them with their wings up to the lowest heaven (sky of the world). He further added: (When the people in the gathering disperse, the angels ascend to the heaven). Their Lord, who knows best about the people, asks them: What do my slaves say? The angels reply: They were glorifying You (by repeating the words “Allah is the All-Glorified”, exalting You (by repeating the words “Allah is All-Great”, praising You (by repeating the words “All praise be to Allah”), and dignifying You. He asks them: Have they seen Me? The angels reply: No, by Allah. 0 Lord! They haven’t seen You (at all). He asks: How would it be if they saw Me? The angels reply: If they saw You, they would worship You more devotedly, dignify You more fervently and exalt You more sincerely. Then Allah asks them: What do they ask Me? The angels reply: They ask You Paradise. He asks them: Have they seen it? The angels reply: No, by Allah, they have not seen it. He asks: How would it be, if they saw it? The angels reply: If they saw it, they would crave for it eagerly, seek after it vigorously and desire it ardently. He asks: From what do they seek My protection? The angels reply: (They seek your protection) from Hell. He asks: Have they seen it? The angels reply: No, by Allah, 0 Lord! They haven’t see it (at all). He asks: How would it be, if they saw it. The angels reply: If they saw it, they would fear it extremely and flee from it hastily. Then Allah says (to the angels): I make you witness that I have forgiven them. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) added: One of the angels would say: 0 Lord! among them was so-and-so (a much sinning slave) who was not actually included in the gathering but he happened to came there for some need (and sat down with them). Allah would remark: Anyhow, they were all sitting together, so their companion will not be reduced to misery (i.e. they were sitting together and glorifying Allah, so he who sits with them will not suffer but get forgiveness as a reward for his association with the people remembering Allah). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

I heard Prophet Muhammad (SAW) saying that: a sin was committed by one of the slaves or may be he said, that: one of the slaves committed a sin. He said: 0 my Lord! I have committed a sin, or he said, a sin was committed by me. So please forgive me. His Lord would say: Does My slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if He likes) can punish him. Anyhow, I have forgiven My slave. No sooner does the time elapse as much as Allah wishes, than is another sin committed by him or he commits another sin. He says: 0 my Lord! I have committed a sin, or a sin was committed by me. So please forgive it. Allah will observe: Does My slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if He likes) punish him too. Anyhow, I have forgiven him again. No sooner does the time elapse as much as Allah wishes, than is another sin committed by him or he commits another sin. He says: 0 my Lord! I have committed another sin, or sometimes he says another sin is committed by me. So please forgive it. Allah will remark: Does My slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if He likes) can punish him too. Anyhow, I have forgiven him for the third time. So let him do whatever he wishes, (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

I heard Prophet Muhammad (SAW) saying: The devil said to his Lord: By Your Glory and Majesty! As long as the progeny of Adam exists on earth, I shall continuouslymisguide them. At this Allah remarked: By My Glory and Majesty! As long as they seek My forgiveness, I will go on to pardon them. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad).

