Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, 'Messenger of Allah, to whom
should I be dutiful?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?'
'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,'…
Ibn 'Abbas spoke about the ayat, "Give your relatives their
due, and the very poor and travellers" (17:26), and said, "He
begins by commanding the most pressing of the obligatory dues and He directs
us to the best action…
Musa ibn 'Ali reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Shall I show you the greatest sadaqa (or one of
the greatest forms of sadaqa)?" He replied, "Yes, indeed, Messenger
of Allah!" He w…
Anas said, "One day I visited the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, and there was only myself, my mother and my aunt, Umm Hiram. When
he came to us, he asked us, 'Shall I pray with you?' It was not the ti…
Mujahid reported that a sheep was slaughtered for 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr.
He asked his slave, "Have you given any to our Jewish neighbour? Have you
given any to our Jewish neighbour? I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah…
Umm Sa'id bint Murra al-Fihri related from her father that the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I and the guardian of an
orphan will be in the Garden like these two." (His two fingers)
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who seeks refuge in Allah will find
refuge with Him. Anyone who asks from Allah will be receive. Anyone who
does a fa…
Abu Musa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Every Muslim must give sadaqa." They said, "And if he
does not find anything (to give)?" He replied, "Then he should work his
hands, ben…
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'My camel has become exhausted,
so give me a mount.' He replied, 'I do not have any. But go to so-and-so
and perha…
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "The best of men is Abu Bakr. The best of men is
'Umar. The best of men is Abu 'Ubayda. The best of men is Usayd ibn Hudayr.
The best…
Al-Ash'ari said, "Part of respect for Allah is to show respect
to an old Muslim and to someone who knows the Qur'an, as long as he does
not go to excess in it nor turn away from it, and to respect a just ruler."
Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, was the most merciful of people towards members of his family.
He had his son (Ibrahim) suckled in part of Madina and the husband of his
wet-nur…
Abu Musa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "No one - nothing - is more patient in enduring
an injury which he hears than Allah Almighty. They claim that He has a
son, and yet He st…
Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Two people do not love each other in Allah
Almighty or in Islam if the first wrong action that one of them does creates
a split b…
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلاَءُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: الْمُسْتَبَّانِ مَا قَالاَ فَعَلَى الْبَادِئِ، مَا لَمْ يَعْتَدِ الْمَظْلُومُ.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "When two people revile each other, the responsibility
for what they say rests on the first to speak as long as the one who wronged
do…
Zayd ibn Aslam reported from his father that 'Umar used to say
on the minbar, "O people! Improve your homes but be careful about these
house snakes [which are a form of jinn] before they make you afraid. Those
among them…