Note to updated version of 6th January 2003.
The author would like to show his thanks to the
people who have sent the valued suggestions and comments related to this
compilation. There are a few changes made, the Arabic "Allah" has replaced all
terms where "Allah" was used previously. Spelling and grammar mistakes, which
the readers pointed out, have also been eliminated. Hadith number 121 has been
replaced as it constituted shirk.
This was first compiled on 11/10/96 and this is
my first update since then. Unfortunately I have had problems contacting the
individuals responsible for updating the MSA website at University of Buffalo
for which reason this update was long time overdue. That website has now become
inaccessible and I have deiced to host this locally in Norway with the Muslim
Student Society here. The new site is now at http://foreninger.uio.no/mss/tr/hadith/hadith1.html and will be updated as and when
required based on feedback from the readers. If there are any further questions,
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Note to version of 11th August
1996
The author has edited this compiliation in
August 1996 in order to be compatible with the HTML code. The original file was
a Wordperfect 5.1 for MS-DOS file. It was converted to Word 7.0 and to then to
HTML. The intention of launching this compilation on the Internet was
pre-supposed, however this was not done until now (August 1996). Taking
advantage of HTML coding/tags, navigation is made easier here as I have created
links to/from the endnotes and also to/from the table of contents. This file is
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I hope you will enjoy
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Thank you for your time and attention.
Oslo, Norway
26
Rabi-ul-Awwal 1417
11 August 1996
Compiled:
26th Rabi-ul-Awwal 1417 11th August 1996
1st update: 2nd Zul-Qada 1420
7th February 2000
2nd update: 3rd Zul
Qada 1424
6th January
2003
[ Table of
Contents ] [ Introduction
] [ Introduction
to hadiths ]
[1] [2] [3]
Note
Introduction
Introduction
to ahadith
FAITH
(IMAN)
MAJOR SINS AND
SIGNS OF HYPOCRISY
KNOWLEDGE
SUPPLICATIONS
(DUA)
REMEMBRANCE OF
ALLAH
THOSE WHO ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO BEG
SPENDING
HOARDING
INSOLVENCY AND
RESPITE
USURY
MARRIAGE
RIGHTS OF
WIVES
DIVORCE
THE OFFICES OF
RULER AND QADI (QAZI)
THE CONDUCT OF
A QADI (QAZI)
CASES AND
DEPOSITIONS
RETALIATION
PRESCRIBED
PUNISHMENTS
CARE ABOUT
WEAPONS
HOSPITALITY
MANNERS OF
EATING
MANNERS OF
DRINKING
VISITING THE
SICK
[ 1] [2] [3]
SALUTATIONS
STANDING
UP
GOODNESS AND
THE CEMENTING OF RELATIONSHIP
GUARDING
AGAINST SLANDER AND ABUSE
BOASTING AND
PARTY-SPIRIT
GENTLENESS
MODESTY AND GOOD CHARACTER
TENDERNESS
AND MERCY TOWARDS PEOPLE
LOVE FOR THE
SAKE OF ALLAH
CIRCUMSPECTION
AND DELIBERATION IN AFFAIRS
THE
EXCELLENCE OF THE POOR AND THE PROPHET'S LIVELIHOOD
HOPE AND
AVIDITY
HYPOCRISY AND
OSTENTATION
ANGER AND
PRIDE
TRUST IN ALLAH
AND ENDURANCE
OPPRESSION
MANNERS OF
TRAVELLING
THE PROPHET'S
(PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM ) CHARACTER
HALAL AND
HARAM
SLAUGHTERING
INTOXICANTS
CLOTHING AND
ADORNMENT
ETHICS
SAHIH
AL-BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE)
MARRIAGE
THE BOOK OF
BELIEF (FAITH)
THE
SPLITTING OF THE MOON IN TWO PIECES
AL-MIRAJ
WOMEN IN
ISLAM
[1] [2] [3]
THE PRAYER
(SALAT)
ALMSGIVING
(ZAKAT)
STATUS OF
WOMAN IN ISLAM
THE TRUE
QUALITY OF A GOOD WIFE
HOW ESSENTIAL
IS HIJAB (VEIL)
WEALTH AND
WOMEN ARE A GREAT TRIAL
HUSBAND-WIFE
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
ACQUISITION OF
AND IMPARTING DEENI KNOWLEDGE
TAKING SPECIAL
CARE TO FULFIL THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIMS
FASTING
HAJJ
INCOME AND
EXPENDITURE
ABSTAINING
FROM SIN
RECITING AND
TEACHING THE QUR'AN MAJEED
Knowledge of ahadith is essential in an effort
to understand Islam. They contain rules and regulations, when implemented, would
give cause to a better understanding of everyday life. This is applicable, to
the individual of a society and also to the society as a whole. The messages
within the ahadith are for the benefit of both, individual and society.
Among many missions of the Prophet (peace be
upon him), one was to set a pattern of conduct. The conduct of the Last
Messenger (peace be upon him) can be found in the voluminous sahihs. We should
make an attempt to abide by these rules.
It is unnecessary to mention that research of
Islam is beyond the scope of a single individual, a task unattainable in a man's
lifetime, not to say, impossible. To narrow my scope, I had decided to restrict
myself to ahadith (even this is a large area of study within Islam). I decided
on making a small collection of ahadith. This decision resulted in a minor
project that essentially consisted of reading diverse Islamic literature and
reading different aspects of Islam. I could, of course, have bought one of many
voluminous compilations of ahadith, but I was convinced that I would learn more
by finding and compiling them myself and indeed it has been a most fruitful
experience. During the compilation, I was becoming aware of the meaning and
importance of ahadith and soon realised that others too could benefit from this
compilation. With this in mind I was determined to share this collection with my
fellow Muslims.
All ahadith in this collection have been, so to
say, copied from my source (NOTE
A) Every hadith is followed by the Arabic source it can be found in
(e.g. Bukhari, Muslim) along with the source I have written it from (e.g.
Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad). If the reader feels uncertain about a
particular hadith she/he can easily trace it to my source.
All the footnotes in the ahadith are not my
insertions, but the author's of my sources. The titles, which are given to the
ahadith, are also titles found in my source, they too, are not my insertions.
The same applies for brackets ( ( ) or [] ) found within some ahadith. (These
comments do not apply to the titles marked as "Introduction" and "Introduction
to Ahadith") The ahadith are all randomly compiled. The ahadith have been
written down as I have encountered them in relevant literature.
Since I have used different literature, there
have come cases where two authors use the same title, e.i. "marriage" hence the
title will appear twice. This is not to be regarded as a misprint. There is no
personal preference as to the choice of authors of my sources. I have obtained
these books from different libraries and local mosques.
A problem which was encountered was when two
authors wrote on the same subject matter, but from different sahihs, both sahihs
had their own wordings but giving the same meaning. I have tried to keep these
sort of ahadith to a minimal as I wished to have as many diverse topics as
possible. Faith, knowledge, marriage, sex, divorce, rights of wives/husbands and
hospitality are a couple of areas covered in this compilation.
I have, to the very best of my abilities, tried
to be as careful as possible when writing from the source, this in order not to
endanger the real meaning of the hadith, nor to give cause to
misinterpretations. As far as spellings are concerned, I have thoroughly checked
it. The spellings of Arabic names and places have been written exactly as I have
encountered them in the source.
One of my sources, "Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen"
written by, Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi, has consistently used the term
"Rasulullah" when addressing Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). The
Arabic term, "sallallahu alayhi wasallam" has also been used throughout
the book. For the ease of non-Muslim readers, I have replaced the Arabic
"Rasulullah" by "Muhammad" and "sallallahu alayhi wasallam" by
"may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him." I have treated similarly the
terms "radiallahu anhu" and "radiallahu anha." They have been
replaced by "Allah be pleased with him" and "Allah be pleased with her." I have
used the term "peace be upon him" throughout the compilation as most authors
have used similar attributes. The same author has also mentioned the narrators'
Arabic names for most ahadith, I have done likewise. In general the English word
"God" has been replaced by the Arabic proper noun "Allah".
Considering the fact that I am a computer
science student (August, 1993), with access to Internet, I thought this would
serve as a most remarkable media for distribution of this collection. It is
recommended, to those readers who have the possibilities, to print out the file
and (NOTE B)
send a copy to the local mosques who might wish
to include this compilation in their library etc. If mosques have the
possibilities to print copies of this collection and have it distributed among
the visitors/guests to the mosques, it would be appreciated. Thus the collection
will not only be restricted to people with network access. The more people who
read it, the more it will benefit and also the one who passes on the words of
the Prophet (peace be upon him) will also be rewarded by Allah. There is no
doubt about this. This compilation is dedicated to the loving memories of my
maternal grandfather with whom I spent my first years of a precious life.
It goes without saying that Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him) has left us with two powerful sources for the improvement of
the individual, the society and for the nations, those are: the Holy Quran and
ahadith. The Quran was revealed to the Last Messenger (peace be upon him)
through the angel Gabriel. The ahadith show us the diversities a single person
can have, and the ways these diversities may be used to produce an optimal
performance, where the performance is exemplary for future generations. This was
one of the main tasks of the Last Messenger (peace be upon him), to guide
humanity on the right path.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a son, a
husband, a father, an advisor, a warrior, a leader, a judge and most important
of all, he was the Seal of the Prophets - the last messenger of Allah. A man
with such a character and such a vast field of responsibility is indeed
deserving of biographical study, and through the ages, biographical researches
have been carried out. The collection of ahadith is the result of these
researchers. The study of ahadith is a science itself. To mention some branches
within the study of ahadith, there is the science of Asma'ul Rijal (the
science of study of the life-history of 500,000 narrators), the science of
Mustalih al-Hadith (the science of classifying a hadith as authentic or
weak), the science of Gharib al-hadith (the study of the linguistic
origins of the difficult words used in ahadith). I have mentioned only three
different sciences though this list can extend to over 100. This again indicates
the immense importance of ahadith and the importance of understanding them.
The main source of ahadith can be found in six
sahihs (NOTE C) These six sahihs are:
|
Sahih al-Bukhari |
(d. 256 A.H. = 870 C.E.) |
|
Sahih Muslim |
(d. 261 A.H. = 875 C.E.) |
|
Sunan Ibn Majah |
(d. 273 A.H. = 887 C.E.) |
|
Sunan Abu Dawud |
(d. 275 A.H. = 888 C.E.) |
|
Jami al-Tirmidhi |
(d. 279 A.H. = 892 C.E.) |
|
Sunan al-Nisai |
(d. 303 A.H. = 915 C.E.) |
A.H. = After Hegira C.E. = Christian Era
"In preparing their collections, these
Traditions obviously used a critical technique to decide what they would include
and what they should reject. Bukhari, for example, examined 600,000 traditions
of which he accepted only 7,397. There purpose was to assemble a body of
traditions which would serve as a rule of life for practising Muslims, so their
primary interest was in selecting such traditions as would give clear guidance
concerning what Muslims belief and practice should be, what things were
permissible and approved, and what were not permissible and disapproved."
(Shariah: The Islamic Law. by Abdur Rahman I. Doi:54)
It should be quite evident from the above-cited
paragraph that the task of compiling ahadith was by no means simple. Although
the most painstaking techniques had been employed to decide which ahadith should
be included and which should be rejected there were found grounds for
classification of ahadith. The ahadith are therefore classified in the following
manner:
1.Sahih: These are the genuine
Traditions so declared after applying all tests.
2.Hasan: These
are the fair Traditions although inferior in the matter of authenticity to the
Sahih.
3. Daif: These are the weak traditions which are not so
very reliable."
(Ibid:57).