that Allah’ s Messenger (PBUH) said: When Allah loves a person, He calls Jibrael and says (to him): I love so-and-so, therefore you should also love him. The Prophet (SAW) added: So, Jibrael begins to love him. Then he makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves so and so, therefore you should also love him. Then the inhabitants of heaven (the angels) would love him. He (SAW) added: Thus acceptance is established for him on earth (i.e. that person becomes popular among the people). When Allah dislikes any slave He calls Jibrael and says to him: I hate so-and-so, therefore you should also hate him. Then he calls out to the inhabitants of heaven: Allah hates so-and-so, therefore you should also hate him. Thus hatred is established for him on earth (i.e., then hatred prevails against him among the people). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim and Tirmidhi).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Indeed Allah (SWT) would say on the Day of Resurrection: 0 son of Adam! I fell ill but you visited Me not. He will say: How could I visit You while You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you ~ot know that My slave so-and-so was sick but you visited him not? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me by him? 0 son of Adam! I asked you for food but you fed Me not. The slave will say: 0 Lord! How could I feed You whereas You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Do you not know that such and such slave of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him. Did you not know that if you had fed him, you would surely have found that with Me. 0 son of Adam! I asked you to give Me a drink but you gave Me not a drink. The slave will say: 0 Lord! How should I give You a drink while You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: My slave so-and-so asked you to give him a drink but you gave him no drink. Had you provided him a drink, you would have surely found the reward for doing so with Me. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: A man from among those who were before you was called to account by Allah on the Day of Resurrection. No good was found in his account except that he used to mix with people and being a rich man, used to lend money to the people and order his servants to let off the men who are unable to repay debt. The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah (SWT) said to the angels: We are worthier than him of that generosity. So let him off. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: A man never did good deeds. Rather, he used to lend money to people and advise his servants: Take from the solvent and leave the insolvent and forgive him. Perhaps Allah may forgive us. When he died, Allah (SWT) asked him: Did you ever do anything good? He replied: No, but I had a servant and I used to lend people money. Whenever I sent him out to recover the loans, I advised him: Accept from the solvent and leave the one who is unable to repay. May Allah forgive us, then Allah the Exalted remarked: I have forgiven you. (This Hadith is good and reported by Nasa’i).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love one another for My glory’s sake. Today I will shelter them in My shade, today there is no shade but only My shade. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) quoting his Lord (SWT) Who said: My love is established for those who love one another for My sake; and My love is established for those who spend money for My sake; and My love is established for those who visit one another for My sake. (In fact) those who love one another for the sake of Allah will be at pulpits of light in the shade of Allah’s Throne on a day when there is no shade but His shade. (This Hadith is sound through all its channels and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

He said: I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: Allah (SWT) said: For those who love one another for the sake of My glory there will be pulpits of light for which the Prophet (SAW)s and martyrs will envy them (on the Day of Resurrection). (This Hadith is good and reported by Tirmidhi).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah the Exalted says: I have nothing to give but Paradise as a reward to My believer-slave who, if! cause his son or brother to die, he bears it patiently for My reward. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari)

some Companions of the Prophet (SAW) that they heard the Prophet (SAW) saying: On the Day of Resurrection, it would be said to the children: Get into Paradise. The Prophet (SAW) said: They will say: 0 Lord! (We shall not enter Paradise) unless our fathers and mothers enter (with us). The Prophet (SAW) added: They will be brought. Allah (SWT) will say: What is the matter that they are reluctant to go to Paradise? The children will say: But what about our fathers and mothers! Allah will say: Enter Paradise you and your parents. (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

quoting the Prophet (SAW) who said: Allah (SWT) says: Son of Adam! If you bear the first calamity (affliction) patiently for recompense, I shall not agree for you a reward less than Paradise.

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: When the son of a slave dies, Allah says to His angels, though He knows best: You have taken away the soul of My slave’s son. They say: Yes. Allah says: You have taken out the fruit of his heart. They say: Yes. Then Allah says: What did My slave say? They say: He praised You and read the words: Allah says (to the angels): Construct for My slave a house in Paradise (as a reward) and name it the ‘The House of Praise’. (Albani declared this Hadith as good. It is reported by Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Do you know the first of Allah’s creation to enter Paradise? They said: Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) know best. He said: The first of Allah’s creation to enter Paradise will be the poor and the emigrants through whom the boundaries are guarded and calamities are prevented. Their condition is that when anyone of them dies, his wish remains in his chest unfulfilled. Allah (SWT) says to whom He likes from among the angels: Go to them and greet them. The angels say: We are inhabitants of Your heaven and are the choicest of Your creation and still You want us to go and offer greetings to them? Allah says: Indeed they are the slaves who worship Me alone and associate none with Me (in any form of worship). Through them the boundaries are guarded and calamities are prevented. When anyone of them is dead, his wish remains in his chest unfulfilled. He said: So the angels will come to them and enter upon them from each door saying: “Salamun ‘Alaikum (peace be upon you) for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home (of yours)! (This Hadith is considered sound by others, and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Spend, 0 son of Adam! and I shall spend on you. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

