Seeking Allah’s Refuge 📖Sahih Muslim 2202Uthman ibn Abi al-‘As reported: He complained to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, of pain he felt in his body since he had embraced Islam. The Prophet said to him, “Place your hand over the part of your body where you feel pain and say […]

I Asked Less Than You Refused 📖Sahih al-Bukhari 3334, Sahih Muslim 2805Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty will say to the one least punished in the Hellfire: If you had anything on the earth, would you ransom yourself with it? He will say yes. Allah will […]

Enjoying Sin Makes You Part of It 📖Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4345Al-‘Urs ibn ‘Amirah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When sin is committed on the earth, whoever witnessed it and hated it and rejected it will be like one who was absent from it. Whoever was absent from it and was […]

Speak the Truth and Maintain Brotherhood 📖Sunan Ibn Mājah 3849Abu Bakr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must be truthful, for it is alongside righteousness and they are both in Paradise. Beware of falsehood, for it is alongside wickedness and they are both in the Hellfire. Ask Allah […]

Martyr’s sins forgiven except debt 📖Sahih Muslim 1886Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The martyr is forgiven for every sin except debt.” The Prophet ﷺ said “every sin” to show the immense honor and forgiveness Allah grants to a martyr. But this hadith must be read […]

Sincere repentance erases sins 📖Sunan Ibn Mājah 4250Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The one who truly repented of sin is like one without sin. This hadith shows the great mercy of Allah: sincere repentance (tawbah) wipes away sins as if they never happened. However, it […]

Contentment with Allah, Islam, and the Prophet 📖Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3389Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever says when he enters the evening, ‘I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a prophet,’ it will be a duty upon Allah […]

Hadith on Settling Debts for the Deceased 📖Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2173Salamah ibn al-Akwa’ reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was presented with a funeral for him to pray over it. The Prophet said, “Does he have debt?” They said no, so the Prophet prayed over him. Then he was presented with another funeral […]

Avoiding Unnecessary Hardship 📖Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2254Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is not befitting for a believer to humiliate himself.” They said, “How does he humiliate himself?” The Prophet said, “He confronts a trial he cannot endure.” This hadith emphasizes that a true believer should not deliberately […]

Performing Missed Fasts for the Deceased 📖Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1902, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1132 Ibn Abbas reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and she said, My mother has died and she owed a month of fasting, The Prophet ﷺ said, Do you think if she had a debt […]