Muntakhab Al A Ādīth

MUNTAKHAB
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AHADITH
ASelection of Ahiidith Relating to the Six Qualities
of Da 'wat and Tabligh
IKALIMAH TAYYIBAH II ~ALAH

I 'ILM AND DHIKR II IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM I
I IKHLAS !IDA'WAT AND TABLIGH[
Compiled by:
Hadrat MauHina
Muhammad Yousuf Kandhlavi
(Rahmatullahi 'Alaihi)
The sole authorized translation

done under the personal supervision of
Maulana Muhammad Sa'ad Kandhlavi
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KARACHI - PAKISTAN
IMPORTANT
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta 31a has blessed Muhammad ~ ~ with

words of wisdom which are concise but comprehensive in meaning.
No language including English has the capacity to adequately
translate this all embracing wisdum
Under my personal supervision about 10 Ulema, Scholars and

their assistants with a good background of Arabic and Englisb have
contributed to this English translation of"Muntakhab Ahadith"
These men who have a prolonged association with the work of

Tabligh and have a deep insight as to the nature of the work have
diligently worked together to bring out a translation which I hope is
close to the meaning of the words of Hadith
The worldwide scope of the work ofTabligh makes it essential that in

every place only one translation be read. It is therefore requested that
no further attempts be made to translate this book into English
However, if at any place it is felt that the translation is not consistent

with the meaning of the Arabic text, kindly inform me. Inshallah I
will be pleased to try to make the necessary amendments
(Maulana) Muhammad Saad Kandhlavi
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CONTENTS
PHONETICS v
PREFACE vii
INTRODUCTION x
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH
~fu 1
Belief in the Unseen 30
Belief in the Hereafter 67
Success in Compliance with Allah's Commandments 101
I;lALA.T
PRAYERS
Fard - Obligatory Prayers 121

Salat in Congregation. . ... ..... . ........ . ... 143
Sunnah and Nafilah - Non Obligatory Prayers 173
Khushu'and KhuQu ' - Fear aud Devotion in Prayers 213
Virtues ofWuQu - Ablution 225
The Aa'mal and FaQij'il of the Masjid -Deeds and Virtues ofMasjid 235
'ILM AND DHIKR

KNOWLEDGE AND REMEMBRANCE OF
ALLAH SUBijANAHO WA TA'ALA
'Ilm - Knowledge 241

Inspiration by Qur' an and ijadith 265
DHIKR (Remembrance of Allah Ta'ala)
Virtues of AI-Qur'an 268
Virtues of Remembering Allah Ta 'ala 299
Du 'a' -Supplication and Dhikr-Remembrances
as narrated from Raswullah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam 354
111
IKRA.M-UL-MUSLIM
GENEROUSLY FULFILLING THE RIGHTS OF A MUSLIM
The Dignity of a Muslim.. ... 395

Excellence of Conduct . 410
The Rights of Muslims .424
Strengthening the Bonds of Kinship . .480
Warning against Harming Muslims 488
Reconciling differences amongst Muslims 512
Helping Muslims 518
IKHLAS
SINCERITY OF INTENTION
Sincerity of Intention 527

Belief in Promises of Allah and Hope of Rewards 540
Condemnation of Riya - Deeds with Intention of Being Seen 544
DA'WAT AND TABLIGH

INVITING TOWARDS ALLAH TA' ALA AND
CONVEYING HIS MESSAGE
Da'wat and its Virtues 557

Virtues of Going Out in the Path of Allah 592
The Etiquettes and Deeds ofthe Path ofAllah 614
A VOIDING THE IRRELEVANT
Avoiding the Irrelevant 655
BIBLIOGRAPHY 673
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PHONETICS
Arabic Names of Transli- Pronunciation
Letters Letters teration
Alif a a, i, u, at
y ba b As in English.
..;:" ta A soft dental, like the Italian t.
..;;., tM th Very near to the sound of th
as in thing.
jim j As in English.
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I)a I) A strong aspirate, as in hnl!.
C.
t kha kh Guttatal, like the Scotch ch
in loch.
:, dal d A soft dental.
~ dhaI dh A sound between dh and z.
J ra r Same as in English.
j za z Same as in English.
..r' sin s Same as in English.
J> shin sh Same as in English.
d' ~ad ~ A strongly articulated sw.
JP <;Ia<;l <;I A strongly articulated tho
j" la I A strongly articulated palatal t.
j; ?a ~ A strongly articulated z.
t. 'ayn A guttatal an, the pronunciation

must be learnt from an Arabic teacher.
t ghain gh A strong guttatal gh.

J ill f As in English.
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J qaf q A strongly articulated
semi guttaral k.
.:l kaf k As in English.
J Jam I As in English.
~ mlm m As in English.
U niin n As in English.
C ha h As in English.
J waw w As in English.
~ Hamzah Pronounced as a, i, u, preceded
by a very slight aspiration.
~ ya y As in English.
Short Vowels
- Fathah a As in English.
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Kasrah
Oammahu
As in English.
As in English.
~ Harnzah ' Pronounced as a, i, u, preceded
by a very slight aspiration.
J5' Shaddah Kalla Pronounced with a sustained
emphasis on that letter.
Long Vowels
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PREFACE PREFACE
PREFACE
All praises to the Sustainer of the worlds, and grace,

honour and salutations on the Chief of Apostles and Seal of
Prophets, Mul;arnrnad, his family, companions and those who
followed him in an excellent fashion and invited mankind
towards Allah, till the Day of Resurrection.
This is a reality which can be stated without any ambiguity
and exaggeration, that in the Islamic world of today the most
vigorous and effective, useful and all-encompassing effort, is
the struggle of the Tabl"ighl lama 'at whose center is situated at
the Tablfghf Markaz Nizamuddin, Delhi (Indiap). The scope of
this effort and its impact is not restricted to the Indian
subcontinent, or Asia, but extends to many continents and to a
host of Islamic and Non-Islamic states.
The history of such campaigns and revolutionary or
reformative movements shows that, after passage of a period of
time, or when the scope of the effort enlarges greatly (specially
when, by means of it, the attainment of certain advantages and
leadership becomes apparent) then such weaknesses, unwanted
objectives and neglect of the original goals set in, which reduce
or even totally wipe out the true influence of the work.
(I) In this assertion and testimony, there is no negation of the importance of all
those useful efforts and movements which cater to the reality and needs of the
present times. and which also create the ability to counter the prevailing trials
and tribulations. Here, the objective is only to acknowledge and highlight the
effectiveness and vastness of the efforts being made from the Tablfghi Da'wat
and its Movement, in a positive manner.
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PREFACE PREFACE
However, the Tabllghf effort (as far as the knowledge and

observations of the writer go) has, to a large extent been saved
from these tribulations up to now.
It is quite evident that the nature of this movement is based

on giving others priority over oneself (despite one's dire
needs), a passion for sacrifice, a quest for the pleasure of Allah,
a desire for reaping rewards in the Hereafter, respect and
honour of Islam and Muslims, humility and submissiveness to
Allah, the proper fulfillment of religious obligations, with a
desire for further advancement, a preoccupation with the
remembrance of Allah, refraining as far as humanly possible
from unprofitable and unnecessary preoccupations and
undertaking protracted journeys, while enduring all sorts of
hardships for the pleasure of Allah Sub\:1anahil wa Ta 'ala, have
become a regular practice.
These special characteristics and distinctions of this work
are attributable to the sincerity of its first preacher (Sheikh
Muhammad Ilyas Rahmatullahi 'aIaihi), his preoccupation with
Allah, his prayers, struggle, sacrifice and, above all, the
acceptance of this work by Allah the Exalted. Beside this, it is
also a consequence of those principles and preconditions which
were declared essential by its first preacher, from its very
inception, and which he always insisted on and propagated. To
think about the meanings and responsibilities inherent in the
Kalimah, to acquire knowledge of the virtues of fulfilling all
forms of obligatory worship, a consciousness of the virtues of
knowledge and the remembrance of Allah aIong with a
preoccupation with the remembrance of Allah, respect for
Muslims with an appreciation and fulfillment of their rights, to
correct the motives behind every action, so that it is done
sincerely and solely for the pleasure of Allah; to refrain from
all that is irrelevant, and an enthusiasm and consciousness of
the virtues of travelling in the Path of Allah. These are those
elements and characteristics which have protected this
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PREFACE PREFACE
movement from becoming a political, material organization,

geared for obtaining material benefits, fame and authority, and
so it has remained a purely religious movement aimed at
attaining the pleasure of Allah.
These principles and elements, which have been
considered essential for this movement, have been derived
from the Qur'an and Sunnah. They serve as its guardians to
obtain the pleasure of Allah and protect Deen (religion); and
their sources are the Qur' an and Prophetic practices and
traditions.
There was thus a need that all the relevant Qur' anic verses
and AhadIth (Prophetic practices and sayings) be compiled in a
book. Praise be to Allah that the second preacher of this
movement of inviting towards righteousness, Sheikh
Mul)ammad Yusuf (son of the first preacher, Sheikh Ilyas
Rahmatullahi 'alaihi) who had a very profound and
comprehensive knowledge of books of Al)adIth, has collected
all the relevant principles, rules and precautions from their
original sources in the form of a book. He has been so
comprehensive and thorough that this book is not merely a
compilation of these principles, rules and instructions, but
perhaps an encyclopedia, in which, without being selective or
brief, all of these have been mentioned with their relative
importance. It is perhaps the will of Providence that the
writer's fortunate and worthy grandson Sheikh Sa'ad (May
Allah prolong his life and bless him with further works of this
nature), has assumed the responsibility of publishing this book
for general benefit. May Allah Ta 'ala grant acceptance to this
effort and service, and make it most beneficial. And this is not
hard for Allah. f-i<}11~~\~~':;
Abul Ifasan 'Ali Nadavi

Diiirah Shah 'Alllmulliih
Riii Haraily V.P.
10 Dhi Qa'dah 1418 H
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INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'aIa says:

Indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent
among them a Messenger (Muhammad 1;)allalliihu 'alaihi wasalIam)
from amongst themselves (being human, people can easily benefit
from his distinguished qualities), reciting unto them His verses (by
means of these Qur'iinic verses, inviting them and advising them) and
purifying them (of sins and correcting their conduct) and teacheing
them the Book (Qur'iin) and AI-l,Iikmah (his Sunnah), before which
they were in manifest error. Ale-'lmmn 3: 164
In the context of the above verse, Sheikh Sayyad Sulaiman

Nadavi RaQmatullahi 'alaihi writes (in the preface of a book
about Sheikh MUQammad I1yas RaQmatullahi 'alaihi and his
religious movement) that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam was given the following Divine obligations of
prophethood: Invite towards Allah by reciting the verses of the
Qur'an; to purify people's undesirable traits; and to teach them
the Book and Wisdom (Sunnah),
It has been substantiated by the Qur'an and AJ;adfthe- SaMJ;a
(confirmed traditions) that the Ummah (followers) of the Last
of the Prophets, Sallallahu 'aJaihi wasallam, was Divinely
deputed for the guidance of all peoples (nations) of the world,
Allah SubQanahil wa Ta'ala says:
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(0 Mnslims) You are the best of the peoples, you have been seut
towards mankind, to enjoin good and forbid evil. Ale-'lmr.n 3:1 IO
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This verse clearly implies that the Muslim Ummah is the

deputy to the Prophet, in his ordained obligations of inviting
towards righteousness, enjoining good, and forbidding evil.
Hence, the obligations entrusted to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam - invitation through recitation of the Qur'an,
purifying people of undesirable qualities, and teaching the
Book and Wisdom - became the prime responsibilities of the
Muslim Ummah as well.
Therefore, Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam taught his
Ummah to spend their life and wealth in inviting towards
Allah, learning and teaching Divine knowledge, remembering
and worshipping Allah. The Saoabah gave preference to the
above deeds over all worldly preoccupations. They were
trained to practice these A 'mal (actions) under all
circumstances with complete dedication, patience, and
forbearance, withstanding all forms of difficulties and
hardships. And they were taught to benefit others by
sacrificing physically and materially.
In compliance with the command:
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And strive hard in Allah's cause, as you ought to strive,
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the Saoabah strove in the manner of prophets with piety,
austerity, discipline, self-sacrifice, and giving preference to
others. Thus, an environment was created in which emerged
models of excellence, who became the elite of the Ummah.
The era in which the deeds of RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam were collectively practiced by the Ummah was
declared to be the Khair-ul-Quriin (best of all the times, or the
best period of the Ummah).
Then in successive periods, the religious elite of the Ummah
spent their full effort and energy in fulfilling these Prophetic
obligations. The luminance of these self-sacrificing efforts is
still illuminating the world of Islam.
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In recent times, Allah Sub!:Janahu wa Ta 'ala placed in the heart

of Sheikh Mu!:Jammad Ilyas Ra!:Jmatullahi 'alaihi a restlessness
and anxiety over the erosion in Islam and a burning desire to
correct this state of the Ummah. In the view of the religious
elite of his times he was unique in this respect. He used to
remain restless and concerned for the revival of all that was
revealed to RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, by Allah
Sub!:Janahu wa Ta 'ala, in the whole world. He advocated, with
resolute determination, that any effort for the revival of Deen
can only be effective and acceptable when it is done in the
manner of RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam.
Therefore, such Do'is (those who invite towards Islam) need to
be developed, whose desires should be consistent with the
knowledge, action, thought, perception, passion and
compassion of the Prophets. Not only should they posses a
strong Iman and virtuous deeds, but their inner aspirations and
their manner of invitation to Islam should be like those of
prophets. They should cherish a fervent love of Allah and His
fear, and a state of intimacy with Him.
In character and habits, they should adhere to the Sunnah of the
Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Their love or hatred
should be for the sake of Allah. The motivating factor behind
their inviting to Islam should be a deep compassion and mercy
for Muslims, and kindness for all the creation of Allah. The
oft-repeated Divine principle for prophets, "Our reward is
solely with Allah," should be their hallmark. They should have
no other objective except the pleasure of Allah.
They should have such a passionate desire for the revival of
Deen in the world that it keeps driving them, away of their
routines, in the Path of Allah; while their lives and wealth
become mere instruments in attaining this objective. There
should be no notion of personal authority, status, wealth,
property, honour and fame; not even a desire for personal rest
and comfort. Whether sitting, standing, speaking, or walking;
every act or move should be geared in this direction.
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INTRODUCTION INTRODUC110N
To revive the ways of RasfllulHih ~allalIahu 'alaihi wasallam in

this effort and bring all facets of life according to the
Commandments of Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala and the Sunnah
of RasUlullah ~allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam, and to equip those
struggling in this path with the above mentioned qualities, the
Six Points (of Tabl"igh) were prescribed. All the contemporary
scholars and religious elite supported and commended these six
qualities.
Sheikh Yiisuf Ral)matullahi 'alaihi, son of Sheikh Ilyas
Ral)matulIahi 'alaihi, dedicated his whole life, striving
relentlessly with a zeal directed to promote the work in this
direction and raise a group of workers equipped with these
qualities. These qualities have been derived from reputable
books of Al)adIth, biography, and history. He compiled a
three-volume book "l:layiit-u~'-Sahiibah" which gives a
representative glimpse of the life of RasiilulHih ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam and his companions RaQiyalIahu 'anhum. By
the Grace of Allah, this book was published during his lifetime.
The Sheikh had compiled another book of l)adIth, Muntakhab
Ahad"ith, in respect of these six qualities (six points). However,
prior to the final compilation of this book, he left for his
heavenly abode. ;:,AI) ~l Gr; ~t G!
Sheikh Mul)ammad Yiisuf Ral)matullahi 'alaihi spoke to
numerous close friends and colleagues about this collection of
al)adlth. He used to thank Allah, in gratitude, and was well
pleased with this collection. Allah alone knows what
aspirations were in his heart and how he wanted to present the
collection, to make it illuminating and effective. However this
is how it was destined by AlIah.
By the Grace of Allah, the Urdu rendering of Muntakhab
Ahad"ith has already been presented (Jamadul-Awwal 1421 i.e.
September 2000). Now this collection of al:Jadlth with its
English translation is being presented. In translating this book,
it has been tried that the language remains simple and easy to
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grasp. For the clarification of the meanings of certain a\JadIth,

some sentences have been added in brackets. Besides this,
some explanatory notes have also been added.
Since the Sheikh could not review the draft of the book,
considerable effort had to be made to correct the text of
a\JadIth, and to make a critical analysis of the transmitters, and
to classify the al)adTth as Sa!zl!;, lfasan, or Da'if (technical
terms used in the classification of \JadIth) and an explanation of
the difficult words of l)adIth. All the sources consulted have
been referred to at the end of the book.
All precautions were taken in accomplishing this task and a
group of scholars have substantially shared the burden. May
Allah Subl)anahil wa Ta 'ala bless all those associated with this
venture with an excellent recompense. However, human error
is always there. It is an earnest request to the scholars of Deen
that they may kindly inform us of any amendments that may be
needed. This collection was compiled by Sheikh Yilsuf
Ral)matullahi 'alaihi for a specific objective, the importance of
which has been adequately explained by Sheikh Sayyad Abul
Hasan 'Ali Nadavi Ral)matullahi 'alaihi. It is, therefore,
important to save this collection from any amendments or
brevity.
Allah Sub\Janahil wa Ta'ala appointed Prophets 'Alaihimus
Salam to disseminate His word and knowledge for the eternal
success of mankind. To benefit fully from these branches of
sublime knowledge, it is essential that fervent belief be built
according to this knowledge. While reading or listening to the
words of Allah or Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, one
should consider oneself completely ignorant. That is, belief in
human experiences and research should be replaced by the
belief in the unseen, and the heart should affirm that every
word, read or heard is the absolute truth.
Among the etiquettes of reciting or listening to the Qur'an is
that one should imagine that Allah Sub\Janahil wa Ta 'ala is
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addressing him; similarly when one sits to read or listen to

!)adlth, one should think that RasiiluIHih SallalUihu 'alaihi
wasallam is directly addressing him. While reading or
listening, the effect of the words will be proportionate to the
greatness and respect that one has for Allah and his Prophet and
how attentive one is.
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When they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger
(Mul;l3mmad i;lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam), you see their eyes
overflowing with tears becanse of the truth they have recoguised.
They say: Our Rabb! We believe; so write us dowu among the
wituesses. AI-Maidah 5: 83
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(0 Mul,lammad) announce the good uews to My slaves. Those who
listen to the Word and follow the best thereof (i.e. worship Allah alone
and repent to Him and avoid Taghiit etc), those are (the ones) whom
Allah has guided and those are the men of understanding.
(Az-Zumar 39: 17·18)
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'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah decrees a matter in heaven, the
angels strike their wings in fear and submission to His word. The
decree of their Rabb sounds to them like (the chimiug of) a chain ou a
smooth rock. When their hearts are relieved from fear, they ask one
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another what did your Rabb say? They reply that whatever He said
is tbe Truth, aud He is the Most Higb and the Greatest. (BukharI)
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Anas Rat;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that whenever Nab! ;>allalliihu

'alaihi wasallam would say something (important) he wonld repeat
his words three times, so that they are understood.
Therefore, il will be proper to read a i)adHh lhree times. One
should be engaged in this knowledge with discipline,
suppressing ones personal desires. Practice to read and hear
attentively, lovingly and respectfully. Conversations in
between should be avoided. An attempt should be made to sit
with Wut;lu (ablution), in the position of Tashahhud, without
reclining. The objective is that the Qur'an and words of i)adHh
affect the heart. Such a fervent belief be built on the promises
of Allah and His Prophet that it creates an earnest longing for
Deen - the force which makes us perform every action
according to the Sunnah of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, and to consult the scholars of Deen, for a systematic
guidance iil performing our deeds (actions) correctly.
I begin this book with an excerpt from the Preface of the book,
Amani! AI1biir Shar/l Ma 'ani! Athar by Sheikh Mui)ammad
Yiisuf Rai;lmatulUihi 'alaih. This book is a commentary on
Imam Tai)awi Rai)matullahi 'alaih's famous book of i)adHh
Ma'ani! Athiir, on the life and sayings of Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam and his companions.
MulJammad Sa 'ad Kiindhlavi

Madrassah Kashiful Uloom
Basti Nizamuddin Aulia
New Dehli, India
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Amaniyal Al}bar SharI} Ma'aniyal Athar
by Sheikh Mol}ammad Yousuf
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All praises be to Allah Sub1)anahl1 wa Ta 'ala, Who created

man, so that He may lavishly spend His bounties on him.
Bounties which do not exhaust with the passage of time. They
are from such treasures that never deplete by spending and that
are beyond human comprehension. In human beings, Allah has
hidden such jewels of inherent capabilities that, if found and
applied, will entitle him to benefit from the treasures of
Ar-Ral).man (The Most Beneficent). And by means of which he
can attain such success as to dwell eternally in Paradise.
Allah's salutations be upon Mu1)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, the Chief of all Prophets and Apostles, the one
bestowed with the distinction of interceding for the sinful, and
the one sent as a mercy and blessing to mankind. Allah
Tabaraka wa Ta'ala had chosen him, to lead all Prophets and to
convey His message to mankind before creating the Pen and
the Preserved Tablet. He was selected to describe His bounties
and boundless treasures which can neither be counted nor
reckoned.
Allah disclosed to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam those
branches of knowledge, relating to His Magnificent Self, which
were never unfolded to anyone. Allah revealed to him those of
His glorious and illustrious attributes, which were not disclosed
to anyone before; neither a close angel nor an Apostle. His
(The Prophet's) heart was opened and he was empowered with
the capability to comprehend all the hidden qualities placed in
men-qualities by means of which men can achieve a proximity
to Allah Ta'ala, and seek guidance in the affairs of this world
and the Hereafter.
Allah Sub1)anahl1 wa Ta'ala taught RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam the ways of correcting the deeds of human
beings. Deeds which are continuously coming out from them
with every passing moment. The correction of deeds forms the
basis of success in this world and the Hereafter, and wrong
deeds result in deprivation and failure in both the worlds.
xviii
May Allah Sub1)anahu wa Ta 'ala be pleased with the

Sa1)abah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhum. They acquired from Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam that most honourable and virtuous
knowledge which came out from the blessed niche of
prophecy. Knowledge which is so vast that it surpasses the
numbers of the leaves of trees and the drops of rain. Then they
committed it to their memory, and preserved it in the most
befitting manner. They accompanied the Prophet on journey
and at home, and participated in all his pre-occupations:
Da 'wah (preaching), Jihad (striving in the cause), 'Ibadah
(worship), and social affairs. Then they learned to practice
these deeds according to the Sunnah of RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam in his company.
Blessed are the Sa1)abah, who acquired knowledge and its
application directly from RasUlullah SallalUihu 'alaihi
wasallam, without any intermediaries. Furthermore, they did
not restrict these branches of knowledge to themselves; rather
they conveyed this knowledge and wisdom to others - thus,
illuminating the universe with Divine knowledge and spiritual
prophetic deeds. As a result of their endeavours, the whole
world became a cradle of learning and scholarship. Men
became fountains of light and guidance; and they became the
standard bearers for establishing worship and Khilafat (the rule
of Allah on the earth).
XIX
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH I fmml
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NONE IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP BUT ALLAH;

MUijAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH.
IMAN
The literal meaning of [man is to believe in
someone's words relying solely on his authority.
In religious terms, it implies belief in the
Unseen relying solely on the authority of the
Messenger of Allah Sub1}anahu wa Ta'ala.
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala said to

His Prophet:
And We sent no Messenger before
you except that We revealed to
him: There is none worthy of
worship except Me, so worship
Me. Al~Anbiya 21:25
KALlMAH TAITlBAH 2 imiin
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta 'ala says:

The believers are only those whose
hearts tremble with fear whenever
Allah is mentioned. And when His
verses are recited to them, these
increase their faith; and in their
Rabb (Sustainer) they vest their
trust. AI-Anla! 8:2
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Allah and hold fast to Him, He will

cause them to enter iuto a Mercy
from Him and (bestow on them) a
Bounty; and He will guide them to
Him along a straight path.
An-Nisa 4:175
Allah Sub!)fmahil wa Ta'ii.la says:

Indeed! We do help Our
Messengers and those who believe
in the life of this world and on the
Day (of Resurrection) when the
witnesses will stand up.
AI-Mu'min 40:51
Allah Sub!)anahil wa Ta'ala says: :JW Ju)

It is those who believe (in the 1;' D~ 3~ i;.:: I: &Jl
Oneness of Allah and worship
none but Him Alone) and do not
mix their belief with Zulm (by
wronging themselves, that is, by
worshipping others besides Allah),
for them (only) there is peaceful
security and they are the rightly
guided. AI-An'am 6:82
KAUMAHTAYYIBAH 3 lmlin
Allah SubQanahu wa Ta 'ala says:

And those who believe are intense
in their love for Allah.
AI-Baqarah 2: 165
Allah SubQanahu wa Ta'ala said to :JW J~J

His Prophet:
Say! Verily, my Salat and my
sacrifice (of animals) and my
living and my dying are for Allah,
Rabb (Sustainer) of the Worlds.
AI-An'am 6:162
AIJADITH
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1. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: lman (faith) has more than seventy
branches; the snperior most is the saying of La ilaha illal/ah (There
is none worthy of worship except Allah); and the inferior most is the
removal of an obstacle from the way; and lfaya is a branch of lman.
(Muslim)
Note: The essence of lfaya is that it restrains a man from evil and
prevents a man from neglecting the obligations that he owes to
others. (Riya<)-us-~alihln)
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2. Abu Bakr Ra4iyalliihu 'anhu nanates thai RasUlullah sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who accepts from me the Kalimah, which I
presented to my uncle (Abu Talib at the time of his death) and he
rejected it, this (acceptance) will be a means for his salvation.
(Musnad Ahmad)
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3. Abu Hurairah RaQiyaWihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Renew your Imiin! It was asked: a
Rasulalliih! How do we renew our Imiin? He said: frequently Say
La ilaha illallah. (Musnad A~mad, Tabaranj, Targhjb)
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4. Jiibir ibne-'Abdulliih RaQiyallahu 'anhumii narrates: I heard
Rasiilalliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The best Ohikr
(remembrance of Allah) is La ilaha illallah, and the best Ou 'a
(supplication) is Al!wmdulillah (All praises be to Allah). (Tirmidhj)
Note: This Kalimah is the basis of the entire Oeen. Without the
belief in Kalimah, neither Iman (faith) nor Aa'mal (deeds) are
acceptable. All,iamdulillah (All praises be to Allah) is said to be the
best Ou'a because praising the One who is the most generous,
amounts to asking him for his help or favours. (Ma;oahir !:Iaque)
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5. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whenever a slave (of Allah) says
Vi ilaha illallah sincerely, the doors of the skies are opened (for it to
ascend) until it reaches the 'Arsh (Throne of Allah, and is readily
accepted) provided he abstains from major sins. (Tirmidhj)
Note: To say sincerely means that it is free from pretence and
hypocrisy. Abstaining from major sins ensures its rapid acceptance,
and even if it is recited without abstaining from the major sins, it is
still beneficial and rewarding. (Mirqat-ul-MaIat~)
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 5 lmiin
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6. Ya'la ibne-Shaddad Raqiyallahu 'auhu says that my father Shaddad

narrated to me in the presence of 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Raqiyallahu
'anhuma who verified the narration. He said: We were present with
Nab! SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallann. He inquired: Is there any stranger
amongst you, meaning thereby, the people of the Book? We said: No,
o Rasiilallah! He then asked us to shut the door and said: Raise your
hands and say La i/aha Wallah. So, we raised our hands for a while
(and recited the Kalimah). Afterwards Nab! SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam
lowered his hand and said: Al!wmdulillah (All praise be to Allah). 0
Allah! Verily, You have sent me with this Kalimah and have ordered
me to convey it and have promised me Paradise on it, and verily, You
do not break Your Promise. He then said addressing the Sal)abah: Oh!
Do rejoice, for Allah has forgiven you! (Musnad A~mad, TabaranT, Bazzar,
Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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7. Abu Dhar Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallal1ahu 'alaihi

wasal1am said: Whenever a slave of Allah said La i/aha Wallah and
died believing in it, he surely entered Paradise. I asked: Even if he had
fornicated and even if he had stolen? He replied: Even if he had
fornicated and even if he had stolen. I again asked: Even if he had
fornicated and even if he had stolen? He repeated: Even if he had
fornicated and even if he had stolen. I asked the third time: Even if he
had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He emphasized: Even if he
had fornicated and even if he had stolen, despite your disapproval
KALlMAIf TAYYlBAIf 6 Imiill
o Abu Dhar! (Bukharj)

Note: Abu Dhar Ra(liyallahu 'anhu was surprised that despite such
major sins, how could a man enter Paradise while justice demanded
that he should be subjected to punishment Hence, Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said emphatically to remove his astonishment that
despite the disapproval of Abu Dhar, the man will enter Paradise;
implying that even though he may have done sins, but because of his
Iman he will turn with repentance and get his sins forgiven; or Allah
will, out of His Infinite Mercy, forgive him and send him to Paradise
without any punishment or after a punishment In any case, He will
eventually send him to Paradise, (Mu'ariful I:IadJth)
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8. J:Iudhaifah Ra(liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasiJIullah SallalIahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Islam will gradually fade as the design on
cloth fades, until neither Siyam (fasting), nor Zakat (cf,Lfity) nor
Nusuk (religious devotion and sacrifice) will be known. In a certain
night, the Qur' an will be lifted from the hearts of men leaving not a
single verse on the earth, and only a few groups of people will
remain, of old men and old women, saying: We found our forefathers
reciting the Kalimah La iliiha illalliih, so we are reciting it Silah
ibne-Zufr said to J:Iudhiiifah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu: How will their
saying of La iliiha illalliih benefit them when they neither know
Siyam, nor Zakat, nor Nusuk? J:Iudhaifah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu evaded
him. So he repeated his question thrice, each time J:Iudhiiifah evaded
him. Then, after the third time, he turned and faced him saying: 0
Silah! It will indeed save them from the Fire. (Mustadrak I:Iakim)
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9. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyaWihu 'anhu narrates that RasiHulHih
,sallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says La ilaha iI/allah, it
shall benefit him (be a means for his salvation) though before that he
may be afflicted by what (Punishment) is to befall him. (Bazzar.
TabaranT, TarghTb)
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10. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'auhuma narrates that
Rasulullah ,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Shall I not inform you of
the advice of Nul) 'Alaihis Salam to his son? They said: Indeed do
inform us. He said: Nul) 'Alaihis Salam advised his son saying: 0
my son! I advise you to act upon two things and forbid you from
two. I advise you to say: Ui iliiha illal/ah; if it were placed in one
pan of the scale. and the skies and the earth in the other pan. it would
outweigh them. And if these (the skies and the earth) were to form
an invincible circle, it (the Kalimah) would break through the circle
and would reach Allah Ta'ala. And I advise you to say:
Subhanal/ahil Azim Wabihamdihl (Glory be to the Most Exalted
Allah. and Praise be to Him). as it is the worship of the entire
creation, and by it. their sustenance is allotted; and I forbid you from
two; Shirk (polytheism) and Kibr (arrogance) because these two evils
seclude one from Allah Ta'ala. (Bazzar. Majma-'uz-Zawiiid)
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II. Tall)a ibne- 'Ubaidullah Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu nanates that

Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, I know a
Kalimah which if recited by a dying man, will be a means of solace
for his departing soul and will be a light for him on the Day of
Resunection (this Kalimah is Vi ilaha illallah). (Abu Ya'la, Majma-'uz-
Zawaid)
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12. Anas Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu nanated (in a long nanation) that Nabr
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Each and every such person will be
liberated from Fire, who had said La ilaha illallah, and in his heart,
there was goodness (Yman) equal to the weight of a grain of barley.
After them, every such person will be liberated from the Fire who
had said: La iliiha illallah, and in his heart, there was goodness
(Yman) eqnal to the weight of a grain of wheat. After that, everyone
will be liberated from fhe Fire who had said: La ilaha illal/ail, and in
his heart, there was goodness (Tman) equal to fhe weight of a particle
of dust. (BukharI)
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Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There shall not
remain on the face of the earth a mud-brick house or camel's hair
tent, (in any city, village or desert) in which Allah will not cause the
Kalimah of Islam to enter, either with a big honour and love or with
a submissive humiliation-either Allah will honour fhem by making
them from among the people of the Kalimah, or disgrace fhem by
making them live as subjects of fhe Muslims. (Musnad Ahmad)
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14. Ibn-e-Shimasa Al Mahri Ral)imahullah narrates that we were
present with 'Amr ibnil-'A~ Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma while he was in
the throes of death. He was weeping continously and turned his
face towards the wall. . At this, his son consoled him saying: a my
father! Has Rasillullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam not given you
such glad tidings? Has Rasillullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam not
given you such glad tidings? He then faced us and said: Verily the
most excellent thing that we prepare (for ourselves) is the testimony
of La iliiha illalliihu wa anna Muljammad ur Rasiilulliih (There is
none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Mul)ainmad is His
Messenger). Indeed I have passed my life through three phases.
The first phase was that there was no one more bitter in hatred
towards Rasillullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam than myself, and no
one more desiring to' seize an opportunity to kill him than myself!
And had I died in that state, I certainly would have been of the
people of the Fire. Then, Allah placed Islam in my heart, I came to
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: Give me
KALlMAHTAYY/BAH 10 lmiin
your right hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you. He extended

his right hand, but I withdrew my hand. At this, he asked: What
stops you 0 'Amr? I said: I want to make a condition. He said:
Make a condition of what? I said: That I be forgiven! He said: Did
you not know that (the acceptance ot) Islam eradicates the sins
committed before it and Hijrah (migration) eradicates the sins
committed before it and that fjajj (pilgrimage) eradicates the sins
committed before it.
And (thereafter) no one was more revered to me than Rasiilullah
.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. And I could not bear to fill my eyes
(with the sight) of him out of reverence for him. And if I were asked
to describe him, I would not be able to do so, as I never looked at
him to my fill; and had I died in that state, I would have been
hopefully amongst the people of Paradise. Afterwards, we were
given responsibilities regarding which I know not how I have fared.
(This was the third phase of my life) So when I die (see that) I am
not accompanied by a wailing woman, or a fire. When you have
buried me, mould the mud upon my grave (in the shape ot) a mound,
then remain standing around my grave for such time as it would take
to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, so that I may feel solace
from you, while I see what reply I give to the messengers (angels) of
my Rabb. (Muslim)
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wasallam said: 0 son of Khanab! Go and announce amongst the
people that indeed none shall enter Paradise except the Mu'minun
(believers). (Muslim)
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16. Abu Lailii Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Woe to you 0 Abu Sufyiin! Indeed I have come to
you with (the success ot) this world and the Hereafter, so accept
Isliim, and be safe. tTabaranI, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 11 lman
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17, Anas Ra<;liyallahn 'anhu narrates: I heard Nabj Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam saying: When the Day of Resurrection will take place, 1
will be allowed intercession, so I will say: 0 my Rabb! Send to
Paradise whoever had in their hearts a mustard seed of Iman (Allah
Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala will accept my intercession), so they will enter
Paradise. Then, I will say: Send to Paradise whoever had in his heart
the smallest particle (oHman). (BukIJiirT)
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18. Abu Sa'jd Al KhudrI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu reports that NabI
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi narrated: When the
people of Paradise will have entered Paradise, and the people of the
Fire will have entered the Fire, Allah Ta' ala will say: Take out from
it whosoever had in his heart Iman equal to the weight of a mustard
seed. Accordingly, they will be taken out from the Fire, having
being burnt and blackened. They will be cast into the River of Life
from where they shall sprout afresh, as a seed sprouts on the bank of
a torrential stream. Have you not seen how it comes out yellow and
curved? (BukhlirT)
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19. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyaIlahu 'anhu narrates that a man asked
RasUiullah SaIlallahu 'alaihi wasallam: 0 RasUiallah! What is Iman?
He replied: When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed
grieves you, then you are a Mu'min (believer), (Mustadrak \:liikim)
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20. 'Abbas ibne- 'Abdul Mugalib Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He has indeed tasted
the delightful flavour of [man; who is pleased with Allah as Rabb,
and with Islam as Deen (religion) and with Mui)ammad Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam as (Allah's) Messenger. (Muslim)
Note: It means that whosoever worships Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'ala
and leads a life according to Islam with complete obedience to
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam along with a profound love
for Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'ala and RasiiluIIah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam has indeed tasted the sweetness of [man.
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21. Anas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates Nab! SallaIIahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Whosoever possesses the following three qualities
will have tasted the sweetness of [man: The one who loves Allah and
His Rasiil more than anything else; the one who loves a person only
for the sake of Allah; and the one who hates to return to Kufr
(disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the Fire. (RukharT)
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22. Abu Umamah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone, who loves for the sake of
Allah alone and hates for the sake of Allah alone; gives for the sake
of Allah alone and withholds for the sake of Allah alone, has indeed
perfected his [man. (Abu Diiwud)
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23. Ibne'Abbas Rac;liyaIlahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi Sallallahu

'alaihi wasaiiam asked Abu Dhar: a Abu Dhar! Which hand-hold of
lman is most trustworthy? He replied: Allah' Azza wa Jail, and His
Rasiil know best. He said: Friendship for the sake of Allah alone,
love for the sake of Allah alone and hatred for the sake of Aiiah
alone. (Baihagl)
Note: It means that from amongst the branches of lman, the most
lasting and invigorating is that, in one's dealings whether be it for
making or breaking ties, for love or hatred, one looks solely to the
pleasure of Aiiah and acts according to His Commandments, leaving
aside all his personal desires.
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24. Anas ibne-Malik Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallaIIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Good tidings to the one who has
believed in me and seen me; and good tidings seven times over to the
one who has believed in me and has not seen me. (Musnad ADm.d)
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25. 'Abdul' Ra1)man ibne-Yazid Ra1)imahullah narrates that some
people mentioned the Sa1)abah of Mu1)ammad Saiiaiiahu 'alaihi
wasallam and their Iman before 'Abdullah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu. So,
'Abdullah said: Verily, the prophethood of Mu1)ammad Sallallahu
'aIaihi wasallam was clear and obvious for anyone who had seen
him. And I swear by the One, besides Whom there is no one worthy
of worship, no believer has a faith better than the belief in the
Unseen. He then recited (from AI-Bagarah 2:1) Ali! Liim Mfm Dhiilikal
Kitiibu Iii rayba fih ...bi! Ghaib "This is the Book (the Qur'an),
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 14 lmlill
whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqiin:

pious and righteous persons - who believe in the unseen!" (Mustadrak
Hakim)
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26. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhu natTates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I wish that I could meet my
brothers. The Sa!)abah of NabT Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked:
Are we not your brothers? He replied: You are my compauions, but
my brothers are those who will believe in me without having seen
me. (Musnad A~mad)
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27. Abu 'Abdur Ra!)man Al Juhaul Ra<)iyalliihu 'auhu uarrated that
we were sitting with Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, when
two riders appeared. When he saw them, he said: These two men
seem to be from the tribe of Kindah, Madh!)ij! When they reached
him, it became evident that they were, in fact, from Madh!)ij. One of
them came close to him to pledge allegiance. Upon taking the hand
of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, he said: 0 Rasiilallah!
What will be the reward for the one who has seen you and believes
in you and verifies (that which) you (have been sent with) and
follows you? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Good
tidings for him. So he passed his hand over the Prophet's haud and
left, having made his pledge. Then the other came forward and took
the Prophet's hand to pledge allegiance. He said: 0 Rasiilallah! The
one who believes in you, and verifies you and follows you, although
KALlMAHTAYY/BAH 15 [man
he had not seen you, what will he get? He replied: Good tidings to
him, again good tidings to him, and again good tidings to him. So he
passed his hand over the Prophet's hand and left, having made his
pledge. (Musnad A~mad)
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28. Abu Musa Rac)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: There are three types of people, who will have
a double reward: A man from among the people of the Book (Jew or
Christian), who believed in his Prophet and (also) believed in
Mui)ammad sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; a slave when he fulfils his
duties to Allah as well as the duties to his master; and a master of a
woman-slave who brought her up in an excellent manner and
educated her with the best of knowledge and then set her free and
married her, for him is also a double reward. (BukhiirT)
Note: The objective of this padIth is to explain that a double reward
will be recorded in respect of each and everyone of their deeds,
compared with those of others. For example, if anyone offers saIat,
he will receive a tenfold reward and when anyone from these three
persons does the same action, his reward will be twenty-fold. (Ma?iihir
l:Iaque)
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29. Awsal Rai)imahullah narrated that Abu Bakr Rac)iyallahu 'anhu
addressed us saying: A year ago RasiHullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam stood at this very place where I am standing. And
thereafter, Abu Bakr began to weep. Then Abu Bakr Rac)iyallahu
'anhu said: Ask Allah for 'Afiyah (well being) as no one has been
given anything better than 'Afiyah after Yaqln (certainty in faith).
(Musnad A~mad)
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NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The beginning of the
reformation of this Ummah was due to firm belief and abstaining
from worldly pleasures, and the beginning of the decline of this
Ummah will be due to miserliness and long hopes. (BaihaqT)
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31. 'Umar ibnil-Kha(lab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, if you put your faith
completely in Allah, as it ought to be, then surely you will be
provided sustenance as birds are provided for. They leave in the
morning with their stomachs empty and return in the evening duly
filled. (TirmidhT)
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32. Jabir ibne-' Abdulliih Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma nanated that he
accompanied Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam in an expedition
towards Najd; and when Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was
returning from this expedition, he was with him. At noon, they
reached a valley, full of thorny trees. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the trees,
seeking shade. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam rested under a
tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for a while when Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam suddenly called us, and there was a
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 17 [mull
Beduin disbeliever with him. He said: This (Beduin) drew my sword

at me while I was asleep: So I woke up, while the naked sword was
in his hand and he said to me: Who can save you from me? I said to
him three times: Allah! Rasiilullah .')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam did
not punish him and sat down. (BukharT)
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33. .')alii) ibne-Mismar and Ja'far ibne-Burqan Rai)imahumallah

narrate that Nah! .')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked Harith ibne-
Malik: How are you, 0 Harith ibne-Malik? He replied: A Mu'min, 0
Rasiilallah! He asked: A true Mu'min! He replied: A true Mu' min.
Nab! .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: For every fact, there is a
reality. So what is the reality of your Iman? He replied: I have
turned myself away from the world, and pass my nights awake (in
worship) and pass my days in thirst (fasting). And as if I am seeing
the 'Arsh (Throne) of my Rabb when it shall be brought, and as if I
am seeing the people of Paradise visiting one another therein, and as
if [ am hearing the howling of the people of the Fire! At that,
Rasiilullah .')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: (Harith is) A Mu'min
whose heart has been enlightened. (Mufannaf 'Abdur Razzaq)
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34. Ma'iz Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! .')allalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam was asked which of the deeds are most virtuous? He said:
Iman on Allah the One, then Jihad, and then an accepted Bajj. These
surpass all other deeds (in excellence), as the distance between the
rising of the sun and its setting in the west. (Musnad Ai)mad)
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 18 [mall
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35. Abu Umamah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu uarrates that one day the
Sal)abah of Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mentioned about
the (luxuries of the) world in his presence. So, Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam (drawing the attention of the Sal)ahah to emphasize
strongly the importance of the topic) said: Behold! Will you not
listen? Behold! Will you not listen? Verily, a simple, humble hardy
life emanates from Iman. Verily, a simple, humble hardy life
emanates from Iman. Meaning thereby, a hardy life with simple
clothes and giving up luxuries of life to such an extent that a person's
skin becomes dry. (Abu Dawiid)
Note: This does not mean that Iman is limited to a hardy life but
Iman encompasses within itself numerous distinguished qualities.
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36. 'Amr ibne- 'Abasah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu asked: Which [man is the
best? Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Hijra (generally it
means migration). And then asked: What is Hijra? Nab! Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam replied: To forsake evil. (Masnad AI)mad)
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37. Sufyan ibne-' Abdullah Aththaqafi Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrated
that I asked: 0 Rasillalliih! Tell me something most important about
Islam, so that I will have no further need to ask about this from
anyone after you. He said: Say, I believe in Alliih, and be steadfast
therein. (Muslim)
Note: First, to believe in Alliih and in all of His attributes, then
comply with His Commandments and those of His Messenger. This
[man and compliance thereof ought not to be transitional but should
be held steadfastly to. (Maeahir ~Iaque)
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38. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'A~ Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates

that RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the Iman in
your hearts becomes worn, just as clothes become worn out and
taltered. So, keep on asking Allah to renew the Iman in your hearts.
(Mustadrak Bakim)
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39. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah has forgiven my Ummah the evil
promptings or desires of their hearts, as long as they do not act upon
them or speak of them. (BukhiirT)
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40. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that some of the
Sal)abah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhum came to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam and asked him: We find that, in our hearts, arise such
thoughts that we would be ashamed to talk of them. He said: Well,
do you indeed feel like that? We said: Yes. He replied: That is pure
Iman. (Muslim)
Note: This means that when these thoughts instigate you and, far
from believing in them, you do not even want to ulter them, then
indeed this is the sign of perfect Iman. (NawawT)
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KALIMAHTAITIBAH 20 lmiin
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Testify frequently La ilaha illal/ah

(None is worthy of worship except Allah) before a barrier (death or
illness) comes between you and it. (Musnad Abu Ya'Iii, Targhib)
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42, 'Uthman ibne-' Afran Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who died knowing (and
believing) that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, will
enter Paradise. (Muslim)
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43. 'Uthman ibne-'Afran Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahll 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who died knowing that Allah is
True and He exists, will enter Paradise. (Musnad Abu Ya'Ia)
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44. 'All Ra<;liyallahll 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahll 'alaihi
wasallam said in a f.ladTth Quds! that Allah Ta 'ala says: Indeed I am
AlJah, there is none worthy of worship except Me; he who
acknowledges My Oneness enters My fortress, and he who enters
My fortress is safe from My Punishment. (Shirazj, Jami-'u,-saghjr)
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KALlMAN TAYYlBAN 21 lmlill
45. Makl)iil Ral)imahuWih narrated that a very old man, with

eyebrows drooping over his eyes, came and said: 0 Rasiilallah A
man who had betrayed, fornicated, and not left any wish or a
slightest desire (whether permitted or forbidden) but fulfilled it; if his
sins were distributed amongst the entire population of the world, they
would be destroyed thereby. Can his turning with repentance be
accepted? Rasiilul1ah SallaWihu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Have you
embraced Islam? He replied: As for me, I bear witness that there is
none worthy of worship except Allah, Alone, without partner, and
that Mu1]ammad is His slave and Messenger.
NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Then, indeed Allah will keep
forgiving you and replacing your evil deeds with righteous ones as
long as you are faithful to the words of this Kalimah. At this, the old
man exclaimed: 0 Rasiilallah! And my betrayals and my
fornication? NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: And your
betrayals and your fornication. The old man then turned and left
saying (out of sheer joy): Allallli Akbar, La ilaha il/al/ah. (Tal'sir ibn
Kathir)
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46. 'Abdullah ibne-' Amr ibni] 'As Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I

heard RasiilulJah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaJlam saying: Indeed Allah
will summon a man from my Ummah in the presence of the entire
creation on the Day of Resurrection and ninety-nine scrolls (of evil
deeds) wil1 be unrolIed in front of him, while each scroll (length)
being as far as the eye can see. He (Allah) wil1 ask: Do you deny
anything (written) here? Have My scribes done any injustice to you?

He will say: No, my Rabb. Allah will say: Have you got any excuse
for it? He will reply: No, my Rabb. Allah will say: We have with us
a good deed of yours, and verily, today no injustice will be done to
you. Then a piece of paper will be brought forth written therein will
be these words:
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I hear witness that there is none worthy of worship except
Allah, and I hear witness that MOJ;mmmad is His slave and
Messenger.
Then Allah will say: Go and have it weighed. He will say: 0 my
Rabb, what is (the weight of) this paper as compared to all of these
scrolls? Allah will say: Indeed there will be no injustice to you. The
scrolls will then be placed in one pan (of the scale) and the piece of
paper in the other pan. Thereupon, compared to the weight of the
piece of paper, the pan of scrolls will begin to fly. And nothing can
outweigh the name of Allah. (TirmidhT)
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47. Abu 'Amrah Al AnsarI Racjiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I bear witness that there is none
worthy of worship except Allah, and that I am His Messenger. Any
slave (of Allah) who meets Allah with this belief, this Kalimah will
keep him away from Fire on the Day of Resurrection. In another
narration: Anyone who meets Allah on the day of Judgement
testifying these two, (Oneness of Allah and Prophethood of
Muljammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) shall enter Paradise, despite
all his sins. (Musnad Af:lrnad, TubaranL Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
Note: Commentators in the light of this and similar a1)adIth state that
such a person will enter into Paradise either his sins being forgiven
by the Mercy of Allah or after he has withstood punishment.
(Mu 'ariful J:ladTth)
KALIMAH TAYYlBAll 23 [miin
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48. '!tban ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahn 'anhu narrates that Nab!

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who bears witness that
there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that I am His
Messenger can never enter Hell or be bnrnt by its fire. (Muslim)
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49. Abu Qatadah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates from his father that
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who bears witness
that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and his tongue frequently
recites it while his heart is contented with it, the Fire shall not bum
him. (BaihaqT)
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50, Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
~allaIl1ihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who dies, bearing witness
with the certainty of his heart that there is none worthy of worship
but Allah and that I am His Messenger, will be forgiven by Allah,
(Musnad Abmad)
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51. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
KAUMAHTAYYlBAH 24 lmiill
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said, while Mu 'adh Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu

was riding behind him on the same camel's saddle: 0 Mu'Mh ibne-
Jabal! Mu'Mh replied: Here 1 am at your service, may you be
blessed, 0 Rasiilallah! He again said: 0 Mu'adh! He again replied:
Here I am at your service, may you be blessed, 0 Rasiilallah! May
you be blessed, This happened thrice, then Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who bears witness that there is none
worthy of worship except Allah and that MU\Jammad is His
Messenger truthfully from his heart, then Allah will save him from
the Fire, Mu'adh said: 0 RasOlaliah I Should I not inform people
that they may rejoice? He replied: Consequently, they will depend
on this alone (and give up their good deeds), However, Mu 'adh
Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrated this iJadith, at the time of his death, for
fear of the sin (of concealing knowledge). (BukhaIT)
Note: Commentators give two explanations to the A\JMith in which
Hell (Fire) is forbidden, only on bearing witness of Ui iliiha illallahu
MU(lammad-ur-Rastilullah "There is none worthy of worship except
Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah". One is
deliverance from eternal Punishment of Hell, i.e. they would not be
in Hell forever like unbelievers or polytheists, though they would be
in Hell for such time until Punishment for their sins is over. The
second meaning is that bearing testimony to La ifiiha illallahu
MuJ:zammad-ur-Raszllullah encompasses the whole of Islam. One
who testifies to this truly and thoughtfully will indeed mould his life
according to the tenets of Islam. (Macahir l:Iaglle)
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52. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The one who says La ifaha illallah
with all the sincerity of his heart will be the most blessed by my
intercession on the Day of Resurrection (BukharT)
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KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 25 lman
53. Rifii'ah Al Juhanl RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I testify before Allah tbat any slave
of Allah who dies, bearing witness truthfully from his heart that there
is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that I am the Messenger
of Allah, and maintains righteous deeds, will certainly enter
Paradise. (Musnad A1)mad)
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54. 'Umar ibnil-Khanab RaQiyallahu 'anhu said: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily I know a Kalimah, which
no slave of Allah says truthfully from his heart, and then dies in that
state, except that Allah will surely forbid him from the Fire; that
Kalimah is La ilaha illallah. (Mustadrak I~akim)
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55. 'lyyaQ Al An$arl RaQiyallahu 'anhu ascribes to Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam that he said: Verily La iliiha illallah is a
Kalimah regarded precious by Allah. It has with Allah a high status.
And it is a Kalimah that he who says it truthfully, Allah will send
him to Paradise, and he who says it insincerely, it will save his blood
(life) and protect his wealth (in this world) but when he will meet
Allah on the Day of Judgement, He will take him into account.
(Bazzar, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
Note: The Kalimah becomes a source of protection for one's life and
property even if it is said insincerely. This is because he is
apparently a Muslim and as such he will neither be killed nor his
property confiscated as is done with a fighting unbeliever.
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56. Abu Bakr Siddlq RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 26 lmlill
'alaihi wasallam said: He who bears witness to La ilaha illallah--

there is none worthy of worship except Allah, with his heart
verifying his tongue, shall enter Paradise from any of its doors he
wishes. (Abu Ya'Hi)
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57. Abu Musa Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Take good news, and give good news to
others, that he, who bears witness to La ilaha illallahu-- there is none
worthy of worship except Allah and is truthful in his testimony
thereof, will enter Paradise. (Musnad A1)mad, Tabaran], Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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58, Abu Darda Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He will enter Paradise who sincerely bears
witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that
Mu!)ammad is His slave and Messenger. (Majma- 'ul-Ba~rnin)
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59. Anas Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: When I entered Paradise, I saw on both of its
sides three lines written in gold. The first line read: La ilaha
illallahu Mul;ammad-ur-Rasiilullah (There is none worthy of
worship except Allah, Mu!)ammad is the Messenger of Allah). The
second line read: What we had sent forth, we found (the reward)
thereof, and what we had consumed, we benefitted from it, and what
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 27 lm{fn
we had left behind, was a loss. And the third line read: Sinful
Ummah and Ever Forgiving Rabb. (Jami-'u,-~aghjr)
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60. '!than ibne-Malik Al An~arT Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Not shall a slave (of Allah)
appear on the Day of Resurrection having said Ui iliiha illalliih
seeking only the pleasure of Allah, except that Allah will forbid the
Fire upon him. (BukhiirJ)
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61. Anas ibne-Malik Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who departs from the world with. sincere
belief in Allah alone Who has no partners, and having established
Salat and paid Zakat, departs in such a state that Allah is pleased
with him. (Mustadrak tUikim)
Note: Sincere belief means that he was obedient from the core of his
heart.
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62. Abu Dhar RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, he is successful who has sincerely
dedicated his heart to [man and purified his heart (from polytheism
and hypocrisy) and kept his tongue truthful, and made his Nafs, the
innerself, satisfied (by the rememberence of Allah), and kept his
manners upright, and lent his ears to listening attentively (to the
truth) and his eyes observing (with the light of [man). (Musnad A!)mad)
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 28 lmiill
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63. Jabir ibne-' Abdullah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma said: I heard

RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who meets Allah,
not ascribing any partner to Him, enters Paradise. And he, who
meets Allah ascribing a partner to Him, enters the Fire. (Muslim)
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"'~ )'Jl-ill ll,lI'g",J'J.< .)01 ~'.&I~:';' ~ ~ ;1.u, ll.rW
64. 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu said: I heard RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who died not ascribing any
partner to Allah, Allah indeed forbids the Fire upon him. ('Amalul
Yaumi wal Lailah lin NasaT)
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65. Nawwas ibne-Sam 'an Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
Nab! SallaIliihu 'alaihi wasaJlarn saying: He who dies, not ascribing
any partner to Allah, indeed, forgiveness becomes incumbent for
him. (TabaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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66. Mu 'adh Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam asked: 0 Mu'adh! Did you hear a sound last night? I
replied: No. Nab! SaJlallahu 'alaihi wasallarn then said: Verily, an
angel came to me from my Rabb, and gave me the good tidings that
whoever from my Ummah dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah,
will enter Paradise. I said: 0 Rasiilallah! Should I not go out to the
people and give them these good tidings? Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
KALlMAHTAYYlBAH 29 [mall
wasallam replied: Leave them (on their own), so that they may
compete in righteousness. (Tabariinj)
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:;i ?\;JI Js.;»1 J;- t~ :J~~:Jj:.jj'.&1 :Cll :J~ ~;»I Js. ?\;JI J;. V, ?\;JI
.~~,:il ~~:; .:,..ti~ ~jJ;,j~ ;»1 Js. ?\;JI J;.j ,~~Ij~~j·.&II)~
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67. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 Mu 'adh! Do you know what is
Allah's right upon His slaves and what are the slave's rights upon
Allah? I replied: Allah and His Rasiil know best. He said: Indeed,
Allah's right upon His slaves is that they worship Him, and do not
ascribe any partners to Him. And the slave's rights upon AWih
SUbl,1anabii wa Ta'ala is that He will not punish anyone who does not
ascribe any partner to Him. (Muslim)
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68. Ibne-' Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who meets Allah not ascribing
any partner to Him, and not having killed anyone, will meet AWih
with the least burden on his back. (TabaranI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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69. Jar!r Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: He who dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, and
has uot shed blood unjustly, will be sent to Paradise, from any of its
doors he desires. (Tabaranl, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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KALlMAN A IT/BAN 30 Belie/in the Unseen
BELIEF IN THE UNSEEN
Believing in Allah Ta'ala and in the Unseen

Truths, and believing in all that Ras iilulliih
fiallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam has presented
as a certainty, and rejecting material
experiences, human perceptions and mortal
pleasures, if they are contrary to w hat has
been revealed to Rasiilulliih fi allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam.
Belief in Allah Ta'ala and His Attributes,

His Messenger, and in Predestination.
VERSES OF THE QUR'AN
(When the Jews and Christians

said as their Qiblah and that of the
Muslims was the same, how could
they be punished? Answering these
thoughts) AlHih Sub1)anahu wa
Ta 'ala said:
It is not righteousness that you turn :A~;..J~; wi ~\ ;J
your faces towards the East or
towards the West but righteousness (;1; (; .;Jf
;..
Wi.; ""jj~ ..;~1
,- -- ----
is this that they believe in Allah • .:: -i\:;(/ . ~i( '/T(/ ...;,~
and the Last Day, : ~ !.J /:~ ~>=IJ "" ;..
KALlMAH TAIT/BAH 31 Belief in the Unseen
and in the angels, and the Books,

and the Prophets; and to give their
J<: j\J( JI;':; ~r; '> <9t
wealth, for love of Him to ~/'i(J ~~(
~ . .sJ> <...::;.
,,~
relatives, the orphans, the needy

and the traveller and to those who :.;\\;C~(
_,; 'J/ ~I
/_> ~T
cr.'J &.C.::.::W
_, '-'
ask, and to set slaves free and
establish Salat and give Zakat. J\;':; ~ji ;;11 X::lj ....,...,~)(
,
j':; / /
And those who fulfill their oaths

(treaty) when they make one, and III ~} ~~ 6;'..;:i~ ;§JI
~
those who are patient in extreme ~iJ ;t.::,'QI ~ ~pi; h>~~

poverty and illness, and at the time 't'} /' -::~ ,/ .... { .Ii: ;: .",
of stress during battle. Such are !;i.e;. i.>:;;l\ ~j\ "",1:;)\ i:0
the truthful and such are the pious. A/,,-::}~. . ;.J. ./ /~\/
AI-Baqarah 2:177 [\ VV"A!I] 10/ "pi ~ ~j'J
Allah Sub\:lanahii wa Ta 'ala says:
o mankind! Rememher Allah's

favours to you. Is there any
Creator other than Allah Who
provides for you sustenance from
the sky and the earth? None is
worthy of worship but He. How
then are you turning away (from
Him). Hilir 35: 3
Allah Suh\:lanahii wa Ta'ala says:
The Originator of the heavens and

the earth! How can He have a son
when He has no consort, and He
created all things and has
knowledge of all things?
AI-Au'am 6:101
Allah Sub\:lanahii wa Ta'iila says: :JW J~J
Have you seen the semen that you

emit (in the womb of the women)?
KALlMAH fAIT/BAH 32 Beliefitl the Unseen
A c",;.;-\ ~ .. f-\ ~c ~-ii:; ~/1/

Do you create it (transform this ~ (.)~ ~ TA..j~;:'; ..
semen into a perfect human being),

[oq,-OA:~\}I]
or are We the Creator?
AI-Wiiqi'ah 56:58-59
Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala says: :JW JIi)
Have you seen that which you A .-- n, I" ~.«

lo/ "-/j}>'- '" (:,,-,,1
cultivate (sow into the ground)?
A"').. -.:;" >",": 1: )'/.J./"-;; ..;..-.:....
Is it you who cause it to grow, or lo/ uri)1 yo F\ r"'r..Jj' ..:.;1.
are We the Grower?
AI-Wfiqj'ah 56:63-64 ['\t-'\i':WI}I]
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW JIi)
Have you observed the water

which you drink?
o0Y? ...Ji (Oi ~:j\
Is it you who cause it to come :ft p9j.:ii ~ ~;2]) ;J:
down from the rain-clouds, or are
We the Causer? @5)~H
If We willed We could turn it '1ffi ~~ ;~l;'; fG j
bitter. Why then do you not give
thanks? O~~~
Have you observed the fire that
you kindle?
¢ 5-1SJ Ji ~8i ;S;:01
Is it you who have grown the tree -"~-:
i/-- .... 1 .,:.~ rOL:.l1 .,.:.;.
~i f-:':/// ..,.,k·.. . .~ /1/
that serves as its fuel, or were We
the Grower? AI-Wiiqi'ah 56:68-72 [vr-'\A:WI}I] ¢ G}>~ri
Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala says:
Indeed, Allah is the One Who

splits the seed and the pit (of fruits
etc. for sprouting). He brings forth
the living from the dead, and the
dead from the living. Such is
Allah. How then are you turning
away?
KALIMAH TAYYlBAH 33 Beliefin the Unseen
He is the Cleaver of the daybreak;

and He has appointed the night for
resting in tranquility, and the sun
and the moon for calculating
(time). That is the measuring of
the Mighty, the Wise.
And He is the One Who has set for
you the stars that you may be
guided by them, in your course in
the darkness of the land and the
sea. We have explained Our
revelations for people who have
knowledge.
And He is the One Who has
produced you from a single soul,
and has given you a place of
residing (on the earth) and then an
abode (in your graves). We have
explained Our revelations for
people who have understanding.
And He is the One Who sends
down water from the sky, with
which We bring forth vegetation of
every kind and from them We
bring forth green blades, from
which We bring forth the thick-
clustered grain; and from the date-
palm, from the pollen of which
spring lush bunches bending with
their weight; and gardens of
grapes, and olive, and
pomegranate, alike (featured) and
unlike. Look at their fruits when
they bear fruit and ripen. Indeed,
herein verily are signs for those
who believe. AI-An 'am 6:95-99
KALIMAH TAYfIBAll 34 Beliefin the Unseen
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'aHi says: :JW JIl)
So praise be to Allah, Sustainer of ~:}J( y':;~ .;>~«I\ .;..:; >Lj:( ~

the heavens, and Sustainer of the
earth, the Sustainer of the universe. O~\y':;
And to Him (Alone) belongs I.<.~~\/
u::.; 'J
0~<~1\
,
. X_~
~
7c'iT ~/
CO
Majesty in the heavens and the
> ,>r'\ !., /i'\ ,',
earth. And He is the Mighty, the
Wise. AI-Jiithiyah 45: 36-37
O
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'
[~v-n:";,"I]
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Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala said to

His Prophet:
Say! 0 Allah! Possessor of
Sovereignty! You give
sovereignty to whom You will, and
You withdraw sovereignty from
whom You will. You exalt whom
You will, and You abase whom
You will. In Your Hand is (all) the
good. Indeed, You are able to do
all things.
You cause the night to pass into
the day and You cause the day to
pass into night, and You bring
forth the living from the dead and
the dead from the living, and You
give sustenance to whom You
choose without limit.
Ale 'Imr.n 3:26-27
[~v- n :j,,,.,. JI]
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala says:
And with Him (Allah) are the keys

of the unseen (of which) none but
He knows. And He knows what is
in the land and in the sea. And
there is not a leaf that falls
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 3S Beliefill the Unseen
but that He knows about it, and not

a grain (seed) in the darkness of
the earth, nor a thing alive
(organic), or dry (inorganic) but
that (it is noted) in a clear record.
And He is the One Who takes your
souls by night (when your are
asleep), and has knowledge of all
that you have done by day. And He
brings you back to life each day so
that a term appointed (your life
period) be fulfilled. And afterward
unto Him is your return. Then He
will proclaim unto you what you
used to do. AI-An 'am 6:59-60
Allah Sub~anahii wa Ta'ala said to :JW J~)

His Prophet:
Say: Shall I choose for a protecting S')<~I( .k~ Q,; lJf ~1 ~ ji
friend other than Allah, the
Originator of the heavens and the
;:8 l' (..t::
• j ,>-
__ J"j /"1(-
'-'!'.J 'J
earth, Who feeds and is never fed? [\ [:rW~I]

AI-An'am 6:14
Allah Sub~anahii wa Ta'ala says:
And nothing exists, except that We

have treasures of it. And We do
not send it down except in an
appointed measure. AI-1:!ijr 15:21
Allah Sub~anahii wa Ta'ala says:
Do these hypocrites seek honour,

and power at the hands of
disbelievers? Verily, then to Al,lah
belongs all honour and power.
An-Nisa 4: 139
KALlMAH fA YYlBAH 36 Belief in the Unseen
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala says: :JW J~j
And so many a moving (living) ~ -] ;fI~

Q.1--.... J:i:..{;
. ;;.....::-
,
creature carry not their own
~_.<Jl ~> ~ :-(C;! / I-:>'~'~ ~1
provision. Allah provides for them c::- .Y'J r".,J ~»..
'u~IJ
and for you. He is the Hearer, the
Knower. AI- 'AnkabUt 29:60
[, 4) tyl
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala said to
His Prophet:
Say (to mankind): what do you
think, if Allah took away your
hearing and your sight and sealed
your hearts, Who is there other
than Allah Who could restore it for
you? See how We display Our
revelations to them? Yet still they
turn away. AI-An'am 6:46

His Prophet !)allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam
Say (to mankind): Have you
considered, if Allah made the night
unending for you till the Day of
Resurrection, is there anyone apart
from Allah who could bring you
the light? Will you then not hear?
Say (to mankind): Have you

considered, if Allah made the day
unending for you till the Day of
Resurrection, is there anyone apart
from Allah who could bring you
night wherein you rest? Will you
then not see? AI-Qa~a, 28: 71-72
KALlMAH TA YYlBAH 37 Beliefill the Unseen
Allah Subl)anahil wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~)
And of His signs are the ships, like .;;:31 cj c!9J ;',,;;.\: 0:J
(floating) mountains in the sea;
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~,
If He wills, He calms the wind so & :;S:G~ 0iT i(; &)( ~ ~ w~

that they keep still upon its surface. -'--- ~~t ,,{-- -- "" . ~ (C ,,/
Indeed, herein are signs for every .;r,;." if'"!- ~'J <!Jl'; ~ ,:,~ zg~
patient and grateful (heart).
Or (if He wills), He causes them to eF/,:Z;~~~;ii

perish, on account of that which
they have earned and He forgives [n-n:<5,~",",I] ¢A'
much. Ash-ShUra42: 32-34
Allah Sub!)anahil wa Ta 'ala says: :JWJ~)

-,:",. -- ""'/ .. / ." /J./ /-'", ",///
And indeed We had given Dawild J~ y,.,;,.; ~ 0",10 41, -IAJ-l

grace from Us (by saying): a hills
Glorify Allah with him! And (0) jJ DI' "'~i'lr >/'
~ ~" ,.v..
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birds you also. And We made the
iron soft for him. Saba 34: 10 [\ ·L] 0 :";l(
Allah Sub!)anahil wa Ta 'ala says:
(Because of the mischief of Qaliin)

We made him sink into the earth
with his dwelling. Then he had no
group and party to help him other
than Allah, nor was he of those
who could save himself.
AI-Qasas 28:81
Allah Subl)anahil wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~J

"
Then We revealed to Milsa y~\
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~
wI Z;;' Jl
/
,
r::...;\;""
(saying)! Strike the sea with your
staff. And (as he did this) it J 5~ ~~ ~r ,;]~
KALlMAH TAITIBAH 38 Belief in the Unseen
parted, (causing many through ~ ~( /~

~ .... ~--
Li~'
;i'lj? /'..J;
ways) and each part was like a
huge mountain. Ash-Shu'arii' 26:63 [W:,'r-'J,J
Allah Subi)anahu wa Ta'ala says:
And Our ordaining (a thing and its

coming into being) is but one act
like the twinkling of an eye
AI-Qamar 54:50
Allah Subi)anahil wa Ta 'ala says: :JW JIiJ

>- -.: "J/ .>"/~,J J/ ---;
Indeed He (Allah) is the One [ 0"'--"".~I] ~;.'~ G ,:;t;L\ AI "1 \
Alone Who creates and He is the
One Alone Whose Orders prevail.
AI-A 'rat 7:54
Allah Subi)anahil wa Ta'ala says:
(Every messenger gave the same

message to his people; worship
Allah) You have none worthy of
worship but Him.' AI-A'rat7:59
And if all the trees on the earth

were pens, and the seas, with seven
more seas to help it (were made
ink), even then the words of Allah
(describing His wonders, grandenr
and majesty) would not be
exhansted. Indeed, Allah is
Mighty, Wise. Luqman 31:27
Allah Subi)anahil wa Ta 'ala said to :JW JIiJ

His Prophet:
Say! Nothing befalls ns save that ,/~C: G'h y ~"~:: j j
KALIMAH TA YYIBAH 39 Beliefin the Unseen
which Allah has decreed for us.

He is our Protector, Lord and
Helper; (so there is some good in
whatever befalls US), and in Allah
let the believers put their trust.
At-Tawbah 9:51
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'ala says:
If Allah int1icts you with hurt,

there is none who can remove it
but Him; and if He desires good
for you, there is none who can
repel His Bounty. He causes it to
reach whomsoever He wills of His
bondsmen; He is Forgiving, the
Merciful. Yunus 10:107
AHADITH
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70. Ibne-'Abbas Rat;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that JibraIl 'Alaihis
Salam asked Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: Tell me what is [man?
Nab! sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: [man is that you believe in
Allah and the Last Day, and in the angels, and the Books, and in the
Prophets, and that you believe in death, and life after death, and that
you believe in Paradise and Hell, and the Accountability, and the
Scale (of deeds), and that you believe in all (aspects of) destiny, its
good and its bad. JibraIl'Alaihissalam said: Then if I do that, have I
believed? Rasiilullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: If you do
that, you have believed. (Musnad A~mad)
KALlMAH TA YYlBAH 40 Beliefin the Unseen
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,
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,
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71. Abu Hurairah Rac.liyaWihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl SallalIahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Iman is that you believe in Alliih, and His
angels, and meeting Him (in the Hereafter), and His Messengers, and
that you believe in the Resurrection. (BukharT)
~:;..:
:JJ-ii ~ ~I ~;';i ~'';;'I Cs-i'J -,J\lJJI.j ~:;. -v ~

. , ' J} " •
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\,\, / \ -"'))ie:- 'J'j

72. 'Vmar ibnil-Khanab Rac.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
Nabl Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who dies believing in
Allah, and the Last Day, it will be said to him: Enter from any of the
eight doors of Paradise that you wish. (Musnad AI)mad)
~;T J4Q~Ih:~
, '
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y '\AA:ri)(o..;4\~J}-"iJ" J"':"'..! '~.f ~~ ~~ 1.i.A :JliJ..s.i..o..rl l
73. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'l1d Rac.liyalliibu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily in the heart of
man, a thought is stirred by Shailiin, and a thought is stirred by an
angel. As for the thought stirred by Shailan, it instigates towards the
doing of evil, and falsifying the Truth. And as for the thought stirred
by the angel, it urges towards the good, and confirmation of the
Tmth. So he, who finds in his heart the thought of doing good and
.affirming the Truth, should know that it is (guidance) from Allah and
should praise (and thank) Alliih, and he who finds in his heart the
other thought (from Shailan) should seek refuge in Allah from
Shailan, the accursed; and then Rasl1lulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam recited this verse from the Qur'an, "Shailan makes you
fear poverty and bids you to commit evil deeds" (Sarah Baqarah 2:268)
(TirmidhT)
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 41 Belief in the Unseen
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74. Abu Darda' RaQiyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Revere Allah (hold Allah in the
highest regard, the Exalted, Majestic and Glorious), He will forgive
you. (Musnad A~mad)
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75. Abu Dhar RaQiyallahu 'anhu, narrates from Nabl Sallallahu
'a1aihi wasallam in one of Hadlth Qudsi that Allah Tabaraka wa
Ta'ala has said: 0 My slaves! I have indeed made oppression
unlawful upon Myself and have made it unlawful for you, so do not
oppress one another. 0 My slaves! All of you are astray. except
whom I have guided, so seek guidance from Me, I will guide you. 0
My slaves I All of you are hungry except whom I have fed, so seek
food from Me, I will feed you. 0 My slaves! All of you are naked,
except whom I have clothed, so seek clothing from Me, I will clothe
you. 0 My slaves! Verily you commit errors day and night, and I
forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness from Me, I will forgive you. 0
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 42 Belie/in the Unseen
My slaves! You will not be able to harm Me, and succeed in such a
purpose; and neither will you be able to benefit Me and succeed in
such a purpose. 0 My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men
and jinn, were as pious as the one with the most pious heart amongst
you, that would not cause any increase in My Kingdom. 0 My
slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn were as
wicked as the one with the most wicked heart amongst you, that
wonld not cause any decrease in My Kingdom. 0 My slaves! Even
if the first and last of you, men and jinn were to stand in one plain
and ask of Me, and I were to give everyone what he asked, that
would not decrease what I possess even to the extent of the water
which a needle when dipped into the sea can take out from it. 0 My
slaves! They are only your deeds which I pnt to your account and
then pay you in full for them, so he who finds (therein) good, should
praise Allah, and he who finds otherwise should undoubtedly blame
no one bnt himself, alone. (Muslim)
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76. Abu Miisii Al Ash 'arf narrates that Rasiilulliih $allalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam stood amongst us and made five statements: I. Verily
Alliih Subi).iinahii wa Ta'iilii does not sleep, nor He seeks to sleep. 2.
He lowers the scale (of sustenance) and raises it. 3. The deeds of the
night are lifted up to Him before the deeds of the day. 4. And the
deeds of the day before the deeds of the night. 5. His veil is Light
(between Him and His creation). If He were to raise it, the sublime
splendour of His Face would set ablaze all His creation up to where
His glance reaches. (Muslim)
Note: The verses and ai).iidlth in which the faces, eyes, hands or other
physical traits of Alliih are mentioned, are allegorical. Their meaning
is beyond human comprehension.
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77. Ibne-'Abbas Ra4iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily Allah Ta'aHi has created
Israffi 'Alaihis Salam. From the day he was created he has been
keeping both his feet in line, not raising his eyes. There are seventy
(veils of light) between him and the Sustainer, Blessed and Exalted.
If he were to come near any of those (veils of light), he would be set
ablaze. (Ma,iibI!)-~us-Sunnah)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam: Have you
seen your Rabb (Sustainer)? Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam trembled and
replied: 0 Mu1:Jammad! Indeed between me and Him are seventy
veils of light, if I were to come close to any of them, I would be
burnt. (Ma,abTI)-~us-Sunnah)
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79. Abu Hurairah Ra4iyalliihu 'anhu reported from RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a BadHh Qudsi that Allah
'Azza wa Jall said: Spend, (0 man), I shall spend on you. And then
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Hand (treasures) of
Allah is full and spending day and night continuously does not effect
its fullness. And he said: Do you see, what He spent since He
created the sky and the earth? And His 'Arsh (Throne) was over the
waters. Indeed this has not decreased that which is in His Hand? In
His Hand is the Scale (of justice), whereby he raises and lowers
(people). (Bukharj)
KALIMAHTAYYIBAH 44 Beliefin the Unseen
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80. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabl Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam in a f.Iadlth Qudsi narrated: Allah shall seize the
earth on the Day of ResulTection, and fold the sky in His right hand,
then He will say: I am the King. Where are the kings of the earth?
(BukharT)
Note: The attribute of seizing the earth, folding the sky, the Hand of
Allah, and the like are all Truth, the reality of which is beyond our
grasp as it does not have any resemblance with the attributes of the
creations. Allah has no resemblance to His creation; neither in His
Entity, nor in His Attributes, but in words alone. Allah and His
Attributes are far above the comprehension of any of His creation.
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81. Abu Dhar Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily I see what you do not see, and I hear
what you do not hear. The sky creaks (with the Greatness and
Magnificence of Allah), and it is its right to creak! There is not.
therein. the space of four fingers, but that an angel is lowering its
forehead in prostration to Allah. By Allah! If you knew what I
know, you would have laughed little and wept much, and you would
not have taken pleasure from your wives in beds, and you would
have gone out to the tops of the lofty heights, supplicating fervently
to Allah. Indeed. I wish that I were (but) a plant to be plucked (from
the earth)! (TirmidhI)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily there are ninety·nine names
of Allah; one hundred less one, he who memorizes them enters
Paradise. He is Allah besides Whom there is none worthy of
worship, He is:
:;;')1 Ar-RaJ.tmall The Compassiouate

~)I Ar-RaJ.tlm The Most Merciful
.\.LWI AI-Malik The King
':"'j~' Al-Quddiis The Most Holy
i~1 As-Salam The Granter of peace and Free of all
Blemishes
~~I Al-Mu'mill The Granter of safety and security
~,:!'j, AI·Muhaimill The Guardian of all things
;';il AI· 'Azlz The Mighty
,,;,;,i, Al-Jabbiir The Overpowering
~I Al-Mutakabbir The Greatest in Majesty
JlWI AI-Khiiliq The Creator
"A' AI-Barl The One Who brings creatiou into
Being
j~1 AI-Mu~awwir The One Who designs and gives
shape to the creation
KALlMAH fAITlBAH 46 Belie/in the Unseen
JW!I Al-Ghaffar The Continually Forgiving

,~I Al-Qahhar The Most Dominant
~~)I Al-Wahhab The Most Generous Bestower
~Ij)i Ar-Razzaq The Provider
t. GJiI Al- F atta/:t The Opener to the way to victory
And mercy
;.#il Al-'Alfm The All Knowing
~_WI Al-Qabi{! The Withholder of sllstenance and
Life
~~I Al-Basi( The Plentiful Giver
:,,;WI AI-KhaF14 The Abaser
I:JI',JI AI-Raft' The Exalter
~I AI-Mu'iz The Giver of honour and dignity
~,wl AI-Mudhil The Giver of disgrace
t:! ' II As-Sam!' The All Hearing
~I AI-Ba~fr The All Seeing
~I AI-lfakam The Indisputable Judge
:Jj;J, Al-'Adl The Just
'(~'I!\ Al-La(if The Most Graciolls
;,;.i\ Al-Khabfr The All Aware
~I Al-lfalfm The Clement
~I Al-'A.zfm The Incomparably Great
,:#, Al-Ghafiir The All Forgiving
Jj\81 Ash-Shakiir The Grateful Rewarder and
Recompenser
~I Al-'Aliyyu The Most High
:,;,$jl Al-Kabfr The Most Great
¥il Al-lfo,{fz The Protector
,~ til Al-Muqft The Sustainer and Controller of all
Things
... :,~il Al-lfasfb The Reckoner
J;\JI AI-JaW The Majestic
, '}:it AI-Karfm The Generous and Benevolent
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AI-Mujfb The Answerer and Responder
~\)I AI-Wasf' The Vast in His Knowledge and
Goodness
;..~;j\ AI-lfakfm The Most Wise
KAUMAHTAYY/BAH 47 Belie/in the Unseen
~j~)\Al-Wadiid The Most Loving

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-, AI-Majid The Glorious and Exalted
~L;i, Al-Bli'ith The Resurrector of the dead
":/" Ash-Shah'id The Witness
~I Al-lfaq The Absolute True in His Being and
Attributes
J;>~I Al-Wakil The Trustee
':')1 Al-Qaw'i The Most Powerful
~I AI-MatTn The Most Firm
i,J~1 AI-WalT The Loving Patron and Supporter
~I AI-lfamTd The Praiseworthy
~I AI-Mu1.z§T The All-Knowing
t>~l Al-Mubdi'u The Originator of Creation
~\ AI-Mu'Td The Recreator of Creation
~I AI-Mu1.zyT The Giver of Life
!~ :3: 1\ Al-Mumil The Giver of Death
~I Al-lfayy The ever Living
;.J.iil Al-Qayyum The Eternal Sustainer
~\)l Al-Wlijid The Self-Sufficient
~W\ Al-Mlijid The Grand
~I~I AI-Wli1.zid The One
:';'~, AI-AlJad The Single
~I A~-Samad The One Who Depends on none and
all others depend on Him
)~WI Al-Qiidir The Most Powerfully Able
j~\ Al-Muqtadir The Prevailing
it1i:j, Al-Muqaddim The Advancer
?~I Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
Jj~1 Al-Awwal The First
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Az-Ziihir
The Last
The Manifest
:;.<;i, Al-Bii(in The Hidden
JI~I AI-WiiIT The Governor
J,;;:i, AI-Muta'lilT The Sublime
).1 AI-Barr The Amply Beneficent
y\~ll At-Tawwiib The Acceptor of Repentance
: ;"'h Al-Muntaqim The Avenger
',:oil Al-'Afwu The Pardoner
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 48 Belief in the Unseen
.Jjj)1 Ar-Rauf The Benevolent, Sympathetic

~\~~ Malik ul Mulk The Ruler of the Kingdom
Jj;,j'J; Dhul Jalali wal The Sustainer of Majesty and
1 /1') Ikram Splendour
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~I Al-Muqsi! The Most Equitable
~,;JI Al-Jami' The Gatherer
~I AI-GhanI The Self-Sufficient, Independent
~I Al-Mughnl The Granter of Wealth and
Sufficiency
~WI AI-Mani'u The Depriver
~&JI A(j-l)arru The Afflicter of Harm
~81 An-Niifi' The Granter of Benefits
)~I An-Nur The Light
,",,~I AI-Hadl The Guide
~,.;il AI-Badl' The First Causer and Creator
",til AI-Baql The Enduring
~ o'}1 AI-Warith The Inheritor
:";;')1 Ar-Rashld The Perfect Director
)~I A~-$abiir The Most Forbearing
Note: Allah Subl;anahii wa Ta'ala has many names as mentioned in
the Qur' an and Al;adith. Of them, ninety nine are in this l;adIth.
(Mazahir-e-l:Iaque)
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83. Ubayy ibne-K'ab RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that once the
Mushrikln (polytheists) said to Nabl ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam: 0
MiiI;ammad! What is the lineage of your Rabb? Thereupon Allah
Subl;anahii wa Ta'ala, sent down (Siirah Ikhla~): "Say (0
Miil;ammad)! He is Allah, The One. Allah, the Self-Sufficient upon
Whom all depend. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and
there is none comparable to Him". (Musnad Ai)mad)
KALIMAH TAITIBAH 49 Belie/in the Unseen
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84. Abu Hurairah Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu reported that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam narrated in a HadIth Qudsi that Allah
Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala said: The son of Adam belies Me and it was
not right for him to do so. And he has abused Me, although it was
not right for him to do so. He accuses Me of lying by saying that I
shall never resurrect him, as I had originally created him; and he
abuses Me by saying that Allah has taken a son, while I am the Self·
Sufficient upon Whom all depend, neither have I been born, nor has
anyone been born (to Me), and none can be compared to Me,
(BukharT)
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85. Abu Hurairah Ra<;1iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: People will not cease to ask
amongst themselves (about Allah), until (they cross all bounds) and
say: Allah created creation, but who (then) created Allah? When
they say such a thing, say to them:
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depend, He did not give birth, nor was He given birth to, and
there is none like (comparahle to) Him.
Then spit lightly on your left side three times and seek refuge (in
Allah) from Shaitan the accursed. (Abu Dawjjd. Mishkat,u!,Masabil))
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KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 50 Belief ill the Unseen
86. Abu Hurairah Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabl SallalHihu

'alaihi wasallam in a BadHh Qudsi narrates that Allah Subl)anahu wa
Ta'ala has said: The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time (era),
whereas I am Time (era). Authority of all affairs is in My Hand and
I alternate the night and the day. (Bukhiiri)
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87. Abu Miisa Al Ash'arl Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No one is more patient over
injurious words which he hears than Allah! Men (the Mushriklll)
attribute a son to Him, yet He keeps them in a state of well being and
provides for them! (Bukhiiri)
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'alaihi wasallam in a BadHh Qudsi said: When Allah had created the
creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him above the Throne:
Indeed My Mercy prevails over My Anger. (Muslim)
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89. Abu Hurairah Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasfllullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily if the believer were to know
what punishments Allah has (for the transgressors), none would have
any hope left for His Paradise, and if the disbeliever were to know of
the Mercy of Allah, none would have despaired of His Paradise.
(Muslim)
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 51 Beliefin the Unseen
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90. Abu Hurairah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily Allah has one hundred Mercies. He has
sent down from these one Mercy among the jinn, men, animals, and
creeping insects. By it, they (all) show kindness to one another, and
by it, they show mercy to one another, and by it, a beast shows
kindness to its young; and Allah has withheld ninety-nine Mercies
which He will grant to His slaves on the Day of Resurrectiou.
(Muslim)
And in another version of Muslim: When it will be the Day of
Resurrection, He will complete them with this Mercy (and that is, He
will bestow upon His slaves the complete one hundred Mercies).
(Muslim)
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91. 'Umar ibnil-Khanab Ra(liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that some

prisoners (of war) were brought before Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, and a woman from amongst the prisoners was searching
(for her child). Upon finding the infant among the prisoners, she
took him, placed him with her body and began nursing him.
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to us: Do you think this
woman can cast her son into the fire? We replied: No, by Allah, so
long as she is in a position not to cast him. Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah is more Merciful to His slaves
than this woman is to her son! (Muslim)
KALlMAH fAIT/BAH 52 Belief ill the UJISeen
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92. Abu Hurairah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrated that RasUlulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam stood up for Salat, and we, too, stood up
with him. A villager, while he was engaged in Salat, supplicated
loudly: 0 Allah! Bestow Mercy on me and Mul)ammad and do not
bestow Mercy on anyone besides us! When Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam (completed Saliit and) offered Salam, he said to the
villager: Undoubtedly you have confined a very vast thing, meaning
Allah's Mercy. (BukharT)
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93. Abu Hurairah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: By the One in Whose Hand is the
life of Mu1)ammad. anyone from mankind, Jew or Christian, who
hears of me and then dies without believing in that with which] have
been sent, will certainly be among those who go to Hell. (Muslim)
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94. Jabir ibne-' Abdullah Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that some
angels came to Nab! Sallanahu 'alaihi wasallam while he was
KALlMAH TAYY/BAH 53 Beliejin the Unseen
sleeping. Some of them said: Verily he is sleeping. And others said:

Verily, his eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake. Then they said:
Undoubtedly, there is au example for this companion of yours. One
of them said: Then set forth an example for him. Some of them said:
He is sleeping. The others said: His eyes are sleeping, but his heart
is awake. Then they said: His example is that of a man who has built
a house and offered therein a feast and sent an invitor. So, whoever
accepted the invitation, entered the house, and ate of the feast. And
whoever did not accept the invitation did not enter the house, nor did
he eat of the feast. Then the angels said: Interpret this (example) to
him so fhat he may understand it. Some of them said: He is sleeping,
the others said: Verily, his eyes are sleeping, but his heart is awake!
Then they said: The house stands for Paradise, the invitor is
Mui)ammad SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam; whoever obeys Mu!)ammad
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, obeys Allah and whoever disobeys
Mu!)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, disobeys Allah. And
Mu!)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has distinguished the people
(fhat is, through his message the good is distinguished from bad and
the believers from the unbelievers). (BukharT)
Note: The sleeping of the prophets 'Alaihimus Salam is different
from that of common people. A man during sleep becomes unaware
of his surroundings and happenings; whereas this is not the case with
prophets. Their sleep relates only to their eyes, whereas their hearts
continue to be devoted to Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta 'ala. (Bazlul Majhiid)
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95. Abu Musa Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabY Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed my example and the example of what
Allah has sent wifh me, is that of a man who came to some people
and said: a my people! Verily I have seen the (enemy's) army with
my own eyes, and indeed I am a sincere Warner, so protect yourself!
So. a group of his people obeyed him; and left at night proceeding
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 54 Belief in the Unseen
out stealthily till they were safe. While another group of them
disbelieved him and stayed at their place till the morning. So, the
arrny attacked them at dawn, destroying and annihilating them.
Hence, this is the example of the one who obeys me and follows
what I have come with (Qur' an and Sunnah), and the example of the
one, who disobeys me and disbelieves in the Truth which I have
come with. (BukhiirT)
Note: Traditionally, Arabs attacked at dawn. Those who wished to
avoid this danger, travelled in the early part of the night.
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96. 'Abdullah ibne-Thabit Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that 'Umar
ibnil-Khanab came to Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0
Rasiilallah! Indeed, I passed by a brother of mine from (the tribe of)
Qurai~ah; so he wrote me some comprehensive (passages) from the
Torah. Should I not show them to you? ('Abdullah) said:
Thereupon, the face of Rasillullah SallalJahu 'alaihi wasallam
changed colour. 'Abdullah ibne-Thabit then said: So I said to Umar:
Do you not see the expression (of anger) on the face of Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam? 'U mar Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu (realizing his
mistake hastily) said:
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wasallam as His Messenger.
'Abdullah said: At that the anger of Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
subsided, and he said: By the One in Whose Hand is the life of
Mu!)ammad, if Miisa were to appear among you, and then you
followed him, and forsook me, you would indeed go astray. Verily
you are my share from amongst the nations, and I am your share
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 55 Belie/in the Unseen
from amongst the prophets (your success thus lies iu following me).
(Musnad Abmad)
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97. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiUuIlah
~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam said: All of my Ummah will enter into
Paradise, except he who refused. The ~a1)abah said: 0 RasUlallah!
And who would refuse? He replied: He who obeyed me entered
Paradise, and who disobeyed me, refused! (BukharT)
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98. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUluIlah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: None of you would
attain perfection in Iman, until his desires are made subject to that
(Deen) which I have brought. (Sharl)-l.lUs-Sunnah Iii BaghawI, Jami 'ul-
'UlOm wal I:Iukum)
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99. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

~allaIH'ihu 'alaihi wasallam said to me: Sonny! If you can keep your
heart, morning and evening, devoid of deceit and ill-will towards
anyone, then do so. Then he said to me: Sonny! And this is my
Sunnah, and he, who revives my Sunnah, has indeed loved me; and
he who loves me will be with me in Paradise. (TirmidhT)
KALlMAR TAl'YlBAH 56 Beliefin the Unseen
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100. Anas ibne·Malik Rac)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that a group of

three (men) came to the houses of the wives of Nab. ~allalHjhu
'alaihi wasallam asking about the worship of Allah by Nab.
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. So when they were informed, it seemed
less (than their expectation). They said: Where are we, compared to
Nab. ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam when Allah has forgiven his past
and future sins. So one of them said: As for me, I will offer ~alat
throughout the night forever, and another said: I will fast forever and
I will not break my fast. And another said: I will forsake women,
never to marry. Then RasUlullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam came to
them and said: Are you the ones who have said such and such?
Behold. By Allah! Indeed I am the one who fears Allah most
amongst you, and the most pious amongst you. Yet (in spite of that) I
fast, and break fast, and offer ~aJat and I sleep (at night) and I marry
women, so whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me!
(BukharT)
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10 1. Abu Hurairah Rac)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab. ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who holds fast to my Sunnah, during the
time of corruption in my Ummah, for him is the reward of a Martyr.
(Tabarani", TarghTb)
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102. Malik ibne·Anas Ral;imahullah reports that a saying of
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 57 Beliejin the Unseen
RasiHullah .$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam had reached him in which he

said: I have left with you two things; and you shall never go astray
as long as you hold fast to them: The Book of Allah, and the Sunnah
of His Prophet. (Mua!!a Imam Malik)
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103. 'Irba<,l ibne-Sariyah Ra<,liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that one day

RasiHullah .$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam after the morning .$alat, gave
us a profound heart rending sermon, causing the eyes to flow and
the hearts to tremble. So a man said: Indeed this is a sermon of one
bidding farewell! So what do you enjoin upon us, 0 RasiHallah?
He replied: I enjoin you with Allah's Taqwii (fear and obedience)
and to hear and obey those in authority, even if he be an Abyssinian
slave! For verily whoever lives amongst you, shall see many
disagreements. And I warn you to beware of innovations in Deen,
for verily they are misguidance. So whoever amongst you finds
those times, he must adhere steadfastly to my Sunnah, and the
Sunnah of my rightly guided Khulafii (successors). (TirmidhI)
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104..Abdulliih ibne-' Abbas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasiHullah .$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saw a gold ring on the hand
of a man; so he removed it, threw it away, and said: How does
anyone of you want to place a burning coal in his hand? It was said
KALIMAHTAYYlBAH 58 Belie/in the Unseen
to the man, after Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam had left:

Take your ring and benefit thereby. He replied: No! By Allah, I will
never take it, as RasiilulIah .')allalIahu 'alaihi wasallam had thrown it
away. (Muslim)
Note: It is forbidden for men to wear golden ornaments.
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105. Zainab Ra(!iyallahu 'anha narrates: I called upon Umme

I:IabTbah Ra<)iyallahu 'anha, the wife of Nabi .')allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, when her father Abu Sufyan ibne-f.larb had passed away.
Umme I;Iabibah asked for a perfume, containing some yellow
substance Khaliiq or something else. She applied some of it on a
maid, then, rubbed the two sides of her own face (with it) and then
said: By Allah! I have no need of fragrance but that I heard
Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: It is not permissible
for a woman, who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to mourn over
a deceased for more than three days, except over a husband, which is
for four months and ten days. (Bukhari)
Note: Khaliiq is a type of combined fragrance of which saffron is a
major ingredient.
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106. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that indeed a man
asked Nabi .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam: When would be the Last
Hour, a Rasullallah? Rasiilulliih .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied:
What have you prepared for it? He replied: I have not prepared for it
with mnch of .')aliit, nor .')aum, nor .')adaqah; but I love Allah and His
Messenger. He said: (On the day of ResUlTection) You will be with
those whom you loved (in this world). (BukhiirI)
KALlMAH TAW/BAH 59 Belief ill the Unseen
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107. 'A.'ishah Ra<,liyallahu 'anha narrates that a man came to NabI
~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0 Rasulallah! You are more
beloved to me than myself, and more beloved to me than my wife
and wealth, and more beloved to me than my children. Indeed when
I am in my house and I think of you, I lose my patience until I visit
and see you. When I remember that you and I are going to die. I
know that as you enter Paradise, you would be elevated along with
the prophets; and if I enter Paradise, I fear that I may not see you.
NabI ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam did not reply to him until JibraIl
,Alaihis Salam came with the following verse:
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among those npon whom AUah has bestowed a special
bonntifnl favour (reward); as they will be in the company of
the Prophets, the $iddTqfn, the Martyrs, and the Righteous.
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Note: $iddlq means the one who has a surpassing degree of strength
oflman and Yaqll!.
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108, Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that indeed
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: From those people of
my Ummah who intensely love me will be some who will
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 60 Belief ill the Unseen
come after me. Each one of them would desire that he could see me,
even in exchange for (sacrifying) his family and wealth! (Muslim)
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109. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyalJahu 'anhu narrates that indeed

RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I have been given
superiority over the rest of the prophets in six respects: I have been
given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I
have been helped by fear (in the hearts of enemies); and captured
enemy assets have been made lawful to me; the earth has been made
for me a place of worship and ceremonially pure; I have been sent to
the entire mankind; and the line of prophets ended on me. (Muslim)
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110. 'Irba<,l ibne-Sariyah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu, the companion of
RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrates: I heard RasUiullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily I am the slave of Allah
and the seal of prophets. (Musladrak I;lakim)
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11 L Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed my example and the
example of the preceding prophets is that of a man who built a
house, perfected and beautified it, but left a place for one brick in a
corner. Now, people move around the house and marvel at its
KALlMAH TAYY1BAH 61 Beliefin the Unseen
beauty but also say: Why a brick was not placed in this corner?
RasUluWih SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: I am that brick; and I am
the seal of the prophets. (BukhiirT)
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112. Ibne- 'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: One day, I was

(riding) behind Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; when, he said to
me: 0 lad! Indeed, I will teach you (some) words of wisdom: Guard
the Commandments of Allah, He will guard you! Guard the
Commandments of Allah, you will find Him before you (Allah will
help you). If you ask, ask from Allah alone; and when you seek
help, seek help from Anah alone, and believe that if the entire
mankind gathered to benefit you by anything, they cannot benefit
you except by that which Allah has written for you! And if they
gathered to harm you with anything, they can not harm you except
by that which Allah has written for you. The pens of destiny have
been lifted, and the (ink of the) scrolls has dried! (TirmidhT)
Note: The decision of destiny can never be changed.
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I 13. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyanahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: For everything there is a reality; and no slave
of Allah can reach the reality of Iman until he believes that what had
befallen him, could not have missed him; and what had missed him,
could not have befallen him. (Musnad AI)mad, TabaranT, Majma· 'uz·
Zawaid)
Note: One must believe that whatever befalls him is predestined
from Allah, and he does not know what good is hidden in it for him.
KALIMAH TAITIBAH 62 Belie/in the Unseen
Belief in destiny gnards one's Iman and is a protection from the

promptings of Shaitan.
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114. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'A~ Rac,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I
heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Allah had
written the destiny of the entire creation fifty thousand years before
he created the skies and the earth. He said: And at that time, His
Throne was upon the water. (Muslim)
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115. Abu Darda Rac,liyallahu 'anhu nmrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah 'Azza wa JaIl has
decided five things for every slave; his time of death, his deeds (good
or evil), his burial place, his age and his sustenance. (Musuad Ai)mad)
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116. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Rac,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No person is a true believer until he
believes that destiny, good and bad, is from Allah. (Musnad Ai)mad)
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117. 'All Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: No slave of Allah is a true believer, until he
believes in four things: 1. He bears witness that there is none worthy
of worship except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah; and
He has sent me with the Truth. 2. He believes in death. 3. He
KALlMAH AITIBAH r 63 Belief in the Unseen
believes in the Resurrection after death, and 4. He believes in

destiny. (TirmidhI)
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118. Abu l;Iaf~ah Ra1)imahuuah narrates that 'Ubiidah ibne-$iimit
advised his son: Sonny! Indeed you can never taste the reality of
Imiin (faith) until you believe that what befalls you could not have
missed you, and what missed you could not have befallen you. I
heard RasUluuah $a1lallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a ijadIth
Qudsi: Verily the first (thing) that Allah Ta'iilii created was the pen,
then He ordered: Write! It (the pen) asked: My Rabb, what shall I
write? He Commanded: Write down the destiny of everything that is
to take place until the Day of Judgement. Sonny! Indeed, I heard
Rasiilulliih $allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who dies upon
belief other than this, is not from me. (Abu DawUd)
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119. Anas ibne-Miilik Rac)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI

$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: AlIiih has appointed an angel
incharge at the womb of the mother. So the angel proclaims: 0 my
Rahb! It is now a drop of sperm (fertilized ovum); 0 my Rabb! It is
now something that clings. 0 my Rabb! It is now a piece of flesh.
When AlIiih wills to complete its creation; the angel asks: 0 my
Rabb! What shall I write about it, male or female? Whether
unfortunate or blessed? How much will be its provisions? Then, what
will be its age? So, all that is written while it is still in the mother's
womb. (Bukhari)
KALlMAHTAYYIBAH 64 Beliefin the Ullseen
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120. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Verily. the magnitude of the reward is
proportionate to the magnitude of the affliction. And indeed when
Allah loves people He afflicts them, and those who accept it gladly
receive Allah's pleasure, but those who are displeased receive
Allah's displeasure. (TirmidhT,Ibn'majah)
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121. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha, the wife of RasUluIHih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam, nanates: I asked RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam about the plague, So he informed me that it is a
punishment (that) Allah sends upon whom He wills; and verily,
Allah has made it a source of mercy for the believers. Anyone who
remains in his place patiently, at the time of an epidemic of plague,
anticipating (reward from Allah), believing that nothing shall befall
him but what Allah has written for him, then (by destiny, if he is
afflicted by plague there) will be the reward of a martyr for him.
(Regardless whether he dies or not because of the plague). (BukhiirT)
Note: Another [JadIth clarifies the order of the Sharl'ah, that if
plague breaks out in a region, whoever happens to be there should
not leave, and who is outside that locality should not enter.
Therefore, this !JadIth grants solace for the one who stays patiently in
the locality of the plague. Plague is considered a communicable
disease in which lymph nodes enlarge mainly in the neck, armpit or
groins, The patient generally dies on the second or third day, (Fatl.lUI-
Bari)
Some scholars have termed every epidemic disease as plague.
(Takmilah Fathul Mulhim)
KAUMAHTAYYlBAH 65 Belief in the Unseen
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122. Anas RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I served RasiilulUili Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam for a period of ten years from the age of eight.
During this period, he never scolded me for any loss that took place
at my hands. And if anyone of his family scolded me, he would say:
Leave him, for indeed, if a thing was destined, it had to happen.
(Ma~abTI:1-l) us-Sullnah)
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123. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Every thing is destined,
even mental weakness and intelligence. (Muslim)
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124. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believer who is strong is better
and more beloved to Allah than the one who is weak, although both
bear goodness. Aspire for what benefits you, and seek help from
Allah; and do not give up. And if any adversity befalls you, do not
say if I had done this or that, it would have resulted in such and such.
But say, Allah so destined and did it as He desired. For verily (the
word) "if' opens the way for the work of Shailan. (Muslim)
Note: For a man to say that "if I had done this or that it would have
resulted in such and such" is forbidden when it is used in the context
of negating destiny; and to say that destiny is nothing but relying
solely on one's planning and efforts is a situation in which Shai\iin
gets the opportunity to remove his belief in destiny.
KALlMAH TAITIBAH 66 Belief in the Unseen
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125. 'AbdulHih ibne-Mas'ud RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Behold! Indeed, the
'Trusted Spirit' Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam inspired in my heart that
undoubtedly no one shall die until he has consumed in full his
allotted sustenance. So fear Allah and, in your quest for sustenance,
be dignified and upright. The delay in your sustenance should not
lead you into seeking it by forbidden means. For undoubtedly that
which is with Allilh, can only be obtained by His obedience. (SharI!. us
Sunnah IiI BagawT)
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126. 'Awf ibne-Malik RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!