Before I proceed, I wish to explain the
meanings of isnad and matn as the understanding of these words is
considered profitable for the reader. A hadith consists of two parts. The chain
of transmitters comprises one part while the message within the hadith completes
it. The former is known as isnad while the latter is matn.
Continuing with the classification of ahadith, the daif ahadith are
divided further:
a The Mu'allaq Traditions:
These are those Traditions in which one or two transmitters are omitted in the
beginning of the Isnad.
b. The Maqtu Traditions: These are
those Traditions which are reported by a Tabi'i, a man of second category after
the Prophet.
c. The Munqati Traditions: These are the broken
Traditions.
d. The Mursal Traditions: These are the incomplete
Traditions in the Isnad of which a companion (Sahabi) is omitted, e.g. A Tabi'i
says, the Prophet said....
e. The Musahhaf Traditions: These
are the traditions which have a mistake in words or letters of the Isnad or the
Matn e.g. Hasan is written as Hashan.
f. The Shadh Traditions:
These are the traditions with a reliable chain of reporters but their meanings
are contrary to other similarly attested Traditions narrated by the majority of
the contemporary transmitters.
g. The Maudu Traditions: These
are the fabricated and untrue Traditions."
(Ibid:57).
I have now presented a very short introduction
to the background of ahadith. I would most strongly recommend the interested
reader to read the book "Shariah: The Islamic Law" by Abdur Rahman I. Doi. It is
a book which I have used extensively and found most interesting and informative.
The same author has also published a book which is titled "Non-Muslims under
Shariah", another informative book which I would recommend.
Lastly I would like to thank the people
concerned in providing me with the facility for distributing this collection.
Without their help, time, and effort, I am quite certain that this work would
not have come to the notice of so many people in so many places. May Allah give
them peace and bless them all. Amen.
Comments or
questions/queries can be forwarded to this email address tayyabriazz@yahoo.com and include the word "HADITHS" in
the "Subject: " field of your email when using the above mentioned address.
Thank you.
A Muslim and Pakistani
student
Oslo, Norway
Wa akhiro dawaana
unilhamdolillah Rabb-i-il alaamin.
Ramdhan 1414
January
1994.
1. Islam is based on five
things: the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) is His servant and messenger, the observance
of the prayer, the payment of Zakat, the pilgrimage, and the fast during
Ramadan.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
2. The Muslim is he from
whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe, and the Emigrant is he who abandons
what Allah has prohibited.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
3. None of you believes
till I am dearer to him than his father, his child and all mankind.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
4. He who is not
trustworthy has no Faith, and he who does not keep his Covenant has no
religion.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
5. What is Faith? When your
good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, you are a believer. What
is Sin? When a thing disturbs (the peace of) your heart, give it up.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
6. The major sins are
associating other objects of worship with Allah, disobedience to parents,
murder, and deliberate perjury.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
7. There are three signs of
a hypocrite: when he speaks he speaks lies, when he makes a promise he breaks
it, and when he is trusted he betrays his trust.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
8. Avoid the seven noxious
things.(1) Associating anything with Allah, (2) magic,(3) killing one whom Allah
has declared inviolate without a just cause, (4) devouring usury, (5) consuming
the property of an orphan, running back from the battlefield and, (7) slandering
chaste women who are believers but indiscreet.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
9. Four characteristics
constitute anyone who possesses them a sheer hypocrite, and anyone who possesses
one of them possesses a characteristic of hypocrisy till he abandons it: when he
is trusted he betrays his trust, when he talks he lies, when he makes a covenant
he acts treacherously and when he quarrels he abuses.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
10. When a man dies no
further reward is recorded for his actions, with three exceptions: Sadqa which
continues to be supplied, or knowledge from which benefit continues to be
reaped, or the prayers of a good son to his dead
father.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
11. If anyone removes (one
of the) anxieties of this world from a believer, Allah will remove (one of the)
anxieties from him on the Day of Resurrection; if one smoothes the way for one
who is destitute, Allah will smooth the way for him in this world and the next;
and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in
this world and the next. Allah helps a man as long as he helps his brother. If
anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge Allah will thereby make easy for
him a path to paradise.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
12. He who goes out in
search of knowledge is in Allah's path till he returns.
(Tirmidhi,
Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
13. The search of knowledge
is an obligation laid on every Muslim.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
14. The one who would have
the worst position in Allah's sight on the Day of Resurrection would be a
learned man who did not profit from his learning.
(Darimi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
15. A man is granted
supplication provided he does not ask for anything sinful or for breaking ties
of relationship.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
16. You have two characters
which Allah likes; gentleness and deliberation.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
17.Nothing but supplication
averts the decree, and nothing but righteousness increases
life.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
18.People will not sit
remembering Allah without the angels surrounding them, mercy covering them,
peace descending on them.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
19.He who remembers his
Lord and he who does not are like the living and dead.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
20.Hadhrat Jaabir (Allah be
pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The
distinguishing factor between kufr and Imaan is the deliberate neglect of
Salaat."
(Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
21.He who does a good deed
will have ten times the amount of blessings, and I [Allah] shall give more, but
he who does an evil deed will have an equivalent reward of evil, or I shall
grant forgiveness. If anyone draws the length of a span near Me, I shall draw
the length of a cubit near him, and if anyone draws the length of a cubit near
Me, I shall draw the length of a fathom near him. If anyone comes to Me walking
I shall come to him at a run, and if anyone meets me with sins of the size of
the earth, but has not associated anything with Me, I shall meet him a similar
amount of forgiveness.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
22.Hadhrat Jaabir (Allah be
pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Salaat is
the key to Jannat."
(Darami).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf
Ali Thanvi).
23.Hadrhat Abdulah Ibn Qart
(Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"The first act about which one will be questioned on the Day of Qiyammah will be
Salaat. If Salaat is found to be proper, other acts will pass as proper. But, if
Salaat is found there to be despoiled, then all other acts too will
fail."