I was (sitting) with Allah’s Messenger (PBUH). There came to him two men. One of them was complaining of poverty while the other was complaining against brigandage. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: As for brigandage, it will be a short time before a caravan sets out from Makkah (on a journey) without security guards. As regards poverty, the Hour will not be established until anyone of you goes around with his charity but fails to find any due recipients of it. Then one of you will stand before Allah. There will be no screen between Allah and him, nor will be there an interpreter to translate for him. Allah will ask him: Did I not grant you wealth? He will say: Yes. Then he will look at his right side and will see nothing except Fire. Then he will look to his left side and will see nothing but Fire. The Prophet (SAW) added: So let each of you protect himself against Hell even if with half a date, or, if not available, with a kind word. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari).

We used to visit the Prophet (SAW) to hear anything revealed to him. One day he said to us: Allah (SWT) said: Verily, We have bestowed (the believers) with fortune in order to offer prayers and pay Zakat (as per rules). But if the son of Adam had one valley of money he would wish for the second. If he had two valleys, he would wish for the third, So, nothing except soil can fill up the belly of the son of Adam. But Allah will forgive the one who repents to Him. (This Hadith is good and reported in Musnad Ahmad).

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: One of my followers gets up at night pushing himself to perform ablution (for prayer). On him there are several knots of the Satan. When he washes his hands, a knot loosens. When he washes his face, another knot loosens. When he passes his wet hands over his head, yet another knot loosens. When he washes his legs, the last knot loosens. Then Allah (SWT) says to those beyond the eyes (angels): Look at this slave of Mine who cures/his inner-self and asks Me forgiveness. So, what he asks is given to him. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ibn Hibban and Ahmad in his Musnad).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: In the last third of every night our Lord (SWT) descends to the lowermost heaven and says: Who is calling Me, so that I may answer him? Who is asking Me, so that I may grant him? Who is seeking forgiveness from Me, so that I may forgive him. (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad of Abu Ya’la).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Our Lord (SWT) wonders at two men: One is he who got out of his bed and quitted from among his family and tribesmen to perform prayers. Our Lord says: 0 My angels! Look at this slave of Mine who got up from his bed and quitted from among his tribesmen to offer prayers desiring what is available with Me and fearing what is with Me. Second is he who fought in Allah’s cause and got defeated along with his fellow fighters. But he knew what punishment he will suffer in case of fleeing from the battlefield and what reward he will get in returning to the battlefield. So he returned (and fought against Allah’s enemies) until he was killed desiring what is with Me and awing from what is with Me. Allah (SWT) says to his angels (wonderingly): Look at My slave who returned (to the battlefield) hoping for what is with Me and fearing what is with Me until his blood was shed. (This Hadith is good and reported by Ahmad, Abu Daud, Ibn Hibban and AI-Hakim).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: First of the deeds for which a slave will be called to account (on the Day of Resurrection) will be his (obligatory) prayers. If they are complete (he has prospered and succeeded), otherwise Allah (SWT) will say (to the angels): See whether there are any (voluntary) prayers of My slave. If any, Allah will say: Complete his obligatory prayers with them. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad, Abu Daud and Ibn Hibban).

Lheard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: Your Lord wonders at a shepherd who on the peak of a mountain pronounces Adhan for prayers and offers them. Then Allah (SWT) says (to the angels): Look at this slave of Mine who calls for prayer and performs it all by himself. He fears Me. So I have forgiven My slave and admitted him to Paradise. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Abu Daud, Nasa’i and Ibn Hibban).

that Allah’ s Messenger (PBUH) said: Some angels come to you in succession by night and some others come to you by day. they meet together at the time of Dawn (Fajr) and Afternoon (Asr) prayers. Then those who passed the night with you, ascend to heaven. There Allah asks them though He knows best about them: In what state did you leave My slaves? The angels reply: When we left them, they were offering prayers and when we reached them, they were offering prayers. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