"'w:""
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam gave a decision between two men. And
that the one against whom the decision had been given, tnrned away
and said: J;f)'~:i ,,.';,, ~ (Allah is sufficient for me, and what an
excellent Disposer of affairs is He). Thereupon Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam remarked: Allah Ta'ala condemns inadequate
efforts. Therefore, carry out your affairs diligently and intelligently.
However inspite of this, if a matter overpowers you then say:
J;f)' ~:i ,,.';,, ~ (Allah is sufficient for me and what an excellent
Disposer of affairs is He). (Abu DawUd)
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 67 Beliefill the Hereafter
BELIEF IN THE HEREAFTER
Alliih Sub!)anahii wa Ta'aHi says:

o mankind! Fear your Sustainer.
Indeed! The tremor of the Hour
(of Doom) is a tremendous thing.
On the day when you see it, every
nursing mother will forget her
nursing, and every pregnant one
will abort her burden (foetus) out
of fear; and you will see mankind
as drunken; yet, they will not be
drunk, but indeed punishment of
Alliih is severe (because of which
they will appear drunken).
Al-~Iajj 22: 1-2
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta'ala says:

(On the Day of Resurrection) And
no close friend will ask a friend
(about his condition).
Though they shall be made to see
one another. The guilty man will
long to be able to ransom himself
from the Punishment of that Day at
the price of his children,
And his spouse, and his brother,
And his kinsfolk whoever

sheltered him
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 68 Belie/in the Hereafter
And all that the earth contains; so

that it might save him. But never!
AI-Ma'arij 70: 10-15
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~J
And think not that Allah is

unaware of what the wicked do.
He is only giving them a respite till
a day, when eyes will stare (in
terror),
As they come hurrying on in fear,
their heads upraised, their gaze not
returning (back) to them, and their
hearts empty (of any hope of
betterment because of the
circumstances of extreme fear on
the day of judgement).
IbrahIm 14: 42-43
The weighing (in the Balance) on

that Day is true. As for those
whose scale is heavy, they are
those who are the successful.
And as for those whose scale is

light, they are those who will lose
their ownselves (by entering Hell)
by denying our revelations.
AI-A'raf7: 8-9

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Gardens of Eden! They (who have
done good deeds) will enter them .. .
wearing armlets of gold and pearls ~jl"; ~~ u: ~d~~
KALIMAH fA YYIBAH 69 Belie/in the llereafter
and their raiment (clothes) therein

is silk.
And they say: Praise is to Allah
who has put away grief from us.
Indeed! Our Sustainer is
Forgiving, Bountiful;
Who, of His Grace, has given us
abode in the mansion of eternity,
where no toil touches us, nor can
weariness affect us. Fatir 35: 33-35
Allah Subl:Janahu wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~J
Indeed! Those who feared (Allah)

will be in a place secure.
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Amid gardens and springs. $y~~';\-::~~
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, ~~~J ~~ ~ 0~"0~
facing one another. A/ <:~
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And so it will be. And We shall
wed them to fair maidens with
wide lovely eyes.
They call therein for every variety
of fruit, in safety.
They taste not death therein, save

the first death. And He has saved
them from the doom of Hell.
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A bounty from your Sustainer. j~\~~,~~j~~
That is the supreme triumph.
Ad-Dukton 44: 51-57 [oV-O\ :OI>--0IJ Q ;.~:i\
KALlMAH TAITIBAH 70 BeIiejin the Hereafter
Allah Subi)anahu wa Ta'aHi says: :JW JIl)
Verily the righteous shall drink ,-,;,'r ~ 0;~ :;C::'Ji ~l

from a (cup of wine) flavoured
with Camphor from a spring of
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Paradise called Kiifiir.
A spring from where the slaves of
Allah will drink, causing it to gush
forth (wherever they wish)
abundantly.
They (are those) who fulfil their
ordained deeds sincerely, and they
fear a Day whose evil will be wide
spread (to one and all).
And they feed, for the love for
Him, the poor, the orphans, and the
captives,
(Saying:) We feed you, seeking
only Allah's countenance. We
wish from you no reward, nor
thanks.
Verily we fear from our Sustainer
a Day, hard and distressful.
So, Allah will save them from the
evil of that Day (for their
obedience and sincerity) and give
them a light of beauty and joy.
And their recompense shall be
Paradise and silken attire.
They will be reclining therein on
raised couches; they will find
therein neither (the heat of) a sun
nor the bitter cold.
And the shade of the trees is close
upon them; and the branches of
fruits thereof will hang low within
their reach.
And amongst them will be passed
around goblets of silver and
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 71 Beliefin the Hereafter
beakers (as) of glass,
Crystal clear, but made of silver.

They will determine the measure
thereof, according to their desire.
And they will be given to drink
from a cup (of wine) mixed with
Zanjabll (ginger flavoured),
From a spring called Salsabll.
And youths of everlasting youth

will serve them; when you look at
them you would think they were as
scattered pearls;
And when you look there (in
Paradise), you will see a delight
(that cannot be imagined) and a
great dominion.
Their raiment will be of fine green
silk, and gold embroidery. They
will be adorned with bracelets of
silver; and their Sustainer will
slake their thirst by giving them a
pure drink Himself.
(And it will be said to them):
Verily, this is a reward for you;
and your endeavour has fonnd
acceptance. AI-Ins.n 76: 5-22
Allah Sub1)anahU wa Ta'ala says:

And those on the right hand, what
of those on the right hand?
(They will be) Amongst thorn-less
Lote trees.
And clustered plantains with fruits
piled one above another.
In a shade long extended.
KALIMAH TAYYIBAlI 72 Beliefin the Hereafter
By water flowing constantly.
And fruits in abundance.

Neither out of reach, nor forbidden
(perennial).
And on couches raised high.
Verily, We have created them
(maidens) of a special creation.
And made them virgins.
Beloved of their hnsbands only,

equal in age.
For those of the Right Hand.
A multitude of those (of the Right

Hand) will be from the first
generations (who embraced IsHim).
A / ~.. / 9",
And a mnltitude (of those of the 10/ 0'J::'J I ~ ;J!.J
Right Hand) will be from later
[t· -rv :WI)I]
generations. At-Waqi'ah 56:27-40
Note: According to another interpretation the previous generations
means people from the previous Ummah; and later generations
means people from this Ummah. (Bayanul Qur'iin)
Allah Sub!:lanahu wa Ta 'ala says:

Therein (Paradise), you shall have
(all) that you desire; and therein
you shall have (all) that you ask
for.
A gift of welcome, from (Allah)
the Oft-Forgiving, the Most
Merciful. Fu"ilat 41: 31-32
AlUih Sub!:lanahU wa Ta'ala says: :JW JliJ
And indeed for the transgressors,

will be an evil journey's end.
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KALIMAH fAIT/BAH 73 Belief in the Hereafter
Hell, where they will burn, an evil

resting place.
This is indeed so (for the
transgressors)! Boiling fluid and A»///
rotting wound discharge; let them ~c;wJ
taste it.
And other (torments) of similar Q
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kind all together. ~wad 38: 55-58
[oA-o o:~~J
Allah Subi)iinahu wa Ta'iilii will

say to the dwellers of Hell:
Depart you to that which you used
to deny!
Depart you to a shadow (the smoke
of Hell-Fire which will rise
because of its excess ahd then fall
apart) in three columns.
Neither shady (for cool comfort)
nor any use (shelter) against the
fierce flame of the Fire.
Verily! It (Hell) will throw sparks
(huge) as forts (these sparks when
they rise will be like great forts).
(Then these sparks when they will A »-.'" J ).)./ -- )..~t/'
V~~f.lb
fall on the earth) they will become
[n-~~:v)L.)IJ
as if they were yellow camels.
At-Mursaliit 77: 29-33
Alliih Subi)iinahu wa Ta'iilii says:
They (dwellers of Hell) shall have

a covering of Fire above them and
a covering (of Fire) beneath them
(This is that torment). With which
Alliih does frighten His slaves. 0
My slaves! Therefore, fear Me!
Az-Zumar 39: 16
KAL/MAll fA ITIBAll 74 Beliejin the Hereafter
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says:

Verily, the tree of Zaqqiim,
Will be the food for sinners;
Like molten brass, it will boil in

their bellies,
Like the seething of boiling water.
(It will be said to the angels): Seize
him, and drag him into the midst of
the blazing Fire,
Then pour over his head the y\~ ~ <~t :i) If '0 '(
torment of boiling water.
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A,· --, /'·'1/' .,
Taste (this)! Verily, you thought lo/(~lj,;.::Jlu;~tJ:'
you were mighty and generous.
Verily! This is that which you ~ -;,,;;:;, <f! % C; I~ 0t
used to douht. Ad-Dukhan 44: 43-50
[0- -( ~:"~.ull
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'alii says: :JW JIlJ

In front of him (every rebellious t.:. -::»/>~// T//"
~ ~ ~..J(f'" <~'lJ ~
transgressor) is Hell, and he will be
made to drink boiling festering $~?
water.
Which he will sip, but will be
unable to swallow it, and death
will approach him from every side,
yet he will not die; and in front of
him will be a harsh torment
(becoming ever severe, and he will
continue to sob for an eternity).
IbrahIm 14: 16-17
KALiMAHTAYY/BAH 75 BeUejin the Hereafter
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127. Ibne-'Abbas Rm.liyalIahu 'anhuma mUTates that Abu Bakr

Ra(iiyaIHihu 'anhu said: 0 RasiilalHih! Indeed you have aged! He
replied: (The Siirah) Hiid, Al-Waqi'ah, Al-Mursaliit, 'Amma Yata
Sa'aliin, and Idhash Shamsu Kuwwirat have aged me. (TirmidhT)
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128. Khalid ibne·'Umair Al 'Adawl Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu nan'ates that
'Utbah ibne·Ghazwan Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu in a sermon after glorifyiug
and praising Allah, said to us: Undoubtedly, the world has
anuounced its termination; and has turned on its heel in a hasty
flight; and what is left are but a few drops, like the residual drops in
a bowl which the drinker sucks out. And indeed, you will all be
transferred (at death) from the world, to a never·ending abode. So
depart with the best deeds with you. For verily, it has been
mentioned to us that when a stone is cast from the edge of Hell, it
KALIMAH TAYYlBAH 76 Beliefill the Hereafter
continues to fall for seventy years but will not reach its depth. And
by Allah, Hell will be filled (with men and linn). So, does this
surprise you? And it has been mentioned to us that the expause
between the two panels of the door of Paradise is (a jonrney of) forty
years, yet a day will come, when this expanse will be packed due to
the large crowds of people. And verily, I have seen that time, wheu I
was the seventh among seven (sal)abah) with RasUlullah sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam, we had uothing to eat but leaves of trees, until the
corners of our mouths became festered with ulcers. And I managed
to acquire a piece of broad cloth which I divided between myself and
Sa'd ibne-Malik.So. I wore it to cover my lower half, and Sa'd
ibne-Malik wore the other piece. But, today each of us is an AmII'
(Governor) of a city amongst the great cities. And verily, I seek
refuge in Allah that I should ever consider myself great whereas I am
regarded low by Allah. And verily, never is there a prophethood
(and its ways) except that gradually it goes into oblivion, until
worldly kingdom takes its place. So, in the near future you will
realise and have the experience of other governors. (Muslim)
Note: The characteristics of prophetic ways is that justice is
established and people develop an indifference to this world and the
love of the Hereafter prevails. Whereas in worldly kingdoms, these
characteristics are not usually found. (Takmalah. Fathul Mulhim)
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129. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that whenever it was her

turn for RasUlullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam to spend the night, he
would go out at the end of the night to Baq" (graveyard) and say:
Peace be upon you. 0 dwellers of the abode of believers. The
tomorrow, which you were being promised about. has reached you at
irs appointed rime; and Allah willing, we shall be joining you. 0
Allah! Forgive the dewellers of Baq'" (Muslim)
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KAUMAH TAYYlBAH 77 Belie/in the Hereqfter
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130. Mustawrid ibne-Shaddact RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that

RasUlulIah SalialHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: By Allah! This world
compared to the Hereafter is like one of you dipping his finger in the
ocean and then observing the quantity of water on it. (Muslim)
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131. Shaddad ibne-Aws Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT

SallaJlahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is wise and shrewd who takes
account of himself and prepares for what is after death. And he is
weak and incapable who follows his desires and yet pins high hopes
on Allah's Mercy. (Tirmidhi)
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132. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that I