(Tibrani, Ausat).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali
Thanvi).
24.Hadhrat Hanzalah (Allah
be pleased with him) narrates that he heard Muhammad say: "Whoever guards the
five Salaat while believing that the Salaat is the Right of Allah, will enter
Jannat."
(Ahmad).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
25.Hadhrat Bareedah (Allah
be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The
subject of pledge which exists between the people and us (the Ambiyaa) is
Salaat. Thus, whoever neglects Salaat has become a kaafir (i.e. in terms of
practical life, not in terms of Imaan)."
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nisai, Ibn
Majah).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
26.A time will come to
mankind when man will not care whether what he gets comes from a lawful or an
unlawful source.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
27.Hadhrat Abu Hurairah
(Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Will there remain any impurity on a person who baths five times a day in a
river flowing in front of his house?" The people said: "No impurity will remain
on him." Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "This is the effect of the five
Salaat. By means of it, Allah Ta'ala purifies the performer of all
sins."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali
Thanvi).
28.Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan
Bin Amr Bin Al-A's (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Muhammad (peace be
upon him) said: "Salaat on the Day of Qiyaamah, will be a light, a proof and a
means of salvation for the one who guarded it. He who neglects Salaat, will have
no light, no proof and no salvation (from the direction of Salaat) He (the one
who neglects Salaat) will be in the company of Qaroon, Fir'oun, Haamaan and Ubay
Ibn Khalf on the Day of Qiyaamah."
(Ahmad, Darami, Baihaqi, Shu'bul
Imaan).
(Hayaat-ul-Muslimeen. by Mohammad Ashraf Ali Thanvi).
29.No body which has been
nourished with what is unlawful will enter paradise.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
30.Flesh which has grown
out of what is unlawful will not enter paradise, but hell is more fitting for
all flesh which has grown out of what is unlawful.
(Ahmad, Darimi,
Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
31.The truthful and trusty
merchant is associated with the prophets, the upright and the
martyrs.
(Tirmidhi, Darimi, Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
32.If anyone buys a garment
for ten dirhams among which one is unlawfully acquired, Allah most high will not
accept prayer from him as long as he wears it.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
33.He who begs the property
of others to increase his own is asking only for live coals, so let him ask
little as much.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
34.It is better for one of
you to take a rope, bring a load of firewood on his back, and sell it, Allah
thereby preserving his self respect, than that he should beg from people whether
they give him anything or refuse him.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
35.If anyone guarantees me
that he will not beg from people, I will guarantee him paradise.
(Abu Dawud,
Nasa'i).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
36.If you spend (to help
others), O son of Adam! I [Allah] shall spend on you.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
37.It is better for a man
to give a dirham as Sadqa during his lifetime than to give a hundred at the time
of his death.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
38.Do not consider any act
of kindness insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful
face.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
39.Sadqa given to a poor
man is just Sadqa, but when given to a relative it serves a double purpose,
being both Sadqa and a connecting link.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Ibn Majah,
Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
40.If anyone keeps goods
till the price rises, he is a sinner.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
41.He who brings goods for
sale is blessed with good fortune, but he who keeps them till the price rises is
accursed.
(Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
42.If anyone withholds
grain for forty days thereby desiring a high price, has renounced Allah and
Allah has renounced him.
(Razin).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
43.The man who withholds
goods is evil. If Allah lowers prices he is grieved, and if He raises then he is
happy. (Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
44.He who grants a respite
to one who is in straightened circumstances or who remits his debt, will be
saved by Allah from the anxieties of the Day of
Resurrection.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
45.If anyone accepts others
belongings meaning to pay back, Allah will pay back for him, but if anyone
accepts them meaning to squander them, Allah will on that account destroy his
property.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
46.Every fault but a debt
will be forgiven to a martyr.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
47.A believer's soul is
attached to his debt till it is paid.
(Shafi'i, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah,
Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
48.Gold is to be paid by
gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates and
salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on the spot. If anyone gives
more or asks for more, he has dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are
equally guilty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
49.A time is coming to
mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain and if he does not receive
it, some of its vapour will reach him.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn
Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
50.A dirham which a man
knowingly receives in usury is more serious (a crime) than thirty-six acts of
fornication.
(Ahmad, Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
51.When a man makes a loan
to another, he must not accept a present.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
52.Even though usury be
much it leads in the end to penury.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
53.Young men, those of you
who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking at strange
women and preserves you from immorality, but those who cannot, should devote
themselves to fasting, for it is a means of suppressing sexual
desire.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
54.The whole world is to be
enjoyed, but the best thing in the world is a pious
woman.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
55.When a man marries, he
has fulfilled half of the religion, so let him fear Go regarding the remaining
half.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
56.After fear of Allah, a
believer gains nothing better for him than a good wife who obeys him if he gives
her a command, pleases him if he looks at her, is true to him if he adjures her
to do something, and is sincere towards him regarding her person and his
property if he is absent.
(Ibn Majah.)
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
57.When a woman observes
the five time of prayers, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity, and
obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of paradise she wishes.
(Abu Nu'aim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
58.A believer must not hate
his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her, then let him be
pleased with one that is good in her.
(Muslim).
(Ideal Woman in Islam by.
Imran Muhammad).
59.Among the believers who
show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to
their families.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
60.If any woman asks her
husband for divorce without some strong reason, the odour of paradise will be
forbidden for her.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah,
Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
61.The lawful thing Allah
hates most is divorce.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
62.Allah has created
nothing on the face of the earth more dearer to Him than emancipation, and Allah
has created nothing on the face of the earth more hateful to Him than
divorce.
(Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
63.The one who will be
dearest to Allah and nearest to Him in the station on the Day of Resurrection
will be a just imam and the one who will be most hateful to Allah on the Day of
Resurrection, and will receive the severest punishment will be a tyrannical
imam.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
64.A creature is not to be
obeyed when it involves disobedience to the
Creator.