Once we performed Maghrib (Evening) prayer along with Allah’s Messenger (PBUH), then some people left while some others stayed behind in the mosque. Shortly afterwards, Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) came fast in a state that he was panting violently and his knees were uncovered. He said excitedly: Be happy. This is your Lord who has opened a gate of the heavens. He talked to the angels proudly about you and said: Look at these slaves of Mine. They have just finished one obligatory prayer and are now waiting for the next. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ibn Majah and Ahmad in his Musnad).

that he heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: Allah (SWT) said: 0 son of Adam! Don’t feel short of performing four Rakat (prayer) at the forenoon. (If you do so) I will safeguard you (against the Satan) for the rest of the day. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad and Abu Daud and Ibn Hibban).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Should I not teach you or (probably) said: Shall I not show you a word from under the Divine Throne of Allah out of the treasure of Paradise? You should say (There is no power and no strength except by Allah). At this Allah (SWT) will say: My slave has become a Muslim and has surrendered himself to My Will. (This Hadith is good and reported in Mustadrak of AI-Hakim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah (SWT) will raise the rank of a righteous slave in Paradise and the slave will say: O Lord! From where has this come to me? Allah will say: Yes. This is because of your son who has been asking forgiveness for you. (This Hadith is good and reported in Musnad of Ahmad).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Iblis (Fiend) said: 0 Lord! For every one of Your creatures You have arranged sustenance and means of livelihood but what is mine? Allah said: Anything on which Allah’s Name is not mentioned (can be yours). (This Hadith is reported by Abu Naim in his book Al-Hilya and its chain of authorities is sound).

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: The first thing created by Allah was the pen. He said to it: Write. It said: 0 Lord! What should I write? Allah said: Write down the destiny of every thing until the Final Hour (as per My Will). (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad of Ahmad).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Once Jibrael (Gabriel) said to me: Should I tell you something good Allah (SWT) says to you: Who ever prays for you by saying Peace and blessings be upon him, I will give him My blessing and mercy and who sends to you greetings, I will sent to him My greetings. (This Hadith is considered good by others, and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad, Al-Baihaqi and Abu Yala).

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying: Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection and say: What prevented you, when you saw an objectionable act, from prohibiting it? So when Allah inspires the slave he would say: 0 Lord! I hoped for Your forgiveness and feared the people. (This Hadith is good and reported by Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban).

I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) saying that Allah said: I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and My slave. My slave will have what he asks for. When the slave recites: All praises be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Allah says: My slave has praised Me. When the slave recites: The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Allah says: My slave has modifid Me best. When the slave recites: He is the Owner of the Day of Judgment. Allah says: My slave has glorified Me and once He says: My slave has surrendered himself to My Will. When the slave recites: You we worship and from You we seek help, Allah says: This is between Me and My slave. My slave will have whatever he has asked for. When the slave recites: Guide us to the straight path, the path of those on whom You bestowed Your favours. Those who neither exasperated you, nor went astray. At this, Allah says: This is for My slave and My slave will have what he has asked for. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah created His creation and when he finished it, the womb said: This the place for him who seeks Your refuge from severing blood relationship. He said: Yes. Are you not satisfied that I should keep relationship with one who joins your ties (of relationship) and sever it with one who severs your ties. It said: Yes, 0 my Lord! He said: That is done for you. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Recite, if you wish, this verse: “Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship?” (47:22)