came to NabT SalialHihu 'alaihi wasallam, being the tenth one of ten
Sa1;labah. A man of the An/far stood up and said: 0 NabT Allah!
Who is the wisest and the most resolute amongst people? He
replied: He, who remembers death the most, and prepares most
diligently for death before it overtakes him. Undoubtedly, these are
the wisest. They have acquired the nobility of this world and the
dignity of the Hereafter. (Ibne-M'jah, Tabar.ni, Majma-'uz-Zawiiid)
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KAUMAll TAIT/BAll 78 Belie/in the Hereafter
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133. 'Abdullah RaqiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam traced a square and traced a line in the middle
protruding out of its border and traced smaller lines up to the one that
was in the middle and then he said: This middle line is man, and this
(square) is death surrounding him (decreed life-span). And the line
protruding out of the square shows his hopes. And these smaller lines
are the incidents (to take place). If one incident misses him, he is
mangled by the other. And if it misses him, he is mangled by yet
another. (BukharI)
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134. Ma1)miid ibne-LabId Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that indeed
NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are two things that the
son of Adam dislikes: Death, although death is better (for a believer)
than trials (which endanger his faith); and scarcity of worldly
belongings; and this scarcity of worldly belongings results in less
reckoning on the Day of Judgement. (Musnad Ahmad)
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135. Abu Salamah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasillullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who meets Allah testifying
that none is worthy of worship but Allah and that Mui)ammad is the
Messenger of Allah, and believes in resurrection aud in reckoning,
enters Paradise. (AI-Bidiiya wan Nihayah)
KAUMAHTAYYIBAH 79 Beliejill the Hereafter
~~~t;:..~,~-i1 :~I~):UII.5':'l',~ :.j~ ~'.iill ~)~I~):UI~:J> -\ 1'"

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136. Umme Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates: 1 enquired from Abu
Darda': Why do you not go and seek for your guests what men
(usually) seek (fine food and drink) for their guests? So he replied: I
heard Rasillullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily, before
you is a very difficult pass! The heavily burdened shall not cross
through it with ease; so, I desire to keep myself light for that passage,
(Baihaqi)
Note: 'Men seek fine food and drink' means that his wife wanted
him to take out time and effort to earn, if not for his family, then at
least for the sake of his guests.
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137, HanI Ra!)imahuIHihu, the freed slave of 'Uthman Ra<;liyalHihu
'anhu narrates that when 'Uthman stood by a grave he would weep
until his tears wet his beard. So, he was asked; When Paradise and
Hell are mentioned, you do not weep, but (why do) you weep at this
(sight of the grave)? So he replied: Indeed, Rasillullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the grave is the first stage among the
stages of the Hereafter; if one is saved from (the Punishment of) it,
then what is to follow will be easier. And if one does not find safety
from it, then what is to follow shall be more severe than it. And
Rasillullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I have not seen a sight
more horrifying than (the Punishment of) the grave. (TirmidhT)
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KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 80 Belief in the Hereafter
138. 'Uthman ibne-'Affiin Ra<;liyallahn 'anhu narrates that when Nabl

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to finish the burial of the dead, he
would stay at his grave and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother and
beg steadfastness for him; as indeed, he is now being questioned. (Abu
Dawud)
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139. Abu Sa'ld Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nalTates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam, while entering his Masjid saw some persons
laughing in a manner that their teeth were visible. He said: Behold! If
you frequently remember the destroyer of pleasures, that is, death, it
will distract you from what I am seeing (your excessive laughing). So
remember frequently the destroyer of pleasures, that is, death. For
verily, not a single day passes upon the grave but that it cries out
saying: I am the house of exile; and I am the house of loneliness; and I
am the house of dust; and I am the house of worms. When a believing
slave of Allah is buried, the grave says to him: You are most welcome!
Indeed, you were the most beloved to me of all those who used to
walk upon me. So now, when you have been placed in my charge and
you have been brought to me, you will see my excellent treatment.
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said: So the
KAUMAIITAYYIBAH 81 Beliejur the Hereafter
grave expands for him as far as the eye can see; and a door of
Paradise is opened for him,
And when an immoral slave of Allah or an unbeliever is buried, the
grave says to him: You are most unwelcome! Indeed you were the
most despised by me of all those who used to walk upon me, So
today, as you have been placed in my charge, and you have been
brought to me, you will soon see my treatment towards you,
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The grave then closes on
him until its one side meets the other, and his ribs get intermingled;
RasUluliah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then (illustrating) placed the
fingers (of one hand) between the fingers (of the other hand), He
added: Allah sends upon him seventy serpents; if one of them were
to breathe upon the earth, it would not produce any crops as long as
the world remained; they will go on biting and lacerating him until
he is brought forth for his Account on the Day of Resurrection,
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The grave is either a
garden from among the gardens of Paradise or a pit from among the
pits of Hell. (TinnidhT)
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140. Bara ibne- 'Azib Ra4iyallahu 'anhuma narrates: We went out
with RasUiullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam along with the funeral of
a man from the Ansiir until we reached the grave, which had not yet
been completely dug. So, Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam sat
and we sat around him in silence as though birds were perched upon
our heads, and in his hand was a stick with which he was making
marks on the ground. He then raised his head and said two times or
three times: Seek refuge in Alliih from the Punishment of the grave.
He then said: (When a believer is buried in the grave), and two
angels will approach the buried person and make him sit, and then
ask him: Who is your Rabb? He will reply: My Rabb is Alliih. Then
they will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: My religion
is Isliim. Then they will ask him: What do you say about this man
who was sent to you? He will reply: He is the Messenger of Alliih.
Then they will ask him: What makes you certain of that? He will
reply: I read the Book of Alliih and I believed and I testified in it.
Then, a Caller will announce from the heavens: My slave has said
the truth so spread for him a bedding from Paradise and dress him
from the clothes of Paradise, and open for him a window towards
Paradise. The joy, pleasant breeze and fragrances of Paradise will
reach him, and the grave will be expanded for him as far as his eye
can see,
Then Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam mentioned the death of
an unbeliever: Verily, the soul of an unbeliever shall be returned to
his body. Two angels will approach him, and make him sit, and ask
him: Who is your Rabb? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know!
Then they will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: Alas
alas! I do not know! Then they will ask him: What do you say about
this man who was sent to you? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not
know! At this, a Caller from the heavens will announce: He has lied.
So spread for him a bedding of the Fire, and clothe him with the Fire,
and open for him a window to the Fire that its heat and scorching
wind reach him, and his grave will close upon him until his ribs are
intertwined. (Abu Diiwiid)
Note: The announcement from the heavens about an unbeliever, 'he
has lied,' means that he is pretending to be ignorant; though in fact
KALlMAIl TAYYlBAIl 83 Beliefin the Hereafter
he had refuted AIHih's Oneness, His Prophet and Islam. (Ma'ariful

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141. Anas ibne-MaIik Rw;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the slave of Allah, when he is
placed in his grave, and his companions depart, he indeed hears the beat
of their sandals, and then two angels come to him and make him sit and
ask: What did you use to say of this man, MU\1ammad Sallallahu 'alaihT
wassallum? As for the Mu'min (believer) he will say: I bear witness
that he is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. It will then be said to
him: Look towards your dwelling in Hell; Allah has replaced it with a
dwelling in Paradise. He will then see both the dwellings.
And as for the MWliifiq (hypocrite) and Kiifir (unbeliever), it will be said
to them: What did you use to say concerning this man? He will reply: I
do not know; I used to say what the people were saying. It will then be
said to him: Indeed, you knew not, nor did you follow those who knew.
Then, he will be beaten by hammers of iron, causing him to scream, the
sound of which will be heard by everyone around him except men and
Jinn. (BukharT)
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142. Anas Ra4iyaUahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: The Hour of the Day of Resurrection will not
come until there will be no one left in the world who says Allah,
Allah. And in another narration: The Hour of the Day of
KALIMAH fAITlBAH 84 Belief in the Hereafter
Resurrection will not be established so long as there is someone

saying, Allah, Allah. (Muslim)
Note: This means that the Day of Resurrection will occur when the
world becomes devoid of Allah's remembrance. This !:Jadlth also
explains that the Day of Resurrection will not be established so long
there is a single man saying: a people! Fear Allah and worship Him.
(Mirqat)
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'alaihi wasallam said: The Last Hour will come only upon the most
wicked people. (Muslim)
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RasiiluIHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Dajjal will appear in my
Ummah and remain for forty; 1 do not know whether for forty days,
or forty months, or forty years. Then Allah will send 'Isa ibne-
Maryam resembling 'Urwah ibne-Mas'iid. He will seek out Dajjal
and then destroy him. Thereafter, people shall remain for seven
years without enmity even between two persons. Then Allah will
send a cool breeze from the direction of Syria; whereupon none shall
remain upon the face of the earth whose heart has the tiniest particle
of Iman, except that his life shall be seized by this breeze.. Even if
one of you were to enter the innermost recess of a mountain, it (the
breeze) would enter even there and seize him.
Thereafter, only the most wicked people shall remain who are as
unstable as birds (easily startled) with a tendency to wickedness with
the intelligence of beasts of prey (who have little intelligence and
show violence and anger), neither knowing right nor objecting to
evil. Then Shailan will appear to them and say: Will you not comply
to my commaud? They will say: What do you command us? He
will then order them to worship idols (and they will obey him).
Abundant sustenance will be granted to them and apparently, they
will enjoy a good and luxurious life.
Then the Trumpet will be blown; and everyone who hears it will
bend one side of his neck, and raise the other, listening attentively.
The first to hear it will be a man plastering a water tank for his
camels. Then he will collapse senseless, and die and so will all the
people with him. Then Allah will send down rain resembling dew,
causing the bodies of the people to sprout like plants from the earth.
Thereafter the Trumpet will be blown a secoud time, and the people
will rise looking around. Then it will be said: 0 people! Hasten
towards your Rabb! The angels will be told to restrain them for they
are to be questioned. Command then will be given to bring forth
those who are to go to Hell and when they asked what proportion is
to be brought forth, they will be told it is nine hundred and ninety
nine out of every thousand. That will be a day which will make
children grey haired; and that is the day when the Shin will be bared
(Muslim)
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 86 Beliefir, the Hereafter
In another narration It IS stated: Hearing that nine-hundred-and-

ninety-nine out of a thousand will be doomed to the Fire (of Hell),
the $al)abah were deeply grieved and it showed on their faces. Then
Rasfllullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Nine-hundred-and-
ninety-nine will be from Yajiij Majiij (Gog and Magog) and one
from you. (BukharT)
Note: Shin is one of the allegorical terms used in the Quran like face
and hand. It is a special attribute of Allah. We should believe in it
in the same manner as we believe in the existence, life, the hearing
and seeing of Allah. (Tafsir UsmanD.
In a tJadlth of Sa!]I!] Bukhari and Muslim narrated by Abu Sa'Id
Khudri Ra9iyallahu 'anhu, Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam is
quoted as saying: Allah 'Azza wa Jail will bare His Shin and then all
the believers, men and women, will prostrate themselves before Him;
but there will remain those who used to prostrate in the world for
showing off and for gaining good reputation. Such people will try to
prostrate (on the Day of Judgment) but their backs will be as stiff as
a single column.
Dajjal is the Great Deceiver who will appear near the end of the
world and will claim to be God and will be killed by 'Isa 'alaihis
Salam at his Second Coming.
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145. Abu Sa'Id Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasfllulIah Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasaIlam said: How can I enjoy life and be at ease, when the
one entrusted with the Horn has placed it to his mouth and has lent
his ear attentively, waiting for the order to blow it. This statement
seemed to bear heavily upon the Sal)abah of RasUlulliih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasaIlam, so he said to them: Say: &j;" J<bS) ...";,, r:;:.;. (Allah
is sufficient for us! The Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!)
(firmidhT)
KALIMAH TA YYlBAH 87 Beliefin the Hereafter
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146. Miqdad Ra<,liyalIahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasiilulIah

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The sun shall be brought close to
the creation on the Day of Resurrection until there is one mile
between it and them. Mankind will sweat according to what they
have done; the sweat reaching to the ankles of some, to the knees of
others, to the waist of others, while some will have their mouths
covered by the sweat. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pointed
his hand to his mouth. (Muslim)
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147. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Mankind will be assembled on the
Day of Resurrection in three classes, one walking. one riding and one
walking on their faces. It was asked: 0 Rasiilallah l How will they
walk on their faces? He replied: Verily, the one who made them
walk on their feet is able to make them walk on their faces. They
will avoid with their face every obstacle and thorn. (Tirmidhj)
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SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not anyone of you but that
KAL1MAH TAYY1BAH 88 Beliejin the Hereafter
his Rabb will speak directly to him, without any interpreter between
them. Then he will look to his right, and he will not see anything
except what he had sent ahead from his deeds. And he will look to
his left, and he will not see anything except what he had sent ahead.
And he will look in front of him, and he will not see anything except
the Fire in tront of his face. So protect yourselves from the Fire,
even if it should be by half a date. (BukharT)
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then he be forgiven. Verily, a 'A'ishah! He who will be
interrogated on that Day will be ruined! (Musnad Ai)mad)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and asked: Inform me who will be strong
enough to stand on the Day of Resurrection, about which Allah
'Azza wa Jall has mentioned: ~t o;.,) :,..81 rji; ~ji (The Day the people
will stand before the Rabb-Sustainer of the worlds). He replied: That
Day will be so shortened for the believer as is the (the duration of)
obligatory Salat. (BaihaqI, Mishkat)
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Rasiilullah .';allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: An angel came to me
from my Rabb, and gave me the option to choose between half of my
Ummah going to Paradise, or my right for intercession. So I chose
intercession (so that my entire Ummah benefits from it and none is
deprived) and it is for those who die without ascribing any partner to
Allah. (TirmidhT)
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my Ummah who have committed major sins. (TirmidhT)
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153. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;Iiyallahn 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: On the Day of Resurrection,
mankind will be in confusion. Then they will approach Adam
'Alaihis Salam and say: Intercede for uS before your Rabb. He will
reply: I am not eligible to intercede, you should approach IbrahIm, as
he is the KhalIl (close friend) of Ar-Ral)man. So, they will approach
IbrahIm 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say to them: I am not eligible,
you should approach Musa, as he is KalImullah (who speaks to Allah
Ta'ala). So, they will approach Musa 'Alaihis Salam, but he will
say: I am not eligible, you should approach 'Isa, as he is Riil:mJIah
and Kalimatullah (the Spirit of AJIah, aud Word of Allah). So, they
will approach 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam; but he will say: I am not eligible,
you should approach Mul)ammad $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Thus,
they will approach me and I will say, I am the one to intercede.
So I will beseech my Rabb; and He will oblige me. Then He will
inspire me with such words that I will praise Him with, but I have no
knowledge of these words now. So I will praise Him by those
praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: a
KALlMAllTAYYlBAll 91 Belief in the Hereafter
Mul)ammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you
will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So, I
will submit: 0 my Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! (Have mercy
on it). It will then be said: Go and take out of the Fire whoever has,
in his heart, Iman equivalent to a grain of barley. So, I will go and
obey as commanded.
Then I will return and praise Him again by the same praises and will
fall in prostration. Then it will be said: 0 Mul)ammad! Raise your
head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede,
your intercession will be accepted. So I will beseech: 0 My Rabb!
My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out
from the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a particle
of dust or a mustard seed. So, I will go and comply with the
command.
Then I will return and, praise Him once more by the same praises
and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: 0 Mul)ammad!
Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted;
iutercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will implore: 0
My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and
take out from the Fire whoever has Iman, in his heart, as much as the
smallest, smallest, smallest grain of mustard seed. So I will go and
do as bidden.
And then, I will return for the fourth time and praise Him by the
same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: 0
Mul)ammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you
will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I
will urge: 0 My Rabb! Permit me (to intercede) for anyone who has
said La ilaha Wallah. Thus, Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala will say:
By My Honour, and By My Majesty, and By My Grandeur, and By
My Sublimity; whoever has said La ilaha Wallah, I will certainly
take him out of the Fire. (Bukh.rT)
And in the narration of Abu Sa'j'd Al Khudrj' Rac,liyallahu 'anhu: (In
reply to the urges of Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam for the
fourth time) Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala will say: The Angels have
interceded, and the Prophets have interceded, and the believers have
interceded, and none remain except the Most Merciful of the
Merciful. He will then grasp a handful from the Fire, taking out
those who had not done a single virtuous act, and who had been
turned to charcoal. He will then put them into a river of life at the
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 92 Belie/in the Hereafter
entrance of Paradise, called Nahar-ul-Hayat (the River of Life).

They will be revived like the seedlings that sprout in the silt carried
by a flood. And they will come forth like pearls; around their necks
shall be straps of gold. The dwellers of Paradise will recognize them
by these straps as those whom Alliih had released from the Fire and
made to enter Paradise without having done any good deed. Then
Allah will say to them: Enter into Paradise, and whatever you have
seen is yours. So they will say: 0 our Rabb! You have given us
what none was given in the world! He will reply: For you I have
something better than this. They will say: 0 our Rabb! What could
be better than this? He will then reply: My Pleasure, and now I will
never be angry with you. (Muslim)
Note: 'lsa 'Alaihis Salam has been referred to in this 1)adlth as
Riihulliih and Kalimatulliih, as he was born without a father on the
Command of Allah: Kun! (Be! and it became), and by a breath of
JibraTI 'Alaihis Salam (as commanded by Alliih) in the collar of his
mother causing him to be a soul and a living being. (TafsTr ibne-KathTr)
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154. 'Imran ibne-Husain Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Nabl

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A group of people will come out of
the Fire by the intercession of Mu1)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam and enter Paradise; they will be called the lahannamfn
(people of Hell). (BukharT)
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155. Abu Sa'ld Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, amongst my Ummah. there will be
some people who will intercede for a nation and some who will
intercede for a tribe, and some who will intercede for a small group,
and some who will intercede for a single man, until they enter
Paradise. (TirmidhT)
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156. Ijudhaifah and Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhuma both nan'ate

in a lengthy narration that Rasiilullah .!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: The qualities of 'trustworthiness' and 'kinship' will be sent and
will stand on the two sides of the $iriit (the bridge over Hell), right
and left (so as to intercede for those who cared for them or object to
those who disregarded them). Then the first amongst you shall pass
over it like lightning. I said : May my father and mother be
sacrificed for you what is meant by "pass like the lightning?" He
replied: Do you not see how lightning passes and returns within the
blink of an eye! Then, (the next in rank) would pass like the wind,
and like a swift bird, and like a fast runner. That is, everyone will
cross according to hi s deeds.
And your Nabl .!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam will be standing on (the
$irii;l saying: 0 my Rabb! Grant safety! Grant safety! Until such
people will come that due to the weakness of their deeds, they will
only be able to crawl. He (then) said: And on the sides of the Siriit
hooks would be sllspended ready to catch anyone whom they would
be ordered to catch. So, some will escape wounded and some would
be piled up in Fire. And by the One in Whose hand is the life of Abu
Hurairah; Indeed, the depth of Hell is seventy years. (Muslim)
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157. Anas ibne-Malik RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl
KALlMAHTAYY/BAH 94 Belie/in the Hereafter
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: While I was passing through

Paradise, I found myself by a river on the two sides of which were
domes of hollow pearls. I asked: What is this 0 Jibran? He replied:
This is the Kauthar that your Rabb granted. Its soil was the most
excellent musk. (Bukhari)
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158. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'A.s Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates:

RasiilulHili Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn said: My pond (Al-Kauthar) is
as large as a month's journey and its sides are equal. Its water is
brighter than silver, and its fragrance is more delightful than musk.
And its drinking cups are (as numerous) as ilie stars in the sky.
Whoever will drink from it shall never feel thirst thereafter. (Muslim)
Note: The distance of one month's joumey implies that the size of
Al-Kauthar is so large that it will take one month to go across it.
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159. Samurah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrated that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said: Verily for evelY prophet there is a pond, and
indeed they will vie with one another about which of them will have
the largest number coming down to it. I hope, indeed, my pond will
be the most heavily attended. (TirmidhI)
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160. 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates iliat Nabl
KALlMAH TAYYIBAH 95 Belief in the Hereafter
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Who bears witness that none is

worthy of worship but Allah, the Alone, without any partners, and
that Mu~ammad is His slave and Messenger, and that 'Isa 'Alaihis
Salam is the slave of Allah, and His Messenger, and His Word that
was granted to Maryam 'Alaihis Salam and a Spirit from Him, and
that Paradise is a reality, and that Fire is a reality, Allah will indeed,
send him to Paradise whatever his deeds may be, Junadah
Ragiyallahu 'anhu added in his narration: He may enter from any of
the eight doors of Paradise that he wishes! (Bukhari)
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161. Abu Hurairah Ragiyallahu 'anhu reported that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a !:1adHh Qudsl narrated that Allah
Ta' alii has said: 1 have prepared forMy pious slaves that which no
eye has seen and no ear has heard, and which has not entered into the
heart of any man. If you wish, recite:
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from them! (As-Sajdah 33: 16)
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162. Sahl ibne-Sa'd Al Sa'ldl Ragiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasiilulIah Sallanahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The space that a Whip
occupies in Paradise is better than the world and what it contains.
(Bukhari)
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KALIMAH TAITIBAH 96 Beliefilt the Hereafter
163. Anas Ra<,liyalUihu 'anhu narrated that Rasillullah Sallallahu

'a1aihi wasallam said: The length of any of your bows, or the space
that a step occupies in Paradise, is better than the world and what it
contains. And if a woman of the women of Paradise were to look
upon the earth, the entire space between Paradise and the earth
would become illuminated and filled with fragrance; and her scarf is
better than the world and what it contains. (Bukharl)
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164. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! SallalHihu
'alaihi wasalJam said: Verily there is a tree in Paradise that a rider,
travelling under its shade for one hundred years, will not be able to
cross it. Recite, if you wish: lJ~~J (in shade long extended).
(AI-Wagi'a 56:30) (Bukharj)
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165. Jabir Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates: 1 heard Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam saying: Verily the people of Paradise will eat and dlink,
and they will not spit, nor urinate, nor defecate, nor blow their noses.
The Sal)abah asked: Then what will happen to the food (that they
eat)? He replied: It will produce belching and sweat like musk.
They will be inspired to recite the glory of Allah and (His) Praise,
just as they breathe! (Muslim)
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KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 97 Beliefin the Hereafter
166, Abu Sa'!d Al Khudr! aud Abu Hurairah Ra(liyalUihu 'anhuma

narrate that Nab! .!)allalliihu 'a1aihi wasallam said: An aunouncer
shall aunounce (in Paradise): Verily! for you, it is decreed that you
shall remain in perfect health, never to fall ill, And verily for you, it
is decreed that you shall continue to live, never to die, And verily,
for you (it is decreed) that you shall remain young, never to grow
old; aud verily, for you, it is decreed that you shall live in pleasure
and delight, never in misery and in distress, and that (is the meaning
of what) Allilh 'Azza wa Jail has said,
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167, Suhaib Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! .!)allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam in a fladlth Qudsi said: When the people of Paradise will
have entered Paradise, Allah Ta'ma will say: Do you desire that I
may bestow upon you one more Blessing? They will reply: Have
You not enlightened our faces! Have You not made us enter into
Paradise, and saved us from the Fire! RasUlullilh said: Then Allilh
will remove the veil, (between him and them); and they will not have
been given anything dearer to them than looking at their Sustainer.
the Mighty aud the Magnificient. (Muslim)
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168, Abu Hurairah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullilh
.!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not envy an evil person's well
being, because verily you do not know what he will meet with after
his death, Indeed, Allah has a killer (the Hell Fire) for him and he
will never die. (TabaranT, Majma'uz-Zawaid, Sharb-us Sunnah)
KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 98 Beliefin the Hereafter
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169, Abu Hurairah Ra<jiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulIah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Your fire is one part from seventy
parts of the Fire of Hell, It was said: 0 Rasiilallah! Even this would
have been enough! He replied: It has sixty nine parts in excess of
fires in this world, each of these being equivalent to their heat.
(BukharT)
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170, Anas RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah SallalIahu

'alaihi wasallam in a l:Iadith Qudsi said: On the Day of Resurrection
a person from the people of the Fire, who had been living the most
comfortable and luxurious life in the world, will be brought, and
dipped once in the Fire, Then he will be asked: 0 son of Adam! Do
you recall seeing any good, a moment of comfort or luxury? He will
reply: No, by Allah, 0 my Rabb!
And a person from the people of Paradise, who had been living a
most distressful life in the world, will be brought, (aud) dipped once
in Paradise, Then he will be asked: Have yon experienced any
misfortune? Has any distress come your way? To which he will
reply: No, by Allah, 0 my Rabb! No misfortune has ever come my
way and I have never experienced any distress, (Muslim)
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KALIMAH TAYYIBAH 99 BelieJin the Hereafter
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171. Samurah ibne-Jundub Rac)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There will be some to whose ankles
the Fire will reach, some to whose knees the Fire will reach, some to
whose waist the Fire will reach and some to whose collar-bone the
Fire will reach. (Muslim)
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'f' CA":~), )lJljAl yl"":;';;..i.,p J ~~ L.>y~,~.:.r- ~.J.>.l.lt.
172. Ibne-'Abbas Rac)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu'alaihi wasallam recited the following verse:
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Fear Alliih (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining
from all that He has forbidden), as He should be feared, and
die not except in a state of Islam,
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam (while describing the fear of
Allah and the punishment of the Hereafter) said: If a single drop of
Az-Zaqqum (a tree in Hell) were to be dropped into this world, it
would spoil the people's means of livelihood; so what about those
whose food it is? (TirmidhT)
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KAL1MAH TAIT1BAH 100 Beliefill the Hereafter
173. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam in a l:Iadith Qudsi said: When Allah had
created Paradise, He said to JibraTI ('Alaihis Salam): Go and visit it!
So he went and saw it, returned, and submitted: a my Rabb! By
Your Might and Honour, none shall hear about it except that he shall
(strive to) enter it! Then (Allah) surrounded it with adversities
(adherence to Sharf'ah, which at times is against personal desires)
and ordered: a JibraTI! Go and visit it (again). So he went, saw it,
and returned; then submitted: a my Rabb! By Your Might and
Honour, indeed I fear that none shall (be able to) enter it! Then,
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah created the
Fire (of Hell), then He said: a JibraJl! Go and visit it! So he went
and saw it, returned, and submitted: a my Rabb! By Your Might
and Honour, none shall hear about it except that he shall (strive to)
avoid it! Then (Allah) surrounded it with carnal desires, and
ordered: a JibraTI! Go and visit it (again)! So he went, saw it, and
returned, then submitted: a my Rabb! By Your Might, Honour, and
Majesty; I fear that none shall (be able to) avoid it! (Abu Diiwnct)
KALlMAHTAYYIBAH 101 Success in the COl1l1tumdments ofAllah
SUCCESS IS IN OBEYING THE

COMMANDMENTS OF ALLAH TA'ALA
In order to seek benefit directly from Alliih

Ta'iilii, it is necessary to believe that complete
success in this World and the Hereafter lies only
in complying with His Commandments in the
way shown by Rasiilulliih !jallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta 'ala says:

It is unbecoming of a believing
man or a believing woman, when
Allah and His Messenger have
decreed a matter that they should
claim freedom of choice in their
affairs. And whosoever disobeys
Allah and His Messenger, he has
most certainly gone astray.
AI-AI,ziib 33: 36
Allah Subl)anahU wa Ta'ala says:
We sent no messenger except that

he be obeyed by Allah's will.
An-Nisa 4: 64
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 102 Success in the Commandments ofAllah
Allah Subi)anahG wa Ta'ala says:

And whatsoever the Messenger
gives you, take it; and whatsoever
he forbids you, abstain from it.
AI-BasIJr 59: 7
Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JWJ~J
Indeed in the Messenger of Allah ~~I J~~~(S:J0f ~

you have a good example (to
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follow), for the one who hopes for po " 'YoJ. v-;.
o
<,)
(the meeting with) Allah and the

Last Day and remembers Allah ~ ~Jli PJ~:iJI
much. AI-Abzab 33: 21 [" \ ;..".,1;- ~:il]
Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta 'ala says: :JW J~)

... ,.~,/ '" -'" /.J. "'~" __ ,. /""
So let those who oppose His wi <Jr\ i r c>j4~ p:0l\ -,!..G.}.i
(Allah's) Command, beware, lest ~ (~.F > '\ ~~ :.,P ~
some trial or painful punishment Y""~.J~~
befall them. An-Nar 24:63 A.
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Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JWJ~J

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Whoever does righteous deeds- .:9-'1JI~; ~ ~ J.;e- CJA
whether male or female-while he •
(or she) is a true believer, verily to
him We will give a good life (in
this world, respect, contentment,
lawful provision, the pleasure of
the remembrance of Allah and the
delights of His love). And We shall
pay them certainly a reward in
proportion to the best of what they
used to do (i.e. Paradise in the
Hereafter). An-Nabl 16: 97
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 103 Success in the Commandments of Allah
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~)
And whoever obeys Allah and His

Messenger, he has indeed achieved
a great success. AI-AQzab 33: 71

His Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam: Say (to mankind): If
you (really) love Allah, then
follow me, Allah will love you and
forgive you your sins. And Allah
is Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Ale'lmran 3: 31
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~)
Verily, those who believe (in the ~ ,~.:; iJ-':( 6~\ Ll

Oneness of Allah and His
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Messenger) and do good deeds, the L~.J' r ~ ........
Most Gracious (Allah) will bestow
love for them (in the hearts of [~'f,.] ¢ (;~
mankind). Maryam 19: 96

And he who performs deeds of Jj. ">'). /,J../ _,/\,-:::(/ "'/'.>/ //
righteousness, and he is a believer, ...:,rY.J-"-' ~I ~ ~ 0"'-'

he will have no fear of injustice or
of any curtailment (of his reward).
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Ta Hii 20: 112 [\\r:<b]

And whosoever fears Allah (that
is, fulfils all His Commandments
and avoids all that is forbidden),
He (Allah) will make for him a "" ,.:~ .
//
way out (of every difficulty). And ~ "'-'~J

He will provide him from where
(sources) he could never imagine.
A)-,aHiq 65: 2-3
KAUMAHTAIT/BAH 104 Success in the Commandments of Allah
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala says: :JWJ~J
Do they not see how many a ... ~(; ~ K:W ;.s- ~; ~1

generation We destroyed before
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them; whom We had empowered ~ '" fJ ~
on the earth more, than We had ",

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empowered you (in physical
strength, wealth in abundance,
hailing from noble families,
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enjoying respect, long lives, ~ . S;"~'i\
holding estate and power etc.).
And We sent down on them ~~ri!-
abundant showers from the sky,
and made the rivers flow beneath
them. But We destroyed them for
their sins, and created after them
other generations. AI-An'am 6:6
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta 'ala says: :JWJ~J

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Wealth and children are L,;.JJ\ ~;,..J\ ~~ ,:,;")\J JWI
adornments of worldly life; but
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good deeds, the fruit of which ,'J _~ _,.C)
endures for ever are of far greater
merit with your Rabb and a far [t "\:~I] ~)lJ ~J ~~
better source of hope. AI-Kahf 18: 46
All that is with you is bound to
come to an end, whereas that
which is with Allah is everlasting.
And most certainly shall We grant
to those, who are patient in
adversity, their reward in ~~ G;:.:\ ;;:1
accordance with the best that they
ever did. An-Nabl 16: 96
[~"\j>cJI] ¢L;)~ ':;
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala says: :JW J~J
,// ..~ )- /---- "" .. -" >'1-'
And whatever you are given (now) i;;:>J\ & ~<? 0-'~."l L.J
is but for the (passing) provision of
KALlMAHTAYYIBAH 105 Success in the Commandments of Allah
}, '" / .. '" / / 10./ Jo,.. __ -"",," ..

life in this world and for its j.;.. ..:ill ~ L.,J 4:"'j,J L; jJ I
adornment, whereas that which is ~ -- .-- ~---
with Allah is (so much) better and ['\'~IJ O~);;, )W~1J

everlasting. Have you then no
sense? Al·Qa,a, 28: 60
AfJA.DITH
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174. Abu Hurairah Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Hasten to perform good deeds
before you are overtaken by seven things: Are you waiting for
1. Such poverty that makes one unmindful of devotion, or 2. Wealth
that makes one rebellious, or 3. Sickness that disables, or 4. Old age
that makes one lose his senses, or 5. Sudden death (often not giving
an opportunity of turning with repentance), or 6. Oajjal who is the
worst evil of those absent evils being awaited, or 7. The Hour? And
the Hour is velY grievous and very bitter. (TirmidhT)
Note: This means that one should prepare for his Hereafter by
performing good deeds before any of the above mentioned seven
situations arises, thus rendering him unable to do good deeds.
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VII!:";),,,,)!
175. Anas ibne-Malik Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah
~allallahu'alaihi wasallam said: Three follow the dead, two return
and one remains with him. His family, his wealth and his deeds
follow him, whereas his family and wealth return and his deeds
remain with him. (Muslim)
KALIMAH TAYY/BAH 106 Success in the Commandments ofAllah
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~lj ~j ')?~ ~ ~ ~:?i; :J?L:.>:y:-j if"~1 ~lj ~j ~Wlj:,;il ~ JS'~:i-f~
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::,Aj :,j ,? !)~ ~~ ~:;.i ,tJ:l~j J:.. ~;"j;:' iJfi \~Ij ,~l;. J:..
HA!\..';wJl",-, ."jl~!)~~~~
176. 'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabj Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam one day delivered a sermon saying: Behold! The world
and its things are indeed a temporary commodity (and as such have
no worth and value), shared and consumed by both the pious and the
impious people alike! Indeed, the Hereafter is truly a reality and will
arrive at its appointed time, in which Judgement will be made by a
Powerful King. Behold! Indeed all good, in its entirety, is in
Paradise. Indeed all evil, in its entirety, is in the Fire. Understand
well, do good deeds with due fear of Allah, and know that you will
be confronted by your deeds. Then whosoever has done an atom's
weight of good shall find it; and whosoever has done an atom's
weight of evil shall find it. (Musnad Shaf'j )
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f' '~J"rJl
177. Abu Sa'jd Al Khudrj RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
RasiHullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When the slave of
Allah enters into Islam and the beauty of Islam comes into his life,
every evil deed that he had committed previously is forgiven by
Allah. Thereafter, starts the settlement of accounts; the reward of a
good deed is ten times to seven hundred times and the punishment
for an evil deed is equivalent to it unless Allah overlooks it. (Bukharj)
Note: The beauty of Islam comes into his life means that one's heart
should be illuminated with Iman and the body should be dedicated in
obedience to Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta 'ala.
KALlMAllTAYY1BAll 107 Success in the Commandmerrts ofAllah
~1)il>'~l;j\~iJ1:\6"iiJl~~11 :J~ ~c.fJ,~:w,'k,~):;';':; -IVA
~l ,: ::h~) ,~w,;;) ~~) ,i(iJI ziJj ,i~1 ~j ,~~I J~~ I~

"Y":~)" ••• ~;L.~\Ju~~1~1..:-!y~ ,~~IJ) (~J.:>J\~~ft)A) . ~91 ,: ;~:' d
178. 'Vmar Ra<,iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! SallalHihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Islam means that you bear witness that there is none
worthy of worship except Allah and Muqammad is His Messenger,
and to establish Salat, and pay Zakat, and fast in the month of
Rama<,ian, and to perform Hajj to the House of Allah if you are able
to do so. (Muslim)
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179. Abu Hurairah Ra<,iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Islam is that you worship Allah Sub1)anahii
wa Ta'ala and do not ascribe any partner to Him, and to establish
Salat, to pay Zakat, to fast in Rama<,ian, to perform Hajj to the House
of Allah, to enjoin good, to forbid from evil, and to offer Salam to
your family. So, if anyone is deficient in any of these, he has left a
part of Islam and he, who leaves all of them, has turned his back to
Islam. (Mustadrak f;akim)
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180. I;Iudhaifah Ra<,iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Islam has eight parts. Iman is one part, and
performing Salat is one part, and giving Zakat is one part, and
performing I;Iajj to the House of Allah is one part, and fasting in
Rama<,ian is one part, and enjoining good is one part, and forbidding
evil is one part, and Jihad in the Path of Allah is one part. Indeed,
KALIMAH TAYYlBAH 108 Success in the Commandments of Allah
one is unsuccessful who has no share in any of these parts. (Majma-

'uz-Zawaid, Bazzar)
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181. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabT Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Islam is to surrender yourself to AlHih (with
correct belief and actions) and bear witness with heart and tongue
that there is none worthy of worsbip except Allah and that
MUhammad is His slave and Messenger, and to establish Salat, and
to pay Zakat. (Mnsnad Ai)mad)
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182. Abu Hurairah Rac;1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that a villager came to

NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: Gnide me to a deed, by
doing which I shall enter Paradise. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: Worship Allah and do not ascribe any partner to
Him, and establish the obligatory Salat, and pay the obligatory Zakat,
and fast in Ramac;1an. The villager replied: By Him in Whose Hand
my life is, I shall not add anything to it. When he had turned away,
NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who wishes to see a
man from among the people of Paradise, he may look at this man.
(Bnkharj)
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KALTMAH TAYYIBAH 109 Success ill the Commandments ofAlliih
:Y:-:l 1;':'~ :J~ ,Ubi ~Hl'~ :J~ !L.~ ~ J" :J~ ,iiS) jj,,ilI1 J~):J
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183. Tall]a ibne- 'Ubaidullah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man
of the people of Najd with dishevelled hair came to RasiilulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. We could hear the sound of his voice
but could not understand what he was saying till he came close to
Rasiilullah SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam and we realised that he was
asking about Islam. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Five times of SaJat each day and night. He asked: Must I observe
any more than them? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily.
Then Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: And fasting
during the month of Rama<,lan is obligatory. He asked: Must I
observe anything else? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. RasiilulIah SallalIahu
'alaihi wasallam then mentioned Zakat to him and he asked: Must I
pay anything else? He replied: No, unless you give voluntarily.
Then he turned and left saying: By Allah, I will not do more than that
nor less than that. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam remarked:
He has succeeded if (he keeps) true to his words. (Bukharj)
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184. 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Ra<,liyallahu 'anhn narrates that RasiilulIah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to a group of his Sal]abah who were
sitting around him: Swear allegiance to me that you will not ascribe
any partner to Allah, and will not steal, and will not commit adultery,
and will not kill your children and will not falsely accuse anyone,
and will not be disobedient concerning what is good. Thus, whoever
fulfils this oath, Allah will be responsible for his reward. Whoever
KALlMAHTAYYIBAH 110 Success in the Commandments ofAllah
will commit any of these sins and is punished in this world, then that
punishment will be an atonement for him. But if any of these sins
are done and Allah conceals them, then his matter is with Allah; if
He wants, He may forgive him, and if He wants, He may punish him.
('Ubadah ibne-Samit Rac;liyallahu 'anhu said) So we swore
allegiance to him on that basis. (BukhiirT)
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185. Mu'adh Rac;liyaiIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn enjoined upon me ten things: Do not ascribe
anything as a partner to Allah even though you may be killed and
burnt; and do not disobey your parents even if they order you to
leave your wife and spend all your wealth; and do not deliberately
neglect any obligatory Salat, since he who deliberately neglects Salat
is no longer within the responsibility of Allah; and do not drink wine,
indeed, it is the root of every evil deed; and beware of disobedience
for verily, disobedience causes the wrath of Allah to descend; and
beware of fleeing from the line of battle even though your
companions die; and if people die (from a calamity like plague,) and
you are among them, stay where you are; and spend on your family
according to your means; and do not refrain (from using) the cane in
bringing (them) up with good habits; and make them fear Allah.
(Musnad A~mad)
Note: In this l)adlth the obedience of parents mentioned is the

obedience of the highest level. Similarly, not to ascribe anything as
a partner to Allah even though one may be killed or burnt for it, is
the highest level of steadfastness; whereas in such a state it is
permissible to utter words of disbelief if the heart remains contented
with Iman. (Mirqal)
KALlMAH TAYYlBAH 111 Success in the Commandments oj Alliih
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186. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said: Anyone who believes in Allah and His
Messenger, establishes Salat, and fasts during Rama<;lan, Allah has
taken it upon Himself to send him to Paradise; whether he was
engaged in Jihad in the Path of Allah, or whether he remained in the
land where he was born. The Sai).abah inquired: 0 Rasiilallah!
Should we not give this good news to the people? Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: (No, because) there are one
hundred ranks in Paradise, which Allah has prepared for those who
engage in Jihad in the Path of Allah and between two ranks there is a
distance equal to the distance between the earth and the sky. So,
when you ask Allah for Paradise, ask Him for Firdaus, for it is the
best and highest part of Paradise, above it is the Throne of the
Compassionate One and from it the rivers of Paradise flow. (Bukharj)
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187. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever comes to Allah with Iman
and having performed these five (deeds) will enter Paradise: He who
regularly offered the five Salat at their prescribed time with properly
performed ablution, bowing and prostrations; fasted during the
month of Rarna<;lan; performed I;!ajj if he had the means; paid Zakat
gladly; and fulfilled the trust placed in him. It was asked: 0
KALIMAH TAfYlBAH 112 Success in the Commandments ofAlUih
Rasiilallah! What does fulfilling the trust mean? Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam answered: To take bath after Janiibah (a
man is in a state of Jalliibah when semen is discharged out with
passion while one is awake or asleep), for Allah Sub!)anahii wa
Ta 'ala has not placed a trust with the son of Adam regarding any
religious deed except this purification (since this bath is a secret act
that can only be performed by the Fear of Allah). (Tabarani)
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heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam saying: Whoever has
Iman upon me, obeys me, and does l;lijrah (migrates), I assume
responsibility for providing a house in the outskirts of Paradise and a
house in the midst of Paradise. And for a person, who has Iman
upon me, obeys me, and engages in Jihad in the Path of Allah, I
assume responsibility for providing him with a house in the outskirts
of Paradise, a house in the midst of Paradise, and a house in the
upper part of Paradise. Whosoever does this has obtained goodness
of every kind and is saved from evil of every kind and in whatever
circumstances he dies (he will deserve Paradise). (Ibne-l;Iibban)
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189. Mu'adh ibne-JabaI RaQiyaIlahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah SaIlaIlahu 'alaihi wasaIlam saying: He who meets Allah
in such a state that he does not ascribe any partner to Him, observes
the five times SaIat and fasts during the month of RamaQan, he will
be forgiven. (Musnad Al)mad)
KALIMAH fA ITIBAH 113 Success in the Commandments of Allah
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190. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
.!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who meets Allah in such a state
that he had not associated any partner with Him, and had paid Zakat
on his wealth gladly, expecting a reward thereof, and had listened to
and obeyed (the Imam, leader of the Muslims), for him is Paradise.
(Musnad Aomad)
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191. Fa<,liilah ibne- 'Ubaid Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!

.!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Mujahid (one striving in the
Path of Allah) is he who fights against his personal desires. (TirmidhI)
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192. 'Utbah ibne-'Abd Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
.!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a person were to remain in
prostration, from the day of his birth till the day he died, to please
Allah'Azza wa Jan, then despite this, he will consider this deed to
be small on the Day of Resurrection. (Musnad A!)mad. TabaranT. Majma-
'uz-Zawaid)
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193. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah .!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who has two
habits, will be reckoned by Allah as amongst the grateful and the
KAUMAH fAITlBAH 114 Success in the Commandments ofAYah
patient. And if he does not possess these two habits, he will not be
reckoned by Allah as amongst the grateful aud patient: He who sees
the one better in Islam than him and follows him, and sees one
inferior in worldly things and then expresses his thanks to Allah that
out of His Mercy and Grace Allah has kept him in a better state.
Then Allah reckons him amongst the grateful and patient. And he,
who looks to his inferiors concerning religion, and looks to one
superior in worldly riches, and expresses sorrow for getting less, then
Allah will not record him as amongst the grateful and patient.
(TirmidhT)
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194. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The world is a believer's prison,
and an unbeliever's Paradise. (Muslim)
Note: For a believer the rewards and delights of Paradise, which are
there for him, make this world like a prison; and for the unbeliever,
there is endless Punishment in the Hereafter and so this world is for
him like Paradise. (Mirqat)
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195. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When captured enemy assets will be
cousidered as one's own wealth; and property giveu in trust will be
considered as booty for oneself; Zakat will be looked upon as a fine;
knowledge will be acquired for worldly needs and gains and not for
Islamic objectives; a man will obey his wife and disobey his mother;
a man will bring his friends nearer and drive his father far off; noises
KALIMAHTAYYIBAH 115 Success in the Commandments ofAlia"
will be raised in the Masjids; the most wicked of a tribe will become
its ruler; the most worthless member of a people will become its
leader; a man will be honoured for fear of the evil he may do;
singing girls and musical instruments will come into vogue; drinking
of wine will become common; and the later generations will begin to
curse the previous generations; then wait, for red violent winds,
earthquakes, swallowing up by the earth, defacement (of human
faces), pelting of stones from the skies as rain, and a continuing
chain of disasters followed one by another, like beads of a necklace
falling one after the other rapidly when its string is cut. (TirmidhI)
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196. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlultiih
,')allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: One who does evil deeds and
afterwards keeps doing good deeds, is like a person wearing a tight
armour which is choking him. When he does a good deed a ring is
loosened, with the next good deed a second ring is loosened, thus
with every good deed the rings are loosened one after the other so the
armour eventually falls to the ground. (Musnad Ai)mad)
Note: It means that a sinner is tied in his sins, and is in a state of
distress. By doing good deeds his ties of sins are progressively
loosened and distress removed.
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197. 'Abdultiih ibne-' Abbiis Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma said: When
dishonesty in the captured enemy assets becomes evident among
people, Allah puts fear of the enemy into their hearts; aud when
fornication becomes widespread among people, death prevails
among them; and when people indulge in short measure and weight,
KALIMAHTAITIBAH 116 Success in the Commandments ofAllah
their sustenance is cut off; and when people do injustice in their

decisions, bloodshed becomes widespread among them; and when
people break their covenants, the enemy is imposed upon them.
(Muana Imam Malik)
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saying: A cruel person only harms himself. Upon this Abu Hurairah
Ra<.1iyalIahu 'anhu said: He not only harms himself, but I swear by
Allah, that due to the cruelty of the oppressor the bustard (ruddy
goose) withers away and perishes in its nest. (BaihaqI)
Note: The harm of cruelty is not restricted to the cruel person, but it
is a source of widespread calamities of all sorts. Rains are stopped,
even birds consequently do not find a single grain and ultimately
perish in their nests out of sheer hunger.
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199, Samurah ibne-Jundub Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam very often used to ask his
companions: Did anyone of you have a dream? So one of them
would narrate a dream, and RasUlulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
would interpret it. One morning Nabl Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
said: Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me
up and said: Proceed with us, I proceeded with them and when we
came across a man lying down, and then another man was standing
over his head, holding a big rock, and he was fhrowing the rock at
fhe man's head (who was lying down), crushing.his head. The rock
rolled away at the other end, the thrower followed it and brought it
back. By the time he reached the man, his head had been restored to
its normal state, The thrower fhen did the same as he had done
before. I said to my companions: 'Sublziinalliih! Who are fhese two
persons? They said: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded and came
to a man lying flat on his back; and another man was standing over
his head with iron pincers, and he would put the pincers in one side
of the man's mouth, tearing that side of his face, his nose and eyes to
the back of the neck, and similarly fhe same is done at the other side.
He hardly completed one side when the other side is restored to its
normal state, then he returns to the first side to repeat it. I asked my
two companions: Sublziinalliih! Who are these two persons? They
said: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded and came across some
thing like a baking oven; RasUlulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said:
In that oven there was a lot of noise and screaming. We looked into
it and found naked men and women, and a flame of fire reaching to
fhem from underneath, and when it reached them fhey screamed
loudly. I asked them: Who are these? They said: Proceed!
Proceed! And so, we proceeded. Then we came across a river, like
red blood. RasUlulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam added: In the river
fhere was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who
KALlMAH fAYY/BAH 119 Success ill the Commalldments of Alliih
had collected many stones. The swimming man went close to the
man with the stones. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on
the bank) threw a stone into his mouth, whereupon he went
swimming again. He returned, and every time this was repeated. I
asked my two companions: Who are these? They said to me:
Proceed! Proceed! And we proceeded till we came to a man with a
repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance you would have
ever seen! Beside him, there was a fire and he was kindling it and
running around it. I asked my companions: Who is this (man)?
They replied: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded till we reached
a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring
colours. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I
could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him
there were children, in such large numbers that I had never seen
anything like it. I said to my companions: Who is this? They
replied: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded till we came to a
majestic huge garden, larger and better than any I had ever seen! My
two companions said to me: Go up and ascend. RasUlullah
~allanahu 'a1aihi wasallam added: So we ascended till we reached a
city built of gold and silver bricks, and we went to its gate, and it was
opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one half of
their bodies as handsome as the most handsome person you had ever
seen. The other half of their bodies as ugly as the most ugly person
you had ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to jump
into the river. There was a river flowing across (the city), and its
water was as white as milk. Those men went and dipped themselves
in it and when they returned to us, their ugliness had disappeared and
they became handsome. Rasiilulliih ~allallahu 'a1aihi wasallam
further added: My two companions then pointing, said to me, that is
your place, the Jannat-ul- 'Adan. I raised my sight, and there I saw a
palace like a white cloud! My two companions told me: That
(palace) is your palace. I said to them: ~'1i1 ~)li (May Allah bless
you both.) Let me enter it. They replied: Not now, but you shall
enter it (one day). I said to them: I have seen many wonders tonight.
What does all this mean? They replied: We will inform you. As for
the first man you came upon, whose head was being crushed with the
rock, he is the symbol of the one who memorizes the Qur' an and
then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps neglecting the
obligatory Salat. And for the man you came upon whose sides of
KALlMAH fA YYlBAH 120 Success in the Commandmellts of Allah
mouth, nostrils and eyes were tom off from front to back, he is the
symbol of the man who goes ont of his house in the morning and
tells so many lies that it spreads allover the world. And those naked
men and women, whom you saw in an oven-like structure, are the
fornicating men and women. The man whom you saw swimming in
the river and who was given a stone to swallow, is the eater of Riba
(usury), and the ugly looking man whom you saw near the fire
kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the Warden of Hell, and the
tall man whom you saw in the garden, is IbrahIm' Alaihis Salam, and
the children around him are those children who die with the natural
faith with which every child is born. The narrator added: Some
Muslims asked NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: 0 Rasiilullah!
What abont the polytheist's children? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: And also polytheist's children. Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam added: The men you saw half handsome
and half ugly, were those persons who along with good deeds had
also done evil deeds but Allah forgave them. (BukharT).
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200. Abu Dhar and Abu Darda' Ra<,liyallahu 'anhnma narrate that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I will indeed recognize
my Ummah among all other Ummahs on the Day of Resnrrection.
The Sal)abah said: 0 Rasiilallah! How would you recognize your
people? He said: I will recognize them by their book of deeds in
their right hands; I will recognize them from their shining faces due
to the prostration marks on their foreheads; and I will recognize them
by a light running in front of them. (Musnad AI)mad)
Note: This light will be the light of Iman of every believer, which
will be in proportion to the strength of his Iman. (Kashf-ur-Rai)man)
$ALAT 121 Obligatory Prayers
SALAT
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PRAYERS
In order to benefit directly from the Power of

Alliih Ta'iilii, by fulfilling the Commandments of
Alliih Ta'iilii in the way of Rasululliih Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam, Saliit is the most important and
basic action.
OBLIGATORY PRAYERS
VERSES OF QUR' AN
AlUih Sub!:lanahii wa Ta'ala says:
Verily Salat restrains (oneself)

from immorality and all that is
forbidden. Al-'Ankabfit 29: 45
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SALAT 122 Obligatory Prayers
is with their Rabb (Sustainer &

Cherisher), and neither fear shall
come upon them, nor will they
grieve. Al-Baqarah 2: 277
AlHih SubQanahii wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
Tell My slaves who have believed,
to establish Salat and spend from
what We have provided them,
secretly and publicly, before a Day
comes in which there shall be no
trading (i.e. ransom exchange), nor
any fliendship. Ibrahim 14: 31
Allah SubQanahii wa Ta'ala quoted

in Quran supplication of Ibrahim
'alaihis salam as:
o My Rabb! Make me an
establisher of Salat, and from my
descendents also. Our Rabb! And
accept my Du 'a (supplication).
IbrahIm 14: 40
Allah SubQanahii wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
Perform Salat from midday till the
darkness of the night (i.e. Zuhr,
'Asr, Maghrib and 'Isha prayers)
and recite the Qur' an in the early
dawn (i.e. the morning prayer).
Verily, the recitation of the Qur'an
in the early dawn is witnessed (by
angels). AI-Isra' 17: 78
Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'iila says:

(mentioning a virtue of successful
believers)
And they who carefully maintain
(and are mindful of) their Salat.
AI-Mu'mimln 23: 9

o you who believe! When the
Adhan is called for the prayer on
the day of Jumu 'ah (Friday), then
hasten to the remembrance of
Allah and leave all trading (and
other engagements) aside. That is
better for you, if you but knew.
AI-Jumu 'ah 62: 9
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1. 'Abdullah Ibne-'Vmar Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Islam has been built
upon five pillars: I) To testify that none is worthy of worship but
Alliih and that Mui)arnmad is the Messenger of Allah, 2) to establish
Saliit, 3) to give Zakat, 4) to perform ijajj, and 5) to fast (Saum) in
Rama<)an. (BukharT)
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SALAr 124 Obligatory Prayers
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: It has not been revealed to me that I

should amass wealth and be amongst the merchants, but it has been
revealed to me: Glorify and praise your Rabb and be amongst those
who prostrate themselves to Him and worship your Rabb till the
certainty (death) comes to you. (Shari)-i)us-Sunnah, Mishkat-ul-MasabIi)
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3. 'Abdulliih Ibne-'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that in reply
to a question of Jibr'all about Islam, Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Islam is bearing witness that none is worthy of
worship but Allah and that Mul:Jammad is the Messenger of Alliih,
and that you establish Salat, and give Zakat, and perform l.Iajj of the
House of Allah and perform Umrah, and take bath after Janiibah and
perform complete WUda, and Saum in Ramadan. Jibr'all then said:
If! do all of that, then am I a Muslim? He replied: Yes. Jibr' all then
confirmed: You have spoken the truth. (Ibne-Khuzaimah)
Note: A person is in the state of Janabah after intercourse, or
discharge of semen with passion while he is awake or asleep.
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4, Qurrah ibne-Da'ma, Radiyallahu 'arrhu narrates that we met NabI
Sallalliihu 'a1aihi wasallam during the Farewell l.Iajj and asked: 0
Rasillallah! What do you enjoin upon us? He replied: I enjoin upon
you to establish Salat, and give Zakat, and perform l.Iajj of the
Sacred House of Allah, and Saum in Ramadan, as verily therein is a
night superior to a thousand months; and likewise prohibit you from
shedding the blood of a Muslim and a Mu'iihid or taking their
property except to uphold justice; and advise you to hold fast to
$AUlT 125 Obligatory Prayers
Deen of AWili and adhere to obedience (of those who are steadfast in
Deen). (BaihaqJ)
Note: A Mu 'iihid literally means one who has entered into a treaty
or alliance, refemng to a non-muslim living in an Islamic country
under the protection of the Islamic State, having entered into a pact
with the state known as a pact of Dhimmah. As a token of his
allegiance and submission to the state, he pays a minimal annual tax
known as Jizyah, far less than the benefits and protection that is
secured for him. He is also known by the title of Dhimml. A non-
muslim entering the Islamic State for a temporary period, under the
protection and guarantee of any Muslim, similarly enjoys protection
of his life, wealth and dignity.
The life, wealth, and honour of every Muslim as well as non-
muslims under the conditions previously mentioned are deemed
sacred and protected, with the exception of crimes that require
compensation for the same, such as the death penalty for the
murderer, and monetary compensation for destruction of another's
property etc.
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5. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabl
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The key to Paradise is ~alat and the
key to ~alat is Wu<;lii. (Musnad Ahmad)
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6. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah SallaWihu 'alaihi

wasallam said: The comfort and delight of my eyes has been placed
in Salat. (Nasal)
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7. 'Vmar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nan'ates that Rasiilullah SallaWihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Salat is a pillar of Deen. (l:Iilyat-ul-Awliya, Jami-
'us-~aghJr)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallarn were: A~-Salat, a~-Saliit; I fear Alliih
about those whom your right hand possesses (your slaves and
subordinates). (Abu Dawud)
Note: I Vigilantly observe, guard and establish Saliit.
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9. Abu Umamah Rac.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam returned from Khyber and with him were two
slaves. So,' Ali Rac.liyallahu 'anhu said: a Rasiilalliih! Grant us a
servant. He replied: Take anyone you desire of the two. 'Ali said:
Choose for me. Rasiilulliih pointing to one said: Take him, but do
not beat him; for I saw him offering Salat on our return from Khyber,
and I have been forbidden to beat those who perfOim Sala!. (Musnad
AlJ.mad, Tabaranl, Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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10. 'Ubadah ibne-Siimit Rac.liyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Five times Salat has
been made mandatory by Allah 'Azza wa Jail. He who performs his
Wuc.lii well, and offers Salat at their appointed time, performing
complete Rukii', and with fear and devotion, for such there is a
covenant from Allah, that He will forgive him; and the one who does
not do so, no covenant for him is with Allah. If He wills, He may
forgive him and if He wills, He may punish him. (Abu Dawud)
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SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The person who guards the five
times Salat, its Wu4u, its prescribed time, its proper Ruku' and
Sujud, while perceiving it to be the Right of Allah on him, he is
forbidden upon Fire. (Musnad Al)mad)
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Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrates in a l:,Iadlth Qudsl
that Allah 'Azza wa Jall has said: Verily, I have enjoined upon your
Ummah five times Salat, and I have taken upon myself an oath that
anyone who observes them at their appointed time, I shall admit him
into Paradise; if anyone does not offer them regularly, there is no
such guarantee from Me for him (I may punish him or forgive him).
(Abu Dawfid)
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13. 'Othman ibne-'Afran Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who believes that Salat is the
obligatory right (of Allah), will enter Paradise. (Musnad Al)mad, Abu
Ya'Hi, Bazzar, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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14. 'Abdullah ibne-Qur.t Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: On the Day of Judgement, the first
thing a slave of Allah will be held accountable for is Saliit. If it is
found sound and satisfactory, the rest of his deeds will also be sound
and satisfactory, and if found rotten, then the rest of his deeds will
also be rotten. (Tabaranl, Targhlh)
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15. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man said to Nabl
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam: Verily so and so offers Salat, then at the
break of dawn he steals. He replied: Shortly his Saliit will prevent
him from that sin. (Bazzar. Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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16. Salman Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily a Muslim, when he performs Wu<;lii and
performs it excellently, then offers the five times Salat, his sins are
shed just like these leaves. Then, he recited:
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And perform SaUlt at the two ends of the day and in some
honrs of the night (the five mandatory Sallit); verily good deeds
remove evil deeds, This is a reminder (advice) for the mindful
(those who accept advice). (Hild 11: 114)
(Musnad A~mad)
Note: According to some scholars, 'two ends' means two parts.
The first part stands for Fajr Salat, and the second P31t for Zuhr and
'A~r Salat. Performing Salat in some hours of the night stands for
Maghrib and 'Isha Salat. (TafsIr ibne-Kathlr)
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17. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalJahu 'anhu narrates that RasiHullah

SallalHihu 'a1aihi wasallam said: The five times Salat and the prayer
of Friday to Friday, and the fasting of Rama<;lan to Rama<;lan, are
atonements for sins that have been committed between them,
provided the sinner avoids major sins. (Muslim).
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18. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who guards the obligatory Salat
will uot be written amongst the neglectful. (lbne Khuzaimah)
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19. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that one day,
RasiHullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mentioned SaJat and said: For
him who remains mindful of his SaJat, it will be a light and an
argument in his favour and a means of his salvation on the Day of
Judgement; and for him who is not mindful of his SaIat, there shall
be neither a light, nor an argument in his favour, nor a means for his
salvation. And on the Day of Judgement, he will be with Fir'aun,
Haman and Ubayy ibne-Khalaf. (Musnad A~mad. TabaranJ, Majma'uz-
Zawaid) .•~
Note: Fir'aun was the king of Egypt at the time of Miisa 'Alaihis
salam, Haman was his minister, and Ubayy ibne-Khalaf was an
ardent idolater and adversary of RasiHul1ah Sallallahu 'a1aihi
wasallam.
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20. Abu Malik Al Ashja'i: narrates from his father Rac,liyallahu
'anhuma, who said that whenever a man accepted Islam during the
time of Nabi: ~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam, the Sahabah used to teach
him ~alat. Cfabaranj)
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21. Abu Umamah Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: 0 Rasiilallah! At what time
is Du 'a the most readily listened to and accepted? He replied: The
one made during the course of latter part of the night, and after the
obligatory ~aliit. (Tirmidhj)
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22. Abu Sa'i:d Al Khudri: Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilulliih ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The five ~alat are an
atonement for the minor sins committed between them. Then he said:
A man goes to work and between his house and his place of work are
five streams. When he reaches his place of work and labours there to
the extent, that Allah willed, he becomes dirty and sweaty. Then,
(on his way back) he passes by the streams, bathing in all, and this
repeated bathing leaves no dirt or sweat on him. ~alat is just like
that. Whenever, someone commits a sin, and performs ~alat, makes
Du'ii, and asks forgiveness, then he is forgiven for the sins he
committed preceding the ~aliit. (Bazziir, Tabaranj, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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23. Zaid ibne-Thiibit Ra<;liyallahn 'anhn narrates that we were
commanded by RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam to say after
every obligatory Salat, Sublzanallah (Glory be to Allah who is above
all faults) 33 times, AI!wl1lduliliah (All praises be to Allah) 33 times,
and Alliihuakbar (Allah is the Greatest) 34 times. One An$arl
dreamt that someone asked him: Has Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam commanded you to say Sub/.riinallah 33 times,
Anwmdulillah 33 times, and Allahuakbar 34 times after every
obligatory Salat? He (the An$arl) said: Yes. The voice in the dream
said: Make it 25 times each, and add with it, La ilaha illallah (None
is worthy of worship but Allah) 25 times.
In the morning, when he went and narrated his dream to Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, the Prophet said: Do so. (TirmidhT)
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24. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that once some poor
emigrants came to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said:
The rich have attained the highest ranks and eternal bounties of
Allah. RasUlulIah .';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: How is that?

They replied: They offer .';lalat like we offer .';lalat, and they fast like
we fast, and they give charity and we cannot give charity, and they
set slaves free and we cannot set slaves free. RasUlullah .';lallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Should I not teach you something through
which you would join those who surpassed you; and keep ahead of
those who are after you, and nobody can be better than you unless he
also does the same? The Sal)abah said: Do tell us. So, RasUlullah
.';lallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Recite Subilanallah, Al/,lamdulillah,
and Allahuakbar thirty three times each, after every obligatory Salat.
Abu Salil) said: The poor emigrants returned to Rasiilullah .';lallallahu
'alaihi wasallam and said: Onr rich brothers have heard what we did,
and have done the same. Rasiilullah .';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then
said: This is Allah's blessing which He bestows on whosoever He
wills. (Muslim)
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.';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites Subilanallah (Glory
be to Allah who is above all faults) 33 times, Al/,lamdulillah (All
praises be to Allah) 33 times and Allahuakbar (Allah is the Greatest)
33 times, which makes a total of 99 times, and then recites once (the
following) to complete 100, his sins will be forgiven, even if they are
as mnch as the foam of the sea.
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26. Fa<;ll ibne-J':Iasan OamrI Rai)imahullah says that one of the two
daughters of Zubair ibne-'Abdul Mu\!alib, Umme Ijakam or
Ouba'ah, Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that some prisoners were
brought to Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. I, my sister and,
Fatima, daughter of Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam, went to
him and explained our difficulties, and asked for some prisoners for
(domestic) help. Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: As for
the servants, the orphans of Badr are more deserving than you, but I
will tell you something better than a servant; after every ~alat, recite:
Subl,ziinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults),
Albamdulilliih (All praises be to Allah) and Alliihuakbar (Allah is the
Greatest) 33 times each, and recite once (the following):
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He has power over all thiugs.
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27. Ka'b ibne-'Ujrah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Some phrases, when said after
~alat, are such that whoever says them will never be disappointed.
These are Subbiinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults)
33 times, Albamdulilliih (All Praises be to Allah) 33 times and
Alliihuakbar (Allah is the the Greatest) 34 times after every
obligatory Salat. (Muslim)
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28. Saib Ra\liyallahu 'anhu narrates from 'All Ra\liyallahn 'anhu
that when Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam married him to
Fatima Ra\liyallahu 'anha, she was seen,off with (a dowry of) a bed
sheet, a leather pillow filled with date-bark, two grindstones, a
leather water bag, and two large earthen pots. 'An Ra\liyalliihu
'anhu one day said to Fa!ima Ra\liyallahu 'anha: I swear by Allah!
Due to pulling of buckets from the well, I feel pain in my chest.
Allah has sent some prisoners to your father, go and ask him for a
servant. Fap-ma Ra\liyallahu 'anha said: My hands are also calloused
due to turning the grindstone. At that, she went to Nab! ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam. He asked: Dear daughter, what brought you here?
She said: "I have come to offer my Salam", But due to her shyness,
she could not ask him anything and returned. 'An Ra\liyallahu 'auhu
asked her: What happened? She said: I felt shy to ask him. Then we
went to Nabl -Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam together. 'All Ra<)iyallahu
'anhu said: a Rasiilallah! Due to drawing of water from the well I
feel pain in my chest. Fa~ima Ra<;liyallahu 'anha said: Due to
freq uently turning the grindstone my hands are calloused; Allah has
sent you slaves and granted some ease; please give us a servant.
Rasiilullah -Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I swear by Allah! I will
not give you; the people of Suffah are suffering pangs of hunger, and
I have nothing to spend on them. Therefore, I will sell these slaves
and spend that money on the people of $uffah. So we rettu·ned. At
night both of us were sleeping in a small blanket such that when our
heads were covered, our legs were bare, and when our legs were
covered, our heads used to be exposed. Rasiilullah -SallalHihu 'alaihi
wasallam came to us. Both of us started to get up hurriedly. He said:
Remain at your place. You asked for a servant, should I not tell you
something better than what you asked? We said: Do tell us. He said:
JibraTI 'Alaihis Salam has taught me a few words. Both of you
should say after every Salat. ten times SUb(liinalliih (Glory be to
Allah who is above all faults), ten times Al!Jamdulilliih (All praises
be to Allah), and ten times Alliihuakbar (Allah is the Greatest). And
when you lie down on your bed, then say 33 times Sub(1iinalliih, 33
times Al!Jamdulilliih and 33 times Alliihuakbar. 'All Ra<;liyallahu
'anhu said: I swear by Allah! Ever since Rasiilul1ah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam taught me these words, I have never forgotten to say
them. Ibnul Kawa' Ra1)imahullah asked him: And not even on the
night of the Battle of -Siffin? He said: May Allah curse you! 0
people of Iraq! Yes, and not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin.
(Musnad A!)mad)
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29. Abdullah ibne-' Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUlullah :-)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Two qualities are such
that if a Muslim adopts them, he will certainly enter Paradise. Both
of them are easy but those who practice them are very few. One is
that after every :-)aIat say Subi:liinallah (Glory be to Allah Who is
above all faults) ten times, All;amdulillah (All praises be to Allah)
ten times, and Allahuakbar (Allah is the Greatest) ten times.
'Abdullah says: I saw Nab! :-)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam counting
them on his fingers. RasUlullah :-)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: This
means oue hundred and fifty on the tongue and fifteen hundred on
the scale of deeds. (The second quality is that) When one goes to
bed he says Subl;anallah, Al(zamdulillah and Allahuakbar for a total
of one hundred times. These are one hundred on the tongue and one
thousand on the Scale, so who would be committing two thousand
five hundred sins in a day?
'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Why is it that
these two qualities are not adopted? He replied: The Shaitan comes
to one while he is in :-)alat and says remember so and so, remember
so and so, until he becomes pre-occupied and thus becomes
unmindful of saying these words; and Shaitan comes to him on his
bed and continuously lulls him to sleep. (Ibne-f[ibban)
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30. Mu 'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam took his hand and said: 0 Mu'adh! I
swear by Allah, indeed I love you. Then he said: 0 Mu 'adh! I
advise you never to forget saying these words after every :-)alat:
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o Allah! Help me in remembering You, aud in thanking You,
and in attaining excellence in worshiping You.
(Abu Dawiid)
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31. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
.sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites Ayatul Kursi after
every obligatory .salat. nothing but death restrains him from entering
Paradise, In auother narration: Qui hI' waUahu Aiwd is to be recited
after Ayatul Kursl. ('Amalu! Yuumi wal Lailah by NasaT, TabaranT , Majma'uz-
Zawaid)
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.sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who recites Ayatul Kursi after
obligatory .salat, is in the protection of Allah till the next .salat.
(TabaranT, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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33. Abu Ayyiib Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that whenever I offered
.salat behind Nab! .sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, I heard him saying
this Du 'a after completing his .salat
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towards good, nor turn away from evil.
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34. Abu Musii Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah :Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He, who offers the :Saliit of two cool times,
enters Paradise. (Bukharj)
Note: The :Saliit of two cool times refers to 'A~r, the beginning of
the cooler hours of the day, and Fajr which is at the end of the cool
hours of the night. Fajr :Saliit is difficult to offer because of the
tendency to go to sleep at this time, and' Asr is difficult because this
is the time of intense worldly pre-occupation. He who is constant in
performing these two :Saliits will more easily maintain the other
three. (Mirqat-ul-MatatJ!))
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35. Ruwaibah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlullah
:SalJalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Undoubtedly he will not enter
Hell-Fire, who has offered :Saliit before the rising of the sun, and
before its setting; that is Fajr and 'Asr. (Muslim)
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36. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulHih :Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever after Fajr Saliit, while maintaining

the posture of sitting in Saliit and before talking with anyone, says
ten times:
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None is worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone, He has no
partner, His is the Kingdom, for Him is all the Praise, He alone
gives life, and He alone gives death, and He has power over
everything.
Then, ten virtues are recorded for him, and ten sins are erased, and
his ranks are raised by ten degrees, and he is protected from every
undesirable and unpleasant thing and also from Shailiin, and that day
he will not be taken to account for any sin except polytheism.
In another narration, the words p;J1 ~,,;., (In Whose Hand is all that is
good) are in place of ~J"';"; (He alone gives life and He alone gives
death).
It is also narrated that every time he says this phrase, he receives a
reward of freeing a slave. On saying these words after 'Asr he gets
the reward for the whole night as he gets the reward for the whole
day on saying them after Fajr. (Tirmidhj, 'AmiUul Yaumi wal Lailah by
NasaL)
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37. Jundub Al Qasrl Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who offers the Fajr Saliit, is
indeed in the Protection of Allah (so do not trouble those who are
under Allah's Protection); for you will be answerable to Allah for
violating this protection; because undoubtedly, if He takes anyone to
account for violating this protection, He will catch him and fling him
headlong on his face into the Hell-Fire. (Muslim)
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38, Muslim ibue-I;Iarith At-tamTmTyi Rac.liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told him secretly: When you
complete the Maghrib Salat, then recite seven times this Ou 'a:
)81 ~~f:j ~I (0 Allah! Protect me from the Fire). After saying
this if you happen to die the same night, you will be protected from
the Fire. When you have offered your Fajr SaIat repeat the same.
For undoubtedly, if you happen to die the same day, you will be
protected from the Fire, (Abu Dawud)
Note: RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam by giving this advice
secretly wanted to stress its importance,
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39. Umme Farwah Ra(liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: Which is the best of the good
deeds? He said: To offer Salat at the beginning of its prescribed
time. (Abu Diiwud),
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40, 'All Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'a1aihi
wasallam said: a People of the Qur' an! Offer Witr Salat, for verily
Allah is Witr, and He loves the Witr. (Abu Dawud)
Note: Witr in Arabic refers to His Oneness, that is being without
partners. Allah also loves actions done in odd numbers, Many
examples of it are found in Shartah and Sunnah. Witr Salat is loved
by Allah because it has an odd number of Rak'at. (Majma' Bi~ar-ul
Anwar)
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41. Kharijah ibne-Hudhafah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day
RasUlulHih SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam came to us and said: Allah has

granted you an additional Salat, which is better for you than red
camels; this Salat is Al- Witr. Allah has appointed its time between
'Isha Salat and the break of dawn. (Abu Diiwud)
Note: The Arabs considered red camels to be a most valuable and
desirable commodity.
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42. Abu Darda Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that my friend, RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, enjoined me three things: To fast three
days every month, to offer the Witr SaHit before sleep, and to offer
two Rak'fit Sunnah of Fajr. Crabariini", Majma'uz-Zawiiid)
Note: It is better for those who have developed the habit of
awakening at night, to offer their Witr Salat at the time of Tahajjud
that is before the beginning time of Fajr Salat. As for those, who
have not developed this habit, they should offer their Witr Salat
before going to sleep.
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43. Ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is no (perfect) Iman for one
who has no trustworthiness, and there is no Salat for one who has no
Wu<;lu, and there is no Deen for one who has no Salat. The status of
SaHit in Deen is like the status of the head in a body. (TabariinT,
TarghTb)
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44. Jabir ibne-Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
RasUluliah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Between man and (his
entering into) polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of SaHit.
(Muslim)
Note: Scholars of Islam have offered several explanations to this

i)adTth. One is that a person who abandons Salat becomes
increasingly arrogant and bold in committing sins, which may
endanger his faith. Another explanation is that the one who
abandons Salat runs the risk of an evil end. (Mirqiit-u!-MaratIi))
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45. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who abandons Saliit shall meet
Alliih in a state that Allah will be very angry with him. (Bazziir,
TabaranI, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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46. Naufal ibne-Mu'awiya Ra(,1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The person who missed even one
Salat is as though he has been deprived of his entire family and
wealth. (lbne-l;libbiin)
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47. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil A~ narrates from his father, who
heard from his grandfather Ra(,1iyallahu 'anhuma, who narrated that
Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alalhi wasallam said: Command your children,
when they are seven years old, to perform Salat; and beat them for
not observing it when they are ten years old. And at this age separate
their beds (i.e. do not let brothers and sisters sleep together). (Abu
Diiwiid)
Note: Beating should not cause bodily harm.
SALAT 143 SalOt in Congregation
SALAT
• IN JAMA'AH
CONGREGATION
VERSE OF QUR'AN
Allah Subi:lanahii wa Ta 'ala says:

And establish $alat aud give Zakat;
and bow with those who bow in
worship (i.e. pray in congregation).
AI-Baqarah 2: 43
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48. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalliihn 'anhu narrated that Nabi $allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: The Muadhdhin will recieve forgivness to the
distance to which his voice reaches. All living and non-living things
shall bear witness for him on the Day of Resurrection. He, who
attends $alat in congregation, for him is written the reward of twenty
fi ve $aliit, and it becomes an atonement for his sins between two
$alat (Abu Diiwiid)
Note: According to some Scholars the reward of twenty-five $aliit is
for the Muadhdhin, and he gets forgiveness of his sins from the
previous Adhiin to this Adhiin. (Badhl-ul-Majhiid)
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49. Ibne-'Umar Ra<.\iyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlullah

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Muadhdhin will receive
forgiveness to the extent the voice of his Adhem reaches; every living
and non-living things that hear his voice, supplicates for his
forgiveness. In another narration it is stated: All living and non-
living things reply to his Adhan. (Musnad A!)mad, Tabaranf, Bazzar,
Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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50. Abu Sa'~a'ah Ra<.\iyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Abu Sa'Id
Ra<.\iyalliihu 'anhu said: When you are in a desert or countryside,
then call the Adhan loudly, as I have heard RasUlulIah SallalIahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: No tree or clod of earth, or rock, or linn, or
man shall hear his voice; except that they will bear witness for him
on the Day of Resurrection. (Ibne-Khuzaimah)
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51. Bara ibne-'Azib Ra<.\iyalIahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah and His angels send
blessings upon the persons of the first row. The one who calls
Adhiin receives forgiveness to the extent to which he raises his voice.
All living and non-living things, who hear his call, testify to it. And
for him is a reward equivalent to all those who perform Salat with
him. (Nasal)
Note: One interpretation of the second sentence of this l)adIth is that
the Muadhdhin shall receive forgiveness for his sins to the extent that
his voice reaches. Another interpretation is that the sins of the
people living within the range of his voice will be forgiven by virtue
of his intercession. (Badhl-ul-Majhud)
$ALAT 145 $aliit in Congregation
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52. Mu'iiwiya Ra<;liyalliihu 'auhu narrates; I heard RasiilulIiih
SallalIiihu 'alaihi wasallam saying; The Muadhdhins wilI have the
longest necks amongst the people on the Day of Resurrection.
(Muslim)
Note: Islamic Scholars have mentioned several interpretations to this
!)adIth:
I. As people go to the masjid to offer Saliit in response to the Adhiin
of the Muadhdhin, it is as though he is their leader and they are his
folIowers. A leader is like a chief; therefore he will have a long
neck. which makes his head prominent.
2. The Muadhdhin shalI raise his head high. longing to gaze at his
magnificent reward. thus giving the appearance of the longest neck.
3. The Muadhdhin shall hold his head high as he has nothing to
regret by virtue of his calIing the AdMn. Whereas the one who
regrets. or is ashamed of his actions. lowers his head in humility and
shame.
4. The longest neck is an alIegorical description, depicting the
Muadhdhin as the most prominent of all on the Plain of Reckoning.
StilI others have mentioned that the Muadhdhins will proceed
speedily towards Paradise. (Nawawj)
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53. Ibne- 'Umar Ra<;liyalIiihu 'anhuma narrates that NabI SalIalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: He who calIs the Adhiin for twelve years.
Paradise is guaranteed for him and sixty blessings will be recorded
for every Adhiin, and thirty blessings will be recorded for every
fqiimah. (Mustadrak l;Iakim)
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54. Ibne- 'Umar Ra<;liyaiIahu 'anhuma narrates that RasiiIulIah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Three persons shall neither be
terrified by the greatest horror of the Day of Resurrection, nor shall
they be made to render an account of their deeds, (and) they will be
upon mounds of Musk until the reckoning of creation is completed.
One who recites the Qur' an only to please Allah and leads Salat in a
manner pleasing to his followers. The other is he who calls towards
Salat, only to please Allah. And the third is he who maintains a good
relationship with his Rabb, and also with his subordinates. (TirmidhT.
TabaranT, Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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55. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasiiInllah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Three persons will be
upon mounds of Musk on the Day of Resurrection, envied by all the
former and latter people. The man who calls AdMn for the five
times Salat during the day and night; and the man who leads the
Salat in a manner that people are pleased with him; and a slave who
had fulfilled the rights of Alliih and the rights of his master. (TirmidhT)
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56. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiiIulliih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Imam is responsible and the
Muadhdhin is entrusted. 0 Allah! Guide the Imams and forgive the
Muadhdhills. (Abu DawGd)
Note: The Imam is responsible, means that besides his personal
Salat, he bears the responsibility of the Salat of those behind him.
Therefore the Imam should perfect his Saliit as far as is humanly
possible both outwardly and inwardly. In the light of this important
responsibility, Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam made a Du'a

for the guidance of the Imams. The Muadhdhin is entrusted means
that people have placed their trust on the Muadhdhin regarding the
timings of the Saliit and Saum. Therefore, it is essential for the
Muadhdhin to be particular in calling the Adhan at its proper time.
However, being human, he may inadvertently err. Hence, RasiilulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has made a Du 'a for his forgiveness.
(Badht-ul-Majhfid)
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57. Jabir RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam saying: Verily when the Shai(an hears the AdMn, he flees
until he reaches the place RauQa. Sulaiman RaQimahulHih said: I
asked Jabir about RauQa. He replied that it is thirty-six miles from
Mad!nah. (Muslim)
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58. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Shai(an flees on hearing the call for Salilt,
loudly breaking wind, until he no longer hears the Adhan. When the
Adhan is completed, he returns until the lqamah is called. He then
again flees until the lqamah is completed; then he again returns to
distract the attention of the man engaged in Salat, interjecting in his
mind, saying: Remember such and such, remember such and such;
reminding him of things which he had previously forgotten or was
unaware of, until the man is unable to recall how many Rak'at he has
prayed. (Muslim)
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59. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyaWihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallarn said: If people knew what blessings lie in
the Adhiin and the first row, and they could not achieve this
(distinction) except by casting lots, they would certainly do so.
(BukhiirT)
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60. Salman Al FarSI Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a man is in a jungle and the time
of ~alat approached, he should perform WUQu, and if he does not
find water, then he should perform Tayammum. If he calls the
Iqiimah, both his angels (who record his deeds) offer ~a1at with him.
And ifhe calls the Adhiin and Iqiimah, such a vast number of Allah's
forces (angels) will perform ~aIat with him that the two ends of their
rows would not be seen. (Mu,anna!' Abdur-Razzaq)
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61. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu reports that he heard

Rasiilulliih ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallarn narrating a J:ladlth Qudsl:
Your Rabb is pleased with the shepherd who calls the Adhiin upon
the peak of a mountain and offers ~alat. Allah'Azza wa Jail
exclaims to the angels: Look at this slave of Mine who calls the
Adhiin and the Iqiimah for ~alat and he fears Me. I have forgiven
him and sent him to Paradise. (Abu Dawud)
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62. Sahl ibne-Sa'd Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Two things are never rejected or
seldom rejected; DU'a at the time of Adhan and at the time when
people are locked in a furious battle. (Abu Dawiid)
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63.Sa·d ibne-Abi Waqqa~ Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The one who hears the Muadhdhin
and responds with (the following), his sins will be forgiven. (Muslim).
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I bear witness that none is worthy of worship but Allah, Who is
Alone, without any partner; and that Mul;lammad is His slave
and Messenger; and I am pleased with Allah as Rabb, and
Mul;tamlllad as Messenger, and Islam as Deen.
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64. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates. We were with

RasUlulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam and Biliil called the Adhan.
When he finished, RasUlulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Whoever says the same with complete belief and conviction, will
enter Paradise. (Mustadrak l;Iakim)
Note: From this narration, it appears that in reply to the AdMin, one
should repeat the exact words of the Muadhdhin. However, a
narration of 'Umar Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu clarifies that in reply to
$ALAT 150 SaUlt in COllgregation
/fayya- 'Ala$-$alat, /fayya- 'Alal-Falal; one should say La I;aula

wala quwwata ilia billah (I have no strength to do good or protect
myself from evil, except by the power of Allah). (Muslim)
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65. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra(1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that a man

said: a Rasiilauah! Indeed, the Muadhdhins have excelled us (as
regards the reward of the Hereafter). Rasiilulliih .')allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: Say the same words as they say, and when you
come to the end, ask (from Auah) aud you will be granted. (Abu
Dawud)
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66. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil -'A~ Ra(1iyauahu 'anhuma narrates: I

heard Rasiilullah .')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When you hear
the Muadhdhin, repeat what he says, and then send .')alawat upon me.
For indeed he who sends one .')alawat on me will receive ten
blessings from Allah; then ask Allah to give me the Wasllah, which
is a rank iu Paradise befitting only one of Allah's slaves, and I hope
that I may be that one. If anyone asks that I may be giveu the
Wasflah, he will be assured of my intercession. (Muslim)
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67. Jabir ibne-'Abdulliih Ra(1iyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that
SALAT 151 Sallit in Congregation
RasUlullah ,')allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone says when he

hears the Adhiin:
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o Allah, Rabb of this perfect call, and of the prayers which is
established for all times, grant Mul,mmmad the Wasuah and
excellency and raise him up in a praiseworthy position which
You have promised,
He will be assured of my intercession. In another narration the
following words are added: 'c;;J\.:.u;J~~1 (Undoubtedly, You uever
go back on Your words). (Bukhiirf, Baihaqf)
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68. Jabir Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulIah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: When the Muadhdhin calls the Adhiin,
whosoever says as follows (after the Adhiin), Allah will accept his
Du'iL
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o Rabb of this complete calling and Salat which is full of

benefits, bestow blessings upon Mul,1ammad and be eternally
pleased with him after which You will never be displeased.
(Musuad A!)mad)
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69. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A Du 'a made between the AdMin
and the lqiimah is never rejected. The Sa1)abah asked: What Du 'a
should we make, 0 Rasiilallah? He replied: Ask Allah for 'Afiyah
(well being) in this world and in the Hereafter. (Tirmidhf)
$ALAr 152 $aliit in Congregation
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70. Jabir Ra<.!iyallabu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah ,sallallabu
'alaihi wasallam said: When the Iqamah for ,salat is being said, the
doors of the skies are opened, and Du 'a is accepted. (Musnad AI)mad)
Jll~~ t.;' ri,~ .';:"j:;.;.t Go;;; :jji; ~ii1I.$P:; iJi; ",J:; -y,
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71. Abu Hurairah Ra<.!iyallabu 'anhu narrates that whoever performs

Wu<.!ii and performs it excellently, then goes out intending Salat,
undoubtedly he is in ,salat, as long as he intends Salat. Undoubtedly,
for one step a good deed is written and for the next step an evil deed
is erased. When anyone of you hears the Iqamah, he must not run.
For undoubtedly, whose house is the farthest will get the greatest
reward. Those present asked: Why is that so 0 Aba Hurairah? He
said: Because of the greater number of footsteps. (Muan. Imam Malik)
Jiri,~ ~;.S'j;..1GoJi 1;1 :~~Lij\) J~ :J~~'.iilI.$P:;iJi;~:;-YT

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72. Abu Hurairah Ra<.!iyallabu 'anhu narrates that Abul Qasim
(RasiilulIab) ,sallalWhu 'alaihi wasallam said: When one of you
performed Wu<.!ii in his house, and then came to the masjid, he was
in Salat until he returns. Therefore, he should not do like this and
Rasiilallah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam placed the fingers of one hand
into the other. (Mustadrak Ijakim)
Note: Just as such an action of the hands is undesirable and
inconsistent with SaWt, similarly such actions are undesirable while
one is proceeding towards Salat. The reason being that when one is
proceeding to perform ,salat, he is virtually engaged in ,saWt.
SAL-IT 153 SalOl in Congregation
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73, Sa'Id ibnil-Musayyib Ral)imahuIHih narrates on the authority of
an Ansari Sai)abI: I heard Rasiilulliih SallalIiihu 'alaihi wasallam
saying: When one of you performs Wu<;!u and performs it well and
goes out to offer Salat, then for every right foot he lifts, Allah
Subi)auahU wa Ta'ala records a virtue for him, And for every left
foot he puts on the ground, a sin is erased. He has the choice to take
short steps or long ones. Then he comes to the masjid and offers
Salat in congregation. he will be forgiven. And if he reaches the
masjid and finds that people have already offered a part of their
Salat, yet a part remains, he joins the remaining part of the Salat, and
thereafter completes that which he had missed. He too gets the same
reward of Salat. And if he comes to the masjid and finds that people
have finished their Salat; so he completes his individual Salat, he too
gets the same reward. (Abu DiiwUd)
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74. Abu Umama Ra<;liyalIiihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: One who leaves his house having
Wuqu to offer obligatory Salat, his reward is like that of a person
performing Hajj in the state of Ehram. And the one who goes out.
bearing the hardship, solely to offer Salat Ad-QuiJa, he gets the
reward as that of a person performing 'Urnrah. And the offering of
Salat after a previous Salat uninterrupted by any irrelevant talk or
action, is recorded in 'Illiyyfn (an auspicious register of righteous
deeds). (Abu DiiwUd)
Note: 1. Ehram pertains to numerous constraints imposed on those
$ALAT 154 Sallit in Congregation
who travel for l;lajj and 'Umrah to Makkah.

2. pu/:lii "iaHit is a Nafl (optional) prayer before mid-day.
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75. Abu Hurairah RaqiyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluIHih

"iallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever amongst you performs
Wuqii well, and completes it to perfection, then goes to the masjid
with the sole intention to offer "ialat, then AlHih is overjoyed with
him, as the family of an absent relative is overjoyed by his sudden
appearance. (lbne-Khuzaimah)
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76. Salman Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI "iallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: He who performs Wuqii in his house and performs it
well, then comes to the masjid, he is the guest of Allah, and it is
obligatory upon the Host to extend hospitality to his guest. (TabaranT,
Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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77. Jabir ibne-Abdullah Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that some

plots of land surrounding the Masjid of NabT "iallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam were vacant. Banii Salimah intended to shift close to the
masjid. When this news reached Rasiilullah "iallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam. he said to them: I have come to know that you intend to
shift close to the masjid. They replied: 0 Rasiilallah! Yes indeed,
$ALAT ~55 !$allit in Congregation
we wanted this. Then he said: 0 Bani Salimah! Keep living in your

houses, your footsteps are recorded as good deeds. Keep living in
your houses, your footsteps are recorded as good deeds. (Muslim)
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78. Abu Hurairah Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl $allalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone of you who leaves his home to come
to my masjid, for every footstep a virtue is written, and for every
other footstep a sin is erased, until he returns. (Ibne-l:Iibban)
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79. Abu Hurairah Rac,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasal1am said: Sadaqah is due on each joint of man
everyday the sun rises. He (then) said: When you impart justice
between two persons, it is Sadaqah; and when you help a person
mount his animal or to lift and place his belongings upon, it is a
Sadaqah. He added: And a good word is a Sadaqah; and every
footstep you take for Salat is a Sadaqah, and when you remove an
obstacle from the path, it is a Sadaqah. (Muslim)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah will illuminate those
who make their way to the masjids in darkness, with a brilliant light
on the Day of Resurrection. (Tabaranj, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
SALAT 156 Sa/iii in Congregation
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81. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
.')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Those who frequent the masjids in
darkness are, undoubtedly, the people who are immersed in Allah's
Mercy. (Ibne-Majah. TarghTh)
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82. Buraidah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! .')allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Good tidings for those who frequent the masjids in
darkness of complete Nur (light) on the Day of Resurrection. (Abu
Diiwud)
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83. Abu Sa'jd Al-Khudrj Ra<,liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Should I not guide you to the means
by which Allah forgives sius and increases good deeds? They
replied: 0 Rasiilallah! Please do so. He said: Performing complete
Wu<,lu even in difficulty, and taking many footsteps to the masjid,
and after offering one .')aliil waiting for the next. And whosoever
leaves his house in a state of Wu<,lu till he reaches the masjid, then
offers .')alat in congregation with the Muslims and waits for the next
.')alat; it is for him that the angels say: 0 Allah! forgive him, 0
Allah! Have Mercy upon him. (Ibne I:libban).
$ALAT 157 $allit in Congregation
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SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam told his companions: Should I not guide
you to those deeds by which Allah removes sins and raises ranks?
They said: 0 Rasiilallah! Please tell us. He said: Performing
complete Wu<.iii in difficult circumstances, and taking many footsteps
towards the Masjid, and waiting for the next Salat after one Salat is
RiM!. (Muslim)
Note: The well known meaning of Riba, is to take part in the
defence of the Islamic frontiers which is undoubtedly a noble action.
In this i)adith Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has apparently
referred to their actions as Ribat because just as soldiers guard the
frontiers, so also by his actions, a man guards himself against the
onslaught of the Shaitan and Nafs (innerself). (Mirqiit-ul-MafiitT1))
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85. 'Uqbah ibne- 'Amir Ra<.iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man performs Wu<.iii, then
comes to the masjid and waits to offer Salat, his two scribes or one of
them records for him ten good deeds for every step taken towards the
masjid. And the person sitting in anticipation of Salat is as the one
engaged in worship, and from the time that he left his house until he
returns to it, he will be counted amongst those engaged in Salat.
(Musnad A~mad)
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86. Mu'iidh ibue-Jabal RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates in a Ij:adlth Qudsi

from Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam that Alliih Sub1)iinabu wa
, Ta'aHi said: 0 Muljammad! I said: I am here at Your service 0 my
Rabb! He said: In what matter is the Highest Assembly (Arch
Angels) disputing? I replied: Conceming the acts of atonement. He
said: And what are they? I replied: The steps taken towards the
lama'ah and sitting in masjids waiting for the next saliit and
performing complete WUQu even in difficult circumstances. He then
said: In what else are they disputing? I said: Serving of food (in
hospitality), and gentleness in speech, and saliit at night while people
are asleep. He then said: Ask! I said (in supplication):
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o Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'alll! Verily I ask of You to enable
me to do righteous acts, and abstain from forbidden acts, and
to grant me the love of the poor; and that You forgive me and
have Mercy on me. And if ever You intend to afflict a people
with a severe tribulation, take my life unafflicted. And I ask
You for Your love, and the love of he who loves You; and the
love of an act that will bring me close to Your love,
Rasiilulliih sallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam (then) said: Verily it is the
truth, so say it repeatedly to memorize it. (Tirmidhl)
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87. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that NabI sallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: A person amongst you gets the reward of
saliit, so long as he keeps on waiting for Saliit. Angels pray for him:
o Allah! Forgive him, and hestow Mercy upon him. This continues
as long as he remains in a state of Wu(1u or leaves the place of Saliit.
(BukhiirT)
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88. Abu Hurairah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A person, after performing Salat,
remains waiting for the next SaHit, is like a horseman whose steed
rapidly charges him in the Path of Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala, and
he is in a great Ribat. that is, defence of Islamic Frontiers (meaning
thereby that he is protecting society and himself from Nafs and
Shaitiln). (Musnad A!)mad, TabaranT, Targhib)
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89. 'Irbildh ibne-Sariyah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam used to pray for forgiveness three times
for the first row and once for the second row. (Ibne-Majah)
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90. Abu Umama Ra4iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah sends Mercy and His angels
invoke blessings upon the first row. Those present said: 0
Rasiilallah! And upon the second? He replied: Allah sends Mercy
and His angels invoke blessings upon the first row. (Again) they
asked: And upon the second? He replied: And also upon the second.
And Rasiilulliih SallalUihu 'alaihi wasallam further said: Straighten

your rows, align your shoulders, be gentle to your brothers, and close
the gaps. For verily Shai!iin enters in the gap between you, like a
baby lamb. (Musnad Ai)mad, TabaranT, Majma'nz-Zawaid)
Note: To be gentle to your brothers means if someone asks you to
straighten your row, by keeping his hand on you, concede to his
request.
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91. Abu Hurairah narrates that Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi

wasallam said: The first row of SaUlt amongst the men is most
rewarding and the last is the least; whereas the last rows of Saliit
amongst the women are the most rewarding and the first the least.
(Mnslim)
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92. Barii ibne-'Azib Ra<iiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilulliih

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam used to pass through the rows from one
end to the other; setting our chests and shoulders in line and saying:
Do not be out of line otherwise your hearts will differ. He used to
add: Verily Alliih 'Azza wa Jail sends Mercy for the first row and
His angels ask for their forgiveness. (Abu Dawiid)
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93. Barii ibne-'Azib Ra<iiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that RasiiluWih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily Alliih Sub1:liinahii wa Ta'iilii
sends Mercy and His angels invoke blessings for the people who are
nearer to the front rows; and there is no step more beloved to Alliih
than one taken to complete a row. (Abu Dawiidj
$ALAT 161 Sallit ill Congregation
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94. 'A'ishah Radhiallahii 'anhii narrates that Rasiilullah ~a1lallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala sends
Mercy and His angels invoke blessings for those who are on the right
hand side of rows, (Abu Dawftd)
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95, Ibne-'Abbiis Radiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who stands on the left side of
the row in the masjid, because of the less number of people on that
side, gets double the reward, (TabaranT, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
Note: As it became known to the ~aQabah that the right hand side of
the rows carries added virtue, all of them attempted to avail the
same, leaving the left hand side empty, Then Nab! ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam informed them about the virtues of standing on the left
hand side of the row, so that it does not remain incomplete, (Fai~-ul
QadTr)
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96, 'A'ishah RadhialHihii 'anha narrates that Rasiilulliih ~a1lallahu
'a1aihi wasallam said: Verily Allah sends Mercy and His angels
invoke blessings for those who fill in the gaps to complete the rows.
(Mustadrak !:Iakim)
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97. Abu Hurairah Radiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever joins a row (of ~a1at),
Allah raises him one rank; and the angels shower (Allah's) blessings
upon him. (TabaranT, TarghTb)
SAUT 162 $allit in Congregation
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98. 'Abdulliih ibne- 'Umar RaQiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that
RasQlulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The best of you are
those whose shoulders are more soft in Saliit. And there is no step
more rewarding than the step which is taken to fill the gap in the row
(of Saliit). (Bazzar, TarghJb, Ibne-l:Iibbiin, TabaranT)
Note: The meaning of keeping the shoulders soft in SaHlt is that
when somebody tries to enter the row, the persons offering Saliit on
the right and left should relax their shoulders to let him join the row.
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99. Abu Ju!;laifah RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: He who fills the gap in a row (of Saliit) is
forgiven. (Bazziir, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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100. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaQiyaIHihu 'anhuma narrates that
RasQlulliih Sallalliihn 'a1aihi wasallam said: He who joins the row (of
Saliit), Allah bestows on him His Mercy, and whoever breaks the
row (of SaIat), Allah keeps him away from His Mercy. (Abn Dawud)
Note: Breaking the row means either placing something (personal
belongings) in the row, which would break the continuity of the row;
or seeing a vacant space and yet not occupying it. (Mirqat-ul-MafiitI\l)
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101. Anas RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallalliihu 'a1aihi
wasallam said: Straighten your rows, for the straightening of the
rows in Saliit is essential for offering Saliit correctly. (BukhiirT)
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102. 'Uthman ibne-' Affan Ra~iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard

Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who performed
WU~il for Salat and performed it properly and then went on foot to
offer the obligatory Salat and offered it along with the people or in
congregation or in the Masjid, Allah would forgive his sins. (Muslim)
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103. 'Umar ibnil Khat.lab Ra~iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard

Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Allah Subl;1anahil wa
Ta 'ala indeed admires the people offering Salat in congregation.
(Musnad Al].rnad, Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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104. Abdullah ibne-Mas'ild Ra~iyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The excellence of a
person's Salat in congregation is even greater than twenty times as
compared to his individual Sala!. (Musuad A~mad)
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105. Abu Hurairah Ra~iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The reward of Salat offered by a
person in congregation is twenty five times greater as compared to
that Salat offered by him alone in his house or place of business.
(BUkhiirJ)
$ALA"T 164 $allit in Congregation
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106. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaeJiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Salat in congregation is
twenty seven times greater in reward as compared to Salat offered
individually. (Muslim)
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107. Qubath ibne-Ashyam Al Laithl RaeJiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: The Salat of two
persons, with one of them as Imam, is more liked by Allah, to the
individual SaHit of four persons. Similarly, the Salat of four persons,
with one of them as Imam, is more liked by Allah, to the individual
Salat of eight persons. And the Salat of eight persons, with one of
them as Imam, is more liked by Allah, to the individual Salat of
hundred persons. (Bazzar, Tabarani, Majma 'uz,zawaid)
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108. Ubayy ibne-Ka'b Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Saliit of a person offered with
another person is better than his Saliit offered alone. And his Saliit
with two persons is better than his Salat offered with one person.
Similarly, the larger the number, the more it is liked by Allah, The
Almighty, The Majestic. (Abu Dawud)
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$ALAT 165 $allit in Congregation
109. Abu Sa',d Al Khudr, RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: ,salat in congregation is equivalent
to twenty five ,saliit, and when ,saliit is offered in a desert,
perfonning its bowing and prostration properly, it reaches up to fifty
times. (Abu Dawud)
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110. Abu Darda RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiiliillah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: If three persons in a village, or a
forest, do not offer the congregational Salat. then Shaitan fully
overpowers them. So make it obligatory on yourself to offer Salat in
congregation. For undoubtedly the wolf eats the stray goat. (Abu
Dawud)
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II 1. 'A'ishah RaQiyallahu 'anha narrates that when Nab, Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam fell ill, he asked for permission from his wives that
his nursing be done in my house. They gave him their consent.
When Rasiiliillah ,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam came out (for Salat)
with the support of two persons, his feet were making a line on the
ground (as a result of trailing along). (Bukhari)
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Il2. FaQalah ibne- 'Ubaid RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that when

Rasiilulliih ,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to lead the Salat, some
SALAT 166 $alli1 in Congregation
people standing in the row would fall down due to extreme hunger;
and they were the people of Suffah about whom the villagers would
say that they were insane. One day, when Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu .
'alaihi wasallam completed the Saliit, he turned to them and said: If
you know the reward that Alliih has for you, then you would like to
live with more hunger and needs. FaQiilah says: I was with
Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam that day. (Tirmidhi)
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lB. 'Uthmiin ibne-' Afran RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard

Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The one who offered
'Isha Saliit in congregation, it was as if he remained in Saliit upto
midnight, and if he offered the Fajr Saliit in congregation, it was as if
he remained in Saliit the whole night. (Muslim)
Note: Some scholars on the basis of other a!)iidlth interpret this to
mean that he who offers 'Isha and Fajr Saliit both in congregation
gets the reward of the whole night's worship.
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114. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiiliillah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed! The most burdensome
Saliit for hypocrites is the Saliit of Fajr and the Salat of 'Isha.
(Muslim)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If people would have known the
virtues of going to the Masjid for :(':uhr Salat in the scorching heat.
then they would certainly compete with one another in going to the
Masjid. And if they knew the virtues of 'Isha and Fajr Saliit, they
$AL4T 167 Sa/lit ill Congregation
would indeed go to the Masjid for these $alat, even if (due to some
illness) they had to drag themselves. (Bukharj)
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116. Abu Bakrah Ra<;liyaIIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A person, who offers the Fajr $alat
in congregation, is in Allah's protection and the person, who
harasses the one who is in the protection of Allah, will be thrown
into Hell Fire by Allah. (rabaranT, Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A person who offers $aIat for forty
days in congregation, purely to please Allah, starting with the Imiim
right from the first Takbfr, receives two exemptions; one from Hell-
Fire, and the other from hypocrisy. (TirrnidhT)
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$allaIIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I thought of asking some youngsters
to collect a large quantity of firewood, and then proceed to the
houses of those people who offer their obligatory $aIat in their
homes without any valid excuse, and bum their houses on them.
(Abu Dawiid)
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119, Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'auhu narrates that Rasiiliillah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who performs Wu<;lii and
performs it properly, then comes to the Friday Salat, listens to the
Khutbah (sermon) attentively, and remains silent, his sins between
this Friday and the last one are forgiven; and also (the sins) for three
additional days. But he who touches the pebbles duriug the Khutbah
(plays with them with his hands, or floor-mats or clothes) then he has
acted irrelevantly (due to which he lost the special reward for the
Friday Salat). (Muslim)
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120. Abu Ayyiib AI AnsarI Ra<;liyallahu 'auhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who takes a
bath ou Friday, and uses perfume if he has any, and wears his best
clothes and then comes out until he reaches the Masjid and offers the
prescribed Salat and does not hurt anyone, and keeps silent from the
time the Imam comes out for the Khutbah (sermon) till he finishes
the Salat, it is an atonement for his sins from this Friday to the
previous one. (Musuad A~mad)
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121. Salman Al FarsI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said: A person who takes a bath on Friday, and
purifies himself as much as he can, applies oil to his hair, or uses the
perfume available in his house, then goes to the Masjid and sits
$ALAT 169 $alllt in Congregation
without squeezing two persons and prays what is prescribed for him,
and then listens to the Khutbah of the Imam silently and attentively,
his sins are forgiven from that Friday to the previous one. (BukharI)
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122. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said once on a Friday: 0 Community of
Muslims! Allah has made this day an 'Eid for you, so take a bath
and heedfully brush your teeth with Siwak (toothstick). (TabaranI,
Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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123. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed the bath, taken on Friday,
removes sins even to the extent of removing them from the roots of
the hair. (TabaranI, Majma 'uz-Zawiiid)
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124. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When it is a Friday, the angels stand
at the door of the Masjid recording the names of those who come
first, and then those who follow. And he who comes early is treated
like one sacrificing a camel, the next is like one who sacrifices a
cow, next a sheep, next a hen and next an egg. When the Imam
comes out (for giving the sermon), the angels fold up the register and
become busy in listening to the sermon. (BukhiirI)
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125. YazId ibne-AbI Maryam Ra!)imahullah narrates: 'Abaya ibne-
Rafi' Ra!)imahullah met me, when I was going to Friday SaIat on
foot, and he said: Glad tidings for you, indeed these steps of yours
are in the Path of Allah; I heard Aba 'Abs Raejiyallahu 'anhu saying
that RasUlUllah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He whose feet are
covered with dust in the Path of Al1iih, those (feet) are forbidden on
the Hell-Fire. (TirmidhI)
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126. Aws ibne-Aws Thaqafi Raejiyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard
RasUlul1iih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who takes bath
properly and perfectly on Friday, hastens to the Masjid very early
and goes on foot, not riding, sits close to the Imam aud listens (to the
sermon) attentively, does not speak at all, then for each step he will
get the reward of one year's fasting and one year of offering Salat at
night. (Abu Dawiid)
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127. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Raejiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: One who takes bath on Friday
properly and perfectly and goes very early for Friday Salat, sits very
close (to the Imam), and listens (to the sermon) attentively, and
remains silent, then for each step of his, gets the reward of One year's
Salat at night aud one year's fasting. (Musnad Ahmad)
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128. Abu Lubiiba ibne-' Abdul Mundhir Ra<;liya1lahu 'anhu narrates
that Nab! Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Friday is the chief of the
days, and most dignified among the days in the sight of Allah
Sublfanahii wa Ta'ala. This day is greater than 'Eid-ul-Arf.!za and
'Eid-ul-Filr in Allah's sight. It has five attributes: On this day Anah
created Adam 'Alaihissalam; on this day Allah sent down Adam
'Alaihis Salam to the earth; on this day Anah seized Adam 'Alaihis
Salam in death; it contains a certain hour at which no slave asks
Allah for anything without Allah granting it, as long as he does not
ask for anything unlawful; and on this day the Last Hour will come.
All His preferred angels, the sky, the earth, the winds, the mountains
and the oceans fear the day of Friday (as on this day Resurrection
will take place). (Ibne-Majah)
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129. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Raswunah
Sal1allahu 'alaihi wasallam said: None of the days, on which the sun
rises and sets, is better than Friday. All living creatures fear the day
of Friday except the two burdensome classes, Human beings and
Jinns. ([bne-Bibban)
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130. Abu Sa"id Al KhudrT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu and Abu Hurairah

Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrate that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn
said: There is a specific time on Friday in which whatever a Muslim
slave asks from Allah'Azza wa Jail, He grants it to him and this time
is after'A,f. (Musnad A~mad, Fat~-ur-RabbanI)
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131. Abu MUsa Al Ash'arT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard:
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying (mentioning the
specific time on Friday in which Ou'a is accepted): It occurs between
the time when the Imam sits down for Khulbah till the end of Salat
(Muslim)
Note: There are many other al)adIth ascertaining the hour of
acceptance of a supplication on Fridays, Hence, the whole day of
Friday should be utilized in worship and supplication. (NawawI)
$ALAT 173 Sunllah and Niifdah
SUNNAH AND NAFILAH
NON-OBLIGATORY PRAYERS
VERSES OF QUR'AN
AIIah Subl)anahii wa Ta'aJa said to :JW:&I J~
His Prophet ~allallahu 'a1aihi
wasallam:
And in some parts of the night
(also) offer the Tahajjud Salat as "'> -:; 1/1:/ /~/ ///.--' 1
an additional prayer (Tahajjud) for 1:'~\ALi.4..J~01
you. It may be that your Rabb wiIl
[v~ :,Ir-~IJ
raise you to Maquam Ma[unood (a
praised station).
AI-lsra' 17: 79
Note: On the Day of Resurrection by the intercession of RasiiIullah
~allamihu 'alaihi wasaIlam reckoning will commence. This honour
is called Maquam Ma[mwod (a praised station). (Bayan-ul-Qur'an)
AIIah Subi,J.anahii wa Ta'alii says:

And those who spend the night, for
their Lord, prostrating and standing
(in ~aIat). AI-Furqan 25: 64
AIIah Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala says: :JWJ~)

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They forsake their beds to 0->"-'; ~W I if ('+-'J'-"- ~ .-
supplicate (engage in ~aliit, ",j- "':""-- __ '" // / / f .... "'}/-'
remembrance and invoking) to r+-'.i.J L.:-.J c..J,J \,;y. ri..J
their Rabb in fear and hope, and
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they spend from what We have

provided them.
So, no soul knows what is put
secret for them of the coolness of
eyes, the recompence of that they
did. As-Sajdah 32: 16-17
Allah Subl;tanahU wa Ta'ala says:

Indeed, the righteous will be
among gardens and springs,
accepting what their Sustainer has
gi ven them. Indeed, they were
before that, doers of good.
They used to sleep but little at
night;
And in the hours before dawn, they
would ask forgiveness.
Adh-Dhariyat 51: 15-18
Allah Subl;tanahu wa Ta'ala said to

His Prophet. SallaIUihu 'aIaihi
wasaIlam:
o you who wraps himself (in a
cloak)!
Arise (to pray) in the night but a
little,
A half thereof, or a little thereof,
Or a little more, and recite the

Qur'an calmly with pauses and
distinctly (according to the rules of
recitation. One wisdom of Taha-
jjud prayer is that the effort of
getting up at night develops the
capacity to execute the responsi-
bilities of these heavy words).
Verily, We will cast upon you a
heavy word.
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(The second wisdom is that) The

rising in the night strongly
disciplines the "Nafs" (one's inner i:J~
self) and the words are recited
correctly, (at this time recitation, ~tl2;
Dhikr and supplication come
directly from the heart). O~
(A third wisdom is that)
There is for you during the day a ~ ."Qi ~ -ill ~l
prolonged occupation (like
Tabligh. So the night must be kept
exclusively for Allah's worship
[v-\J';,j 0 >\..}
which will make easy for you the
days work).
AI-Muzzammil 73: 1~7
AIJADITH
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132. Abu Umamah Ra<;Iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Allah does not grant a slave grace engage in
anything more rewarding for him than two Rak'al, which he offers.
VeJily righteousness is spread over his head so long as he is engaged
in SaIat. And man does not come nearer to Allah with anything
better than that which came forth from Allah 'Azza wa Jail, meaning
thereby the Qur' an. (TinnidhT)
Note: Apart from the importance of Nafl SaIat, this !)adHh explains
that the maximum c10seuess to Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala is
achieved by reciting the Qur' an.
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133. Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyallahu 'auhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam passed by a grave aud asked: Whose
grave is this? The Sa1)abah replied: Of so and so. Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: For this man in the grave, the
offering of two Rak'at is dearer than all your world and whatever it
contains. CTabaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
Note: This i)adlth implies that the true value of two Rak'at will
become evident after death.
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134. Abu Oharr Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that once NabI Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallarn carne out in autumn and leaves were falling from
the trees. He held two branches of a tree in his hand and their leaves
started to fall even more. NabI Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0
Abu Oharr! I replied: At your service, I am here 0 RasUlallahi He
continued: Undoubtedly when a Muslim offers Salat, desiring to
please Allah, his sins fall from him, as these leaves are falling from
this tree. (Musnad A~mad)
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135. 'A.'ishah Ra<)iyallahu 'anha narrates that NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallarn said: He who is regular in offering twelve Rak'iit (of
Salat), Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'iila will build for him a house in
Paradise; four Rak'iit before {":uhr, two Rak'at after {":uhr, two Rak'at
after Maghrib, two Rak'at after 'Isha, and two Rak'at before Fajr.
(Nasal)
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136. 'A.'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that of all non obligatory
Salat, NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was most particular in
offering the two Rak'at Sunnah before Fajr. (Muslim)
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137. 'A.'ishah Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anha nan'ates that NabI SallaIHihu 'alaihi
wasallam said about the two Rak'at (Sunnah) before the (obligatory)
Fajr Saliit: These two Rak'at are more beloved to me than the whole
world. (Muslim)
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138. Umme I:IabIbah binte-Abu Sufyan Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates
that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever is
constant in offering four Rak'tit before the :(":uhr Salat and four
Rak'tit after it, AlJM SubJ:1anahii wa Ta'ala will forbid the Fire on
him. (Nasal)
Note: The four Rak'tit before :(":llhr are Sunna-tul-Miiakkadah (the
emphatically enjoined Sunnah Salat), and the four after the :(":uhr
Salat, two are Sunna-tul-Mllakkadah, and the other two are Najl.
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139. Umme I:IabTha Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Any believing slave who offers
four Rak'tit after :(":uhr, the Fire will not touch his face, if Allah 'Azza
wa Jall wills. (Nasal)
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140. 'Abdullah ibne-Saib Rac;liyallahu 'auhu narrates that RasUlullah
sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam used to offer four Rak'at after the sun
had passed the meridian, before the {:uhr salat, and said: This is the
hour in which the gates of the sky are opened and I desire that some
of my good deeds ascend the sky at this moment. (Tirmidh1)
Note: The four Rak'at before {:uhr are understood to be SWl1la-tul-
Muakkadah. However, according to some other Muslim Scholars
these four Rak'at , after the sun has passed the meridian, are in
addition to the four Rak'at of Sunna-tul-Muakkada
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141. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Four Rak'at before {:uhr Salah
after the sun has passed the meridian are reckoned equivalent in
virtue to the four Rak 'at of Tahajjud Salat. RasUlullah sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam added: It is this hour that everything glorifies
Alliih. Then he recited:
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How their shadows incline to the right and to the left
making prostration unto Allah and they are lowly,
(Tirmidhf)
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142. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlu11iih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: (May) Allah show
Mercy to a man who prays four Rak'at before 'A~r Salat. (Abu
Dawud)
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143. Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyalHihu 'auhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who stands at night in ~alat
during Rama<)an with belief in Allah's promises aud hope for
reward, his former sins will be forgiven. (BukhiirT)
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144. 'Abdur Ral)man Ra<)iyanahu 'anhu uarrates that indeed
Rasiilullah ~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam once mentioned Rama<)an and
said: It is the month in which, Allah has made fasting obligatory for
you, and 1 have made ~aliit a Sunnah at night. So, whoever fasts in
Rama<)an and offers this ~aliit at night, with firm belief in the
promises of Allah, seeking only to please Him, and hoping for
reward, he will be cleansed from his sins like the day his mother
gave bitth to him. (Ibne-Majah)
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145. Abu Fatima AI-Azdi Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to me: 0 Abu Fatima' If you desire
to meet me (in the Hereafter), then prostrate frequently (offer ~aliit
frequently). (Musnad A1)mad)
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146. Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyanahu 'anhu nan-ates: I heard Rasiilullah
$ALAT 180 Sunnah and Ntifilah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The first of his deeds, for which
a man will be taken to account on the Day of Resurrection, will be
his Salat. If it is sound, he will be saved and successful; but if it is
defective, he will be unfortunate and miserable. If any deficiency is
found in his (obligatory) SaW, Allah 'Azza wa Jail will say: "Look
at My slave, whether he has any Nafl Saliit, so that what is lacking in
the (obligatory) Salat may be made up by it." Then the rest of his
actious Saum, Zakat etc. will also be dealt within a similar manner.
(Tinnidhl)
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147. Abu Umamah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallallijhu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, the most enviable among my friends
is the believer who is light burdened (of children and worldly goods);
has his full share of Saliit, excellent in his Rabb's worship and he
also obeys Him in seclusion. Being inconspicuous, people do not
point at him. His livelihood is barely sufficient and he is patient.
Then Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam snapped his fingers (as
one does to illustrate something happening very quickly) and said:
He dies early, without many women to lament him, nor leaving
behind a large inheritance. (TirmidhT)
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148. 'Abdullah ibne-Salman Ra1)imahullah narrates that a Sa1)abI of

NabI SallalIiihu 'alaihi wasallam narrated to me: When we had won
the battle of Khyber, people took out their shares of captured enemy
SALAT 181 Sunnah and Niif1lah
assets which consisted of prisoners and various things, and hegan to

buy and sell among themselves. Meanwhile, a person came to
Rasiilu1liih SallalJahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0 Rasiilallah! I
have earned more profit than anyone else in the valley. Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Woe to you! And what did you
earn? He replied: I kept buying and selling and made a net profit of
three hundred Uqiah of silver. RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Shall I inform you of something better than this? He
said: Do tell me, 0 RasUlallah' He said: Two Rak'at Nafl after
obligatory Salat. (Abu Dawlid)
Note: One Uqiah comprises of forty dirhams, and one dirham is
equivalent to three grams of silver.
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149. Abu Hurairah Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When anyone of you goes to sleep,
the Shaitan ties three knots at the back of his neck, sealing every
knot with the words: You have a long night, so sleep. So if one
awakens and remembers Allah a knot will be loosened; if he
performs ablution, a knot will be loosened; and if he offers Salat, a
knot will be loosened. And in the morning he will be active and in
pleasant mood; and having received a great blessing. If he does not
offer Tahajjud, he will be sluggish and industurbed mood, also being
deprived of a great blessing. (Abu Dawud, Ibne·Majah)
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150, 'Uqba ibne-' Amir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: 1 heard
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: One. out of two
persons of my Ummah, gets up at night and motivates himself for
Wu<;lii despite not feeling to do so; since. Shailan had tied knots on
him. When he washes his two hands in Wu<;lii, one knot is loosened;
and when he washes his face, another knot is loosened; and when he
wipes his head with wet hands, another knot is loosened; and when
he washes his feet, yet another knot is loosened. Allah' Azza wa Jail
says to those behind the veil - His angels: Look at My slave' How
much hardship he is enduring in dealing with his Nafs (innerself), so
now whatever this slave asks of Me, it will be granted to him.
(Musnad Abmad. Fat!)-ur-Rabbani)
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151. 'Ubadah ibne·Samit Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: One who wakes up during the night
and says in D\l 'a:
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None is worthy of worship bnt Allah, He is alone, He has no

partner; His is the Kingdom, His is all the Praise, and He has
Power over everything, Praise be to Allah, Glory he to Allah
Who is ahove all fanlts and none is worthy of worship hut
Allah; and Allah is the greatest; and there is no might to resist
evil, and no power to do good, except through Allah.
And says: 0 Allah! Forgive me or makes a Du'a, it will be accepted;
and if he performs Wu<;lii and offers Salat, then his Salat is also
accepted. (BukharT)
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152. Ibne-' Abbas Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that when Nabf
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam used to wake up for Tahajjud $alat
during the night, he would make this Du' a:
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o Allah! All praise be to You; You are the Sustainer of the
Heavens and the Earth, and whosoever is in them, to You be
praise. You are the light of the Heavens and the Earth, and
whosoever is in them, to You be praise. You are the King of
the Heavens and the Earth, to You be praise. You are the
Truth, Your Promise is True, the meeting with You is a
certainty, Your Word is True, Paradise is True, Hell is True,
the Prophets are True, Mu\mmmad Sallallahu 'alaihe
wasallam is True; the Hour (Day of Resurrection) is True. 0
Allah! To You I have surrendered, upon You I believe, npon
You I trust, to You I turn to in repentance, by Your help I have
disputed (with the one who does not believe), and to You I have
come for judgment. So forgive me my past sins, and those I
may do later, my secret and my open sins. You are the One
Who enables someone to move forward in good deeds and You
are the One Who defers. And none is worthy of worship but
You. There is no might to resist evil, and no power to do good,
except through Allah.
(BukharI)
$ALAT 184 8U1mah and Niifdah
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153. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyaWihu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluWih

SallaIHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The best month for fasting after the
month of Rama<;lan, is the month of AI-MIl/:1arram; and the best SaWt
after obligatory SaWt, is Tahajjlld Salat. (Muslim)
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154. lyas ibne-Mu 'awiya Al Muzanl Ra1)imahullah narrates that
RasiiluIHih SallalWhu 'alaihi wasallam said: Be sure to offer
Tahajjlld SaIat though it may be as short as a goats milking. Any
SaUlt offered after 'Isha will indeed be counted as Tahajjlld.
CTabaranT, M<uma'uz-Znwaid)
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155. 'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: The excellence, of night's Nafl SaWt over
day's NajI. Salat, is like the excellence of Sadaqah given secretly
over Sadaqall given openly. (Tabaran!. Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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156. Abu Umamah BahiH Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Make it a practice of offering
Tahajjlld, for undoubtedly it was the tradition of the righteous before
you. It is a means of bringing you near to your Rabb and an
atonement of evil deeds, and a prevention against sins. (Mustadrak
t:!akim)
$ALAT 185 SUlmah and Niifilah
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157. Abu Darda Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu naITates that NabI Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam in a ijadlth QudsI said: There are three persons
whom Allah loves and is extremly pleased with them: One, who
continues to fight in the battlefield alone even when all his
companions have deserted him, until he is either martyred or receives
help from Allah and becomes victorious. Allah Subl,Janahu wa
Ta'aIa says (to the angels): Look at My slave! How he remained
steadfast and firm in the battlefield, only to please Me. The second
is the one, who has an attractive wife besides him on a soft and
luxurious bedding, even then, he gets up to offer Tahajjud Salat.
Allah says (to the angels): Look! He is sacrificing his pleasures and
desires, and remembering Me; if he so wanted, he would have
continued to sleep. Third is that person, who is on a journey in a
caravan and when all the members of the caravan, after travelling till
late, are fast asleep, he gets up to perform Tahajjud Salat, willingly
or unwillingly. (TabaranT, TarghTb)
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158. Abu Malik AI-Ash 'arI Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are rooms in Paradise, the
outside of which can be seen from inside and the inside from the
outside, Allah has prepared for those who feed others, spread Salam
(greetings) abundantly, and offer Salat at night when people are
sleeping. (Ibne-I:libban)
SALAT 186 Sllnnah and Nafilah
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159. Sahl ihne-Sa'd Rac;liyalHihu 'anhuma narrates that Jibrall
'Alaihis Salam came to the Nab! .!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam and
suhmitted: 0 Mul:mmmad! You may live a very long life, hut one
day you have to die. Do whatever deeds you wish to do, you will
have a return of it. Love whomsoever you wish, but one day you
will have to leave him. And know with certainty that undoubtedly
the honour of a believer lies in Tahajjlld, and his dignity lies in self-
contentment. (TabaranT, Targhlb)
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160. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'A~ Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates

that Rasiilullah .!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to me: 0 'Abdullah!
Do not be like so and so, who used to offer Tahajjlld at night and
then stopped offering it. (Bukhari)
Note: This 1)ad!th implies that without any valid excuse, the deeds in
regular practice should not be given up. (Ma.ahir l:Iaque)
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161. Multalib ibne-Rab!'ah Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah .!)allalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Tahajjlld .!)alat is in
twos. When you offer this .!)alat, then recite Tashahhlld after every
two Rak'at and then remain persistent in imploring Allah by being
like a person in extreme need, expressing one's helplessness and
weakness. The one who did not do it in this manner, his .!)alat is
incomplete. (Musnad A~mad)
$ALAT 187 Sunnah and Ntifilah
Note: Ou 'a can be asked after Tashahhud (in the Salat), as well as,
after completing the Salat.
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162. 1;ludhaifah ibnil-Yaman RadiyalJahu 'anhu narrates that one
night I happened to pass Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam who
was offering Salat in the Masjid of Madlnah. I stood up behind
Rasillullah Sallallahti 'alaihi wasallam to offer Salat with him,
assuming that he would not be aware of my presence. RasillulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was reciting Surah AI,Baqarah. I
assumed that he would go for Rukl1' after one hundred verses, but he
did not do so; I thought that he would go for Rukl1' after two
hundred verses, but he did not. I felt sure he would go for Rukl1' at
the end of the Surah. So, when the Surah ended, Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said three times, Alliihhumma Laknl
lfamd (All praise be to You 0 Allah!) and then started reciting Surah
Ale- 'Imran. And I thought after this Surah, he would certainly go
for Rukl1'. When Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam completed
this Surah, he did not go for RuW' but said Alliihhumma Lakal
lfamd, and started Surah Maidah. I thought that he would go for
Rtikl1' at the end of this Surah, and he did perform Rukl1'; and I
heard him reciting this Tasblll in Rukl1'; "Subbiina Rabbfyal 'Adm"
(All glory to my Rabb, The Greatest) and from the whispering of his
moving lips, I realised that he was undoubtedly reciting something
else, which I did not comprehend. Then he went into Sajdah; I heard
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam reciting this Tasbl/:l; "Sub/:liina
SALAT 188 SWlnah and Nlifdah
Rabb"iyal Aa'la" (All glory to my Rabb, The Most Exalted), and

something else which I could not understand. In the second Rak'at
he started reciting Surah AI-An 'am. I left and went away as I lacked
the endurance to continue in ,salat with RasUlullah ,sallallahu 'alaihi
wasaUam, (Mu~al1naf 'Abdur-Razzaq)
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163, 1bne-'Abbas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'aJaihi wasallam reciting this supplication one night, after
he had completed his Tahajjud SaIat:
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L 0 Allah! I ask You of Your Mercy by which You give
guidance to my heart, by which You make my work easy, and
remove my distressed condition by it, and manage my issues in
my absence by it. And give exaltation and hononr by Your
Mercy; and clean my actions (from hypocrisy and infidelity) by
Your Mercy; and put that thing in my heart, which is correct
and suitable for me; and whatever I like, grant me by Your
Mercy; and protect me from all evil by Your Mercy.
2. 0 Allah! Give me that belief and faith after which there

may not be any infidelity and a Mercy enabling me to achieve
the blessings of Your gifts in this world and the Hereafter.
3. 0 Allahl I ask of You to give me a conviction that Your

Decree is the very fulfilment of my aims, and an entertainment
which is offered to martyrs, and a life of the fortunate, and
Your help over enemies.
4. 0 Allahl I place before You my needs, though my

understanding is limited, and my actions are weak, hence I am
badly in need of Your Mercy. 0 the Maker of affairs and
SALAT 190 Suullah and Nilfilah
Healer of the hearts! As You by Your power keep the oceans

(running together) separate from each other (that the saltish
remains separate from the sweet and sweet remains separate
from saltish); so I reqnest You to keep me away from the
punishment of the Hell-Fire, and the lamentations of the one
abont to perish, and from the punishment of the grave.
5. 0 Allah! I ask Yon of that goodness which is beyond my

understanding and intention, and which I did not even ask.
However, You promised this to anyone of Your creation, or
any goodness which You want to give to any of Your slaves. I
desire this and ask You of it by Yonr Mercy, 0 Sustainer of the
universe!
6. 0 You of firm promises and Master of good deeds! I ask

for Your peace on the Day of Judgement, and Paradise on the
Day of Eternity, to be among Yours favourites and regular
attendants of Your Conrt; freqnently bowing and prostrating
and fulfilling their promises. You are most Kind and Most
Loving, and no doubt Yon do what You will.
7. 0 Allah! Make me one who is guided aright, and guides

others aright. Do not misguide me, and do not make me
misguide otIlers. I may be in peace with Your friends and
enemy of Your enemies. Those who love You, I should love
them for that love of Yours, and those who are against You, I
should have enmity with them due to their enmity with You.
8. 0 Allah! It is for us to supplicate, and for You to accept.

This is my effort and reliance is on You.
9. 0 Allah! Put Niir (light) in my heart, and make my grave

illuminated; and grant me Niir in front of me, Niir at my back,
Niir on my right, Niir on my left, Niir above me, Niir below me,
(Your Niir be around me), and Niirin my ears, Niir in my eyes,
Nur in every hair of mine, NOr in my skin, Niir in my flesh,
Niir in my blood, and Niir in every bone of mine. 0 Allah!
Make my Nur enormous, grant me Nur, and nJake Nur for me.
10. Unblemished is He Whose covering is Dignity itself and

Whose Word is Dignified. Unblemished is He Whose dress is
Nobility and Honour. Unblemished is He; and none can be
appropriately called unblemished besides Him. Unblemished
SALAT 191 Sunnah and Niifllah
is He Who is of great Excellence and full of Bounties.

Unblemished is He Who is of great Dignity and Generosity.
Unblemished is He Who is the Possessor of great Power and
Respect. (Tirmidhj)
Note: For easy understanding, parts of Du 'a are numbered as above.
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164. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasi:ilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever recites one hundred verses
in SaIat in a night, he wonld not be written down amongst the
neglectfnl; and whoever recites two hnndred verses in Salat in a
night, he would be counted amongst the sincere worshippers on that
night. (Mustadrak l;liikim)
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165. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnel 'A~ Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever recites ten
verses in Tahajjud, is not written down amongst the neglectful, and
whoever recites one hundred verses, is counted amongst the
worshippers; and whoever recites one thousand verses, is counted
amongst those who receive a reward equal to a Qin,tar. (Ibne-
Khuzaimah)
Note: The meaning of Qin,tar is elaborated in the next !)adTth (166).
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A Qintar is equivalent to twelve
thousand Uqiah; and each Uqiah is more valuable than all that exists
between the heavens and the earth. Obne-I;Iibban)
$ALAT 192 Stmnah and Nlifilah
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167. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: May Allah have Mercy on the man
who gets up during the night and offers Tahajjud, and awakens his
wife so that she may also offer Salat. If she does not get np (and
remains in bed due to deep sleep), he lightly sprinkles water on her
face to help awaken her. And may Allah show Mercy on that
woman who gets up at night and offers Salat and awakens her
husband for Tahajjud, and if he does not awaken, she lightly
sprinkles water on his face to awaken him. (NasaT)
Note: This 1)adlth relates to such a couple who are fond of Tahajjud
and to wake each other in this manner does not cause any displeasure
between them. (Ma'ariful !:Jadlth)
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168. Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'id Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrate that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man wakes his
wife during the night and both offer two Rak'at Tahajjud Salat, they
are counted amongst those men and women, who remember Allah
abundantly. (Abu Dawlid)
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169. 'Alii' Ra1)imahulliih narrates that I asked 'A'ishah Ra<,liyalIahu
'anha: Tell me the most unusual things you have observed about
Rasiilullah ,')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. 'A'ishah replied: Was there
anything in him that was not unusual? One night he came to me and
lay down in my blanket. Then he said: Leave me alone to worship
my Rabb. After which he stood up, performed Wu<,lii, and began to
offer ,')aliit and began to weep till his tears flowed down on his chest.
Then he did Rukii' and after which he prostrated and wept, then he
raised his head and wept. He continued in this state until Biliil
Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu called him for Fajr ,')alat. I said: 0 Rasiilalliih!
What made you weep, even though Allah has forgiven your past and
future sins. He said: Should not then I be a grateful slave of Allah.
And why sho\lld I not do so, when Allah has revealed these verses to
me this night:
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Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the
alternation of the night and the day, are signs for those who
have knowledge. (Ale'Imran)
(Ibne-I:Iibban, igamatul I:Iujjah)
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170. 'A'ishah Ra<,liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah ,')allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone, being accustomed to Tahajjud, is
overpowered by sleep (on a particular night) except that Allah writes
for him the reward of his Tahajjud ,')alat; and his sleep is a charity
for him. (Nasal)
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171. Abu Darda Ra<,liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! ,')allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever goes to bed with an intention to
offer Tahajjud ~alat in the night, but is overpowered by sleep till

dawn breaks (and he is unable to offer it), a complete reward for
Tahajjud ~aIat is written for him on what he had intended, and his
sleep is an added gift from AlHih. (Nasal)
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172. Mu'adh ibne-Anas Juhanl Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who remains sitting
in his place of ~alat, after offering his Fajr ~aIat, till he offers the
forenoon ~alat, saying nothing except what is good, his sins will be
forgi ven, even if they are more than the foam of the sea. (Abu Dawud)
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173. Hasan ibne-'All Ra(!iyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
RasiiIullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who, after
offering Fajr ~aIat, engages himself in the Dhikr (remembrance) of
Allah Subl;anahfi wa Ta'aIa until sunrise, and then offers two or four
Rak'at (Ishraq), the Hell-Fire shall not touch his skin. (Baibaql)
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174. Anas ibne-Malik Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasfilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever, after performing Fajr
~aIat in congregation, continues sitting in Dhikr until the sun rises,
then offers two Rak'at, receives a reward of I;!ajj and 'Dnu·ah. Anas
Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu reports that RasiiIullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: A perfect, a perfect, a perfect. (The reward of a perfect I;!ajj
and 'Durrah). (TirmidhT)
$ALAT 195 SUllIrall and Nfijilah
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175. Abu Darda RaI;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a J.:Iadlth Qudsl said: Allah,
SubJ:lanahii wa Ta'ala proclaims: 0 son of Adam! Do not be slack in
offering four Rak'at ,salat in the beginning of the day, I will suffice
for all your needs of the day. (Musnad Ai)mad, Majma'uz.Zawaid)
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176, Abu Hurairah Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sent an army that returned in a short
period of time, with a large GhanTmah (captured enemy assets). A
man expressed: 0 Rasiilallah! We have never seen such an aJmy
that returned so soon and with so much of GhanTmah, He said:
Shall I not inform you about a person, who earns much more
GhanTmah in a very short time? A person, who performs Wu<.lii
properly at home, goes to the Masjid, offers Fajr ,saIat and then (after
sunrise) offers $aliitUij·l)uIJa; indeed, in a little time gains much
more GhanTmah. (Abu Y'a!a, Majma'uz·Zawaid)
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177. Abu Dhar Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ,sallallahu

'alaihi wasallmn said: Each morning for every person a ,sadaqah is
due for each joint. Every utterance of Sub/:!anallah (Glory be to
$ALAT 196 Sunllah and NOfilah
AlUih Who is above all faults) is an act of Sadaqah. Every utterance

of All:zamdulillah (All praises be to Allah) is an act of Sadaqah.
Every utterance of La ilaha illal/ah (None is worthy of worship but
Allah) is an act of Sadaqah. Every utterance of Allahu Akbar (Allah
is the Greatest) is an act of Sadaqah. Enjoining good is an act of
Sadaqah. Forbidding from evil is an act of Sadaqah. And offering
two Rak'at $alatw;l-Qu/la suffices (as gratitude for Sadaqah, due to
every joint of the body). (Muslim)
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178. Buraidah RaQiyaIliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There are three hundred and
sixty joints in the body of a person; and Sadaqah is due for every
joint. The Sal)abah asked: Who would be able to give that much
Sadaqah 0 Nablyallah? He said: To bury spit thrown in the Masjid
is Sadaqah; to remove a troublesome thing from the way is Sadaqah;
and offering two Rak'at $alatut;l-Qu/la suffices as Sadaqah (for all
the joints of the body). (Abu Diiwud)
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179. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SaIlaIliihu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Whoever offers two Rak'at
$alatut;l-Qul:za regularly, his sins are forgiven even if they be as much
as the foam of the sea. (lbne-Miijah)
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SALAT 197 SUlmah and Nafilah
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180. Abu Darda Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever offers two Rak 'at
$alotll(i-Pullo, will not be counted amongst the neglectful
worshippers of Allah; and whoever offers four Rak'ot, would be
written down amongst the worshippers; and whoever offers six
Rak 'ot, his needs for the day are taken care of; and whoever offers
eight Rak'ot, is written down amongst the obedient; and whoever
offers twelve Rak'ot, Allah makes a palace for him in Paradise.
There does not pass a single day or night, in which Allah does not
shower benevolence npon His slaves. And the greatest benevolence
of Allah upon any of His slaves is to grant him an opportunity to
remember Him (through Dhikr). (Tabaran!, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever offers six Rak'ot after
Maghrib $alat, without evil talk in between, a reward equivalent to
twelve years of worship is given to him. (TirmidhT)
Note: After the two Rak'at Sunnah of Maghrib, if four Rak'ot
optional are offered this will make the required six Rak'ot.
According to some Muslim Scholars, these six Rak'iit are in addition
to the two Rak'at Sunnah of Maghrib. (Mirqat-ut-MaffitTh, Ma+ahir l;Iaque)
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182. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that once NabI
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked Bilal at Fajr $alat: 0 Bilal! Tell
me that deed of yours which is most hopeful (for reward) after
$ALAT 198 Sunnah and Ntifda1l
embracing Islam, for 1 heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise

(in my dream). Bilal replied: I have not done anything extraordinary
except that whenever I performed Wu<)ii during the day or night, I
offer SaIat (Ta(1iyatul- WIlI,!ii) after that, as much as was written or
granted for me, (BukhiirT)
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183. Ibne-' Abbas Ra<)iyalIahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to 'Abbas: 0 'Abbas! 0 my uncle!
Shall I not give you? Shall I not present you? Shall I not gift you?
Shall I not tell you an action if performed, you would get ten
benefits; Alliih will forgive your sins, the past and the future, the old
and new, (committed) unknowingly and knowingly , minor and
major, secret and open? You should offer four Rak 'at reciting in
each one·Siirah Fati(w and a Siirah, and when you finish the
recitation in the first Rak 'ai, you shouid say fifteen times while
standing: Subftanallahi Wal/wmdulillahi wa La illaha illallahu
Wallahuakbar. Then you should perform Rukii', and say it ten times
while you are in Rukii'. Then you should raise your head after
SALAr 199 Sunllah and Nlifilah
Rukii' and say it ten times while standing. Then you should go down
in Sajdah and say it ten times. Then you raise your head from Sajdah
and say it ten times while sitting. Then you should perform the
second Sajdah and say it ten times. Then you should raise your head
and say it ten times while sitting. That is seventy five times in every
Rak'at. You should do that in all the four Rak'at. If you can offer
this CSalat-ut-Tasbi!l) once daily, do so; if not, then once every
Friday; if not, then once a month; if not, then once a year; if not, then
once in your lifetime. (Abu DawDd)
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184. Ibne- 'Vmar Ral;liyalHihu 'anhuma nan'ates that RasiilulHih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam deputed la'far ibne-Abu l'alib to
Abyssinia, When he returned to Madlnah from Abyssinia,
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam embraced him and kissed his
forehead and said: Shall I not give you a gift? Shall I not give you
good news? Shall I not grant you? Shall I not give you a present?
He replied: Please do, 0 Rasiilallah! Then Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam explained the details of Saliit-ut-TasbT!l, (Mustadrak
I;lakim)
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185. Faqalah ibne-'Ubaid Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates: When
RasiiJulJah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam was seated, a man entered the
Masjid and offered ~alat and made supplication ~jlj ~:#\ ~\ CO
Allah! Forgive me and bestow Mercy on me). Rasiilullah ~allallahu
$ALAT 200 Sll1wah and Niifilah
'alaihi wasallam said to him: 0 you who is praying! You have

hurried in making supplication. When you sit after offering Salat,
you should praise Allah in a manner which is worthy of Him; then
send :ialawat on me and then make your supplication to Him.
FUQiilah ibne- 'Ubaid RaQiyallahu 'anhu said: Then another person
came and offered SaIat, praised Allah, and sent :ialawat on Nab]
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Nab] Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to
him: 0 you who is offering Salat! (Now) supplicate, it will be
accepted. (TinnidhT)
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186. Anas RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam passed by a villager who in his Salat was making
this supplication:
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o He Whom Eyes cannot see and Who is beyond our
imagination, and Whom none can praise appropriately, nor do
the calamities of time effect Him, nor does He fear the disasters
of the lime. (0 He) Who knows the weight of the mountains,
SALAT 201 Sunnah and Nafilah
the measure of the oceans, the number of the drops of rain, and
the number of the leaves of trees; and (0 He) Who knows all
those things on which the darkness of night falls, and on which
day light comes, and from Whom neither a sky can hide
another sky, and nor the earth another earth; nor an ocean can
hide whatever is in its depth, nor a mountain can hide that
which is within its hardest rocks. 0 Allah! Make the last part
of my life the best; and the last action of my actions the best,
and make my best day, the day on which I meet You.
Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam deputed a man to this villager
and said that when he completes his SaWt bring him to me.
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had been gifted some gold
from a mine. When this villager came to him, he gifted this gold to
him and said: Which tribe do you belong to? He said: a Rasiilalliih!
I am from the tribe of Banu 'Amir. RasiilulIah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Do you know why I presented this gold to you? The
villager said: Because of our mutual relationship a Rasiilallah!. He
said: Undoubtedly relationship has its rights, but I gifted this gold to
you because of your beautiful praise of Allah. (Tabariin!. Majma- 'liZ-
Zawaid)
Note: Such supplications can be recited in every posture of Naft
Salat.
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187. Abu Bakr Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whenever a slave (of Allah)
commits a sin, then he performs Wu<;lii properly and offers two
Rak'at Salat and seeks forgiveness from Allah, Alliih forgives him.
Then Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam recited the,se verses:
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And those who, when they do an evil deed or wrong them-
selves, then at once remember Allah and ask for forgiveness
and Wbo then forgives sins but Allah only? And will not
knowingly repeat (the wrong) they did. (Ale'Imran 3:135)
(Abu Diiwud)
SALAT 202 Sunllah and Niifilah
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188. Hasan Ral,1imahuWih narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: There is not a slave (of Allah) who commits a sin,
then performs Ww;Ju and does it properly, then goes out to an open
plain and offers two Rak'at $aliit and seeks forgiveness for fhat sin,
indeed Allah forgives him. (Baih"lT)
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189. Jabir ibne-' Abdullah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to teach us the way of
doing lstikhiirah with as much importance as he used to teach us the
Surahs of the Qur' an. RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
If anyone of you intends to do any work (and is concerned about its
final outcome) he should offer two Rak'at optional Salat and
supplicate:
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o Allah! I ask guidance by virtue of Your knowledge and by
virtue of Your Power; and I ask from Your great blessing for
undoubtedly You have power and You are capable and I have
none You know and I do not, and undoubtedly You are the
SALAT 203 Sunnah and Niijilalz
greatest Knower of all the unseen. 0 Allah! If You know that

this matter is good for me regarding my religion, my livelihood
and future well being (or he said: For my future and present
affairs); Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me
and then bless me in it. But if you know that this work is bad
for me, regarding my religion and my livelihood and my fntnre
well being (or he said: My present and future affairs), then
keep it away from me, and let me be away from it, and ordain
good for me wherever it is. And make me be satisfied with it.
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam added that the person should
natne and (concentrate) on his need when he comes to ;~, ,).;,
(Bukhari)
Note: Istikhiirah means asking Allah for good. For instance, it is
desirable to perform Istikhiirah if a person intends sending a
proposal somewhere.
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190. Abu Bakrah Ra~iyallahu 'anhu narrates that during the time of
NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam there was an eclipse of the sun and
he went to the Masjid (in a hurry), dragging his cloak and the
Sa1)abah Ra~iyallahu 'anhum gathered around him. He led them in
two Rak'at Salat; by that time the eclipse had cleared. RasiHullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed the sun and the moon are
two signs among the signs of Allah. An eclipse does not occur due
to someone's death (as it was ignorantly thought in those days;
indeed all these natural phenomena occur only by the command of
Allah). So when an eclipse occurs, offer SaHit and continue to
invoke Allah's Mercy till the eclipse is over. It so happened that
IbrahIm, the son of Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, died on
that day and people were talking about it (saying the eclipse was
cansed by his death). (BukharT)
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191. 'Abdullah ibne-Zaid Al Mitzin! RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam went to the place of SaWt-ul-
'Eid and offered Saliit-ul-lstisqii' (for rain), and turned his cloak
inside out (reversing it) while he faced the Qiblah (appealing to
Allah, to reverse this condition of drought by His infinite Mercy, and
send down rain). (Muslim)
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192. Hudhaifah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that whenever Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam faced an important and grim situation, he
would at once resort to SaIat. (Abu Dawiid)
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193. Ma'mar RaiJimahullah narrates from a Quraishlcompanion that
whenever Nab! SallalIahu 'a1aihi wasallam's household were hard
pressed for food and provisions, he would enjoin Salat on them and
used to recite this verse:
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194. 'Abdullah ibne-Abu AWIa Al Aslami Ra<;liyallabu 'anhuma
narrates that RasUiullah !)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam came to us and
said: Whoever is confronted with a need, relating either to Allah or
to any of His creation, he should perform Wuc;lii and offer two Rak'at
!)alat, and then supplicate:
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There is None worthy of worship but Allah the Clement, the
Bountiful; Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the tremendous
Throne; Praise be to Allah, the Sustainer of the worlds. 0
Allah! I ask from You everytbing that leads to Your Mercy
and ensures Your Forgiveness; I ask You for abundance in all
that is virtuous; I ask You to leave no sin of mine but that You
have pardoned it; and no distress except that You have
removed it; aud no want except that which met Your pleasure
and You have fulfilled it for me.
After this supplicate to Allah for whatever you want pertaining to
this world or the hereafter, undoubtedly it will be answered. (Ibne-
Majah, Mi~baQuzzujajah)
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195. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man
came to Nab! !)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0 RasUiallah! I
wish to go to Ba!)rain for (some) business. RasUiullah !)allallahu
'alaihi wasallam directed him to perform two Rak'at !)alat, before
undertaking the journey. (Tabaran], Majma-'uz-Zawiiid)
$ALAT 206 Sunnah and Niifilo.h
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196, Abu Hurairah RaQiyalHlhu 'anhu narrates that Nabl SallalHlhu
'alaihi wasallam said: When you enter your house, offer two Rak'at
SaHlt; this will protect you from the evil once you have entered your
house. Similarly, offer two Rak'at Salat before leaving your house,
this will protect you from the evil after leaving the house, (Bazzar,
Majma~ 'uz-Zawaid)
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197. Ubayy ibne-Ka'b RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked me: What do you recite in the
beginning of your Salat? Ka'b RaQiya1lahu 'anhu replied: Umm-ut-
Qur'an (Surah Fatilw). RasiHullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then
said: By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, Allah has not revealed the
like of this (Surah) in the Tawrat (Torah), nor the InFt (Bible), nor
the Zabiir (Psalms), nor in the rest of the Qur'an. And these indeed,
are the very Seven Verses (Sab' Mathanf) which are repeated in
every Rak 'at of Salat. (Musnad A~mad, Fat~-ur- Rnbbiini)
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198. Abu Hurairah Ra<.liyalliihu 'anhu repoted: I heard RasfilulIah

SallaWihu 'alai hi wasallam narrating a I:Iadlth QudsT that Allah
Ta 'ala has said: I have divided Siirah Fati!w into two halves
between Me and My slave, and My slave will receive what he asks.
So, when His slave says: Al!wmdulillahi Rabbil 'alamfll (All praise
be to Allah, The Rabb of the universe), Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala
says: My slave has praised Me! And when His slave says:
ArraiJmanirraiJim (The Compassionate, The Merciful). Allah
Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala says: My slave has extolled Me! And when
His slave says: Maliki Youmiddin (The Master of the Day of
Judgement i.e. of Reward and Punishment). Allah says: My slave
has glorified Me! (or) entrusted Me! And when His slave says:
Iyyaka na 'budu wa iyyaka Ilasta'ill (You alone do we worship, and
You alone do we seek for help). Allah says: This is between Me
and My slave, so whatever he asks, it wiIl be granted. And when His
slave says: Ihdinas ,ira.tal mustaqim s'ira,tal ladhlna an 'amta
'alaihim ghairit maghq.iibi 'alaihim walaq.q.allln (Guide us to the
straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed
favours; and not of those who have incun'ed Your wrath; nor of those
who have gone astray). Alliih says: This (part of the Siirah is
exclusively) for My slave; and My slave shall receive whatever he
has asked for. (Muslim)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Say Amill when the Imam has
recited "Ghairit maghdiibi 'alaihim walaq.r)all'in". For, undoubtedly
whosever's words (Amill) coincides with the words of the angels, all
his past sins are forgiven. (Bukhiirj)
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$ALAT 208 Sunnah and Nii./ilah
RasUlulHih ~allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When the Imam recites

Ghairil mag/utiibi 'alaihim wala4<lall7n (And not those who have
incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray), say: Amln.
Allah will accept your supplication. (Muslim)
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201. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Would all of you not like that,
when he retnrned home to his family he found three large, fattened
and pregnant she-camels? We replied: Yes! Nabl ~allanahu 'a1aihi
wasallam then said: Three verses of the Qur'an that you recite in
your ~alat, are better (in value and virtue) than three large, fattened
and pregnant she-camels. (Muslim)
Note: Since camels were favourite to Arabs especially the she-
camels having fattened humps, so Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam gave this example to emphasize the value of the Ayat
(verses) of the Qur'an, as being more precious than these costly
worldly possessions.
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202. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasiilulHih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who performs a Rukii'
(bowing) or a Sajdah (prostration), his rank is elevated by one degree
and one of his sins is forgiven. (Musnad Abmad, AI Bazzar. Tabaranf,
Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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203. Rim'ah ibne-Rafi' Az-Zuraqi Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nanates that
one day we were offering ~aliit behind NabI ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, when he raised his head from Ruku' (bowing), he said:
Sami 'allahu liman i)amidah (Allah listens to him who has praised
Him). A man behind him said: Rabbanii walakal (wmd (wmdan
kalh/ran {ayyibam muMrakan fih (0 our Rabb! All the praises are
for You, many excellent and blessed praises). When RasiilulIah
~allalJahu 'alaih; wasalJam completed the Saliit, he inquired: Who
had uttered these words? The man replied: I did. RasiilulJah
~alJallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said: I saw more than thirty angels,
hurrying one another to be the first to record it. (BukhiirT)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When the Imam says: Sami'allahu
liman (wmida (Allah listens to him who has praised Him! ), then
say: AlliihhuJ1lma! Rabbanii lakal (wmd (0 Allahl 0 our Rabb, to
You is all the praise). And for him, whose utterance of this praise,
coincides with that of the angels, all his past sins are forgiven.
(Muslim)
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205. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu nanates that RasUlullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The closest that a slave comes to
his Rabb is, when he is prostrating in Salat, so make supplications
abundantly while prostrating. (Muslim)
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$ALAT 210 Sunnah and Niifrklh
206. 'Ubadah ibne-$amit Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard

RasUlullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: No one amongst the
slaves, who prostrate for the sake of Allah, Allah (because of this
prostration) writes a good deed for him, erases a bad deed and raises
him in rank by a degree. Therefore, prostrate (by offering $alat)
abundantly. (Ibne-Majah)
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207. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When the sou of Adam recites the
verses in which there is Sajdah (prostration), and then falls down in
Sajdah; Shaitan withdraws into seclusion, and weeping he says:
Woe unto me! The son of Adam was commanded to make Sajdah;
and he (obeyed and) made Sajdah, so for him is (eternal) Paradise.
And I (too) was commauded to make Sajdah but I refused and so for
me is the (eternal) doom of Hell Fire. (Muslim)
Note: This relates to verses of the Qur'an wherein prostration is
mentioned; upon reading such an Ayah (verse), one should perform
Sajdah.
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$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said (in a leugthy 1)adlth): When Allah
will have completed his Judgment and Decree amongst His slaves
and will then intend to take out by His Mercy those whom He wishes
from amongst the people of Hell Fire. He will order the angels to
take out from Hell, those who did not associate any partners with
Allah, and had said: La ilaha illal/ah (there is none worthy of
worship but Allah). The angels will recognize them in the Fire, by
SAfAr 211 Sunnah and Niifilah
their marks of prostration. The Fire will bum the entire body of the
son of Adam except the marks of prostration, as Allah Subl)anahii wa
Ta'ala has forbidden the Fire of Hell from burning the marks of
prostration; and they will be taken out by the angels from the Fire.
(Muslim)
Note: The marks of prostration refer to those seven parts of the body
by which Sajdah is made: The forehead, both hands, both knees and
both feet. (Nawawi)
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209. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam used to teach us Tashahlzud, as he would
teach us a Siirah of the Qur' an. (Muslim)
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210. Khaftaf ibne-Ima' Al Ghitarl Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that
when Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to sit (in Qa'dah)
at the end of the Salat, he would poiut out with his forefinger. The
polytheists would say that he was casting some magic spell (Allah
forbid!) with his forefinger. They were merely lying. RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to indicate by this Taulzld (Oneness)
of AIHih. (Musnad AiJrnad, TabaranT, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
~~\~~Ii\ $ill ~:'~:;;'I~iJlS':J~'.il<'4c:'du;j-~"

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211. Nafi' Ral)imahullah narrates that when 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar
Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma sat in Salat (Qiiidah), he would place both his
hands on his thighs, and point out with his forefinger and keep his
eyes fixed on the finger while he was pointing. After SaIat he
narrated that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said about the
pointing of the forefinger: It (the pointing of the forefinger in
SALAr 212 Stwnah and Niifilah
Tashahhud) is harder on the Shai!an than an iron spear. (Musnad

A~mad)
Note: The sitting position of Salat is known as Qii'dah. Pointing of
the right index finger is symbolic of Tau/:lld (Oneness) and is
performed simnltaneously with the recitation of the phrase depicting
Tau!lld i.e. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but
AlUih.
$ALAT 213 KhllSha ifear and devotion)
KHUSHU' AND KHUQU'
FEAR AND DEVOTION IN PRAYERS
VERSES OF QUR'AN
AlHih Subl)anahii wa Ta'aJa says: :,jW'!J,IJ\i
Be ever mindful of (obligatory) ;)0.11; y~\..-:ol( ~ ~\;,!<

prayers and (in particular) the A/ /-;'~-!.//"'-"~"
middle (' A$r) SaIat, and stand ~0::'; "..u.'Y-"J ~Jl\
before Allah, devoutly obedient. [HA:;,;JI]
Al-Baqarah 2: 238
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'iila says:

And seek help through patience
and SaIat; and indeed it is difficult
except for the humble and
submissive (to Allah).
AI-Baqarah 2: 45
Allah Subl)auahii wa Ta'ala says:
Verily will the believers succeed;
They, who during their Salat, are

humbly submissive.
Mu'miniin 23: 1-2
214 Khuslzii (fear and devotion)
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212. 'Uthman ibne-'Afran RaQiyaIIahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasillullah .';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whenever a Muslim
at the time of obligatory .';laWt, performs WUQii excellently, and
offers .';laIat with Khuslni' and proper Ruku', it will be an atonement
of his past sins as long as he does not commit any major sin. And
this merit of .';lalat will be for all times. (Muslim)
Note: The Khllslni' in .';lalilt means that one's heart should be filled
with Allah's greatness and fear, and his limbs should be relaxed.
KhllShil' also includes focusing the gaze during Qaumah on the spot
where Sajdah is performed, on the toes in Ruku', towards the nose in
Sajdah and on the lap in Qaidah•. (Bayan-ul-Qur'an, Sharl)-u!-Sunnan Ahu
Dfiwfid lil 'AynT)
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213. Zaid ibne-Khalid AI-JuhanI RaQiyaIIahu 'anhu nan-ates that
NabI .';lallaIW.hu 'alaihi wasallarn said: Anyone who performs WUQu
excellently and then offers two Rak'at .';lalat in a way that he does not
forget anything in it (with total concentration towards Allah the
Almighty), then all his past sins are forgiven. (Abu Dawud)
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214. 'Uqbah ibne-'A.mir AI-JuhanI RaQiyallahn 'anhu narrates that
$ALAT 215 Khushu (fear and devotion)
Nab! SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: No Muslim performs Wu.;!ii,

and performs Wu<;\ii thoroughly, then stands in Salat, fully conscious
of what he is saying, but will come out of sin, as is on the day his
mother gave birth to him, not a single sin will remain on him.
(Mustadrak ~lakim)
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215. I:Iumran Ral)matullahi 'alaihi, the freed slave of 'Uthman
Ra<;\iyallahu 'anhu narrates that 'Uthman Ibne-'Affan Ra<;\iyallahu
'anhu called for water for Wu<;\ii and then pertormed Wu,la. He
washed his hands thrice, then he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his
nose, then he washed his face thrice. Then he washed his right arm
up to (including) the elbow thrice, then he washed his left arm
likewise, then he wiped his head with wet hands, then he washed his
right foot upto (including) the ankle thrice, then he washed the left
foot likewise, and then he said: I saw Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam performing WU<;\ii like this WU<;\ii of mine, and Rasiilullah
said: Whoever performs a Wu<;\u similar to my Wu<;\ii, then stands
and offers two Rak'at, not thinking of anything else (with complete
concentration), all his previous sins are forgiven. Ibne-Shihab
Ral)matullahi 'alaihi said our 'Ulama (Islamic scholars) say: This is
the most complete Wu<;\ii which one performs tor Salat. (Muslim)
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216. Abu Darda Ra<;\iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who performs Wu<;\ii and
$ALA-r 216 Khushu (fear and devotion)
performs it excellently, then stands and offers two Rak'at or four

Rak'at (the narrator is in doubt whether he heard RasiiluIHih
Sallallalm 'alaihi wasallam saying two Rak'at or four Rak'at),
petforming well therein the Ruku' and with Klmsl",' then asks Allah
for forgiveness, he will be forgiven. (Musnad A~mad. Majma-'uz-Zawaid).
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217. 'Uqba ibne- 'Amir Juhan] Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who petforms
Wuc;lii and performs Wuc;lu perfectly and then offers two Rak'at, fully
concentrating with his heart and keeping his face and body relaxed,
then Paradise becomes due for him (Abu Dawud)
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218. Jabir Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a person came to
Rasiilullah SallalHthu 'alaihi wasallam and asked: 0 Rasiilallah!
Which Salat is the best one? He replied: The one with long Qum't.
(Ibne-l:Iibban)
Note: Qunut includes proper bowing, devotion, long Rak'at.
lowering the eyes, lowering the shoulders in submission and Allah's
fear.
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219. Mugh]rah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam used to stand in Saliit until his feet became swollen.
It was said to him: Allah has forgiven your past and future sins. He
said: Should I not then be a grateful slave? (Bukharf)
$ALAT 217 Khusht1 (fear and devotion)
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220. 'Ammar ibne-Yasir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard

Rasiilul1ah Sal1allahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed a person
completes his SaJat and only one-tenth of the maximum reward, is
written for him. Likewise for some one-ninth, one-eighth, one-
seventh, one-sixth, one-fifth, one-fourth, one-third or half of it is
written. (Abu Dawud)
Note: The JJadfth explains that the more the outward appearance and
the inner devotion in Salat corresponds to Sunnah, the greater is the
reward. (Badhl-ul-Majbiid)
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221. Fa<;ll ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyal1ahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlul1ah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Salat is to be offered in twos
(Rak'at), with Tashahhud after every two Rak'at. and (in Salat)
express your submissive humility, devotion and tranquility. Then
raise your hands (for Du 'a) to your Rabb, The Almighty and
Majestic by turning the palms of your hands towards your face and
say three times: 0 my Rabb! 0 my Rabb! And the one who does
not do so, his Salat is defective.
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222. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasi1lullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Allah continues to turn attentively towards His
slave while he is engaged in SaJat, as long as he does not turn his
attention. When he turns his attention away, Allah turns away from
him. (Nasa])
SALAT 218 Kllllshil (fear and devotion)
~'.ilil J;.ij ~~~ 11t~]1 ~\: J~ ~ &p1.f ~'..l.I~:; ~j;.:; -H'I"
,. 'I',.;~),~~\y4;~Lo.y.I~jJ)'*~~,i;..~~Jf~l~:!?~~~
223. l;Iudhaifah Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu reports that RasillulHih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily when a man stands in Salat, Allah turns
His attention towards him until he completes his Salat or commits an
act against the dedication of SaIat. (Ibne-Majah)
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224. Abu Dhar Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: When anyoue of you stands in Saliit, he should
not level the pebbles (with his hand), as the Mercy of Allah is
directed towards him. (Tirmidhl)
Note: In the early era of IsIam, nothing was spread on the ground of
the masjid and Salat was performed npon pebbles. Therefore,
performing Sajdah would be uncomf0l1able due to the pebbles.
RasulUllah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had prohibited unnecessarily
smoothening the place of Sajdah, since this is the time when the
Mercy of Allah is directed towards the person in Saliit. All such
unnecessary actions during Salat may become a means of depriving
one of Allah's Mercy.
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225. Samurah Ra(!iyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu
'a1aihi wasallam used to command us, that during Salat. when we
raise our heads from prostration. we should sit at ease on the ground
and not on the heels with the two feet upright upon the toes. (TabaranT,
Majma~ 'uz-Zawaid)
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$ALAT 219 Khus/Hl (fear and devotion)
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226. Abu Darda Ra(!iyalHiliu 'anhu at the time of his death said that I
am relating to you a I;ladlth which I heard from RasulUllah ~allallahu
'aJaihi wasallam who said: Worship Allah as if you see Him; and if
you do not see Him, then indeed, He sees you. Count yourself among
the dead and beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for verily it
is answered. And whoever among you is able to attend the two ~alat
of 'Isha and Fajr with Jamii'ah even by crawling, then he should do
so. CfabaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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227. Ibne-'Umar Rac;1iyaJlahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Offer ~al1it like the one who is
bidding farewell to the world and as though you see Allah and if you
do not see Him, verily He sees you. (Jami- 'u1-~aghir).
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228. 'AbdulIah Rac;1iyalIahu 'anhu narrates that we used to offer
Salam to RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam while he was in
~al1it, and he would respond to us. When we returned from Najashi
(the king of Ethiopia), we offered Salam to him but he did not
respond. So, we said: a Rasulallah! We used to offer Salam to you
in SaJat and you would respond to us. He then replied: Verily, Sal1it
demands one's whole attention. (Muslim)
Note: This return refers to their coming back from the first migration
from Makkah to Ethiopia.
$ALAT 220 Khushii (fear and devotion)
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229. 'AbdulIiih Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I saw RasGlulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam offering Saliit and, from his chest, there
was a sound like the grinding of a mill due to his weeping. (Abu
Dawud)
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230. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<,liyalliibu 'anhuma nalTates that RasGlullah
SallalJahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of obligatory Saliit is
like a weighing scale. Whoever gives in full, receives in full
(whoever offers Salat completely and properly will receive his full
reward). (Baihaqj. Targhlb)
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231. 'Uthmiin ibne-Abf Dahrish Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasiilulIiih Sallalliibu 'alaihi wasallam said: Alliih does not accept a
deed of His slave until he makes his heart attentive along with his
body. (Iti)ilfussiidai))
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232. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Salat comprises three paris: Tahzlr
(purity) is one-third, Rukii' is one-third, and Sujiid is one-third (The
fuil reward of Salat is received on performing these three parts
properly). So, whoever offers Salat properly, as is its due, it is
accepted from him and all the rest of his deeds are also accepted.
SALAT 221 KllllShii (fear and devotion)
And he whose SaliH is rejected, all the rest of his deeds are also
rejected. (Bazzar, Majma- 'llz-Zawaid)
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233. Abu Hurairah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam led us in Saliit-ul- 'A,IT. He then noticed a
man offering Salat, so he said: 0 Fuliin! (such and such) Fear Allah
and improve your Salat. Do you think that I do not see you? Verily,
I see behind me, as I see in front of me. Offer your Salat properly,
and complete your Rukii' and your Sujiid. (Ibne-Khllzairnah)
Note: Seeing of things behind his back was among the miracles of
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam.
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234. Wail ibne-I;Iijr Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam would spread his fingers during Rukii',
and would join the fingers during Sajdah. (Tabaran', Mnjrna- 'lIz-Zawiiid)
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235. Abu Darda' Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that whoever offers two
Rak 'at of SaWt in such a manner that he performs his Rukii' and
Sujiid properly, then whatever he asks from Allah, certainly Allah
will grant him either immediately or later. (Tabaran!.Ithafussadah)
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236. 'Abdullah AI-Ash'arl Ra(1iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of a person
who does not perform his Ruku' properly and performs his Sujiid
SALAT 222 Khuslru (fear alld devotion)
like the pecking of a crow, is similar to that hungry man who eats
one or two dates, which do not satisfy his hunger. (Similarly his
-SaHit is of no benefit). (Tabariinj, Majma·'uz·Zawaid, Abu Ya'lii)
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237, Abu Darda' Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The first thing that will be taken
away from this Ummah will be Khusl1l1' (devotion and humility) in
-Salat, to the extent that you will not find a single man with Khushii'.
CTabaranl, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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238. Abu Qatadah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The worst of thieves is the one who
steals from his -SaIat. -Sal)abah asked: a Rasiilallah! How can he
steal from his -Salat? He replied: By not performing its Rukft' and
Sujt7d perfectly, or not keeping his back straight in Rukii' and nor in
the Sujiid. (Musnad AiJmad, Tabaratl1, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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239. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiiJullah
-SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah does not pay any attention to
the -Salat of a person, who does not keep his back straight between
his Rukii' and Sujt/d, (Musnad AI)mad, Fat~·ur·Rabbanj)
Note: This Hadlth refers to the Qaumah, i.e. standing perfectly
straight after Rukii' before perfom1ing Sajdah. Many people do not
complete this properly, they hardly rise from Rukii' and then go
directly into Sujiid.
$ALAT 223 KllllShii (fear and devotion)
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240. 'A.'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha mUTates: I asked Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam about looking around in SaIat? He said:
It is the carrying away of a person from his Salat by Shai,an.
(TirmidhT)
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241. Jabir ibne-Samurah Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhu narrated that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The people who raise their eyes
towards the sky in SaIat should refrain from it, otherwise they may
not get their eyesight back. (Muslim)
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sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam entered the Masjid, and a man came in
the Masjid and offered Salat; then he approached Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and greeted him with Salam. Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam answered his Salam and said: Go back;
offer your Salat again, as you have not offered SaW. He went back
and offered Salat in the same manner as he had offered it earlier, and
returned and greeted Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He
said: Go back and offer your Salat again, as you have not offered
SALAT 224 KflllSllii (fear and devotion)
Salat This OCCUlTed three times. Then the man said: By Him who
has sent you with the Truth, I cannot pray SaIat better than this. So,
please teach me Salat Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
replied: When you stand for Salat, say Alliihu Akbar, then recite from
the Qur'an what you know, and then go into Rukfl' and complete it
calmly. Then rise from Rukfl' until you stand straight Then you go
into Sajdah till you complete it calmly. Then raise your head and sit
till you are at ease and do the same in the whole of the Salat
(BukharT)
$ALAT 225 Virtues of Wu¢u
THE VIRTUES OFWUQU (ABLUTION)
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta 'alii says:

o you who believe! When you
rise to (perform) :'Ialiit, wash your
faces and your fore arms to the
elbows, aud wipe over your heads
aud wash your feet to (including)
the aukles. Al-Ma'ida 5:6
Allah Subhiinahu wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~J
And Alliih loves those who purify A/,. ,ei\~ "'I'

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themselves. Tawbah 9: 108
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243, Abu Malik Al-Ash'arl Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Rasiilulliih :'Iallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Tu/niT (purity) is half of
Iman, and Albamdulilliih fills the scale of deeds with virtues, and
Sub/:ziinalliih and A/bamdulilliih fill the space betweeu the skies aud
the earth with reward, and :'Ialiit is Nur (a light) and :'Iadaqah is a
$ALAT 226 Virtues of Wu(!u
proof of faith, and patience is brightness, and the Qur' an is an

evidence for you, or against you. (Muslim)
Note: I. The meaning of Tuh,!r being half of Iman, may refer to the
fact that half of Iman is the inner purification from Kufr, Shirk and
all other negative traits opposed to Iman. Outward purity, being a
condition for the acceptance of SaIat, is half of Salat.
2. Salat is a Nul'; one meaning of this is, as light reverses darkness,
similarly SaIat stet us from evil and being unfair. Another meaning
is that the face of the one who offers Salat will be radiant on the Day
of Judgment, as well as illuminated in this world. A third meaning is
that Salat will be a light in the darkness of the grave and on the Day
of Judgment.
3. Man by nature loves wealth, therefore his spending in charity, for
the sake of Allah, stands as a sign and evidence of his true belief.
4. Whoever is patient, in fulfilling the orders of Allah, and
abstaining from the prohibitions of Allah, and facing hardships,
becomes enlightened with the glow of Hidayah (guidance).
5. The Qur'an shall be a means of salvation for the one who reads
and acts upon it; otherwise it would be an evidence against those
who neither learn it or act upon it. May Allah save and guide us.
(Nawawl, Mirqat-ul-MafatTi:J)
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244. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard my loving
friend, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The jewellery
of a Mu'",i" (on the Day of Resurrection) will cover all the places
where the water of ablution reaches. (Muslim)
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245. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: My Ummah will be called on the
Day of Resurrection with their limbs and faces shining from traces of
Wu<;lu. So whoever amongst you can increase the area of his
radiance should do so (i.e. by performing Wu<;lii regularly). (BukliarT)
SAUT 227 Virtues O!WII(1U
Note: Meaning that WUQu should be performed thoroughly with such

care that no part of the skin should remain dry. (Ma?ahir !:Iaque)
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246. 'Uthman ibne-'Afran RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who performs WuQu. and
petforms WUQu excellently (meaning thereby to carefully observe all
the etiquettes). his sins will come out from his body. even coming out
from under his nails. (Muslim)
Note: The opinion of the majority of the scholars is that minor sins, are
forgiven by Allah through WUQu, Salat and other forms of worship.
The major sins, are forgiven by IstlgJifiir (seeking forgiveness) and
Taubah (turning towards Allah with repentance). However. Allah by
His bountiful Grace. may even forgive the major sins by vittue of
above deeds. (Nawawj)
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247. 'Uthman ibne-'Afran RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When any slave of Allah
performs WUQu perfectly. then Allah forgives his past and future sins.
(Bazzar, Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
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248. 'Umar ibnil Khattab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nan'ates that

Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone amongst you
who performs Wu<;lii completely while fulfilling all the etiquettes and
desirables and then says:
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I testify there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I
testify that MnJ;mmmad is His slave and Messenger;
the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him to enter from anyone
of them he desires. In another narration of 'Uqba ibn 'Amir Juhani
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu it is mentioned as:
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I testify there is none worthy of worship but Allah alone, Who
has no partner, and I testify that MnJ;Jammad is His slave and
Messenger;
In the narration of Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu this is to be
said three times. In another narration of 'Uqbah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu
these words are to be said, while looking towards the sky, after
performing WU<;lii excellently. In a narration of 'Umar ibnil-Kha\\ab
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu the following words are given.
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I testify that there is none worthy of worship bnt Allah alone,
Who has no partner and I testify that Mnhammad is His slave
and Messenger; 0 Allah! Make me from among those who
turn with repentance and make me from among the purified.
(Muslim, lbne-Majah, Abu Dawl1d, TirmidhT)
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$ALAT 229 Virtues of Wu{lil
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249. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri Ra<)iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that

RasUlullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a person after
performing Wu<)U says:
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Glory be to You, 0 Allah! You are above all faults and all
praises are for You, there is none worthy of worship but You;
and from You do I seek forgiveness and to You do I turn in
Taubah
this is recorded on a piece of paper and then sealed. The seal will
not be broken until the Day of Resurrection (meaning that the reward
of these words will be preserved for the Hereafter). (Mustadrak Hakim)
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250. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A person who performs
Wu<)U by washing each limb once, has fulfilled the obligation of
Wu<)U, for which there is no compromise. And he who cleanses each
limb twice gets two parts of reward. And he who cleanses each limb
thrice has performed my Wu<)U and the Wu<)U of the Prophets before
me. (Musnad Ai)mad)
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251. 'Abdullah ,sunabil)I Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

,sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a Mu'min slave performs
Wu<;lii and rinses his mouth, the sins of his mouth are erased. When
he cleans his nose, the sins of his nose are erased. When he washes
his face, the sins of his face are erased, even from beneath his
eyelids. When he washes his arms, the sins of his arms are erased,
even from beneath his fingernails. When he wipes his head with his
wet hands, the sins of his head are erased, even from his ears. When
he washes his feet, the sins of his feet are erased, even from beneath
his toenails. Thereafter his walking towards the masjid and offering
,salat is a source of more reward. (Nasal)
It is narrated in a lengthy narration by 'Amr ibne-'Abasah SulamI
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu: After performing WU<;lii, when he stands for ,salat
and praises, extols and glorifies Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'iila in a
manner worthy of His dignity, and concentrates whole-heartedly
towards Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala, upon completion of his !;alat,
he is definitely cleansed of his sins, as on the day his mother gave
birth to him. (Muslim)
Note: Some scholars take the first narration to mean that by
performing Wu<;lii, all the bodily sins are forgiven; and by offering
!;aliit all the inner sins are forgiven. (Kashful Mughana)
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231 Virtues oj Wuflu
~allallahu 'alai hi wasallam said: Whoever stands up to perform his

Wu<;lil, intending to offer ~aliit, then cleans his hands, the sins of his
two hands falloff with the first drop of water. Then, when he rinses
his mouth, and draws water into his nose and expels it, the sins of his
tongue and two lips falloff with the first drop of water. Then, as he
cleans his face, the sins of his hearing and seeing falloff with the first
drop (of water). Then, when be cleans his two arms past the elbows
and his two feet past the ankles, he becomes free of all his offences
and sins, just as he was on the day his mother gave him birth. He
(then) said: When he stands for ~alat Allah elevates his position and,
if he (merely) sits (without standing for ~aliit) even then his sitting is
free of sins. (Musnad Ai)mad)
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253. lbne -'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: For a person who performs Wu<;lil
(while already) in a state of purity, for him ten virtues are written.
(Abu Dawfid)
Note: Islamic scholars have written that condition for making fresh
Wu<;lil, while already in a state of Wu<;lii, is that one has performed
any form of worship with the previous Wu<;lil. (Badhl-lll-Majhfid)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Were it not for (the fear of)
overburdening my Ummah, I would have ordered them to (brush
their teeth with) Siwak at every ~aliit. (Muslim)
Note: Siwiik or Miswiik is a natural tooth brush prepared from the
roots or branches of various trees and bushes. The most common
and beneficial is that of the root of the Salvadora Persica, a wild
desert plant known in Arabic as Arak, and in Urdu as Peelu.
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255. Abu Ayyub Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiiIullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Four characteristics pertain to the
practices of the Prophets (Messengers): Modesty, use of perfume,
use of Siwak, and marriage. (Tirmidhl)
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256. 'A.'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Ten characteristics pertain to the practices of
all the Prophets: Clipping of mustaches, letting the beard grow, use
of Siwak, snuffing up the water (to clean the nose), cutting the nails,
washing the finger joints (similarly all parts of the body where dirt
gets collected, for example holes of the ears, nostrils and armpits etc,
plucking the hairs under the armpits, shaving the pubes, and cleaning
one's private parts with water after relieving himself. The narrator of
this Ijadlth, Mu, 'ab Ral)matullahi 'alaihi says that I have forgotten
the tenth, it may have been the rinsing of the mouth. (Muslim)
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257. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: The Siwak is a means of purifying the mouth and
pleasing the Rabb. (Nasal)
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258. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu naiTates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whenever Jibrall 'Alaihis salam
came to me he stressed the use of Siwiik to the extent that I feared
(from the excessive use of Siwiik) I may injure my gums. (Musnad
Ahmad)
$ALAT 233 Virtues of Wu{1u
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259. 'A.'ishah Rac;1iyalHihu 'anha naITates that whenever Rasnlilllah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam slept in the night or day, as he awoke he
would brush his teeth with Siwak before performing Wuc;1i:L (Abu
Dawud)
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260. 'All Rac;1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulilllah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, when an 'Abel (the slave of Allah) uses
the Siwak, then stands in Salat, an angel stands behind him, listening
closely to his recitation. He then draws closer and closer to him,
until he places his mouth upon the mouth (of the one reciting the
Qur' an). Whatever he recites from the Qur' an, it enters inside the
angel; so purify your mouths (with Siwiik) for (the recitation of) the
Qur'an. (Musnad, Bazzar, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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261. 'A.'ishah Rac;1iyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasulilllah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Two Rak'at (of Salat offered) with Siwak, are
superior in virtue to seventy Rak'at (offered) without Siwak. (Bazzar.
Majma-'llz-Zawaid)
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262. J:ludhaifah Rac;1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that when Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to stand for Tahajjuel, he would
properly clean his teeth with the Siwak. (Muslim)
Note:.Tahajjuel is a highly virtuous optional SaWt performed in the
latter part of the night.
$ALAT 234 Virtues of Wu(lu
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263. Shurai!} Ra!}imahuIHih said that I asked 'A'ishah Ra<;liyalHihu
'anha: What wonld RasilluWih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam do first
upon entering his house? She replied: He would use the Siwiik.
(Muslim)
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264. Zaid ibne-Khiilid AI-Juhani Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu nalTates that
Rasuliillah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam would not leave his house for
anyone of the Saliit until he would use the Siwiik. (TabaranT. Majma-
'uz-Zawaid)
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265. Abu Khairah SuM!}i Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu said that I was among
the delegation that came to RasulOllah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam,
and he provided us with the (roots of) Arak (bush) to use as Siwiik, so
we said to him: 0 Rasuliillah! We have the branches (of the date tree
for Miswiik), but we accept your generosity and your gift. (TabaranT,
Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
$ALAT 235 Deeds and virtues ofthe Masjid
THE A'MAL (DEEDS) AND

FAQAIL (VIRTUES) OF THE MASJID
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'aHi says:
Th e M as]!"dso fAll-h
a are ouIy to <'\,> ~
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be maintained and served by those,

who believe in Allah, and the Last ;)(; ~j\ ;'\1 t~t ~:!Ji ~;ii~
Day, and establish Salat, and give ,..::::, ~i1.\ :;.:;: -I~;'L...!.11
Zakat, and fear none save Allah, "->- _ cr-:: J"J ~J
for (such) it is expected that, they ~ 6fi~i\ ~ i;~j ,;j~)

will be of the (rightly) guided. ~
At-Tawbah 9: 18 l\ A:~?\]
Note: The maintenance of a Masjid implies that all the actions of
the Masjid of, RasUlullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam are done in it.
This includes Da 'wat of Iman gatherings in which belief in the
unseen is developed, study circles on the virtues of A'mal, acquiring
knowledge and Dhikr, the religious education and training of those
coming from outside, worship and the services of guests. Another
important aspect of the Masjid of RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam was the sending of the lama'ats (groups) for Da'wat work,
both within the country and to foreign countries. Similarly receiving
and being host to lama'ats from within the country and abroad, This
is generally expressed as "Hijrat and Nusrat", (Bayan-u1-Quran)
Describing the condition of the

men who have been rightly guided
In houses (Masjids) which Allah
has ordered to be raised (to be
cleaned, and to be honoured), in
them His Name is remembered
$ALAT 236 Deeds and virtues oftire Masjid
(i.e. Da'wat, recitation of the

Qur'an, learning and teaching the
commandments of Allah, worship).
Therein glorify Him (Allah) in the
mornings and in the evenings.
Men whom neither trade nor sale
(business) diverts from the
Remembrance of Allah (with heart
and tongue), nor from establishing
~alat, nor from giving Zakat. They
fear a Day when hearts will be
shaken and eyes will be rolled (out
of the horror at the torment of the
Day of Resurrection).
An-Nar 24: 36-37
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266. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The parts of the land liked most by
Allah are its Masjids, and the parts of land disliked most by Allah are
its markets. (Mulsim)
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267. Ibne-'Abbas Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Masjids are the
houses of Allah on the earth. They shine for the dwellers of the sky,
just as the stars shine for the dwellers of the earth. (TabaranT, Majma-
'uz-Zuwaid)
$ALAT 237 Deeds and virlues ofthe Masjid
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268. 'Umar ibnl - Kha\lab Rac,1iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who builds a
Masjid where the name of Allah is remembered (and He is praised),
Allah will build a palace for him in Paradise. (lbne-l;Iibban)
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269. Abu Hurairab Rac,1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever goes to the Masjid in the
morning or in the evening, Allah prepares for him a good hospitality
in Paradise, as often as he goes to the Masjid, morning or evening.
(Bukharj)
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270. Abu Umamab Rac,1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Going to the Masjid in the morning
or evening is part of Jihad in the path of Allah. (TabaranI, Majma 'uz-
Zawaid)
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271. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil 'A~ Rac,1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates

that Nabl Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to say upon entering the
Masjid:
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I seek refnge in Allah the Greatest, and in His Noble Being,
and in His Eternal Domain, from the accursed Shaitiin
SAUT 238 Deeds and virtues oftlle Masjid
When this Du 'a is being recited, Shairan exclaims: He is protected

from me for the rest of the day, (Abu Dawud)
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272, Abu Sa'Id KhudrI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever loves the Masjid, Allah
loves him. CTabaranT, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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273, Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The Masjid is the house of every
pious person who fears Allah, For the one who spends most of his
time in the Masjid, Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'ala has taken upon
Himself to comfort him, to bestow Mercy upon him, to make the
crossing over Bridge of Siriit easy for him, and to grant him His
Pleasure and Paradise, (Tabaraui, Bazziir, Majma- 'uz-zawaid)
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274, Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyaIlahu 'anhu narrates that NabI
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Shairan is the wolf to man,
like the wolf that catches sheep; the one which is solitary and the one
which stays away from the flock. So avoid staying alone in valleys,
Hold firmly to Jamaat (collectiveness), to living with the common
people, and to the Masjid, (Musnad Ai)mad)
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$ALAT 239 Deeds and virtues ofthe Masjid
275. Abu Sa',d Ra<;liyal1ahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah sal1allahu

'alaihi wasallam said: If you see a man frequenting the Masjid, bear
witness to his Iman. Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says:
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Only he will frequent the Masjids, who believes in Allab and
the Last Day. (TirmidhT)
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276. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: A Muslim that makes the Masjid his abode for
salat and Dhikr, Allah is overjoyed with him, as a family is
overjoyed by the return of an absent relative. (Ibne-Miijah)
Note: Making his abode means that he develops a special
attachment to the Masjid, and remains there for a major part of his
time.
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277. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI sal1a1lahu
'alaihi wasal1am said: Whoever had made the Masjid his abode, and
then was pre-occupied by some matter or illness, and subsequently
returned to the Masjid as before, Alliih is overjoyed with him just as
a family is overjoyed by the return of an absent relative. (lbne-
Khuzaimah)
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278. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates tftat NabI sallallahu
SALAT 240 Deeds and virtues of the Masjid
'alaihi wasallam said: The people who frequent the Masjids are (like)
their pegs. The angels are their companions. If they are absent the
angels search for them, and if they become sick the angels visit them,
and if they are in need the angels help them. He (also) said: The one
who sits in the Masjid, derives at least one of three benefits: Either
he meets a Muslim brother from whom he may benefit in terms of
Deen, or he hears a word of wisdom, or receives a Mercy from AlHih
for which every Muslim waits. (Musnad Ai)rnad)
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279. 'A'ishah Ra4iyalHihu 'anha narrates that RasiilulUih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam ordered us to build Masjids in various localities, and
to clean and perfume them. (Abu Dawud)
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280. Anas RagiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that there was a woman who
used to collect rubbish from the Masjid. When she died, Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was not informed of her burial.
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a person from
amongst you dies, then inform me. He then offered $alii-tul-Janiizah
for her and said: Verily, I saw her in Paradise because she used to
remove rubbish from the Masjid. (TabaranI, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
'ILM AND DHIKR 24! '11m
'ILM AND DHIKR

KNOWLEDGE AND
REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH TA'ALA
'ILM
KNOWLEDGE
In order to benefit directly from Allah Ta'ala by

fulfilling His Commandments, in the manner
prescribed by Rasiilullah $allallahu 'awihi
wasalwm, to acquire the knowledge revealed by
Allah Ttl 'ala, that is to precisely ascertain what
Allah Ta 'ala wants of me, in each and every
situation
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'aIa says:

(JUS! as We completed Our Favour
upon you by ascertaining the
direction of your Qiblah) similarly,
We have sent to you a Messenger
from amongst you, who recites to
you Our revelations and purifies
'ILM AND DHIKR 242 'Ibn
you, and teaches you the Book (Al-

Qur'au) and wisdom (the Prophet's
Sunnah), and teaches you
(beneficial things) that which you
knew not. AI-Baqarah 2: 151
Anah Sub1)anahu wa Ta'aHi said to

wasalhul):
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Allah reveals to you the Book (Al- ~I.J ~\ ~ ....,\ J~.J
Qur' an) and the wisdom, and / V; c " , Y-:: /, / <"
teaches you that which you knew 0 · j ~ ""'" rJ I:. ~.J
not. The grace of Allah towards
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you has been infinite. An-Nisa 4: 113 M/ M ""
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Anah Sub1)anahu wa Ta'ala said to

wasallaIl):
And say: My Rabb! Enhance my
knowledge. Til Ha 20: 114
Allah Sub1)anahu wa Ta'alii says: :JW J~)
And We, verily gave knowledge to ':1~~ '4 ':/:3''; ;,;\~ 4\:.J.:ij~
Dawud and Sulaiman, and (upon
this) they said: Praise be to Allah, :;.p? if (.1<;' c>Ji j.J, 'di
Who has preferred us above many
of His believing slaves!
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Allah Sub1)anahU wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~)
And these examples We put L:J ~~ IQ';: jit'Ji ~J

forward for mankind, but none will
understand them except those who O~.f.y·:1I0l~
have knowledge (of Allah and His [t,:~~11
Signs). Al-'AnkabUt 29: 43
'ILM AND DHIKR 243 '11m
Only the 'Vlama (scholars with

knowledge of Allah's greateness)
amongst His slaves truly fear
Allah. Fa!ir 35: 28

wasallan;:
Say (to them): Can those who
have knowledge(of Deen) and
those who do not have knowledge
(of Deen) be equal? Az-Zumar 39: 9

o you, who believe! When you
are told to make room in the
assemblies, (spread out and) make
room. Allah will give you (ample)
room (in Paradise from His
Mercy). And when (for some
reason) you are told to get up, then
get up, Allah will (because of your
accepting this order and other
orders) exalt in degree those of you
who believe, and those who have
been granted knowledge (of Deen).
And Allah is Well-Aware of what
you do. Al-Mujadilah 58: 11
Allah Subl)anahU wa Ta 'ala says: :JW J~J

And mix not Truth with falsehood, '{?<' J¥:il
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nor knowingly conceal the Truth
(the Commandments of Allah). [tr'Al'] ~z,jX5 ~t ~I
AI-Baqarah 2: 42
Allah Sub!:;lanahii wa Ta'iila says: :JW JIiJ

Do you enjoin righteousness upon ;$2:';1 S;:iJ ")~, ~0J\ 5-,~'G1
mankind, and you yourselves
forget (to practise it), while you are A', ,\,': "', "',r r' ,>" .>',
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reciters of the Book? Will you not
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then use your reason?
Al-Baqarah 2: 44
Allah Sub!:;lanahii wa Ta'ala says:

(Shu'aib 'Alaihissalam told his
people): (And just as I practice
what I enjoin you to do) I do not
want myself to do those things
which I forbid you to do. Had 11: 88
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1. Abn Musa Ra<jiyall1ihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! SallalJahn 'alaihi
wasaIlam said: The guidance and knowledge with which AIHih sent
me is like abundant rain that falls on land (which has three different
terrains). A part of the land was fertile, it absorbed the water, and
sprouted lush plantation and pasture. Another part was barren, it held
up the water, and Allah made it beneficial for people who drank from
it, ard gave (cattle) to drink from it, and irrigated from it. The rain
fell on the third part which was a hard plain, it neither held the water
nor sprouted grass. (Likewise there are three types of persons). For
'ILM AND DHIKR 24S fIlm
example: The one who acquires understanding of Deen of Allah,

and benefits from what Allah has sent me with, and he learns, and
teaches; (and the other who did not benefit himself but others were
benefited through him); and the third, who does not show regard to
that and does not accept Allah's guidance with which I have been
sent. (Bukharj)
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2. 'Uthman ibne-'Afran Ra<.1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaJlam said: The best among you is he who
learns the Qur'an and teaches it. (Bukhari)
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3. Buraidah Al-Aslaml Ra<.1iyaJlahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'aJaihi wasallam said: He who recites the Qur' an and
learns it, and then acts upon it, he will be made to wear on the Day of
Resurrection a crown of Niir (light), which will be as radiant as the
snn. And his parents will be dressed with two suits, which the whole
world cannot match. So they will ask: For what have we been
dressed like this? It will be said: This is the reward of your son's
acquiring Qur'an. (Mustadrak J.:Iakim)
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4. Mu 'adh AI-Juhan] Ra<.1iyaJlahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
SaJlallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites the Qur'an and acts
upon it, his parents will be made to wear a crown on the Day of
Resurrection, whose light will be better than the light of the sun; if it
rises amongst you in your worldly houses, what do you think about
the person who himself acts upon it? (Abu Dawlid)
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5. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'A~ Racjiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites the
Qur' an, indeed secures the knowledge of prophethood within his
ribs, though Divine Revelation is not sent upon him. It does not befit
one endowed with the Qur'an that he gets annoyed with those who
are in anger, nor should he indulge in any act of ignorance with those
who are ignorant, while he has the Book of AIHih inside his heart.
(Mustadrak I:Hikirn, Targhib)
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6. Jabir Racjiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Knowledge is of two types: 1. Knowledge that
penetrates into the heart; this knowledge is beneficial. 2.
Knowledge, that is merely on the tongue; this will be Allah's
evidence against the son of Adam. (Targhib)
Note: Knowledge on the tongue refers to the knowledge without
practice and sincerity.
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7. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Racjiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam came out to us when we were in $uffah
and asked: Who amongst you would like to go out every morning to
Bu):i}an or AI-'Aqlq (the markets of Madlna Munawwarah) and bring
two large humped she-camels, without being guilty of sin or severing

the ties of relationship? We replied: 0 RasCilalUih! We would all
like that. He said: Your going to the masjid every morning to learn
or recite two verses of the Book of AlUih, The Almighty and
Magnificent, is better for you than two she-camels. And three verses
are better than three she-camels and four verses better than four she-
camels, and an equal number of camels. (Muslim)
Note: This \;ladHh explains that the number of verses are better than
the collective number of camels, male and female; for example, a
single verse is better than a single male and a female camel.
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8. Mu'awiyah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: ] heard Nab! ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: The one for whom Allah intends good, He
guides him towards the understanding of Deen. Indeed] am only a
distributor and AlUih is the One Who grants. (BukhiirI)
Note: The second sentence of the \;ladHh means that RasCilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam came as a distributor of knowledge and
AlUih is the Bestower of understanding of this knowledge and helps
in acting upon it. (Mirqat)
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9. 'AbdulUih ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilulliih ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam embraced me and supplicated:
o AlUih! Grant him knowledge of the Book. (BukharI)
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10. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, among the signs of the Last Hour (the
Day of Resunection) is that knowledge will be lifted, ignorance (of
Deen) will take root, liquor will be drunk, and adultery will prevaiL
(Bukhari)
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II. 'Abdullah ibne 'Vmar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: While I was asleep, I
was given a bowl of milk. So I drank from it to my fill, until I felt its
freshness reaching my nails, Then I gave the rest of it to 'Vmar.
The Sai)abah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhum asked: So, what is your
interpretation about the dream, a Rasiilallah? He said: Knowledge,
(It means 'Vmar Ra<;liyallilhu 'anhu will receive an ample portion of
the knowledge of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam), (Bukharl)
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12, Abu Sa'Td AI-KhudrT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believer's thirst for knowledge is
never quenched. He coutinues to hear and learn until he enters
Paradi se. (Tirmidhj)
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13, Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nanates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam told me: a Abu Dhar! If you go in the morniug and
learn a verse from the Book of Allah. it is better for you than
performing one hundred Rak'iil of SaIa!. And if you go in the
morning and learn a chapter of knowledge, which mayor may not be
applicable at that time (for example learning the method of
Tayyammum), it is better for you than performing a thousand Rak'iil
of Nafl SaHil. (Ibne-Majah)
'ILM AND DIlIKR 249 '11m
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14. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
$aIlalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who comes to my Masjid
(Masjid-un-NabI) with no other intention but to learn or teach a good
deed is like a Mujahid in the path of Allah. And, he who comes with
some other intention is like one who has come to look at the
belongings of others (and this looking is of no benefit to him). (lbne-
Majah)
Note: The excellence mentioned in this hadIth is valid for all
masjids, as all masjids are subsidiaries of Masjid-un-NabI. (Inja!)-ul-
l:Iaja)
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15. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Abul Qasim
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The best amongst you are those
who are best in conduct provided they have an understanding of
Deen. (Ibne-l:Iihban)
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16. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI
$aIlallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: People are like mines just as there
are mines of gold and silver. Those who were better in the days of
ignorance (prior to embracing Islam) are also better after accepting
Islam provided they have understanding of Deen (Islam). (Musnad
A!)mad)
Note: In this \JadIth men have been compared with mines. Various
mines contain different minerals. Some of which are more valuable,
like gold and silver; while others are less valuable, like coal and
lime. Similarly, different men have different qualities and habits,
because of which some have higher rank and some have lower.
Again, so long as gold and silver remain' unexplored, these do not
have the value but these acquire value only after being taken out of
the mines. In the same manner, as long as a man remains hidden in
the darkness of infidelity, though he may have any measure of

generosity or bravery, he does not bear that value which he would
gain once he has embraced Islam and acquires the knowledge of
Deen. (Ma.ahir-e- l:Iaque)
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17. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: He who goes to the masjid, not desiring
anything other than learning or teaching something good, his reward
is like that of a I;laji who performs a complete I;lajj. (Tabaranj, Majma-
'uz-Zawaid)
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18. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabl Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Teach people (Deen), and be lenient with them
and do not be stern with them. (Musnad Al)mad)
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19. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu while passing by a market of
Madlnah stopped and asked: 0 People of the market; what has
disabled you? They asked: What is the matter, 0 Abu Hurairah? He
said: The inheritance of Rasiilul1ah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam is
being distributed and you are sitting here. Why do you not go there
and take your share of it? They asked: Where is it being distributed?
'lLM AND DHIKR 251 'llm
He replied: In the masjid. So they rushed towards the masjid. Abu

Hurairah stood there till they returned. And he asked: What
happened? They said: 0 Abu Hurairah! We went to the masjid,
entered it, and saw nothing being distributed. Abu Hurairah
Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhu asked: Did you not see auyone in the masjid?
They replied: Yes! verily We saw some people performing Salat,
and some reciting the Qur' an and some were discussing what is
permissible and what is forbidden. Abu Hurairah said: Woe unto
you, that is the inheritance of Mul;ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam. (Tabarfuif, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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20. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When AlIiih intends to
endow His slave a good, He gives him understanding of Deen and
inspires him with proper guidance. (Bazzar, TabaranI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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21. Abu Waqid Al-Laithl Ra<,liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that once

Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam was sitting in the masjid, and
other people were also present. Three men came, two of them turned
their attention towards Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, and
one amongst them left. These two men stood near Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam; one of them found some room in the
circle, so he sat there, the other one sat behind them and the third one
(as mentioned above) turned his back and left. At the end of the
gathering, Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Should I not
inform you about these three persons? One of them came closer to
'ILM AND DHIKR 252 '[lin
Allah by sitting in the circle and so Allah covered him with His
Mercy. And the other one felt shy (to sit in the circle), so Allah
regarded his shyness and did not deprive him of His Mercy and the
last one turned away, so Allah turned away from him. (BukharT)
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22. Abu Hartin AI-' AbdT Rai)imahullah reports from Abu Sa'Td AI-
KhudrT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu, who narrates that Rasiilullah Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: People from the East will come to you to seek
knowledge of Deen, and when they come to you, treat them well.
Abu Hariin 'AbdT, says: Whenever Abu Sa'Td would see us, he
would say: Welcome to those about whom Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam advised us. (TirmidhT)
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23. Wathilah ibnil-Asqa' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalJahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who seeks knowledge and
attains it, Allah writes for him a double reward, and he who seeks
knowledge but does not attain it. Allah writes for him a single
reward. (Tabarani, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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24. Safwan ibne- 'Assai AI-MuradT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I
went to NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, he was in the masjid,
reclining on his red striped sheet. I said: 0 Rasiilallah! I have come
'ILM AND DHIKR 253 'lim
to seek knowledge. He said: Welcome to the seeker of knowledge.

Indeed, the angels cover the seeker of knowledge by their wings and
they start gathering one upon another till they reach the sky, for the
love of the knowledge which is being sought. (Tabariin!. Majma-'uz-
Zawiiid)
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25. Tha'labah ibnil-J::Iakam As-Sahabl Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates
that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah 'Azza wa jail,
when seated on His Chair to judge His slaves on the Day of
Resurrection, will say to the 'Ulama (Islamic Scholars): I blessed
you with My knowledge and My kind forbearance in order to pardon
you despite your faults, and I care not, as to the magnitude of your
sins, as forgiving you is of no consequence to Me. (Tabaran!, Targh!b)
liij.~:; :J~ )j;;l>1 Jj.:..i ~ Yl :J~~'.iill~.i ,,1>j:UI <,;'J:; -y,

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26. Abu Darda' Ra"iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whoever travels on a path in
search of knowledge, Allah will enable him to travel on one of the
paths to Paradise. And verily, the angels spread their wings with
pleasure for one who seeks knowledge. Indeed the inhabitants of the
skies and the earth and the fish in the depths of the water, all
supplicate forgiveness for the 'iilim (Islamic Scholar). Verily, the
eminence of an 'AUm over a devout worshipper is that of the full
moon over the stars. And indeed, the 'Ulama are heirs of the
prophets. And verily, the prophets did not leave behind as
'ILM AND DHIKR 254
inheritance any Dinar or Dirham, rather they leave 'Urn as

inheritance. So, whoever acquired this, received an abundant
portion. (Abu Dawild)
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27. Abu Darda' Ra<,liyalllihu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilulllih

SallaIlahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The death of an '!flim is such a
calamity that it can neither be made up nor compensated for; and he
was a star (of guidance and due to his death) his light is lost. The
death of a whole tribe is less significant than the death of an '/flim.
(BaihaqT)
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28. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<,liyalllihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulllih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, the example of the 'Ulama
is like that of stars in the sky, by which guidance is obtained in the
darkness of the land and water; when stars lose their radiance, it is
likely that travellers will go astray. (Musnad A1)mad)
Note: This refers to the absence of 'Ulama, which invariably leads to
the straying of mankind from the straight path.
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29.lbne-'Abbas Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah
Saliallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: One Faqfh (learned man) has more
power over Shaitan than a thousand devout worshippers. (Tirmidhj)
Note: This means that it is easier for a Shaitan to deceive a thousand
'/fbld (devout worshippers) than to deceive an '/flim who has a
thorough knowledge of Deen.
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30. Abu Umamah Al-Bahill Ra<)iyallahu 'auhu nmTates that two men
were mentioned to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, one of
them learned and the other devout worshipper. Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The superiority of an 'Alim over an 'Abid is
like that of mine over the least amongst you. Then Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah, His angels, the
inhabitants of the skies and the earths, even the ants in their holes
and even fish invoke mercy, grace and honour on him who teaches
people good deeds. (Tirmidhj)
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31. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Behold! Indeed, the world is
accursed, and all that it contains is accursed except the Dhikr of
Allah, and that which brings one closer to Allah, an 'Alim or a seeker
of knowledge of Deen. (TirmidhI)
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32. Abu Bakrah RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates: I heard NabI Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: You should become either (1) an 'Alim or
(2) a seeker of knowledge of Deen, or (3) an attentive listener to the
knowledge of Deen. or (4) a lover of knowledge of Deen and Ulama.
Do not be of the fifth kind, othe~wise you will be ruined. The fifth
kind is that you bear malice towards knowledge of Deen and those
who possess it. (TabranT. Bazzar, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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33. Ibne-Mas'iid Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There are only two people worthy
of envy: A person whom Allah has given wealth, and empowers him
to spend it in righteous causes: and the other, whom Allah has given
knowledge by means of which he makes sound judgements, and
teaches it to others. (Bukhar])
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34. 'Vmar ibnil-Kha.t,tab Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that one day
while we were sitting with Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, a
man with extremely white clothing and very black hair came to us.
No signs of travel were visible on him and none of us recognised
him. Sitting down close to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam,
resting his knees against his and placing his palms on his own thighs,
he said: 0 Muhammad! Tell me about Islam. Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'ILM AND DHIKR 257 (llm
'alaihi wasallam replied: Islam is to testify that none is worthy of

worship but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to
establish SaHit, to pay Zakiit, to fast in Ramac;lan, and to perform I;Iajj
to Baitullah provided you have resources for it. The man said: You
have spoken the truth. 'Vmar Rac;liyallahu 'anhu said: We were
amazed at his asking the question and endorsing the answer. Then
he said: Tell me about Iman (faith)? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Iman is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books,
His Messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in the Divine
Destiny - both good and bad. He said: You have spoken the truth.
And then asked: Tell me about Il]san? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Il]san is to worship Allah as though you are seeing
Him; and even if you do not see Him, He certainly sees you. Then
he said: Tell me about the Hour? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: The one who is asked about it knows no more than
the one who is asking. He said: Then tell me about its signs.
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: That a slave-girl will
give birth to her mistress; and you will see barefooted, naked and
destitute shepherds competing with one another in constructing lofty
buildings. 'Vmar Rac;liyallahu 'anhu said: Then he went away and I
stayed for a while. Then, Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
asked: 0 'Vmar! Do you know who the questioner was? I said:
Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: He was librail, who
came to teach you your Deen (Islam). (Muslim)
Note: In !Jadith, amongst the signs of the Last Day is that a slave girl
will give birth to her owner (mistress); which means that
disobedience of parents will become rampant at the approach of the
Last Day, so much so that girls, in whose nature obedience to their
mother is more ingrained, would not only become disobedient, but
dominate over their mothers, as a lady mistress orders her maid-
servant. This is why Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has
described a slave-girl giving birth to her mistress. The second sign
of the Last Day means, such people shall be in possession of wealth
who would not be worthy of it. Their interest will be in constructing
high buildings and they would compete with one another in it.
(Ma'iirifull;ladTth)
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35. I;Iasan Rahimahullah narrates that Rasi1lullah $allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam was asked about two men from the BanI Isra'Tl as to which
of them was superior. One of them was an ',llim, who observed the
obligatory $alat, and then sat and taught the people good; the other
one fasted by day, and worshipped during the night. Rasiilullah
$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam replied: The superiority of that ',llim who
observed the obligatory $alat then sat and taught good, over a devout
worshipper who fasted by day and worshipped during the night, is
like my superiority over the least amongst you. (Sunan-ud-darmj)
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36. 'Abdullah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah $allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Learn the Qur' an and teach it to people;
acquire knowledge of Deen and teach it to people; learn the
obligatory Commandments (of Allah) and teach these to people:
Indeed I would die and verily the knowledge will also be lifted soon,
so much so that two people will disagree on an obligatory command,
and there will be no one who could guide them correctly about it.
(Baihaqj)
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37. Abu Umamah Al-BahilT Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
Rasi1lullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasaIlam said: 0 people! Acquire
knowledge, before knowledge is withdrawn, and before it is
eliminated. (Musnad Ahmad)
'ILM AND DHlKR 259 '11m
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$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, among the actions and good
deeds for which a believer will continue to receive rewards even
after his death are: (i) Knowledge which he taught and spread (ii)
righteous children whom he left behind (iii) the Qur'an which he left
as an inheritance (iv) a masjid which he built (v) a rest house which
he built for the travellers (vi) a stream which he caused to flow (vii)
a charity that he gave from his wealth, while he was alive and
healthy. For all these, he will continue to receive rewards after his
death, (Ibne·Miijah)
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39. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu says about Nabl $allaIlahu 'alaihi

wasallam that (at times and according to the needs of the moment)
whenever he said something, he would repeat it thrice so that the
