Narrations with the Arabic text, translation, takhrīj and commentary.
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It is narrated on the authority of ‘Ā'ishah [d. 57H] (may Allāh be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “There is no day on which Allāh sets free more slaves from Hell than the day of ‘arafah. He draws closer and closer, then He boasts about them before...
It is narrated on the authority of ibn ‘Abbās [d. 65H] (may Allāh be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul Ḥijjah).” Then some companions of the Prophet (peace...
It is narrated on the authority of Abū Hurayrah [d. 57H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.” Commentary
It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Mālik [d. 90H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: ‘There were two brothers during the time of the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him). One of them used to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him), and the...
It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Mālik [d. 90H] (may Allāh be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “There are two sounds that are cursed in this world and the hereafter: Musical instruments at the time of blessing, and scream...
It is narrated on the authority of Ṭāriq [d. 82H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) that he said: We were sitting with ‘Abdullāh [d. 28H] when his servant came and said: The iqāmah for the prayer has been given. He got up and we got up with him and went to the masjid. He saw people praying and were in rukū’ at the...
It is narrated on the authority of Abū Dardā' [d. 32H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) say: “The father is the middle door of Paradise (i.e., the best way to Paradise), so it is up to you whether you take advantage of it or not.”
It is narrated on the authority of Abū Hurayrah [d. 57H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: It was said to the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him): ‘Which woman is best?’ He said: “The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she...
It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr bin al-‘Āṣ [d. 65H] (may Allāh be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “He is successful who has accepted Islām, who has been provided with sufficient for his want and been made contented...
It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Mālik [d. 90H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for them and give them good tidings and do not make them run away...
It was narrated from Shurayḥ that he wrote to ‘Umar [d. 23H], to ask him (a question), and ‘Umar wrote back to him telling him: ‘Judge according to what is in the Book of Allāh. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allāh, then (judge) according to the sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh...
It is narrated on the authority of Abū Umayyah al-Lakhmī (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Verily from the signs of the hour are three, one of them is that (religious) knowledge will be sought from the young.”
It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Mālik [d. 90H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Three supplications are not rejected: The supplication of a parent, the supplication of a fasting person, and the supplication of...
It is narrated on the authority of Abū Umāmah [d. 86H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Whoever goes to the masjid, not intending by it except to learn good (i.e., religious knowledge) or to teach it, for him is the likeness of the reward of...
It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullāh [bin Mas’ūd] [d. 28H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: ‘Having an intention to act upon the sunnah is better than striving in innovation.’
Abū ‘Abdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ [d. 405H] informed us, Abū ‘Abdullāh Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh as-Ṣaffār az-Zāhid [d. 339H] narrated to us dictating from his book, he said: Abū Ismā’īl Muḥammad bin Ismā’īl as-Sulamī [d. 280H] said: I prayed behind Abū an-Nu’mān Muḥammad bin Faḍl [d. 223H/224H], he raised his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed...
It is narrated on the authority of Ma’qil bin Yasār [d. Around 60H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “If one of you were to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle, that would be better for him than touching a woman who is not...
It is narrated on the authority of al-Ḥasan [al-Baṣrī] [d. 110H] that he mentioned ‘Uthmān’s [d. 35H] extreme shyness and said: ‘If he was in a room with the door closed, and he took off his garment to pour water on himself, shyness prevented him from standing up straight.’
It is narrated on the authority of Anas [bin Mālik] [d. 90H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Do the qaylūlah (short afternoon nap) because indeed the shayṭān does not do qaylūlah”
It is narrated on the authority of Abū Hurayrah [d. 57H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Indeed a man may pray for sixty years and his prayer won’t be accepted. (This is because) he may perform rukū’ properly but fall short in his...