The Prophet (SAW) said that Allah (SWT) said: 0 My slaves! I have forbidden injustice for Myself, so it is forbidden amongst you. So, do not be unjust to each other. 0 My slave! All of you are liable to go astray except the one whom I guide on the right path. So (always) seek guidance from Me, I will guide you. O My slave! All of you are hungry except the one whom I feed. So ask Me for food. I shall feed you. 0 My slave! All of you are naked except the one whom I make wear. So ask Me to make you wear and I shall make you wear. 0 My slave! You commit mistakes (sins) by day and night; and I forgive all the sins. So ask Me forgiveness, I shall forgive you (your sins). 0 My slaves! You will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. 0 My slaves! Were the first of you and the last of you, the human being of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of anyone of you, that would not increase My kingdom anything. 0 My slaves! Were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of anyone of you, that would not decrease My kingdom anything. 0 My slaves! Were the first of you, the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in any place and make a request to Me and I have to give every one what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, anything more than a needle decreases the sea if it is put into it. 0 My slaves! Rather it is but your deeds which I will reckon for you, and then recompense for. So let, who finds good, praise Allah and let, who finds other than that, blame no one but himself. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying: Allah (SWT) said: Who will be more transgressor than the one who tries to create the like of My creatures. Let him create an atom or let him create a grain or a barley seed. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari andMuslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Every Monday and Thursday, the gates of Paradise are open. Allah (SWT) forgives every slave who associates no name in worship with Him except those who quarrelled with one another. Allah says to the angels: Leave them until they reconcile. (This Hadith is good and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: On the Day of Resurrection, Nuh (PBUH) will be called. He will say: I do respond and am at Your pleasure, O Lord! Allah will ask: Did you convey Our Message of Monotheism to your people? Nuh (Noah [AS]) will say: Yes. Then his nation will be asked: Did he convey the Divine Message to you? They will say: No warner came to us. Allah will say to Nuh (AS): Who will bear witness in your favour? He will say: Muhammad (SAW) and his followers. So they will all testify that he had conveyed the (Divine) Message (to his people). And the Messenger (PBUH) will also be a witness to you according to the Statement of Allah (SWT): “Thus We have made you [true Muslims – real believers of Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his Sunnah (legal ways)], a just (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger (Muhammad (SAW)) will be witness upon you”. (2:143) (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Once Jibrael brought me a white mirror having a black dot. So, I asked: 0 Jibrael! What is this? He said: This is Friday. Allah has made it a festival for you and your followers. So you have been given preference more than the Jews and Christians. There is an hour on Friday nothing any slave ask is not answered. Then the Prophet (SAW) said: I asked: What is this black spot? The angel replied: This is the Final Hour that will take place on a Friday. We call it “Al-Mazid”. The Prophet (SAW) said: I asked him: What is the hour of Al-Mazid? He said: Allah has made in Paradise a wide valley in which He has created dunes of white musk. When it is Friday, Allah will descend to it. The pulpits of gold are kept there for the Prophet (SAW)s and chairs made of pearl are arranged for the martyrs and the maidens with big lustrous eyes will get down from their upstair rooms. They all praise Allah and glorify Him. The Prophet (SAW) said: Then Allah will say: Cloth My slaves. So they will be dressed. He will say: Feed My slaves. So they will be fed. He will say: Make them drink. So they will be made to drink. He will say: Perfume My slaves. So they will be perfumed. Then He will ask: What do you want? They will say: 0 our Lord! We want Your pleasure. The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah will say: I am pleased with you. Then He will order them to disperse. So they will deport. And the maidens with big lustrous eyes ascend to the upstair rooms, which are made of green emerald and red ruby. (This Hadith is sound and reported in Musnad of Abi Yala).

the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) that the Prophet (SAW) said: Some people of my Companions will arrive at the cistern of my Haud (pool) but they will be turned away (from it). So I will say: 0 Lord! They are my Companions. He will say: You don’t know what heterodoxy they made after (your death), and reverted. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari).