meaning would be fully understood. (Bukharl)
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40. 'Abdullah ibne·'Amr ibnil·'A~ Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that RasiilulHih $allallahu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Allah will not take
away knowledge of Deen from people at once, but will withdraw
knowledge by the death of 'Ulama until no '/fUm will be left, people
will take ignorant men as their leaders. They will be asked qnestion
relating to Deen and they will give verdict withont knowledge. They
being astray will lead others astray. (Bukharl)
'ILM AND DHlKR 260
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41. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah hates every harsh man, who
eats excessively, shouts in the bazar, sleeps at night like a corpse,
passes the day like a donkey, and well aware of worldly matters but
totally ignorant about matters of the Hereafter. (Ibne·/:libbiin)
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42. YazTd ibne·Salama Al·Ju'fi Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I said: 0
Rasiilallah! I have heard many ahadith from you; I fear that recent
ahadith may cause me to forget the earlier ones. So, tell me
something comprehensive, He said: Fear and obey Allah to the best
of your knowledge. (firmidhI)
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43. Jabir ibne·'Abdullah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah $allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not acquire
knowledge of Deen for showing superiority over 'Ulama and do not
use this knowledge to quarrel with the ignorant and do not use this
knowledge to hold assemblies. He who has done like this (for him)
there is Fire, and Fire. (Ibne·Miijah)
Note: Acquiring knowledge of Deen is not to be used for diverting
the attention of people towards one's self.
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'ILM AND DHIKR 261 'Ilm
44. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who is asked something about
knowledge (of Deen) and he conceals it, Allah will put a bridle of
fire on him on the Day of Resurrection. (Abu Dawud)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of the person who
acquires knowledge of Deen and then does not convey it to others, is
like the one who has collected a treasure but does not spend (and
benefit) from it. (Tabarnn) TarghTh)
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46. Zaid ibne-Arqam Ra<;Iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to invoke:
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o Allah! I seek refuge iu You from that knowledge which
does not give benefit, and from that heart which does not fear
You, and from that inner-self which does not get satisfied, and
from that supplication which is not accepted.
(Muslim)
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47. Abu Barzah AslamI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'aJaihi wasallam said: The feet of the slave of Allah will
not move from its place on the Day of Judgment until he is
questioned about his life, how he spent it; about his knowledge of
Deen, whether he practiced it; about his wealth, from where he

acquired it and where he spent it; and about his body (in which
activities) did he age it. (Tirmidhj)
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48. Jundub ibne-'Abdullah AI-AzdT Rac)iyallahu 'anhu a sahabi of
Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The example of the person who teaches people
good and neglects himself (does not practice himself), is like a lamp
which is a source of illumination for people and burns itself.
(TabariinT, TarghTb)
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49. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Rac)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Some people having
knowledge of Deen, lack its understanding. And he whose
knowledge does not benefit him, his ignorance will harm him. You
will indeed be considered amongst those who recite the Qur' an as
long as it restrains you from the forbidden. If it does not restrain
you, then you are not from those who recite the Qur'an. (TabaranT,
Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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50. 'Abdullah Ibne-'Abbas Raqiyallahu 'anhuma that one night

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam stood in Makkah and said this
three times: 0 Allah! Have I conveyed (the Message)? 'Vmar Ibnil-
Khanab, who was most tender hearted, got up and said: Yes! 0
Allah! I make you witness You (0 Rasiilallah) have strongly
motivated, striven hard and siricerely advised. He said: Iman will
indeed prevail till infidelity will be pushed to its origins, and surely
you will sail on high seas for spreading Islam. And a time will
certainly come, when people will learn the Qur' an; learning it and
reciting it, and then saying: We have learnt it and know it. So, who
is better than us? (Then RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told
his SaMba): Can there be any good in them? The Sal)aba asked: 0
Rasiilallah! Who would be these people? He said: They are from
amongst you and they are the fuel of Fire! (TabaranI, Majma- 'nz-Zawaid)
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51. Anas Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that we were sitting by the door
of RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, and were discussing. One
man was arguing and quoting one verse of the Qur' an, and the other
quoting another verse. At this, Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi
wasallam came out to us. His face was red (in anger), as if (the juice
of) pomegranate was spread on his face and he said: 0 people! Have
you been sent for this, or have you been ordered to do so? Do not
return to infidelity after me by cutting one another's necks! (TabaranI,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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52. 'Abdullah ibne-'Abbiis Ra(liyallahu 'anhuma narrates from NabI
-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam that '!sa Ibne-Marym 'alaihis salam said:

Indeed matters are of three kinds: A matter whose righteousness is
evident to you, so follow it; a matter whose error is evident to you,
so leave it; a matter which is disputable, so refer it to an 'Alim who is
knowledgeable about it. (TabaranT, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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53. Ibne-' Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Avoid relating a 1)adTth from me,
unless you know it for a certainty. He who deliberately narrates
from me falsely, then let him prepare for himself an abode in the
Hell-Fire. And he who interprets the Qur'an according to his own
opinion, then let him prepare for himself an abode in the Hell-Fire.
(TirmidhT)
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54. Jundub Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who interprets the Qur'an according to his
opinion and that happens to be correct, even then he has erred. (Abu
Dawud)
Note: This means, that if someone interprets the Qur' an in the light
of his own opinion and that interpretation incidentally turns out to be
correct; even so he has erred, because he did not refer (for this
commentary) to the Prophet's A1)adith and nor to the 'Ulama of this
Ummah. (Mazahir-e-l:Iaque)
'lLM AND DHIKR 265 Inspiration/rom Qur'iin and lIad«h
TO BE INSPIRED BY
THE QUR'AN AND I;IADITH
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala said to

wasallam:
When they listen to that which has
been revealed to the Messeuger;
you see their eyes overflow with
tears, because of their recognition
of the Truth (in the Qur'an).
AI-Ma'idah 5: 83
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW JLi J

And when the Qnr' an is recited, ;J i;.;: .:~ JI;;jjL..::.s) 1:0
give ear to it and pay heed, so that A ~ v·~ .-<:-1.:(:~ .'\'
you may obtain Mercy. lo/ <.JY.J" I"'~ ~'J
AI-A'raf7: 204 [r' b-"/'~'I
He (Allah's favoured bondsman)

said (to Milsa 'Alaihis Salam):
Then if you follow me (to acquire
knowledge) ask me not about
anything till I myself mention of it
to you. AI-Kah! 18: 70
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'31a said to

wasallan):
Therefore give glad tidings 10
(those of) my servants
'ILM AND DHlKR 266 Inspirationjrom Qur'iin and lIadlllz
who listen carefully to all that is

said, and follow the best of it;
(For) it is they whom Allah has
graced with his guidance, and it is
they who are men of
understanding. Az-Zumar39: 17-18
Allah Subhiinahii wa Ta'ala says:

Allah has revealed the best of all
teachings, a book (Qur'an), its
contents resembling each other (in
goodness and truth) and repeating
each statement (of the truth) many
times. The skin of those who fear
their Rabb, shiver from it (when
they recite it or hear it), Then their
skins and their hearts soften to the
remembrance of Alliih.
Az-Zumar 39: 23
AIJADITH
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55. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilulliib Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked me to recite the Qur' an;
I submitted: Shall I recite the Qur' an to you while it has been
revealed to you? He said: I like to hear it from someone else. So, I
recited to him Siirah An-Nisa, When I came to the Verse:
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So how will it be witb them, when We bring of every people a
witness; and We shall bring yon 0 Mn\J.ammad, a witness
'ILM AND DHIKR 267 Inspiratioll from Qur'iin and lIadlllz
against these people -i.e. your Ummah.

He said: Stop, I saw tears were rolling from his eyes, (Bukhari)
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56. Abu Hurairah Ra<.\iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah decrees a matter in
heaven, the angels strike their wings in fear and submission to His
word. The decree of Allah sounds to them like the chiming of a
chain on a smooth rock. When their hearts are relieved from fear,
they ask one another: What did your Rabb say? They say: He
commanded the Truth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.
(Bukhiiri)
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57. Abu Salama ibne-' Abdur Ra!;Jman ibne-'Auf Ral)imahullah
narrates that 'Abdullah ibne-'Vmar and 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-
'A.$ Rar;liyallahu 'anhum met each other at Marwah (Mount). Both
of them talked to each other for sometime. Then'Abdullah ibne·
'Amr left, and 'Abdullah ibne· 'Vmar remained there weeping, A
man asked him: What has made you weep? 0 Abu 'Abdur Ral)man!
Ibn 'Vmar said: This man'Abdullah ibn 'Amr has just told me that
he heard RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, in whose
heart there is pride equal to a mustard seed, Allah will throw him
upside down into the Fire. (Musnad Abmad, Tabarani, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
'ILM AND DHlKR 268 Virtues ofAl-Qllr'On
DHIKR
REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAHTA'ALA
Fulfilling the Commandments o/Allah Ta'ala

with the complete attention that Allah Ta 'ala is
in/ront o/me and seeing me
VIRTUES OF AL-QUR' AN
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl:11inahii wa Ta 'ala says:
o mankind! There has come to

you a heart rending advise from
your Sustainer (The Qur' an,
ordering all that is good and
forbidding all that is evil), and a
healing for that (disease of
ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and
differences, etc.) in your breast, a
guidance and a mercy (explaining
lawful and unlawful things, etc.)
for the believers.
Say: In the Bounty of Allah, and in
His mercy (Islam and the Qur'an);
therein let them rejoice. That is
beller than what (the wealth) they
amass. Yunus 10:57-58
Allah Subl:1anahii wa Ta 'aUi said to
wasallam:
Say: The Holy Spirit (librai'l) has
'ILM AND DHIKR 269 Virtues ofAl-Qur'iin
revealed it from Your Sustainer

with truth, that it may give
firmness to those who believe, and
as guidance and good tidings for
those who have submitted (to
Allah). An-Na~116: 102
And We reveal of the Qur'an that

which is a healing (from incorrect
beliefs, doubts, suspicions and bad
conduct) and a mercy for believers.
AI-Isra' 17: 82
Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
Recite that which has been ,/~9i 0: ~t :rJ. t jji
revealed upon you of the Book
[(o;~~ll
(Qur' an). A1-'Ankabu( 29: 45
Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'alii says:

Verily! Those who recite the Book
of Allah, and establish Salat, and
spend out of that which We have
bestowed on them, secretly and
openly, they look forward to a
bargain that can never fail.
Hipr 35: 29

Nay, I swear by the settings of the
stars.
And Indeed! that veri!y is a
tremendous oath, if you but knew.
That (this) is indeed an honourable
recitation (the noble Qur'an).
'ILM AND DHIKR 270 Virtues ofAl-Qur'tIn
In a Book well guarded.
Which none can touch but the

purified.
A revelation from the Sustainer of
the Worlds.
Is it this Statement that you
consider unimportant?
AI-Waqi'ah 56: 75-81
AlHih Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :Jw JIiJ

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(The grandeur of the Qur' an is j" ,);;:;.11 I.£.> U.JI jl
such that) Had We sent down the
Qur' an on a mountain, you would
surely have seen it humbling itself
and rent asunder by the fear of
Allah. (Alas, hard hearted man is ~/ ..
not affected by the words of the
[n :rJ-'] ;ill
Qur' an). AI-l:Iashr 59: 21
AIJADITH
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1. Abu Sa'ld RaqiyaiJahu 'anhu reports that Rasiilulliih sallallahu
'aIaihi wasallam narrated in a Ij:adHh Qudsl that Rabb Tabaraka wa
Ta 'ala, says: He who is unable to do my Dhikr and make
supplications because of pre-occupation with the Qur' an, I grant him
better than what is given to the supplicators. The Excellence of
Allah's words (AI-Qur'an) over all other words is like the Excellence
of Allah over all His creations. (Tirmidhi)
'ILM AND DHIKR 271 Virtues ofAl-Qur'lin
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2. Abu Dhar GhirarI RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is nothing that facilitates
nearness to Allah better than that which has come directly from
Allah, that is AI-Qur'an. (Mustadrak l:llikim)
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mil ""''''''-i~IJ~,''~.:><I.') . iJI J[J.!L, ~~ u;1;:.~ ;;j~\ J[ ;~~
3. Jabir RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: The Qur' an is an accepted intercessor and a disputant
whose claim is upheld. He who keeps the Qur'an in front of him, it
will lead him to Paradise, and he who kept it behind his back, it will
drive him into the Fire. (lbne-l:libblin)
Note: "Qur'an is an accepted intercessor and a disputant whose
claims are upheld" means that it will successfully argue in the court
of Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'aIa, for those who recited and acted upon
it and it will demand its rights from those who ignored it.
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4. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrated that
RasiiIullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Siyiim (Fasting) and the
Qur' an, both will intercede for the slave of Allah on the Day of
Resurrection. Siyiim will say: 0 my Rabb! I kept him away from
food and human desires, so accept my intercession for him. And the
Qur' an will say: I did not let him sleep at night, so accept my
intercession for him. So both of them will intercede for him.
(Musnad-Abmad, Tabrani. Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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5. 'Vmar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! $allalHihu 'alaihi

wasallarn said: Indeed, Allah elevates through this Book (Al-Qur'iin)
many people and degrades others by it. (Muslim)
Note: Those who act upon the Qur'an, Allah Subi}anahii wa Ta'iila
honours them with respect and dignity in this life and in the
Hereafter, and those who do not act upon it are humiliated.
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6. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah $allallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said (to Abu Dhar): Make the recitation of the
Qur' an and the Dhikr of Allah, The Mighty and The Exalted,
obligatory on yourself, because it is indeed, a remembrance for you
in the heavens and a light (guidance) for you on the earth. (Baihaqj)
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7. Ibne-'Vmar Ra(1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab! $allallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said: It is not permissible to have jealousy except
for two persons: A man whom Allah has blessed with the Qur' an and
he recites it during some hours of the day and some hours of the
night; and the man on whom Alliih has bestowed wealth and he
spends (to please Allah) during some hours of the day and some
hours of the night. (Muslim)
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8. Abu Miisa AI-Ash'aIiRa<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of a Mu'min who
'ILM AND DHIKR 273 Virlues ofAl-Qur'lln
recites the Qur'an is like the citron, its fragrance is pleasing and its
taste is good; and the example of a Mu'min who does not recite the
Qur' an is like a date, which has no fragrance but its taste is sweet.
And the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a
flower, its fragrance is good, but its taste is bitter; and the example of
a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur' an is like colocynth, which
has no fragrance, and its taste is bitter. (Muslim)
Note: Colocynth is a fruit similar to melon in appearance.
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9. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'l1d Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
Rasl1lulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites one letter
of the Qur' an, it is one good deed for him, and one good deed is
rewarded ten times. I am not saying that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter,
but that Alif is one letter, Lam is one letter and Mim is one letter.
(Tirmidhl)
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10. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasl1lullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Learn the Qur'an and then recite it.
For indeed, the likeness of the one who learnt the Qur' an, recited it,
and (then) stood up reciting it (in Tahajjud), is like a bag filled with
Musk, whose fragrance spreads all over the place. The likeness of
the one who learnt the Qur'an and slept (at night) and did not recite
(in Tahajjud SaWt), while he had the Qur'an within him, is like a bag
of Musk whose mouth was sealed. (Tirmidhl)
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11. 'Imran ibne-Husain Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma said: I heard

Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who recites
the Qur' an, let him ask by it from Allah alone. For soon such people
will come who will recite the Qur' an and ask for their reward from
people. (TirmidhJ)
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12. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudr'i Ra<)iyalHihu 'anhu narrated that Usaid
ibne-Huc,lair was reciting Qur'an one night in his courtyard, when his
mare suddenly began to shy and started to move around. He
continued to recite, the mare once again moved around, but he
continued to recite, and the mare continued to move around. Usaid
Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu says: I feared that the mare might trample my son
Yal1ya. So I stood near the mare and saw something like a canopy
above my head, with what seemed to be lamps in it. Then this
(object) started ascending towards sky; until I could not see it any
more. He said: I went to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in
the morning and I said: 0 Rasiilallah! Late last night I was reciting
(the Qur' an) in my courtyard, when my mare started to shy and move
around. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You should
have kept on reciting, Ibne-Hu<)air! He replied: I kept on reciting,
and the mare moved around again. So, Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam again said: You should have kept on reciting, Ibne-Hu<)air!
He submitted: So, I kept on reciting, and the mare moved around
'ILM AND DHIKR 275 Virtues ofAl-Qur'iin
again. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You should have

kept on reciting, Ibne-HU(;lair! He said: Then I turned towards it, as I
was afraid that it might trample my son Yal)ya, who was near to it,
and saw above my head something like a canopy, with what seemed
to be lamps in it. Then this (object) ascended towards the sky, until I
could not see it anymore. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: Those were the angles who came to listen to your recitation of
the Qur' an, and if you would have continued reciting, the people
would have seen them in the morning, and they could not have
stayed hidden from the people. (Muslim)
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13. Abu Sa'Td Al·KhudrT Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrated: I was sitting in
a group of destitute MuhajirTn (Emigrants from Makkah), and some
of them had taken cover behind others as they did not have enough
clothes on them, and one of them was reciting the Qur' an to us, when
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam entered and stood (close) by
us. At this, the one who was reciting the Qur' an became silent.
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam greeted (us) and then said:
What were you all doing? We said: 0 Rasiilallah, one of our reciters
was reciting and we were listening attentively to the Book of Allah
Ta'ala. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: All Praises be to
Allah Who has created in my Ummah such a people, with whom I
have been ordained to sit. Then Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam sat amongst us, to be equidistant from everyone. Then he
gestured with his hand, and we sat in a circle with all of us facing
'lIM AND DHIKR 276 Virtues ofAl.Qur'iin
him. (Abu Sa'Id says) I noticed that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'aIaihi

wasallam did not recognize any of them other than me. Rasiilullah
SaIlaIliihu 'aIaihi wasaIlam said: 0 community of destitute
Muhiijirln, glad tidings for you of a perfect Nfir (light) on the Day of
Resurrection. You will enter the Paradise half-a-day before the rich
people (Muslims), and that (half-a-day) is (the span of) five hundred
years. (Abu Diiwfid)
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14. Sa'd ibne-AbI Waqqa~ RacJiyalliihu 'anhu said that he heard
Rasl1lulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaIlam saying: Indeed, this Qur'an
has been revealed to create a deep grief and restlessness. So when
you recite it, weep; and if you are unable to weep, then make a
weeping face. And recite it with a pleasing voice, as one who does
not (try to) recite with a pleasant voice is not from us. (Ibue-Miijah)
Note: Some scholars have aIso given another interpretation to this
padIth; that the one who does not become contented and free from
want of what others have, by the blessing of the Qur' an, in fact has
not properly benefitted from it and hence is not from us.
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15. Abu Hurairah RacJiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasl1lulliih
Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Allah never pays so much attentiou
to anything as He pays to the voice of a Prophet reciting the Qur'an
in a sweet tone. (Muslim)
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16. Barii RacJiyaIlahu 'anhu narrates that Rasl1lulliih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Beautify the Qur'an with your voices. For
indeed, a beautiful voice adds to the beauty of the Qur' an. (Mustadrak
I;Iiikim)
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Note: It means that the beauty of the Qur' an is made even more
evident by a beautiful voice.
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17. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The one who recites
the Qur' an aloud, is like the one who gives ~adaqah openly, and the
one who recites it quietly, is like the one who gives ~adaqah secretly.
(Tirmidhi)
Note: It appears from this \1adlth that the preference is for reciting
the Qur' an quietly. This is the situation when there is a fear of
'Riya' (lack of sincerity). If there is no fear of 'Riya' and there is no
danger of disturbing others, then according to some other traditions it
is better to recite in a loud voice, as it may become a source of
inspiration and encouragement for others. (Sharh Tibi)
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18. Abu Miisa RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam told Abl Miisa: If you would have seen me last
night listening to your recitation keenly, it would have definitely
pleased you; as indeed you have been given a share from the pleasant
voice of Dawiid 'Alaihis Salam's vocal gifts. (Muslim)
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19. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr RaQiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates from Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: It will be said to the man devoted to the
Qur'an: Recite and ascend (the ranks of Paradise), recite slowly and
distinctly as you used to recite in the world, for indeed, your abode
will be where you come to the last verse you recite. (Tirmidhi)
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Note: "By the man devoted to the Qur' an" means a I:Iafi~ of the
Qur' an, or the one who recites it abundantly, or the one who
thoughtfully acts according to the Qur' an. (Sharh TibI. Mirqat)
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20. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasaJlam said: The one who is proficient in Qur'an will be in
the company of the angels who are scribes, honoured and righteous.
And the one who falters in reciting and endures difficulty thereby,
will have a double reward. (Muslim)
Note: The one who falters is a J::Iafi~ who may not remember the
Qur'an well; yet he always tries to remember. This also covers that
reader of the Qur' an who falters in its recitation, but tries hard to
recite correctly, there is a double reward for such a person: one for
recitation, and the other for faltering again and again, and bearing
this hardship patiently. (Sharh TibI. Mirqat)
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21. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! ~aJlallahu
'alaihi wasaJlam said: The man devoted to the Qur'an will come on
the Day of Resurrection and the Que' an will submit to Allah: 0 my
Rabb! Grant him an apparel, so he will be made to wear a Crown of
Honour. The Qur'an will again request: 0 my Rabb! Give him
more, then he will be given a complete Robe of Honour. The Qur'an
will again request: 0 my Rabb! Be pleased with this person. So He
will express His pleasure to him; and then he will be asked to recite
and ascend (in the ranks of Paradise). One virtue for each verse will
be increased for him. (TirmidhI)
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22. Buraidah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I was sitting with Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and I heard him saying: When the man
devoted to the Qur' an will come out of the grave upon its splitting,
on the Day of Resurrection, indeed the Qur' an will meet him like a
person whose colour has changed due to weakness. The Qur' an will
ask him: Do you recognize me? He will say: No I do not recognize
you. The Qur'an will ask him again: Do you recognize me? He will
say: No, I do not recognize you. The Qur' an will say: I am your
mate, The Qur' an, which kept you thirsty at the mid-day's heat and
kept you awake at night. Every trader wishes to earn a profit from
his trade, today you are exceptionally rewarded in your trade. So he
will be given a kingdom in his right hand; and in the left a certificate
to live in Paradise for eternity, and a crown of dignity will be placed
on his head. His parents will be given to wear two such pairs of
dresses whose value cannot be paid by the people of this world. His
parents will say: Why have we been given these dresses to wear? It
would be said: For your son's memorizing of the Qur'an. And then
the man devoted to the Qur' an will be asked: Recite, and rise in
ranks to the upper storeys and adorned rooms of Paradise. He will
ascend as long as he recites, whether it be fast and fluently or slowly
with pauses and distinctly. (Musnad A!)med Fata!)-ur-Rabbiinj)
Note: The personification of the Qur' an as a weak and pale man is in
fact a portrait of the man devoted to the Qur'an. He had become
weak because of reciting the Qur' an at night, and acting upon its
commandments during the day. (Anjahul Hajah)
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23. Anas Ra<)iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluWih !)allallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed for Allah, from amongst people are
some (like people) of His Household. !)al:iabah asked: 0 Rasiilallah!
Who are those people? He said: The people of the Qur'an, they are
the Household of Allah and His favoured ones. (Mustadrak l;lakim)
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24. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He in whose heart there is no part of
the Qur' an, is like a deserted house. (Tirmidhi)
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25. Sa'ad ibne-'Ubadah Ra<)iyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not a person who learns to
read the Qur'an and then forgets it, except that he will meet Allah on
the Day of Resurrection as a leper. (Ahu Dawiid)
Note: Many meanings have been given to the forgetting of the
Qur'an. One of them is that, one is unable to recite despite looking
at the pages of the Qur'an. Another is that he is unable to recite it
from memory. The third is that he is negligent about reciting it. The
fourth is that after being aware of the commandments in it, he does
not act upon them. (Badhl-ul-MajhUd, Sharli Sunan Ab' Dawiid Eini)
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26. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites the
complete Qur'an in less than three days, cannot understand it well.
(Abu Dawiid)
Note: This saying of Rasiilullah !)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam is for the
'ILM AND DHIKR 281 Virtues of Al~QurJiin
common Muslims, as it has been confirmed that some of the Sal;iibah

Radiyalliihu 'anhum completed the recitation of the Qur'iin in even
less than three days.
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27. Wathilah ibnil-Asqa' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: I have been given in place of Taurat
(Torah), Sab'a (the first seven chapters of the Qur'an), and I have
been given in place of Zabur, Miyeen (eleven chapters after the first
seven), and I have been given in place of lnfil (The New Testament),
Masani (twenty chapters after the eighteenth), and I have been given
excellence by Mufassal (the remaining chapters of the Qur'an).
(Musnad Ai)mad)
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28. 'Abdul Malik ibne-'Umair Ral;imahuIliih narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is a cure for all
ailments in Surah Fati/:1ah, the opening of the Qur'an. (Sunan Darami)
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29. Abu Hurairah Radiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When anyone of you says Amln (at
the end of reciting Surah Fatilwh), the angels at the same time also
say AmIn in the skies, If the former AllIn coincides with the latter,
then all his past sins are forgiven. (Bukhari)
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30. Nawwas ibne-Sam'an Alkalabi Ra(jiyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I

heard Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The Qur' an with its
people who acted according to it, will be brought on the Day of
Resurrection, led by Siirah Al-Baqarah and Ale '1m ran. (Muslim)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not make your houses
graveyards (but fill your homes with the remembrance of Allah with
Saliit and the recitation of the Qur'an). Indeed, Shai!an runs away
from the house in which Siirah Al-Baqarah is recited. (Muslim)
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32. Abu Umamah AI-BahilI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Recite the Qur'an,
because on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for
those who recited it. Recite the two shining ones, Siirah Al-Baqarah
and Ale'lmran for these will come on the Day of Resurrection as two
clouds or two shades or two flocks of birds in rows pleading for
those who recited them. Recite Siirah Al-Baqarah, because its
reciting, memorizing, and understanding are blessings; and giving it
up is grief and regret. The wicked are unable to exploit it.
Mu'awiyah ibne-Salfun says that it has been reported to him that by
wicked people is meant magicians. (Muslim)
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33. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalIiihu 'auhu narrates that RasUlulIiih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is one verse in Surah AI-
Baqarah that is the chief of all the verses of the Qur' au. Never is
this verse recited in a house in which Shaitiin is present except that it
flees from it. This verse is Ayatul kurs'i. (Mustadrak I:Iakim. Targhib)
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34. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu said: Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam deputed me for the safekeeping of the Zakat of
Rama<;lan. Someone carne and began to take up handfuls of food. I
got hold of him, and told him: I am certainly going to take you to
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He said: I am needy, I have
children dependent on me, and my need is severe. I let him go. In
the morning Nabf Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: 0 Abu
Hurairah! What did your prisoner do last night? (Allah Subi)anahii
wa Ta'ala informed him of this) I replied: 0 RasUlallah! He
complained of dire need, and of having children dependent on him,
so I had pity on him and let him go his way. He said: Beware! He
lied to you, and will corne back. I was sure that he would return,
because RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had told me so.
Therefore, I layed down, waiting for him. When he carne and began
to take handfuls of food, I got hold of him and told him: I must take
you to RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn. He said: Leave me,
for I am a needy man, I support a big family. I shall not come again.
I had pity on him and let him go his way. In the morning, RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 Abu Hurairah! What did your
prisoner do last night? I replied: 0 RasUlallah! He complained of
pressing wants and support of a family, so I had pity on him and let
him go his way. Rasiiliillah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Beware, he has certainly lied to you, and will corne back. So I layed
down, waiting for him for the third time. When he carne and took
handfuls of food, I got hold of him and said: I must take you to
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn, and this is the last of the
three times. Verily, you claimed that you will not return, but you
have returned. He said: Leave me, I shall teach you some words
through which Allah will give you benefit. I asked: What are those?
He said: When you go to bed, recite Ayatul kursl all the way till the
end of the verse. Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay
with you and no Shaitiin will corne near you till the morning. So I let
him go his way. Next morniug RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam asked me What did your prisoner do last night? I
answered: 0 RasUlallah! He claimed to teach me some words, by
which Allah will benefit me. So I let him go his way. Rasiilullah
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SalialUihu 'alaihi wasallam said: What are those? He (the prisoner)

told me: When you go to bed, recite Ayalul kursl, from its beginning
to the end. Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you
and no Shai)iin will come near you till the morning. The narrator
says the SalJabah were eagerly desirous of all that was good. Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, he has spoken the truth to
you, though he is a great liar. Do you know with whom you have
been speaking for the past three nights a Abu Hurairah? I said No.
Rasiiliillah SaliaIIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: That was Shaitan.
(BukharI)
According to what was nalTated by Abu Ayyiib AI-An~arl
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu, Shaitan said: You should recite Ayalal Kursl in
your house, as no Shairan, or anyone else will ever come to you.
(TirmidhT)
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35. Ubayy ibne-Ka'b Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhn narrates that Rasiilullah
SalialIahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: a Abu Munqhir! Do you know
which verse from the Book of Allah is the greatest? I replied: Allah
and His Messenger know best! Rasiiliillah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam asked: a Abu Munqhir. Do you know which verse from
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the Book of Allah IS the greatest? I Said: "lj;A1l~ljA'1l.ut'1~I" (Ayatul

kursl). He then struck my chest and said: By Allah! Congratulation
to you for this knowledge a Abu Munqhir! (Muslim)
It is naITated in another tradition, in regard to (Ayatul kursl),
Rasiiliillah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I swear by the One in
Whose Hand my soul is, that this verse indeed has a tongue and two
lips which glorify the Lord under the 'Arsh, the Divine Throne.
(Musnad Abmad, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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36. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlu l' 'h
SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallaru said: For every thing there is a crest, and
indeed the crest of the Qur' an is Surah AI-Baqarah. And in it there is
a verse, which is the chief of all the verses in the Qur' an, and that is
Ayatul kursl. (Tirmidhj)
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37. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that once JibraTI

'Alaihis Salam was sitting beside Nab, Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam,
when they heard a rattling sound from the sky. He (JibraIl) raised his
head and said: This is a door which has been opened in the sky
today, which was never opened before except today, and an angel
has descended from it. He (JibraTI) said, this angel had never corne
down on earth except today. The angel offered salutation, and said:
Take glad tidings! You have been given two lights, which were not
given to any prophet before you. Surah AI-Fatillah and the last (two)
verses of Surah AI-Baqarah. You do not recite even a word from
them, but you are rewarded for it. (Mustim)
Note: The last sentence of this I::Iadlth means that if you recite words
praising Allah, you will get the reward for praising Allah; and if it is
a word of supplication, it will be granted to you. (Sharh TIhl)
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38. Nu'man ibne-Bashlr Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed Allah inscribed a book, two
thousand years before creating the heavens and the earth. He sent
down two verses with which He ended Surah Al-Baqarah. When
these verses are being recited in a house for three nights, Shairan will
not come near it. (Tirmidhj)
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39. Abu Mas'ad Alansari Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites the last two verses
of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, these will suffice for him. (Tirmidhj)
Note: These two verses will suffice means: 1. He will be protected
from every evil throughout the night. 2. The reward of reciting these
two verses will be as much as that of Tahajjud. (NawawI)
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40. Shaddad ibne-Aws Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: None amongst Muslims goes to bed
and recites any Siirah of the Book of Allah, except that Allah deputes
an angel and nothing harmful will come near him until he awakes,
(no matter) whenever he awakes. (TirmidhI)
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41. Abu Hurairah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites one hundred verses
of (the Qur'an) in a night, would be written amongst the devout
worshippers of Allah. (MuStadrak I;takim)
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42, Faqalah ibne-'Ubaid and TamTmdiirT Raqiyallahu 'anhuma
narrate that Rasiilullah Salla 'alaihi wasallam said: The one who
recites ten verses in a night, (the reward of) a Qintar is written for
him, And a Qintar is better than the world and whatever it contains.
(Tabarani, Majma- 'uz-Zuwaid)
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43. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliiliu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The one who recites ten verses at
night, is not written amongst the negligeut. (Mustadrak l:liikiml
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44. Abu Miisa Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliili Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed I recognise the voices of the
companions belonging to the tribe of 'Ash 'ar'. wheu they enter their
houses and recite Qur' au at night. I recognize their houses from their
recitation of the Qur'an at night; although I may not have seen them
entering their houses during daytime. (Muslim)
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45. Jabir Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT SallalHihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: The one amongst you who is apprehensive of not
being able to wake up in the last part of the night, he should offer his
'ILM AND DHIKR 289 Virtues ofAl-Qur'iill
Witr in its first part. And the one who expects to get up in the last
part of night, should offer his Witr then, because as the angels are
present during recitation of the Qur' an in the last part of the night, and
this recitation is better. (TirmidhT)
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46. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab]" SallaIIahu

'alaihi wasallam said: The one who recites the three verses of the
beginning of Siirah AI-Kahfwill be protected from the trial of Dajjal.
(TirmidhT)
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47. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab]" Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who memorizes the first ten verses of Siirah
Al-Kahf will be protected from the trial of Dajjal. In another
narration, it is the last ten verses of Siirah AI-Kahf (Muslim)
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wasallam said: The one who recites the last ten verses of Siirah Al-
Kahf, this will indeed be for him a protection from Dajjal. (Amalul
Yaumi wal Lailah by NasaT).
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49. 'All Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluIIah SallaIIahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: He who recites Siirah AI-Kahf on Friday, will be
protected from all kinds of trials for eight days, and if Dajjal
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appears, (during these eight days) he would be even saved from him.
(TafsIr ibne-KathIr)
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50. Abu Sa'i"d AI-Khudri" Rac.IiyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The one who recites Suralz AI-Kalz!
as it was revealed, it will become a Nur for him on the Day of
Resurrection, from his place to Makkah. And the one who recites the
last ten verses of it, even if the Dajjiil appears, the Dajjiil will not be
able to overpower him. (Mustadrak l;Iakim)
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51. Ma'qil ibne-Yasar Rac.Iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The crest, and apex of Qur'an is
Suralz AI-Baqaralz. With ev~ry verse of it, eighty angels descend.
The /fyatul kursl "1;.ii1 tfJl ~ 'h ~l "i';;'I"has been revealed from beneath
the Divine Throne, then it was integrated into Suralz AI-Baqaralz.
Suralz Yiisl/1 is the heart of the Qur' an. Whoever recites it, to please
Allah Tabarak wa Ta' iila and for the Hereafter, but he is pardoned.
So recite this near your dying people. (Musnad Ai)mad)
Note: Suralz AI-Baqaralz has been termed the crest or peak of the
Qur' an because the fundamental principles of Islam, its beliefs and
the commandments of the Sharla'h (Islamic Jurisprudence), have
been dealt with in more detail than in any other Siirah of the Qur' an.
(Mu'ariful ijadTth)
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52. Jundub Ra4iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: One who recites Surah yasln in the night to
please Allah, he is forgiven. (Ibne-I:libbiin)
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53. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: One who recites
S,lrah AI- Waqi 'ah every night will never be afflicted by poverty.
(Baihaqj)
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54. Jabir Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam did not use to sleep until he recited Alif Lam M,m Sajdah,
(Slrrah 32) and Tabarakalladhl biyadihil mulk (Sarah 67). (Tirmidhj)
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55. Abu Hurairah Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, there is a Sllrah in the Qur' an having
thirty verses, which intercedes for its reciter until he is forgiven.
And that Surah is: Tabarakalladhl biyadihil mulk (Surah 67). (Tirmidhj)
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amongst the companions of Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, set up
his tent over a grave, without realizing that it was a grave. Suddenly
'ILM AND DHIKR 292 Virtues of Al~Qur'lin
he heard the person of the grave reciting Surah Mulk. upto to end of
the Surah. He came to Nab! ,sallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0
Rasiilallah I set up my tent unknowingly over a grave, and suddenly I
heard someone reciting Surah Mulk up to its end. Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: It is the defender; it is the protector which
safeguards him from the Punishment in the grave. (Tirmidhj)
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57. Ibne-Mas'ud RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that: The torment starts
from the side of the feet of a dead man in the grave. The feet say:
There is no way for you to come through us, for he used to recite
Surah Mulk (Sarah 67). Then the torment advances towards him from
his chest or the stomach. It says: There is no way for you to come
through me, for he used to recite Surah Mulk. Then the torment
advances from towards his head. The head says: There is no way for
you to corne through me, as he used to recite Siirah Mulk.
('Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud says) This Siirah prevents the torments of
the grave. It was also called Surah Mulk in the Taurat (Torah). He
who recites it at night, is indeed blessed with a tremendous reward.
(Mustadrak /:Iakiltl)
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58. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone would like to
see the Day of Resurrection, as if it was before his eyes, he should
recite the Sfuah ldhash shamsu kuwwirat (Takwir:81); Surah Idhas
samiiun fatarat (Infitiir:82) and Siirah ldhas samiiun Shaqqat
(lnshiqiiq:84). (Tirmidhj)
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59. Ibne-' Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasiiluIHih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Siirah Idha zulzi/at (Zilziil:99) is
equivalent to half of the Qur'an; Siirah Qui huwal lahu a/:zad
(Ikhliis:1l2) is equivalent to one third of the the Qur'an; and Siirah
Qui ya ayyuhal kafiriin (Kii/iriln: 109) is equivalent to a qnarter of the
Qur'an.
Note: The Qur'an describes the life of a man in this world and in the
Hereafter and Siirah Idha zulzi/at describes the Hereafter in a very
effective manner. Therefore, this Siirah is eqnivalent to half of the
Qur' an. Siirah Qui huwallahu a/:zad is equivalent, to one third of the
Qur'an, as in the Qur'an there are three fundamental topics i.e.
historical events, commandments, and the Unity of Allah. This
Siirah describes very beautifully the Oneness of Allah Subh'anahii
wa Ta'alii. Siirah Qui ya Ayyuhal Kafiriin, is equivalent to one-
fourth of the Qur' an, on the understanding that there are four
subjects dealt with in the Qur'an; namely the Oneness, (of Allah),
Prophethood, Commandments and historical events. And this Siirah
carries an excellent description of the Oneness of Allah Subh'anahii
waTa 'ala. According to some Islamic scholars, these three Siirahs
are equivalent to half, one-third and one-fourth of the Qur' an
respectively; meaning thereby that the reciter of these Siirahs will get
the reward of haIf, one-third, and one-fourth of the Qur' an
respectively. (Ma?iihir-e-l;Iaque)
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60. 'Abdullah Ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilullah SaIlaJlahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Can anyone of you
recite a thousand verses daily? The Sal)abah replied: Who has the
ability to do so? He said: Can anyone of you not recite: Siirah
Alhakumut Takathur (Takiithur:I02), (its reward is equivalent to the
reciting of a thousand verses). (Mustadrak l;liikim)
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wasallam advised Nawfal: Recite Siirah Qui ya ayyuhal kafiriln,
(KajinJn:109) then go to sleep after reciting it, as it is an immunity
from polytheism. (Abu Diiwud)
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62. Anas ibne-Malik Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to one of his companions: Are you
married, O! so and so? He said: No, By Allah, 0 Rasiilallah, nor do
I have anything to get married. Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam asked: Have you not memorized Qui huwal liihu a/lad?
He replied: Indeed I have! Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: This is one-third of the Qur'an. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam asked: Have you not memorized Idha fa a nasrullahi wal
fat!;? (Nasr: II 0). He replied: Indeed I have! He said: It is one -fourth
of the Qur'an. Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Have you not
memorized Qui ya ayyuhal kafiriln? (Kiijiriin:109). He replied: Indeed
I have! Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: It is one-fourth of
Qur'an. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Have you not
memorized Idha zulzilatil ardu (Surah 99)? He replied: Indeed I have!
Nab! Sallallahn 'alaihi wasallam said: It is one-fourth of the Qur'an.
Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: (So) Get Married! Get
Married! (TirmidhI)
Note: The objective of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in
saying this was to point out the value of these Siirahs; when you
have them memorized, then you are not a poor, but a wealthy man,
and should get married. (AriQatu! A!)wadT)
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63. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that I came along with
Rasiilullah SallaIHihu 'alaihi wasallam and heard a person reciting:
Qui huwal liihu a/lad (lkhliis: JI 2). So Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: It is incumbent. I asked him: What, 0 Rasiilullah?
He said: Paradise. Abu Hurairah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu says: I intended
to go to that person and give this glad tidings to him, but I feared,
lest I may miss my lunch with Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, so I preferred to have lunch. Then I went to the person,
but found that he had already left. (Muag. Imam Malik)
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64. Abu Darda' Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi $allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Is anyone of you unable to recite one-third of
the Qur' an in a night? It was asked how can one reciIe one-third of
the Qur' an. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Recite:
Qui huwal liihu a/:zad (lkh/{is: JI 2), it is equal to one-third of the
Qur' an! (Muslim)
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65. Mu 'adh ibne-Anas AI-Juhani Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu companion of

Nabi !;)allallahu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
The one who recites Qui huwal !ahu abad (lkh/{is'l12) till he
completes it ten times, a palace will be built for him in Paradise.
'ILM AND DHlKR 296 Virtlles ofAl-Qur'iin
'Umar ibnil-Khattab Raejiyallahu 'anhu said: 0 RasuIalHih, then I

will recite it abundantly. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Allah Ta' ala is more Generous and more Kind. (Musnad AI)mad)
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wasallam sent a man in-charge of an expedition; and while leading
the Salat with his companions, he would recite in the end Qui huwal
lGhu a/:lad (apart from any Surah that he had recited). When they
returned, they mentioned this to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam. Nab! "iallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Ask him why he
did that? He replied: Because in it is a description of Ar-Ral;lman
(the Compassionate), and I love to recite it. At this Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Tell him that Allah loves him too.
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RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam went to his bed, he joined his
palms, blowing into them reciting Qui huwal lahu ahad (lkhlas:lJ2),
and Qui A'iidhu birabbil falaq (Falaq:lJ3) and Qui A'iidhu birabbill
lias (Niis:114). Then he would perform Masah (that is passing his
hands) over as much of his body as he could, beginning with his
head, his face, and then the front of his body, repeating this three
times. (Abu Diiwlid)
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RasiiluIHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told me: Speak! I remained
silent. He (again) said: Speak! I remaiued silent. He said again:
Speak! I asked him: 0 Rasiilallah! What should I say? He said:
Recite Surah Qui huwal lahu a/zad (Ikhliis: 112); Surah Qui A'iidhu
birabbil falaq (fa/a,!: 113); Surah Qui A'lidhu birabbin nas (Nas: 114),
three times in the morning and evening; these will suffice you for
every purpose, or will protect you from every thing harmful. (Abu
Dawud)
Note: According to some scholars, the objective of Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam prescribing the above is that if a person is
unable to recite more, then he should at least recite these three
Siirahs in the morning and evening, and this alone will suffice for
him Inshaallah. (Sharh-ut-nbT)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 'Uqbah ibne-'A.mir! Indeed you
cannot recite a dearer and more readily acceptable Siirah to Allah
than QuI A 'udhu birabbil falaq (Fa/aq:1I3). Therefore, if you can
recite it in your Salat, then do it. (Ibne-l:Iibban)
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70. 'Uqbah ibne-' A.mir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrated that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do you not know what unique
verses have been revealed tonight, the like of which has never been
seen before? These are: Qui A'lidhu birabbil falaq (Falaq:113); QuI
A 'udhu birabbinnas (Niis:1I4). (Muslim)
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71. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu mUTates: r was travelling
with RasUlullah !,lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam between Al-luilfa and
AI-Abwa, when suddenly a wind and intense darkness enveloped us.
RasUlullah !,lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam began to seek refuge by
reciting: QuI A'iidhu birabbil falaq (Falaq:1l3), QuI A'lidhu birabbin
nas (Niis:Jl4). And He said: 0 'Uqbah! Seek refuge of Allah by
reciting these two. No one, seeking refuge ever, got such refuge like
the one obtained through these two. 'Uqbah said: r heard RasUlullah
!,lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam reciting these Surahs when leading us in
$aIat. (Abu Dawud)
Note: luilfa and Abwa were two famous places between the cities of
Makkah and Madtnah,
'ILM AND DHlKR 299 Virtues ofRemembering Allah
VIRTUES OF
REMEMBERING ALLAH TA'ALA
Allah Subi)anahu wa Ta 'ala says:

Therefore, remember Me, I will
remember you, (My bounties and
blessings will be with you in this
world and in the Hereafter).
AI-Baqarah 2: 152
Allah Subl,anahu wa Ta'ala said to

His Prophet $allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam:
So, remember the name of your
Sustainer, and devote yourself to
him with a complete devotion.
AI-Muzzammil 73: 8

Verily, in the remembrance of
Allah hearts do find peace and
satisfaction. Ar-Ra'd 13: 28
Allah SubJ:1anahu wa Ta 'ala says: :JW J~J
And verily, the remembrance of ~"

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Allah is the greatest.(virtue and a
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means of Allah remembering you)
At-' Ankabfit 29: 45
'ILM AND DHlKR 300 Virlues of Remembering Alliih
Allah Sub!:lanahu wa Ta'ala says: :JIN J\l)
(The wise are) those who ~;\~~;I-;:_~~( 5;51;. ~J(

remember Allah, (always)
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standing, sitting, and reclining. 1\ ~\ :J1r" Jl] r:tt~
Ale-'Imran 3: 191
Allah Sub!:lanahu wa Ta'ala says: :JIN J\l)
Then remember Allah as you rE=~T::-;;\;tIt :&(~~~

remember your fathers (and
forefathers) or with a stronger lr· ';pr] ~~.i::::SlSi
remembrance. AI-Baqarah 2: 200
Allah Sub!:lanahii wa Ta 'ala said to :JIN J\l)

His Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam:
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the morning and evening within
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without raising your voice. And be A ~ I"(.\'\ -. {--~.:t- JI / ;ii'-
not amongst the neglectful. ~~ ~0"-",J _"""1"
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Allah Sub!:lanahu wa Ta 'aHi said to

wasallam:
And in whatever condition you
may find yourself, and whatever
portion of the Qur' an you may be
reciting and (0 mankind) whatever
deed you may do (remember that)
We are your witness (from the
moment) you enter upon it.
Yunus 10: 61
Allah Sub!:lanahii wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
And put your trust in the Almighty,
the most Merciful.
'ILM AND DHIKR 301 Virtues of Remembering Alllih
Who sees you when you stand up

(for Tahajjud SaHit).
And (sees) your movements
among those, who prostrate
themselves.
Indeed! He, only He, is the
Hearer, the Knower.
Ash-Shu'ara 26: 217-220
Allah Subl:tanahii wa Ta'alii says:

And He (Allah) is with you
wherever you may be. AI-l:!adjd 57: 4
A1Iiih Subl:tiinahii wa Ta 'ala says:

And as for anyone who chooses to
remain blind to the remembrance
of the most Gracious, to him We
assign a devil who becomes his
companion. Az-Zukhraf 43: 36
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A,-$afat 37: 143-144
Note: These verses are referring to incident of Yiinus Alaihis saliim
in the belly of the Fish) when he recited this supplication:
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None is worthy of worship but You; Glory be to Yo,\; indeed I
am among the wrongdoers (transgressors).
Allah Subl:tanahii wa Ta 'alii says:

So remember Allah's limitless
'ILM AND DHIKR 302 Virtues ofRemembering Aillih
glory when you enter upon the

evening hours, and when you rise
in the morning. Ar-Rfim 30: 17
Allah Subl)anahU wa Ta'iila says:

o you who believe! Remember
Allah with much remembrance.
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morning and in the evening.
AI-A~zab 33: 41-42 [t Y- t \ :..,,1»- ~I]
Allah Subl)anahU wa Ta'alii says:

Verily Allah and His angels bless
the Prophet. 0 you who believe!
Send your Salawat on him and
salute him with all respect.
AI-A~zab 33: 56
Note: Allah Subl)anahU wa Ta'ala bestows His Nabl with His
choosiest blessings; and the angels pray to Allah for the showering of
His special blessings. Therefore, Muslims should also pray to Allah
Subl)anahU wa Ta'ala to grant special blessings upon RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; and salute him in abundance.
Allah Subl)anahU wa Ta 'ala says:

And those who, when they openly
commit a shameful act, or have
wronged themselves, remember
Allah, and ask forgiveness for their
sins and none can forgive sins but
Allah. And they do not persist in
what wrong they have done. And
they know (that Allah forgives sins
with repentance)
The reward of such will be
forgiveness from their Sustainer,
'ILMANDDH/KR 303 Virtues of Remembering Alliih
and Gardens underneath where

rivers flow, wherein they will
abide forever. And what an
excellent is the reward for the
doers (of good deeds)!
Ale- 'Imran 3: 135-136
Allah SubJ:tanahii wa Ta 'ala says:

And Allah would not punish them;
till you (0' Muhammad) are in
between them and Allah would not
punish them while they
(continued) to seek (His)
forgiveness. AI-Antal 8: 33
Allah SubJ:tanahii wa Ta 'ala said to

wasallam:
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forgiveness, so that you would
have received Mercy. [l'\'j-..Ji] @0;;:)
An-NamI27: 46
Allah SubJ:tanahii wa Ta'ala says:
o you believers- all of you- turn to

Allah in repentance in order that
you may succeed. An-Nilr 24: 31
'ILM AND DHIKR 304 Virtues ofRemembering Allah
Allah Subi)anahii wa Ta'alil says: 'JIoS JljJ

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72, Jabir ibne-Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: No deed of a man is more
calculated to save him from Allah's Punishment than the
remembrance of Allah, It was asked: Not even fighting in the path
of Allah? He replied: Not even fighting in the path of Allah, except
the one who fights bravely with his sword till it breaks, (TabaranT,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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73, Abu Hurairah Ra.;Iiyalliihu 'anhu reports that Nabl Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam in a ijadlth Quds! narrated that Allah Ta'iila says: I
treat My slave according to his expectations from Me, I am with him
when he remembers Me; and if he remembers Me in his heart, I
remember him in My heart; and if he remembers Me in a gathering, I
remember him in a better and nobler gathering (of angels). If he
comes closer to Me by one Span, I go closer to him an arm's length;
'ILM AND DHIKR 305 Virtues of Remembering Allah
if he comes towards Me an arm's length, I go towards him two-arm's

length; and if he comes to Me walking, I run to him. (BukharI)
Note: When a person strives to get closer to Allah through good
deeds, then Allah Sub1)anahU wa Ta'ala turns towards His slave with
much more attention, mercy and help.
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'alaihi wasallam in a ijadlth Qudsl narrated that Allah the Almighty
and Majestic says: I am with My slave when he remembers Me and
till his lips move while remembering Me. (Ibne-Majah)
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o RasUlallah! I know that the commandments of Sharla'h are many,
so please tell me the one to which I may adhere to. He replied: Your
toungue should always remain busy and fresh with the Dhikr of
Allah. (TirmidhI)
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76. Mu 'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that the last words
I had with RasUlullah SallalUihu 'alaihi wasallam, at the time of
bidding him farewell, was that; I said: 0 Rasiilallah! Inform me
about the deeds which are the most beloved to Allah 'Azza wa JaIl.
He replied: When you die, your tongue should be engaged in and
refreshed with the Dhikr of Allah Ta' ala.
In another narration, it is stated that Mu 'adh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu
asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Tell me the best deed which would bring me

closest to Allah. ('Amalul Yaumi wal Lailah Ii Ibn-us-SunnI, Bazzar, Majma-
'uz-Zawaid)
Note: 'At the time of bidding him farewell' refers to the time when
Rasiilullah ,')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam sent Mu'adh RaQiyallahu
'anhu as a Governor to Yemen.
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77. Abu Darda RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi' ,')allallahu

'alaihi wasallam asked: Would you like me to tell you the best of all
your deeds and the purest of them to your Lord, which raises your
ranks to the highest and is better for you than the spending of gold
and silver (in the path of Allah), and better for you than that you
encounter your enemy whose necks you cut and who cut your necks?
The ,')a1)abah replied: Yes, indeed! He said: It is the Dhikr of Allah,
the Exalted. (TirmidhT)
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78. Ibne-'Abbas RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi' ,')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: There are four characteristics of such a nature
that one who has been blessed with them has been blessed with what
is the best in this world and the Hereafter: (l) A thankful heart, (2) A
tongue which remembers Allah, (3) A body which endures hardships
and (4) A wife who does not desire to breach the trust of her husband
or squander his wealth. (Tabar.nI)
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79. Abu Darda RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulIah Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Every day and night Allah showers kindness
and charity on his slaves. And no kindness is beller than the
inspiration of His remembrance that Allah grants to any of His slaves.
(Tabarani, Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
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80. I:Jan~alah Al-UsaidI RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUluliah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I swear by the One in Whose Hand
is my life that if you were to maintain the state in which you are with
me, and continue the remembrance of Allah, the angels would shake
hands with you on your beds and in your walkways; but 0 I:Jan~alah!
There is a time for every thing. He said this three times.
Note: This \1adIth means that one cannot maintain the same state and
level of feelings continually, rather the state of one's heart keeps
changing with the happenings of daily life. (Muslim)
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81. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal RaQiyalIiihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The dwellers of Paradise will not
regret anything except the moment spent by them (in the worldly
life) without the remembrance of Allah 'Azza wa Jail. (Tabaranj,
BaihaqT, Jami 'u~-Saghir)
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82. Sahl ibne-I:Junaif RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI SallalHihu
'ILM AND DHIKR 308 Virtues ofRemembering Alliih
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83. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Rac)jyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Any rider who keeps his heart free
for Allah and his remembrance during a journey, then an angel
becomes his companion. And one who engages in nOthing but
absurd poetry and similar useless things is accompanied by the
Shaitful. (TabaranI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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84. Abu Musa Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The example of one who remembers his Rabb
and the one who does not remember his Rabb is like the example of
the living and the dead. It is also mentioned in another narration:
The example of a house in which Allah is remembered and of a
house in which Allah is not remembered is like the example of the
living and the dead. (Bukhiirl, Muslim)
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85. Mu'adh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man asked Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: Which Jihad has the highest reward? He
replied: (Jihad) In which the remembrance of Allah Tabaraka wa
Ta'aIa is done excessively. The man asked: Among those fasting,

who has the highest reward? He replied: The one who remembers
Allah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala excessively. Then similarly, Salat, Zakat,
I;Iajj and Sadaqah all were mentioned, and for each of them,
RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam kept on saying that the highest
reward will be for the one who remembers Allah Tabaraka wa Ta 'ala
excessively (in all these deeds). Abu Bakr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu said to
'Vmar Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu: 0 Abu I;Iaf$ah! Those who remember
Allah have taken away all the virtues. RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: You are absolutely right! (Musnad Al.lmad)
Note: Abu I;Iafsah means father of I;Iafsah. I;Iafsah Ra<jiyallahu
'anha is the daughter of 'Vmar Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu and the wife of
Rasiilullah SailaiIahu 'alaihi wasallam.
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86. Abu Hurairah Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Mufarridull have gone ahead!
Sahabah asked: Who are the Mufarridull, 0 Rasulallah? He replied:
Those who are devoted intensively to the remembrance of Allah.
Allah's remembrance reduces their burdens. Hence, they will come
with a little burden on the Day of Resurrection. (Tirmidhi)
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'alaihi wasallam said: If a person has plenty of money which he is
distributing and another is remembering Alliih, then (the one
engaged in) the remembrance of Alliih (Dhikr) is better. (Tabar'nT,
Majma~ ·uz-Zawaid)
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88. Abu Hurairah Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said; One who remembers Allah
excessively is freed from hypocrisy. (Tabaran1, Jfuni-'u,-~agh1r)
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Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said; Verily, there are many a
people who remember Allah on their soft beddings and for this they
will enter the highest positions of Paradise. (Abu Ya'la, Majma'uz-
Zawiiid)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam offered Salat-ul-Fa)r, he would sit cross-
legged where he was till the sun had come well up. (Abu Dawiid)
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91. Anas ibne-MaJik Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: To sit with people who are doing
the Dhikr of Allah after Salat-ul-Fa)r till the sun rises is more
pleasing to me than setting free four slaves from the progeny of
Isma'il 'Alaihis Salam. And to sit with people who are doing the
Dhikr of Allah after Salat-ul- 'Asr till the sun sets is more pleasing to
me than setting free four slaves from the progeny of Isma'il 'Alaihis
Salam. (Abu Dawiid)
Note: The slaves from the progeny of Isma'il 'Alaihis Salam are
mentioned in this \1adith as they were considered the most hoble
amongst the Arabs, and so more valuable.
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SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam in a l,Iadfth Qudsl said: Verily, Allah has
such angels who move on the paths, seeking those who remember
Allah. And when they find such a people engaged in remembering
Allah, they call one another: Come to what you are looking for!
Then they surround them with their wings up to the sky of the world.
Rabb 'Azza wa Jall asks them, though He knows better than them:
What are My slaves saying? The angels submit: They are glOlifying
and magnifying and praising and exalting You. Allah asks: Have
they seen Me? The angels reply: No! By Allah, they have not seen
You. Allah asks: What if they had seen Me? The angels submit:
Had they seen You, they would have worshipped You more
devotedly and would have engaged more earnestly in glorifying and
praising You. Then Allah says: What were they asking for? The
angels reply: They were asking for Paradise. Allah asks: Have they
seen it? The angels reply: No! By Allah. 0 Rabb! They have not
seen it. Alliih then asks them: What if they had seen it? The angels
reply: Had they seen it, they would have been more eager, and more
desiring for it, and more longing for it! Then Alliih asks: What were
they seeking refuge from? The angels submit: They were seeking
refuge from the Fire. He asks: Have they seen it? The angels reply:
No! By Allah. 0 Rabb! They have not seen it. Allah then asks:
What if they had seen it? The angels reply: Had they seen it, they
would have been more earnest in fleeing from it, and more intense in
fearing it. Allah then says: I call you to witness that I have, indeed,
forgiven them. One of the angels says: Among them was such a
person who was not one of them but had come there only for some
need. Allah says: They are such people that whoever sits with them
is not deprived of (My Mercy). (BukharI)
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93. Anas Ra<;l.iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam in a I;IadTth Qudsl said: Allah has roving angels who
seek gatherings of remembrance of Allah. When they reach them,
they surround them and depute a messenger to go to their Rabbul
'Izzat Tabiiraka wa Ta'ala in the heavens, The angel says on their
behalf: 0 our Rabb! We have reached those slaves amongst Your
slaves who are glorifying You for Your bounties, they are reciting
Your Book, offering salutations to Your Prophet, Mul,lammad
.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam, and begging for the good of this world
and of the Hereafter. Allah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala directs: Cover them
with My Mercy. The angel says: 0 our Rabb! Verily, amongst them
is a sinful person who incidently accompanied them. Allah Tabiiraka
wa Ta'ala says: Cover all of them with My Mercy, for this is an
assembly of such people, that none sitting amongst them is deprived
of. (Bazzar, Majrna-'uz-Zawaid)
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94. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyaWihu 'anhu narrates that RasUiunah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When some people who gather and
engage in remembring Allah 'Azza wa Jall, not intending anything
except Allah's pleasure, an angel calls them from the heavens: Get
up duly forgiven! As indeed your sins have been replaced with
virtues. (Musnad Ai)rnad, Tabaraoi, Abu Ya'la, Bazziir. Majma-\lz-Zawaid)
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95. Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'Td AI-KhudrT Ra<;liyaiJahu 'anhuma
both bear witness that NabT ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: People
will not sit remembring Allah 'Azza wa Jall, without the angels
surrounding them, Mercy covering them, sak'inah (peace of heart)
descending on them and Allah mentioning them with those who are
with Him. (Muslim)
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96. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah will resurrect a
certain group of people on the Day of Resurrection whose faces will
be shining, and (they will be) sitting on pulpits of pearls. People will
envy them; they will neither be prophets nor martyrs. A villager
sitting on his knees said: 0 Rasillallah! Describe them to us so we
may recognize them. He said: They are those who love one another
for Allah and those who get together from various tribes and
different places for the remembrance of Anah and are engaged in
remembering Him. (TabadinI, Majma~ 'uz-Zawaid)
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97. 'Amr ibne-'Abasah Ra(!iyalIahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
RasiilulIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: On the right of Ar-
Ra1}man (the Most Beneficent) - and both His Hands are the right
Hands - there will be such people who will neither be prophets nor
martyrs. The brilliance of their faces will dazzle the sight of the
viewers. The prophets and martyrs will envy them for their high
ranks and closeness to Allah 'Azza wa Jail. It was asked: a
RasiilaIliih! Who are they? He replied: They are the people who
used to gather from different tribes, away from their homes and
relations, for the remembrance of Allah. They used to search for the
best words of wisdom as, while eating dates, one chooses the best.
<Tabarani, Majma~ 'uz-Zawaid)
Note: 1- In this !)adIth, being on the right side of Ar-Ra~man means
that these people will have an eminent rank and status before Aiiah
Sub!)anahii wa Ta'aIa. Both Hands of the Most Beneficent being
right Hands implies that the right hand has all the best attributes;
likewise, Allah has all the best attributes. 2- These honoured people
being the object of envy of prophets and martyrs implies that they
will have a special rank, although the status of prophets and martyrs
is obviously far more elevated than theirs. (Majma' Bi~ar-ul-Anwar)
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98. 'Abdur Ra1}man ibne-Sahl ibne-1;Iunaif Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu
narrates that this verse was revealed to Nabl Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam when he was in one of his houses:
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He came out in search of such people and found a group engaged in
the remembrance of Allah. Among them were a few with
dishevelled hair, dried skins and with only one piece of cloth. When
he saw them he sat with them and said: Allwmdulilliih (All Praise be
to Allah), Who has raised such people in my Ummah that I have
been commanded to keep myself with them. (TabaranT, Majma-'uz-
Zawaid)
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99. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that he
asked: 0 Rasiilalliih! What is the reward for the gatherings of Dhikr
(remembrance) of Allah, He replied: The reward for the gatherings
of Dhikr is Paradise! Paradise! (Musnad Abmad, TabaranT, Majma-'uz-
Zawaid)
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100. Abu Sa'ld Al-Khudrl Raqiyallahu 'anhu reports that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a l;Iadlth Qudsl said: Allah'Azza wa
Jail will say on the Day of Resurrection: Soon the people gathered
will know who are the honoured ones. It was asked: Who are the
honoured people. 0 Rasiilalliih? He replied: Those who assemble for
the Dhikr of Allah in the masjids. (Musnad Abmad, Abu Ya'la, Majma-'uz-
Zawaid)
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101. Anas ibne-Malik Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
'ILM AND DHlKR 316 Virtues of Remembering Allah
~allamihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When you pass the gardens of

paradise, graze to your heart's content. It was asked: What are the
gardens of Paradise? He replied: The gatherings for performing the
Dhikr of Allah. (Tirmidhj)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam came to a group of ~a1)abah and asked
them: What made you sit together? They replied: We are sitting here
to remember Allah, and praise Him for guiding us to Islam, and
bestowing favours on us through it. He asked: By Allah! Are you
sitting only for this? They replied: By Allah! Nothing else has made
us sit together but this. Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I
did not swear because I doubt you but Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam came to
me and informed me that verily Allah 'Azza wa Jail mentions you
amongst the angels proudly. (Muslim)
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103. Abu Razln Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Should I not guide you to the
fundamentals of Deen by which you will obtain the best of this world
and the Hereafter? Make it incumbent upon yourself to frequent the
gatherings of those who engage in Dhikr. And when you are alone,
engage your tongue in the remembrance of Allah as much as you can.
(BaihaqI, Mishkat)
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104. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyalahlu 'anhuma narrates that it was asked: 0
Rasiilallah! With whom is it best for us to sit? He replied: The one
whose sight makes you remember Almighty Allah, and whose words
improve your deeds and whose deeds remind you of the Hereafter.
(Abu Ya'la, Majma-'llz-Zawaid)
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105. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A person who remembers Allah and
his eyes overflow due to the fear of Allah, such that a few tears fall
on the ground, Allah Ta' aIa will not punish him on the Day of
Resurrection, (Mustadrak l;liikim)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Nothing is dearer to Allah than two
drops and two marks: A drop of tears shed due to the fear of Allah,
and a drop of blood shed in the path of Allah. Regarding the two
marks, they are: A mark received in the cause of Allah (mark of a
wound, signs of walking in the path of Allah, a layer of dust), and a
mark caused in observing one of the obligatory commandments of
Allah (as for example mark of prostration, or a mark attained during
the journey of Ijajj). (TirmidhI)
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107. Abu Hurairah Ra(!iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! ~allali,,"u
'alaihi wasallam said: There are seven persons whom Allah will
cover with His Shade of Mercy on the day when there will be no
other shade but His: (I) A just ruler, (2) A young man who grows up
worshiping Allah, (3) A man whose heart is attached to the masjid,
(4) Two men who love one another for the sake of Allah, meeting
thus and separating thus, (5) A man whom a woman of rank and
beauty tempts and he says: I fear Allah, (6) A man who gives alms
conceiling it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand
spends, and (7) A man who remembers Allah in solitude with his
eyes overflowing. (BukhiirI)
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108. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! ~allallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: If people sit in a gathering in which they do
not do the Dhikr of Allah nor send Salawat on the Prophet, such a
gathering becomes a cause of dismay and loss for them. If Allah
wills, He will punish them and if He wills, He will forgive them.
(firmidhj)
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109. Abu Hurairah Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone sits in a place and does
not remember Allah there, then this sitting will cause him a loss from
Allah and if anyone lies down in a place and does not remember
Allah, then this will cause him a loss from Allah. (Abu Dawfid)
'ILM AND DHIKR 319 Virtues of Remembering Alliih
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110. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: If people sit together without doing the Dhikr
of Alliih and without sending Salawiit on Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam, then this gathering will be a cause of regret for them on
the Day of Resurrection even though they might enter Paradise as a
reward of their good deeds. (lbne-I;Iibban)
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111. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not a people who disperse
from an assembly where they did not remember Alliih, except that it
is as if they had stood up from the decaying corpse of a donkey, and
it will be a cause of regret for them (on the Day of Resurrection).
(Abn Dawfid)
Note: The assembly will be a cause of regret means that usually
there is always a time when some useless and senseless conversation
takes place in gatherings which can become a severe cause of
interrogation (from Alliih). However, if Alliih is remembered in
these gatherings, then this may protect them from such interrogations.
(Badhl-ul-Majbfid)
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112. Sa'd Ra<;liyalliihu 'anbu narrates that we were with Rasiilulliih

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam and he asked: Is anyone of you unable to
earn a thousand virtues daily? One of those sitting with him asked:
How can one earn a thousand virtues in a day? He replied: If one
glorifies Alliih one hundred times (as for example, saysSub(wnallah
'ILM AND DHIKR . 320 Virtues ofRemembering AUiih
Glory be to Alliih who is above all faults, one hundred times), a

thousand virtues are recorded for him and a thousand sins are
removed from him. (Muslim)
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ll3. Nu'man ibne-Bashlr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUlulHih SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Among the words by
which you glorify Allah are: Sub/:!analliih (Glory be to Allah who is
above all faults), La Uiiha illalliih (None is worthy of worship but
Allah), Al{wmdulilliih (All praises be to Alliih). These words circle
around the Throne of Allah, and sound like the buzzing of bees,
mentioning their reciter to Allah. Would anyone of you not like that
someone always mentions him in front of Allah? (Ibne-Miijah)
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114. Yusairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that RasUiullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam told us: Make it obligatory upon yourselves to say
Sub{liinallah (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults), La Uiiha
illallah (None is worthy of worship but Alliih), and sanctifying His
Holiness (words like Sub/:!iinal Malikil Quddiis - Glory be to the
Holy King). Count them on your fingers, for these will be
questioned and will be given power to speak; and do not be negligent
of it, otherwise you will be depJived of Mercy. (TirmidhI)
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115. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUiullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says:
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'ILM AND DHIKR 321 Virtues ofRemembering Aillih
Glory be to Allah Who is ahove all faults, and praise be to

Him
a date tree will be planted for him in Paradise. (Bazzar, Majma· 'uz·
Zawaid)
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116. Abu Dhar Ra<.\iyalIahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulliih
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: Which words are the best?
He replied: The words that Allah has chosen for His angels, or His
slaves: Subl:zanallahi wabil:zamdihi (Glory be to Allah who is above
all faults, and praise be to Him). (Muslim)
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117. Abu Tall).ah Ra<.\iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who says La ilaha illallah
(None is worthy of worship but Allah), will enter Paradise, or
Paradise becomes incumbent upon him. And the one who says,
Sub!ziinallahi wabil:zamdihi (Glory be to Allah Who is above all
faults, and praise be to Him) one hundred times, then a hundred and
twenty four thousand virtues are written for him. The Sal).abah
expressed: 0 RasUlallah! If so, none of us would be doomed. He
replied: Yes verily! Some people (will still be ruined, though they)
will come with so many virtues that these would outweigh a
mountain if laid on it. However as compared with the bounties of
Allah, these virtues would be insignificant. Then the Rabb, through
His Mercy, will help whomsoever He wills and save him (from
doom). (Mustadrak l;Iilkim, TarghTh)
'ILM AND DHIKR 322 Virtues of Remembering Alliih
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118. Abu Dhar RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'a1aihi wasallam said: Should I not inform you of the words dearest
to Allah? I said: 0 RasUlallah! Do tell me about the words dearest
to Allah. He said: To Allah the dearest words are, Subbiinalliihi
wabi(wmdihi (Glory be to Allah who is above all faults, and praise
be to Him). (Muslim)
Another narration says, the dearest words to Allah are: Sub/:liillarabbi
wabibamdihi (Glory be to my Rabb who is above all faults, and
praise be to Him). (Tirmidhl)
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119. Jilbir RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: He who says Subbiillalliihil 'AzTm wabibamdihi
(Glory be to Allilh who is above all faults, the incomparably Great,
and praise be to Him), a date tree is planted for him in Paradise.
(Tirmidhl)
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120. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallilhu
'alaihi wasallam said: Two sentences beloved to Ar-Ra1}man (the
Most Beneficent), light on the tongue, (but) heavy on the Scale, are:
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Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults, and all praise be to
Him; Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults, the
incomparably Great.
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121. $afiyya RaQiyallahu 'anha narrates that RasUlullah $allalHihu
'alaihi wasallam visited me. There were four thousand date stones
lying before me and I was glorifying Allah (Tasb"il). He said: 0
daughter of Iiuyya (Safiyya)J What are these? I replied: I am
glorifying (Allah) (and counting) with these date stones. He said:
Since the time I have been standing with you, I have glorified Allah
more than you. She said: Teach me, He replied: Say
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122. Juwairiyah RaQiyallahu 'anha narrates that Nab! $allalHihu
'alaihi wasallam left her for the morning $aHit, while she was in her
place of $aHit, and returned after Salat-ul-Adha (forenoon) and found
her sitting in the same place. He asked: Are you still in the same
state (remembering Allah) since I left you? She replied: Yes. Nab!
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Since I left you, I have said four
phrases three times; if weighed against all that you have remembered
Allah today, it would outweigh them. These phrases are:
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Him: to the number of His creation, and to please His Self, and
to the weight of His Throne, and to the amount of ink used in
writing His words. (Muslim)
'ILM AND DHIKR 324 Virtues ofRememberillg Allah
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123. Sa'd ibne-Abi Waqqa~ Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he went
with Rasillulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam to a Sal.Jabiyah who had
date stones or pebbles in front of her, she was remembering Allah on
them. He asked: Should I not tell you something that is easier or
better than this? Then He said:
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Sub1}iinalliih -(Glory be to Allab Who is above all faults) as
many times as the number of what He created in the heaven;
and Sub1}iinalliih, as many times as the number of what He
created in the earth; and Suh1}iinalliih, as many times as the
number of what is between these two; and Sub1}iinalliih, as
many times as the number of those He will create.
Then say, :,;0';",- (Allah the Greatest) - in the same way.
Then say: ;;'.~I- (All praises be to Allah) - in the same way.
Then say: ';'" 4! ~! '§ - (None is worthy of worship but Allah) - in the
same way. And say:-;;,~ 4~ iJi ~j Jy. i (There is no might to resist evil
and no power to do good, except through Allah) in the same way.
(Abu Dawiid)
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124. Abu Umamah AI-BahilI RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam came, I was sitting and my
lips were moving. He asked: Why are you moving your lips? I
replied: 0 Rasiilallah! I am remembering Allah. He said: Should
not I tell you those words that if you were to say them, then even
your remembrance of day and night would not be equal to the reward
of these words? I requested: Yes! Do tell me. Rasiilullah SallalIahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Say
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AlfJamdulilliih - (All praises be to Allah) - equal to the things
counted by His Book; and AlfJamdulilliih, equal to the things
presented in His Book; and AlfJamdulilliih, equal to the
number as counted by all His creation; and AlfJamdulilliih,
equal to the count of things needed to nil all His creation; and
AlfJamdulilliih, equal to the count of things needed to fill the
space between the heavens and the earth; and AlfJamdulilliih,
equal to the count of every thing; and AlfJamdulilliih on every
thing.
And in the same way say Sub!Jiinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is
above all faults); and in the same way say: Alliihu Akbar (Allah is the
Greatest). It will be as follows:
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equal to the number as counted by all His creation; and
SubfJiinalliih, equal to the count of things needed to fill all His
creation; and SubfJiinalliih, equal to the count of things needed
to fill the space between the heavens and the earth; and
Sub[liinalliih, equal to the count of every thing; and
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Allahu Akbar - (Allah is the greatest) - equal to the things
counted by His Book; and Allahu Akbar, equal to the things
presented in His Book; and Allahu Akbar, equal to the number
as counted by all His creation; and Allahu Akbar equal to the
count of things needed to fill all His creation; and Allahu Akbar,
equal to the count of things needed to fIll the space between the
heavens and the earth; and Allahu Akbar, equal to the count of
every thing; and Alliihu Akbar on every thing,
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125. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhuma narrates that RasUiullah
Saiiallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The first to be invited to Paradise on
the Day of Resurrection will be those who praise Allah in prosperity
and in adversity. (Mustadrak I;liikim)
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126. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah
Sallalliihu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Allah is pleased with His slave who,
when he eats, praises Him; and when he drinks, praises Him.
(Muslim)
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'ILM AND DHIKR 327 Virtues of Remembering Alllih
127. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that he heard

RasUlulHih SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There are two phrases,
one of them does not stop before reaching the Divine Throne and the
other one fills the space between the heavens and the earth. These are
Ui iliiha illalliih (none is worthy of worship but Allah), and Alliihu
Akbar (Allah is the Greatest). (Tabariini, Targhib)
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128. A Sa\:!abf from the tribe of Banf Sulaim narrates that Raslllullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam counted these words on my hand or on
his hand, and said: Sub/:ziinalliih (Glory be to AlHih who is above all
faults) fills half the Scale; and All;amdulilliih (All praises be to
Allah), fills it fully and Alliihu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) fills the
space between the sky and the earth. (Tirmidhi)
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129. Sa'd Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulHih Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Should I not lead you to a door from the doors
of Paradise? I said: Do tell me, 0 RasUlallah! He replied:
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'lLM AND DHIKR 328 Virtues ofRemembering Allah
130. Abu Ayyub AI-An~arl Ra<;liyallahu 'auhu narrates that on the

night of Mai'riij (the Ascension), Rasillullah iiallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam passed by IbrahIm 'Alaihis salam. Ibrahim 'Alaihis salam
asked: 0 Jibran! Who is with you? JibraTI 'Alaihis salam said:
Mu1)ammad (iiallallahu 'alaihi wasallam). IbrahIm 'Alaihis salam
said to him: Command your Ummah to plant saplings of Paradise
plentifully, as the soil of Paradise is fertile, and its plain is spacious.
It was asked: What are the saplings of Paradise? He replied:
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131. Samurah ibne-Jundub Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah iiallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The dearest sayings to
Allah are four: Sub/:tiinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is above all
faults), Al/:tamdulilliih (All praise be to AlIah), La iliiha illalliih
(none is worthy of worship but AlIah), and Alliihu Akbar (Allah is
the Greatest). It does not matter which you say first. (Muslim)
In another narration it is stated that the best saying besides the
Qur' an are four, and these are from the Qur' an. (Musnad A~mad)
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132. Abu Hurairab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
iiallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said my saying; Subhiinalliih (Glory be to
Allah who is above all faults), Al!wmdulilliih (AlI praise be to Allah),
La iliiha illallah (None is worthy of worship but Allah). and Alliihu
Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) is dearer to me than everything on
which the sun rises. (Muslim)
'ILM AND DHIKR 329 Virtues of Remembering AUiih
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133. Abu Salma Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard

RasiilulHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: How excellent are
five things! and how heavy in the Scale: (I) Sub!1anallah (Glory be
to Allah who is above all faults), (2) Al(wmdulillah (All praise be to
Allah), (3) La ilaha Wallah (None is worthy of worship but Allah),
(4) Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), and (5) A righteous son of a
Muslim dies and he forbears patiently expecting a reward in return.
(Mustadrak ~Iakim)
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134. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra(liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that he
heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who says:
Sub(1anallah (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults),
Al(wmdulillah (All praises be to Allah), La ilaha illaUah (None is
worthy of worship but Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the
Greatest). then for every letter, ten virtues are recorded for him.
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135. Umme Hanl binte Abu Talib Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that
one day Rasillullah ~a1lallahu 'alaihi wasallam came to our house. I
said: 0 Rasillallah! I am old and weak. Tell me of some deed that I
may do while sitting? Rasillullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied:
Say. Sub/:!allaltah (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults) One
hundred times; its reward is like setting free one hundred slaves from
the descendants of Isma'Il 'Alaihis salam. Say Al/:!amduliltah (All
praises be to Allah) one hundred times; its reward is like giving one
hundred horses. (fully) equipped with saddles and reins, in the path
of Allah (for Jihad). Say Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), one
hundred times; its reward is like sacrificing one hundred camels,
with straps of sacrifice tied to their necks, and it is accepted by Allah.
Say La ilaha illaltah (None is worthy of worship but Allah) one
hundred times; its reward fills the space between the sky and the
earth. That day no one's deed will be better than yours which would
be accepted by Allah, except one who has done the same as you.
(Ibne-Majah, T3baranT, Musnad Al)mad)
In another narration, Umme Hanl Ra<;liyallahu 'anha nalTates: I
asked: 0 Rasillallah! I have become old and my bones have become
weak. Tell me of a deed that will send me into Paradise. He replied:
Excellent! You have asked a very good question. And said: Say
Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) one hundred times; it is better
for you than those hundred sacrificial camels having straps around
their necks, to be taken to the House of Allah. Say La ilaha illallah
(None is worthy of worship but Allah) a hundred times; it is better
for you than everything covered by the skies and the earth. And on
that day out of all the deeds that are raised up to Alliih, none will be
better than yours except for a person who said what you said or said
more. (Tabarani, Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
In another narration it is also stated: Say La ilaha Wallah (None is
worthy of worship but Allah), it does not leave any sin (absolved),
and there is no deed like it. (Mustadrak !:Iiikim)
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136. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiuliah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam passed by me and I was planting a
sapling. He asked: 0 Abu Hurairah! What are you planting? I
replied: Saplings for myself. He said: Shall I not tell you of better
saplings than these? I said: Yes 0 RasUiallah! He said: Say
SubiJiillaliah (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults),
Alizamdulillah (All praises be to Allah), La ilaha illallah (None is
worthy of worship but Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the
Greatest); for each one of these words a tree will be planted for you
in Paradise. (Ibne-Miijah)
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137. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiuliah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam came to us and said: Take your shields!
Sal)abah asked: 0 RasUiallah! Has any of the enemy come? He said:
Take your shields as a protection from the Hell-Fire! Say
Sub[Jallalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults),
Al/:lamdulillah (All praises be to Allah), La ilaha illallah (None is
worthy of worship but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)
and Walii /:laula wala quwwata illa billah (There is no might to resist
evil, and no power to do good, except through Allah). These words
will come from the front, back, right, and left and these are those
'ILM AND DHIKR 332 Virlues of Remembering Allah
good deeds for which the reward will be given eternally. Cfabaranf,
Majma'ul-Bal)rain)
Note: 'These words will come from the front,' implies that these
words will come forward to intercede for him; while, 'back, right,
and left,' implies that these words will protect him from the
Punishment. (Majma. 'nl·Ba!)rain)
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138. Anas Rac,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Say Sub(ziinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is
above all faults), Albamdulilliih (All praises be to Allah), La iliiha
illalliih (None is worthy of worship but Allah), and Alliihu Akbar
(Allah is the Greatest); this causes the sins to fall like leaves falling
from trees. (Musnad A!)mad)
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139. 'Tmran ibne-J.:Ia~ain Rac,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Who amongst you can
do a deed every day equal to mount Ul)ud? $abiibah submitted: 0
Rasiilanah! Who has the ability to do a deed every day, like that of
Ul)ud? He replied: Every one of you has ability to do this. The
$abiibah asked: 0 Rasiilallah! How so? He said: The reward for
Sub(liinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults) is more than
Ul)ud! The reward for Albamdulilliih (All praises be to Allah) is
more than Ul)ud! The reward for La iliiha illalliih (None is worthy
of worship but Allah) is more than Ul)ud! The reward for Alliihu
Akbar (Allah is Greatest) is more than Ul)ud. (TabaranI, Bazzar, Majma·
'uz-Zawaid)
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of Paradise? He replied: Masjids. I asked 0 Rasiilallah! What is the
feed? He replied: To say Sub~liinalliih (Glory be to Allah Who is
above all faults), Albamdulilliih (All praises be to Allah), La ilaha
illallah (None is worthy of worship but Allah), and Allahu Akbar
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141. Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'Id Al-KhudrI RaQiyallahu 'anhuma
narrate that NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah has chosen
from His Book four things SubbQnallah (Glory be to Allah Who is
above all faults), Albamdulillah (All praises be to Allah), La ilaha
illallah (None is worthy of worship but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah
is the Greatest). He who says Sub/:tanallah (Glory be to Allah Who
is above all faults) twenty virtues are written for him, and twenty sins
are erased. He who says Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), he gets
the same reward. He who says La ilaha illallah (None is worthy of
worship but Allah), he gets the same reward. And he who says from
the depth of his heart Albamdulillahi-rabbil- 'alamln (All praises be
to Allah, the Rabb of all the worlds), thirty virtues are written for
him, and thirty sins are erased. ('Amalul Yaumi wal Lailah lin Nasal)
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142. Abu Sa'j"d AI-Khudrj" Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhu uarrates that

Rasiilullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Excessively repeat the
everlasting good deeds. It was asked: What are those, 0 Rasiilallah?
He replied: These are the fundamentals of Deen. It was asked: What
are these? Rasiilullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Say, Allahu
Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) - La ilaha illallah (None is worthy of
worship but Allah) - Subi)iinallah (Glory be to Allah Who is above
all faults), AI/:1amdulillah (All praise be to Allah), and Walii /:1aula
wala quwwata illa billah (There is no might to resist evil, and no
power to do good, except through Allah). (Mustadrak I:Iakim)
Note: 'Everlasting good deeds,' implies those good deeds for which
rewards will be given eternally. (The Arabic word 'Al-Millah',
refers to the fact that these words have a fundamental significance in
Deen). (Fat~-ur-Rabbiinl)
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143. Abu Darda Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Say Sub/:1iinallah (Glory be to Allah
Who is above all faults), Al/:1amdulilliih (All praises be to Allah), La
iliiha illalliih (None is worthy of worship but Allah), Alliihu Akbar
(Allah is the Greatest), and Walii haula wala qiiwwata illii billah
(There is no might to resist evil, and no power to do good, except
through Allah). These are from the everlasting good deeds which
remove sins as the leaves shed from the trees. These are from the
treasures of Paradise. (Tabarani, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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(Tirmidhi)
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145. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whoever (sincerely)
says:
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surrendered himself to Me. (Mustadrak f.Iiikim)
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146. Abu Sa'ld AI-Khudrl and Abu Hurairah Ra(liyallahu 'anhuma both
witness that RasUlullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a 1:Iadlth Qudsl
said: Whosoever says: ;;5'1 '.i,,) ,,\,, ~, ;.i! 'i (None is wOlthy of worship but
Allah, and Allah is the Greatest), his Rabb confirms and says: j;S'1 Iii; Iii ~! ;], ~
(None is worthy of worship but Me, and I am the Greatest).
And when he says: ,i;.) ',\" ~, ;.it 'i (None is worthy of worship but Allah,
The Alone), Allah Ta 'ala says: :s~) lSi) lSi ~, ;], ~ (None is worthy of
worship but Me and I am Alone).
And when he says: ;j~.r> . ~ ,i;.) ',\" ~i. Ali. 'i (None is worthy of worship but
Allah, the Alone, Who has no partner), Allah Ta'ala says:
J. ~;. ~ :S~j lSi 4i ;.it ~ (None is worthy of worship but Me, and I am
Alone, I have no partner).
And when he says, ~\ Alj.;.llj, Al ~1 4\;]i 'i (None is worthy of worship but
Allah, to Whom belongs the Kingdom, and to Whom all praise is due),
Allah Ta 'ala says: ~, J.j .;.llj, J. lSi 4\ :Ji ~ (None is worthy of worship but
Me, to Me belongs the Kingdom, and to Me all praise is due).
And when he says: ~~~! i~ ~j J;-~j~' ~t;.it 'i (None is worthy of worship
but Allah, and there is no might to resist evil, and no power to do good,
except through Allah), Allah Ta'ala says:
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no might to resist evil, and no power to do good, except through Me).
RasUlullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever says the above
words in his illness, and then dies, the Hell-Fire will not even taste
(touch) him. (TirmidhI)
Note: It means that when anyone is suffering from illness and he says
the following, then the Fire of Hell will not even taste (touch) him.
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147. Ya'qiib ibne-'A~im Ra!)imahulHihu narrates that two Sa!)abah

Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma heard Rasiilullah SallaHahu 'alaihi ·wasallam
saying: Any slave (of Allah) who says:
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None is worthy of worship but Allah, the Alone, without any
partners, His is the Kingdom, and His is all the praise, and He
has power over everything. .
with the sincerity of his soul and his heart and testifies this with his
tongue, then the doors of the skies are opened for him and Allah
looks at him; and the one on whom Allah casts a glance, indeed,
becomes entitled to whatever he asks. ('Amalul Yaumi wal Lailah lin
NasaT)
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148. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The best supplication is the
supplication on the day of 'Araja, and the best words which I and the
prophets before me have said are:
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None is worthy of worship but Allah, the Alone, without any
partner, His is the Kingdom, and His is all the praises, and He
has Power over everything.
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149. It is narrated that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Whosoever sends Salawat on me once, Allah will bestow him with
ten blessings and ten virtues will be written for him. (TirmidhT)
'lLM AND DHlKR 338 Virtues ofRemembering Allah
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150. 'Umair AI-An~arl RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasillulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever, from my Ummah,
sends Salawat on me once with sincerity of his heart, Allah will
bestow on him ten blessings; raise him by ten ranks, and write for
him ten virtues and erase ten sins from him. ('Amalul Yaumi wal Lailah
hy Nasal)
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151. Abu Umamah RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Send Salawat excessively upon me
on every Friday, for the Salawat of my Ummah are presented to me
on every Friday. He who invokes Salawat excessively on me will be
amongst the closest to me in rank (on the Day of Resurrection).
(BaihaqT, TarghTb)
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152. Anas RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Send Salawat excessively upon me on Friday,
for Jibrall 'Alaihis salam has just come to me with a message from
my Rabb 'Azza wa Jall: When any Muslim on the earth sends
Salawat upon you once, I bestow upon him ten blessings and My
angels seek forgiveness for him ten times. (TaharanT, TarghTb)
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153. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The closest to me from
my Ummah ou the Day of Resurrection will be the one who sends
Salawat on me excessively. (TirmidhT)
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154. Ka'b Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that when two-third of the
night had passed, Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam would get
up and call out: 0 people! Remember Alliih; remember Allah. The
Trembler (that will violently shake the monntains and earth) is surely
coming, and the one that follows it is surely coming. Death has
come with all that it contains, death has come with all that it contains.
Upon this, Ubaiy ibne-Ka'b asked: 0 Rasiilallah! I wish to send
Salawat on you excessively, how much should I devote for Salawat
on you? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: As much as
you wanl. I asked: A quarter? He said: As much as you wish, but if
you increase, it will be better for you, I asked: A half? He said: As
much as you wish, but if you increase, it will be better for you. I
asked two-third? He said: As much as you wish, but if you increase,
it will be better for you. I asked: Should I devote all my time to send
Salawat on yon? He said: If you do this, then Allah will free you
from all worries, and your sins will be forgiven. (TirmidhT)
Note: Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam has warned us about
the nearness of the Day of Resurection, hence people should not be
neglectful of the Hereafter.
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155. Ka'ab ibne-'Ujrah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that we asked

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: 0 Rasiilallah! How should
we send Salawat on you and your family? For indeed, Allah has
taught us how to send Salam (Salutations). He replied: Say
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o Allah! Send Your f)alawat (Honours, Graces, and Mercy) on
Mul}ammad, and on his family, as You seut Your f)alawat on
Ibrahim, and on his family; for You are the Most Praiseworthy,
the Most Gracious. 0 Allah! Seud Your Blessings on
Mul}ammad, and on his family, as You sent Your Blessings on
Ibrahim, and on his family; for You are the Most Praiseworthy,
the Most Gracious.
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156. Abu l:Iumaid As-Sa'idi' Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrated that when

some Sa1)abah asked Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam: 0
Rasiilallah! How should we send Salawat (blessing) on you? He
replied: Say.
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o Allah! Send Your f)alawat (Honours, Graces, and Mercy)
on Mul}ammad, bis wives, and descendants, as You sent Your
'ILM AND DHIKR 341 Virtues of Remembering Aillih
~alawat on the descendants of Ibrahim, 0 Allah! Send Yonr

Blessings on MutJ,ammad, his wives, and descendants, as Yon
sent Your Blessings on the descendants of Ibrahim; for You
are the Most Praiseworthy, the Most Gracious.
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157. Abu Sa'id AI-Khudri RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that we asked:
a Rasillallah!We know how to send Salam (salutations) on you (in
Tashahhud of Salat), How should we send Salawat on you? He
replied: Say.
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slave and Your Messenger, as You seut Your ~alawat on
Ibrahim; and Send Your Blessings on MU\1ammad and the
family of Mu\1ammad, as You Sent Blessings on Ibrahim, and
the family of Ibrahim.
(BukharT)
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158. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who would like to have his reward
weighed in a very large scale, he should send Salawat on me and on
my family like this:
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o Allah! Send Your ~alawat (Honours, Graces, and Mercy) ou
Mul).ammad, his wives who are the mothers of the believers,

his descendant, and the people of his house, as You sent
~alawat on the family of Ibrahim; for You are the Most
Praiseworthy, the Most Glorious.
(Abu Dawud)
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159. Ruwaifi' ibne-Thabit Raqiyalliihu 'anhu nanates that
RasUlulliih ~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who sends ~alawiit
on Mu!)ammad by saying:
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160. Abu Dhar Raqiyallahu 'anhu reports that RasUlulliih ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam in a J:Iadlth Qudsl said: Indeed Allah the Almighty
and Majestic says: 0 My slave! Verily, as long as you worship Me
and have hope in Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done; 0
My slave! If you meet Me with an earthful of sins, but do not
associate any partner with Me, I would grant you a forgiveness as
great as the whole world. (Musnad A\Jmad)
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161. Anas ibne-Malik Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying in a J:IadIth Qudsl that Allah the
Almighty says: 0 son of Adam! So long as you call upon Me, and
have hope in Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done; and I
shall not care. 0 son of Adam! If your sins were to reach the
heights of the skies, and then you ask forgiveness from Me, I would
forgive you and I shall not care (that your sins were so many).
(Tirmidhj)
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162. Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that I heard Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a J:IadHh Qudsl: Any slave of
Allah who committed a sin and said: 0 my Rabb! I have sinned, so
forgive me. His Rabb says: Does My slave know that he has a Rabb,
Who forgives sins, and also punishes? I have forgiven My slave.
After refraining (from sins), so long as Allah willed, he sinned again
and said; 0 my Rabb! I have committed another sin, so forgive me.
Allah says: Does My slave know that he has a Rabb, Who forgives
sins, and punishes? I have forgiven My slave. After refraining
(from sins) as long as Allah Willed, he committed a sin again, and
said: 0 my Rabb! I have committed another sin, so forgive me.
Then Allah says: Does My slave know that he has a Rabb, Who
forgives sins, and punishes? I have forgiven all the three sins of My
slave, so let him do what he likes. (BukharT)
Note: If after every sin, the slave turns towards Allah with
repentance and seeks forgiveness, Allah will pardon him.
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163. Umme 'Ismah AI-'Au~iyyah Ra<jiyauahu 'anha narrates that

RasUlullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not a Muslim
who commits a sin except that the angels appointed to record the sins
delay its recording for three Sa 'at (a measure of time - about sixty
five minutes in total). If he asks forgiveness from Allah for his sin
during this time, then, neither the angels will report this sin nor will
he be punished on the Day of Reckoning. (Mustadrak fjakim)
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164. Abu Umamah Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu nan'ates that Rasiilullah
~allauahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the angel of the left side
withholds his pen from writing the sin of a Muslim slave who has
committed sins for six Sa'at (a measure of time). If he repents and
seeks forgiveness from Allah during this time (about two hours), the
angel does not write down that sin, or else one sin is recorded.
((ahara-ol, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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165. Abu Hurairah Ra<jiyauahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, when a slave (of Allah)
commits a sin, a black dot is put on his heart. If he gives up that sin
and seeks forgiveness and turns with repentance, then the heart is
cleaned. And if he commits more sins. then the blackness of the
heart increases till it covers the whole heart. This is that rust. which
Allah mentions in the verse:
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No, indeed, bnt that which they have earned is rust upon their
hearts. (Al-Mutaffifin 83: (4)
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166. Abn Bakr Ra<.liyaWihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulHih SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who seeks forgiveness is not a persistent
sinner, even though, he returns to his sin seventy times in a day. (Abu
Dawud)
Note: He who repents after committing a sin and has a firm intention
not to repeat it, he is likely to be forgiven despite committing that sin
repeatedly. (Badhl-ul-Majhud)
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167. lbne-'Abbiis Ra<.liyalliihu 'anhumii narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who constantly seeks
forgiveness; Allah will show him a way out of every distress, and a
relief from every grief, and will provide for him with the means of
subtenance from where he could never imagine. (Abu Dawud)
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168. Zubair Ra<.liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who likes that his book of deeds
brings him happiness, he should seek forgiveness abundantly.
(Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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169. 'Abdullah ibne-Busr Ra<.liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Blessed is he who finds a great
amount of seeking of forgiveness in his book of deeds. (lbne-Majah)
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170. Abu Dhar RaeJiyaWihu 'anhu reports that RasiiluWih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam in a l;ladlth QudsI narrated that Allah Tabaraka wa
Ta 'ala says: 0 My slaves! All of you are sinful, except whom I save, so
ask My forgiveness, I shall forgive you. The one who knows that I have
the power to forgive, and seeks My forgiveness because of My Power. I
forgive him. You are all astray except whom I guide, so seek guidance
from Me. I shall guide you. You all are poor except whom I make
wealthy, so ask of Me, and I will give you sustenance. If all your living
and all your dead, your successors and predecessors and all your organic
and inorganic matter (if they became humans) were to get together and
become like the person who fears Me the most, it will not increase
anything in My Kingdom, not even equal to a wing of a mosquito. And
if all of them were to get together and become like the most sinful and
rebellious of My slaves, it would not decrease anything in My Kingdom,
not even equal to a wing of a mosquito. And if all your living, and all
your dead, your successors, and predecessors, and all the organic and
inorganic matter (if they became humans) were to get together, and all
of these were to ask Me for whatever they desired, it would not cause a
loss in My treasures even to the extent that if one of you were to pass by
the ocean shore, and dip a needle in it, and then take it out, and have
some water clinging to it. This is because I am the Most Generous and
Magnificent. My giving only constitutes a mere single Word, when I
intend something, I say: Be! And it becomes. (lbne·Majah)
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171. 'Ubadah ibne-~amit Rat;liyallahn 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasillullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who asks
forgiveness for Mn'min men and Mu'min women, Allah writes for
him a virtue for every Mu'min man and Mu'min woman, (TabaranT,
Majma-·uz-Zawaid).
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172, Bara' ibne-'Azib Rat;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasillullah
~allallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: When two Muslims meet, shake
hands, praise Allah and seek forgiveness, their sins are forgiven. (For
example, by saying Allzamdulillah, Praise be to Allah; Yagfirullahu
lana wa lakum, May Allah forgive you and me.) (Abu Dawfid)
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173. Bara ibne- 'Azib Rat;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasillullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: What do you say about the joy of
that man whose camel escapes pulling its halter in the desert where
there is neither food nor drink; and on the camel was his food and
drinks. He searched, till he was tired, then the halter of the camel
stuck to a tree while passing under it. Thus he found his camel stuck
to it. We replied: 0 Rasillallah! He would be overwhelmed with joy,
Rasillullab ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Listen, I swear by Allah!
Allah is more pleased, by the taubah (turning in repentance) of His
slave than this person was pleased when he found his camel back.
(Muslim)
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174. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;iiyallahu 'anhu uarrates that Rasiilullah
!,lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said. Allah is more pleased with the
'taubah' turning in repentance of His slave, than one of you would be,
if his mount (camel, etc), carrying his food and drinks, escapes from
him in a barren land and he, losing all hopes, lies under the shade of
a tree. He had lost hope for his mount and while he was in this
condition, he sees it standing besides him; he took hold of the halter
and said with extreme joy, 0 Allah! You are my slave and I am your
Sustainer! He committed this mistake out of extreme joy. (Muslim)
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175. 'Abdullah Ra<;iiyallahu 'anhu narrates I heard Rasiilullah
!,lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed Allah is more pleased
turning with repentance of a believing slave than a man who is in a
dangerous jungle with his ride. and on it is his food and drink. He
slept and when he got up, his mount was gone; he searched'for it till
he became thirsty then he said: Let me return to my place where I
was and lie down there till I die. So, he laid his head on his arm to
die. When he woke up, he found his mount besides him along with
his provision, food and drink. Alliih is more pleased over the
'taubah' (turning with repentance) of a believing slave than this man
(after his total disappointment) who got his mount and provisions.
(Muslim) .
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176. Abu Musa RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah the Almighty and Majestic
extends His Hand of Mercy during the night, so the evil doers of the
day may tum with repentance; and He extends His Hand of Mercy
during the day, so the evil doers of the night may turn with
repentance. This (gesture of Allah's Mercy) will continue until the
sun rises from the West. (Muslim)
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177. Safwan ibne-'Assal RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah the Almighty and
Majestic has placed in the West a gate for 'taubah' turning to Allah
in repentance, whose width is equivalent to seventy-year journey. It
will not be locked, till the sun rises from the West. (When the Day of
Judgement will be very near then the door of taubah will be closed.)
(TirmidhT)
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178. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah accepts a slave's
turning in repentance, until the agony of death manifests itself with
the sound of ghar ghara. (TirmidhI)
Note: When the soul of a person leaves his body, a peculiar gurgling
sound is produced from his throat, known as ghar ghara, which is
generally among the last signs of death after which [man in Allah or
repentance is not considered valid.
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179. 'AbdulUih ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhumii narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who turns with
repentance a year before his death, his taubah is accepted, or even if
a month before, or a week before, or a day before, or a Sii'iih (about
twenty three minutes), or even to the extent of time between two
milkings of a she-camel. (Mustadrak !-jakim)
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180. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who errs an error or commits a
sin, and then regrets, his regret is an atonement of his sin. (Baihaqj)
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181. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: All the children of Adam are sinful; but the best of
the sinners are those who turn to Allah with repentance. (Tirmidhj)
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182. Jiibir ibne-'Abdulliih Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhumii narrates: I heard

Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed, he is fortunate
who has a long life and is so blessed by Allah that he turns towards
Him with repentance. (Mustadrak !-jakim)
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183. Agharr Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah SallalHihu

'alaihi wasallam said: Turn, you people, in repentance to Allah for I
turn in repentance to Him a hundred times a day. (Muslim)
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184. 'Abdullah ibne-Zubair Ra<;liyallalJU 'anhuma said: O'[Oe(l~1
Indeed, Nab! ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to say: If the son of
Adam is given a valley full of gold, he would desire for the second.
If he is given the second, he would long for a third one. Nothing will
fill the stomach of the son of Adam except the dust of the grave and
Allah accepts the repentance of one who turns with repentance
(Allah turns His Mercy to the one who turns his face from the
worldly things towards Him). (BukharT)
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wasallam saying: If anyone says:
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of worship, the Living, the Eternal; and I turn to Him in
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another narration, these words are to be repeated three times. (Abu
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186. Jabir ibne-'Abdulliih Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that a man
came to Rasl1lullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: Alas, my
'lLM AND DHIKR 352 Virtues ofRemembering Alliih
sins! Alas, my sins! He said this twice or thrice. Rasiilullah

$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked him to say.
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o Allah, Your forgiveness is more encompassing than my sins;
and I expect far more of Your Mercy than my own deeds.
The man said these words: Rasiilullah SalIallahu 'aIaihi wasallam
said: Say it again! He repeated it. Rasiilullah $allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Say it once more! He repeated these words. Then
RasiiluIHih $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Now get up; indeed,
Allah has forgiven you. (Mustadrak Hakim)
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187. Salma Ra<;l.iyallahu 'anha asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Tell me a few