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
65.Do not ask for any high
office, for if you are given it after asking, you will be left to discharge it
yourself; if you are given it without asking you will be helped to discharge
it.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
66.He who has been ruler
over ten people, will be brought in the Day of Resurrection, shackled till
justice loosens his chains or tyranny brings him to
destruction.
(Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
67.The most excellent jihad
is when one speaks a true word in the presence of a tyrannical
ruler.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
68.As you will be so will
you have rulers put over you.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
69.No judge must give
judgement between two people when he is angry.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
70.If anyone who seeks the
office of Qadi among Muslims till he gets it and his justice prevails over
tyranny, will go to paradise; but the man whose tyranny prevails over justice
will go to hell.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
71.Allah is with the Qadi
as long as he is not tyrannical, but when he is tyrannical, He departs from him
and the devil attaches himself to him.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
72.If anyone swears a firm
oath, acting wickedly thereby, and appropriates by it property belonging to a
Muslim, Allah will be very angry when he meets Him on the Day of
Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad)
. 73.The man who is most
hateful to Allah is the one who quarrels and disputes most. (Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
74.If anyone claims what is
not his, he does not belong to us, and let him come to his seat in hell.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
75.A believer will continue
to find ample scope in his religion as long as he does not kill anyone
unlawfully. (Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
76.Shedding of blood will
be the first matter about which judgement will be given on the Day of
Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
77.If anyone kills a man
who had made a covenant (anyone who belongs to a Non-Muslim community with whom
a treaty of peace has been made, or a member of protected communities) will not
experience the fragrance of paradise.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
78.Allah may forgive every
sin, except in the case of one who dies a polytheist, or one who purposely kills
a believer.
(Abu Dawud, Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
79.The passing away of the
world would mean less to Allah than the murder of a Muslim man.
(Tirmidhi,
Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
80.He who throws himself
from a mountain and kills himself will be thrown down in the fire of hell and
remain in it for ever and ever; he who sips poison and kills himself will have
his poison in his hand will sip it for ever and ever in the fire of hell.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
81.An unmarried man who
commits fornication, should receive hundred lashes and be banished for a
year.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
82.If you find anyone doing
as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it and the one to whom it is
done.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
83.Fornication will not
appear among any people without their being punished by famine, and bribery will
not appear among any people without their being punished by
terror.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
84.Allah Who is glorious
will not look at a man who has intercourse with a man or a woman through the
anus.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
85.None of you must point a
weapon at his brother for he does not know whether the devil may draw it out
while it is in his hand as a result of which he will fall into a pit of
hell.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
86.If anyone points a piece
of iron at his brother, the angels curse him till he puts it down, even if he is
his brother who has the same father and mother.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
87.I [Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him)] forbade that a sword which has been drawn
should be handed to anyone.
(Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
88.He who believes in Allah
and the Last Day should honour his guest; he who believes in Allah and the Last
Day should not annoy his neighbours; and he who believes in Allah and the Last
Day should say what is good or keep silent.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
89.It is part of the Sunna
that a man should accompany his guest to the door of the house.
(Ibn Majah,
Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
90.He who believes in Allah
and the Last Day should honour his guest. Provisions for the road are what will
serve for a day and night; hospitality extends for three days; what goes beyond
that is Sadqa; and it is not allowable that a guest should stay till he makes
himself encumbrance.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
91.Eat together and not
separately, for the blessings is associated with the company.
(Ibn
Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
92.Mention Allah's name,
eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
93.When any of you eats, he
should eat with his right hand and when he drinks he should drink with his right
hand.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
94.I do not eat
reclining.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
95.The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) never expressed disapproval of food; if he
desired it he ate it and if he disliked it he left it alone.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
96.Allah's messenger (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to breathe three times in the course of
a drink.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
97.The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade that a man should drink
standing.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
98.The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade breathing or blowing into a
vessel.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
99.Do not leave a fire
burning in your houses while you are asleep.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
100.Feed the hungry, visit
the sick and free the captive.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
101.When you visit an
invalid tell him to make a supplication for you, for his supplication is like of
the angels.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
102.A Muslim has five
duties towards another Muslim; to return a salutation, visit the sick, follow
funerals, accept an invitation and say 'Allah have mercy on you' when one
sneezes.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
103.There are six good
qualities which one believer should display to another; he should visit him when
he is ill, be present when he dies, accept his invitation when he gives one,
salute him when he meets him, say 'Allah have mercy on you' when he sneezes and
act sincerely towards him whether he is absent or
present.
(Nasai).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
104.One who is riding
should salute one who is walking, one who is walking should salute one who is
sitting and a small company should salute a large one.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
105.The Allah's messenger
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed a mixed company of Muslims,
polytheists who worshipped idols and Jews and he gave them a
salutation.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
106.Those who are nearest
to Allah are they who are first to give a salutation.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu
Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
107.When you go into your
family, sonny, give a salutation. It will be a blessing both to you and to your
family.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
108.A man must not make
another get up from his place and then occupy it himself, but you should spread
out and make room.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
109.If anyone gets up from
where he has been sitting and comes back, he has no right to
it.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
110.It is not allowable for
a man to come in between two people without their
permission.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
111.One who cuts ties of
relationship will not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
112.The Lord's good
pleasure results from a father's good pleasure, and the Lord's displeasure
results from the father's displeasure.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
113."Messenger of Allah,
who is most deserving of friendly care from me?" He (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next, and He (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came
next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother."
He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
replied, "Your father."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
114."What rights can
parents demand from their children?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) replied, "They are your paradise and your hell."
(Ibn
Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
115.By Him in Whose hand my
soul is, a man does not believe till he likes for his brother what he likes for
himself.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
116.Those who are merciful
have mercy shown them by the Compassionate One, if you show mercy to those who
are in the earth, He Who is in heaven will show mercy to you.