that the Prophet (SAW) recited the Words of Allah (SWT) that Ibrahim uttered: My Lord! They (the idols) – have misguided lots of people. So who follows me, is verily of me, and Jesus (AS) said: If you punish them, they are Your slaves. If You forgive them, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. Then he raised his hands and said: 0 Allah! My Ummah, (people) My Ummah and wept. So Allah (SWT) said: 0 Jibrael! Go to Muhammad (SAW) – though your Lord knows best – and ask him: What makes you weep? So Jibrael (AS) came to him and asked him (about the matter). Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) informed him of what he had said – though Allah knows best. When Jibrael reported to Allah, He said: 0 Jibrael! Go back to Muhammad (SAW) and say: We will please you with regard to your Ummah and We will not cause you any harm. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

that the Prophet (SAW) said: 0 son of Adam if you do good (spend), it is better and if you do not spend that is bad for you. But if you are poor; no blame. Start with (when you spend) your dependents. The Prophet (SAW) added: The upper hand is better than the lower. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

that the Prophet (SAW) said: I asked Allah something I wish I had not. I said: O Lord there were some Prophet (SAW)s before me. You made the wind yield to one of them and one could make the dead alive (by Your bounty). The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah said to me: Did I not find you an orphan (0 Muhammad (SAW)) and give you refuge. Did I not find you unaware (of the Quran) and guide you. Did I not find you poor and make you rich? Did I not take off you, your burden? The Prophet (SAW) said: Yes, My Lord. (This Hadith is good and reported by At-Tabarani in his Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabeer).

that the Prophet (SAW) said: If any Muslim dies and four of his closest neighbours witness that he was pious, Allah says: I approve what you know about him, and forgive him (what you do not know). (This Hadith is fairly good and reported by Ahmad and AI-Hakim).

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: Allah said: Any slave of mine (Ibn Muthanna narrated Allah said: My slave) ought not claim to be better than Yunus (Jonah [PBUH]), the son of Metta. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: Martyrs and who died of plague will come (on Doomsday). The ones who died of plague will say: We are the martyrs. Then it will be said: See if their wounds look like those of the martyrs bleeding and smelling as musk, they are (really) martyrs. They will prove so upon smelling. (This Hadith is good and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad).

that somebody came to the Prophet (SAW) and asked him: What are the worst places? The Prophet (SAW) answered: I do not know. Then Jibrael came to the Prophet (SAW) and was asked by the Prophet (SAW) what are the worst places? Jibrael (AS) said: I do not know, but I will ask my Lord. Jibrael left and was away as much as Allah wished, then came to the Prophet (SAW) and said: 0 Muhammad (SAW), you asked me what are the worst places and once I did not know I asked Allah (SWT) and He said: (These are) the markets. (This Hadith is fairly good and reported by Ahmad in his Musnad, Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak and At Tabarani in the big Mu’jam).

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) one day took a nap among us and woke up laughing. We asked him: O Messenger (PBUH) of Allah, why did you smile. The Prophet (SAW) said: A Surah was revealed to me before. Then he read out:”In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful”, “Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad (SAW)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise). Therefore, turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only). For, he who makes you angry (O Muhammad (SAW)) will be cut off” (Sweat Al-Kauthar) Then the Prophet (SAW) asked: Do you know what Al-Kauthar is? The narrator said we said: Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) know best. Then the Prophet (SAW) said: It is a river in Paradise Allah pledged to give me. It is full of every thing good and my Ummah will aim at it on the Day of Resurrection. Its cups are as many as stars. Some of my followers will be prevented from it and I will ask O my Lord they are my followers. Allah will say: You (O Muhammad (SAW)) do not know how they took to heterodoxy after you). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim, Abu Daud and Nasai).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will bring a person of my Ummah from among the people; and spread before him ninety-nine registers (filled up with his deeds). Each of them will be as long as sight extends. Then Allah will ask him: Do you deny anything of it? Have My preserving writers treated you unjustly? The person will reply: No, my Lord. Allah will further ask him: Do you have any excuse (for not having good deeds)? He will say: No, my Lord. Then Allah will observe: Behold! We have preserved a virtue of yours with us. Today there will be no wrong with you. Then Allah will take out a slip containing the words: “There is no God but Allah and that Muhammad (SAW) is His slave and Messenger (PBUH)”; and Allah will address the person: Bring up your weights (of this slip). The person will remark: 0 Lord! This slip (is so light in weight) that it may not be matched with these large registers. Allah will observe: You will be done no injustice. The Prophet (SAW) added: All the registers will be piled up in one scale and the slip will be kept in the other scale of the balance. (With the Grace of Allah), the scale with the registers will be raised up (due to light weight) while the scale having the slip will be the heavier as there is nothing that weighs more than the Name of Allah. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad in his Musnad).