phrases, which may not be a burden on me. He said: Vou Say:
Alliihu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) ten times. Allah says: This is
for Me! Then say: Subf:ziinalliih (Glory be to Allah who is above all
faults) ten times. Allah says: This is for Me! Then say: A/liihum-
maghfirti (0 Allah, forgive me). Allah says: Indeed, I have
forgiven! Vou say this ten times; every time Allah replies: Indeed, I
have forgiven you. (Tabaranj, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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188. Sa'd ibne-Ab'i Waqqa~ Ra(,1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that a
villager came to Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'aIaihi wasallam and asked:

Teach me some words which I may repeat. He said: Say:
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None is worthy of worship but Allah; He is Aloue; He has no
partner; Allah is, indeed, the Greatest; Abundant Praise is due
to Allab; aud glory be to Allah Who is the Sustainer of the
worlds; there is no might to resist evil, and no power to do
good, except through Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
The villager said: These words are for my Rabb, what is for me?
Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Say:
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o Allah, forgive me; have mercy on me; gnide me; provide me
and make me well-being.
It is mentioned in another narration that Rasiilunah said: Indeed,
these words will get you all the good of this world and the Hereafter.
(Muslim)
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.')aIlallahu 'alaihi wasallam counting the praise of Allah on his hands
(fingers). (TirmidhI)
'ILM AND DHIKR 354 DU'li
DU'A (SUPPLICATION) AND DHIKR

(REMEMBRANCES) NARRATED FROM
RASULULLAH~ALLALLAHU'ALAIHI
WASALLAM
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala said to :Jw:iJ" JiS

His Prophet Sallallahu 'aIaihi
wasallam:
And when My slaves ask you
concerning Me, (then answer
them) I am indeed near. I answer
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the Du 'a of the supplicant, when [\ A"\:'A!']

he calls Me in Du' a.
AI-Baqarah 2: 186
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala said to

his Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam:
Say: My Rabb does not care for
you if you do not worship aud call
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Him. AI-Furqan25: 77
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'aIa says:

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Invoke your Rabb (Sustainer) with ~J ~pd) r-;;-, 1y,1 >,.."
humility and in secret. AI-A'rM7: 55

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Allah Subhiinahu wa Ta'aIa says: :JW JiSJ

And call on Him in fear and hope. [O"\:"';'.f'~'J b;;;~;' ~;';i';
AI-A'raf7: 56
'lIM AND DHIKR 355 Du'ii
Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: :JW JliJ
And for Allah are the most ~~'y,)li

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beautiful names, so, invoke Him
by them. AI·A·riiI7: 180
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Who else (besides Allah) responds ~/ {t;:~
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to the distressed when he calls out
to Him and who removes the ill [,r :J.JIJ -;..:;i.li
(that caused the distress).
Nam127: 62
Allah Subl).anahu wa Ta'ii1a says:
Those who are afflicted with a

calamity say, "Truly, to Allah we
belong, and, truly, to Him we shall,
return",
Such are they on whom are Ftt5 u:: S~ I: ('Ie ,;,.(Ij\
blessings from their Rabb, and e< ";~~jl'>~ ~+ 11/ :0
Mercy. Such are they who are lo/ u-,' (""" " -' OJ ",---->:!-,
rightly guided. Al·Baqarah 2: 156·157 [\ Ov-\ n:;?JI]
Note: This supplication has two important aspects, which if borne in
mind will greatly help a person to face the difficulties of this life (I)
That is our children and wealth, health and honour are in reality
Allah's possession and an owner can do what he wants with his
property, so we have no reason to complain. (2) Shortly we will be
returning to our Creator who will recompense us for the losses with
an enormous reward in the Hereafter.
Allah Subl).anahu wa Ta 'ala said to

Musa 'Alaihis Salam:
Go to Pharaoh! Verily, he has
transgressed (the bounds).
(Musa) said: (0) my Rabb! Open
up my heart (give me forbearance
'ILM AND DHIKR 356 DU'ii
to withstand the difficulties of this

responsibility).
And ease my task (tabligh-
propagation of Deen) for me.
And uutie the knot in my tongue,
(remove my stammering).
So that they may fully understand
my speech.
And appoint for me one of my
kinsfolk, one who will help to bear
my burden.
Harun, my brother. OcH~~
Strengthen my waist through him. O(j;;j~~~~
And let him share my task (of Oc»c!~G
Tabligh).
So that together we might glorify O@~;)
You abundantly.
And remember You abundantly
Til Ha 20: 24-34
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190. Anas ibne-Malik Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI

.';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Du'a (supplication) is the essence of
worship. (Tinnidhi)
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191. Nu'man ibne-Bash!r Rac,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard

Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Du 'a (supplication) by itself
'ILM AND DHIKR 357 DU'il
is, indeed, worship. Then he recited the verse:

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And your Rabb has said: Call upon Me, and I shall answer
you. Surely! Those who are too proud to worship (that is to
supplicate) Me, shortly they will enter Hell, disgraced.
(TirmidhI)
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192. 'Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Ask Allah for His bounties, for indeed Allah
'Azza wa Jall likes to be asked; and the most excellent worship is
expecting relief (after Du'ii). (Tirmidhl)
Note: Expecting relief means that it may be hoped that the Du 'a
asked for - whether for guidance or any kind of goodness - will
Inshii'Alliih be granted.
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193. Thauban RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: Nothing but Du 'a averts decree; nothing but
righteousness prolongs life; and indeed, a man is deprived of a
provision due to a sin he commits. (Mustadrak l;Iakim)
Note: This i;ladlth means that it is already decreed by Allah Ta 'ala
that the one who pleads in Du 'a (supplicates) will be granted what he
asks for. It is stated in another i;ladlth that the invoking to Allah
Ta 'ala is also preordained. For instance, it is decreed that if the life
of a certain person is sixty years, and if he performs a good deed like
I:Iajj, then for this act of his, twenty years will be added to his life.
This man will thus live in this world for eighty years. (Mirqat)
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194. 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not a Muslim
on this earth, who supplicates to Allah Ta'ala, except that Allah
grants what is asked for, or some trouble is diverted from him
proportionate to his prayer, or a reward is preserved for him until he
prays for something sinful or which breaks the ties of kinship. A
man from amongst the people said: Then we shall supplicate
excessively. He said: Allah is more Generous (than what you can
ask for). (TirmidhT, Mustadrak I:Iakim)
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195. Salman AI-Farsi Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly, Allah is the
Everlasting and most Generous and He feels shy, when someone
raises his two hands in Du'a, to tum him away empty-handed and
frustrated. (TirmidhT)
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196. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'auhu reports that Rasiilullah
Sallauahu 'alaihi wasallam in a l;ladlth Qudsl said: Indeed Allah
says: I am (in My dealings) with My slave as he thinks of Me, and I
am with him when he invokes Me. (Muslim)
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197. Abu Hurairah Ra'-'iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Nothing is more honourable in the
sight of Allah Ta'ala than Du'a. (TirmidhT)
'lIM AND DHlKR 359
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198. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'auhu narrates that Rasiilullah

$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who wants to get the pleasure of
his Du 'a being accepted by Allah in times of difficulties and troubles
should make Du 'a frequently in favourable times. (TirmidhT)
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199. 'Ali Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah $allalIahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Du'a (supplication) is a weapon for a Mu'min
(believer), a pillar of religion, an illumination for the skies and the
earth. (Mustadrak ijakim)
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200. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed NabI

$allalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Du'a (supplication) of a slave (of
Allah) continues to be accepted, until he prays for something sinful,
or something that severs the ties of kinship; provided he is not
impatient. It was asked: 0 Rasiilallah! What is impatieuce? He
said: The slave says: I invoked and indeed I invoked again, but I saw
no response. Then he becomes frustrated, and gives up supplication.
(Muslim)
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201. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: People must restrain
from raising their eyes towards the sky while supplicating in Salat
otherwise their sight will be lost. (Muslim)
Note: Raising the eyes towards the sky while supplicating in Salat is
prohibited in particular, because this happens often. (Fati)-ul-Mulhim)
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202. Abu Hurairah Ra<.1iyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Supplicate to Allah with absolute
belief that your Du 'a will be accepted. And know that Allah
Sub1)anahU wa Ta 'ala does not answer a Du 'a that comes from a
careless and inattentive heart. (TirmidhT)
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203. l;Iabib ibne-Maslama Al-Fihri Ra<.\iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I
heard RasiiluIIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There is not an
assembly in which some persons supplicate, and others say AmTn,
except that Allah responds to their Du 'a. (Mustadrak J;Hikim)
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204. Zuhair Numairy Ra<.1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that we went out

with RasiiluIIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam one night and came upon
a man, who humbly persisted in Du 'a (supplication). NabT Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn stood and listened to his Du 'a, and then said: He
will have his Du'a accepted, if he puts a seal to it. One of us asked:
By what should he seal it? He replied: By AmTn! If he indeed seals
it with AmTn, then this guarantees acceptance of Du'a, At this, the
person who had asked NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn went to the
'lLM AND DHIKR 361 Du'li
person who was supplicating, and said: Seal your Du 'ii with Amln 0
so and so! And take the glad tidings (of its acceptance). (Abu Diiwud)
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205. 'A'ishah Ra~iyalliihu 'anha narrates that amongst Du'iis,
Rasiilulliih sallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam liked the most comprehensive
and left the others. (Abu Diiwud)
Note: Comprehensive Du'ii (supplication) either stands for words
which are short, but have great depth in meaning, Or in which good is
asked for in this world, as well as in the next. Or it may mean to
include all the believers. For example one of the frequent,
comprehensive Du 'ii of RasiilulHih sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam is:
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o our Rabb, provide us wi1h the good of this world, and with
the good of the next, and save us from the Punishment of the
Fire!
(Badbl-ul- Majbud)
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206. The son of Sa'd Ra~iyalliihu 'anhu says that my father heard
me and I was saying (Du'ii): 0 Allah! I ask You of Paradise, its
bounties and of its leisure, and such and such. And I seek refuge
from Hell-Fire, its chains, its handcuffs, and such and such. My
father said: 0 my dear son! I have heard RasiiluWih sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Shortly people will exaggerate in their Du 'a
(supplication). Desist from joining them. If indeed you are given
Paradise, then you will be given it along with all the good it contains.
And if indeed you are protected from Hell, then you are saved from
it and from all the evil it contains. (Abu Diiwud)
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207. Jlibir Ra<;liyalHihu 'auhu narrates: I heard Nabl ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Therejs indeed a moment during the night,
in which no Muslim asks Alllih for a good of this world and of the
Hereafter, but Allah grants it to him. And this applies to every
night. (Muslim)
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208. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam in a I;IadTth Qudsl said: Our Rabb
Tabiiraka wa Ta'lila descends every night to (the lowest) sky of this
world, when one-third of the night remains, and He says: Is there
anyone to invoke Me in Du 'a, so that I may accept it? Is there
anyone to ask of Me, so that I may grant it to him? Is there anyone
to seek My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him? (Bukhiiri)
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209. Mu'awiya ibne-Abu Sufyan Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I

heard Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whosoever
asks Allah for something with these five phrases, Alliih will grant
him that for a certainty:
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There is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Allah is the
'ILM AND DHIKR 363
Greatest; there is none worthy of worship but Allah, He is

Alone and has no partner; to Him belongs the Kingdom and to
Him is due all Praise, and He has power over all the things;
there is none worthy of worship hut Allah; There is no might to
resist evil and no power to do good except throngh Allah.
(Tabarani, Majma~ 'uz-Zawaid)
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210. Rab"i'ah ibne- 'Amir RaQiyalHihu 'anhu uarrates: I heard Nab!
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Persist in your Du 'a
(supplication) with: {J1IJ ~oJ.ej, I~~ (0 the Owner of Majesty and
Splendour!). (Mustadrak J:Iiikim)
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211. Salama ibnil-Akwa' Aslam! RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that I
never heard a Du 'a (supplication) in which Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam did not commence his supplication with these words
'";'~JI ~'11 ~\ j:, ~~
Glory be to my Rabb, the Elevated the High,the Most
Munificent Bestower.
(Musnad Abrnad, l'abarani, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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212. Buraidah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam heard a person suplicating:
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:l;.1\~:J~
'ILM AND DlIlKR 364
o Allah! I call You and bear witness that You are indeed
Allah, and there is none worthy of worship besides You, the
One, Who depends on none, and all others depend on Him,
Who begets not, aud has not been begotten, and there is none
like unto Him.
RasUlullab ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You have invoked Allah
in Du 'a with such a name by which whatever is asked for is given,
and whatever is supplicated, is accepted. (Abu Dawiid)
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~~ ~T l,;,;n!J (map) ~;..;o]1 :;';']1;' ~[;,][ <§ ~I";,][ ~~J' ~I
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yrtVA:~J"" 'l:.l;!J\J..Lo.:>Jl~~~~JJjY~J.}Y'-!
213. Asma' bint YazTd Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that indeed NabT
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah's Greatest Name (Ism-ul-
A '<am) is in these two verses:
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And your Allah is One Allah, there is none worthy of worship
but He the Beneficent, the Merciful.
And in the beginning verse of Ale- 'Imran
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Allah it is, besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, the
Eternal Living, the Sustainer and Maintainer of all.
(Tirmidhi)
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~4~; J..;j :~~I J~,~:,;l ~~ ~ ,~I:f~IJ ~~II; ~ '''''~~IJ ,?I~I tioli
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214. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that we were
sitting in a circle with RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; a man
was offering his Salat. When he completed his Rukii'(bowing),
Sajdah (prostration), and Tashahhud (sitting), he begged in Du 'a
with these words:
'ILM AND DHIKR 365
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o AllAh! I ask You, as all Praise is due only to You and there
is none worthy of worship but You, You are the Originator of
the heavens and the earth. 0 the Sustainer of Majesty and
Spleudour! 0 the Eternal Liviug, the Sustainer aud
Maintainer of all!
Rasiilulliih SailalUihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He has indeed invoked
Allah with Alliih's Greatest Name (lsm-ul-A ·zam). When someone
supplicates with these words, it is accepted and whatever is asked for
is given. (Mustadrak J:Hikim)
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215. Sa'd ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilulliih

sailalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Should I not inform you of
Allah's 'Greatest Name' (lsm-ul-Aa'lam) when Du'a, is invoked
with it, is accepted, and what is asked for with it is given? This is
the supplication through which Yunus 'Alaihissalam called (Allah)
from within three darknesses, This is as under:
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There is none worthy of worship but You, Glory be to You,
indeed, I have been of the wrong doers
A man asked: 0 Rasiilailah! Is this Du 'a special for Yunus
'Alaihissaiam or for all the believers? Rasiilullah sailalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Have you not heard the words of Allah 'Azza wa
Jail?
And We delivered Yiinus of his distress, thus We graut

deliverauce to all believers.
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When any Muslim
makes Du 'a with these words during his illness forty times and then,
if he dies of that disease, he is granted the reward of a martyr. And if
he recovers from that disease, then all his sins are forgiven.
(Mustadrak !;IiiJdm)
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216. 'Abdullah ibne 'Abbas Ra(!iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi

Sallallabu 'alaihi wasallam said: Five kinds of Du'as (invocations)
are accepted: The Du'ii of an oppressed when he asks for help, Allah
helps him; the Du 'a of the Pilgrim until he returns; and the Du 'a of a
Mujiihid till he returns; and the Du 'a of a sick person until he
recovers; and the Du 'a of his brother for a brother in his absence. He
then said: The quickest answered Du'a among these is the Du'a of a
brother for his brother in his absence. (Baihaqj)
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217. Abu Hurairah Ra(!iyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! SallalIahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Three Du'as are surely answered, of which
there is no doubt: Du'ii of a father, Du'a of a traveller, and Du'a of
an oppressed person. (Abu Dawfid)
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218. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed

Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: My sitting after $alii-tul-
Fajr, in remembering Allah, by extolling Him, praising Him,
glorifying Him, and testifying His Oneness until the sun rises, is
dearer to me than the freeing of two or more slaves from amongst the
descendents of Isma'II 'Alaihissalam. And, similarly, after $alii-tul-
'Asr until the setting of the sun, (engagement of deeds mentioned
above) is dearer to me than the freeing of four slaves from amongst
the descendents of Isma'II 'Alaihissalam. (Musnad A1)mad)
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219. Ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who sleeps at night, duly
purified (by performing Wu~lii), an angel spends the night, attached
to his body. When he gets up from the sleep the Angel supplicates:
o Allah! Forgive Your Slave, so and so, as he slept duly purified.
(Ibne-I:Iibban)
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220. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab!

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not a Muslim who goes to
bed remembering Allah in a state of purity (after having performed
Wu~lii), wakes up during the night, then asks Allah to provide him
with the good of this world and that of the Hereafter, except that
Allah will grant that to him. (Abu Dawiid)
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221. 'Amr ibne-'Abasah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told me: Indeed, the closest the Rabb
'ILM AND DHIKR 368 DU'li
comes to His slave, IS III the last part of the night; if you can
remember Allah at that time, then do so. (Mustadrak l:Iakim)
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222. 'Umar ibnil-KhaHab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu uarrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who falls asleep at night and fails
to recite his usual portion of the Qur' an, or part of it. and he recites it
between SaW-tul-Fa}r and $alii-tuz-Zuhr, it will be recorded for him
as though he had recited it during the night. (Muslim)
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223. Abu Ayyub Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyoue says (following words) in
the morning ten times; ten good deeds will be recorded for him, ten
evil deeds erased, and ten degrees elevated in rank, and he will earn a
reward equal to the setting free of four slaves. And he will be
protected from Shai!iin until the evening. And he who says these
words after offering Salii-tul-Maghrib, he shall have all like these
(rewards) until it dawns.
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ji~%~J>J; :;"j,4;Jl;,)j~'4J, 4J .!.li 'J .~j'.:ilI'J!4Jl'i r- . .

There is none worthy of worship but Allah, (Who is) Alone
without any partner, to Him belongs the Kingdom, to Him is
due all the Praise, and He has Power over all things.
(Ibne-l:IibbfuJ)
'ILM AND DHIKR 369 Du'a
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224. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says hundred times in the
morning and in the evening, ~~J ;»1 ::,~ (Glory be to Allah and
Praise be to Him), none will come, on the Day of Resurrection, with
anything more excellent, except he who has said the same or more
than that. (Muslim)
In another narration, the following words are mentioned:
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Glory be to Allah, Who is above all faults, the Incomparably
Great, and Praise be to Him.
(Muslim, Abu Dawiid)
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225. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who says in the morning, a
hundred times and in the evening a hundred times: ~~J;»\::'~
(Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults and praise be to Him) his
sins are forgiven, even if they are greater than the foam of the ocean.
(Mustadrak l;Iakim)
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226. One of the companions of Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
narrates: I heard Ras~lullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He
who says in the morning and evening (the following words), it will
be his right upon Allah to please him:
'ILM AND DHIKR 370 Dutil
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We are pleased with Allah as Rahb, and with Islam as a
religion, and with Mnl)ammad as a Messenger.
(Abu Dawudj
In another narration. this Dhikr is required to be repeated three times
in the evening and morning. (Musnad Abmad)
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227. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
.!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who iuvokes blessiugs ou me,
ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, will obtain my
intercession on the Day of Resurrection. (TabariinT, Majma- 'uz-Zawiiidj
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228. 1:Iasan Rai).imahullahu narrates that Samurah ibne-Jundub
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu said: Shall I not narrate to you a padith, which I
have heard from Rasiilullah .!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam several times
and several times from Abu Bakr and several times from 'Vmar
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma? I said: Yes, do tell us! Samurah said: He
who says in the morning and in the evening (the following words)
and asks Allah for something with these words, will surely be given
what he asked for:
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o Allah, You have created me, and You guide me, and You
feed me, and You give me to drink, and You cause me to die,
and You will resurrect me.
'ILM AND DlllKR 371 DU'ii
'Abdullah ibne-Salam says: Musa 'Alaihis Salam used to invoke

Du 'a with these words every day seven times; and he did not ask for
anything from Allah but that it would be granted to him. (TabaranT,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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229. 'Abdullah ibne-Ghanarn Baya<.ll Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that

indeed RasUlullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says this
Du'a (as follows) in the morning. verily. he will have expressed a
complete thanksgiving for all the bounties of that day; and he who
says the sarne in the evening, will have expressed a complete
thanksgiving for all the bounties of that night:
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J-<i.lI~J
o Allah! This morning whatever favour or goodness has come
to me, or to any of Your creations has indeed, come from You
Alone, You have no partner, and to You be all the Praises, and
all thanksgiving.
(Abu Dawud, Amalul Yaumi wal Lailah by Nasal)
Note: For evening the same Dua by changing ~lto ~
jl c,'of ~ J~;; :J~ R\\;1>1 Jj.:..:, ti ~ '.ill,~:, +I!(;';' ~:;. -YI" •

.di ,-., q',:;, t:~~) ,~~) cl.?~ ~.~ ~j) ,:il~j';';';':"l Jl~\ ::.s. ;;
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230. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<.liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that indeed
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says (following
words) ouce in the morning or in the evening, then Allah frees a
quarter of him from the Fire. And he who says this twice, Allah
frees half of him from the Fire. And he who says this thrice, Allah
frees three-fourth of him from the Fire. And he who says this four
times, Allah frees him totally from the Fire:
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o Allah! Verily as I begin the morning, I make You witness,
and make the bearers of Your Throne and Your angels and all
of Your creation witnesses, that verily You are Allah, and none
is worthy of worship but You, and verily that Mul)auunad is
Your slave and Messenger.
(Abu Diiwlid)
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oto/l"",.uI.wIJJ'''' T'<,.JJ~Ij,r-c?
231. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to Fatima Ra<,liyallahu 'anba that
there should not be anything which may stop you from listening to
my advice. Say this Du 'a in the morning and in the evening:
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o Eternal Living and Sustainer and Maintainer of all! I
beseecb You in the name of Your Mercy; improve all my
affairs, and do not leave me to my desires; even for the
blinking of an eye.
(Mustadrak l:lakim)
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232. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a person came to
Nab! Sallanahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: a Rasillallah! A scorpion
stung me last night. He replied: If you had said in the evening (the
following words), it would have not harmed you:
'ILM AND DHIKR 373 DU'fi
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I seek refuge iu Allnh's all Perfect Words, for protection from
the evil of all that He has created.
(Muslim)
Note: According to some Scholars, by the Perfect Words of Allah is
meant the Qur'an. (Mirqat-ul-Maratl~)
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: .1>1 4.:) ~ jti .lJ;ii1 ~ i.;.;.. .~ ~ ~ C; ;:. ~ ,?~81 ,&1 '?~ :':;.1
'I)) .~:, 4l ~ ~ i*': ~F .;.ilIA ;L;J JS' ~)~ Ijl5j ~;.:1;; ~ ~15j
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233. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! $allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who says this three times (as follows) in
the evening, no poison will harm him that night:
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I seek refuge in Allnh's all Perfect Words, for protection from
the evil of all that He has created.
Suhai! Ral)imahnllahu says: My family had memorized these words,
and used to say them every night. A little girl was stung, but she did
not feel any pain. (TirmidhI)
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234. Ma 'qal ibne-Yasar Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!

$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says (following words) in
the morning three times, and then recites the last three verses of
Siirah Al-Ifashr, Allah will appoint seventy thousand angels for him,
who witl continue to invoke blessings on him till the evening; and if
he were to die that day, he would die as a martyr. And the one who
recites them in the evening, he would be in the same rank.
'lLM AND DHIKR 374 Du'u
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I seek refuge iu Allah the most Hearer aud the Knower, from
Shailau the accursed,
(Tinnidhi)
The last three verses of Siirah Al-l;/ashr are in chapter 59:22-24 of
the Qur'an.
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235. 'Uthman ibne-' Afran Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
RasUlullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who says the
following words three times in the evening, then no sudden calamity
will befall him till the morning. And he who says these words in the
morning three times, no sudden calamity will befall him till the
evening. These words are as follows:
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In the name of Allah, with Whose Name nothing can harm in
the earth, or in the heavens, and He is the Hearer and Knower
(of all things),
(Abu Dawiid)
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236. Abu Dardii' Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he who says

(following words) seven times in the morning and in the evening,
AlIiih will suffice him for all that is of worry and concern to him,
regardless of whether he believes in the virtues of these words or not.
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Allah is sufficient for me, none is worthy of worship but He,
and upon Him do I vest my trust, and He is the Rabb of the
tremendous 'Arsh (Throne of Allah). (Abu Dawiid)
'ILM AND DHIKR 375 Dutil
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237, Ibne- 'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlulIiih
SalIalIiihu 'alaihi wasallam never gave up saying these words in the
morning, and evening:
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o Allah! I ask You for comfort and ease in this world, and in
the Hereafter. 0 Allah! I ask Your forgiveness and security in
my Deen (religion), in my worldly affairs, and in my family,
and in my wealth. 0 Allah! Veil my faults, and graut me
peace against fear. 0 Allah! Protect me from the frout, the
rear, the right, the left, and from above; and I seek refuge in
Your Maguificence, lest I be destroyed suddenly from beneath.
(Abu Dawud)
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238. Shaddiid ibne-Aws Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab'i

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Sayyad ul Istighfiir (chief
phrase for asking forgiveness), is to say:
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o Allah! You are my Rabb, none is worthy of worship but

'ILM AND DHIKR 376 DU'll
You, You have created me and I am Your slave, and hold to

Your Covenant and Promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in
You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your
Favours; and confess my sins. Forgive me, as because none but
Y 00 can forgive sins.
RasUlulliih -Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam then said: He who says these
words during the day with belief and died that day before the
evening he would be amongst the dwellers of Paradise. He who says
these words during the night with belief and dies before the morning,
he will be amongst the dwellers of Paradise. (Bukharj)
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239. Ibne-' Abbas RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that indeed
RasUlullah -Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites
(following verses) in the morning, will get that day the reward of
which he had missed (of his usual routine of Dhikr voluntarily); and
he who recites these verses in the evening, will get that night the
reward of which he had missed (of his usual routine of Dhikr and
worship):
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So Glorify Allah in the evening, and in the morning. For unto
Him is the Praise in the heavens, and in the earth, and at the
sun's decline, and in the noon day, He brings forth the living
from the dead and He brings forth the dead from the living;
and He revives the earth after its death; thus shall you be
brought forth from the earth, (on the Day of Resurrection).
(Abu Dawfid)
'ILM AND DHlKR 377
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240. Abu Malik Al-'Ash'ar! Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a person enters
into his house he should say:
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o Allah!
I ask You for a blessed entering and a blessed leaving
(of my house), In the name of Allah we are entering, and in the
name of Allah we are coming ont; and in Allah, our Rabb, we
trust.
Then he should say Assalamu 'alaikum to his family. (Abu Dawud)
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241. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: Indeed I
heard Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When a person enters
his house and mentions Allah 'Azza wa Jall at entering and on eating,
Shaiian says (to his mates): There is no place here for you to spend
the night, and no evening meals. And when he enters without
mentioning Allah's name, then at his entering, Shaiian says (to his
mates): You have found a place to spend the aight. And when he
does not mention Allah's name at eating, Shaiian says (to his mates):
You have found a place to spend the night, and evening meals.
(Muslim)
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242. Umme Salamnh Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that never did
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam leave my house, except that
looking towards the sky, he said:
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o Allah! I seek refuge in You that I may go astray, or be
caused to go astray, or slip (from the straight path) or be made
to slip (from the straight path), or indulge in excesses, or be
made to indulge in excesses, or that I may ill-treat in ignorance,
or be ill-treated in ignorance.
(Abu Dawud)
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243, Anas ibne-Malik RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: He who says (the following words)
at the time of going out of his house, it is said to him (by the angels):
Your needs are sufficed for (the day), and you are protected. And
Shai(an goes away from him:
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In the name of Allah, in Allah I vest my trust, there is no might
to resist evil or to do good except throngh Allah.
(Tirmidhi)
It is narrated in another narration, the angel says: You are guided,
and you are sufficed for the day, and you are protected, So the devils
move away from him, one devil tells another: How can you
overpower this man, who has been guided, sufficed for, and
protected. (Ahu DiiwUd)
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244. Ibne-'Abbas RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that indeed
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a state of distress used to
say:
'ILM AND DHIKR 379 DU'fj
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There is none worthy of worship except Allah, incomparably
Great, the Clement; there is none worthy of worship except
Allah, the Rabb of tIle tremendous 'Arsh (Throne of Allah);
there is uoue worthy of worship except Allah, the Rabb of the
skies, the Rabb of the earth and the Rabb of the tremendous
'Arsh (Throne).
(Bukhiirl)
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245. Abu Bakrah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu uarrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The supplications of the distressed
is:
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o Allah! Yonr Mercy is what I hope for. Do not abandon me

to my desires, even to the blinking of an eye, and put all my
alTairs in order for me; none is worthy of worship but You.
(Abu Diiwud)
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246. Umme-Salamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha, the wife of Rasiilnllah

~allallahn 'alaihi wasallam, narrates: I heard Rasiilnllah ~allallahn
'alaihi wasallam saying: Whenever a slave of Allah, afflicted with a
calamity, says (the following words), Allah will grant him for his
calamity better than that:
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Allah! Reward me "in my calamity, and grant me from it

something better than that. .
She said: When Abu Salamah 'Ra"iyalliihu 'anliu died, I supplicated
as Rasi1luIHih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam had ordered me; so Allah
then granted me RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam (as a
husband), better than him. (Muslim)
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247. Sulaiman ibne-Surad Ra"iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said (about a person who was showing
anger at another person): If this person would have said these words,
the anger would have gone from him.
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I seek refuge in Allah from the Shailan,
(BukharT)
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248. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid Ra"iyallahu .'anhu narrates that
Rasi1lulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who is afflicted by
hunger, and he begs people, this will not remove his hunger. And he
who is afflicted by hunger, and he begs Alliih, Allah shall provide
him the means of his subsistence, reaching him sooner or later.
(TirmidhT)
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249. Abu Vail Ra1;limahullahu narrates that a Mukiitab (slave) came
to 'All Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu and said: I am unable to pay the agreed
'ILM AND DHlKR 381 DU'il
amount within the agreed period ( to get myself freed from slavery),
so help me. 'All Rac;liyalUihu 'anhu told him: Should I not teach you
those words, which RasUlulUih ~alla1liihu 'alaihi wasallam taught
me? If you are in a debt equivalent to Mount Seer (of Yemen), Allah
will discharge that debt for you. Say this:
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o Allah, suffit'e for me Your lawful sustenance, saving me
from the unlawful; and by Your Grace, free me from all,
except Yourself.
(TirmidhT)
Note: Mukiitab means a slave for whose liberty, a certain
quantum of anything is agreed upon and when he pays that, he
gets free.
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250. Abu Sa'Id Al-KhudhrI Rac;liyalUihu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam entered the Masjid one day
and he saw a man from the Ansar, called Abu Umamah. He said: 0
Abu Umamah! What is the matter? I see you sitting in the Masjid
aloof, other than the time of Salah. Abu Umamah Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu
said: I am surrounded by anxieties and debts 0 RasUlallah! He said:
Should I not teach you a Du 'a, when you invoke it, Allah will
remove your anxieties and get your debts paid off. Abu Umamah
Rac;liyallahu 'anhu said: Yes verily, 0 RasUlallah! He said: Say in
the morning and in the evening:
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o Allah! I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, I seek
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refuge iu You from helplessness and laziness, I seek refuge in

You from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek refuge in You
from being burdened by debt, and being oppressed by people.
Abu Umiimah Raqiyallahu 'anhu says: So I did that. And indeed
Alliih removed my anxieties, and cleared all my debts. (Abu Dawild)
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251. Abu Musa AI-Ash'arl Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a I:Iadlth Qudsl said: When
a child of a slave of Allah dies, Allah asks His angels: Have you
siezed the soul of My slave's son? The angels reply: Yes. Then
Alliih asks: Have you brought the beloved of My slave? They
answer: Yes. Then Allah asks: What did My slave say (when you
did that)? They reply: He praised You and said: i>~1):91 ~1) i». ~l (To
Allah indeed we belong, and to Him are we to return). Allah says:
Build a house for My slave in Paradise, and name it Baytul /famd
(the house of praise). (Tinnidhi)
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252. Buraidah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam used to teach the Sa!)abah that when they go to
cemeteries they should say:
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Peace be upon you 0 the inhabitants of the dwellings (of
graves), the believers and the Muslims. Allah willing, we shall
'ILM AND DHIKR 383 Du'ii
indeed, soon be joining you. I ask Allah to grant you and us

ease and well being.
(Muslim)
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253. 'Vmar ibnil-Khanab Rac;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that indeed
RasiilulHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who enters a market
and says (the following words) Allah will record for him a million
virtues, and erase a million evils, and elevate him by a million
ranks:
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None is worthy of worship but Allah, Who is Alone. He has

no partner, to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him Praise is
.due, He gives life and causes death, and He is the ever Living
and Eternal, and in His Hand is all the Good, and He has
Power over all things.
In another narration, in place of elevating his rank by a million it is
mentioned that, a palace is built for him in Paradise. (TirmidhI)
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254. Abu Barzah Al-AslamI Rac;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that in his
last days when RasiilulHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam would depart
from a gathering, he would supplicate:
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Glorious indeed are You, 0 Allah, and Yours is the Praise, I
testify that none is worthy of worship but You, I seek Your

forgiveness, and turn to You.
Someone said to him: 0 RasUlallah! You say some words, the like
of which you had never said before. He replied: It is an aton~ment
for what happened in a gathering. (Abu Dawiid)
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255. Jubair ibne-Mut'im Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulIah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says (the following words),
this saying is like stamping a seal for that assembly of Dhikr. Al}d
he who said it in a gathering of unprofitable talk and actions, it will
become an atonement for that:
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Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults and Praise be to Him,
I testify that none is worthy of worship but You, I seek Your
forgiveness, and turn to You.
(Mustadrak I;Iakim)
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256. 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu 'anha narrates that once a goat was gifted
to RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, at which he said: (0
'A'ishah!) Distribute it. It was customary for 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu
'anha that whenever her maid-servant would return after distributing
anything, she would ask: What did the people say: The maid-servant
replied: They said: ~ '.11 ~)4 (May Allah bless you). At this
'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu 'anha would say: '.11 ~)4 ~J (And may Allah
bless them too). We reciprocate their supplication, and now the

reward of this distributing remains solely for us. (Wabil u~ ~ayyib)
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257. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that indeed when the
first fruits (of the season) would be brought to RasUlulHih SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam, he would say:
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o Allah bless us in our city, in onr fruits, in our Mudd and in
our $0', blessings and more blessings..
He would then give those fruits to the youngest child present
amongst children. (Muslim)
Note: Mudd is a measure of weight, approximately one kilogram,
whereas, a Sa' is a larger measure of weight, approximately four
kilograms.
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258. Wa1}shI ibne-FJarb Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that indeed
Sa1).abah of NabI SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 Rasulallah! We
eat but are not filled. He said: Perhaps you eat separately. They
replied: Yes. RasululHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Eat your
food together, and mention the name of Allah during eating, you will
be blessed in it. (Abu Dawiid)
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259. Anas Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The one, who after eating his food says this
Du'a, will be forgiven his former ane! latter sins: ,
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All Praise be to Allah Who has fed me with this food, and·
provided me with it through no might or power on my, part.
And he who puts on his clothes and says (the following Du'a), will
be forgiven his former and latter sins:
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All Praise be to Allah Who has enclothed me with these clothes,
and provided me with it through no might or power on my
part.
(Abu Dawud)
Note: By forgiving latter sins is meant that Allah will protect His
slave from future sins. (Badhl-uI-Majhud)
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260. 'Vmar ibnil KhaHab RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard.

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who puts on new!
clothes and says (the following words), then takes the old garment
and gives it as Sadaqah, he will be in Allah's protection and I
guardianship, and Allah will hide his sins from others during his life
time and after his death.
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Praise be to Allah, who has clothed me to cover my nakedness,
and adorned me in my lifetime. (Tirmidhi)
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261. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: When you hear the cock crowing, ask Allah
for His Grace, for it crows when it sees an angel. And when you
hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, because the
ass brays when it sees a Shaitan. (BukhiirT)
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262. Tall).a ibne- 'Ubaidullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed

when Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sighted the new moon, he
would say:
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o Allah! Make the new moon rise on us with blessings, faith,

safety and Islam. (0 Moon) My Rabb and your Rabb is Allah!
(TirmidhI)
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263. Qatadah Ral).imahullah narrates that it has been reported to me
that when Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to sight a new moon,
he would say t~rice:
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A new moon of good and guidance, a new moon of good and
guidance, a new moon of good and guidance, I believe in Him
Who created you.
He would then say:
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Praise be to Allah, who has let such and such month to depart,
and let such and such month to start.
(Abu Dawiid)
Note: When invoking, use name of the month in place of such and
such.
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264. 'Vmar RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasiilullah

Saliallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who sees a man in distress and
says (as follows), then he will be saved from this distress, of
whatever nature it be, as long as he lives. ,
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All Praise be to AWih Who has saved me from that wbich has
inflicted yon, and He has preferred me over many of His
creations.
(Tirmidhl)
Note: la'far Ral,limahullah says: These words must be said within
one's heart, so as not to let the afflicted person hear it.
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265. FJudbaifah RaQiyaIlahu 'anhu narrates that when Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam would lie down on his bed at night, he
would place his hand under his cheek and say:
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o Allah! In Your Name I die, aud live (I sleep aud get up).
When he got up, he would say:
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All Praise be to Allah, Who has given us life after causing us to
die, and to Him we shall be resurrected.
(BukhiirT)
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266. Bara' ibne-'Azib RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlulHih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam told me: When you go to your bed (to
sleep), perform Wudii as you do for Salat, then lie down on your
right side, and say: , ,
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o AlHih! I have turned my face towards You, eutrusted my
affairs to You, and put hopes in You, (iu seeking Your support
for my respousihilities) out of fear of You, and desire of You,
there is no refuge, nor place of safety from You, except to have
recourse to You, I believe in Your Book that You have revealed,
aud in Your Prophet that You have sent,
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to Bara' RaQiyallahu
'anhu: If you die, then you died on the true nature of Islam. Make
this reciting your last words before you sleep. Bara' RaQiyallahu
'anhu says: I started memorizing this. And I said in the last phrase:
.:..L~ .,~, ::.uy,:I) And in Your Messenger that You have sent (instead
of .:..L) .,~, ~j and by Your Prophet that You have sent).
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam (corrected me and) said: No!
say: .:..L) .,.)11 ~j (And in Your Prophet that You have sent). Iu
another narration, it is added after "you have died on the true nature
of Islam", when you wake up in the morning you have received
blessing. (Abu Diiwud, Muslim)
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'ILM AND DH/KR 390 DU'ii
267. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulUih

SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When anyone of you goes to bed,
he should dust his bed with the corner of his lower garment, for he is
unaware of what may have come on it since he left, and say:
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In Your name my Rabb I lie down on my side, and by Your
Name I rise up, if You bold my sonl have Mercy on it, and if
You let it go, guard it in the way in which You guard Your
rigbteous slaves.
(Bukhari)
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268. fJaf~a Ra<;liyalliihu 'anha, the wife of NabI SallalUihu 'alaihi
wasallam, said: Indeed when Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
wanted to go to sleep, he would put his right hand under his cheek,
and would then say three times:
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o Allah! Guard me from Your Punishment on the Day when
You resurrect Your slaves (from the graves).
(Abu Dawfid)
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269. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that NabI Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: Behold! If anyone says the following words
while having intercourse with his wife, and if it is ordained that a
child be born to them, thereby, no Shaitiin will ever harm it.
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In the name of AlIab; 0 Allah! Keep me away from Shai!an,
and keep Shai!an away from what You have provided us with.
(Bukhari)
'lLM AND DHIKR 391 DU'ii
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270. 'Abdullah ibne-' Amr Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When anyone of you,
while sleeping, is fughtened by a nightmare, he should say (the
following words), then that (dream) will not cause him harm:
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Puuishmeut, the evil of His slaves, aud the evil promptings of
the devils, and their presence,
'Abdulliih ibne- 'Amr Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma used to teach this Du'ii
to those of his children, who had reached puberty, and for those who
had not reached puberty, he would write it down on a piece of
material, and hang the writing around their necks. (Tirmidhi)
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271. Abu Sa'Id AI-KhudhrI Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed
he heard NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When any of you
sees a good dream which he likes, then verily this is from Allah, and
he should praise Allah for it, and relate what he has seen, and when
one sees anything else which he dislikes, it is from Shaitan. He
should seek refuge in Alliih from its evil, and should not mention it
to anyone; then it will not cause him any harm. (Tirmidhl)
Note: Alliih's refuge may be sought by reciting "'}> ~ ;\1"1~ (I seek
refuge in Alliih from the evil of this dream).
'ILM AND DHIKR 392 Du'ti
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272. Abu Qatadah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates: I heard NabI

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Good dreams are from Allah, and
bad dream from Shaitan. So, when one of you sees what he dislikes,
he should spit (lightly) three times (on his left) after waking up and
then seek refuge in Allah from its evil. Then his dream will certainly
not harm him. (BukhiirT)
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273. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallalliihu
'aIaihi wasallam said: When anyone of you goes to his bed, an angel
and a Shai(an rush to him. The Shaitan says: End your day with evil.
And the angel says: End your day with good. If he remembers Allah,
then Shai(an goes away, and the angel stays and protects him whole
night. When he wakes up, an angel and a Shai(an again rush to him.
The Shai(iin tells him: Begin your day with evil. And the angel says:
Begin your day with good. If he says the following words, and then
he falls from his mount (or dies for any other reason), then he died as
a martyr. And if he remains alive and stands up to perform Salah,
this Salah elevates his rank.
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All Praise be to Allah Who restored my life to me after death
'lLM AND DHIKR 393 DU\i
and did not give death while sleeping. All Praise be to Allah,
Who has held the sky from falling on the earth, except with His
permission. Verily, AlIlih is The Most Kind, The Most
Merciful to people. All Praise be to Allah Who resurrects the
dead and has Power over all things.
(Tirmidbi)
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274. 'Imran ibne-Hu~ain Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked my father: 0 Hu~ain!
How many gods do you worship? My father replied: Seven, six on
the earth, and one in the heavens. Rasiilnllah ~allamihu 'a1aihi
wasallam asked: Which of them do you pray in yom' hopes and
fears? He replied: The one in the heavens. Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam asked: 0 Hu~ain! If you accept Islam, I would
teach you two phrases, which would benefit you. When Hu~ain
accepted Islam, he said: 0' Rasiilallah! Teach me the two phrases
that you promised me. Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Say
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o Allah! Inspire me to my righteousness, and protect me from
the evil of myself.
(TinnidhI)
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275. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anha narrates that RasiilulUih SallalIahu

'alaihi wasaIlam commanded her to supplicate with this Du'ii:
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o Allah I ask You of every good, which may come soou or
which may come later, which I know or which I do not know;
and I seek refuge in You from every evil; which may come soou
or which may come later, which I am aware of or which I know
not; and I ask you for Paradise, and of every word and deed
that may bring me close to it; and I seek refuge from Hell-Fire,
and of every word and every deed that may bring me close to it.
And I ask of You every good, which Yonr slave and Messenger
Mul)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked from You, and I
seek refuge from every evil, from which Your slave and
Messenger Mul)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam songht
refuge in You, and I ask of You that whatever You decree for
me, make its outcome good for me.
(Mustadrak l:Iakim)
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276. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyaIliihu 'anha narrates: Whenever RasiiluIliih
SaIlalIahu 'alaihi wasaIlam would see things that he liked, he would
say:
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All Praise be to Allah with Whose blessings all good affairs are
accomplished.
and when he would see something that he disliked, he would say:
;I~ JS'J:s- i>. -'.;;j, (AIl Praise is for Allah under all circumstances)
(Ibne-Majah)
rKRAM·UL-MUSUM 395 Dignity ofa Muslim
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM
GENEROUSLY FULFILLING THE
RIGHTS OF A MUSLIM
To fulfil the Commandments of Alliih Ta'iilii

regarding humanity in the way of Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam being considerate of the
condition and status of each individual Muslim.
THE DIGNITY OF A MUSLIM
VERSES OF QUR'AN

Verily! A believing slave is better
than a free idolater even though he
may be more appealing to you.
AI-Baqarah 2: 221
[s he who was dead (being without

Faith); and We gave him life (by
giving him Faith) and set for him a
light (of Faith); whereby he can
walk amongst men, be compared
to him who is in the deep darkness
(of disbelief) from which he can
never come out? (Meaning
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 396 Dignity of a Muslim
thereby, can a Muslim be

compared to an unbeliever?)
AI-An'am 6: 122
Allah Sub/.Janahii wa Ta 'ala says:

Can he, then, who is a true
believer, be compared to him who
is an evildoer? Surely they are not
alike. As-Sajdah 32: 18
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'ala says:.
Then We gave the Book (the

Qur'an) as inheritance to those of
our servants whom We have
chosen. Fa!ir 35: 32
Note: After RasUlullah ~alla1lilhu 'alaihi wasallam this Ummah has
inherited this book. Meaning thereby, that every Muslim of this
Ummah has been distinguished by a unique honour which was
previously only bestowed to Prophets. However, along with the
honour it becomes the responsibility of each individual of the
Ummah to convey the message of the Qur'an to the rest of mankind.
AI;IADITH
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1. 'A'ishah Rac;liyalliihu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam ordered us to treat people according to their status.
(Muqadma Sabih Muslim)
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397 Dignity ofa Muslim
2. Abdullah Ibne-' Abbas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUlullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam looked at the Ka'bah and said:
La ilaha illalliih, how pure you are, and how sweet is your fragrance,
and how great is your honour! However the honour of a Mu'min
(believer) is greater than yours. Indeed, Allah Subl}anahli wa Ta'iila
has made you respectable; (likewise) the wealth, the blood, and the
honour of a Mu'min has been made respectable; and Allah has
forbidden us to suspect him of wrongdoing. (Tabarao!, Majma- 'uz-
Zawaid)
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3. Jabir ibne- 'Abdullah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUluliah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The poor among the
Muslims will enter Paradise forty years before the rich. (TirmidhI)
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4. Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUluliah
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The poor Muslims will enter
Paradise half-a-day earlier than the rich. This half-day will be
equivalent to five hundred years of this world. (Tirmidht)
Note: The preceeding !)adlth states that the poor Muslims will enter
Paradise forty years before the rich; this may be in a situation where
both the rich and poor have a greed for wealth. Whereas according
to this l}ad'ith, the poor will enter Paradise five hundred years before
the rich; this may be when the poor do not have a greed for wealth.
(Jami- 'ul-u~Ul)
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5. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra~iyallahu 'auhuma narrates that Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When you will gather on the Day of
Resurrection, an announcement will be made: Where are the poor
and the destitute of this Ummah? Hearing it, they will rise. Then, it
will be said to them: What were the deeds you performed? They will
reply: 0 our Rabb (Sustainer)! You tried and tested us and we
endured with patience, whereas You gave wealth and authority to
others. Allah will say: You have spoken the truth. RasiUullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: These people will enter Paradise
before the rest of mankind. Subsequently, a strict accountability will
be left for the wealthy and the rulers. (Ibne-f:Iibban)
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6. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra~iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasiUullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do you know who will
be the first to be admitted to Paradise amongst the creations of
Allah? The Sa!).abah said: Allah and His Messenger know better. He
said: The first to enter Paradise, amongst the creations of Allah, will
be the poor emigrants (the poor Sa!).abah who migrated to Madlnah
prior to conquest of Makkah). Through them frontiers are guarded
and in difficult times they (are put on the front lines to) provide a
protection for the security of others. When any of them dies, his
needs remain buried in his chest, unfulfilled
IKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 399 Dignity ofa Muslim
Allah will say to those angels He desires: Go to them and greet them
with Salam. The angels will say: 0 our Rabbi We are the
inhabitants of the Heavens and from the best of Your creations,
despite this You command us to go and greet them with Salam?
Allah will say: These are those of My slaves who worshipped Me
and ascribed no partners to Me, Through them frontiers were
defended; in difficulties they were used on the front lines and
security was ensured through them. When any of them died, his
needs remained within his chest, unfulfilled, Thus the angels will
corne to them from every door of Paradise, saying: Peace be upon
you for your (enduring) patience; indeed, what a supreme end you
have achieved. (Ibne-I;Iibban)
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7, 'Abdullah ibne-'Arnr Ra(liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: On the Day of
Resurrection, some people of my Ummah will have a Niir (light) like
that of the sun, We asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Who will they be? He
replied: They will be the poor emigrants; in difficult situations,
protection was ensured through them; when any of them died his
needs remained in his chest; they will be brought together from
various parts of the world, (Musnad Ai)mad)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: 0 Allah! Grant me life as a poor
and humble man; let me die a poor and humble man; and resurrect
me in the company of the poor and humble men, (MUSladrak I;Iakim)
IKRAM·UL-MUSUM 400
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9, Sa''jd ibne-Ab'j Sa''jd Ra!)imabulliih said: Abu Sa''jd AI-Khudrl
Rac;liyallahu 'anhu complained to Rasl11ullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam about his needs. Rasl11ullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Be patient Abu Sa''jd, because from amongst you whoever loves me,
poverty rushes to him, like flood water runs from the top of a valley or
from a mountain downwards. (Musnad A~mad, Majma-'nz-Zawiiid)
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to, Rafi' ibne-Khad'jj Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasl11ullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah 'Azza wa Jall loves a
slave, He protects him from the traps of the world as anyone of you
protects his sick from water. (TabariinT, Majma- 'nz-Zawiiid)
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11. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasl11ullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Love the poor and keep your sittings
with them, Love Arabs from your heart. And your faults should stop
you from criticizing others, (Mustadrak l,Iakim)
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12. Anas Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasl11ullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Many a dishevelled 'one. covered in dust,
clothed in old sheets, turned away from peoples' doors (has such a
attachment with Allah that) if he swears by Allah. certainly Allah will
fulfill his words. (TabaranT, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
( IKRAM·UL-MUSUM 401 Dignity ofa Muslim
Note: This !:JadIth implies that one must not look down upon a
dishevelled and dust laden person, as many-a·such are special slaves
of AWili. However, it does not mean such an appearance is to be
encouraged. (Ma'arifull:ladJth)
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13. Sabl ibne-Sa'd As-Sa'idI Raejiyallahu 'anhu narrates that once a
person passed by Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, (and) he
asked someone sitting with him: What do you think of the passer-by?
He replied: He is amongst the respected of the society; and by Allah!
If he proposes to a woman, he will be married; should he recommend
(something), his recommendation will be accepted. RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam remained silent. Then another person
passed by, and Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked (the
same person again): What is your opinion about this man? He
answered: 0 Rasiilallah! He is amongst the poor Muslims; if he
proposes (for marriage), it will not be accepted; should he
recommend (something), his recommendation will be rejected; and if
he speaks, nobody will pay heed. RasUlullah SallaiJahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: This man (the poor Muslim) is better than a whole
world full of the likes of the first one. (BukharJ)
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14. MU$'ab ibne-Sa'd Raejiyallahu 'anhu narrates that (my father)
Sa'd RaejiyaiJahu 'anhu considered himself superior to those who
were less than him (in bravery and wealth). So NabI Sallal1ahu
'alaihi wasallam said (with an intention to reform) him: Undoubtedly
you are helped and provided sustenance due to the blessings of the
weak and destitute amongst you. (BukharI)
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15. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasiiIulliih
Saliallahu 'aIaihi wasallam saying: Look for me amongst the weak;
for you are provided sustenance and help due to the weak amongst
you. (Abu Diiwud)
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16. l:Iarithah ibne-Waheb Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard NabI
SaliaIliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Should I not inform you of the
people of Paradise? Anyone who is weak, not harsh in dealings and
behaviour, but moderate and soft; people (also) consider him
unimportant, (but he is so close to Allah that) if he swears by Allah,
He will fulfil his words. And the dwellers of Hell are miserly,
insolent and arrogant. (BukharI)
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17. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil 'A~ Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam while mentioning the
Hell-Fire, said: The people of the Fire are all those who are violent,
pompous, arrogant, amassing wealth and property excessively (not
giving to the needy). And the dwellers of Paradise are the weak and
the oppressed. (Musnad Ahmad, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 403 Dignity ofa- Muslim
18. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiHullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone with these three qualities shall be
under the shade of Allah's Mercy (on the Day of Resurrection) and
will be admitted iuto Paradise: (I) Courtesy towards the weak (2)
Compassion to parents (3) Kindness to slaves (subordiuates).
(TirmidhT)
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19. Abdullah Ibue-' Abbas RaQiyallahu 'auhuma narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Shaheed (martyr) will be
brought ou the Day of Resurrection and made to stand for reckoning.
Then the giver of Sadaqah (charity) will be brought and made to
stand for reckoning. Then those people will be brought who suffered
many trials and hardships in the world; for them neither the Scale (of
justice) will be established, nor will any Court (of accountability) be
established for them. They will be bestowed with such immense
rewards from AlHih that people who had lived in ease and comfort
would wish that their bodies had been cut with scissors for the
reward, it would have bestowed upon them. (Taharanj, Majma- 'uz·
Zawaid)
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20. Mal)mud ibne-Labld RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiHullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah loves a people, He
afflicts them with trials. Anyone who forbears patiently, (the
reward) for patience is written down for him. And anyone who
becomes impatient, impatience is written down for him (he keeps on
grumbling). (Musnad Ai)mad, Majma-'uz·Zawaid)
lKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 404 Dignity ofa Muslim
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21. Abu Hurairah Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: (When) Allah grants a higher status
to a person, but his deeds do not entitle him to such a status, then
Alliih continues to afflict him (with trials and hardships) that cause
him inconveniences because of which he reaches the higher status.
(Abu Ya'Hi a, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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22. Abu Sa'Id Al-Khudrl and Abu Hurairah Rac)iyallahu 'anhuma
narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whenever a
Muslim faces fatigue, illness, worry, grief, hurt and sorrow, even
gets pricked by a thorn, Allah in lieu of his sufferings removes his
sins. (BukharI)
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23. 'A.'ishah Ra(iiyallahu 'anha narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: No Muslim is pierced by a thorn,
or is inflicted with something even less, except that he is elevated by
one rank (in Paradise) and a sin is erased for him. (Muslim)
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24. Abu Hurairah Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believing man or a believing
woman continues to remain under trials and afflictions on his own
self, on his children, and his wealth, until he meets Alliih in such a
condition that not a single sin remains on him. (Tirmidhj)
405 Dignity ofa Muslim
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25. Anas ibne-Malik Ral,iiyanahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilunah
-Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: When Allah 'Azza wa Jall afflicts
any of His Muslim slaves with a physical ailment, Allah 'Azza wa
Jall commands an angel: Keep recording all those good deeds which
he used to do (in health). Then if He gives him health, He cleans and
purifies him (by washing his sins), And if He recalls his soul, He
forgives and blesses him. (Abu Ya'la, Musnad A1)mad, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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26. Shaddiid ibne-Aus Ral,iiyanahu 'anhu in a ijadith Qudsl narrates:

I heard Rasiilulliih -Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed, Allah
has said: When I put to test one of My believing slaves (with
adversities), and he praises Me (remains thankful to Me), despite
these afflictions on him, I command (the angels) to keep on
recording the reward for him as they used to record the reward in
health. (Musnad A1)mad, Tabaran!, Majma-'uz-Zawiiid)
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-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A persistent fever or a headache
suffered by a Muslim slave, man or woman, will not leave a single
sin, even the size of a mustard seed, though being burdened by sins
like Mount U\1ud. (Abu Ya'la, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 406 Dignity ofa Muslim
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28. Abu Sa'ld AI-Khudrl Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUluIIah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: For a MU'min's headache Of a thorn
prick or any other thing which causes him distress, Allah will elevate
him one degree and wipe out his sins on the Day of Resurrection.
(Ibne-Abi Dnnya',Targhib)
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29. Abu Umamah Al-BahilI Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Any slave of Allah who implores
humbly and earnestly in an illness, Allah grants him recovery in such
a way that he is cleansed of all his sins. (Tabaran], Majma-'nz-Zawajd)
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30. !:lasan Ra/:limahullah narrates a saying of Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam: Indeed, Allah forgives all the sins of a Mu'min by
a night's fever. (Ibne-Abj Dnnya' llha!)
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31. Abu Hurairah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a !:ladlth Qudsl said: Allah Sub\:Janahii
wa Ta 'alii says: When I inflict illness upon My believing slave and
he does not complain about Me to people who visit him, I set him
free (forgive his sins), Then I change his flesh with flesh better than
his and blood better than his blood and he resumes his deeds afresh
(as all his sins have been wiped out). (Mnsladrak I:Iakim)
IKRAM·UL-MUSLIM 407 Dignity of a MlIslim
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32. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Any (Muslim) who had fever for a single
night, and bore it with patience, and remained pleased with Anah the
Almighty and Majestic, he gets cleansed of his sins, like the day his
mother gave birth to him. (Ibne-Abid Dunya, TarghTb)
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33. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu reported from Nab! Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam in a l::IadIth Quds! that Allah Ta'ala says: If I take
away two of the dearest things (eyes) of a Muslim, and he remains
patient, hoping for a reward, then nothing short of rewarding him
with Paradise can please Me. (TirmidhT).
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34. Abu Miisa Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasi1lu1\[ih Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: When a (Muslim) slave is ill or on a journey,
the same deeds are written for him, as he used to do while at home or
in health. (BukharT)
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35. Abu Sa'!d Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallanahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: A truthful trustworthy merchant shall be with the
Prophets, SiddIqI" (the true followers) and martyrs. (TirmidhT)
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36. Rifa'ah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! I;allallahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: The merchants will be raised up on the Day of
ResUlTection sinful, except those who feared Allah, were honest
(refrained from fraud and embezzlement) and were truthful.
(TinnidhI)
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37. Umme 'Ammarah Ansar!ah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha, daughter of Ka'b

Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu, says that once Nab! l;allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam
visited her and she presented him some food. He said: You may eat
also. She replied: I am fasting. At this, RasUlullah I;allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Indeed the angels continue to invoke blessing on the
person who is fasting and others eat besides him till they finish or
they are filled. (Tirmidhj)
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38. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
I;allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A tree was causing trouble to
Muslims. A man came and cut it and due to this entered Paradise.
(Muslim)
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39. Abu Dharr Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! l;allalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said to him: Look! UndoubtedlY you are not
superior to a fair skinned or a dark skinned person, except that you
excel him by Taqwa (the fear of Allah). (Musnad Al.lmad)
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40. Thauban Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUluIHih Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: In my Ummah there are some people that if
one of them comes to you and asks for a dinar, it would not be given
to him; if he asks for a dirham, it would not be given to him, (or
even) if he asks for a penny. it would not be given to him. However,
if he asks Allah for Paradise, He would grant it to him. Clothed into
two old sheets which do not completely cover him, yet if he swears
by Allah; He would honour his words. (TabaranI, Majma- 'uz-Zawiiid)
IKRAM·UL·MUSLlM 410 Excellence of COIlduct
EXCELLENCE OF CONDUCT
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Sub!).anahii wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
And lower the wings of your
tenderness over the believers.
AI-I)ijr 15: 88
Allah Sub!).anahii wa Ta'iila says: :JW J~)

And hasten for forgiveness from
your Rabb and to a Paradise whose
width is as vast as fhe heavens and
the earth, prepared for those who
fear Allah.
Those who spend freely whether in
prosperity or in adversity; who
hold and check their anger, and
forgive people, and (indeed,) Allah
loves fhe doers of good.
Ale-'Imriin 3: 133-134
Allah Sub!).anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JWJ~)

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And the true servants of Raljman J<' 0~ <::J.:;il\ .:f":J' >~J
(the most gracious Allah) are they
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who walk on the earth with
humility. AI-Furqiin 25: 63
Allah Sub!).anahii wa Ta'iila says:

(It is permitted that) An ill-deed be
IKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 411 Excellence of Conduct
revenged by an ill-deed. However,

whoever forgives and resolves his
differences (which terminate
enmity and lead to friendship as
this is even better than forgiveness)
then his great reward is Allah's
responsibility. (But whosoever
exceeds the limits while taking
revenge let him know) that verily
He (Allah) does not like the
oppressors. Ash-Shura 42: 40
Allah SubQanahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW J~J

And whenever they get angry, they ~ S > ~/ .> i> . ~ G I~\ /
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readily forgive. Ash-ShUra 42: 37
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The advise which Luqman 'Alaihis ~i;~ :JWJ~J

Salam gave his son has been
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mentioned by Allah: SubQauahii
wa Ta'aIa:
(0 my son!) And turn not your
face away from men with pride,
uor walk proudly on the earth.
Verily, Allah does not like the
arrogant (and) boastful.
And walk with humility and
dignity and lower your voice, (for
if a loud voice was something of
excellence, then the asses' voice
would have been good, whereas)
verily, the harshest of all voices is
the braying of the asses.
Luqman 31: 18-19
lKRXM·UL-MUSLlM 412 Excellence of Conduct
AijADITH
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41. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrates: I heard RasUlullah
,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily, a Mu'min by his good
conduct acquires the rank of one who fasts and stands in .salat during
the night. (Abu Dawud)
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Sallallahu .'alaihi wasalllllJ) said: The most perfect amongst the
believers in faith is one who has the best manners; and best of you
are those who are best to their wives. (Musnad A1)ma!J.)
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43. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrates that RasUlullah .sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, the most perfect believer in faith is
one who has the best manners and is the kindest to his family.
(Tinnidhj)
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44. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlullah .sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I am astonished that a
person buys slaves with his wealth and sets them free; why does he
not buy free people with good conduct, as its reward is much greater.
(If he deals well with the free, they will be obliged) (Qaeja-ul-!jawaij,
Jiimi 'u~-Saghlr)
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45. Abu Umamah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I guarantee an abode on the
boundary of Paradise for him who gives up a quarrel, even if he is
right; and an abode in the centre of Paradise for him who abandons
lying, even if it is for the sake of fun; and an abode in the highest
grade of Paradise for him who excels in good conduct. (Abu Diiwud)
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46. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who meets his Muslim brother
in a manner pleasing to Allah (for instance cordially) so as to make
him happy, Allah will make him happy on the Day of Resurrection.
(TabaranI, Majrna-'uz-zawaid)
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47. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed, a Muslim who
strictly confines himself to Sharla'h and owing to his fine conduct
and polite manners, achieves the rank of that person who fasts
frequently and stands for prolonged periods in Saliit at night reciting
the verses of Holy Qur' an. (Musnad Ahmad)
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48. Abu Darda' Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu
'alillhi wasallam said: There will be nothing heavier on the Scale
than good conduct. (Abu Diiwud)
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49. Mu 'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that the paning
advice of RasilluIHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam to me, when 1 had
put my foot in the stirrup, was: Beautify your conduct for people
o Mu'adh ibne-Jabal! (Mual1almam Miilik)
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50. Malik Ra1;limahullah says that the following saying of RasiilulHih
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam has been conveyed to me: "1 have been
sent for the perfection of good conduct." (Muana Imam Malik)
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51 Jabir Ra<;liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih SallalHihu

'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly, amongst you the most beloved
and nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection, will be those haviug
the most excellent conduct. (TinnidhT)
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52. Nawwas ibne-Sam'an Al-An~arI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I
asked Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam about righteousness and
sin. He replied: righteousness is good character, and sin is that
which revolves in your heart about which you do not want people to
know. (Muslim)
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53. Makl)iil Ral)imahullah narrates that Rasiilullah Saliallahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: The believers are very soft and lenient, like an
obedient camel which when led follows and when made to sit on a
rock, does so obediently. (TirmidhT, Mishkat-ul-MasabTh)
Note: Although it is very uncomfortable to sit on a rock but in
obedience to his master, the camel sits on it.
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54. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ild Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilunah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Shall I not inform you
about the person who is forbidden from the Fire and for whom the
Fire is forbidden? Anyone who is close to people, soft and lenient.
(TirmidbT)
Note: The l)adlth implies that such a person freely mixes with people
is soft spoken and because of his qnalities, people also meet him with
love and without reservations. (Muarif-ul-Ijadltb)
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55. 'Iyyad' ibne-I;Iimar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu, of Bani Mujashi' narrates

that Rasillullah Saliallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a I;IadTth Qudsl said:
Indeed, Anah has revealed to me that you should show humility to
the extent that neither one considers himself superior to others, nor
oppresses others. (Muslim)
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56. 'Vmar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Whoever humbles himself for the sake of

Allah, AlIiih will exalt him; as a result of that he considers himself
small, yet in the eyes of people he becomes great. But he who is
arrogant, Allah abases him; and he becomes small in the eyes of
people, although he considers himself great to the extent that people
consider him to be worse than a dog or a pig. (BaihaqI)
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57. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'lid Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He will not enter into Paradise who
has the smallest particle of arrogance in his heart. (Muslim)
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58. Mu 'awiyah Rad'iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasiiluIHih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who likes that people should
stand up for him in respect, let him make his abode in Hell. (Tirmidhi")
Note: This punishment applies in a situation where someone wants
that people should stand for him in respect; but if people stand up out
of spontaneous love and affection for someone, then this is exempted.
(Muariful fladTth)
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59. Anas Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that none was dearer to the
Sa1)iibah than Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, yet when they
saw him, they did not stand up, knowing his dislike for this.
(TirmidhI)
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IKRAM-UL-MUSUM 417 Excellence of Conduct
60, Abu Darda' RaQiyallahu 'auhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasaIlam saying: No one suffers any bodily injury,
yet forgives this, except that Allah raises his rank by a degree and
removes a sin from him, (TirmidhJ)
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61. Jawdan RaQiyallahu 'auhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'aIaihi wasallam said: If anyone offers au excuse to his Muslim
brother and he does not accept the excuse, then he becomes guilty of
a sin like that of an unjust tax collector. (Ibne-Majah)
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62, Abu Hurairah RaQiyaIlahu 'auhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaIlam said: Miisa ibne-'Imran 'Alaihis Salam
said: 0 my Rabb! Who is the most respectable slave to you? Allah
the Almighty and Majestic replied: He who forgives, despite having
the power to avenge, (BaihaqI)
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63. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaQiyaliahu 'anhuma narrates that a

person came to Nab! SaIlallahu 'nIaihi wasallam aud asked: 0
Rasiilallah! How many times may I forgive my servant? Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaIlam remained silent. The mau asked again: 0
Rasiilallah! How mauy times may I forgive my servant? He replied:
Everyday seventy times, (TirmidhI)
Note: In Arabic the figure 'seventy' is used to express too many in
number.
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64. J:Iudhaifah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed, there was a man before
your time to whom an angel came to take his soul. It was said to
him: Did you do anything good? He replied: I do not know. It was
said: Recollect! He said: I do not remember doing anything good,
except that I used to do business with people in the world, and would
grant the rich more time to pay back, and let off the poor who were
in constraints. At this Allah admitted him into Paradise. (Bukhiirj)
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65. Abu Qatadah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlullah
Sallanahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: If anyone likes that Allah should
save him from the anxieties of the Day of Resurrection, he should
grant respite (in paying back a loan) to one who is in constraints, or
forgo the debt. (Muslim)
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66. Anas Ra<;liyanahu 'anhu narrates: I served RasUlunah Sallallahn

'alaihi wasallam for ten years in Medina. I was an adolescent,
therefore all my services were not according to the desire of my
master (because of my tender age, many lapses were committed
during these ten years). However, he never said a word of
displeasure to me; neither "why did you do this?" nor "why did you
not do that?". (Abu DiiwUd)
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67. Abu Hurairah Ra4iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that a person requested
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam: Advise me. He said: Do not
get angry. The man repeated this several times, and he replied: Do
not get angry. (BukharT)
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68. Abu Hurairah Ra4iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The powerful is not he who knocks
down others; undoubtedly the powerful is the one who controls
bimself iu a fi t of anger. (Bukhari)
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69. Abu Dhar Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam told us: When one of you becomes angry while
standing, he should sit down. If his anger subsides, well and good;
otherwise he should lie-down. (Abu Dawiid)
Note: The hadith implies that changing a posture which gives greater
peace of mind should be adopted, so that the harm of anger is
minimised. The possibility of harm becomes less while sitting than
in a standing position, and even less while lying. (Ma.ahir-e-I;laque)
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70. Abdullah Ibne-'Abbiis Ra4iyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Teach religion to people, give them
good tidings, do not make things difficult for them; and when anyone
of you gets angry, he should remain silent. (Musnad Ahmad)
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IVAi:~),~'=J'"
IKRAM·UL-MUSLIM 420 Excellence of Conduct
71. 'Atlyah RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUluIHih Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly, anger comes from Shailan.
Indeed Shailan is created from fire, and verily fire is extinguished
with water. So if one of you becomes angry, he should perform
Wu<;lii. (Abu Dawud)
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72. 'Abdullilh ibne· 'Umar Ra<;liyallilhu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No slave has swallowed
back anything more excellent in the sight of Allah the Almighty and
Majestic than the anger he swallows, seeking only the pleasure of
Allilh. (Musuad Al)mad)
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73. Mu 'adh RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullilh Sallallilhu

'alaihi wasallam said: He who restrains his anger, while in a position
to give effect to it, Allah will call him on the Day of Resurrection in
front of all His creations, and let him choose any of the beautiful
large eyed maidens of Paradise he desires. (Abu Dawud)
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74. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullilh

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who guards his tongue, Allah
conceals his faults. Whoever restrains his anger, Allah will restrain
His punishment from him on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever
apologises to Allah the Almighty and Majestic, He accepts his
excuse. (BaihaqI)
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75. Mu 'adh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said to Ashajj, chief of the tribe of 'Abde Qais: You
have 1wo qualities which Allah loves: Forbearance and deliberation.
(Muslim)
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76. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha, wife of NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, said:
o 'A'ishahl Verily, Allah is kind and loves kindness. Whatever He
confers for kindness is neither conferred upon being harsh nor
through any other means except it. (Muslim)
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~. \ A:,.J) 'Jl}1 j-ai""
77 Jarlr ibne-'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever is deprived of kindness is
deprived of all good. (Muslim)
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cSy.,II,'))~j;-~IJ Q~I? ~;l.;. ~ f ~yl ~;l.;. ~ f:;J ,~j;-~IJ Q~I?~
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78. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone given his share of gentleness, has
been given his share of the good of this world and the Hereafter.
Anyone deprived of his share of gentleness has been deprived of his
share of the good of this world and the Hereafter. (Shari) us Sunnah)
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79. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallalliihu
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 422 Excellence of Conduct
'alaihi wasallam said: Allah does not confer kindness upon a family
but to benefit them; and does not deprive them of kindness but to
harm them. (Baihaqj, Mishkat-ul-MasahTI1)
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80. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyanahu 'anha narrates that some Jews came to see
Rasiilullah -Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam and said: Assamu 'alaikum
(Death be upon you). 'A'ishah countered: Upon you it be. and
Allah's curse be upon you and Allah's wrath be upon you. He said:
Behold 0 'A'ishah! Keep to kindness, and avoid harshness and
indecency. She asked: Did you not hear what they said? He said:
Did you not hear how I replied? The same upon you! My prayers
against them will be accepted and theirs against me will not be
accepted. (BukharJ)
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81. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam prayed: May Anah confer
mercy upon a man who is kindly, when selling, when buying and
when demanding his balance. (BukharJ)
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,~' I ~ """ ~ ~ • 0 ~ ~ ~ J" I
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t .T''':~J.~'jJl~ ~l~~,~\..o.:r.1
82. 'Abdunah ibne- 'Umar Rac;liyanahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah -Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: The believer who mixes
with people and endures any harm that they cause him has a greater
reward than a believer who does not mix with people, and does not
endure the harm they cause him. (Ihne-Majah)
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 423 Excellence of Conduct
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;'I~ '-'ic;.i bD ,4l Ip;. ~1S:j ,j.:;, ;'I~'-'ic;.i bl ,~jjJ ~l ~~ ~l.r.;1) ,p;.
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83. $uhaib Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu nalTates that Rasiilulliih $allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: It is remarkable that everything turns out well
for a believer; and that applies only to a believer. If happiness
befalls him he is thankful and it turns out well for him, and if
misfortune befalls him, he shows endurance and it turns out well for
him. (Muslim)
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84. Abdulliih Ibne-Mas 'ud Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu nalTates that
Rasiilulliih $allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam used to make this
supplication:
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o Allah! You have made my appearance beautiful, so make
my conduct excellent too.
(Musnad Ai)mad)
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85. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who agrees to the return of
something sold to a Muslim, Alliih forgives his faults. (Abu Dawiid)
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t • of\, ~e,)l:.....l :~j JIi ,wy..lf.1eIJJ .~~1~jt4ij$.
86. Abu Huraira Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu nalTates that RasiiluIHih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who forgives the faults of a
Muslim, Allah will forgive his faults on the Day of ResulTection.
(Ibue-l;Iibban)
IKRAM·UL-MUSLlM 424 Rights ofMuslims
THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIMS
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Anah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JW'.i;'J~

#/~ -".J. "'.$."'-i __'::
Indeed, Muslims are brothers. [\ . :ulrJ-l] ;f-~ 0yJ::lI ~~
AI-l;Iujurat 49: 10
Note: The development of Muslim brotherhood is essential and
Islam cannot be completely practiced until this ideal is achieved.
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta 'ala says:
o you who believe! Let not one

group (of men) laugh sarcastically
at another, it may be that the latter
are better than the former; nor let
(some) women laugh sarcastically
at other women, it may be that the
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latter are better than the former,
nor defame one another, nor insult :;;; ~>':.ii h~i
. 0y- r' ': ~ ,(Pi'lL>
u-'j, ~
one another by nicknames. It is an .J..)' -" -- ~';' "'.,/ -;;; /'" <0 '" .....
evil thing to be called by a bad t dJlj~ ...,.;;, ~ iY''J <r=~\
name, after embracing Iman.
Those who do not desist are indeed 05~(
wrong doers.
o you who believe! Avoid much ~( :;; @ i;.;~( ~C &J( L;;1i;
suspicions, indeed, some
suspicions are sins. And spy not, .:.' i'" ~'< .:i' l;;\ ~ ':'1 C"'..«,
, 'J ~ 'J .-"", <-r"" c>4"!~,
neither backbite one another. '" ~ - )).//1 ~ >-:'1 -If'a:': t"'~_"-:: ......'"
Would one of you like to eat the --=.J-~I . ,~~
flesh of his dead brother? You
would hate it (so hate backbiting). {:/>}j~~~~tJ
And fear Allah. Verily, Anah is
lKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 425 Rights ofMuslims
the One Who accepts repentance,

and is the Most Merciful.
o mankind! We have created yon
from a male and a female, and
made you into nations and tribes,
that you may get to one another.
Verily, the most honourable of you
with Alliih is the one who fears
Allah most. Undoubtedly Allah is
the All-Knowing, All-Aware.
AI-I:Iujurat 49: 11-13
Note: Backbiting amounts to eating the flesh of a dead brother. Just

like biting and eating the flesh of a living person causes pain,
similarly back biting a Muslim brother causes him distress. Since a
dead man does not feel any pain so also the man who is backbitten is
not distressed as long as he is unaware of this.
Alliih Subl)anahii wa Ta'a1ii says:
o you who believe! Stand out

firmly for justice, and bear true
witnesses according to the will of
Allah, even though it be against
yourselves, or your parents, or
your kin. Whether the person
concerned be rich (I should benefit
him) or poor (out of sympathy I
should favour him), Allah is a
better Protector of both than you.
So do not be led by your personal
desires in fulfilling justice. If you
distort your witness or refuse to
give it, verily, Allah is Well-
Acquainted with all that you do.
An-Nisa4:135

When you are greeted with a
IKRAM·UL-MUSUM 426 Rights of Muslims
greeting, greet in return with what

is better than it, or at least return it
equally. Indeed, Allah keeps
carefull account of every thing.
An-Nisii 4: 86
Allah Subi)anahU wa Ta'alii said to

wasallam:
Your Sustainer has decreed that
you worship none but Him, and // //.J.. ..,. /' ~,:. /9' .. / ,,""/
(that you show) kindness to your .!.l~ 0-+. L;~ ~~ ~">}:>i~-,
parents. If one of them or both of
them were to attain old age with
y:; G)i{ j1 ~D ~(
you, say not a word of disrespect
to them, nor repulse them, but
(/1 j~ ~~ .q~ ~ G ~
speak to them a gracious word.
O~~1)
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And lower to them the wing of ~ ~j)\ c~ L..+i ~I"

submission and humility through
mercy, and say: My Rabbi Have ~Q~~(/'~Jy~j~~(
mercy on them both, as they did
care for me when I was small. [H- H:,'."'~IJ 0~
AI-Isra 17: 23-24
AijADITH
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87. 'An Ra<;liyaIlahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah SaIlailahu 'alaihi
wasaIlam said: A Muslim has six acts of kindness for another
Muslim. I) Greet him with Salam when he meets him. 2) Accept his
invitation when he extends one. 3) If he sneezes (and says
Aliwmdulilliih) reply him by saying Yariwmukalliih (may Allah have
lKRAM·UL-MUSUM 427 Rights ofMuslims
mercy on you). 4) Visit him when he is sick. 5) Join his bier when he
dies. And 6) Choose for him what he likes for himself. (lbne-Majah)
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88. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: A Muslim has five rights on
another Muslim. To reciprocate Salam, visit the sick, follow
funerals, accept an invitation, and if someone sneezes and (says
AlI:wmdulillah) say Yar/.lamukallah (may Anah have mercy on you).
(Bukhari)
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89. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You will not enter Paradise until
you become a believer, and you will not be a believer until you love
one another. May I not guide you to something by which you will
love one another? Spread Salam amongst yourselves. (Muslim)
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90. Abu Darda' Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlunah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Spread Salam, so you may be raised
higher. (TabaranT, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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i. §je~j, ii;k,:'; 11!~IJ';'}1 t~ ,~ •.,..:J~<i')~I.};';':":;JW t»1~d
'.' ~~')"~I J;"~i~li
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91. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Rac;liyanahu 'anhu narrates that
IKRAM·UL·MUSUM 428 Rights ofMuslims
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: As-Salam is a name

amongst the names of Allah Subl;anahli wa Ta'iiJa, which Allah sent
down on earth. Therefore, spread Salam amongst yourselves. Verily
when a Muslim passes by a group of people and says Salam to them
and they reply, then the one who initiates Salam, gets a degree of
excellence over the people who were offered Salam. If they do not
reply then angels, who are superior to humans, give a reply to the
one who offered Salam. (Bazzar, Tabaran!, TarghTh)
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92. Abdullah ibne-Mas'lid Ra<;liyallahu 'anhn narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, from amongst
the signs of the Day of Resurrection is that people will offer Salam to
others on the basis of acquaintance only. (Musnad Ahmad)
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93. 'Tmran ibne-!:Iu,ain Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that a man
came to NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said:
Assalamu 'alaikum (Peace be upon you). Rasiilullah replied to his
Salam and when the man sat down Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Ten virtues. Then another man came and said:
Assalamu 'alaikum wa Ra!lnwtullah (Peace and Mercy of Allah be
upon you). He replied him and when the man sat down Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Twenty virtues. Then another man
came and said: Assalamu 'alaikum wa Ra!lmatuliahi wa Barakatuhu
(Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon you). He replied
him and when that man sat down Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Thirty virtues. (Abu Dawiid)
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 429 Rights ofMuslims
(I' l\ V:~j,~j\...j4i..u;~J..ai;}Y4 ,;)J\~y.i~\J) .~i.:J4 ~~

- -
94. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyanahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'aIaihi wasallam said: From amongst the people worthier
to be close to Allah is the one who offers Salam first. (Abu Diiwiid)
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t"''''h!J~~j~.}
95. 'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: The one who offers Salam first is free from
arrogance. (BaihaqI)
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/ 0/ I / / ~/ J J '" F
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y ,\q,A:~J" ••• ~j.}~b;
96. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilunah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said to me: Sonny! When you enter your home
offer Saliim to your family. It will be a blessing for you and the
inmates of your home. (TirmidhT)
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97. Qatiidah Rai:)imahullah narrates that Rasiilulliih SallalHihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: When you enter a house, offer Salam to its inmates
and when you come out, bid farewell by offering Salam to them.
(Musannaf 'Abdur Razzaq)
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98. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyanahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilunah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When one of you come to a
gathering, he should offer Salam and if he feels inclined to sit, he
may do so. So, when he gets up to leave, he should again offer
Salam; the first Salam is not better than the second. (Just as offering
Salam at the time of meeting is a Sunnah so offering SaHim at the

time of partiug is also Sunnah). (TirmidhI)
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99. Abu Hurairah Ra<.iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! ~allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: The young should offer Saliim to the old, a
passerby to one sitting, and a small group to a large group. (BukharI)
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100. 'All Ra<.iiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih ~allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: When a group of people is passing by, it is
enough that one of them offers Saliim on their behalf, and it is
enough for those who are sitting that one of them replies. (BaihaqT)
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101. AI-Miqdiid ibnil-Aswad Ra<.iiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that

whenever Rasiilulliih ~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam would come at
night, he would offer Saliim in such a way that those sleeping did not
wake up and those awake could hear him. (TirmidhT)
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102. Abu Hurairah Ra<.iiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allallahu'alaihi wasallam said: The most helpless amongst people
is the one who is helpless in supplicating and the most miserly
amongst people is the one who is a miser in offering Saliim.
(Tabatfuli, Majrna-'uz-Zawaid)
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103, Abdulliih ibne-Mas'ijd RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The perfection of greetings is the
shaking of hands. (Tirmidhi)
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104. Barii' Ra(!iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUiulliih Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands
but will have their sins forgiven before they separate. (Abu DiiwUd)
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105. I:Iudhaifah ibne-Yaman Ra(!iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, when a believer meets
another believer, offers him Saliim. holds and shakes his hands, their
sins drop off in a manner leaves drop from a tree. (Tabaran!, Majma- 'uz-
Zawaid)
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106. Salman Al Fiirsl Ra(!iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly when a Muslim meets a Muslim
brother and shakes his hands, the sins of these two fall like the leaves
of a dry tree on a day of storruy winds. The sins of both of them are
pardoned, even if they are like the foam of the sea. (TabaranJ, Majma-
'uz~Zawaid)
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107. A man from the tribe 'Anazah narrates: I asked Abu Dhar
RaQiyalliihu 'anhu: Did Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam shake
hands when you used to meet him? Abu Dhar RaQiyaWihu 'anhu
replied: I uever met him without his shaking hands with me. One
day he sent for me when I was not at home, when I returned, I was
told that he had sent for me. So I went to see him and found him on
his bed. He embraced me and that was good and very good. (Abu
Dawud)
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108. 'Alii' ibne-Yasar Ra1)imahullah narrates that a man asked
RasiiluIIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: 0 Rasiilalliih! Should I seek
permission to enter where my mother lives? He replied: Yes. This
man said: Even if I live in the same house with her? Rasiilullah
SallaWihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Seek her permission. The man said:
I serve her (so I have to go frequently). Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Seek her permission; would you like to see her
naked? The man said: No. Rasiilullah SallaIIahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: Well, then seek her permission. (Muana Imam Malik)
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109. Huzail Ra1)imahulliih narrates that Sa'd RaQiyallahu 'anhu
came to the house of Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam, paused and
stood in front of the door to seek permission for going in. Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Stand this side or that side (lest your
gaze fall inside the house). For verily permission is sought, so that
you may not look inside. (Abu Dawud)
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110. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI SaIlaIlahu

'aIaihi wasallam said: When one's gaze goes inside the house, then
seeking permission is meaningless. (Abu Dawiid)
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I I I. 'Abdullah ibne-Bishr Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Do not stand in front
of the doors of houses, but stand on either side of the door to seek
permission. If you are permitted, enter into the house, otherwise
return. (Tabaran!, Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
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112. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A man must not make another get
up from his place and then occupy it himself. (Bukhiiri)
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113. Abu Hurairah Ra<;IiyaIlahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said; If anyone gets up from where he has
been sitting and comes back, he has the most right (to sit in the place
he left). (Muslim)
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114. 'AbdulIiih ibne-'Amr ibnil 'A~ Ra<jiyaIliihu 'anhuma narrates
that RasiiluIHih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: One must not sit
between two persons without their permission. (Abu Dawad)
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115. ijudhaifah Rac;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasiilulliih

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam cursed the one who sat in the middle of a
circle. (Abu Dawud)
Note: The man referred here is the one who sits in a circle by
crossing over the shoulders of others. The second meaning for
sitting in the middle of the circle is that when people are sitting in a
circle facing each other, a man comes in and sits in between them in
such a way so as to obstruct their vision. (Ma'arifull,ladTth)
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116. Abu Sa'fd Al Khudrf Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who believes in Alliib and the
Last Day should be hospitable to his guest. Rasiilulliib Sallalliibu
'alaihi wasallam said this three times. Someone asked: What is
hospitality? He replied: Serve him for three days. If the guest stays
beyond that, then entertaining him is an act of Sadaqah. (Musnad
Ahmad)
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117. Miqdiim Abu Karfmah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that

Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If the guest of people
remains without hospitality till the moming, then it is the duty of
every Muslim to help him, in taking from the crops and property of
the host to the extent of the entertainment of one night. (Abu Dawud)
Note: This is a situation where there is no provision with the guest
and he is thus constrained. Otherwise out of kindness and courtesy
fulfilling a guest's needs is his right. (Ma.iihir l,Iaque)
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118. 'Abdullah ibne-'Ubaid ibne-'Umair Ral)imahullah said that
Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu came to me with a group of the Sal)abah of
Rasiilullah SallaJlahu 'alaihi wasallam. Jabir Raljiyallahu 'anhu
placed before them bread and vinegar aud said: Eat, I have heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Vinegar is the best
curry. Verily a man is ruined, when some brothers come to his house
and he considers it low to place before them things that he has in his
house; and ruined are those people who consider low that is being
placed before them. In another narration it is stated that it is evil
enough for a person that he may consider low what is presented to
him. (Musnad Al)mad, Tabaraol, Abu Ya'Ui, Majma-'lLz-Zawaid)
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119. Abu Hurairah Raljiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasaJlam said: Indeed, Allah likes sneezing and dislikes
yawuing. So, when one of you sneezes, he should say Allzamdulilliih
(All praises be to Allah). It is a right on every Muslim who hears
him to say Yarlzamukalliih (may Allah have mercy on you) in reply.
Indeed, yawning comes from Shaijan. So when one of you yawns,
he should restrain himself as much as possible, as Shaijan laughs at
the person who yawns. (Bukhiiri)
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120. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulHih

~allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever visits a patient or visits
his Muslim brother, an angel says: You are blessed and your steps
are blessed and you have made an abode in Paradise. (TirmidhT)
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121. Thauban Rac.Jiyalliihu 'anhu, a freed slave of RasUlullah

~al1allahu 'alaihi wasallam, narrates that RasUlulHih ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who visits a patient dwells in the Khurfah
of Paradise. It was asked: 0 RasUlallah! What is the KhUlfah of
Paradise? He replied: The harvested fruits of Paradise. (Muslim)
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122. Anas ibne-Malik Rac.Jiyalliihu 'anhu nan'ates that RasUlullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who performs Wuc.Ju and
performs it well, then visits his sick Muslim brother, seeking reward
from Allah, he will be moved away a distance of seventy Kharif
from Hell. Thabit BananI Ra1)imahullah said: I asked Anas
Rac.Jiyalliihu 'anhu: 0 Abu Ijamzah! What is Kharif! He replied: A
year. (Abu Dawiid)
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123. Anas ibne-Malik Rac.Jiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whosoever visits a sick person
enters into the Mercy of Allah, and when he sits with the sick he is
completely immersed in His Mercy. Anas Ra(1iyalliihu 'anhu asked: 0

Rasillallah! This excellence is for the healthy person visiting the sick,
so what does the sick person get? Rasillullah $allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: His sins are forgiven. (Musnad A~mad)
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124. Ka'b ibne-Malik Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillulliih

$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who visits a sick person enters
into the Mercy of Allah; if he sits by his side, he is immersed in the
Mercy. (Musnad A~mad)
'Anu' ibne-Ijazm Ra(1iyal1ahu 'anhu narrates: Eveu after leaving the
sick, the visitor continues to be in the Mercy of Alliih until he returns
to the place from where he had come. (TubaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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125. 'All Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasillulliih $allalliihu
'alaihi wasallam saying: No Muslim visits a sick Muslim in the
morning except that seventy thousand angels invoke blessings on him
till the evening; and if he visits him in the evening then seventy
thousand angels invoke blessings on him till the morning and for him
there is a garden of fruits in Paradise. (TirmidhT)
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126. 'Umar ibnil Kha!!ab Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When you visit a sick person, ask him
to supplicate for you, for verily his supplication is like that of the
angels. (Ibne-Majah)
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127. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaQiyaliahu 'auhuma narrates that
while we were sitting with Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, a
man came and offered Salam. When he was about to go back,
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked him: 0 An~ar brother!
How is my brother Sa'd ibne-'Ubadah? The man replied: He is
well. So Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked us: Who
amongst you would like to visit him? Then, he stood up and we
along with him. We were more than ten, who neither had shoes,
nor stockings nor caps nor shirts. We walked through the stony
plain till we came to him. The people of his tribe, who were with
him withdrew and Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam along
with those who accompanied him, came close to Sa'd. (Muslim)
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128. Abu Sa'id Al Khudri RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The one who has
done five deeds in a day, Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'ala, writes him
amongst the dwellers of Paradise. One who visits a sick person,
attends a funeral, fasts for a day, goes to offer Friday Salah and sets
a slave free. (Ibne-J.:Iibbiin)
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129. Mu'iidh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
,sallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who strives in the cause of Allah
is under the security of Allah; he who visits a patient is under the
security of Allah; he who goes to the Masjid in the morning or
evening is under the security of Allah; he who visits a ruler to help
him is under the security of Allah; he who stays in his house and
does not backbite anyone is under the security of Allah. (Ibne-J:Iibban)
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130. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narTates that Rasillullah
,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam once asked us: Who is fasting today?
Abu Bakr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu said: I am. RasUiullah ,sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam asked: Who followed a bier today? Abu Bakr Ra<;liyallahu
'anhu said: I did. He asked: Who fed a poor person today? Abu
Bakr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu replied: I did. He asked: Who visited a sick
person today? Abu Bakr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu replied: I did.
RasUlullah ,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said: No one in whom
these good deeds are combined except that he will enter Paradise.
(Muslim)
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131. Abdullah ibne 'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab.

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If any Muslim slave of Allah visits
a sick person, whose time of death has not come, and supplicates as
under seven times, the sick person shall get cured.
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yon.
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132. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who follows the bier and offers
the funeral Salat, will get a reward of a Qira!, and he who attends the
funeral until its burial will get a reward of two Qira!. It was asked:
What are two Qirii!? He replied: Equivalent to two huge mountains.
It is narrated at another place: Of the two mountains, the smaller one
is like Mount Ul)ud. (Muslim)
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133. 'A'ishah RaQiyallahu 'anha narrates that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: If the company of Muslims reaches hundred in
number and they pray over a dead person, all of them interceding for
him, their intercession for him will be accepted. (Muslim)
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134. 'Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who consoles an afflicted person, will
have a reward equivalent to his (reward). (Tirmidhj)
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135. Mul)ammad ibne-'Amr ibne-fJazm Rac;liyalIahu 'anhu narrates
that NabI SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No believer comforts his
brother in distress, except that AlIah Subl)anahii wa Ta'ala clothes
him with a dress of nobility on the Day of Reckoning. (Ibne-Majah)
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136. Umme Salamah Rac;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalJiihu 'alaihi wasallam came after Abu Salamah's death, whose
eyes were open. Closing his eyes, he said: Verily, when the soul is
taken up, the eyes follow it (and therefore remain open). Some of his
family members wept and wailed (they may have said some
unwanted words). He said: Do not supplicate for yourself anything
but good; undoubtedly the angels say AmIn to what you say. Then
he supplicated:
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o Allah! Forgive Abu Salamah, raise his rank amongst 1hose
who are righlly gnided, and You be the Caretaker of his
descendants after him. Forgive him and us; 0 Rabb of the
universe, make his grave spacious for him and grant him light
in it.
(Muslim)
Note: Whenever someone supplicates this for another Muslim, he
may take the name of the demised in place of the name of Abu
Salamah.
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 442 Rights of Muslims
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137. Abu Darda' Ra<.iiyaIJahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said: A Muslim's supplication in the absence of his
brother is accepted. An angel is stationed at his head; whenever he
makes a supplication for the good of his brother, this angel says:
Am!n and may you receive the same. (Muslim)
138. Anas Ra<.iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! SaIlaIlahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: None of you is a true believer, until he likes for his
brother what he likes for himself. (Bukharj)
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139. Khalid ibne- 'Abdullah Qasar! Ral)imahullah narrates from his
father and his grandfather Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam asked them: Do you love Paradise? I
replied: Yes. Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Like for
your brother what you like for yourself. (Musnad Ai)mad)
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140. Abu Hurairah Ra<.iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Verily, Deen (religion) is Na$l/:wh
(sincere wellwishing) verily Deen is Na$l/zah, verily Deen is
Na$l/zah. The Sal)abah asked: To whom 0 RasillaIIah? He replied:
To Allah, and His Book, and His Messenger, and to the rulers of the
Muslims and their common folk. (Nasai)
Note: Sincere well-wishing for Allah stands for belief in Allah,
fervent love for Him, to fear Him, to obey and worship Him and to
ascribe no partners to Him.
Sincere well-wishing for the Book of Allah means belief on it, giving
it the respect it deserves, acqniring and spreading its knowledge and
acting upon it.
Sincere well-wishing for the Prophet means testifying to his
prophethood, honouring him, loving and practicing his Sunnah,
spreading his message and believing with heart and soul that our
salvation lies in his obedience.
Sincere well-wishing to the rulers of the Muslims means that they be
assisted in the discharge of their responsibilities and to have a good
opinion about them. They should be obeyed in right things.
However if they make mistakes, attempts should be made to rectify
them and they be given good counselling.
Sincere well-wishing to the common folk is to look after their good
and welfare. This includes bringing them towards Deen with
sincerity and kindness. To teach them Deen and to inspire them
towards righteousness. To consider their benefit ones own benefit
and their loss ones own loss. To help them as far as possible and to
fulfil their rights. (Nawawj)
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141. Thawban RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: My pond extends from Aden to Amman. Its
bowls are equivalent to the stars in the sky. Its water is whiter than
snow and sweeter than honey. The first to come on the pond will be
the poor emigrants. We asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Describe them to us?
Rasiilullah SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Those with
dishevelled hair, and dirty clothes, who cannot marry women living
in luxury. For whom doors are not opened. They fulfil the rights of
others, while their own rights are not given to them. (TabariinI,
Majma'uz-Zawaid)
Note: Aden is a famous city in Yemen and Amman is a well known
IKRAM·UL-MUSLIM 444 Rights of Muslims
city of Jordan. The words Aden and Amman are used only for tht
purpose of signs in this I)adith. This, however, does not imply tha'
the area of the pool is exactly the distance as referred to, but it is
only to facilitate understanding, that the length and width of the pond
spreads over hundreds of miles. (Ma'ari!u] !:!adith)
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142. 1:Iudhaifah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not immitate others and start
saying if others treat us well, we will treat them well, and if they do
wrong to us, we will do wrong to them; but accustom yourself to do
good if people do good, and not to do wrong if they do wrong.
(TirmidhI)
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143. 'A'ishah Ra<)iyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam never took revenge in his personal affairs, however,
when Allah's lawful bindings were violated, he would punish for the
sake of Allah. (BukharI)
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144. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah SallaJlahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed when a slave is
faithful to his master and worships Allah well, then he gets a double
reward. (Muslim)
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145. 'Imran ibue'1:Iu~ain Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
lKRAM·UL·MUSLIM 445 Rights of Muslims
RasUlullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When anyone has

something due to him from another, he will be credited with (reward
of) Sadaqah for every day allowed to postpone payment. (Musnad
A~mad)
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146. Abu Miisa Al Ash 'arT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly reverence
to Allah includes honouring a grey haired Muslim; and also the one
who has memorised the Qur' an and he neither exceeds the proper
bounds and nor does he turn away from it; and honouring a just ruler.
(Abu Dawud)
Note: The man who has memorised the Qur'an ought to be regular in
