Warning Against Imitating Misguided Practices 📖 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2180Abu Waqid Al-Laithi narrated: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to Hunain, he passed by a tree that the idolaters called Dhat Anwat, upon which they hung their weapons. The Companions said: “O Messenger of Allah! Make a Dhat Anwat for us as they have […]

Sunan an-Nasa’i 5017 It was narrated from Anas that : The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: “By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, none of you has believed until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself of goodness.” This hadith from Sunan an-Nasa’i, narrated by Anas, conveys a […]

Helping Oppressors and Oppressed 📖 Sahih al-Bukhari 6065Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not hate one another, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert each other, and O, Allah’s worshipers! Be brothers. Lo! It is not permissible for any Muslim to desert (not talk to) his brother […]

Love for Your Brother What You Love for Yourself Sahih al-Bukhari 13 Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.” The Prophet (ﷺ) stated that a person cannot truly have faith (iman) until they sincerely desire for their fellow […]

Rejecting Innovations in Islam Sahih al-Bukhari 2697 Narrated Aisha: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.” Sahih Muslim 1718 b From this hadith (narration) of Sahih al-Bukhari, we can learn the following: The importance of adhering to the principles of […]

The Significance of Friday in Islam Sahih Muslim 854 b Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created. on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it. And the last hour […]

Uncivil behavior is a barrier to Paradise Sunan Abi Dawud 4801 Harithah b. Wahab reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying : neither the Jawwaz nor the Jazari will enter paradise. He said that the Jawwaz is the one who is coarse and uncivil. This hadith from Sunan Abi Dawud reports that the Prophet […]

The Most Despicable Person in the Eyes of Allah Sahih Muslim 2668 ‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The most despicable amongst persons in the eye of Allah is one who tries to fall into dispute with others (for nothing but only to display his knowledge and power of argumentation). This hadith emphasizes the […]

The Admonition Against Begging Sunan an-Nasa’i 258 It was narrated from ‘A’idh bin ‘Amr that: a man came to the prophet and asked him and he gave him, and when he placed his foot on the threshold the Messenger of Allah said: “If you knew how bad begging is, no one would go to anyone […]

Embracing Hard Work is better then Begging Sahih Muslim 1042 a Abu Huraira is reported to have heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is better for one among you to bring a load of firewood on his back and give charity out of it (and satisfy his own need) and be independent […]