said: When this verse was revealed: “Whether you disclose what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah will call you to account according to it”. It caused anxiety to the Companions as had never been before. Then Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) observed: Say: We have heard and obeyed and submitted (to the Lord!). The narrator added: Allah instilled Faith in their hearts and further revealed (for their satisfaction) this verse: “Allah burdens not a soul beyond its capacity. It will get every good that it earns and it will suffer every ill that it commits. Our Lord! Call us not to account if we forget or make a mistake”. (When they said the same verse) Allah said: I have done. They further said: Our Lord! Lay not upon us a burden as your did lay on those before us. Allah said: I have done so. The Companions further said: And pardon us, have Mercy on us.You are our Protector. The Lord said: Done. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Tirmidhi).

When this verse was revealed to Allah’s Messenger (PBUH): “To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and whether you disclose what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah will reckon you according to it. Then He will forgive whom He pleases and chastise whom He likes as Allah is All-Omnipotent over every thing.” The narrator said: The Companions of Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) felt it hard. They came to him, sat down on their knees and said: 0 Messenger (PBUH) of Allah, we have been assigned with some duties (tasks) which we have capability to perform such as: prayer (Salat), fasting (Saum), fighting in Allah’s way (Jihad), and charity (Zakat). Now this (the above mentioned verse) was revealed to you and it is beyond our power to live up to. Then Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Do you intend to say what the people of the two Scriptures (the Jews and Christians) had said before you: “We hear and disobey”. Rather you should say: “We hear, obey and seek your forgiveness, our Lord! And to You is the return”. When the people recited it, their tongues became subdued with it. Then Allah revealed: “The Messenger (PBUH) believes in what is sent down to him from His Lord, and so do the believers (following him). Each one believes in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messenger (PBUH)s, saying: We differentiate not between any of His Messenger (PBUH)s; and they say: We hear and seek your forgiveness, our Lord! And to You is the return”. When they (the Companions) said the same, Allah abrogated this verse and Allah the All-Great, revealed a new one replacing it: “Allah burdens not a soul beyond its capacity. It gets every good that it earns and it suffers every ill that it earns. Our Lord! Punish us not, if we forget or make a mistake”. (When the Companions repeated the same words) Allah said: Yes: (The Companions further repeated the words as revealed to Prophet (SAW) Muhammad (SAW) Our Lord! Do not lay on us a burden as that you had laid on those before us. Allah said: Yes. (The Companions further repeated) Our Lord! impose not on us (burdens) which we have no strength to bear. Allah said: Yes. (The Companions further repeated) And pardon us and provide us protection; and have Mercy on us. You are our Patron, so please grant us victory over the disbelieving people” Allah said: Yes. (2:285,6) (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: There is no day other than the day of Arafah when Allah releases more of His slaves from Hell. Indeed, He draws near and proudly tells His angels about the pilgrims. Then He asks: What do these slaves of Mine seek? (so He forgives them). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: No other days are better to Allah than the first ten days of Hajj Month. The narrator said: A man asked: 0 Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! Are these days better or the similar number of days of fighting in the cause of Allah? The Prophet (SAW) said: These days are better than the same number of days of fighting for the sake of Allah. And no other day is better to Allah than the day of Arafah when Allah (SWT) descends to the lowest heaven (world’s sky) and boasts of the people on earth to the inhabitants of heaven (angels) and says: Look at My slaves who have corne with grown hair covered with dust to perform Hajj. They have come from all directions hoping for My mercy though they haven’t seen My punishment. So there is no other day than the day of ‘Arafah when the people are released abundantly from Fire. (This Hadith is considered sound by others, and reported by Ibn Hibban).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Allah said: Every good deed performed by son of Adam is a credit for him but fasting is exclusively Mine and I give reward for it. Fasting is a shield against sins. Therefore, when any of you is fasting he should neither indulge in obscene language nor raise the voice. If anyone abuses him or quarrels with him, he should say: I am fasting. By Him in Whose Hand is Muhammad (SAW)’s soul! The smell coming out of the mouth of a person fasting is more pleasant to Allah than the smell of musk. And he who fasts has two occasions of joy. One is when he breaks the fast, and the second is when he meets his Lord. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: When Allah created Adam and breathed soul into him, he sneezed. He said: Praise be to Allah, by His permission. At this his Lord said to him: Your Lord has bestowed mercy on you. 0 Adam! Go to those angels sitting there and greet them. So Adam said: As-salamu Alaykum (peace be upon you). They responded to him. On you too the same and Allah’s mercy (Wa Alaykum as-salam). Then he came back to his Lord. Allah said: It will be your greeting and the greeting of your offsprings. Allah (SWT) said having made His Hands closed: Select anyone of them. Adam said: I select the right hand and both the hands of my Lord are right and blessed. Then Allah spread it. There was Adam and his generation. Adam asked: 0 Lord! Who are these people? Allah said: They are your children. Every human being’s life is written between his eyes. Among them was a man with the brightest face. For him was written only forty years of age. Adam said: 0 Lord! Who is this fellow? Allah said: This is your son Daud (David). His life span is written forty years. Adam said: 0 Lord! Increase his age. Allah said: This is what I have written down for him. He said: Then I give him sixty years of my age. Allah said: This is between you and him. Live in Paradise. He lived there as long as Allah wished. Then he was descended from it to earth. Adam was counting his age. Then the death angel came to him. Adam said to him: You have come earlier. For me, one thousand years have been written. The angel said: Yes, but out of them you have given sixty years to your son Daud. Adam denied that so his successors also denied. He forgot, so his successors also forgot. From that day, Allah ordered writing down and making witnesses (for pledges). (This Hadith is sound and reported by Ibn Abi Asim, Ibn Hibban and Hakim in his Mustadrak).