recitation, and makes uo excesses in pronouncing its verses for name
and fame. (Badhl-ul-Majhud)
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147. Abu Bakr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who honours a king appointed
by Allah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala in the world, Allah will honour him on
the Day of Resurrection. He who dishouours a king appointed by
Allah 'Azza wa Jall in the world, Allah will dishonour him ou the
Day of Resurrection. (Musnad AlJrnad. TabaranT, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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148. Abdullah ibne 'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Blessings are with your
elders. (Mustadrak /:Iakim)
Note: This means that those of old age have done more virtues and
as such, they are more blessed. (\1ashiyatut Targhlb)
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149. 'Ubiida ibne-Samit Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is not amongst my followers
who neither shows respect to our elders, nor mercy to our youngsters
and does not recognise the rights of our 'Alim (scholar). (Mllsnad
Ahmad, Tabaranl, Majrna-'uz-Zawaid)
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150. Abu Umamah Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 1 advise my Caliph to follow after
me to fear Allah, and I advise him with regard to the lama'at of
Muslims to be respectful to their elders, and merciful to their
youngsters, and to honour their 'Ulama (scholars). He should not
beat them so much that they are humiliated; he should not frighten
them so as to make them infidels; he should not castrate them so as
to finish their race; he should not shut the doors for their complaints,
otherwise the strong will overpower the weak. (BaihaqI)
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151. 'A.'ishah Ra<Jiyallahu 'anha narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Forgive people of good qualities on their
lapses, but not those faults to which prescribed penalties apply. (Ahll
Dawild)
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152. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam prohibited plucking of grey hair and said:
Undoubtedly, the old age is the Nur (light) of a Muslim. (TirmidhJ)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not pluck out grey hair. Indeed,
they will be a Nur (light) on the Day of Resurrection. He who ages
with grey hair in Islam, then for each grey hair a good deed will be
written, a sin will be wiped out and he will be elevated in rank for it.
(Ibne-l:Iibban)
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154. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Ra<;liyalIahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlullah SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah blesses
certain people with special bounties for the benefit of other people.
As long as they benefit others, Allah continues His bounties upon
them but when they stop benefitting others, Allah takes these
bounties back from them and transfers to others. (TabarnnJ, l:Iulyat-ul-
Awliya, Jami-'u:s-$aghlr)
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155. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Smiling at your brother is Sadaqah (charity);
enjoining good and forbidding from evil is Sadaqah; directing
someone who has lost his way is Sadaqah; guiding a man with poor
lKRAM·UIrMUSLIM 448 Rights of Muslims
eyesight is ~adaqah; removing stones, thorns and bones from the

path is ~adaqah; and pouring water from your bucket into your
brother's bucket is ~adaqah, (TirmidhI)
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156. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabl ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Going out for a brother's need is better than
ten years I'tikiif (confining oneself to a masjid exclusively for the
worship of Allah). He who observes I'tikiif of one day for Allah's
sake, three trenches are placed between him and Hell; each trench is
wider than the distance between the earth and the sky. (Tabaran!,
Majrna-' uz-Zawaid)
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157. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah and Abu Tal1)ah ibne-Sahl Al An$ari
Ra<,liyallahu 'anhum narrate that Raswullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: No Muslim will desert a man who is confronted with
a situation where his respect and honour is being violated but Allah
Sub1)anahu wa Ta'ala will desert him in a situation when he will be
in need of His help, And no Muslim will help a Muslim in a
situation when his respect and honour is being violated, but Allah
will help him in a situation when he will be in need of His help, (Abn
Dawud)
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158. l:Iudhaifah ibnil-Yaman Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who is not concerned
about the affairs of Muslims is not amongst them. He, who does not
pass the morning and evening in a state of sincerity and faithfulness
to Allah, His Prophet, His Book, and to the rulers of the Muslims and
their common folk, is not amongst them. (Tabaranl. TargbTh)
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159. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who is engaged in fulfilling his
brother's need, Allah will fulfil his needs. (Abu Dawiid)
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160. Anas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: He who guides towards good, gets the same reward as
the one doing a good deed; and Allah likes helping a man in distress.
(Bazzar. TarghTh)
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161. Jabir Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: A believer loves and is loved. There is no good
in the one who neither loves nor is loved. The best amongst people is
the one who benefits people the most. (Dar QUln!, Jami- 'u~-SaghIr)
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162. Abu Miisa Al Ash'arT Ral;liyalHlhu 'anhu narrates that NabT

~allalUihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Every Muslim is enjoined to give
~adaqah. He was asked: If one has nothing? He replied: Then he
should labour with his own hands to benefit himself and give
~adaqah (as well): The ~a1)abah asked: If he cannot or does not
work? He said: Then he should help the needy and the distressed
person. The ~a1)abah asked further: If he does not do it? He said:
Then he should enjoin on others what is good. It was said: If he does
not do it? He said: Then he should refrain from harming someone;
this is (also) a ~adaqah for him. (BukharT)
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163. Abu Hurairah Ral;liyallahu 'anhu mUTates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believer is a believer's mirror;
and a believer is a believer's brother, who guards him against loss
and protects him in all aspects in his absence. (Abu Dawud)
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164. Anas Ral;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Help your Muslim brother whether he is an
oppressor or is oppressed. A man asked: 0 Rasiilallah! I will help
him when he is oppressed, but how can I help him when he is an
oppressor? He replied: You stop or prevent him from oppression for
indeed that is your help to him. (Bukbarj)
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165. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ral;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabT
~allalUihu'alaihi wasallam said: Allah the Compassionate bestows
Mercy upon the merciful people. So, have mercy upon the
inhabitants of the earth, the One in the Heaven will be Merciful to

you. (Abu Dawfid)
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166. nibir ibne-' Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUlullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: All meetings are
(confidential) trusts except three: Those for the purpose of shedding
blood unlawfully or committing fornication or grabbing other's
property unjustly. (Abu Diiwiid)
Note: It is not permissible to leak the secrets of a meeting. The three
things that are mentioned in the \1adlth are for the purpose of
illustration only. The objective is that, if in a meeting there is
conspiracy for wrong or evil and you happen to participate in it, then
never keep such matters secret. (Ma'iirifull:ladJ'b)
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167. Abu Hurairah Raejiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasi1lullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The believer is one from whom
people are safe in respect to their lives and wealth. (Nasal)
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168. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Raejiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A Muslim is the one from whose
tounge and hands, other Muslims are safe, and a Muhajir (emigrant)
is the one who abandons all that Allah has forbidden. (BukbarI)
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169. Abu Musa Raejiyallahu 'anhu narrates that the ~a1)abah asked:
o Rasiilallah! Whose Islam is the best? He replied: From whose
IKRAM-UL·MUSLlM 452 Rights of Muslims
tongue and hands, other Muslims are safe. (BukhiirI)

Note: Causing trouble with the tongue includes jesting, accusing,
rebuking, while causing trouble with hands includes beating unjustly,
grabbing other's wealth and property wrongfully and the like.
(Fatl)·ul·BiirI)
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170. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who helps his
people in an unrighteous cause, is like a camel that falls into a well
and is being pulled out by its tail. (Abu Diiwud)
Note: Pulling out a camel by its tail is an exercise in futility, because
a camel cannot be pulled out from a well like this. Similarly, helping
people unjustly is equally futile, for people cannot be put on the right
track like this. (Badhl·u]·Majhud)
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171. Jubair ibne-MuI'im RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is not from us who calls towards
'A~abiyyah. He is not from us who fights out of 'A~abiyyah and he
who dies upholding 'A~abiyyah. (Abu Diiwiid)
Note: 'A~abiyyah means fanatical association on the basis of
language, tribe, race or nation.
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172. Fusailah Ra!)imahallah narrates: I heard my father that he
asked: 0 RasiilalIah! Is it from 'A~abiyyah that a man loves his
people? He said: No, but a man helps his people in their wrong
doing is from 'A~abiyyah (partisanship). (Musnad Al)mad)
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173. 'Abdullah ibne-' Amr Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: Who is the most
excellent amongst people? He replied: Everyone whose heart is
Makhmum and tongue is truthful. The Sa\!abah asked: We
understand whose tongue is truthful, but what does a Makhmum heart
mean? He replied: The one who is a Muttaqi (fearful of Allah) is
pure of heart, free of sins and without injustice, hatred or jealousy for
anyone. (Ibne-Majah)
Note: "A pure heart," means a heart without any attachment for
anyone except Allah. (Ma~ahir !:Iaque)
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174. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ild Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Rasillnllah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: None of my Sa\!abah
should convey to me anything (wrong) about anyone for indeed I
would like to come out to you with a pure heart. (Abu Diiwud)
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175. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that while we
were sitting with Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, he said: A
dweller of Paradise will come to you now. Then a man from Ansar
came, from whose beard drops of water of ablution were falling and
he was holding his shoes in his left hand. The second day NabT
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam repeated his words as the same An~arT
came in the same condition he had come the first day. The third day
NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam repeated the same words as that
Sal;1abT came in the same condition. When NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam stood up, 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma
followed that An~arT to his house and said to him: I had a quarrel
with my father and have vowed that I will not go to him for three
days. If you allow, let me stay at your house till my oath is fulfilled?
He said: Very well. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: 'Abdullah
mentioned that he spent three nights with that An~arT but did not see
him worshipping at night, except that when he awoke and changed
his side on the bed, he praised Allah 'Azza wa Jall and said:
Alliihuakbar (Allah is the Greatest), until he got up for Saliit-ul-Fajr
from his bed. 'Abdullah said: I did not hear him say anything except
good. When three nights had passed and I considered his deeds to be
quite ordinary, I said to the An~arT: 0 slave of Allah! There was no
quarrel and separation between me and my father but I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying that the dweller of
Paradise is coming to us and you came out on all three occasions.
So, I decided to stay with you and see what (special) deed you
perform? However, I did not see yon doing anything extraordinary.

What is that deed which raised you to the rank mentioued by
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam? The An~arl replied: I have
no deeds except that which you saw. 'Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhu
said: When I turned to go away, the An~arl called me back and said:
I do not have any (special) deeds except for the ones you have seen.
However I have no ill feelings in my heart about any Muslim and I
am not jealous of anyone to whom Allah has granted a bounty.
'Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhu said: This is that which has raised you
to that rank, and this is that which is beyond our ability. (Musnad
Al;1mad, Bazzar, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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176. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu nan'ates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone removes one of the
anxieties of a distressed person in this world, Allah will remove one
of the anxieties of the Hereafter from him. If anyone conceals a fault
of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in the Hereafter. Allah
keeps helping a man, so long he keeps helping his brother. (Musnad
A4mad)
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177. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu nan-ates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There were two friends in Bani
Isran; one of them was sinful and the other was devout. Whenever
the devout saw his friend committing a sin, he would ask him:
Refrain from it. One day, when he saw him committing a sin, he
asked him to desist fTom it; the sinful said: Leave me to my Rabb.
Have you been sent as my supervisor? The devout-one said: I swear
by Allah! Allah will not forgive you or you will not be sent to
Paradise. When both of them died, they were raised before Rabb-al-
'AlamIn. Allah asked the devout: Did you know about Me or did
you acquire My authority and stop Me from forgiving the sinful? So,
Allah said to the sinful: Go and enter into Paradise by grace of My
Mercy, and commanded (the angels) about the devout: Take him to
the Fire. (Abu Dawfid)
Note: The !JadIth does not imply that one should dare to commit sins.
The sinful was forgiven by the Mercy of Allah, but it is not
necessary that every sinful person be treated in the same way. As a
principle, there is a punishment for every sin. Nor does it mean that
people should not be stopped from doing evils and wrongs. In
Qur' an and !JadIth, there are hundreds of places, where there are
commauds to stop people from doing evil; and warnings against not
forbidding evil. However, the message to be conveyed is that a
pious person should neither rely on his own good deeds nor pass
judgements on the sinful uor consider himself to be superior to them.
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178. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyalIahu 'auhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A person sees a straw in the eye of
his brother, but neglects to see a log in his own eye. (Ibne-Hibbiln)
Note: This refers to the fact that people notice the small faults of
others, but remain ignorant of their own big mistakes.
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179. Abu Rafi' Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'a1aihi wasallam said: He who bathes a deceased aud conceals his
faults, Allah forgives his forty major sins. He who digs a grave for
his deceased brother and buries him, it is as if he has arranged for his
residence until he is resurrected (this man is rewarded as much as he
would get for providing a residence for a man till the Day of
Resurrection). (TabaranI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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180. Abu Rafi' Rac.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: He who bathes a deceased and hides his faults
is forgiven forty times. He who enshrouds the deceased, Allah will
dress him in garments made of the fine and thick silk of Paradise.
(Mustadrak f:lclkim)
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181. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! SallalIahu
'alaihi wasallam said: A person set out to visit his (Muslim) brother
in another village, Allah sent an angel to wait for him on his way.
When this man reached the angel he asked: Where are you heading?
He replied: I am heading for a brother of mine in this village. The
angel asked: Does he owe you something, which you want to get
back? The man replied: No. I just love him for the sake of Allah
'Azza wa Jall. The angel said: I am Allah's messenger to you,
indeed Allah loves you just as you love him for His sake. (Muslim)
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182. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'a!aihi wasallam said: He who wishes to acquire the taste of Iman,
should love another Muslim, only for the pleasure of Allah' Azza wa
JaIl. (Musnad A~mad, Bazzar, Majma-'uz~Zawaid)
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183. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that
RasululHih SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, it is among the
signs of [man that a person loves another person purely for the
pleasure of Allah, even though the other one may not have given him
any wealth; This is undoubtedly [man. (Tabar'nT, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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184. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: No two persons who love each other for the
sake of Allah except that the one who loves his brother more is
better. (Mustadrak !:!'kim)
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185. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma nmTates that
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who loves someone
for the sake of Allah and says: Indeed I love you for the sake of
Allah, then both of them will enter Paradise. The one who loves will
have a higher rank than the other, and will deserve that position
because of his love for the sake of Allah. (Bazzar, TarghTb)
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186. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No two men, in absence, love each
other for the pleasure of Allah, except that the one who loves his
friend more would be dearer to Allah. (TabaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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187. Nu'man ibne-BashTr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Raswullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of Muslims
in their mutual love, mercy and sympathy is like that of a body; if
one of the organs is afflicted, the whole body responds to during
sleeplessness and fever. (Muslim)
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188. Mu 'adh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Raswullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Those who love one another for
the sake of Allah will be under the shade of 'Arsh (Allah's Throne),
when there will be no shade on the Day of Resurrection, except the
shade of the 'Arsh. Prophets and martyrs will envy them for their
status. (Ibne-l;Iibbiin)
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189. 'Ubiidah ibne-Samit Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu reported: I heard

Raswullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating a l;IadTth QudsT from
his Rabb (Allah), Tabiiraka wa Ta'ala: My love is incumbent for
those who love one another for My sake; My love is incumbent for
lKRAM·UL-MUSLlM 460 Rights ofMuslims
those who sympathize with one another for My sake; My love is

incumbent for those who meet one another for My sake; My love is
incumbent for those who spend on one another for My sake. They
would be seated on pulpits of Nur (light); Prophets and Siddfqfn
(truthful followers) will envy them for their high ranks. (Ibne-l;Iibban)
In another narration of 'Ubada ibne-Samit Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu it is
stated: My love is incumbent for those who maintain relations for
My sake. (Musnad A~mad)
In a narration of Mu 'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu it is stated:
My love is incumbent for those who sit together for My sake. (Muana
Imam Maljk)
In a narratiou of 'Amr ibne-'Abasah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu it is said: My
love is incumbent for those who are friends for My sake. (Tabaran!,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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190. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaIlam narrating a l;Iadlth QudsJ that
Allah the Almighty and Majestic has said: Those who love one
another for My Glory, for them are seats on pulpits of Nur (light).
The Prophets and martyrs shall envy them. (TirmidhT)
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191. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, some slaves of Allah will be
seated to the right of His Throne on the Day of Resurrection and
Allah's both hands are the right hands. They will be on pulpits of
Nur (lights): their faces will be of Niir. They would neither be
Prophets, nor martyrs, nor Siddfqfn (truthful followers). It was
asked: 0 RasUlallah! Who will be those? He replied: These are the
people who would have loved one another for the Majesty of Allah
the Blessed and Exalted,(TabariinT Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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192. Abu Malik AI-Ash'arT Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: a people! Listen and
pay heed; know verily there are certain slaves of Allah the Almighty
and Majestic who are neither prophets nor martyrs; prophets and
martyrs will envy them for their high ranks and closeness to Allah.
A villager from a distant place pointed to Nabl ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam by his hands and said: a Nablallah! There will be certain
people, who would neither be prophets nor martyrs; yet prophets and
martyrs will envy them for their high rank and closeness to Allah;
please tell us about them I.e. Describe their qualities to us. This
question from the villager brought signs of happiness on the face of
Rasiilullah ~allamihu 'alaihi wasallam and he said: These would be
unknown inclividuals from various tribes, with no close kinships
amongst them; they would have loved one another, sincerely for the
pleasure of Allah. Allah will have for them pulpits of Nur, on which
they would be seated on the Day of Resurrection. Allah will make
their faces and clothes shine with Niir, When people will be terrified
on the Day of Resurrection, they will not be terrified. They are the
friends of Allah for whom there is no fear and no grief. (Musnad
Ai)mad)
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193. 'AbdulHih ibne-Mas'ild Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man
came to Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0
Rasillallah! What do you say of a man who loves a group of people
but is unable to reach them (his actions do not match with theirs).
RasillulHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A man will be with
those whom he loves. (Bukhar1)
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194. Abu Umamah Rac;liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A slave of Allah does not love
another slave for the sake of Allah 'Azza wa Jall except that he
honours his Rabb 'Azza wa JaIl. (Musnad A~mad)
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195. Abu Dhar Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The most excellent deed is love for the sake of
Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah. (Abu Dawiid)
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196. Anas Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: No one visits his (Muslim) brother for Allah's sake
except that an angel announces from the heaven: You are blessed and
you will be blessed with Paradise; and Allah Sub!)anahil wa Ta'ala
says to the angels of the Throne: My slave visited for My sake, hence
My hospitality for him is due on Me. Allah is not satisfied with any
reward for him less than Paradise. (Bazzar, Abu Ya'Ia, TarghTh)
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197. Zaid ibne-Arqam Ra<)iyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man makes a promise to his
brother with the intention of fulfilling it, but could not do so, and
could not come at the appointed time, he is guilty of no sin. (Abu
Dawlid)
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198. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who is counselled is trusted.
(Tirmidhj)
Note: One who is counselled should not disclose the secrets of one
who sought his counsel and also should give the most beneficial
advice.
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199. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah Rac;liyalUihu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man says
something, and looks around, then it is a trust. (Abu Dawlid)
Note: This meanS that if a man talks to yon and he does not tell you
to keep it secret, but from his actions you feel that he does not want
the matter to be disclosed to anyone, then this a trust. For example,
while talking to you, he looks around in a concerned manner, and
then this matter is a trust and should not be disclosed. (Ma'iiriful
l:IadTth)
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200. Abu Musa AI-Ash 'ar! Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilnlliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly amongst
the greatest sins in Allah's sight which a man commits, after the
major sins which Allah has prohibited, is that a man shonld die in
debt, without making any arrangement for it to be paid off. (Abu
Dawiid)
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201. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: A believer's soul is attached (preventing his
entty to Paradise) to his debt till it is paid. (Tirmidhi)
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202. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil 'A~ Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Every sin of a
martyr is forgiven except (his) debt. (Muslim)
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203. Muqammad ibne-'Abdullah ibne-Jal)sh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma

narrates that when we were sitting in the courtyard of the Masjid.
where biers used to be put, and Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam was also sitting in the midst of us; he raised his eyes to the
sky and looked, and then lowering his eyes and putting his hand to
his forehead said: Sub/:liinallah (Glory be to Allah who is above all
faults), Sub/liinalliih! What a severe threat has descended!
Muqammad ibne-' Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma said: We remained
quiet that day and night, but we were not at ease to remain quiet. In
the morning, I asked Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: What
IKRAM·UL-MUSLIM 465 Rights ojMuslims
severe threat had descended? RaswuIHih ~a1lalHihu 'alaihi wasallam

said: It is about debts; I swear by Him, Who is holding Muhammad's
life in His Hand; if a man owing a debt were to be martyred in
Allah's path, tben become alive; be martyred again in Allah's path,
then become alive, he would not enter Paradise till his debt was paid.
(Musn.d ADm.d)
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204. Salmah ibnul Akwa' Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates: A bier was
brought and Raswullah ~a1lallahu 'a1aihi wasallam was requested to
offer the funeral ~alat. He asked: Did the deceased owe anything? It
was replied: He did not. So he led the funeral ~aliit. Then another
bier was brought, and when RasiilnIliih ~allaIliihu 'alaihi wasallam
asked: Did the deceased owe anything? It was replied: He did.
Rasiilnllah ~allaIliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Offer the funeral ~alat
for your companion. Abu Qatadah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu said: I am
responsible for his debt. Thereupon, Raswullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam led the funeral ~aliit. (BukharI)
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205. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyaIliihu 'anhu narrates that NabI ~allallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone borrows from others with an
intention to pay it back, Allah will pay it back for him. If someone
borrows, with no intention to return it, Allah, will destroy his
property. (BukhiirI)
Note: "Allah will pay it back for him," implies that Allah will help
the debtor to pay back his debt. If he could not pay back in his
lifetime, AIliih will pay on his behalf in the Hereafter. "Allah will
destroy his property," implies that the squanderer will sustain a loss
pertaining to his life and property, because of his evil intention.
(Fati)-ul-BarI)
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206. 'Abdullah ibne-Ja'far Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUiullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah is with the debtor,
till he pays back his debt, except that the debt was incurred for
something disliked by Allah. (Ibne-Majah)
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207. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam borrowed a young camel and in return
gave a better camel, and said: The best amongst you are those who
discharge their debt in a better manner. (Muslim)
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208.•Abdullah ibne-Abj Rabl'a Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Nabj ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam borrowed forty thousand from me,
and when revenue carne in, he paid me back, saying: May Allah
bless your family and your property. Verily the reward for a loan is
commendation and repayment. (Nasal)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If I had gold to the extent of Mount
U/utd; I would not like to keep any of it more than three days, except
what I put aside to re-pay a debt. (BukharT)
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210. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyal1ahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilul1ah

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who does not thank people, does
not thank Allah. (TirmidhT)
Note: Some of the narrators elaborate this padIth by saying that one
who does not thank those who were kind to him, is not thankful to
Allah, being habitually ungrateful. (Ma'arifuJ t:ladIth)
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211. Usama ibne-Zaid Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If the recipient of a kindness says to
his benefactor Jaziikalliihu Khair (May AlIiih give you a better
reward), indeed he has fully praised and been thankful. (TirmidhT)
Note: To pray in these words expresses that I am unable to
recompense, so I invoke Allah Subbanahu wa Ta 'ala that He may
give you a better reward for this. Thus, these words carry praise for
the benefactor. (Ma'arifuJ t:ladIth)
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212. Anas Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that when NabI sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam came to MadInah. the emigrants came to him and
said: 0 Rasiilalliih! We have never seen people more liberal out of
abundance or better in giving help when they have little than a
people among whom we have settled. Undoubtedly they have taken
over full responsibility and shared with us their pleasant things so
that we are afraid that they will get the whole reward. RasUlalUih
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No as long as you make
supplication to Allah for them and express praise for them this will
not happen. (TirmidhT)
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213. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone is offered a gift of
fragrant flowers, he must not refuse it because it is light in weight
and has a pleasant fragrance. (Muslim)
Note: If flowers, which are of little value, are refused it is feared that
the presenter will think that it was not worthy of acceptance, because
of its low value and so he will be offended. (Ma'iiriful!:fadlth)
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214. 'Abdulliih ibne-'Umar RaQiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilulliih ~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Three things should not
be refused: Pillow, perfume and milk. (TirmidhT)
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215. Abu Umiimah Ra<;liyalliihu anhu narrates that Nabl ~allalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone intercedes for his Muslim brother
and that person gives him a gift for it which he accepts, then
undoubtedly he reaches a great door of the doors of usury. (Abu
Diiwud)
Note: This has been termed as usury because the intercessor gets a
present in return for nothing. (Ma?iihir !:fague)
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216. Ibne-'Abbiis RaQiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: No Muslim who has two daughters
and he treats them well as long as they live with him, or he lives with
them, except that these two daughters will cause him to enter into
Paradise. (Ibne-l:Iibban)
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217. Anas Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUluliah Sal1allahu

'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone brings up two girls; he and I will be
together in Paradise like these two fingers; pointing with his two
fingers. (Tirmidhi)
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218. 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahn 'anha narrates that RasUluliah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever assumed the responsibility of
(managing) the affair of his daughters and treated them well, then
these daughters will become shield for him from the Fire. (Bnkhari)
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219. Abu Sa'jd AI-Khudrj Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlulliib Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who had three
daughters or three sisters, or two daughters or two sisters, and he
treated them well, and feared Allah towards them, for him is
Paradise. (TirmidhI)
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220. Ayyub Ra1)imahullah on the authority of his father, who from

his grandfather, narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: No father gives his son any gift better than good education.
(Tirmidhi)
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221. Abdullah ibue-'Abbas Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone has a baby girl
and he neither buries her alive, nOr slights her, nor prefers his son
over her; then Allah because of her will send him to Paradise.
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222. Nu'man ibne-Bashlr RaQiyallahu 'anhuma nan'ates that my
father brought me to Rasiilullah and said: Verily, I have gifted this
son of mine a slave. He asked: Have you given all your sons the
same? My father replied: No. He said: Then take the slave back.
(BukharT)
Note: This l:1adHh implies that all the children should be treated
equally in giving a gift.
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223. Abu Sa'ld and Abdullah Ibne-'Abbas Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma

narrates that Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who
has a son born to him, should give him a good name and a good
upbringing and when he reaches puberty, marry him. If he does not
marry him when he reaches puberty, and if the son commits a sin,
then indeed its guilt rests upon his father. (BaihaqT)
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224. 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu 'anha narrates that a villager came to

IKRAM-VL-MVSLlM 471 Rights of Muslims
Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam aud said: Do you kiss your children?
we do not kiss them. Then, Nab! SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: I
can not put mercy in your heart wheu Allah has takeu it away from
you. (BukhiirT)
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removes hatred from the hemt and a woman should not despise a gift
from her neighbour, even if it be a portion of a goat's hoof. (Similarly
the woman giving the gift should not consider this to be insignificant.)
(TirmidhT)
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226. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulliih Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: None of you should consider any good deed
insignificant; if you are unable to perform any good deed then atleast
meet your brother cheerfully (this is also a good deed). If you buy
meat or cook in a pot then increase its gravy and give some of it to
your neighbour. (TirmidhT)
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neighbour feels unsafe from his injmious conduct. (Muslim)
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228. Abu Hurairah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who believes in Allah and the
Day of Resurrection, should honour his neighbour. ~al)abah asked:
o RasiilaIHih! What are the rights of a neighbour? He replied: If he
asks you for something. give it to him; if he needs your help. help
him; if he ask for a loan. lend it to him; if he invites you, accept his
invitation; if he is sick. visit him; if he dies, follow his bier; if some
problem befalls him. comfort him. Do not trouble him with the
smell of cooking, unless you send some of it to him; do not raise
your house above his. which may obstruct his ventilation, except by
his permission. (Targhlb)
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229. Abdullah ibne 'Abbas Ra~iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is not a believer who
eats to his fill. while his neighbour is hungry. (Tabaran], Abn Ya'lii,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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230. Abu Hurairah Ra~iyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man said: 0
Rasiilallah! Indeed such and such a woman has a reputation for
engaging in ~alat. ~aum, and ~adaqah to a great extent but she is
sharp-tongued with her neighbours. He replied: She is in the Fire!
Then that person said: 0 Rasiilallah! Such and such a woman has a
reputation for engaging in Saum, Sadaqah and Salat to a small

extent. Indeed her Sadaqah is just a few pieces of cheese, but she
does not hurt her neighbours with her tongue. He said: She is in
Paradise. (Musnad Ai)mad)
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231. Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Who will learn these words from
me, act upon them, or teach these to others who will act upon them?
Abu Hurairah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu said: 0 Rasiilallah! I will. He held
my hand and counting five characteristics said: (I) Avoid the
forbidden, you will become the greatest worshipper; (2) be satisfied
with what Allah has granted you, and you will be the richest of men;
(3) be kind to your neighbour, you will be a true believer; (4) choose
for others what you like for yourself, and you will be a Muslim; (5)
and do not laugh excessively, for excessive laughter deadens the
heart. (TinnidhT)
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232. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'iid Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man
asked: 0 RasUiallah! How can I know when I do good and when I
do bad? NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: When you hear
your neighbours say, verily you have done good, then indeed you
have done good; and when you hear them say, verily you have done
bad, indeed you have done bad, (Tab.ranI, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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233. 'Abdur RaJ:>man ibne-Ab! Qurad Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates

that one day, Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam performed Wuc;lu , the
SaI)abah began to wipe themselves with the water he had used.
Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn asked them: What induces you to
do this? They replied: For the love of Allah and His Messenger.
Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone likes to love Allah
and His Messenger; and also likes that Allah and His Messenger love
him; then he should speak the truth whenever he speaks; and when
he is entrusted with something, he must return it; and should treat his
neighbours well. (Baihaqt, Mishkat)
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234. 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu 'anha narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: JibraTI 'Alaihis Salam continously kept
advising me about (the rights of) a neighbour until I thought that
undoubtedly he would make him an heir. (Bukhart)
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235. 'Uqbah ibne-'Arnir Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alai hi wasallam said: The first pair of adversaries on the
Day of Resurrection will be two neighbours. (Musnad Ahmad. Majma-
;uz-Zawaid)
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236. Sa'd Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallam said: No one who intends evil for the people of MadInah
except that Allah will melt him in the Fire, like the melting of lead or the
dissolving of salt in water. (Muslim)
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237. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilulliih sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who frightens the
residents of Madlnah, frightens me. (Musnad Apmad. Majma- 'uz-Zawiiid)
~~ ~1 ~ t ih;;.,1'; :~ ~I jj.:» J@J~ ~'..),I Cs-") ~ J1w!'J\l,ul,>-,,'''JJ .4>:~~::,J~J~,;G;~u/ '.:~;G;~u:
RasUiullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who can die in MadInah
let him die there; verily I shall intercede for those who die there (and are
buried there). (Ibne-l;Iibban)
Note: The Scholars of Isliim have explained that this is a special
intercession, as RasUiullah's intercession will geuerally be for all
Muslims. "Who can die in Madinah let him die there" means that he
should reside there till his last.
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rrtv:,.;)
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No one amongst my Ummah who will
endure the hardship and rigour of Madlnah, without my being an
intercessor or witness on his behalf on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim)
:iGorj d~ ~I J ~1 JA\S"j uf :~ ~1 jj.:» J~ :~'..),I Cs-":i ~;j -yt •

~ ~ \ 0 '
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240. Sahl Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUiullah sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: I, and the one who brings up an orphan, will
be like this in Paradise, and he pointed his forefinger and middle

finger with a slight gap between them. (BukhiiTIl
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.w-i ,,))~,j; :J C-;;,j '.ilil ~? ~I:;'j ~w;, JI :; I' : JP :;.; ~ ~

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241. 'Amr ibne-Malik Al-Qushair! Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I

heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who takes
an orphan under his care, whose parents were Muslims; and let him
share his meals, until Allah freed this child from his care. Paradise
will be due for him. (Musnad Ai)mad, Tabaran1, Majma- 'uz-Zawiiid)
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0' f~:~),';"'J"",
242. 'Awf ibne-Malik Al-Ashja'! Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallall1ihu 'alaihi wasallam said: I and that woman whose
cheeks have darkened (from the hardships of upbringing her
children) will be like these two on the Day of Ressurrection. The
narrator of the ]ladfth Yazid Ral)imahull1ih pointed with the middle
and the forefinger. Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam explaining
her circumstances said: A woman, of rank and beauty, who became a
widow and then patiently devoted herself to her orphan children (for
upbringing them), till they reached the age of puberty or died. (Abu
Diiwiid)
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243. Abu Musa AI-Ash 'ar! Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Not an orphan sits for eating in the
utensils of a people, except that ShaiHin cannot come near their
utensils. (TabaranIl
lKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 477 Rights of Muslims
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244. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man
complained to Rasiilullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam of his hard-
heartedness. He said: Pass an affectionate hand over the orphan's
head and feed the poor. (Musnad Ai)mad, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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245. Safwan ibne-Snlaim RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI
.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who strives to serve a widow
and the poor is like one who struggles in the path of Alliih, or like the
one who fasts by day and stands in .')alat by night. (Bukhiirl)
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246. 'A'ishah Rac.liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilulliih .')allalliihn
'alaihi wasallam said: The best amongst you is he who is the most
kind to his family; and I am the kindest amongst you to my family.
(Ibne-i:!ibban)
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247. 'A'ishah RaQiyalliihu 'anha narrates that an old woman came to
NabI .')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam when he was with me. He asked
her: Who are you? She said: I am luthamah Madaniyah. He asked:
How are you? How have you been after (our coming to MadInah)?
She replied: May my parents be sacrificed for you! Everything is
well. When she went away I asked: 0 Rasiilallah! You have given
so much attention to this old woman. He replied: This woman used

to come to us in the lifetime of Khadljah. Verily, (paying) regard for
an old acquaintance is a sign of [man. (Mustadrak !:Iakim. Isiibah)
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248. Abu Hurairah RaQiyaliahu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih
SallaIHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believer must not hate his
believing wife. If he dislikes one of her habits, he would indeed like
her other habit. (Muslim)
Note: Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam gave a brief principle
of good living. If people have some faults, then for sure, they also
have virtues in them. Humans are a combination of faults and
virtues; so one should ignore the faults and focus on the virtues.
(TUljuman-us-Sunnah)
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249. Qais ibne-Sa'd RaQiyalIiihu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If I were to order anyone to
prostrate to another, I would order a woman to prostrate before her
husband for the right that Allah has entrusted upon women to their
husbands. (Abu Diiwud)
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250. Umme Salamah RaQiyaliahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Any woman, who died while her
husband was pleased with her, will enter Paradise. (Tirmidhj)
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IKRAM-UL-MUSUM 479 Rights ofMuslims
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251. Ai)wa~ Rac,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nab! .':Iallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Listen carefully! Treat women kindly.
Indeed they are like captives in your hands (you do not have any
rights over them other than being good to them except that when
they are guilty of open indecency). If they do so, abandon their beds
(give up sleeping with them, but live in the house), and give them a
mild punishment. If they are obedient to you, do not try to find
excuse against them. Listen carefully! Verily you have rights over
your wives, as they have rights over you. Your right is that they
should not permit anyone you dislike to come to your beds or enter
your house. Listen carefully! Women's rights over you are that you
should treat them well in the matter of food and clothing. (TilmidhI)
J;iOf.-j ~~II#j :~~<J:":'JJ~ :J~ $'..1I<:.-!'Jr-&- ';'~14;j-H\Y

'I't f "':~J'~\.r:-~l ,rly,-! ,~\..o~1~\JJ .4i;. ~ ~(
252. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Rac,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasillulliih .':Iallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Pay the labourer his
wages before his sweat dries. (Ibne-Majah)
IKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 480 Strengthening Kinship
STRENGTHENING
THE BONDS OF KINSHIP
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subi)anahil wa Ta 'ala says: :J\.nlliJ~
And worship and serve Allah. And \{:~'<f> it? 1; ~1\"J+t

ascribe nothing as partner to Him.
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. ' (.,/ ':'j.. ~~y ~-'
(Show) Kindness to parents, and to
near kindred, and orphans, and the
needy, and to the near neighbour,
and the distant neighbour, and your ,--,,>-WJI' ~\ CIY:;ji(
companion (in daily interactions or > ' ') /- . .J . ') ~
at work or in travel), and the ~ t;"
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traveller, and slaves whom you
possess. Verily! Allah loves not ,;'" /' -" -"
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such as are proud and boastful. A ,.> / " /.,
An·Nisa4: 36 [n:,WI] lo/ G~)l1.:.$<
Note: A "close neighbour" is he who resides in the immediate
neighbourhood and is also a relative. The distant neighbour is one
who is not relative. Another interpretation is that a "close
neighbour" is one whose door is just near to yours and a distant
neighbour is one whose door is away. A "traveller includes a person
accompanying you in a journey, a traveller who is presently your
guest or any traveller who is in need.
Allah Subi)anahil wa Ta'ala says: :JW- J~)

Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, Ihsan ~,,'J ..
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(doing good) and generosity /' /,.// ,; ,.Jo..... ~,;./
towards kinsfolk; and forbids 0"' C/U-Y ~,rAJ\ <£; <£\::.,l-,

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immorality, all evil deeds and

oppression. He strongly exhorts
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IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 481 Strengthening Kinship
yon so that you might bear (all

this) in mind. An-Na~l 16: 90
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Note:ln one sense this is the most comprehensive verse of the Quran.
Three things have been advised: 1. Justice 2. Iqsan. 3. Generosity
to relatives. And three things have been forbidden; 1. Immorality 2.
All evil deeds 3. Oppression. Iqsan means that a man becomes a
model of excellence desiring good for others. It is a station above
justice when a man gives more than the rights due to others. He
acquires the qualities of generosity, forgiveness and sympathy.
AI;IADITH
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253. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: A father is the best gate of the
gates of Paradise; so it is up to you, either you lose that gate (by
disobeying him), or protect it (by obeying him). (TirmidhI)
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254. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that NabI
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah's pleasure lies in a father's
pleasure and Allah's displeasure lies in a father's displeasure.
(TirmidhT)
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255. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Ra<.1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The finest act of
righteousness for a son is to treat his late father's friends kindly.
(Muslim)
IKRAM·UL-MUSUM 482 Strengthening Kinship
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256. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Rm;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who likes to
maintain bouds of kinship with his father when he is in his grave,
should treat his father's brothers kiudly after him. (Ibne-I:!ibbiin)
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257. Anas ibne-Malik RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu'alaihi wasallam said: He who wishes that his life span be
prolonged aud his provisious increased should treat his parents well
and maintain his bonds of kinship. (Musnad A~mad)
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258. Mu'adh RaQiyallahu 'auhu narrates: Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who treats his parents well, for him are the
good tidings of a prolonged lifespan. (Mnstadrak I:!akim)
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259. Abu Usaid Malik ibne-RabI'ah As-Sa'idl Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu
uarrates that while we were with Rasiilullah ~allanahu 'alaihi
wasallam, a man from Bani Salamah came and said: 0 Rasiilallah!
Is there any kindness left that I can do for my parents, after their
death? He said: Yes! By supplicating for them, asking for
forgiveness for them, carrying out their final instructions after their
death, joining ties of relationship which are dependant on them and
honouring their friends. (Abu DawUd)
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260, Malik or Ibne-Malik RaQiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Nabr ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who has his parents or
one of them alive and does not treat them well will enter Fire, and
Allah will remove His Mercy from him. And any Muslim who sets
free a Muslim slave is liberated from the Fire. (Abu Ya'lii, Musnad
Al).mad, TabaranI, TarghTh)
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261. Abu Hurairah RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulliih

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: May he be humiliated, May he be
humiliated. May he be humiliated. It was said: Who, 0 RasUlallah?
He replied: The one, who has one or both parents live to old age and
yet does not enter Paradise (by serving them and pleasing their
hearts). (Mnslim)
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262. Abu Hurairah RaQiyaliahu 'anhu narrates that a man came to

Rasiilullah ~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam and asked: 0 RasUlallah!
Who is the most deserving of my excellent conduct and service? He
replied: Your mother. The man asked: Who is next? He replied:
Then your mother. The man asked: Who is next? He replied: Then
your mother. The man asked: Who is next? He replied: Then your
father. (BukhiirT)
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IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 484 Strengthening Kinship
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263. 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: While asleep I found myself in Paradise and
heard someone reciting the Qur'an. I asked: Who is this? The
angels replied: f,larithah ibne-Nu'man. Then Rasiilullah Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam said to 'A'ishah: (indeed) Great deeds are like this,
great deeds are like this! (it's the result of a great deed that)
f,larithah ibne-Nu'man was excellent in conduct to his mother.
(Musnad A1)mad)
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264. Asma binte Abu Bakr Rac;liyallahu 'anha says: My mother who
was an idolater visited me during the time of Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam. So I inquired from Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam: My mother has come and would like to meet me, shall I
meet her? He replied: Yes and be affectionate to your mother.
(BukharI)
.
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,} ,.'WI "J) .~1 :J~ ~JI J:.. &;. ~ .,...,81 &U :..:..ll ,4f,.j) :J~ ~jrJl
'.·/HI)~I
265. 'A'ishah Rac;liyalliihu 'anha narrates: I asked: 0 Rasiilalliih!

Amongst people who has the greatest right over a woman? He
replied: Her husband. I asked: Amongst people who has the greatest
right over a man? He replied: His mother. (Mustadrak I:lakim)
.:..;:,.l J[ !#JI Jj.:<) ~ :Jlii f:Ij; ~I J~) tl I;;:r.'.!ill ~)~ i '.:! -n,
:J~~ :J~f~~~~~:J~,~ :J~f~j~:.li~ :J~f~JiJ~';:I;,;'I;.i~
1\ .1:~),~W,,;<,}y,,,,.lo.rlI"J) .tA.~
266. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that verily
a man came to Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam and asked: 0
Rasiilallah! I have committed a major sin; can my turning in
lKRAM·UL-MUSLlM 485 Strengthening Kinship
repentance be accepted? He asked: Do you have a mother? He

replied: No. Rasiilullah asked again: Do you have a maternal aunt?
He replied: Yes. Rasiilullah said: Then serve her with kindness.
(TirmidhT)
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267. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasl1lullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The doing of good deeds saves a
person from a bad death; secret charity subsides Rabb's auger; and
strengthening bonds of kinship prolongs life. (TaharanT, Majma- 'uz-
Zawaid)
Note: 1. Strengthening kinship may include helping relatives
financially from one's earnings or devoting time for their affairs.
(Ma'arifull:\adlth)
2. Prolonging life means that when a person strengthens bonds of
kinship Allah blesses him. He is inspired to do good deeds and it
becomes easy for him to do actions which will be useful to him in
the Hereafter. (Nawawi)
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~ .' ..-..-" ,
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'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day
should extend hospitality to his guests. And whosoever believes in
Allah and the Last Day should be kind to his relations. And
whosoever believes· in Allah and the Last Day should either speak
good words or keep silent. (BukharT)
Cs!:J I,' :i ~i';"';'i;; ;J~ llJ\ ~I Jj.:..j ti :w.ill, ~j '7-lJC;.;..;1:;. -n~

O~A'\:~),' ••• Jj)lJ.u~voY~".'J~\o\J),~jJ ,lQ:'li~jt~:J~J,~j~
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who likes his livelihood to be
increased, and his life prolonged, should generously fnlfil the rights
of his relatives. (BukharT)
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270. Sa'id ibne-Zaid Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Nabi
$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, this Raham (bond of
kinship) is a branch of Ar-Rahman ('Azza wa Jail). He who breaks
it, Allah will prohibit Paradise for him. (Musnad A!]mad, Bazza"
Majrna'uz-Zawaid)
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.~~ \ :~J'l,i1.(.J'J.-')I..,."J yo ''-'J'''-,I'"" .~j~J': o;,j 1~\,$~IJ.fI)I~j
271. 'Abdullah ibne-' Amr Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He does not strengthen the bonds of
kinship who just reciprocates the conduct of his relatives; but who
joins the ties of relationship when they are severed, is the one who
strengthens the bond. (Bukharj)
~~t,;~d~Ij:1;; :Jti !j,~1 ~j~''')'1 C<"') ~~~.; d,.h.; -YVY

f ",/ 'JJIJ)\~(ujASY'.u~)J~jJ';j~\C\J) .~~ jf ~
272. 'Ala' ibne-Kharijah Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
$allallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Learn enough of your lineage by
means of which you are able to bind ties with your relatives.
(TabaranI, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
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273. Abu Dhar Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that my beloved friend
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam ordered me seveu things: 1. He ordered

me to love the poor, and be close to them. 2. He ordered me to look
at those of a lower status than me, aud not to look at those who are of
a higher status or superior. 3. He ordered me to bind ties of kinship;
even if they turn away from me. 4. He ordered me not to ask anyone
for anything. 5. He ordered me to speak the truth, though it may be
bitter. 6. He ordered me not to fear the reproach of anyone in
respect of the orders of Alliih. 7. And he ordered me to recite
frequently, La I,zaula wala quwata ilia billah. "There is no might to
resist evil, and no power to do good, except through Allah", for these
words are undoubtedly from the treasure under the Throne. (Musnad
A!)mad)
Note: Anyone who regularly recites La /.!aula wala quwata ilia
billah undoubtedly is eutitled to a very big reward. (Macahir !:lague)
.,) .e~;,w\:P'~~ <Jj.!; ~~\~;Jr~ill\ ~j~J.';;;":;

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274. Iubair ibne-Mut'im Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that verily Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He will not enter Paradise who
breaks ties of kinship. (BukhiirI)
Note: Severing ties of kinship is such a grievous sin that none
stained with it will be able to enter Paradise. However, when one is
cleansed after undergoing punishment, or is pardoned by Allah
Sub1)anahu wa Ta'ina for some reason or without any reason, then he
will be able to enter Paradise. (Ma 'ariful!:ladWl)
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275. Abu Hurairah Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man said: 0

RasUlallah! I have relatives with whom I try to unite ties, but they
severe relations with me. I treat them kindly, but they treat me badly.
I forbear their excesses and they are rude to me. RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If you are as you say, it is as if you
are casting hot ashes on their faces; and so long as you maintain this
behaviour, you will have support against them from Allah. (Mustim)
lKRAM·UL-MUSLlM 488 Warning on harming Muslims
WARNING AGAINST HARMING

MUSLIMS
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'aIa says: :JW;i;,IJ~

"J.~" .>~,.,. '" ::~/
And for those who harm believing ~~\ 0..-':';' ~011;
men and believing women - /"'~>//'" . .i/ .../ /' '"",.,."',1"
without their having done any ~ 1;. i h i [., ~ ~~I;
wrong- they surely burden
themselves with the guilt of
slander and a glaring sin.
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Al·A~zab 33: 58
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'ala says:

Woe to Al-Muraffifin [those who
give less in measure and weight
(decrease the rights of others)].
Those who, when they have to
receive by measure from men,
demand full measure,
And when they have to give by
measure or weight to men, give
less than due.
Do they not know that they are
bound to be raised from the dead.
(And called to account) on a Great
Day!
The Day when all men shall stand ~ ~1,:,) >81 p / ,,...
~"' ~,0" iYe iY.
before the Rabb of all the worlds.
Al·Mu!affifin 83: 1:6 [.\-\ :""w,.li]
IKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 489 Warning on harming Muslims
Allah Sub\Janahil wa Ta'iila said:

Woe to every slanderer and fault-
finder. Al-Humazah 104: I
AI;IADITH
,: ~:;\ ~~ ~l ::J~ ~ ~I jJ,:.:> ~ :jli ~ 'kl :?:> ~J~;j -YV'

lAAA:~)'...-edI";y, ",1'-,,' .,)) .;";"1 ,;; ~L~J~ ~ ,;.ii:.:Jj ..... 8\ ,?I:>~
276. Mu'awiyah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu uarrates: I heard Rasiilulliih
.')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed when you pursue the
secret faults of people, you will C01Tupt them. (Abu Dawfid)
Note: Pursuing the faults _of people creates hatred, jealousy and
many other evil promptings in them, By seeking and denouncing
the faults of others, one may create obstinacy in them to continue
their sins, thus worsening their deeds (and relation to Allah). (Badhl-
ul-MajhGd)
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V",n"''>}o1~\.:....IJ :Ji"c-J\Jlj,oJ~~\"\J) (~~I~~? yo)) .(tf'Ji'.lJ'ILi~J"~J ~
277. 'Abdulliih ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilulliih .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not harm Muslims;
do not condemn them; and do not seek out their faults. (Ibne-I:Iibban)
:;T:; j.-'~;Ii:~ ~I :JJ,:.:> jlijli ~'k\:?:> &~'\"~\ ij:"! ~;j -YV/\

ti\ .; :J~ ,Itf')~ ,# ~) ::,.:.'!' ;1\ \;~ ~ l:.;ll ~q~\ ~~ ~) ~~
'. ,~.), ~ ·,/J/"o.- ,:' ;;", ~~ ",,0_ ,:... ;;'" ,0"
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278. Abu Barzab Al-Aslarnl Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
Rasillullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 the community of
people! who have accepted Islam by their tongues; and Iman has not
entered their hearts, do not backbite Muslims nor seek out their faults.
Undoubtedly he who seeks out the faults of his Muslim brother, will
IKRAM-UL-MUSUM 490 Waming on harming Muslims
have his faults sought out by Allah; and whose faults are sought out
by Allah, will be disgraced even within his home. (Abu Diiwiid)
Note: This l,JadYth is a warning to those who backbite Muslims, as
this can only be the work of hypocrites and not of Muslims. (BadhI-ul-
Majhiid)
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:;;:;.:; ~j :-t0l J. .s~Gi ~~G ~ ~I ,', ;:,; ,:;;..,wII;Wj Jj~1 :.,.01 :('Ql
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279. The father of Anas Juhan; Ra<iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that we
went on an expedition with NabY Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. People
stayed there in a manner occupying so much space, that they
encroached the road. NabY Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sent a man to
announce among the people: Those who occupy much space or
encroach the road, for them there is no (reward of) Jihad.
(Abu DawUd)
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280. Umamah Ra<iiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab; Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: He who beats upon the bare back of a Muslim
unjustly, he will meet Allah in a condition that Allah will be angry
with him. (TabaranT ,Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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,.v~:~J,,.-lWI,,,f"Y4 ',..L--"J)~OI J.t;~ '¢ c..;. jJ ;.:.~~

281. Abu Hurairah Ra<iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam once asked his Sababah: Do you know
who is poor? Sal,Jabah replied: The poor amongst us is he who has
no money or property. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
explained: The poor amongst my Ummah is one, who will come on
IKRAM-UL-MUSLIM 491 Warning on harming Muslims
the Day of ResUlTection with Salat, Saum and Zakat, but who had
abused somebody, slandered someone, usurped the goods of another
person, had shed blood or beaten another person. So this one and
that one will be given a part of the aggressor's good deeds; should
his good deeds fall-short before he clears what he owes, then the
aggrieved person's sins and faults will be transferred from them to
him; and he will be thrown into Hell-Fire. (Muslim)
;JWJ ,;J:,..:.i pi .:,,~ :~ ;»1 Jj.:.) J~ :J~ ~ '.'ill ~);»I 4 ;j -~ 1\ ~

'\.tt:~);.~lJy~l,jl'~v.yl;\I.»~\O\J) .~
282. 'Abdulliih RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasnlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: To abuse a Muslim is disobedience, and his
murder is infidelity. (Bukhari)
Note: A Muslim who murders another Muslim negates his perfection
in Islam, and this could become a reason for his dying in infidelity.
(Ma~ahir I:Iaque)
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283. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr RaQiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who abuses a
Muslim is like one who is heading to his destruction. (Tabaran1, Jami-
'us-Saghfr)
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rill r~"c..1 :J'-ll Jil

284. 'Iyii<;! ibne-f.limar RaQiyalliihu 'anhu said: 0 Nabl Allah! One
of my people abuses me, though he is inferior to me. Should I
revenge him? Nabl Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Those two
who abuse each other are like two Shai!an who insult and call each
other a liar. (Ibne-I;libban)
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IKRAM·UL-MUSLIM 492 Warning on harming Muslims
f .At :~),)\j';i\J~L}~~l,o"""4,.,:lj\~Y.(~\J)(~J.:>Jj~.J"J) .~
285. Abu Juraiy Jabir ibne-Sulaim Rac.liyallahu 'anhu said: I
requested RasiiluIHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam for some advice.
He said: Do not abuse anyone. After that, I have never abused a
freeman or a slave, a camel or a goat. He said: And do not consider
any act of kindness insignificant, speaking cheerfully with your
brother is undoubtedly an act of kindness. Keep your lower garment
up to the middle of the calf or if you so desire then up to the ankles;
avoid its trailing, for that is a sign of pride and indeed Allah does not
like pride. If anyone abuses you or makes you ashamed for
something he knows about you, do not make him ashamed for
something you know about him; for the burden of that will be on him.
(Abu Dawild)
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<-:"I:.i..:ll
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286. Abu Hurairah Rac.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man abused
Abu Bakr while Nabl Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was sitting.
Appreciating (the forbearance and patience of Abu Bakr Rac.liyallahu
'anhu), he kept smiling, but when the man went on at length and Abu
Bakr Rac.liyallahu 'anhu replied to some of what he said; Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam became angry and left. Abu Bakr
Rac.liyallahu 'anhu went after him and said: 0 Rasiilallah! He was
abusing me in your presence but when I replied to some of what he
said, you became angry, and left. He replied: There was an angel
IKRAM-UL-MUSUM 493 Warning Oil harming Muslims
with you, replying to him on your behalf but when you replied to him,
Shaitan got in, and I am not supposed to sit with Shaitan, He then
added: 0 Abu Bakr! There are three things, all of which are true:
1. Anyone who is wronged and he ignores it for the sake of Allah
Azza wa Jail, Allah will help him out and strengthen him.
2, Anyone who opens the door to provide, intending thereby to unite
ties of relationship, Allah provides him with much more because of it.
3. Anyone who opens a door of begging, desiring to increase his
wealth, Allah Azza wa Jail will decrease his wealth because of it
(Musnad A~mad)
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~ / ';,~ :J~ ~~~Ij J.!:-',JI i.:',; ~j !~I J~:J Ii :I)~ ,~~Ij .f',J1 ~
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287. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil 'A& Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates

that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaiiam said: It is a major sin that
a man slanders his parents, The Sa\:Jabah asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Could
a person slander his own parents? Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam answered: Yes, if he slanders another person's father, the
latter would slander his father and if he slanders his mother, the latter
in tum, would slander his mother, (Muslim)
:) I¥ ~4 WJl !~I :J~ Ji!1, tsP l ~j :..:<. iill '?:J i;'; :.,.J :; -y l1li
atS'y, a~;J ~~ ,~:Ll;;,~ ,~~~~'A. ,~1T ~j:J\ ~ij ,yii UI ~~ ,::)9J
' " ~,~), •• , ,~","I<aI,)'Y"~"J) ,~t;¥I~ jicl;lj ~;';:}i ,~jj
288. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu .
'alaihi wasallam supplicated with these words: 0 Allah! I make a
covenant with You; kindly never go against it, for I am only a human
being; if I annoy or scold or curse or beat any of the believers, make
this a source of Your blessing, purification (from the sins) for that
believer, and closeness to You on the Day of Resurrection for him,
(Muslim)
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289. Mughirah ibne-Shu'bah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nan-ates that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not abuse the
deceased, as you would thus cause distress to the living. (Tirmidhl)
Note: It means that by abusing the deceased, his relatives would be
grieved, but the one who is abused will not be affected.
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Rasi1lullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Mention the good
qualities of your deceased and refrain from mentioning their faults.
(Abu Dawud)
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sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever has done a wrong,
affecting his brother's honour or something else, must ask him for
forgiveness now, before that Day comes when he will have neither
Dinar nor Dirham. If he has any good deeds, then these will be
subtracted, equal to his wrong doings; and if he has no good deeds,
then the evil deeds of the one wronged will be taken and laid upon
him. (B ukhiirJ)
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292. Bara' ibne- 'A.zib Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The worst nsury is disgracing his
brother. (TabaranI, ]ami 'u~-Saghir)
Note: Disgracing a Muslim is termed as the worst usury. In usury
the wealth of others is taken away and exploited for personal gains,
similarly, disgracing Muslim causes harm to his honour. And the
IKRAM·UhMUSLlM 495 Warning on hamling Muslims
honour of a Muslim is far more respectable than his belongings; thus,

disgracing is termed as the worst form of usury. (Faicj-ul-QadTr ,Badhl-
ul-Majhud)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed the biggest amongst the
major sins is to attack a Muslim's honour unjustly. (Abu Diiwud)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever hoards grain to raise its
price for Muslims is a sinner. (Musnad Ahmad, Majma- 'uz-Zawiiid)
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295. 'Umar ibnil-Khanab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
RasUlullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: If anyone hoards food
from Muslims, Allah will smite him with leprosy and want. (Ibne-
Majah)
Note: The hoarder is one who at the time of people's need, (as grain
is not freely available in the market) stores his grain secretly, waiting
for the prices to rise. (Maj'iihir Baque)
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296. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believer is the brother of a
believer. It is not lawful for a believer to outbid the concluded deal
of his brother, or propose to the same woman to whom his brother
has proposed, until he abandons the intention of marrying that
woman. (Muslim)
Note: Outbidding has several meanings; one of these is that when a

deal between two men has been conduded, a third person asks the
seller to cancel the deal and deal with him afresh. (NawawI)
Muslim Scholars must be consulted to learn the Masiiil (Islam's way
of conducting business and other affairs). Knowingly proposing for
a woman, for whom a proposal has already been received and likely
to be accepted, is against the teachings of Islam. (Fati)-ul-Mulhim)
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297. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasillullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who raises a weapon
at us, is not from us. (Muslim)
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298. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: None of you should point towards his Muslim
brothers with a weapon, for he does not know when the Shailan may
interrupt causing its misuse with one's hand (injuring his Muslim
brother and in its punishment), he falls into a pit of the Fire. (BukhiirI)
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299. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Abul Qasim
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone points with a piece of iron
(weapon) at his brother, indeed angels curse him, till he stops
pointing it, even if he is his brother who has the same father and
mother. (Muslim)
Note: Pointing with a piece of iron or weapon towards his real
brother does not necessarily meau that he wants to kill or hurt him;
but he might just have done this playfully, despite which angels will
curse him. The purpose is to firmly forbid such things, even
playfully. (Ma~iihir !,Iaque)
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300. Abu Hurairah Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam passed by a heap of grain and inserted his
hand into it; his fingers were moistened by the wet grain. He asked:
o owner of the grain! What is this? The man replied: 0 Rasiilallah!
It is due to rain. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Why
did you not put the damp grain on top of the heap, so people could
see it? He who deceives people does not belong to me, (Muslim)
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301. Mu'adh ibne-Anas Juhanl Ra<.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab]

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn said: If anyone guards a believer's
honour from a hypocrite, then Allah will appoint an angel who will
guard his flesh from the Hell-Fire on the Day of Resurrection, If
anyone accuses a Muslim by saying something to defame him, then
Allah will restrain him on the bridge over Hell until he is cleansed
from what he said. (Abu Dawud)
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302. Asma binte-Yazld Ra<.liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone defends his brother's
honour in his absence, then it is Allah's responsibility to set him free
from the Fire. (Musnad Ahmad, TabaranI, Majma-'uz~Zawaid)
lKRAM·UhMUSLIM 498 Warning on harming Muslims
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303. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who safeguards the honour of his Muslim
brother, then Allah' Azza wa Jail will save him from Hell-Fire on the
Day of Resurrection. (Musnad Abmad)
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304. 'AbdulUih ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'arthuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: If anyone's
intercession becomes an obstacle to one of the punishments
prescribed by AlUih then he has opposed AlUih; if anyone disputes
knowingly about something which is false then he remains in the
displeasure of Allah till he desists; and if anyone makes an untruthful
accusation against a Muslim he will be made by AlHili to dwell in the
filthy fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell, till he retracts his
statement. (Abu Diiwiid)
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305. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalUihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not be jealous of one another; do
not outbid to deceive without intending to buy; do not hate one
another; do not be indifferent to one another; do not enter into a
transaction when others have completed it; and 0 slaves of Allah!
Be like brothers amongst yourselves. A Muslim is a brother of a
Muslim; he neither oppresses him nor deserts him, nor looks down
upon him. Piety is here: then pointing towards his chest, he said this
lKRAM-UL-MUSLlM 499 Warning on harming Muslims
thrice: It is evil enough for a man to consider his Muslim brother

worthless. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in
faith; his blood, his property and his honour. (Muslim)
Note: Piety denotes the fear of Allah and a state of awareness for the
reckoning in the Hereafter. Thus, "piety is here" implies a feeling
within the heart, and not something physical that can be seen so as to
ascertain whether a person is pious or not. It is not appropriate for a
Muslim to look down upon his Muslim brother, as a person who
appears lowly may have a high degree of piety and thus be held
honourable by Allah. (Ma'arifull:ladTth)
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306. Abu Hurairah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Avoid jealousy, verily, jealousy consumes
good deeds like fire consumes dry wood or (he said) grass. (Abu
Dawud)
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307. Abu J:lumaid Sa'idl RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabl

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: It is not permissible for anyone to
take his brother's stick without obtaining his consent. (Ibne-flibban)
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308. Yazld RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Undoubtedly none of you should take the belongings
of his brother, neither in amusement nor seriously. (Abu Dawud)
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J~ ,t~ ,i;.~ w ~ Jl ~ JU,i~,~ JJ:-J ~~ '~&fl' e i»~
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309. 'Abdur Ra!)man ibne-Abu Laila RaJ.iimahullah narrates that
Sa1)abah of Mui:)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told an incident:

Once during a journey with NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; while
one of them fell asleep, some of the others went and took his rope (in
jest). The sleeper (on awakening not finding his rope) got startled.
NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: It is not lawful for a Muslim to
frighten another Muslim. (Abu Dawud)
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310. Abu Buraidah Ra<;liyallahu 'auhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The murder of a believer is worse,
in the sight of Allah than the destruction of the whole world. (NasaT)
Note: It means that, just as the destruction of the whole world would
be a great calamity for mankind, so also the murder of a single
Mu'min is an even greater tragedy in the Court of Allah.
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311. Abu Sa'Td AI-KhudrT and Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma
narrate that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If all the
inhabitants of the skies and the earth were to share in shedding the
blood of a believer, Allah would overturn them all, in the Fire.
(TirmidhT)
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312. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: For every sin it is hoped that
Allah may forgive it except the one who dies a polytheist, or a
believer who sheds the blood of a Mu'min (believer) deliberately.
(Abu Dawlid)
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313. 'Ubildah ibne-Samit RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who kills a believer and rejoices
at it, Allah will not accept his actions, be they obligatory or optional.
(Abu DawOd)
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314. Abu Bakrah RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Wheu two Muslims draw their
swords on each other, the killer and the victim both will be iu the
Fire. Abu Bakrah said: I or someone else asked: 0 Rasiilallah! The
killer (about him we can understand), but why the victim? He
replied: Indeed he too intended to kill his companion. (Muslim)
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315. Anas RaQiyalJahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam was asked about the major sins. He replied: To associate a
partner with Allah, to disobey parents, to murder someone, and to
give false testimony. (BukhiirI)
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316. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalJahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: Avoid seven disastrous things. It was asked:
o Rasiilallah! What are they? He replied: Associating a partner
with Allah, sorcery (magic), killing unjustly one whose killing Allah
has forbidden, eating usury, consuming the wealth of an orphan,
fleeing from the battle field, and accusing innocent chaste believing
women of fornication. (BukhiirT)
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317. Wathilah ibnil-Asqa' Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not rejoice at your
brother's misfortune; lest Allah may show Mercy on him and afflict
you. (TirmidhT)
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318. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Raqiyallahu 'anhu uarrates that Rasillullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who reproaches his brother for
a sin (from which he had repented) will not die until he himself
indulges in that sin. (TirmidhT)
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319. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Anyone who calls his
Muslim brother: 0 infidel! Then surely infidelity returns to one of
them. Either he is (infidel) as it is said, or infidelity returns to the
one who accused. (Muslim)
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320. Abu Dhar Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who calls someone an infidel
or enemy of Allah, but that person is not guilty, then these words
return to the one who blamed. (Muslim)
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\ I \ / A.lilj)! ~ ,';'<'1.1", JjJ'j,JIO'jJ . ~,l:as- ~ !Jill" ~ :~~
321. 'Imran ibne-J:Iu~ain Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man calls his brother: 0
infidel! It is as if, he has killed him. (Bazzar, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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322. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: It is not befitting for a believer to
curse others. (TirmidhT)
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323. Abu Darda' Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The invokers of curses would
neither be intercessors nor witnesses on the Day of Resurrection.
(Muslim)
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324. Thabit ibne-Oahhak Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Cursing a believer is like killing
him. (Muslim)
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325. 'Abdur Ral;1man ibne-Ghanam Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The best slaves of Allah are
those who, when seen, remind one of Allah; and the worst slaves of
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Allah are those, who backbite, who cause separation among the
friends and who seek to distress the upright. (Musnad A1)mad, Majma-
'uz-Zawaid)
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326. Ibne-'Abbas RaQiyaIlahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
SallaIliihu 'alaihi wasallam came upon two graves and said: Indeed
both occupants are being punished, but not for something big (not
difficult to save oneself from); one did not save himself from (drops
of) his urine, and the other went about as a tell-tale. (BukharT)
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327. Anas ibne-Malik RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When I was taken up (on the
ascendance), I passed by people who had nails of copper and they
were scratching their faces and chests. I asked: a Jibrai1! Who are
these people? He replied: They used to eat (backbite) human flesh
and dishonour people. (Abu Dawiid)
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328. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that we
were with Nab! Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam, when a foul odour arose.
He said: Do you know what this odour is? This odour is of those
who backbite believers. (Musnad AI)mad. Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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329. Abu Sa'd and Jiibir ibne-'Abdullah Ra(liyallahu 'anhum narrate
that RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Backbiting is worse
than fornication. The sa1)abah asked: 0 RasUlallah! How is
backbiting worse than fornication? He replied: A man commits
fornication then seeks forgiveness; Alliih forgives him; but a man
who backbites is not forgiven, until the one whom he has backbitten
forgives him. (BaihaqI)
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330. 'A'ishah RaQiyalliihu 'anha narrates: I said to Nabf sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam: It is enough for you that Safiyah is such and such
i.e. short. He said: Indeed you uttered such a word that if mixed in
the sea, its bitterness would prevail the saltiness of the sea. 'A'ishah
RaQiyallahu 'anha says: I imitated someone in front of him. He said:
I do not like to imitate one even if I were to get so much and so much
(that is a large amount of wealth). (Abu Dawud)
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331. Abu Hurairah RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do you know what is backbiting?
sa1)abah said: Allah and His Messenger know better. He said:
Saying something about your brother he dislikes. It was asked: Does
the matter stand if what is said really exists in my brother? He
replied: If what you say is true, then verily you have backbitten; but
if it is not present in him, then you have slandered him. (Muslim)
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332. Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who mentions a fault in a person,
which is not present in him so as to defame him, Allah will detain
him in Hell-fire till he proves what he said. CTabaran!, Majma'uz-Zawaid)
,: -:1 ~~ iJ;d t\ :j~ ~;:», Jj.:<j tl ~'..l>\:?j /-s. ~ ~:;. -'1"'1"'1"

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333. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly lineage is some thing
not to be used for slandering or reproaching anyone; all of you are
the children of Adam; your example is like a Sa' (a measure of
volume], which you have not filled (that is none of you is perfect and
each of you has some defect or the other). None has superiority over
another, except in Deen and good deeds. It is enough reproach for a
man to be foul-mouthed, obscene, miserly, and coward. (Musnad
A1)mad)
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334. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that a man sought
permission to see Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He said: He is a
bad son of his tribe, (or he is a bad man of his tribe) and then said:
Let him come in. When he came in RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam talked to him politely. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anha asked:
o Rasiilallah! You talked to the man politely, though verily you said
about him what you said. He said: The worst man in the eyes of
Allah, on the Day of Resurrection, will be he whom people avoid
meeting, because of his wickedness. (Abu Dawiid)
Note: RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said these words to
IKRAM·UL·MUSUM 507 Warning on hanning Muslims
record the truth so as to save people from his evil, and as such canuot
be considered as backbiting. However he spoke with this man
politely to educate us, how to behave with such people aud perhaps
to rectify this person. (Ma.ahir J:laque)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Mu'min is straight forward and
generous; the Fajir (sinner) is deceitful and mean. (Abu Dawud)
Note: This \1adlth means that a Mu' min by nature is free of treachery
and cunning; he always refrains from troubling and forming ill
opinion about people, because his temperamental goodness is against
this. As opposed to this a Fajir is cunning and deceitful.
Temperamentally he is inclined to spread evil and create disharmony.
(Tarjumanus-Sunnab)
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336. Anas Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who harms a Muslim, verily harms me;
and he who harms me, verily annoys Allah. (TabarauT, Faidul-QadTr)
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337. 'A'ishah Rac;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The man who is most hateful to Allah is the
one who quarrels and argues the most. (Bukhari, Muslim)
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338. Abu Bakr Siddlq Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Accursed is he who harms a
Mu'min, or acts deceitfully towards him. (TirmidhT)
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339. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam stood beside some people, who were
seated, and said: Would you like me to distinguish between the best
of you and the worst of you? They remained silent. So Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked this thrice. A man then said: Do
inform us, 0 Rasiilalliih! Distinguish for us between the best of us
and the worst of us. Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The
best of you is he in whom good hopes are placed, and from whose
evil people are safe, but the worst of you is he in whom good hopes
are not placed, and from whose evil people are not safe. (TirmidhT)
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340. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyalliibu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: People possess two characteristics
of infidelity: Sarcastic criticism of lineage and loud weeping and
wailing on the dead. (Muslim)
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341. Abdul1iih ibne- 'Abbas Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not quarrel with your brother,
nor joke with him (in a manner which will hurt him), and do not
make a promise to him which you do not honour. (Tirmidhj)
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342. Abu Hurairah Rac;liyalliibu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allalJahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are three signs of a hypocrite:

When he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; when he is
entrusted, he violates the trust. (Muslim)
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343. 1:Iudhaifah Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlulJah

~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: A tell-tale will not enter Paradise.
(Bukharj)
Note: This means that the habit of tell-tale is amongst those serious
sins which prevents admission into Paradise. No one with this evil
habit will be able to enter Paradise. If Allah forgives someone out of
His Mercy or cleanses someone through punishment, only then he
will qualify to enter Paradise. (Ma'iiriful J:ladHh)
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344. Khuraim ibne-Fatik Rac;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
~allalJahu 'alaihi wasallam offered Salalul-Fa}r, after which he stood
up and said: False witness has been equated to associating a partner
to Allah. He said this thrice and then recited a verse of the Qur'an:
"So, avoid the filth of idols and avoid speaking falsehood as the
people pure of faith to Allah, not associating anything with Him."
(Abu Diiwud)
Note: False witness is a grievous sin, like shirk (polytheism) or
idolatry, so believers must refrain from this, as they refrain from
shirk and idolatry. (Ma'iiriful J:ladHh)
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345. Abu Umamah Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
~allalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone acquired what rightly
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belongs to another Muslim, by his (false) oath, then Allah has made
Hell obligatory for him and prohibited his admission to Paradise. A
man asked: Even, if it is a small thing, 0 Rasiilallah! He replied:
Even if it is a branch of the Arak tree. (Mustim)
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346. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever unjustly occupies a piece
of land he will, on the Day of Resurrection, be made to sink down
the distance of seven earths. (BukharT)
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347. 'Imran ibne-I;Iu&ain Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi
SallalJahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever plunders is not from us.
(Tirmidhj)
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348. Abu Dhar Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Three men to whom Allah would neither
speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at them, nor purify them;
for them is a painful punishment. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam repeated this thrice. Abu Dhar Rac;liyallahu 'anhu said:
They are unsuccessful and losers. Who are they 0 RasiilaWih!? He
said: The one who wears a trailing lower garment, the one who keeps
reminding people of his generosity to them and the one who sells the
commodity by false swearing. (Muslim)
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349. 'Ammar ibne-Yasir Rac,liyalliilm 'anhuma narrates that
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever beats his slave
unjustly, will be retaliated against on the Day of Resurrection.
CfabaranT, Majma'llz-Zawaid)
Note: Beating of employees is also included in this warning
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RECONCILING MUTUAL
DIFFERENCES AMONGST MUSLIMS
VERSE OF QUR'AN
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And hold fast, all of you together, 1~~.&1 ~

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be not divided among yourselves. [\ • ~ :Olr" Jl) Iy........,
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350. Abu Darda' Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Shall I not inform you of something
more excellent in degree than fasting, Sadaqah and Salah? The
SaI:tabah replied: Certainly, do tell us! He answered: It is putting
things right between people; for undoubtedly discord between people
is destructive. (TirmidhI)
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351. l,Iumaid ibne-'Abdur RaI:tman narrates from his mother
Ra<)iyallahu 'anha that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He
who has spoken untruthfully to strike a reconciliation between two
persons has not lied. (Abu DawGd)
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352. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam used to say: I swear by the One in Whose
Hand is my soul, there can be no other reason for discord between
two muslims loving each other except that one of them committed a
sin. (Musnad A1)mad, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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353. Abu Ayyiib AI-An~arf Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed
Rasiilullah SalialHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: It is not lawful for a
Muslim to keep away from his brother for more than three nights; for
when they meet, they turn their faces. The better one of them is he,
who first offers Salam. (Muslim)
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354. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: It is not lawful for a Muslim to keep
apart from his brother, for more than three days. Whoever stayed
apart for more than three days and died, entered Hell. (Abu Dawiid)
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355. Abu Hurairah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab. Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: It is not allowed for a Mu'min to keep apart
from a Mu'min, for more than three days. If three days pass he
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should meet his brother and offer him Salam; if the other replies,
both of them share the reward, but if he does not reply, then he has
sinned and the one who offered the Salam is absolved of the sin of
keeping apart. (Abu Dawfid )
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356. 'A'ishah RaQiyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: It is not right for a Muslim to remain apart
from his Muslim brother for more than three days. When he meets
him, he should offer him Salam thrice and if, the other does not reply,
the other takes the burden of the sin. (Abu Dawfid)
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fA,/\y~,.J,r,;,~"",,! 'J'><.J'Jli
357. Hisham ibne·'Amir RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: It is not lawful for a
Muslim to break relationships with his Muslim brother for more than
three days. Indeed, they would continue to remain deviated from the
truth, so long as they continue to remain apart. And anyone of the
two who initiates reconciliation, (his initiation) will expiate the sin of
staying apart. When he offers Salam, and the other does not reply,
then the angels reply to his Salam while Shailan replies to the other.
If these two die in this (first) state of separation, they will neither
enter Paradise nor be together in Paradise. (Ibne-I:libbiln)
9* J,Ji .~j ~:; :J~ ~ ~\ J~) ~1 ~'..1lI~) 9';' alwJ:;. -'1"OA

,y,/A.ul»)' t - ' ,~, J",)~'")es',,.w,.,») .~J(..1l\ :.s-)\~ ~j ~l~8\ J: ~
358. FaQaIalI ibne- 'Ubaid RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever severs relationship from
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his Muslim brother for more than three days, will enter Hell, except
that Allah helps him by His mercy. <TabaranT, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
.~j;";':; :j~ llJ',;:»1 Jj.:.) 6-=':Jj ~'.&I~) 1s~-,: Ii .flf: ~J ~ -I"~~

~ • ~ J~ ~F
t~ ,o:~J,~\:"-IJ:':")h~flA,}",:-,~,~JI~y.i~\JJ .~~ ~ ~,~
359. Abu Khirash Sulaml RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates that he heard

Rasiilullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whoever stays apart
from his brother for a year is as if he has shed his blood;. (Abu Diiwiid)
.41. ~j.:,..J:J ~16:~ II ~t :j~ llJ', ~I ~ :J~ ~'.&\~) lJ;; ~ -1"'.

"., ·"lIo,.:JlJ<.r"""4'~")).j. i~:i "Hr,.l ~j ,,,!,;i' §).f. ~ ~M,
VI .r;~)
360. Jabir RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nabl sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallam saying: Indeed, the Shailan has despaired of being
worshipped by those who engage in prayer in the Arabian-Peninsula,
but he has hopes of setting them against one another. (Muslim)
~JiJS' ~ j~~1 :./;i:llJ',;:»1 jj.:.) J~ :J~ ~'.&I~) i).). ~J ~ -I"' \

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361. Abu Hurairah RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Deeds are presented to Allah on
every Thursday and Monday. Then Allah 'Azza wa Jail forgives
every slave who did not associate anything with Allah except he who
has an enmity against his Muslim brother, Allah then says: Hold
both of them, until they reconcile! Hold both of them, until they
reconcile! (Muslim)
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,
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362. Mu 'adh ibne-Jabal RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi
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.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah looks closely to His entire

creation on the fifteenth night of the month of Sha'ban, and forgives
all His creation, except a polytheist and one who bears
enmity.(TabaranI, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
363. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah .')allallahu

'aIaihi wasallam said: The deeds are presented on each Monday and
Thursday (before Allah Subl;1anahii wa Ta 'ala). Those who seek
forgiveness are forgiven; those who turn in repentance, it is accepted,
but the case of those who have rancour and grudge in their hearts
remains in abeyance (they are not forgiven) until they seek
forgiveness (for their rancour and grudge) (Tabariinj,Targhjb)
;;";;~<?~IS" ~~~jjl :J~ llJ',&fJI.f:":"'..ll,~)~y~_j;; -1" t

'I' t t '\:pJJ,?}iWl~y,-! ,tS)~lo\JJ .~~L:Pf ~,~! !~\J \ ~:
364. Abu Miisa Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabj .')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Mu'mins are to one and another like a building,
whose parts reinforce each other. Then he interlaced his fingers
(demonstrating how Muslims should be attached to one another and
should strengthen one another). (Bukharj)
~ a1;1 .:,.;;.;; ~ ~ :llJ', ~I Jj.:.) J~ :J~ :":"'..ll,~) i;'; J;; -1" c

y ,vo:~)'~Jj~al.J"\~~y~,~j\~y.io\J) .~~~ I~ :;i~jj
.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is not from us who instigates a
woman against her husband, or a slave against his master. (Ahu
Diiwild)
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:~ ~~I ~I; ~l':;"; :JLi llJ', &fJ1,j- ..::s.'.1lI~) 6 011 '; ;.ij.ll,j- -1'"
,,,",,.rJ 1:'JJ (.:....wl) .Jill ~ ~J;.1J1 ~ Jjl1 ~ '~~I-; ."b*\, ~I
Yo I , :"';J'.r--lI"'''c~~JY'
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366. Zubair ibnil-'Awwam RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab!

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The disease of the people who
passed before you namely jealousy and hatred, has crept into you and
it "shaves"; I do not say that it shaves hair, but it shaves the Deen.
(TirmidhT)
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367. 'Ala' ibne-'Abdullah Al-Khurasanf Rai)imahullah narrates that
RasUlullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Shake hands with one
and another, hatred will depart; give presents to one another, it will
produce love and remove enmity. (Muana Imam Malik)
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HELPING MUSLIMS
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl;1anahii wa Ta'ala says:
The likeness of those who spend

their wealth in the path of Allah, is
as the likeness of a grain of corn, it
grows seven ears, (and) each ear
has a hundred grains. Allah gives
manifold increase (in wealth) to
whom He wills. And Allah is All·
Sufficient (for His creature needs),
All-Knowing. AI.Baqarah 2: 261
Allah Subl;1anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JWJI.iJ

~" )//,,"'t /'.), ). / -;~
Those who spend their wealth (in .,R~....+Iy ~J;~':-.:.J.:!l\
Allah's Cause) by night and day, in
secret and in public, verily their
reward is with their Rabb, and $,<0-:'.;1/ ... "' ..... / .... .Io-''''''t
there shall be no fear to come upon ---.oJ> 'J r-iY ~ r-"~
them neither shall they grieve. A /' ~~./ .~ -:t/ ;-<l-l~
~~Y~r--.JJ /~
Al·Baqarah 2: 274
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Allah Subl;1anahii wa Ta 'ala says: :JWJI.iJ

l-' ,J -::-- -:::~ ... ~,-'-- "
By no means shall you attain the '.0' 2'; &>- ~II)U J
reality of true piety and .s ~~ . . -
[~r:olr"JIJ i.J~ ~
righteousness, unless you spend (in
Allah's cause) that which you love.
Ale· 'Imriin 3: 92
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AIHih Sub!)anahii wa Ta'ala says: :JWJI.!J

And who give food- however great 6."/LC:...<~
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may be their own need and desire
for it- to the needy, and the orphan ¢~1;
and the captive.
(Saying) we feed you, only for the
sake of Allah and we wish no
reward, nor thanks from you.
AI-Insan 76: 8-9
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368. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'A~ RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who feeds bread
to his brother to his fill and gives him water to drink until he is
satisfied, Allah keeps him away from Hell by seven trenches. The
distance between two trenches is a journey of five hundred years.
(Mustadrak I:liikim)
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YW/NI..,1'..,...., .... ~'.'JJ .';>':'; I, Pl?~l§},',l,
369. Jabir ibne-'Abdullah RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly, among the
actions which makes forgiveness obligatory is the feeding of a
hungry Muslim. (BaihaqI)
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370. Abu Sa'Id Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that NabI SallalHlhu

'alaihi wasallam said: If any Muslim clothes a Muslim when he is
uaked, Allah will clothe him with the green garments of Paradise; if
any Muslim feeds a Muslim when he is hungry, Allah will feed him
from the fruits of Paradise; if any Muslim gives a Muslim a drink
when he is thirsty, Allah 'Azza wa Jall will give him drink from
sealed pure wine (Abu Diiwiid)
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tw,)'t~J~4'';)I>'..,I'''))..Jf ~;;:,..:J;';; ~ ~~\ t):, '~~I~ :Jill
1 Y:-,) ,t"'-'1',)-'
371. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that a man
asked NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: What is the best deed in
Islam? He answered: You feed people and say: Assalamu 'alaikum to
those whom you know and those whom you do not know. (Bukhfu"T)
,;;']IIJ~\Jl?, d»\ J.:?o.i J~ :J~ $'.&\~.i J~ J. d»\4 ~ -'I'V~

,~":-~",,,'.iA :Jil),;';","''')) .~~~I\#~,~~,\)J1:,,~~\ 'M1:,
,/>,o o:~ J ,~W=Jl~W:o!~.j l:-l;:- Lo<.:J"-!
Rasiilullah Saliallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Worship Ar-Ra1)mau
(the Compassionate), and feed people, aud spread Salam, you will
safely enter Paradise (by means of these actions). (TirmidhT)
~l.\;' :J .:r.J )jr.JI_~1 J.:?o.i J~ :J~ ~ '.&\ ~.i f,1i,- ~ -'I'V'I'

:Jl?, d»1
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n.jy....1
373. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: The reward of lfajj-ul-Mabriir (virtuous and
accepted pilgrimage) is nothiug except Paradise. Sa1)abah asked: a
NabIallah! What is lfajj-ul-Mabriir? He replied: In which food is
served with generosity and Salam is commonly spread.. (Musnad
A~mad)
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374, Hfuii Ra<,liyauahu 'anhu narrates when he came to RaslllulHih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and asked: 0 RaslllalHih! Which act
makes Paradise incumbent? He replied: Make incumbent on
yourself to speak graciously and to feed generously. (Mustadrak
J:!akim)
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375. Ma'rur Ra!)imahulHih narrates: I met Abu Ohar Ra<,liyallahu
'anhu at Rabadhah; he was wearing a cloak and, his slave was also
wearing a similar one, I asked him the reason for this. He replied: I
abused a person (slave) by calling his mother with bad names. NabI
Sallauahu 'alaihi wasallam said to me: 0 Abu Ohar! Did you abuse
him by calling his mother with bad names? You still have some
characteristics of ignorance of pre-Islamic times. Your slaves are
your brothers and Allah has put them under your command. So
whosoever has a brother under his command should feed him with
what he eats and dress him with what he wears. Do not ask them
(slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do so,
then help them. (Bukhiirj)
.~ :JLij ii ~ JIj #ll Jj.:..)~ ~ :JI! $'.ill\~) #ll 4';' 1.1>:-;; -Y'V'
'\. 'A:~),~".H;;'·""JY4(~O\J)
376. Jabir ibne-'Abduuah RaQiyaIHihu 'anhuma narrates: Whenever
RasUluliah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked for anything, he
never said 'No'. (Muslim)
Note: It means that RasUluliah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam never
used the plain word 'no' before anyone who asked for something, If
he had something with him, he would give it then and there; if not,
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he would either promise him, or remain quiet, or excuse himself with

some suitable words, or say words of supplication. (Ma.ahir l;Iaque)
Ij:'~j ,~~II~j :J~ i'> ~I J ~'.ilil ~)&;':;~I';'y z...J;;. -1*VV

~ -. ~, .l
orvr,<"),, •.• ~j)~"'1."l>",,>" 'J"';;" Jj "'. '''J'",J,.,)) .;:dWII§:jj '.:..air
377. Abu Miisa AI-Ash'ari Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Feed the hungry, visit the sick and
help free the captive. (BukharI)
~ji J~ J.;:-jy,'.ilil~!:i'> jill Jj.:,) J~ :J~ ~:ii;I~) i;'; z...J;;. -1*VA

,~LJI ~) ~jj ~~:,~1 ;.4 !~) li :J~ ';:d:W ~ W.; !~~T :;Ili :~~I
:;Ili ~'~:dJ;,.):.iJ.<.jl.i0 ~ ~1 ,.:w~ (.J'.; iJ'lti':'4 ~j ~ ~j :J~
~j :J~ ,~LJ!~) ~jj ~dW,I;.4j !~) li :J~ ,:..;;~j,;~ :'1:;;1.0-.' !~~T
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:J~ ,~LJI ~) ~jj ~:>I:,.,j ;.4 !~) li :J~ ,,,,;§' ; ~ ,',\::i - 0' ,\ !~~T :;Ili
J.A!y~,~~1JJ.~-i:s: ~1 ,,:;~) 4::a' !~ Ji dfl ~t ,~~.; ~ ~~:>4 ~\a· :°,1
,,\oo'\:~),~....,J\i':'l.::"
378. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates in a J:Iadith Qudsi that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Indeed Allah 'Azza wa
Jail will sayan the Day of Resurrection: 0 son of Adam! I was sick
and you did not visit Me; to which he will reply: 0 my Rabbi How
could I visit You? You are the Rabb of the worlds. Alliih will say:
Did you not know that My such and such slave was sick, and you did
not visit him? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you
would have found Me with him? 0 son of Adam! I asked you for
food, but you did not feed Me; to which he will say: 0 my Rabb!
How could I feed You, You are the Rabb of the worlds? Allah will
say: Did you not know My such slave asked you for food, and you did
not feed him. Did you not know if you had fed him, you would have
surely found him near Me? 0 son of Adam! I asked you to give Me
water, but you did not give Me water to drink; to which he will reply:
o my Rabb! How could I give You water to drink, You are the Rabb
of the .worlds? Allah will say: My such slave asked you for water,
but you did not give him water to drink. If you had given him water
to drink, you would have surely found him near Me? (Muslim)
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,~ IA~ o~ ~o r~1 ~tS" ~~ ,:ft"'t;ll ,~e °l:i~'li ,~Go-~j or ~J ~j ,~~ 0~G:- ~
mV'~j" , "JS'''L..o~f.J'Iw.!''''''~''Jj,~ ~ili1~!~~t''a:'li
379. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUluHah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When anyone's servant prepares his
food and brings it to him after being near its heat and smoke, he
should make him sit down with him and eat; but if the food is small
in quantity, he should put one or two mouthfuls of it in his hand.
(Muslim)
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§' " ~ ~
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380. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasiilulliih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone amongst you, who gives
clothes to wear to another Muslim, will be in the safe custody of
Allah, so long as a shred of the cloth remains on him. (Tirmidhj)
~.;.-<' ~iI 'u:,G :~ t»\ JJ.:.) JIi :jli ~~I.$!')';>~I'; ~~~:f -1"11 \
C:"~\ ,~ ~J.>- J'" J .. I.:-Al\) ~Lc..t)'\ ~ .} ~;i1:,.hJ y:$J\ J ;j\~\ ~\J) .~jf..J\ ~
"v/l~'
381. ijarithah ibne-Nu'man Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
RasUiulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: To give charity to a poor
person with one's own hands, saves one from a bad death. (',abaran),
BaihaqI, I)iya', Jami- 'u~-Saghrr)
J1i,$k~~I~' ~~WI ~l :jli ~&fJI';'~~I.$!')';'Y:.,.J:f-l"lI~

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382. Abu Musa Ra<;liyallabu 'anhu narrates that Nab! .')allalIahu

'alaihi wasallam said: A trustworthy Muslim treasurer who gives
exactly as his owner has instructed him, in the most gracious and
correct manner to whomsoever it was meant to be given, receives the
same reward of Sadaqah (charity) as received by his owner. (Muslim)
tA ~15'~! 1.:..:1-.:,.;; ~ ~ tA :~ ~<Jj.:.) J~ :J~ ~'.i»I~) A;j -1' 1\1'

~I ~ tAj ,ii~:J ~ ~ t.' II JSi tAj, 'ai~:J ~ ~; tAj ,'~~:J ~ Jfl
~~ ,,:~) v ) l yJ'l1J-al.."u ,~.\)) .jj~:J ~15'~!:;;"I, j}:';~j ,jj~:J ~
383. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu mUTates that Rasiilullah .')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Any Muslim who plants a tree, then whatever
is eaten from it, is .')adaqah for him; what is stolen from it is .')adaqah
for him; what beasts eat is .')adaqah for him; what birds eat is
.')adaqah for him; whosoever takes anything from the tree (fruits etc)
is .')adaqah (for the planter). (Muslim)
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384. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah .')aIlaIlabu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who cultivates a barren land, has a reward
thereby. (Ibne-Bibbiin)
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385. Qasim Rahimahullah 'narrates that a man passed by Abu
Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu when he was planting a tree in Damascus
and said to Abu Darda' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu: Are you doing this work,
though you are a .')al)abi of Rasiilullah .')aIlallahu 'alaihi wasaIlam?
He said: Do not hasten to blame me; I heard Rasiilullab .')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who plants a sapling, then a man or
any of the creations of Allab 'Azza wa JaIl, eats from it, it becomes a
.')adaqah for him. (Muslim)
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386. Abu Ayyiib Al-An~iirI Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Any man who plants a
tree Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta'aIa rewards him for the entire yield of
this tree (i.e the reward of all the fruit that this tree will bear in its life
time). (Musnad A~mad)
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387. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyaiIahu 'anha narrates that RasiiluIIah SallaIIahu

'alaihi wasallarn would accept a present and give something in return
for it. (BukhiirJ)
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388. Jabir ibne-' Abdullah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasiiluIIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn said: If anyone is given a gift
and has the means he should make a return for it, but if he has not the
means he should praise him. For he who praises him for it; has given
thanks. And he who conceals (this act of kindness and does not
praise) has been ungrateful. (Abu Diiwud)
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389. Abu Hurairah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Miserliness and Iman (belief) can
never be together in the heart of a slave of Allah. (Nasal)
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lKRAM·UL-MUSLIM 526 Helping Muslims
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The deceitful, the miser, and the
one who keeps reminding people of his generosity to them, will not
enter Paradise. (Tirmidhj)
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Fulfilling the commandments ofAlliih Ta'iilii

only to please Him
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'alii says:

Yes! whoever surrenders himself
to Allah (i.e. follows Allah's
religion of Islam) and performs
good deeds with sincerity, his
reward is with his Rabb. On such
shall be no fear and nor shall they
grieve. AI-Baqarah 2: 112
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'alii says:

And only spend to please Allah.
AI-Baqarah 2: 272
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'iila says:

/ . . .:::~> //
Whosoever desires the reward (for yly,/. 0-'--'
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his good deeds) in this world, We

shall give him of it; and whosoever
desires a reward in the Hereafter,
We shall give him ofi!. And We
shall shortly reward the grateful.
Ale-'!mran 3: 145
Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala

mentions the address of Sali!)
'Alaihis Salam to his people:
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worlds. Ash-Shu'ara 26: 145
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And that which you give in Zakat,
only to please Allah; these are
those who increase their wealth
and reward. AT-RUm 30: 39
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piety (and internal aspirations
towards Allah) reach Him.
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1. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalUlhu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluWih
~allallahu'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed Allah does not look at your
faces and possessions, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.
(Muslim)
Note: It means the decision of Allah's pleasure will not be based
upon your faces and possessions, but upon your hearts and deeds as
to how much sinceJity was in your heart.
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Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily the reward of
deeds depend upon intentions; and indeed every man shall receive
what he intended for. Thus, he whose migration was for Allah and
His Messenger, so his migration will be considered for Allah and His
Messenger. He whose migration was towards the world or to be
manied to some woman, his migration will be considered to be for
what he migrated for. (Bukharl)
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~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Undoubtedly upon resurrection,
people will be treated acconting to their intentions. (Ibne-Majah)
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4. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha narrates that Rasiilullah SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: An army will invade the Ka'bah; and when it
reaches a barren plain, its men, from the first to the last, will be
swallowed up by the earth. She says that I asked: 0 Rasiilallah!
How would the first and the last of them be swallowed up by the
earth, when among them would be traders and people who were not a
party to them. He said: The first and the last one of them would be
swallowed up the earth; and when they will be resurrected they will
be judged according to their intentions. (BukharI)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You have indeed left behind in
MadYna people who will have an equal share in reward in no matter
whatsoever path you travel or whatever you spend and whatever
valley you cross. The Sal;abah asked: 0 Rasiilallah! How can they
be with us when they are in MadYna? He said: They intended to go
out with you but were detained by a valid reason. (Abu Dawiid)
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6. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates from among those
sayings which Rasiilullab Sallallabu 'alaihi wasallam, has related
from his Rabb 'Azza wa Jail: Allah has spelled out good deeds and
bad ones (to the appointed angels over you). He then explained it. If
anyone intends to do a good deed but does not do it, Allah enters for
him in His record as a complete good deed; and if he intends to do a

good deed and does it, Allah enters for him in His record as ten to
seven hundred and many more times as much. If anyone intends to
do a bad deed and does not do it (because of fear of Allah), Allah
enters it for him in His record as a complete good deed; but if he
intends to do it and does it, Allah records it for him as one bad deed.
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A man said indeed I will give
Sadaqah (quietly)! He came out with his Sadaqah and placed it in
the hands of a thief. In the morning people began to talk and say:
Sadaqah was given to a thief. The man said: 0 Allah! All praise is
for You, I will indeed give Sadaqah. And he came out with Sadaqah
and placed it in the hands of an adulteress. In the morning people
began to talk and say Sadaqah was given to an adulteress last night.
The man said: 0 Allah! All praise is for You, in giving Sadaqai). to
an adulteress. I will surely give Sadaqah. He came out with
Sadaqah and placed it in the hands of a rich man. In the morning
people began to talk and say: Sadaqah was given to a rich man. The
man said: 0 Allah! All praise is for You in giving Sadaqah to a thief,
an adulteress and a rich man. He then had a dream in which he was
told that his Sadaqah which was made to be given to a thief, may
perhaps result in his refraining from stealing, to the adulteress, so
that she may perhaps refrain from adultery, and to the rich man so
that he may perhaps pay heed and spend from what Allah had given
him. (B ukhar1)
Note: Because of this man's sincerity Allah accepted all three of this
man's ~adaqat.
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Rasiilulliih ~allallahu 'aIaihi wasallam saying: Three people (of an
Ummah) before you, set out on a journey and they took refuge in a
cave to spend the night. A rock slid from the mountain and blocked
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the cave. They said: Indeed you cannot be relieved from this rock,
except that you invoke Allah on the basis of your good deeds. So
one of them said: 0 Allah! I had very aged parents and I would not
give milk to my children and other members of my family and slaves
before my parents. One day I went far away in quest of something
and I could not return to my parents before they had slept. I milked
the evening milk for them and found that they were asleep. I
disliked to give milk to my children and other members of my family
and slaves to drink before them. So I stood by them, with the bowl
of milk in my hand, waiting for them to wake up till it dawned. Then
they woke up and they drank their evening's share of the milk. 0
Allah! If I had done so to please You, relieve us from the distress
imposed upon us by this rock. So the rock moved a little resulting in
a small opening; but not enough for them to get out.
Nab! sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said that the second man said:
o Allah! I had a cousin, whom I loved more than anybody. I
desired to satisfy my lust with her, but she refused. Subsequently, a
year of famine forced her to approach me. I gave her one hundred
and twenty DInars on the condition that she would yield herself to
me. So she agreed and when I was able to get a hold on her she said:
It is not permitted for you to break the seal of virginity except by its
lawful right (that is by marriage). I restrained myself from falling
upon her and I walked away from her, though she was the most
beloved of people to me, and I left the DInars with her. 0 Allah! If I
had done so to please You, then relieve us from the distress that we
are suffering. So again the rock moved a little resulting in a small
opening; but they were still unable to get out.
Nab! sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said that the third one invoked:
o Allah! I hired the services of some labourers and paid all of them
their wages except one, who departed without taking what was due
to him. I invested his wage in a business and the business prospered
immensely. He came back to me after a long time and said: 0 slave
of Allah! Pay me my due. I replied: All that you see is yours:
camels, cattle, sheep and slaves. He said: 0 slave of Allah! Do not
make fun of me. So I said: I am not joking with you. So, he took all
of it and drove away not leaving anything. 0 Allah! If I had done so,
to please You, then relieve us from this distress .. So the rock moved
aside, and they got out walking freely. (Bukhiirj)
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9. Abu Kabshah Al AnmarI Rac,liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard

Rasiilullah ~allalJahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: I swear by Allah upon
three things, and then I will especially tell you something afterwards.
So, remember it well! Then he said: The wealth of a man does not
decrease by giving ~adaqah. If a person endures oppression
patiently, Allah increases his honour. If a person opens the door of
begging, Allah opens the door of poverty upon him (or said
something similar). Then he said: I am going to tell you something,
so remember it well. Then he said: There are four types of people in
the world. 1. The slave of Allah whom Allah has bestowed wealth
and knowledge; He fears Allah regarding his wealth, and through
this knowledge he spends to strengthen relationships and he knows
that there is a right of Allah in it; he will be in the best of ranks.
2. The slave of Allah whom Allah has given knowledge but no
wealth, and he is sincere in his intention. He says: Had I been given
wealth I would have spent it just like the other person, and for his
intention both will be given the same reward. 3. The slave of Allah
whom Allah has given wealth but no knowledge, and he spends his
wealth haphazardly and he does not fear his Rabb in respect of it; he
does not discharge his obligations of kinship, and does not know that
Allah has a right on it. He will be in the worst of ranks. 4. The slave
of Allah whom Allah has given neither wealth nor knowledge, says:
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(third) person; for his intention, the burden of both will be alike.
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wrote a letter to 'A'ishah Ra(!iyalliihu 'anha asking her: Write me and
advise me but do not make it lengthy. So 'A'ishah Ra(!iyallahu 'anha
wrote to Mu 'awiyah Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu. After writing Salam she
wrote: I have indeed heard RasUlullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
saying: He who seeks Allah's pleasure at the cost of people's anger,
Allah will suffice him against the trouble caused by people and he
who seeks the pleasure of men at the cost of Allah's anger, Allah will
leave him to the (mercy) of people wassalamu- 'Alaik (May Allah's
peace be upon you). (TirmidhI)
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II. Abu Umiimah Al-Bahill Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that
RasUlulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah does not
accept any deed, except that done sincerely for Him and to obtain His
pleasure. (Nasal)
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12. Sa'd Ra<;l.iyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Undoubtedly Allah helps this Ummah (not because of
their abilities and talents but) because of its weak, by their
supplication, Salat, and Ikhliis. (NasaI)
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13. Abu Darda Ra4iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! ~allalHihu

'alaihiwasallam said: He who goes to his bed with the intention to
get up during the night to offer his ~aHit but is overcome by sleep
and wakes up in the morning; the reward is written down for him
what he intended, and his sleep is a gift for him from his Rabb 'Azza
wa Jail. (Nasal)
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14. Zaid ibne-Thiibit RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasiUullah
~allalliihu'alaihi wasallam saying: He whose objective is the world,
