5. Sunan at-Tirmidhī

It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Mālik (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 other had some business. The businessman among them complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) about his brother, so he (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Perhaps you are provided because of him.”’

Commentary by Dārussalām, and Maktabah Bayt-us-Salām added.

It is narrated on the authority of Abī Hurayrah (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) came across some people who were sitting, so he said: “Shall I not inform you of the best of you from your worst?” He said: They became silent, so he said that three times, then a man said: ‘Of course, O Messenger of Allāh! Inform us of the best among us from our worst.’ He said: “The best of you is the one whose goodness is hoped for, and people are safe from his evil. And the worst of you is he whose goodness is not hoped for, and people are not safe from his evil.”

Commentary by Dārussalām, and Mawlānā Sayyid Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Awwal al-Ghaznawī added.

It is narrated on the authority of Ḥudhayfah bin al-Yamān (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! Either you command good and forbid evil, or Allāh will soon send upon you a punishment from Him, then you will call upon Him, but He will not respond to you.”

Commentary by Dārussalām, Shaykh Abul Qāsim Muḥammad Maḥfūẓ A'wān, Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn, Ḥāfiẓ Ṣalāḥuddīn Yūsuf, and Mawlānā Sayyid Muḥammad 'Abdul-Awwal al-Ghaznawī added.

Qays bin Abī Ḥāzim said: I heard Mustawrid (may Allāh be pleased with him), a member of Banū Fihr, saying: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “The world compared to the Hereafter is but like what one of you gets when placing his finger into the sea, so look at what you draw from it.”

Commentary by Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz ‘Alvī, Dārussalām, Shaykh Ibrāhīm ibn Bashīr al-Ḥusaynwī, Mawlānā Sayyid Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Awwal al-Ghaznawī, and Ḥāfiẓ Ṣalāḥuddīn Yūsuf added.

It is narrated on the authority of 'Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (may Allāh be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said to him: “O 'Alī! Three are not to be delayed: Ṣalāt when it is due, the funeral when it is presented, and (marriage) for the single woman when someone compatible is found.”

Commentary by Dārussalām added.

It is narrated on the authority of Miqdām bin Ma’dī Karib (may Allāh be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “The human does not fill any container that is worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Ādam to eat what will support his back. If this is not possible, then a third for food, a third for drink, and third for his breath.”

Commentary by Dārussalām, Ḥāfiẓ Ṣalāḥuddīn Yūsuf, and Shaykh Dr. Ḍiyā'-ur-Raḥmān al-‘Aẓamī added.

It is narrated on the authority of Anas (may Allāh be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) entered upon a young man while he was dying. So, he said: “How do you feel?” He said: ‘By Allāh! O Messenger of Allāh! Indeed, I hope in Allāh, and I fear from my sins.’ So, the Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “These two will not be gathered in a worshipper’s heart at a time such as this, except that Allāh will grant him what he hopes and make him safe from what he fears.”

Commentary by Dārussalām added.

It is narrated on the authority of Abī Hurayrah (may Allāh be pleased with him) narrated that he said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Increase in remembrance of the severer of pleasures.” meaning death.

Commentary by Dārussalām, Shaykh Ḥāfiẓ 'Abbās Anjum Gondhalwī, and Ḥāfiẓ Ṣalāḥuddīn Yūsuf added.

Ibn Ka’b bin Mālik al-Anṣārī narrated on the authority of his father (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Two wolves free among sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's desire for wealth and honor is to his religion.”

Commentary by Dārussalām, Shaykh ‘Abdul-Mannān Rāsikh, Ḥāfiẓ Ṣalāḥuddīn Yūsuf, and Shaykhul Islām ibn Taymiyyah added.

It is narrated on the authority of Anas bin Mālik (may Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “The hour shall not be established until time is constricted, and the year is like a month, a month is like the week, and the week is like the day, and the day is like the hour, and the hour is like the flare of the fire.”

Commentary by Dārussalām added.