(Abu Dawud,
Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
117.A Muslim is a Muslim's
brother; he does not wrong him or abandon him. If anyone cares for his brother's
need, Allah will care for his need; if anyone removes his brother's anxiety,
Allah will remove from him one of the anxieties of the Day of Resurrection; and
if anyone conceals a Muslim's secret, Allah will conceal his secret on the Day
of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
118.He does not belong to
us who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our old ones, who
does not recommend what is reputable and prohibit what is
disreputable.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
119.The best house among
the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is well treated, and the
worst house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is badly
treated.
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
120.The believer is not the
one who eats his fill when the neighbour beside him is
hungry.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
121.
Abdullah bin Umar reported Allah’s Apostle (may peace and blessings be upon him)
as saying: The finest act of goodness is that a person should treat kindly the
loved ones of his father.(Sahih Muslim, vol IV p1358 (6193)
)
122.Touch an orphan's head
and feed the poor.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
123.If anyone guarantees me
what is between his jaws and what is between his legs (i.e. he should not commit
fornication), I shall guarantee him paradise.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
124.Reviling a Muslim is
disobedience to Allah, and fighting with him is infidelity.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
125.It is not fitting for
an eminently truthful man to be a reviler.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad)
126.A mischief maker will
not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahma
127.Adhere to truth, for
truth leads to good deeds and good deeds leads him who does them to paradise.
Falsehood is wickedness and wickedness leads to hell.
(Muslim).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
128.The great liar is not
the one who puts things right between people, says what is good, and promotes
what is good.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
129.Woe to him who tells
things, speaking falsely, to make people laugh thereby! Woe to him! Woe to
him!
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
130.Do you know the thing
which most commonly brings people into paradise? It is fear to Allah and good
character. Do you know what most commonly brings people to hell? It is the
hollow things; the mouth and the private parts.
(Tirmidhi, Ibn
Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
131.Sufyan bin Abdullah ath
Thaqafi told when he asked Allah's messenger what he feared most for him, he
took hold of his tongue and said, "This."
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
132.None of my companions
must tell me anything about anyone, for I like to come out to you with no
ill-feelings.
(Abu-Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
133.Coarse talk does not
come into anything without disgracing it, and modesty does not come into
anything without adorning it.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
134.If you guarantee me six
things on your part, I shall guarantee you paradise: speak the truth when you
talk, keep a promise when you make it, when you are trusted with something
fulfil your trust, avoid sexual immorality, lower your eyes and restrain your
hand from injustice.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
135.The one who is most
honourable in Allah's estimation is the pious.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
136.Do not eulogize me as
the Christians eulogized the son of Mary, I am just His servant, so say,
'Allah's servant and His messenger.'
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
137.Allah has revealed to
me that you must be humble, so that no one boasts over another, or oppresses
another.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
138.Wathila b. al-Asqa told
that he asked Allah's messenger what party spirit was and he replied. "You help
your people in wrongdoing.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
139.It is not allowable for
a man to keep apart from his brother for more than three days, the one turning
away and the one turning away when they meet. The better of the two is the one
who is first to give a greeting.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
140.Avoid envy, for envy
devours good deeds just as fire devours fuel.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
141.Accursed is he who
harms a believer, or acts deceitfully towards him.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
142.To harbour good
thoughts (about a brother) is a part of well-conducted
worship.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
143.He who is deprived of
gentleness is deprived of good.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
144.Righteousness is good
character, and sin is that which revolves in your heart and which you do not
want people to know.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
145.I have been sent to
perfect good character.
(Muwatta, Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
146.Among the best of you
[are they] who have the best character.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
147.Modesty is part of
faith and faith is in paradise, but obscenity is part of hardness of heart and
hardness of heart is in hell.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
148.O Allah as Thou hast
made my form beautiful so make my character beautiful.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
149.The believers whose
faith is most perfect are those who have the best character.
(Abu Dawud,
Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
150.Allah will not show
mercy to him who does not show mercy to others.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
151."If anyone cares for
two girls till they grow up, he and I will come on the Day of Resurrection
thus," and he joined fingers.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
152."I and the one who
takes responsibility for an orphan, whether his own kin or of others, will be in
paradise thus," and he pointed his forefinger and the middle finger with a
slight space between them.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
153."Believers are to one
another like a building whose parts support one other." He then interlaced his
fingers.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
154.A good or bad companion
is like one who carries musk and one who blows the bellow. The one who carries
musk may give you some, or you may buy some from him, or you may feel a
fragrance from him; but the one who blows the bellows might burn your clothing,
or you may feel a bad smell from him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
155.A believer is not stung
twice from the same hole.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
156.You have two characters
which Allah likes; gentleness and deliberation.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
157. For one who does not
stumble and no sage who does not have experience.
(Ahmad,
Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
158.Consider how a matter
will turn out; than if you think its issue will be good carry on with it, but if
you fear going astray hold back
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
159. A good way of acting,
a good manner of conduct and moderation are twenty-fifth part of
prophecy.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
160. When a man tells
something and then departs it is trust. (What he told should be treated
confidential).
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
161. When one of you looks
at someone who is superior to him in property and appearance, he should look at
someone who is inferior to him.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
162. Seek me among you weak
ones, for you are given provision from Allah, Allah will be satisfied with few
good deeds from him.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
163. Allah loves His poor,
believing servant who refrains from begging and yet has children. (Ibn
Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
164. O Allah, grant me life
as a poor man, cause me to die as a poor man, and resurrect me in the company of
the poor.
(Tirmidhi, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
165. Abu Dharr said: My
friend ordered me to observe seven things. He ordered me to love the poor and be
near them; he ordered me to consider my inferior and not consider my superior;
he ordered me to join ties of relationship even when relatives are at a
distance; he ordered me not to ask anyone for anything; he ordered me to speak
the truth even when it is bitter; he ordered me not to fear for Allah's sake
reproach anyone may cast on me; and he ordered me to repeat often, "There is no
might and no power except in Allah," for these words are a part of the treasure
under the throne.