that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Once the Death Angel came to Musa (Moses [pbuh]) and said to him: Respond to the order of your Lord. The Prophet (SAW) said: Musa [AS] hit the angel over his eye and gouged it out. The Prophet (SAW) added: The angel returned to Allah, the Exalted, and complained: You sent me to a slave who does not want death. Rather he has ganged out my eye. The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah set the angels eye right and said: Go back to My slave and ask him: Do you want life? If you wish to live long, put your hand on the back of an ox. The more hair you grasp in your hand, the more years you will live. At this Musa said: Then what will happen? The angel said: Then you have to die. Musa (Moses [PBUH]) said: It is better to die now. Then he invoked Allah: 0 Lord! Let me die near the Holy Land (palestine) by a shot of a stone. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim).

The Prophet (SAW) said: While Ayub (Job [PBUH]) was naked, taking a bath, a swarm of gold locusts fell on him. He started collecting them in his garment. At this, his Lord said: O Ayub! Have I not bestowed you with enough (wealth) to make you dispensable with what you see? He replied: Yes, my Lord! But I can’t dispense with Your blessings. (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari).

During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (PBUH), two men attributed their family lineage. One of them said: I am such and such son of such and such but who are you? You have no mother. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) added: In the lifetime of Musa (Moses[PBUH]), two men attributed their lineage. One of them said: I am such and such son of such and such till he counted nine. So who are you? You have no mother. The second said: I am such and such son of such and such son of Islam. The Prophet (SAW) said: Allah revealed to Musa (PBUH) to address these attributers: As for you who attributed yourself to nine, they are all in Hell and you are the tenth. As for you who attributed yourself to two (and Islam), they are in Paradise and you are the third. (This Hadith is reported in Musnad Ahmad and its chain of authorities is sound.)