(Ahmad).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
166. The son of Adam
becomes decrepit, but two things remain young in him: avidity for property and
avidity for life.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
167. When you go into your
family, sonny, give a salutation. It will " The first thing which effects the
well-being of this people is firm belief and asceticism, and the first thing
which affects its corruption is niggardliness and (useless) hope. (Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
168. Allah loves the pious
rich man who is inconspicuous.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof.
Ghazi Ahmad).
169. Allah does not look at
your forms and possessions, but He looks at your hearts and your
deeds.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
170. When a man prays
publicly in a good manner and prays secretly in a good manner, Allah most high
says, "This is My servant indeed."
(Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
171.The strong man is not
the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he
is angry.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
172. He is a bad man who is
proud and puts on airs and forgets the Most Great and Sublime One.
(Tirmidhi,
Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
173.He who has in his heart
as much faith as a grain of mustard seed will not enter hell, and he who has in
his heart as much pride as a grain of mustard seed will not enter paradise.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
174.When one of you becomes
angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and
good; otherwise he should lie down.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
175.Abu Huraira reported
Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as telling that
Moses' son Imran said, "My Lord, who is the greatest of Thy servant in Thy
estimation?" and received the reply, "The one who forgives when he is in a
position of power.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
176.Seventy thousand of my
people will enter paradise without being taken to account. They are those who do
not use spells or take omens, but put their trust in their Lord.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
177.The strong believer is
better and dearer to Allah than the weaker believer. In all that is good be
eager for what benefits you, seek help in Allah, and be not too weak to do so.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
178.Abu Dharr reported
Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying he knew a
verse which would suffice men if they would but apply it, "For him who fears
Allah He will appoint a way out and He will give him provision from an
unimagined source.
(Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
179.Young man, if you are
mindful about Allah He will be mindful of you, and if you are mindful of Allah
you will find Him before you. When you ask for anything ask it from Allah, and
if you seek help seek in Allah. Know that if the people were to unite to do you
some benefit they could benefit you only with what Allah had recorded for you
and that if they were to unite to do you some injury they could injure you only
with what Allah had recorded for you. The pens are withdrawn and the pages are
dry.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
180.Allah grants a respite
to the oppressor, but when He finally seizes him, He will not let him escape.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
181.Beware of the plea of
the oppressed, for he asks Allah most high only for his due, and Allah does not
keep one who has a right from receiving what is due.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
182.If anyone walks with an
oppressor to strengthen, knowing that he is an oppressor, he has gone forth from
Islam.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
183.Do not be a people
without a will of your own saying: If others treat well you will also treat well
and if they do wrong we will do wrong; but accustom yourselves to do good if
people do good and do not do wrong if they do evil.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings
of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
184.Oppression will produce
excessive darkness on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari,
Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
185.He who has done a wrong
affecting his brother's honour, or anything else, must ask for his forgiveness
for it now before he will have neither dinar or dirham. If he has any good deed
to his credit it would be out of his credit that the measure of his wrongdoing
would be deducted, but if he has done no good deeds it will be taken from the
other's evil deeds and laid upon him.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
186.If people knew what I
know about the dangers of being alone, no rider would travel alone at night.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
187.Allah's messenger,
Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not come to his family
during the night, but was accustomed to enter only in the morning or in the
evening.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
188. Allah's messenger,
Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to arrive from a
journey only in the daytime during the forenoon, and that when he arrived he
went first to the mosque where he prayed two Raka's, after which he sat in it
and gave audience to the people.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
189. Allah's messenger,
Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to keep to the rear
when travelling and urge on the weak. He would take some up behind him and would
make supplication for them all.
(Abu Dawud).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
190. The Lord of the people
on a journey is their servant, (NOTE 1)
and
he who precedes them in service will not be preceded by them on account of any
deed but martyrdom.
(Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
191. Anas said: I served
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for ten years and he
never said to me, "Shame!" or "Why you do such and such?" or "Why did you not do
such and such."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
192. Jabir said that when
Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked for
anything, he never said, "No."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad.
by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
193. A'isha said: Allah's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to patch his sandals,
sew his garments and conduct himself as anyone of you did in his house.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
194. Anas told that when a
man had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for enough
sheep to fill the valley between two mountains and had been given them, went to
his people and said, "Accept Islam, my people, for I swear By Allah that
Muhammad gives gifts to such an extent that there is no fear of
poverty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
195. Anas said: Allah's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was one of the men in
character. One day he sent me to do something, and I said, "I swear by Allah
that I will not go." But in my heart I felt I should go to do what Allah's
messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has commanded me, so I went
out and came upon some boys who were playing in the street. All of a sudden
Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who had come up
behind caught me by the back of the neck, and when I looked at him he was
laughing. He said, "Did you go where I ordered you, little Anas?" "Yes, I am on
my way, messenger of Allah." (Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi
Ahmad).
196. Abu Huraira told that
when Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked to
invoke curse on the polytheists he replied, "I was not sent as one given to
cursing; I was sent only as a mercy."
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
197. Al-Aswad told that he
asked A'isha what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) use to
do in his house, she replied that he used to engage himself in Mihna i.e. the
service of his family, and when the time for prayer came, he went out to
prayer.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
198. Jabir b. Samura said
Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was far from
talkative. (He spoke only when he had a good reason for doing
so).
(Sharra-as-Sunna).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
199.If anyone of you sees
something objectionable, he should change it with his hand, but if he cannot, he
should change it with his tongue, and if he cannot he should do it in his heart,
that being the weakest form of faith.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by
Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
200. Anas told that when
Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) shook hands with a
man, he did not withdraw his hand till the other did so, and he was not seen to
put forward his knees in front of one with whom he was
sitting.
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
201. Hind, son of Khadija
from her former husband, says about the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Kind of
heart, he was nice and sweet-tempered. He never liked to displease or cause
offence to anybody. He thanked even for trifling favours. He took whatever food
was placed before him, without making any adverse remark. He never got angry for
anything concerning his own person, nor did he think of taking revenge or
letting down anybody, but if anyone opposed what was just and right, he used to
get sore and helped the right cause with all his might." I [Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him)] forbade that a sword which has " It is not
allowable for a man to keep apart from his brother for more than three days, the
one turning away and the on"
(Tirmidhi). (Muhammad The Ideal Prophet. by
Sayyid Suliman Nadwi).
202.Abdullah b. al-Harith
b. Jaz said he had not seen no one more given to smiling than Allah's messenger
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
(Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of
Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
203. Verily the creation of
each one of you is brought together in his mother's belly for forty days in the
form of a seed, then he is a clot of blood for a like period, then a morsel of
flesh for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows the
breath of life into him and who is commanded about four matters (NOTE 2)
to
write down his means of livelihood, his life span, his actions, and whether
happy or unhappy. By Allah, other than Whom there is no god, verily one of you
behaves like the people of Paradise until there is but an arm's length between
him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he behaves like
the people of Hell-fire and thus enters it; and one of you behaves like the
people of Hell-fire until there is but an arm's length between him and it, and
that which has been written overtakes him and so he behaves like the people of
Paradise and thus enters it.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated
by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
204.Actions are but by
intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose
migration (NOTE 3)
was
for Allah and His Messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly
benefit or to take some woman in marriage was for that he for which he
migrated.
(Bukhari).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and
Denys Johnson-Davies).
205.He who innovates
something in which this matter of ours that is not of it will have it
rejected.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim
and Denys Johnson-Davies).
206.He who does an act
which our matter is not [in agreement] with, will have it rejected.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
207. The believers whose
faith " None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he
wishes for himself.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by.
Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
208. There should be
neither harming nor reciprocating harm.
(Ibn Majah and Daraqutni).
(Forty
Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
209.Hazrat Umar (Allah be
pleased with him) said: One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him) there appeared before us a man whose clothes were
exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journeying
were to be seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked and sat down by the
Prophet (peace be upon him). Resting his knees against his and placing the palm
of his hands on his thigh, he said: O Muhammad, tell me about Islam. The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Islam is to testify that there is
no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to perform the prayers,
to pay the zakat (NOTE 4)
,
to fast in Ramadan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House (NOTE 5)
if
you are able to do so. He said: You have spoken rightly, and we were amazed at
him asking him and saying that he had spoken right. He said: Then tell me about
iman (NOTE 6)
. The Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him )
said: It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers and the
Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and evil thereof. He
said: You have spoken rightly. He said: Then tell me about ihsan
(NOTE 7)
,
The Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him ) said: It is to
worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly
He sees you. He said then tell me about the Hour (NOTE 8)
,
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The one questioned about it knows no
better than the questioner. He said: Tell me about its signs. The Prophet (peace
be upon him) said: The slave-girl will give birth to her mistress (NOTE 9)
and
that you will see the barefooted naked, destitute herdsmen competing in
constructing lofty buildings. Then he took himself off and I stayed for a time.
Then the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon) said: O Umar, do
you know who the questioner was? I said: Allah and hid Messenger know best. The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said: It was Gabriel, who came to you to teach you
your religion.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and
Denys Johnson-Davies).
210.That which is lawful is
plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two if them are
doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids doubtful
matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honour, but he who
falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd
who pastures around the sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has
a sanctuary, and truly Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body
there is a morsel of flesh which, if diseased, all of it is diseased. Truly it
is the heart.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin
Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
211.What I have forbidden
to you, avoid; what I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. It
was only their excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets
that destroyed those who were before you.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith
translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
212.Leave that which makes
you in doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
(Tirmidhi,
Nasai).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys
Johnson-Davies).
213.Part of someone's being
a good Muslim is his leaving alone that which does not concern
him.
(Tirmidhi).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys
Johnson-Davies).
214.Fear Allah wherever you
are, and follow up a bad deed with a good deed and it will wipe it out, and
behave well towards people.
(Tirmidhi).
(Forty Hadith translated by.
Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
215.Purity is half of
faith. Al-hamdu lillah [Praise be to Allah] fills the scales, and Subhana 'llah
[How far is Allah from every imperfection] and Al-hamdu lillah [Praise be to
Allah] fill that which is between heaven and earth. Prayer is light; charity is
a proof; patience is illumination; and the Quran is an argument for or against
you. Everyone starts his day and is a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or
bringing about its ruin.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin
Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
216.I have been ordered to
fight (NOTE 10)
against people until they testify that there is
no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and until he
perform the prayers and pay the zakat, and if they do so, they will have gained
protection from me for their lives (NOTE 11)
and property, unless [they do acts that are
punishable] in accordance with Islam, and their reckoning will be with Allah the
Almighty.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim
and Denys Johnson-Davies).
217.Verily Allah has
prescribed proficiency in all things. Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if you
slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him
spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith
translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
218.There should be neither
harming nor reciprocating harm.
(Ibn Majah and Daraqutni).
(Forty Hadith
translated by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
219. Allah the Almighty is
good and accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the Messengers,
and the Almighty has said: "O ye Messengers! Eat of the good things and do
right." (NOTE 12)
And Allah has said: "O ye who believe ! Eat
of the good things wherewith We have provided you." (NOTE 13)
Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned
[the case of] a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty and who
spreads out his hands to the sky [saying]: O Lord! O Lord! - while his food is
unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished
unlawfully, so how can he be answered!
(Muslim).
(Forty Hadith translated
by. Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
220.Among the words people
obtained from the First Prophecy (NOTE 14)
are: If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.
(NOTE 15)
(Bukhari).
(Forty Hadith translated by.
Ezzedin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies).
221.None of you [truly] believes until his inclination is in accordance with what I ((Muhammad), may the blessings