Allah scatters his affairs (he faces worries and anxieties in every
aspect) and places the fear of poverty before his eyes; and he
receives only that which has been preordained for him. And he
whose intention (objective) is the Hereafter, Alliih makes all his
affairs easy, and enriches his heart, and the world comes to him
humiliated. (Ibne-Majah)
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15. Zaid ibne-Thabit RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: There are three habits which keep the heart of
a Muslim free from hatred, malice and deception: I. A deed
performed sincerely for the pleasure of Allah. 2. Well wishing for
the Rulers. 3. Holding fast to the Jama 'ah of Muslims, as their
supplications surround th'ose with them. (Ibne-l:Iibbiin)
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16. Thawban Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Glad tidings to the sincere
(people). They are an illumination in the darkness, because of whom
all severe evils are driven away. (BaihaqT)
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rt 1/·~t.,1'''''''''J~I''j)(..;..,.wl",'r.y>j) ..:,.o')\;;.jl :J~~~Qj,
17. Abu Firas Ral)imahullah of the tribe of Aslam narrated that a
person loudly asked: 0 Rasiilallah! What is Iman? He replied:
Ikhla& (sincerity). (BaihaqT)
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18. Abu Umamah Rai;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: Giving Sadaqah secretly cools the
anger of the Rabb. (TaharanT)
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19. Abu Dhar Rai;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that it was asked of
Rasiilullah SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam: What do you say about that
person who does a good deed and the people praise him for that? He
replied: That is immediate glad tidings to the believer. (Muslim)
Note: Indeed, for the Hereafter, there are numerous glad tidings for
him, however here he receives an immediate glad tiding provided his
action was done solely for the Allah's pleasure and not for the praise
of people.
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20. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'auha wife of Nabl -Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam narrates: I asked Rasiilullah -Sallallahu 'ala/hi wasallam the
meauing of the verse:
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And those who give what they have given while their hearts are
fearful. (Mu'minun: 60)
'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha asked: If these are the people who drink
wine and steal. Rasiilullah -Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: No,
o daughter of -Siddlq! But they are those who fast, offer -Salat, give
-Sadaqab, and they fear that their good deeds may not to be accepted
by Allah. These are the people who race towards good deeds and are
foremost in them. (TirmidhT)
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21. Sa'd Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed Allah loves that slave of His who is
pious, self sufficient and contented with what has been given to him
aud is ineonspicuous. (Muslim)
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22. Abu Sa'ld AJ-Khudrl Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a man was to do a deed within a
rock which has no door or window, his deed would become known
-to people, whether it is good or bad. (Baihaqi)
Note: When a deed of whatever nature will eventually become
known, then why should those who engage in good deeds spoil them
by insincerity? And what benefit is there for au evil-doer in
concealing his bad deed? Both of these will ultimately be exposed.
(Tarjuman-us-Sunnah)
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23. Ma'n ibne-YazId Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that my father,
YazId Raqiyalliihu 'anhu, set aside some DInars for charity, and gave
them to a person in the masjid (so that these may be given to a needy
person). I went and (being needy myself) took those DInars and
came back. My father said: I swear by AIliih! I had not meant these
to be given to you. So I took my father to Rasillulliih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam and presented this matter to him. Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to my father: You have your reward
as intended 0 Yazid! and said to me: And what you have taken is
yours 0 Ma 'no (BukhiirI)
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24. l'aus Ra1)imahuIliih narrates that a man said: 0 Rasillalliih! I get
up to do some good deed at certain times; and I intend to please
AIliih and I desire that this deed may be seen. Rasillulliih SallaIliihu
'alaihi wasallam did not reply until this verse was revealed:
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He who longs to see his Rabb (wishing to become His beloved)
let him do righteons work, and make none share of the worship
due unto his Rabb. (Kahf 18: 110)
(TafsIr ibne-KathTr)
Note: The form of shirk (polytheism) which is forbidden in this
verse relates to showing off. It is forbidden to mix some worldly
desire in a work which aught to be done solely for the pleasure of
Allah. This is also hidden shirk which destroys a man's good deeds.
lKHLAS 540 Belie/in The Rewards on Deeds
TO ACT IN PURE EARNEST TO PLEASE

ALLAH TA' ALA, WITH BELIEF IN HIS
PROMISES AND WITH HOPE OF HIS
REWARDS
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25. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are forty virtuous
deeds; the best of them is to lend one's goat to another, so that he
may benefit from its milk. Anyone who does any of these virtuous
deeds hoping for reward and affirming upon Allah's promise, Allah
will send him to Paradise. (Bukhilrj)
Note: Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam did not give the details
of each of these forty virtuous deeds, so that a good deed may be
done believing that it is amongst those forty deeds whose excellence
has been mentioned in this I;tadlth. (Fath-til-Bilrj)
The objective is that a person should do every deed with the quality
of lman and eJJtisiib, that is while doing the deed he must have belief
in the promises of Allah and be conscious of its rewards.
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26. Abu Hurairah RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
IKHLAS 541 Beliefin The Rewards on Deeds
::;lallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone attends the funeral of a

Muslim with the belief in His promises, and hoping for His rewards
and stays till the prayer is offered and the burial is completed he will
get the reward of two Qlriits, each Qlrii{ being equivalent to U\:1ud;
and if anyone prays over the dead and returns before the burial he
will come back with one Qlrii{. (Bukhari)
Note: A Qlrii{ is one-twelfth of a Dirham. In that period wages were
paid to labourers for their work in the form of a Qlrii,t. Therefore,
RasiilulHih ::;lallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam also used the word Qlrii,t but
then clarified that this should not be considered a worldly Qlrii,t, but
that its reward will be according to the Qlriit of the Hereafter which
will be as great and magnificent as Mount U!Jud when compared to
the Qlrii! of this world. (Ma'iirifull;ladTth)
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27. Abu Darda' RaQiyallahu 'anhu reports: I heard Abul Qasim
(Rasiilulliih) ::;lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a J.:IadIth QudsT
that verily Allah has said: 0 'Isa! I will send such an Ummah after
you, that when they receive something they like (of bounty and
comfort), they will praise Allah, and when confronted with
something they dislike, they will bear this with patience, hoping for
Allah's pleasure and reward. These people will neither have lfilm
(softness and forbearance) nor '11m (knowledge). 'Isa 'Alaihis
Salam submitted: 0 my Rabb! How will they do all this when they
will neither have lfilm nor '11m? Allah said: I shall give them /film
from My lfilm and '11m from My '11m. (Mustadrak l;liikim)
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28. Abu Umamah RaQiyalliihu 'anhu narrates in a I-,ladTth Qudsi: I

IKHLAS 542 Beliejin The Rewards 011 Deeds
heard RasiilulJah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying that Allah

Subl;1anahu says: a Son of Adam! If (on losing something or hearing
some grievous news) from the beginning you have patience .and
hope for My pleasure and My reward then I will not be pleased for
you with anything less than Paradise. (Ibne.Majah)
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29. Abu Mas'ud Rac.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a person spends on his family,
hoping for Allah's pleasure and believing in reward from Allah then
this spending is Sadaqah for him. (Bukharj)
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30. Sa'd ibue-Abl Waqqas Ra4iyallahu 'anhu narrates that

Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed whenever you
spend to please Allah, you will be rewarded for it; even for a morsel
which you put in your wife's mouth. (Bukharl)
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31. Usamah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that I was present with Nab)
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, when a messenger came from one of his
daughters, at that time Sa'd, Ubayy ibne-Ka'b, Mu'iidh Ra<;liyallahu
anhum were with him, with the message that her son is close to death.
Upon this he conveyed this message to his daughter: It is for Allah
what He has taken; and it is for Alliih what He has given. The time
of everything is destined, therefore, be patient and hopeful of reward
from Allah. (Bukharl)
IKHLAS 543 Beliefin The Rewards on Deeds
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32. Abu Hurairah Ra<;IiyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam told the women of the Ansar: Anyone of
you whose three children die and she hopes for the pleasure of Allah
and reward from Him for it, she will enter Paradise. One of them
asked: If two die? 0 Rasiilallah! He replied: Even if two die.
(Muslim)
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33. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil 'A~ Ra<;\iyallahu 'anhuma narrates
that Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah takes
away the beloved from amongst the people of the earth of a believing
slave and he is patient, hopes for a reward and says what he has been
ordered to say (e.g Inna Zillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'iin), then Allah is
pleased with nothing less than Paradise for him. (Nasal)
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34. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;\iyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I asked: 0
Rasiilallah! Tell me about Jihad and Ghazwah? He replied: 0
'Abdulliih ibne-' Amr! If you fight with patience, seeking from Allah
His pleasure and your reward, Allah will resurrect you as one
enduring patiently and seeking His pleasure and reward from Him.
If you fight for showing off and seeking to acquire lots of captured
enemy assets, then Allah will resurrect you as fighting for showing
off and seeking to acquire much of captured enemy assets. 0
'Abdullah ibne-'Amrl In whatever state (and with whatever
intention) you kill or are killed, Alliih will resurrect you in that state.
(Abu Dawiid)
IKHLA$ 544 Condemnation of Riyii
CONDEMNATION OF RIyA'
Condemnation ofdeeds being done with the

intention of being seen by others
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta'alii says:

When they stand up to offer Salah
they perform it lazily and to be
seen of men, and do not remember
Allah but little.
An-Nisa 4: 142
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta 'alii says:
So woe to those who pray,
but are unmindful of their prayers;
who make a show (of piety).

AI-Ma'lin 107:4-6
Note: ". .. are unmindful of their prayers": includes offering it Qat;la
(after its prescribed time), or offering it inattentively, or offering it
irregularly. (Kashfnr Rahman)
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IKHLA$ 545 Condemnation of Riyil
35. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<Jiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu

'aHiihi wasallam said: Indeed it is evil enough for a man to have
fingers pointed at him for some religious or worldly reason, except
whom Allah protects. (TirmidhI)
Note: Having fingers pointed at, means to become famous which is
dangerous. As after becoming famous, to save oneself from the
feeling of pride is not possible for every one. If fame is
unintentional and gifted by Allah, and He, by His grace, saves one
from the evil of one's inner self and Shaitan; then for such sincere
persons fame is not dangerous. (Ma;Oihir !;Iague)
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36. 'Vmar ibnil Kha!tab Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day he
went to the masjid of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and
found Mu'iidh ibne-Jabal sitting by the grave of Nabl SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam and weeping. He asked: What makes you weep?
Mu'iidh replied: A thing made me cry which I heard from Rasiilullah
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed even a little showing off
is Shirk (polytheism), and verily he who has enmity with a friend of
Allah has gone forth to wage war with Allah. Indeed, Allah loves
those who do good deeds, fear Him and are unknown; when absent
they are not looked for and when present they are neither called
forward nor recognised. Their hearts are lamps of guidance which
pull them out from the dark storms of temptations (because of the
light of their hearts, they save their Deen). (Ibne-Majah)
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37. Malik RagiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallarn said: No two hungry wolves let loose amongst
sheep will cause more loss than a man's greed for wealth and self-
esteem to his religion. (TinnidhT)
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38, Abu Hurairab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who seeks worldly things,
though in a lawful way, to boast, to acquire too much, and to show
off will meet Allah such that Allah will be very angry with him. And
he who seeks worldly things in a lawful way, to keep away from
begging, and striving for his family and behaving kindly towards his
neighbours, will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection with his face
shining like the full moon. (Baihagl)
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39. I:Iasan Ra!)imabullah narrates that Rasiilullah SallalIahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: Any slave of Allah, who gives a speech, will be asked
by Allah 'Azza wa Jail, as to what he intended with it? Ja'far
Ra!)imabullah said: Whenever Malik bin DInar Ra!)imahullah used to
narrate this ]ladlth, he would cry so much as to choke his voice. He
would then say: People think that my eyes get cooled when speaking
before you, Indeed I know Allah 'Azza wa Jail will ask me on the
Day of Resurrection: What was the purpose of your speech? (Baihagi)
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40, Ibne-'Abbiis Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhuma nalTates that RasiilulHih

SallaIHihu 'a1aihi wasallam said: He who makes Allah angry for
pleasing people. Anah becomes angry and makes those people angry
with him whom he had pleased by angering Anah. And he who
pleases Anah by making people angry, Allah is pleased with him and
makes those people pleased with him whom he had made angry to
please Allah; so much so that He makes him virtuous in the eyes of
those people who were angry and his words and deeds become
adorned in their eyes. (TabaranT, Majma- 'u7.-Zawaid)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The first amongst the people
against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of
Resurrection will be a martyr. He will be brought forward. Allah
will remind him of His favours and he will acknowledge them.
Allah Ta'aJa will ask: What did you do (to show gratitude) for these
favours? He will reply: I fought for You till I was martyred. Allah
will say: You have lied; you fought to be called brave. so it has been
said. Command will then be issued about him. He will be dragged
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on his face, until cast into the Fire. Next, a man who had learnt and
taught (religious) knowledge and recited the Qur' an, will be brought
forward. Allah will remind him of His favours and he will
acknowledge them. Alliih Ta 'ala will ask: What did you do (to show
gratitude) for these favours? He will reply: I learnt and taught
(religious) knowledge and recited the Qur' an for Your sake. Allah
Ta'ij]a will say: You have lied, you acquired knowledge to be called
learned, and yon recited the Qur' au to be called Qar! (reciter of the
Qur'an); so you have been called such. Command will then be
issued about him. He will be dragged on his face, until cast into the
Fire.
Next a man whom Allah Ta'ala had made wealthy and to whom He
had given all kinds of riches, will be brought forward. Allah Ta'ala
will remind him of His favours aud he will acknowledge them. Allah
Ta'ala will ask: What did you do (to show gratitude) for these
favours? He will reply: I left no cause in which You like money to
be spent, except that I spent iu it for Your sake. Allah Ta'ala will
say: You have lied; you did so to be called generous, so it has been
said. Command will then be issued about him. He will be dragged
on his face and cast into the Fire. (Muslim)
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which Allah's pleasure was to be sought, but acquires it only to get
some worldly advantage, he shall not even experience the fragrance
of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. (Abu Dawiid)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: In the last period, such men will
come forth, who will fraudulently use religion for worldly ends, and
wear sheepskins in public to display meekness (pretending to be
without worldly desires). Their tongues will be sweeter than sugar,
but their hearts will be the hearts of wolves. Allah Ta'ala will say:
Are they trying to deceive Me or do they dare to rise up against Me?
I swear by Myself that I shall send such afflictions upon them, which
will leave the intelligent amongst them confounded. (That, I will
impose such people on them, from amongst them, who will cause a
variety of problems for them.) (TirmidhI)
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was one of the Sa\Jabah, narrates: I heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'aliiihi wasallam saying: When Alliih will assemble men on the Day
of Resurrection, a day about which there is no doubt, an announcer
will announce: He who used to associate someone with Allah in a
deed, which he did for the sake of Alliih, he should seek the reward
from someone besides Allah; for indeed, Allah is the One Who is
beyond need of partners to be associated with Him. (TirmidhI)
Note: Allah being absolutely independent, does not tolerate any
partner.
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45. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nab!

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever acquires knowledge for
anyone apart from Allah or intends by it other than Allah (honour,
fame, wealth, etc.), then let him make his abode in Hell-Fire.
(TirmidhI)
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46. Abu Hurairah Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

~allHmihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Seek refuge from Jubbil-F1azan (Pit
of Sorrow). The Sal;tabah asked: What is Jubbul-lfazan? Rasiilullah
~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: It is a valley in Hell, from which
Hell itself seeks refuge hundred times a day. It was asked: 0
Rasiilallah! Who will enter it? RasiiluIHih ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam replied: The reciters of the Qur' an who show off their
deeds. (Tirmidhj)
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47. Ibne- 'Abbas Ra(!iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabl ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Verily soon some of my people will acquire
knowledge of Oeen (religion) and will recite the Qur' an and say: We
go to rulers to get some of their worldly wealth, and withdraw
ourselves from their evil because of our Oeen. This never happens.
As nothing but thorns can be gathered from tragacanth (thorny) trees
likewise only evil can be gathered from drawing near to them (lbne-
Majah and Targhlb)
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48. Abu Sa'ld Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam came out from his house to us while we were
talking about Oajja!. Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
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Should I not tell you what causes me more fear for you than Dajjal?
We replied: Certainly, yes. Rasiilullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: Shirk-ul-Khafi (hidden polytheism), like a man who gets up to
offer salah and tries to improve his salah because he sees someone
looking at him. (Ibne-Majah)
Translator's Note: Dajjiil is the great Deceiver who will appear
near the end of the world and will claim to be God and will be killed
by 'Isa alaihis Salam at his second arrival.
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49. Ubayy ibne-Ka'b Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Give glad tidings to this Ummah of
honour, eminence, Allah's help and authority on earth. Whoever
amongst them is engaged in an act of the Hereafter for worldly
benefit will have no share in the Hereafter. (Musnad Ahmad)
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50. Shaddad ibne-Aws Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard

Rasiilullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who offers
Salat, for show, indeed he has committed Shirk; and anyone who
fasts for show, indeed he has committed Shirk; and anyone who
gives Sadaqah, for show, indeed he has committed Shirk. (Musnad
Al)mad)
Note: This means that if the deeds are done to be shown to the
people, it amounts to ascribing those people as partners of Allah. As
such these deeds are no longer for the sake of Allah but for the sake
of those people for whom they were done. The doer of these deeds,
instead of deserving reward, becomes liable for punishment.
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51. It is said about Shaddad ibue-Aws Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu that he
once started weeping. He was asked about his crying, and he
replied: It is something I heard from Rasiilullah .';lallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam when I remember this, it makes me weep. I heard
Rasulullah .';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: I fear for my people
of Shirk (ascribing partners to Allah) and Hidden Desires. Shaddad
RaQiyallahu 'anhu says: I asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Would your people
be involved in Shirk after your death? He replied: Yes (but) they
will not worship the suu, the moon, a stone, or an idol; but they will
act for display (without sincerity). Hidden Desire is that one of them
will start the day fasting, but when any of his desires presents itself
to him, he will abandon his fast (aud just satisfy his desire). (Musnad
A~mad)
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be brothers in public but enemies in secret. It was asked, 0
Rasiilalliih! How will this be? He replied: This will happen because
of some personal gain, they will maintain (superficial) friendship and
because of (hidden enmity) they will fear each other. (Musnad A~mad)
Note: This means that the friendship and enmity of these people will
be based on their personal interests, and not to please Allah.
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53. Abu Musa AI-Ash'arT Ra<;liyalliliu 'anhu narrates: One day

RasUiulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam delivered a sermon to us, in
which he said: 0 people! Avoid Shirk. Indeed it is more silent than
the crawling of an ant. One whom Allah inspired asked: How can
we avoid it, when it is more silent than the crawling of an ant? 0
RasUialliih! He said: say this:
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54. Abu Barzah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabT Sallalliliu
'alaihi wasallam said: I fear that you may indulge in such misleading
desires that relate to your bellies and your private parts and such
misleading desires that will lead you astray. (Musnad A!)mad, Bazzar,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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55. 'Abdunah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
RasUlulHih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who does deeds so
that they may be publicly talked about, Alliih will make it known
publicly and will belittle and humiliate him amongst people. CTabarani,
Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Auy slave (of Allah) who does good
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deeds for fame and to be seen, Allah will make it known and
humiliate him in front of all the creations on the Day of
Resurrection. crabaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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57. Anas ibne-Malik Ragiyallahu 'anhL! narrates that Rasiilullah
~allamihu 'alaihi wasallam said: On the Day of Judgement
sealed books of deeds will be brought and presented to Allah
Tabaraka wa Ta'ala and Allah Taharaka wa Ta'ala will say:
Throw these (for some) and accept these (for some). The angels
will say: By Your Honour and Majesty! We have not seen
anything in these books except good. To which Allah' Azza wa
Jall will say: Indeed those deeds were not done for Me, and
today I will not accept but those deeds done only for My sake.
In another narration, the angels will say. By Your honour! We
have not written but what he had done. Allah will say: You say
the truth but indeed his deeds were not done for My sake.
Crabarani, Bazzar, Majma- 'uz~Zawaid)
hii .';"~I l~lJ :Jll ;";1 ~ ~:Jl ~ <:.;:. '..1l1 ~:> ""';1 0" -OA
~ .l;,WIJ JI.;JI"n (.:..,,wl '" j)o ....J) . ~ ~ j~! <r~j, Y~lJ It;~ -sjAoJ It. Lk:o
Jfi J\.i.o,j-" L.t:-' tr' ~ ") ~lS' ~!J ').l.~.a.... l} ,~t-..aJ1 y As-~.y- .sJr Jk' J l..;..A~J ~lJ
"A'i/'~.rJ\\)w.1\~w.~!~~~
58. Anas Ragiyallahu 'anhll narrates that indeed Nab! ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The things of destruction are: Miserliness
which is obeyed; that sensual desire which is pursued; and a
person considering himself as being superior to others. (BaihaqT)
IKHLAS 555 Condemnation of Riyii
"oA/QCl~'j\~..}~\e\j) ,c.?-9~
" '
59. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhll narrates that Nab! ~allalHihu

'alaihi wasallam said: The worst of people as regards his rank in the
Hereafter is he who spoils his life of the Hereafter for the worldly
benefit of others. (BaihaqI)
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YAIIY""'~I~.i~I"J) ,i;dJ'~J!Gf~'
60. 'Umar ibnil-Khanab Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhll narrates that Nab!
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: My greatest fear for this Ummah is
my fear of that hypocrite who is eloquent in speech. (BaihaqI)
Note: By hypocrite is meant a pretender (insincere person) or a
Fasiq (transgressor of the limits of Allah). (Ma<iihir-e- J:laq)
j:;' 'J .~~~~;; :J~ ~;1l1 Jj.:.)Sf:":&".iil1 ~)~I)jl ~.;. ;1l14:;' -, \

\\~JrF'"".r--" .~J;-;1lI': i;~Jj.~
61. 'Abdullah ibne-Qais Al Khuza'T Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that
indeed Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who engages
in a vittuous deed intending to show off and get fame, he remains
under the wrath of Allah until he abandons that intention. (Tafsir ibne-
KathIr)
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l~~1~4~.r:J~Y~\4:>;L.Lf.l"\J),IjU9 ~1~~~l~jt~J.4 ~Jh1H W1 '9:U1
r~,v,~)

RasiilulHih ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who wears the dress
of fame in this world, Allah will clothe him with the dress of
humiliation on the Day of Resurrection and will set it ablaze. (lbne-
Majah)
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 557 Da 'wal and its virtues
DA'WAT ANDTABLIGH
INVITING TOWARDS ALLAH
TA'ALA AND CONVEYING HIS
MESSAGE
To correct one's belief and deeds and for the

correction of the belief and deeds of all mankind
one must struggle to revive the effort of Da'wat in
the way of Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
throughout the world.
DA'WAT AND ITS VIRTUES
VERSES OF QUR'AN
AWih Subl)iinahii wa Ta'iila says: :JW~\Jli

And Allah invites to the abode of .; ..;~.:; ~-1 "'II -1\~ jl I:;:'.>; ~b
peace (Paradise),and leads whom
He wills, to a straight path.
YOnus to: 25
[H:.r'..] ¢ 0;':1}~ 11).-:~
Allah Subl)iinahii wa Ta'inii says: :Jw JliJ

He (Allah) is Who has sent among ~ ~ ..sJi ;.
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 558 Da 'wat and its virtues
the unlettered people a Messenger .,> 'j >/ C ."'11

f
~ ""j~/
10 ,~
from amongst themselves, reciting

to them His verses (that is by .~I;~i)3;
means of the Qur' an he invites
them, advises them and prepares (. ,-:17,/' 1;"'>'
/.J rv--:.J
them to accept Islam), and to
purify them (from the filth of mrJ,~;'91
disbelief and polytheism and to
cultivate excellence in conduct), jJ~yf iJ.G
and teaches them the Book and
Wisdom (Sunnah). And verily
~~J£t.
~ /~..- u::" Y
[ b ....hl]
they were most obviously lost in
error. AI-Juffiu'ah 62: 2
Allah Subl}anabu wa Ta'alii says:

If We willed, We could raise up a
Warner in every village (in your
time and would not have burdened
you with the mission single· .... ,.-- ".J.
handedly, but to increase your f='Jp
reward We have given you this A' <
tremendous responsibility and this ~~~
is indeed Allah's bounty on you). > //
So obey not the disbelievers, but rfj"y:.
strive against them by means of the
Que'an with a great endeavour (the
unbeliever will be happy if you do ~,.. //
not endeavour for inviting people L~r"~J

towards Allah. However, you
confront the unbelievers with O~/· G~
strong reasoning from the Que' an [or_o, :J",ill]
and invite all, repeatedly, with
great vigour). AI-Furqan 25: 51-52
Allah Subl}anahu wa Ta 'alii said to

His Prophet $allalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam:
Invite (mankind) to the way of
your Rabb (Islam) with wisdom
DA 'WAT AND TABLiGH 559 Da 'wat and its virtues
(with the reasoning of the Qur'an)

and excellent preaching (with
softness and humility in a manner
which effects the heart).
An-Na~1 16: 125 [, r 0'J>-JI]
Note: Here some of the basic principles of work of Tabligh have
been explained in a brief manner.
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta 'ala said to

wasallam:
And remind (by explaining and
preaching the Qur' an), for verily
reminding benefits the believers.
Adh-Dhariyat51: 55
Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta 'ala said to

wasallam:
o (the one) wrapped up in your
cloak!
Arise and warn!
And Glorify Your Rabb!
AI-Muddaththir 74: 1-3
Allah Sub1)anahu wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
It may be that you are going to kill
yourself with grief, because they
do not become believers.
Ash-Shn'ara 26: 3
Allah Sub1)anabu wa Ta'ala says: :JW JIiJ

There has come to you a .2J;'~ ;k={~.::ii
Messenger, from amongst
yourselves; and it grieves him
DA 'WAT AND TABLiGH 560
much that any harm should come

to you; (he is) full of concern for
each one of you, (that you may be
rightly guided, and) for the
believers compassionate (and)
merciful. At-Taubah 9: 128

wasallam:
So let not your soul expire in grief
for them (because of their
disbelief). Fa~r 35: 8

Verily! We sent Nii/:z (Noah) to his
people (saying): Warn your people
before a painful punishment comes
to them.
He said: 0 my people! Verily, I am
a plain Warner to you. (Bidding
you that you)
Serve Allah and keep your duty to
Him and obey me;
That He may forgive you some of
your sins and give you respite to an
appointed term. (By the blessing of
[miin and piety you will be saved
of torment but not death). Indeed!
the term of Allah, when it comes,
cannot be delayed, if you but
knew. (For a long time his people
paid n\> heed to his advice)
He said: My Rabbi Verily, I have
invited my people night and day,
But all my invitation did not but
add to their repugnance;
DA 'WAT AND TABLtGH 561 Da 'wat and its virtues
And indeed! Whenever, I invited

them, so that You may pardon
them, they thrust their fingers in
their ears and covered themselves
with their garments (so that they
may not see me), and persisted (in
their refusal) and magnified
themselves in pride.
And indeed! I have invited them A{,--:_ .,~.// 'I ~{
~ IJ-.....r; r-ry-,) '-!b .;-'
aloud;
And I have made public ;4~~~G r1 ,~.1;J ~l?
proclamation to them, and I have
appealed to them in private (spared ¢!tS::1
no way to guide them).
And I have said: Seek pardon of
Your Rabbi He (indeed) is Ever-
Forgiving.
He will open up the sky for you
with plentiful rain,
And will increase you in wealth
and sons, and will give you
gardens and will give you streams.
What is wrong with you that you
do not take heed of the greatness of
AIHih
Whereas He created you in
(diverse) stages?
See you not how Allah has created
the seven heavens in harmony,
And has made the moon a light

therein, and made the sun a lamp?
And Allah has caused you to grow

as a growth from the earth,
And afterwards He makes you

DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 562 Da'wat and its virtues
return to it, and He will bring you

forth again, a (new) forth-bringing.
And Allah has made the earth a
wide expanse for you,
So that you might walk thereon on
spacious paths. An-Nul) 71: 1-20
Allah Sub!).anahU wa Ta'ala says:

Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said
(sarcastically): And what is the
Rabb of the Worlds?
Musa 'Alaihis Salam said: The
Rabb of the heavens and the earth,
and all that is between them, if you
had but sure belief.
Fir'aun said to those around him:
Did you hear (what nonsensical
talk)?
(But Musa continued with the
praises of Allah and) said: Your
Rabb and the Rabb of your fathers.
Fir'aun said: Lo! Your messenger
who has been sent to you is indeed
a madman!
(But) Musa (went on and) said:
Rabb of the East and the West, and
all that is between them, if you but
use your reason.
Ash-Shu'a'.' 26: 23-28
AIIah Sub!)anahu wa Ta 'ala says:

(At another place, Allah mentions
about the da'wat of Musa 'Alaihis
Salam) Fir'aun said: Who then is
the Rabb of you two, 0 Musa?
Miisa .Alaihis SaHim said: Our ~1 C>~; c;~ J~

Rabb is He Who gave to each thing
its form and nature, and there upon A // /> >"/ / ' >-
lo/ cS...Lo 1'* ~ ~& J'
guided it towards its fulfilments.
He (Fir'aun) said: What of all the ~ J}li 9;}ii j~ G J~
past generations?
'" .... .J.~ ",,,-
He (Miisa) said: Their knowledge ..J:.-';~J\;
is with my Rabb in a Record; my
Rabb neither errs nor forgets. (So -:J ," ,:<: ~ ~
.r --- -- ;-
He has all the knowledge of all ",-" ~ ,/
their deeds. Then Musa .Alaihis ~->~

Salam mentioned such attributes of
Allah, which are understood by $~;1~
one and all)
Who has made the earth for you ~ \~ ch']i ~ ~ c>~;
like a bed, and has opened roads
(ways and paths) for you therein i:;CJI~j)~~~~
and has sent down water from the [o~_t~,,\'l
sky. TaM 20: 49-53
Alliih Sub\!anahii wa Ta'ala says:

And indeed We sent Miisa'Alaihis
Salam with Our signs, (saying):
Bring out your People from
darkness into light; and remind
them of the days of (adversities
and comforts which they face
from) Allah. Surely! In this, there
are signs for everyone who is
wholly patient and deeply grateful
(to Allah). IbrahIm 14: 5
Allah Sub\!anahii wa Ta'ala narrates

Nii\! 'Alaihis Salam's address to
his people: I convey to you the
messages of my Rabb, and I am a
trustworthy, well-wisher for you.
AI-A'rM?: 68
DA 'WAT AND TABLioH 564 Daiwat and its virtues
Allah Subl)anahii wa Ta'iWi says:
And he who (amongst the people

of Fir'aun) believed said: 0 my
people! Follow me. I will guide
you to the way of right conduct.
o my people! Surely, the life of

this world is nothing but a
(passing) enjoyment, but the life to
come is an everlasting mansion.
Whoever does evil shall be

repaired the like thereof; and
whoever does righteous deeds,
whether male or female, and is a
believer, will enter Paradise; where
they will be provided therein
without limit.
And 0 my people! How is it that I

invite you to salvation, while you
invite me to the Fire?
You invite me to disbelieve in
Allah, and to join partners with
Him, of which I have no
knowledge; and I invite to the
Almighty, Oft Forgiving.
No doubt you call me to one who
cannot grant me my requests in
this world, or in the Hereafter. And
our return will be to Allah, and
indeed the transgressors (of
Allah's set limits) will be the
dwellers of the Fire.
And you will remember, what I say
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 565 Da (wat and its virtues
to you; and I leave my affair to

Allah. Verily! Allah is the most
Observant of (His) slaves.
,.
So Allah saved him from the evils, ~~ c: --?r::<:&\ G;
that they plotted, (against him)
while an evil torment encompassed
Fir'aun's folk.
~y\:h!i
~/ ~~ 0:~ JI<,
-' :T"_/"" ...
ltO_~A'),"]
j'"
OhMir 40: 38-45
Allah Sub1)anahu wa Ta'aIa

narrates the advice of Luqman to
his son:
0' my dear son! Be constant in
prayer, and enjoin the doing of
what is right and forbid the doing
of what is wrong. And bear with
patience, whatever befalls you.
Verily! These are some of the
important commandments (ordered
by Allah). Luqman 31: 17
(BanI Isra'l1 were forbidden from

fishing in Saturdays, some of them
obeyed and others disobeyed. This
incident is mentioned in these
verses) Allah Sub1)anahii wa
Ta'ala says:
And when a community among
them said: Why do you preach to a
folk whom Allah is about to
destroy and punish with an awful
doom. They (the preachers) said:
In order to be free from guilt
before Your Rabb, and perhaps
they may fear Allah.
And when they forgot that which

they had been reminded with; We
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 566 Da 'waf and its virtues
rescued those who forbade wrong,

and caught those who did wrong
with a dreadful punishment,
because they transgressed the
commands of Allah.
AI-A'raf7: 164-165
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta 'alii says:

If only there had been among the
generations that have gone before
you, any upright men who
preached against Al-Fasad
(disbelief, polytheism, and all
kinds of crimes and sins) in the
land, except the few whom We
saved from among them? The
wrongdoers pursued their worldly
pleasures and thus became guilty.
And your Rabb would not have
ruined those towns, without just
cause, had their inhabitants been
correcting (their own lives and the
lives of others). Hiid II: 116-117 [\, V-" '''r]
Note: The reason of the destruction of past generations, was the
absence of such wise people, who enjoined good and forbade evil,
save a few, who were saved from the torment of Allah.
Allah Sub!)anahii wa Ta'alii says: :JW J~J
By the time, O~t

Verily! Man is in loss, ~ ~.fJ
~'" --
:;:''11 ~I
~ -
Except those who believe, and do ': ';:'1';'11 i.J\-;;J i}..::( &~( 0l
good deeds, and recommend one
another to the truth, ~\ i;';:;~;
and recommend one another to the
~ ;,:J~ i;::. ~;
patience. AI-'AIr 103: 1-3 [.-1IJ ~, -
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 567 Da fwat and its virtues
Note: For salvation there are four essential requirements. I) Imiin,

2) Good actions, 3) Recomending one another to the truth,
4) Recomending one another to patience. In this Siirah Muslims
have been given very great guidance; which is this, that just as it is
necessary to correct one's own Imiin and actions, so also it is equally
important to struggle for the improvement of Imiin and actions of
other Muslims. In particular one's immediate family and relatives.
Correcting one's own personal Imiin and actions is not enough. For
this reason in the light of Qur'iin and fladith it is obligatory (Farc,l) to
order good and forbid evil to the extent of one's capacity. In this
matter not only the ordinary Muslim but many religious Muslims are
negligent and think that one's personal actions are sufficient; being
totally indifferent to what their children and family do. May Alliih
give all of us the strength to act on the guidance given in this Siirah.
(Ma'iiriful Qur'an)
Alliih Subl)iinahii wa Ta'iilii says: :JW JIiJ
You are the best peoples ever ~

:; '1 i;1 ~
\ill,~-r. "C / t
raised up for mankind. You enjoin ..... /' ?<",'?/..)o~...... \ \ .... nt-:::
good, and forbid evil, and you if '-'-'~.J ""'.J.r- '; W.J v' U
believe in Allah. Ale-'Imran 3: 110 •<Ill"
-:f /.J. ...-t ....
. • ,;.,.
,)'";
~.....
• I
, > "Y..TJ ,
r\ \. '01;-" Jl]
Note: 0' Muslims you are the best of all Nations. In the knowledge
of Alliih this was destined for you from eternity. This knowledge
had also been conveyed to some of the previous Prophets. Just as
Rasululliih sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam is the last, and most
distinguished of all Prophets, so also his Ummah will be the most
distinguished Ummah, surpassing all other Umam (followers of
other Prophets) because of its having the most honoured of all
Prophets, and because of being given an everlasting and most
perfect Shariat (Islamic law and regulations) never to be abrogated.
All doors of knowledge and wisdom will be opened upon it. By its
struggle and sacrifice all branches of Iman, righteous actions and
Piety will be brought to life. This Ummah will not be limited to any
particular tribe, nation, country or continent but its field of action
will encompass the whole world and all aspects of human life. As
though, its very existence will be for the benefit of others and as far
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 568 Da 'wm and its virtues
as is humanly possible to bring the whole of mankind to the doors of

Paradise. (Tafseer-usmani)
Allah Sub!)anahu waTa'alii said to

wasallam:
// ~""'.1 /' 0_>" .... ",,,~
Say: This is my Way that I call
towards Allah, with clear evidence
~ jill JL Iy-:'\ rk ' <~:p, j;
~/-:.I / / o....~" /
and strong belief, I and whosoever [\ 'A:~-"l ~\ <;'J \;\ 'j~

follows me (also invites towards
Allah). Yiisuf 12: 108
Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala says:

And the believers, men and
women, are (supporting) friends of
one another; they enjoin what is
right, and forbid what is wrong;
and they establish Salat and they
pay the Zakat, and they obey Allah
and His Messenger. As for these,
Allah will have mercy on them.
Verily! Allah is Almighty, Wise.
At-Tauhah 9: 71
Allah Sub!)anahU wa Ta'ala says: :JWJUJ
And co-operate with another on i;;w.q; ~;lli{; ~f ~ ~-,G5-,

righteousness and piety; and do not G: ".. "').~~/ '" ~.. ,,-:....
co-operate with one another to sin [r:o.cUIJ ,JJi.l\.L;'~1 'Ir,
..... ...!> r..r
and transgression. AI-Maidah 5: 2
Allah Sub!)anahu wa Ta'ala says: :JWJUJ
And who is better in speech than "'I J~I

;Jl
i>~ ,,- ,'t-< ,~·1
• "', ~ JJ' ~\ 0"J
'"
him who invites (mankind)
towards Allah, and does what is ~1.-;:/
, <.r:-'"J
right,
and says: Indeed! I am of those
who have surrendered (to Him).
~
~ ~(~
_// "1 J\i'
~~. IJ
The good deed and the evil deed

are not alike. Repel the evil deed
with one that is good (e.g. show
tolerance in reaction to anger and
softness against harshness) then
indeed! he between whom and you
there was enmity (will become) as
though he was a close friend.
But none is granted this, except \, ,1"(, C;' \U.;. z"j,
.~ • • • • • '.J
1, T~ ,~.t L;;'
those who are patient, and none is A
granted this, except the most "0/1 -:t • ~;:. ¥ ;., 1~
fortunate. Fu"ilat 41: 33-35 [\" o-n:~J
Note: This verse implies that the inviter to Allah should develop in
himself great patience, steadfastness, and excellent conduct.
Allah Sub1).anahii wa Ta 'ala says:

o you who believe! Ward off
yourselves and your families from
a Fire, whereof the fuel is men and
stones, over which are set angels
strong, and severe, who disobey
not (in executing) the commands
they received from Allah, but do
that which they are commanded.
At-Ta~rlm 66: 6
Allah Subl:ianahii wa Ta'ala says:

Those who (the believers), if We
give them power in the land,
establish Salat and pay the Zakat,
and enjoin righteousness and
forbid evil. And with Allah rests
the final out come of (all) events.
Al-l;Iajj 22: 41
Allah Subl:ianahii wa Ta'ala says:
And strive in Allah's cause as you

DA'WATANDTABLlCH 570 Da 'wat and its virtues
ought to strive (with sincerity and

with all efforts that His Name
should be superior). He has chosen
you (to convey His message by
inviting mankind to the religion of
Islam) and has not laid upon you in
religion any hardship (that is, the
practice of Deen is easy). It is the
religion of your father IbrahIm. It
is He (Allah) who has named you
Muslims (obedient and loyal) both
before and in this (Qur'an); so that ~j:yi)j:5J
the Messenger (Mul)ammad lO "'~
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam) may [VA0cJ-1j <.Y.'QI
be a witness over you, and you
may be a witnesses over mankind.
AI-Hajj 22: 78
Note: This refers to the Day of Resurrection when the Ummahs of
other Prophets will deny that their Prophets had invited them to the
Truth about Allah and this Day, then their Prophets will present the
Ummah of Mul)ammad ~allalIahu 'alaihi wasallam to bear witness
against them. The Ummah of Mul)ammad ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
will be asked: How do you attest to this Truth, and who told you
this? They will reply: Our Prophet Mul)ammad ~allalHlhu 'a1aihi
wasallam informed us. And then, Prophet Mul)ammad ~allallahu
'a1aihi wasallam will himself testify to this Truth. Some
commentators have interpreted the last part of this verse as meaning:
We have picked you (Ummah of Mul)ammad ~a11allahu 'alaihi
wasallam), so that the Messenger informs you and teaches you, and
you in turn, inform and teach the rest of mankind. (Kashf-ur-Ra~man)
DA 'WAT AND TABLfGH 571 Da twa! and its virtues
AQ:ADITH
Ul ~(J ,':':4;:'.illlj & Ul ~t:1i> ~I J~J J~ :J~~'.iiI, ~Ji;:J~;;-\

~~.I\~It'~1 '.:r-""~"" J"J~I"'''''.r.bII''JJ .~?.iillj~~
1. Mu 'awiyah Ragiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluWih Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed I am only a Messenger, and Allah
alone guides. And I am only a distributor, and Allah alone bestows
(knowledge). (Tabaranj·Jami·'u,·S.gillr)
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2. Abu Hurairah Ragiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to his uncle Abu Talib (at the time of
his death): Say La iIiiha illalliih (None is worthy of worship but
Allah), I will stand witness for you on the Day of Resurrection, He
said: Were it not for the Quraish taunting me that I testified out of
fear of death, indeed I would have cooled your eyes by saying these
words. At this, Allah revealed the verse:
;.l:it;;.:.~'.iil\ ~j ,: ::;'1 :;.:.,41~ ~t
Verily, you cannot guide to the right path whom you love. It is
Allah Who guides Whom He wills.
(Muslim)
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3. 'Aishah Rac;liyalliihu 'anha narrates that Abu Bake Raqiyallahu
'anhu came out to see Rasillullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam, who
was his friend during the period of ignorance. On seeing him Abu
Bake Raqiyalliihu 'anhu said: a Abul Qasim! You are not seen in
the gatherings of your people, and they accuse you of finding faults
in their forefathers. Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said:
Verily. I am Allah's Messenger, I invite you to Allah. As soon as
Rasillulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam completed his words Abu
Bake Raqiyalliihu 'anhu embraced Islam. When Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam returned from him, there was no one
between the two mountains of Makkah who was happier than him
on the acceptance of Islam by Abu Bake Raqiyallahu 'anhu.
Then, Abu Bakr went to 'Uthman ibne-'Affiin, Tal!).ah ibne-
'Ubaidullah, Zubair ibnil- 'Awwam, and Sa'd ibne-AbI Waqqa~
Raqiyallahu anhum. They accepted Islam. Then, the following day,
he brought 'Uthman ibne-Maz'iin, Abu 'Ubaida ibne-Jarriih, 'Abdur
Ra!).man ibne- 'Auf, Abu Salama ibne-' Abdil Asad, and Arqam ibne-
abI Arqam and they accepted Islam; may Allah be pleased with them.
(Bidayah-wan-Nihayah)
Note: 'Qasim,' is the name of the son of Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam; and 'Abul Qasim is his Kunniyah, the title usually given
to any person with the name of his son or his parent.
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4. Asma binte Abu Bake Raqiyallahu 'anha narrates the story of the
acceptance of Islam by Abu Qu!].afa. When Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam entered Makkah (on the day it was conquered) and
came to Masjidul J::!aram, Abu Bakr Raljiyallahu 'anhu came there
holding his father's hand. When Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam saw them, he said: Why did you not leave this old man at
home I would have gone to him myself? Abu Bakr Raljiyallahu
'anhu replied: 0 Rasiilallah! It is more of his right that he comes to
you instead of your going to him. Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam made him sit in front of him and stroked his chest and then
said: Accept Islam. Then he accepted Islam. When Abu Bakr
Raljiyallahu 'anhu brought his father to Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, his hair were as white as the Thaghiimah tree; so,
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Change the whiteness of
his hair. (Musnad AI~mad, TabaranI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
Note: Thaghiimah is a tree, which is as white as snow. (Majma Bi~ar
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5. Ibne·'Abbas Raljiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that when Allah
revealed this verse: ;;..j~1 ~? j~j) "Warn your close relation"
(26:214), NabI ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam climbed the mount ~aIa
and called loudly: 0 people! The enemy is going to attack by dawn.
So everyone gathered near him; some came themselves, some sent
their representatives. Then, Rasiilullah ~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam
said: 0 Banii 'Abdul Munalib, 0 Banii Fihr, 0 you of such and such
tribe! Tell me if I give you the news that there is a cavalry behind
the mountain ready to charge at you; would you believe me? All of
them replied: Yes! He said: So indeed I am a warner for you, about
a terrible punishment before it comes. Abu Lahab reacted: May you
perish, forever? Did you call us only for this? At this, Allah
DA'WATAND TABLlGH 574 Da'wat and its virtues
'Azza wa Jall revealed Surah Al Masad: .:,.;~ ~ ~ TJ; ~ (Perish the

two hands of Abu Labab, and perish he). (Musnad A1)mad, AI-Bidaya wan-
Nihaya)
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6. Munib Al Azdi RaQiyailahu 'anhu narrates that during my days of
ignorance (before accepting Islam), I saw Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, who said: 0 people! Say La iliiha illalliih and be successful.
Some of them spat on his face and someone threw dust at him and
some abused him till mid-day. Then a girl brought a bowl of water
with which he washed his face and hands, He said: 0 my little
daughter! Do not fear for your father's sudden murder, nor disgrace, I
enquired: Who is this girl? People said: She is Zainab, daugther of
Rasiilulliih ~allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam. She was a beautiful girl.
(TabaranI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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7. Muljammad ibne- 'Uthman ibne-I.Iaushab narrates from his
grandfather Ra\liyallahu 'anhu that when Allah blessed Muljammad
(~allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam) with supremacy, I sent to him a group of
forty riders under 'Abde Sharr. They reached him with my letter.
Rasiilulliih ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked him: What is your name?
He replied: 'Abdu Sharr (slave of evil). Rasiilullah said: No, but you
are 'Abdu Khair (slave of good). Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
took his oath of allegiance in Islam and sent the reply of the letter to
Hawshab Zee Zulaim through him. So Hawshab accepted Islam. (I!iibah)
DA 'WAT AND TABL1GH 575 Da (wai and its virtues
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8. Abu Sa'Id Al Khudri' Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anybody amongst
you who sees an evil should change it with his hands; if he is unable
to do so, then with his tongue; if he is unable to do this (even), then
by his heart and this is the weakest form of lman. (Muslim)
Note: To change it by his heart means that one should at least
consider it a vice in his heart and should supplicate for its change.
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9. Nu'man ibne-Bashi'r Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of the
person abiding by Allah's orders and restrictions and the one who is
not, is like those who drew lots for their position in a ship. Some of
them settled in the upper part and others in the lower. When those
who were in the lower part needed water, they had to pass by those
(with water) who were on the upper part. So they said: Let us make
a hole in our part of the ship and save troubling those who are above
us. So, if the people in the upper part let them do what they intended,
they would all perish. And if they stopped them with their hands,
they would be saved and all would be saved. (Bukharj)
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~allalliihu'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah does not pnnish
DA 'WAT AND TABLiGH 576 Da 'wat and its virtues
everyone for the faults of a few disobedient people, until these

disobedient people continue to disobey and those who are obedient,
despite being able to stop them, do not stop them - at this Allah
orders for the destruction of all, the obedient and the disobedient.
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11. Abu Bakrah Rac.liyallahn 'anhu narrates that (at the conclusion of
the sermon of J:lajj, on 10 Dhil J:lajjah, at Mina) Rasillulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Have I conveyed to you the
commandments of Allah? We all said: Yes. He said: 0 Allah! Be
witness to this, then he said: Let him who is present here convey to
him who is absent; for verily its so happens that one to whom a
message is conveyed will preserve it (that is understand and
remember it with all its implications including Da 'wat) more than he
who conveys it. (BukharT)
Note: This /:zad"ith clearly stresses that whoever hears (knows) a
command of Allah and His Messenger, he should not withhold this
to himself, but he must convey it to others. Perhaps, the people who
are conveyed will fulfil the obligation of the message better than the
person who has conveyed it to them, (Fat!)u! Barf)
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12. Hudhaifah ibnil-Yaman Rac.liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab!
Sallalliihn 'alaihi wasallam said: By Him, in Whose Hand is my life,
undoubtedly you must enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil or
else Allah will certainly send upon you a Punishment; then you will
supplicate to him and He will not accept it. (TirmidhT)
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13. Zainab binte Ja!)sh RadialHihu 'anha narrates: I asked: 0
RasUlallah! Would we perish when we have the righteous among
us? He replied: Yes! When wickedness prevails. (BukharT)
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14. Anas Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a young Jew, who used to
serve NabI ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam, fell ill. NabI ~allalHihu
'alaihi wasallam visited him and sat by his head and said to him:
Accept Islam. He looked at his father, who was beside him. His
father said: Obey Abul Qasim. So he accepted Islam. At this
RasUlulHih ~allanahu 'alaihi wasallam came out saying: All praises
be to Allah, Who has saved him from the Fire. (BukharI)
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15. Sahl ibne-Sa'd Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, this Khair (Deen of Islam)
is treasures, and these treasures have keys. Glad tidings for a slave
(of Allah) whom Allah has made a key for good and a lock for evil;
and woe to a slave (of Allah) whom Allah has made a key for evil
and a lock for good. (Ibne-Majah)
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16. JarIr Rac;liyallahu 'anhu says: I complained to NabI ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam that I cannot ride a horse well. He stroked my chest
with his hand and said: 0 Allah! Make him a good rider, let him
guide others to the right path and keep him on the right path. (BukharI)
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17. Abu Sa'Id Rac;liyallahu 'anhu uarrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Noue of you should belittle himself. The
Sa1)abah asked: 0 Rasiilallah! How can anyone of us belittle
himself? He said: He, who sees a matter concerning Allah about
which he should say something, but he does not speak; Allah, the
Almighty and Majestic, will ask him on the Day of Resurrection:
What prevented you from saying anythiug about such and such? He
would say: Ont of fear of people. Then Allah will say: Rather it is I
whom you should have feared more. (Ibne·Miijah)
Note: The responsibility placed by Allah Subl;1iinahii wa Ta'iila to
curb evil, if not exercised out of fear of people, is belittling oneself.
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Rasiilullah SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The decline of BanI
Isra'n started when a (pious) man among them met auy other man
(involved in siu), the former said to latter: 0 you! Fear Allah, and
refrain from what you are committiug, since it is not allowed for you.
Then when he met him the next day this would not stop him (pious
man) from eating, drinking and sitting with the sinner. When this
happened frequently, (and also enjoining good and forbidding from
evil was given up), Allah made the hearts of the obedient similar to
DA 'WAT AND TABLfGH 579 Da'wat and us virtues
the hearts of the disobedient. RasiilulIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam

then recited the verse:
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Those among the children of Israel who disbelieved were
cursed by the tongue of Dawiid and 'Isa son of Maryam, That
was because they disobeyed (Allah and the Messengers) and
were ever transgressing beyond bounds, They used not to
forbid one another from Al-Munkar (wrong, evil-doing, sins,
polytheism, disbelief) which they committed. Bad indeed was
what they used to do, You see many of them taking the
disbelievers as their Auliyii' (protectors and helpers), Evil
indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before
them; for that (reason) Allah's Wrath fell upon them, and in
torment they will abide. And had they believed in Allah and in
the prophet (Muhammad Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam ) and in
what has been revealed to him, never would they taken them
(the disbelievers) as Auliyii' (protectors and helpers); but many
of them are the FiisUjun (rebellious, disobedieut) to Allah.
(AI-Maida 5:78-81)
Thereafter, he commanded: Certainly I swear by Allah, you must
indeed enjoin unto good and you must indeed forbid from evil, and
you must indeed catch hold of the hand of the oppressor and you
must indeed persuade him to act justly, and you must indeed
withhold him to the truth. (Abu DiiwGd)
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19. Abu Bakr Ra<;liyalIahu 'anhu said: 0 people! Verily you recite
this verse:
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o you who believe! You guard your own souls. He who has
gone astray cannot harm you, if you are rightly guided.
And I heard Rasillullah SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed
when people see an oppressor but do not stop him, then it is likely
that Allah will overtake them with an all encompassing Punishment.
(TinnidhJ)
Note: Abu Bakr Ra<iiyallahu 'anhu meant that if anyone assumes
from the above verse that "when a man is on the right path, then it is
not necessary for him to enjoin unto good and forbid from evil;
because he will not be questioned about others," then this is a wrong
interpretation of this verse, As far as possible, one should forbid evil
and this is the responsibility of every individual of the Ummah. The
right meaning of the verse is: "0 you who believe! Care for your
own reformation; you follow your Deen in such a way that you are
reforming yourself and also endeavouring to reform others. If
someone, despite your efforts to reform him, goes astray, then there
is no harm for you", (Bayan-ul-Qur'an)
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20. l:;Iudhaifah Ra<iiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Hearts will be exposed to
temptations as a mat is woven stick-by-stick. Any heart that accepts
these temptations gets a black spot; and any heart that rejects these,
gets a white spot. As a result, hearts will become of two kinds; one
white like marble. So no temptation could harm it as long as the
heavens and the earth stand. And the other heart is black and dusty
like an overturned bowl (the heart gets blackened by excessive sins
and, as an overturned bowl cannot retain anything in it, similarly
there will be no hatred for sins, and the light of lman will not remain
in this heart), Neither will it recognize good as good nor evil as evil,
but will pursue its desires. (Muslim)
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21. Abu Umayyah Sha'biinT Rahima1]ullahu says that he asked Abu
Tha'labah Al KhushiinT RaQiyallahu 'anhu: 0 Abu Tha'labah! What
do you say about this verse ;'.i;]io-(;i& (guard yourselves)? He replied:
I swear by Allah! You have indeed asked a man who knows about it
very welL I asked Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam about this
verse. So, he said: But enjoin one another to do good and forbid
from evil, until you see miserliness being obeyed; passions being
followed; worldly matters being preferred; every person assuming
his own opinion to be the only right one; then care for yourself, and
leave what people in general are doing. For, surely, thereafter shall
come days which will require endurance when holding to Deen will
be like grasping a burning coal. The one amongst them, who acts
rightly (during that period), will get the reward equal to that of fifty
persons. Abu Tha'labah asked: 0 Rasiilallah! The reward of fifty of
them! He replied: The reward of fifty of you. (Abu Diiwud)
Note: This certainly does not mean that those in the later part of the
Ummah can excel the $a/:tiibah, because the $a/:tiibah are
undoubtedly superior to the whole Ummah. From this /:!adz/h, it is
evident that enjoining good and forbidding from evil is essential.
However, if such a time comes when the ahility to accept the truth is
totally lost, then it is ordained to remain in seclusion. However, by
the grace of Allah Sub!)iinahii wa Ta'iila that time has not come as
yet, and the Ummah has ample ability to accept the truth.
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22. Abu Sa'id Al Khudri Ra<iiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Nabi
$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Avoid sitting on the ways. The
$al:Jiibah said: 0 RasiilalHih! It is difficult for us to avoid this, as we
sit there and discuss matters. He said: If you have no other
alternative but to sit, then fulfil the rights of the way. $al:Jiibah
asked: What are the rights of the way, 0 Rasiilalliih! He replied:
Lowering the eyes, removing harmful things, replying to Salam, and
enjoining good and forbidding from evil. (BukhiirI)
Note: $al:Jiibah Ra<iiyalliihu 'anhum meant that it was very difficult
for them to avoid sitting on the ways, as they did not have any other
place where they could sit together. Therefore, when some of them
used to get together, they would sit on the ways to consult each other
about their worldly and religious matters and enquired about one
another's welfare. If someone was ill, they would advise treatment;
shonld there be some unpleasantness between them, they would
make a reconciliation. (Maziihir-e-fjaq)
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23.Ibne-'Abbiis Ra<iiyalliihu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilulliih

$allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is not one of us who does not
show kindness to our youngsters, does not show respect to our elders,
and does not enjoin unto good and does not forbid from evil.
(Tirmidhi)
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24. l;Iudhaifah Ra<iiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih $allalliihu
'alaihi wasallana said: A man's wrongdoing regarding his family, his
property, his children, and his neighbours may be atoned by offering
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25. Jabir Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasillulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallarn said: Alliih 'Azza wa Jall commanded Jibrlul to overturn
such and such city with its inhabitants. JibraTI'Alaihis Salam
submitted: 0 my Rabb! Amongst them is your slave who has never
disobeyed You, even to the blinking of an eye. Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said that Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'iila commanded
JibraTI: Overturn the city on him and on all the inhabitants; for his
face did not ever change colour for a while on My disobediences.
(Mishkat-ul-Ma,abi1)
Note: The order of Allah to "overturn the city on him," implies that,
though this slave of mine did not disobey Me, but is this any small
crime that people continued to sin in front of him and he remained
satisfied and unconcerned. People continued to disobey Allah and
evil spread despite which he did not even frown in displeasure.
(Mirqat)
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26. Durrah binte-Ab! Lahab Radiallahu 'anha narrates that a man
stood before Nabi Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam when he was seated on
the pulpit and asked: 0 Rasillalliih! Who is the best amongst the
people? He replied: The best amongst the people is he who recites the
Qur'lin, the most; and fears Allah, the most; and enjoins unto good
and forbids from evil, the most; and strengthens the ties of kinship,
the most. (Musnad AQmad. Tabarani, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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27. Anas Ra<)iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nabl Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam wrote to the Persian emperor, Kisra, to the Roman emperor,
Qai;iQr, to the king of Ethiopia, An-Najashl, and to every mighty
dictator, inviting them to Allah. This Najiishl was not the same for
whom Nabl SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam offered funeral SaW.
(Muslim)
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28. 'Vrs ibne- 'Vmairah Al Kindl Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrat. s that
Nabl Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a siu is commit.ed on
the earth; he who sees it and disapproves it, will be like the one who
was not present. And the one who was not present when the sin was
committed but approves of it, will be like the one who was present
there. (Abu Dawud)
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29. Jabir Ra<)iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiUullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: My example and yours is like that of a person
who ignites a fire and moths and other insects start falling into it. He
tries to prevent them from falling in the fire. Similarly, I am
grasping your waists and holding you back from the fire, and you are
trying to escape from my hands (into the fire). (Muslim)
Note: This i)adlth reflects the intense desire in the heart of
RasiUullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam to save the Ummah from Hell-
Fire.
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30. 'Abdullah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that it is as fresh in my

memory as if I am looking at NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam when
he narrated about an apostle from amongst the apostles. His people
beat him so severely that he was blood stained; he was cleaning the
blood from his face and saying: 0 Allah! Forgive my people for
indeed they do not know. (RasUlulHih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
also experienced such an incident in the Battle of Ul;md). (Bukhari)
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31. Hind ibne-AbI HaIa RaQiyallahu 'anhu (while explaining the

qualities of RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) narrated that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was continually grief-
stricken; all the time thoughtful and concerned; there was no comfort
for him; he had prolonged periods of silence and he would not speak
unless necessary. (Tirmidhi)
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RasUlallah! The arrows of (tribe of) ThaqIf have tortured us, so
curse them. He said: 0 Allah! Bless the tribe of ThaqIf with
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33. Abdullah ibne· 'Amr ibnil 'Aas Radiallahu 'anhuma narrates that
NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam recited the verses of Al-Qur' an in
which Allah Ta'ala mentions the supplication of IbrahIm 'Alaihis
Salam:
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Bnt whosoever followed me, he verily is of me. And whosoever
disobeyed me, indeed, Yon are Forgiving, Mercifnl.
(Ibrahim 14: 36)
He also recited the verse that mentions the suplication of 'Isa
'Alaihis Salam:
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them, verily You are the Mighty, the Wise. (AI·Ma'idah 5: 118)
Then he raised his hands and prayed "0 Allah! My Ummahl My
Ummahl" and wept. So, Allah the Almighty and Majestic said: 0
Jibrall! Go to MUQammad, though Your Rabb knows everything;
still ask, what makes you weep? Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam came to him
and asked the same. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told
Jibrall (about his anxiety for his Ummah). (Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam
went to Allah Ta 'ala Who knows everthing and conveyed that to
Him). Allah said: 0 Jibrall! Go to MuQammad and say that, verily
We will please you soon in respect of your Ummah and would not
grieve you. (Muslim)
Note: In certain narrations it is mentioned that, upon listening to the
message of Allah SubQauahii wa Ta'ala from Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam,
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I would be satisfied and
pleased only when none of my followers remains in Hell. Sending
Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'aIaihi asallam, and
asking the reason of his weeping, while Allah SubQanahii wa Ta'ala
knows each and everything, was just for honouring and comforting
him. (Ma'arifull;ladith)
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34. 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhii narrates that once I saw Nab!
Saliallahu 'alaihi wasallam delighted, I said: 0 Rasiilallah!
Supplicate to Allah for me. He supplicated: "0 Allah! Forgive
'A'ishah, all her past sins and future sins, and her secret sins and her
open sins." Hearing this 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha laughed so
much in pleasure that her head touched her lap. Rasiilnllah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Are you very happy with my du'ii?
She replied: Why should I uot be happy with your du'li for me! He
said: I swear by Allah! This is my du'li for my Ummah in every
SaHit. (Bazzar, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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35. 'Amr ibne-'Auf Ra<;liyil1lahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
SallaIliihu 'aIaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Deen (Islam) started as a
stranger and will again become a stranger. So, glad tidings for those
who would be considered as strangers, because of Deen. They would
revive my Sunnah which had been spoiled by the people after me.
(TirmidhT)
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36. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that it was requested:
o Rasiilallah! Curse the polytheists. He said: I have not been sent as
one who curses; Indeed, I have been sent only as a mercy. (Muslim)
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37. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<.!iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiHullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Make things easy and do not make
them difficult. Comfort people and do not scare them (from Deen).
(Muslim)
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38. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<.!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiHullah

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who calls towards the right path.
and people act upon it (even) after him, Allah 'Azza wa Jail
continues his reward till the Day of Resurrection. Then Allah 'Azza
wa Jail would give him his total reward on the Day of Resurrection.
(Musnad A~mad)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever guides others to do good,
his reward is like the one who does it. (Abu Dawiid)
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40. Abu Hurairah Ra<.!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiHulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whoever invites towards
righteousness, his reward would be equal to the rewards of all those
who followed him, without diminishing their reward in any respect.
And whoever invites towards wrongdoing, the sin of which he is
guilty would be equal to the sins of all those who followed him,
without diminishing their sins in any respect. (Muslim)
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41. 'Alqamah ibne-Sa',d RaQiyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that one day
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam delivered a sermon, praising
certain Muslim tribes and then said: What has happened to certain
tribes who neither inculcate an understanding of Deen in their
neighbours, nor do they teach them, nor advise them, nor enjoin
them to do good, nor forbid them from evil. And what has happened
to certain tribes who neither acquire knowledge from their
neighbours, nor attain an understanding of Deen, nor accept any
advice. I swear by Allah! These people must teach knowledge to
their neighbours, and must inculcate an understanding of Deen in
them, and advise them, enjoin them what is right, and forbid them
from what is wrong. And the other people must acquire knowledge
of Deen from their neighbours, and attain an understanding of Deen
and accept advice. If this does not happen, I would soon give them a
strong punishment in this world. Then he came down. People began
talking as to who are referred to? Some said: These are the people of
Al Ash'ar, tribe. They have understanding of Deen while the
villagers living in their vicinity are ignorant of Deen. This news

reached the Al Ash 'arl people. They came to RasiilulJah
SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0 RasUlallah! You have
praised certain tribes and have shown displeasure about us. What
is our fault? He said: People should teach their ueighbours
knowledge of Deen. advise them. enjoin them to do good, and
forbid them from evil. And. others must acquire knowledge from
their neighbours. receive advice from them, inculcate an
understanding of Deen; If this does not happen. I will soon punish
all of them strongly in this world. The Al Ash'arl people said: 0
RasUlaJlah! Do we have to inculcate understanding in others (In
another narration: Will we be punished for their ignorance?).
Rasiilullah SalIalIahu 'alaihi wasallam repeated his statement.
They repeated: 0 RasUlallah! Do we have to inculcate
understanding in others (In another narration: Will we be
punished for their ignorance?). RasiilulIah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam again reiterated his words. At this. the Al Ash'arl
people said: Give us one year for this work. He granted them a
year to inculcate an understanding of Deen in them, teach them
and advise them.
Then Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam recited this verse of
AI-Qur'an:
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rejected faith by Dawud ('Alaihis Salam), and 'i'sa ('Alaihis
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transgression, and did not forbid one another. Verily, this
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42. Usama ihne-Zaid Ra<)iyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
Rasiilulliih SaJlalliihu 'aJaihi wasallam saying: A man will he brought
on the Day of Resurrection and cast into the Fire, and his
intestines will come out in Fire, and he will go around them as a
donkey goes around a mill-stone. The inhabitants of Hell will gather
around him and ask: 0 you so and so, what happened to you? Were
you not enjoining us to do good and forbidding us from evil? He
would reply: I was enjoining upon you to do good, but was not doing
it myself; and I was forbidding you from evil, but was doing it
myself. (Bukhiirj)
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43. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
.!)allalliihu 'aIaihi wasallam said: I passed on the night of ascension
(Mai'riij) by a people whose lips were being cut with scissors of fire.
I asked JibraTI: Who are they? He told me: They are the religious
orators from amongst the people of the world, who enjoined upon
others to do good but were neglectful of themselves, though they
read the Book of Allah. Were they not sensible? (Musnad A!)mad)
DA 'WAT AND TABLfGH 592 Virtues ofAillih's Path
VIRTUES OF GOING OUT IN THE PATH

OF ALLAHTA'ALA
VERSES OF QUR'AN
AIHih Subl;anahii wa Ta'ala says:

Those who believed and left their
homes, and strove for the cause of
Allah, and those who gave them
shelter, and helped them; these are
the believers in truth. For them, is
forgiveness, and a bountiful
provision. AI-AnfiiI8: 74
Allah Subl;anahU wa Ta'ala says:

Those who believe, and have
migrated, and striven hard with
their wealth and their lives in
Allah's way, have the highest rank
in Allah's sight. These are those
who are successful.
Their Rabb gives them good

tidings of Mercy from Him, and
pleasurable acceptance, and
gardens where everlasting delights
will be theirs.
They will dwell therein forever.
Verily, with Allah is a great
reward. At-Taubah 9: 20-22
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 593 Virlues ofAllah's Path
Allah Sub!)iinahii wa Ta'iilii says:

As for those who strive hard in Us
(For our Cause), We will surely
guide them to Our paths (such
guidance which is above the
imagination of others), and Verily!
Alliih is with the good doers.
AI- 'Ankabiit 29: 69
Alliih Sub!)iinahu wa Ta'iilii says:

And whosoever strives hard (in
Alliih 's cause), does so only for
his own good; for, verily! Allah
does not stand in need of anything
in all the worlds. AI-' AnkabO! 29: 6
Alliih Sub!)iinahii wa Ta'iila says:
The (true) believers are those who

only believe in Allah and His
Messenger and afterwards doubt
not, but strive with their wealth
and their lives for the cause of
Alliih. Such are the truthful.
AI-I;lujllrii! 49: 15
Allah Sub!)iinahu wa Ta'iilii says:

a you who believe! Shall I tell
you about a bargain that will save
you from a painful punishment?
You should believe in Alliih and
His Messenger, and should strive
for the cause of Alliih with your
wealth and your Jives. That is
beller for you, if you but knew it.
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He will forgive your sins and enter

you into gardens underneath which
rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings
in everlasting gardens of. That is
the supreme triumph.
A1-Saff 61: 10-12

wasallam:
Say: If your fathers, and your sons,
and your brothers, and your wives,
and your tribe, and the wealth you
have acquired, and the commerce
in which you fear a decline and
your homes which are dear to you,
are more beloved to you than Allah
and His Messenger and striving in
His way, then wait till Allah brings
His decision (of punishment).
Allah does not guide the sinful
disobedient.
At-Taubah 9: 24

Spend your wealth for the cause of
Allah, and do not throw yourself
into destruction by your own hands
(by not striving for the cause of
Allah); and do good. Indeed!
Allah loves the beneflcent.
AI-Baqarah 2: 195
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44. Anas Rac;liyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah SallalHihu
'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, I have been so much frightened in the
cause of Allah, that no one has ever been frightened as much. And
indeed, I have been troubled so much in the cause of AIHih that no
one has been troubled so much, Thirty days and thirty nights passed
on me, when myself and Bilal had no food which anyone could eat,
except something that could be hidden under Bilal's armpit.
(Tirmidhf)
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45. Ibne-'Abbas Rac;liyallahu 'auhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and his family passed many nights
consecutively in hunger. His family did not find anything to eat at
night, and generally their bread was made from barley. (TirmidhT)
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Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam, his family did not have
enough barley bread to satisfy them for two consecutive days.
(Muslim)
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47, Anas ibne-MaJik RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Fatima

RaQiyallahu 'anha presented a piece of barley bread to Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, He said: This is the first eatable, which
your father has eaten in three days, In another narration, it is said
that he asked: What is this? She said: I baked bread, and I did not
want to eat it without you, (Musnad A~mad, Tabariini)
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48, Sahl ibne-Sa'd As Sa'idl RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that we
were with RasiHullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in the Battle of the
Trench, and he was digging the trench, and we were removing the
earth, He observed us and said: 0 Allah! Life is the life in the
Hereafter; forgive the Ansar (helpers) and Muhajirln (emigrants),
(BukhlirI)
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49,Ibne-'Umar Radiallfuu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam held my shoulder (to emphasize the
importance of the advice) and said: Live in the world, as if you are a
stranger or a moving traveller, (BukhiirI)
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50, 'Amr ibne-' Auf RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: I swear by Allah, it is not poverty
DA 'WAT AND TABLTOH 597 Virlues ofAllah's Path
that I fear for you, but I fear that worldly things may be given to you
in abundance, as were given to the people before you; and you may
compete with one another in striving to achieve them, as they did to
excel each other; and then the world would make you forgetful, as it
made them forgetful. (Bukhari)
Note: RasiiJullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam's saying, "it is not
poverty that I fear", means that, poverty is not so stressing and
harmful, as the abundance of worldly things. (Fat~-ul-Biirl)
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51. Sah! ibne-Sa'd RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If the world was worth a mosquito's
wing to Allah, He would not have given the disbeliever even a sip of
water. (firmidhl)
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52. 'Urwah Rahimahullah narrates that 'Ji.'ishah RaQiyallahu 'anha
used to say: I swear by Allah, a son of my sister! We used to see a
new moon, then would see a second new moon, and then the third
new moon; this way we would see three moons in two consecutive
months; but fire (for cooking) was not burnt in the houses of
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. 'Urwah said: a Aunt! Then
what were your means of sustenance? She said: Two black things;
dates and water. (Muslim)
Note: The majority of the dates of Madina are black. Among the
Arabs, if two things are beloved to them together then they give both
of them one name, taking the more well known of the two into
consideration. For this reason, dates and water have been called two
black things.
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53. 'A'ishah Ra<,liyallahu 'anha narrates: I heard Rasillullah
SallaIIahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When the dust of the Path of
Anah enters the body of a Muslim, Allah prohibits Hell-Fire on him.
(Mnsnad Ahmad, Tabm'ani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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54. Abu' Abs Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever's feet become dusty in the Path of
Allah 'Azza wa Jail; Anah 'Azza wa Jail will prohibit those feet
from Hell-Fire. (Musnad A~mad)
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55. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The dust of the Path of Allah and
the smoke of Hell can never be together in the stomach of a slave of
Anah; also miserliness and perfect lman can never be together in the
heart of a slave of Allah. (Nasal)
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56. Abu Hurairah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
Sallanahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The dust of the Path of Anah and
the smoke of Hell can never be together in the nostrils of any Muslim.
(NasaI)
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57.Abu Umama BahilI Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone whose face gets dusty in
the Path of Allah, Allah will safeguard his face from Hell·Fire on the
Day of Resurrection, And for him whose feet get dusty in the Path
of Allah, Allah will safeguard his feet on the Day of Resurrection
from Hell-Fire. (Baihagl)
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58. 'Uthman ibne-' Afran Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasiilullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam sayiug: A day spent in the
Path of Allah is better than a thousand other days. (Nasal)
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59, Anas Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: A morning or an evening spent in the Path of
Allah is better than the world and all that it contains. (Bukhiirl)
Note: It means that if the world and all that it contains is spent in the
Path of Allah, the reward of one morning or an evening in the Path of
Allah will be much more. (Mirgiit)
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60. Anas ibne·Malik Ra(!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who goes out for an evening in
the Path of Allah will be awarded musk on the Day of Resurrection,
equal to the dust that had touched his body. (Ibne-Miijah)
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61. Abu Hurairah Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a Sa!)abT of NabT

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam passed by a valley having a small spring
of sweet water. He liked it because it was good, and said: Perhaps if
I could get separated from the people and stay in this valley, but I
would never do so, unless permitted by Rasiilullah Sal1allahu 'alaihi
wasallam. So, he mentioned this to Rasiilul1ah Sal1allahu 'alaihi
wasal1am, who said: Do not do so, because indeed standing of
anyone from amongst you in the Path of Allah for a short while is
more virtuous than his offering Salat for seventy years in his home.
Do you not want that Allah should forgive you, and send you to
Paradise? Go out for Jihad in the Path of Allah. He who fought in
the Path of Allah, even for the duration of a pause in the process of
milking a she-camel, is assured of Paradise. (Tirmidhi)
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62. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who suffers a
headache in the Path of Allah, and hopes for a reward, then all his
past sins are forgiven. (TabaranI. Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in one of l;Iadlth QudsT narrated by him
that his Rabb Tabaraka wa Ta 'alii has said: Any slave from amongst
My slaves goes out as a Mujahid in My Path, only to please Me, I
guarantee that either I shall return him back with a reward and
DA 'WAT AND TABLlGH 601 Vlrlues ofAlliih 's PatTz
captured enemy assets, or if I recall his soul, then I will forgive him,
bless him and send him to Paradise. (Musnad A~mad)
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64. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasiiluWih
-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah guarantees that he who goes
in His Path, solely for Jihad in His Path believing in Him and
affirming the truth of His Prophets, for him I guarantee to send him
to Paradise or return him to his home from where he came out with
reward and captured enemy assets. (Then he said:) By Him, In
whose Hand is Muhammad's life, any person who gets wounded in
the Path of Allah, will come on the Day of Resurrection, with his
wound as fresh as if it had been inflicted today, its colour would be
the colour of blood, but its smell would be the smell of musk. By
Him, in Whose Hand is Muhammad's life, had it not been hard upon
the Muslims I would have never stayed behind any expedition which
was going out to fight in the Path of Allah. But, I do not have the
means to provide all of them with conveyance nor do the Muslims
have the means, And it will be hard on them to remain behind, when
I go forth. By Him, in Whose Hand is Muhammad's life, I love to
fight in the Path of Allah and get martyred, to fight again and be
martyred, to fight again and be martyred. (Muslim)
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65. 'Abdul1ah ibne-'Umar Ra<,liyal1ahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard

RasUlul1ah SallalIiihu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When you devote
yourselves exclusively to trading, and deploy your oxen for farming,
and be satisfied with farming, and give up Jihad, then AlIiih will
impose disgrace upon you. This disgrace will not be removed until
you return to your Deen (which also includes struggle in the Path of
Al1ah). (Abu Dawud)
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66. Abu Hurairah Ra<,llyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlulIiih
Sal1alIiihu 'a1aihi wasallam said: One who meets Allah, without a
mark of Jihad, he will meet Allah with a flaw in him. (Tirmidhl)
Note:The mark of Jihad includes, for example, a wound on the body,
or dust settled in the Path of Al1iih, or marks on the body while
rendering his services. (Sharl,l-ut-Tibl)
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67. Sohail Ra<,liyalliihu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasUlul1ah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam saying: Your striving in the Path of Al1iih for a short
while, is far better than your good deeds of the whole life staying
with your family. (Mustadrak !-Jakim)
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68. Ibne-'Abbas Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlullah

Sal1allahu 'a1aihi wasal1am deputed 'Abdul1ah ibne-Rawaha
Ra<,liyal1iihu 'anhu on an expedition and that was on Friday. His
companions set out in the morning, but he decided to stay back and
offer Saliit with RasUlul1ah Sallalliihu 'aHiihi wasal1am, and join
DA'WATANDTABLlGH 603 Virtues ofAlliih~s Path
them later. When he offered SaJat with NabT SallaIJahu 'aliiihi

wasallam, he was seen by NabT SallalHihu 'aJaihi wasallam. He
enquired: What prevented you from going out in the morning with
your companions. He replied: I intended to offer $aliit-ul-Jumu 'ah
with you and then join them. RasUlullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
said: Even if you spend whatever is in the world, you will not be able
to achieve the reward of those who left in the morning. (TinnidhI)
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Allah. They asked: 0 Rasillallah! Should we leave tonight, or stay
till the morning? He said: Would you not like to spend this night in
one of the gardens of Paradise. (Sunan Kubra)
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70. Ibne-Mas'ild Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man asked NabT

SaIlaIJahu 'alaihi wasallam: What deeds are the best? He replied:
Offering Salat on time; kindness to parents; and Jihad in the Path of
Allah. (BukharI)
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71. Abu Umamah Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

SaIlaIlahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Three (kinds of) people are under
Allah's protection. If alive, they are sustained and looked after; and
if they die, Allah will send them to Paradise. I. One who enters his
house and offers Salam, he is under Allah's guarantee. 2. One who
goes to the Masjid, he is under Allah's guarantee. 3. One who goes

out in the Path of Alliih, he is under Allah's guarantee. (lbne~I;-libban)
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72. ijumaid ibne-Hilal RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that there was a
man from Tafiiwah, whose way was through us. He used to come to
our tribe (while travelling) and relate ahadi'th. He said: I went to
Madi'nah once with my trading caravan. We sold our merchandise;
then I thought that I must go to that man (RasUIullah Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam) and find out about him and tell my tribe about him.
When I met RasUIuIlah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, he showed me a
house and said: There is a woman in that house. She went out in the
Path of Allah with a group of Muslims. She left behind twelve goats,
and one weaving tool with which she used to weave cloth. One of
her goats and her weaving tool got lost. The woman prayed: 0 my
Rabb ! You have undoubtedly guaranteed safety of the one, who
goes out in Your Path, whereas I have lost one of my goats and my
weaving tool. I adjure you about my goat and my weaving tool. The
narrator says. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mentioned how
profoundly the woman implored her Rabb Tabiiraka wa Ta'ala.
RasiiluIliib Saiiallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: She got her goat and one
additional similar to that, her weaving tool and one additional similar
to that (from the treasures of Allah). And there she is! Go and ask
her if you wish. The Tufiiwi' man replied: No, I testify to what you
say. (Musnad A~mad, Majma~'uz,Zawaid)
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73. 'Ubadah ibne-~amit RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You must do Jihad in the Path of
Allah, for this is one of the doors of Paradise. Throngh this, Allah
removes anxiety and grief. There is an addition in another nan-ation:
And strive far and near in the Path of Allah, and establish Divine
ordinances far and near among the inhabitants; and do not be
influenced by the criticism of those who criticise in matters relating
to Allah. (Mustadrak J:lakim)
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74. Abu Umama RaQiyallahu 'anhu nan-ates that a man asked: 0
Rasiilallah! Please allow me to travel as tourist. Nabi ~allallahu
'alaihi wasallam replied: The tourism of my Ummah is to strive in
the Path of Allah, 'Azza wa Jail. (Abu Dawiid)
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75. FUQalah ibne- 'Ubaid RaQiyallahu 'anhu nanates that Rasiilullah

~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The deed which brings one closest
to Allah 'Azza wa Jail is to strive in the Path of Allah. No other
good deed can be better than Jihad itself in getting Allah's closeness.
(BukharT. Jama- 'uq-SaghTr)
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76. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudhri Ra<;liyallahu '~nhu narrates that

RasiiluIliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: Who is the best
amongst the people? He replied: The man who strives in the Path of
Allah. The Sahabah asked: Who is next? He replied: Mu'min who
lives in a valley amongst the valleys and fears his Rabb and people
are saved from his mischief. (TirmidhJ)
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77. Abu Sa'id Al Khudhri Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: Who amongst the Mu'minin
has the most perfect Iman? He replied: A man who strives in the
Path of AIliih with his life and wealth; and the man who worships
Allah in a valley from amongst the valleys and saves people from his
evil. (Ahu Dawud)
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78, Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: To be in the Path of Allah. for a
short while, is better than worshipping on the night of Al-Qadr iu
front of lfajaril-Aswad (the Black Stone). (Ibue-l;Iibbiiu)
Note: Worshipping on the Night of Al-Qadr is more virtuous then
worshipping for a thousand months as mentioned in Suratul Qadr 97:3.
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79. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: For every prophet there is monasticism. The
monasticism of my Ummah is striving in the Path of Allah'Azza wa
JaIl. (Musnad Ahmad)
Note: Monasticism (Rahbiinlyah) means a life of abstinence and
self-denial from worldly pleasures.
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80. Abu Huraira Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
iiallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The example of a Mujahid in the
Path of Allah - and Allah knows well who is stri ving in His Path - is
like the man who keeps fasting, worshipping by night, from fear of
Allah, completely submitting to Him, bowing and prostrating. (Nasal)
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81. Abu Huraira Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
iiallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The example of a Mujahid in the
Path of Allah is like a man who fasts, spends the night reciting the
Qur'an in iialat, and does not give up fasting and giving iiadaqah
until the Mujahid returns to his family, (Ibne-!:!ibbiin)
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82. Ibne-'Abbas Raqiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI iiallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Whenever you are asked to go out in the Path
of Allah, you must go out. (Ibne-Miijah)
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83. Abu Sa'Id AI-KhudhrI Raqiyallahu 'anhu uarrates that
Rasiilullah iiallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 Abu Sa'Id!
Whosoever has most willingly acknowledged Allah as his Rabb, Islam
DA 'WAT AND TARLTOll 608 Virtues ofAllOh '8 Path
as his religion, and Mul)ammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam as His

Messenger, Paradise is incumbent for him. Abu Sa'id Ra<;liyallahu
'anhu liked this, and said: 0 Rasiilallah! Repeat it for me. He
repeated it and then said: There is yet another thing that elevates the
status of a man in Paradise by one hundred ranks - the distance
between two ranks is like the distance between the heavens and the
earth. Abu Sa'id asked: 0 RasUlallah! What is that? He replied:
Striving in the Path of Allah, striving in the Path of Allah. (Muslim)
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84. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that a man

died in Madinah, he was one of those who were born in Madinah.
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam offered his funeral Salat, then
said: Alas! Had he died somewhere else other than his place of
birth! The Sal)abah said: 0 Rasiilallah! Why so? He replied: When
a person dies at a place other than his birthplace, he is given abode in
Paradise by measuring the distance from his place of birth to the
place where he died. (Nasal)
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85. Abu Qirsafah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 0 people! Migrate in the Path of
Allah and hold to Islam firmly; for migration will not end as long as
Jihad continues. (Musnad Al)mad, TabaranT. Majma- 'lIz-Zawaid)
Note: Just as Jihad will continue till the Day of Resurrection, so will
migration; which includes,. leaving one's home for the sake of
spreading, learning and guarding Islam.
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'Amr ibnil 'A~ Rac;liyallahu 'anhum narrate that Rasiilullah
-Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Migration is of two types. The first
is to give up evils. The second is to migrate towards Allah and His
Messenger. Migration will not end till taubah (turning in repentance)
is acceptable; and the acceptance of taubah (repentance will not end
until the sun rises from the West. When the sun will rise from the
West, the state of all the hearts will be sealed; and the prior deeds of
people will suffice. (Musnad AI)mad, TabaranT, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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said: 0 Rasiilallah! Which migration is the best? He replied: You
give up all those things that are disliked by Your Rabb 'Azza wa JaIl.
And Rasiilullah -Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Migration is of two
types; migration of city dweller and migration of villagers.
Migration of a villager is that, whenever he is called, he comes, and
whenever he is commanded, he obeys. And the migration of a city
dweller is greater in trial, and more rewarding. (Nasal)
Note: The reward for one who lives in the city is more because of his
pre-occupations and abundant belongings; which he must leave to
migrate in the Path of Allah.
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88. Wathilah ibnil Asqa' Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that: Rasiilullah

.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked me: Would you migrate? [replied:
Yes. He asked: Acceptable (Badiyah) migration or obligatory
(Battah) migration? I asked him: Which is more rewarding?
RasUlullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Obligatory migration,
and obligatory migration is that you live with RasUlullah .')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam, and acceptable migration is that you return to your
place and make it imperative on yourself to listen to the Amir and
obey him, in adverse and favourable conditions, whether you like it
or not, and despite others being preferred over you. (Tabaranf, Majma-
'uz-Zawaid)
Note: Obligatory migration (Battah) from Makkah to Mad!nah was
observed during the time of RasUlullah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
prior to the victory of Makkah. Acceptable migration (Badiyah) is to
go out for a cause of Allah and return to your place.
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89. Abu Fatima Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Keep migrating in the Path of Allah,
for definitely there is no deed like it. (Nasal)
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.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The best .')adaqah is to arrange for a
tent so that people may benefit from its shade in the Path of Allah, to
gift a servant in the Path of Allah, or to provide a camel (to serve as
conveyance) in the Path of Allah. (Tirmidhl)
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91. Abu Umamah Ra(liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab! .')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: He who did not participate in Jihad, or
equipped a Mujahid (the man who strives in the Path of Allah), or

looked after the family of one who is in Jihad, Allah will inflict him
with some calamity. The naITator of i)adfth, Yazfd ibne-'Abde
Rabbih, refers to a calamity prior to the Day of Resurrection. (Abu
Diiwiid)
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Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sent a message to Banii
Li1).yan that said: From every two men, one man should go out in the
Path of Allah. Then he said to those who stayed behind: Any of you
who looks well after the family and belongings of those who are in
the Path of Allah, for him will be half the reward. (Muslim)
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93. Zaid ibne-Khalid JuhanI Rae,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who assists one
going for I:1ajj; or in the Path of Allah; or looks after his family in his
absence; or helps break the fast of one fasting; for him the reward is
like those going for I:1ajj, Or in the Path of Allah, or fasting; without
in any way reducing the reward of those who did these actions.
(BaihaqI)
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'alaihi wasallam said: He who helps prepare for the journey of one
going in the Path of Allah, for him is the same reward. And he who
looks after the families of those in the Path of Allah in their absence,
and spends on their families, for him also is the same reward.
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SallalEihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The respect of the women folk of
the people who go out in the Path of Allah, on those who stay behind,
is similar to the respect of their own mothers. If anyone is entrusted
to look after such a family but betrays (his trust), it will be said on
the Day of Resurrection: This is the man who betrayed your family;
so take as many good deeds of his as you wish. Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said: What do you think? (Will this
man leave any good deeds behind?). (Nasaj)
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96. Abu Mas'iid AI-Ansarl Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man
came with a she-camel with a rope through its nose-ring and said: I
want to give this in the Path of Allah. RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam said: On the Day of Resurrection, in lieu of this you will
be rewarded with seven hundred she-camels, all with a rope through
their nose-rings. (Muslim)
Note: A she-camel with a nose-ring remaius in control which
facilitates riding on it.
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97. Anas ibne-Malik Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that a young man
from the tribe of Aslam said: a Rasiilalliih! I wish to go in the Path
of Allah, but I do not have anything to equip myself with. He said:
Go to such and such person, for he equipped himself but has fallen
sick. So, he went to that person and said: Rasillullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam sends you his Salam and says that you give me all
that stuff that you have prepared for Jihad. (The man asked his
wife): So and so! Give him all I have prepared for Jihad and do not
withhold anything from it. [swear by Allah! Do not withhold
anything from it, as there will be no blessing in it for you. (Muslim)
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98. Zaid ibne-Thabit RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasillullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who donates a horse for the
cause of Allah, this deed will become a barrier for him from the
Hell-Fire. ('Abd Ibne-l:Inmaid, Musnad Jiimi')
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THE ETIQUETTES AND DEEDS OF THE

PATH OF ALLAH TA'ALA
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl;anahu wa Ta'ala sent

Musa and Hariln 'Alaihimus salam
for Dawat to Fir' aun and said to
them:
Go, you and your brother, with My c.l (i -}; ci~ ~;:'I; d c;.:;,~\
signs, and never be lethargic in
remembering Me.
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Go, both of you, to Fir'aun. He,
indeed, has transgressed (the
QdJ.;;1 ~h J~ i~T
bounds).
And speak to him politely and
gently that perhaps, he may accept
the advice or may have fear (of the
Punishment).
They said: 0 our Rabb! We indeed
fear that he may hasten (to harm
us) or he may transgress
excessively.
He (Allah) said: Fear not. Verily!
I am with both of you, I will be
Hem-ing and Seeing (meaning
thereby I will guard you and put
fear in the heart of Fir'aun, so you
may convey my message fully).
Tii hii 20: 42-46
Allah Subl;anahU wa Ta'ala said to

wasallam:
And by the Mercy of Allah, you
dealt with them gently. And had
you been stern and hard-hearted,
they would have broken away from
you; so over look (their faults), and
ask (Allah's) forgiveness for them,
and consult them in the conduct of
(important) affairs. Then when
you have resolved, put your trust iu
Allah. Certainly! Allah loves those
who put their trust (in Him).
Ale 'Imran 3: 159
Allah Subl;anahu wa Ta'ala said to

His Prophet sallallahu 'a1aihi
wasallam:
Hold firmly to the habit of
forgiveness, and enjoin what is
good and (he who does not accept
this order of goodness because of
ignorance, then) turn away from
(such) ignorant people (that is
avoid quarrelling with them)
And if an incitement from the
Shailan incites you, then seek
refuge from Allah. Verily! He
(Allah) is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
AI-A'raf7: 199-200

His Prophet sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam:
And bear patiently with what they
say, and leave their company with
grace and dignity.
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99. 'Ji.'ishah Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anM wife of NabT Sallalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam naIrates that she asked RasiiluIHih Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam: 0 Rasiilallah! Did you have any other day harder than the
day of the battle of UlJud? He answered: I have experienced much
more at the hands of your people. The hardest was the day of
'Aqabah (Taif), I presented myself to Ibne 'Abd Ya Lail ibne-'Abd
Kalal and offered to him Islam, but he did not accept what I offered.
I left with deep sorrow the signs of which were visible on my face
and did not feel relieved till I reached Qarn Tha'alib (name of a
place), I raised my head and saw a cloud shadowing me, When I
looked up I saw JibraTI 'Alaihis Salam in it. He called me and said:
Indeed Allah' Azza wa Jail has heard what your people have said to
you and their rejection to your offer. An angel in-chaIge of the
mountains has been deputed to you. Command him whatever you
like for them, The angel of the mountains called and greeted me
with Salam and said: 0 Mul.mmmad! Allah has heard what your
people have said to you, and I am the augel of the mountains; and
your Rabb has sent me to you so that I may caIry out your orders.
What do you want? (If you like) May I join the two mountains on
them. Rasiilullah SaJlallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: No, but I do
hope that Allah may bring forth from their progeny, those who
DA 'WAT AND TABLfGll 617 Etiquettes and deeds
would worship Allah the One, without ascribing anything as partners

to Him. (Muslim)
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100. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar RaqiyalHihu 'anhllma narrates that we
were in a journey with RasiilulHih .')allalliihu 'alaihi wasallam, when
we met a villager. When he came closer, NabI .')allalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam asked him: Where do you intend to go? He said: To my
family. Rasiilulliih .')allalliihn 'alaihi wasallam said: Should I tell you
a good thing? He asked: What is that? Rasiilulliih .')allalliihu 'a1aihi
wasallarn said: Testify:
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'aliiihi wasallam said: This tree. So RasUlulliih .')allalliihu 'alaihi
wasallam called it which was at the end of the valley. That tree came
forward tearing the earth, and stood before him. RasUlulliih
Sallalliihu 'aliiihi wasallam ordered for its testimony thrice. And it
testified. whatever RasUlulliih Sallalliihu 'aliiihi wasallam had said.
And then the tree returned to its place. The villager returned to his
tribe, saying to RasUlulliih ~allalliihu 'aliiihi wasallam: If my people
follow me, I will come back to you widl all of them, or else I will
come back and live with you. (TabaranT. Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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101. Sahl ibne-Sa'd Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to 'Ali on the day of Khyber:
Advance with contentment till you reach their camping place. Then
invite them towards Islam, and inform them of the rights of Allah
that have been imposed upon them. I swear by Allah, if even a
single person through your efforts is blessed with guidance, it is
better for you than to have red camels. (Muslim)
Note: Arabs consider red camels as one of the most valuable
possessIOns.
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,sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Convey from me even if it be a
single verse. (Bukha,.)
Note: The objective of this !:Jadlth is to endeavour as much as
possible to convey the teachings of Deen. If the things that you are
conveying are very brief, even so, others may be blessed with
guidance by it. You will be rewarded for this, and blessed with
numerous virtues. (Mazahir-e- !:Iaque)
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103. 'Abdur Rai)man ibne-'Aidh Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that

whenever RasiilulHih .sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sent any expedition,
he told them: Develop good relations with people, and treat them
kindly. Do not attack them until you have invited them to Islam. All
people on this earth, whether living in mud or concrete houses,
villages or cities, if you bring them to me as Muslims, it will be
much dearer to me than killing them and bringing their women to me.
(Malalib-ul-' Aliyah. Isabah)
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104. Ibne-'Abbas Ral,iiyallahn 'anhuma narrates that RasiHullah
SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Today you listen to me about Deen
(religion); tomon-ow you will be heard. And then it will be heard
from those, who heard from you. (Abu Dawud)
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105. Al;maf ibne-Qais Ra(liyallahu 'anhu natTates that when I was
performing Tawaf of Ka'bah (to go around the house of Allah)
during the time of 'Uthman ihne- 'Affan Ral,iiyallahu 'anhu, a man of
Banu Laith came to me, and held my hand and said: May I not give
you a glad tiding? I said: Do tell me. He said: Do you remember
when RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sent me to your people,
Bani Sa"ad? I started presenting and inviting them to Islam. You
said: You are inviting us to good and enjoining us to do good and
Rasiilullah is also inviting us to good and enjoining us to do good. I
conveyed this to Nab! Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He said:
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Ral,iiyallahu 'anhu used to say: I have greater hopes with this Du 'a
(of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) than any of my good
deeds. (Mustadral< I:Jakim)
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106. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nlllTates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam deputed a Sa1)abT to one of the chiefs from the
chiefs of the polytheists to invite him to Allah. The chief said: Is the
deity, towards whom you are inviting me, made of silver or copper?
His remark displeased the heart of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam's envoy. He returned to NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
and informed him. He asked the Sa1)abT to go back and invite him to
Allah. So, he went back and invited him again. The chief repeated
his earlier remark. The Sal)abT again came to Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam and told him about his remark. He said: Go and
invite him to Allah again. Rasillullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam
was on his way, and did not know (what happened) when that Sa1)abT
came to NabT Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and informed him that
Allah had killed him (by lightning), and Allah revealed this verse to
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
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107. lbne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

SallalHihu 'alaihi wasallam told Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu

'anhu while sending him to Yemen: You are going to such a nation
who are the people of the Book. When you reach them invite them
to testify: "None is worthy of worship but Allah and Mul;mmmad is
His Messenger." If they accept this, tell them Allah has made
obligatory for them five times Salat in a day and night. If they
accept that too, then tell them Allah has made Zakat obligatory for
them, which is to be taken from their rich and given to their poor. If
they accept that too, then refrain from taking the best of their
property. Protect yourself from the curse of the oppressed, for there
is no barrier between him and Allah. (Bukharn
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108. Bara Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam deputed Khalid ibne-Walld Ra<;liyalliibu 'anhu to
the people of Yemen to invite them to Islam. Bara says: I was
included in that group accompanying Khiilid. We stayed there for
six months. He invited them to Islam but they did not accept Islam.
Then, Rasiilulliib Sallalliibu 'alaihi wasallam sent'AlI ibne-Abi Talib
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu and ordered him to send Khalid back and those
accompanying him, but those who wanted to stay with 'All, could
stay with him. Bara says: I was among those who stayed with 'All.
When we reached close to the people of Yemen, they came out
facing us. 'All advanced and led the Salat. Then, he lined us in a
row and then stepped forward from us and read to them the letter of
Rasiilullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam. The entire tribe of Hamadan
accepted Islam and'Ali wrote a letter to RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi

wasallam about their accepting Islam. The letter was read before
RasUluIHjh Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam who then went into
prostration. Then raising his head, he prayed: Peace be on Ramadan,
peace be on Ramadan. (Bukharj, Baihaqj, Bidayah-wan-Nihayah)
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109. Khuraim ibne-Fatik Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who spends in the Path of Allah,
seven hundred times of that is recorded in his book of deeds.
(Tirmidhi)
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110. Mu 'adh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallarn said: Verily, the reward of offering Salat, Siyam
and Dhikr, in the Path of Allah, is enhanced seven hundred times
over the spending in the Path of Allah. (Abu Dawiid)
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'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the reward of remembrance of Allah,
in the Path of Allah is enhanced seven hundred times over the
spending thereof. In another narration the reward is increased seven
hundred thousand times. (Musnad A!)mad)
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DA 'WATAND TABLlGH 623 Etiquettes and deeds
SallalIahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who recites a thousand verses

(of the Qur'an) in the Path of Allah, Allah will reckon him amongst
Prophets, truthful followers, martyrs, and righteous. (Mustadrak !:!akim)
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113. 'All Ra<:!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that no one was riding a horse
on the day of Badar except Miqdiid. I observed that we were all
asleep except Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, who was
offering Saliit under a tree, and weeping till it dawned. (Musnad
A~mad)
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114. Abu Sa'id AI KhudrT Ra<jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who fasts for a day in the Path
of Allah, Allah will keep him away from Hell by a distance of
seventy years of journey. (Nasai)
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Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: He who fasts for a day in the Path
of Allah, the Hell-Fire will be kept away from him by a distance of
hundred years of journey. (TabaranI, Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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116. Abu Umamah Bahill Ra<:!iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi
Sallallahu 'a1aihi wasallam said: If anyone fasts for a day in the Path
of Allah, Allah puts a trench between him and Hell, which is as wide
as the distance between the heavens and the earth. (firmidhI)
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117. Anas Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that we were with Nab!
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam; the one amongst us who used his own
sheet for shade had the maximum shade. Those who were fasting
could not do any work. And those who were not fasting, arose and
set up the tents, watered the animals, and did all the painstaking hard
work. Nab! ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Those not fasting have
earned all the reward today. (BukhiirT)
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118. Abu Sa'!d AI-Khudr! Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhu natTates that we used
to go on expeditions with RasiilulHih ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
during the month of Rama<,lan. Some of us fasted, and some of us
did not fast. Those fasting were not displeased with the ones who
were not fasting, nor those who were not fasting displeased with
those who were fasting. They knew that those who had strength
enough kept fast and that was good for them. Those who felt weak
did not fp.st, and that was good for them. (Muslim)
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119. 'Abdullah AI-Khatimf Ra<,l.iyalHihu 'anhu narrates that when
Nab! ~allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam wanted to bid farewell to the troops,
he used to say:
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I hand over to Allah your Deen, your Amiinah and your final
deeds, (iu Whose custody things are not lost).
(Badhl-ul-MajhCid)
Note: The Amiinah includes the members of the family, wealth and
belongings, and all the things that are given to a person; these are
entrusted from Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala. Similarly, this includes
Amanah (belongings) of people entrusted to one who is going on a
journey or his belongings entrusted to the people. What a
comprehensive du 'a is made in this brief phrase that is: May Allah
take care of your religion, your family, your wealth and property,
and give a good end to your deeds.
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120. 'All ibne-RabI'ah Ral)matullahi 'alaihi narrates: I was present

with 'Ali Ra<,1iyallahu 'anhu when an animal was brought to him for
riding. As he put his foot in the stirrup, he said: Bismillah (In the
name of Allah). When he sat on its back he said: Allwmdulillah (All
praises be to Allah), and then said:
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Glory to Him, Who has made this subservient to us, for we had
not the strength to control it, and verily to our Rabb we are to
return.
He then said thrice: Allwmdulillah (All praises be to Allah) and
thrice Allahu Akbar ~Allah is the Greatest). Then he said:
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Glory be to You, I have wronged myself, so forgive me, as uoue
except You can forgive.
Then he smiled. It was asked a Amirul Mu'minin (Commander of
Faithful): What makes you smile? He said: I saw Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam doing as I have done and when he smiled,
I asked: 0 RasUlalHih! What makes you smile? He replied: Your

Rabb Ta'ala, is pleased with His servant, when he says: Forgive my
sins; as he is well aware that none except Him forgives sins, (Abu
Diiwiid)
Note: Stirrup is a ring made of iron, which hangs on the two sides
of the saddle of the horse, and the rider mounts on the horse by
putting his foot in it.
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121. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that when

RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn used to mount his animal for
setting out on a journey, he would say Alliihu Akbar (Allah is the
Greatest) three times and then pray:
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Glory to Him Who has made this subservient to us, for we had
no strength to control it, and verily to our Rabb do we return.
o AIlnh! We seek virtue and piety from You in this journey
and those acts that please You. 0 AlInh! Make easy for us this
journey and fold up its length for us. 0 AIlnh! You are our
companion in the journey, and the One Who looks after the
family. 0 AIlnh! I seek refuge with You from the hardships of
this journey and of witnessing undesirable events and finding
undesirable changes in property and family on return.
And when he would returned from the journey, he used to say the
same words and made this addition:
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We are returning, repenting, worshipping and praising our

Rabb. (Muslim)
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122. Sohaib Ra<,liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that whenever Nabi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam intended to enter into a town, he invoked
on seeing the town:
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o AII~h! The Rabb of seven skies and of all the things which
the seven skies shade; and the Rahb of seven earths and of all
the things which the seven earths contain; and the Rabb of
Shail~ns and of those who were led astray by them; and the
Rabb of winds and those things which blow by these winds, we
ask You of the good of this town and the good of its inhabitants
and the good which is there in this town; and seek refnge with
Yon, from the evil of this town, and of the evil of its inhabitants
and the evil of everything that is in this town.
(Mustadrak I:lakim)
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123. Khawlah binte fjakim As-Sulamiyyah Ra<,liyallahu 'anba
narrates: I heard Rasiilullah Sallanahu 'alaihi wasallam saying:
Whoever on arrival somewhere says:
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I seek refnge in AIHih's perfect words from the evil of what He
has created.
Then no evil will befall him, till he departs from where he arrived.
(Muslim)
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124. Abu Sa'ld AI-Khudrl Ra<;liyalIahu 'auhu narrates that at the
Battle of Trench, we asked: 0 Rasiilallah! Is there anything to
invoke as our hearts are in our mouth. He said: Yes, (Say this):
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o Allah! Hide our weaknesses and give ns secnrity from fear.
Abu Sa'ld Al-Khudrl says: (We started saying these words and with
its blessing) Allah 'Azza wa Jail sent a wind on the faces of the
enemies, and Allah 'Azza wa Jail defeated them by the wind.
(Musnad Ahmad)
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125. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nan'ates that Rasiilullah
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who contributes a pair of
anything (for instance - two clothes or two horses) in the Path of
Allah, he would be invited by the warden of Paradise to enter. Every
warden will invite him from his door: 0 such and such! Come in.
Abu Bakr said: 0 Rasiilallah! That person shall have no fear. Nabl
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I do hope that you will be one of
those. (BukharT)
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126. Thawban Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The most rewarding dinar, is that dinar a man
spends on his family, and the dinar he spends on his horse in the Path
of Allah, and the dinar he spends on his colleagues in the Path of
Allah. (Dinar is the name of a golden coin). (Ibne-l:Iibban)
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127. It is narrated by Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu that I did not

see anyone consulting so frequently with his companions, as
RasUlullah -')allallahu 'alaihi wasal1am did. (TinnidhT)
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128. 'AlI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he asked: 0 RasUlallah! If
we have a matter in which we do not have any specific order, to do
or not to do, what do you order in this regard to us? He said: Consult
those who have good understanding of Deen and are devout
worshippers, and do not decide on an individual opinion. (Tabaranj,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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was revealed: ;~, .) ;;j~GJ (And consult them in affairs), then
RasUlul1ah -')allallahu 'alaihi wasal1am said: Behold! Allah and His
Messenger are above conSUltation. However, Allah has made this a
source of blessing for my Ummah. So, anyone of my Ummah who
consults others, he remains on the straight path, and anyone who
gives up consultation he remains in distress. (BaihaqT)
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130. 'Uthman ibne-'Affan Ra<;liyallahn 'anhu narrates: I heard
Raslllullah SallalJahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: To be a guard a
single night in the Path of Allah Ta'ala, is better than a thousand
nights of worship standing by night and fasting in the day. (Musnad
A1)mad)
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131. Sahl ibne'I::Ian~alah Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam (on the day of Hunain) asked: Who will
be our guard tonight? Anas ibne-Abi Marthad AI-Ghanawi
Rac;liyanahu 'anhuma said: I, 0 RasiilaIHih! Rasiilullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Mount your horse. He mounted his horse and
came to Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told him: Go to that mountain path till
you reach its top. (Stand and guard there and be very alert) lest
tonight through your negligence we get deceived. In the morning
Rasiilulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam went to his place of Salat and
offered two raka'at, he then said: Do you know about your
horseman? The Sal)abah said: 0 RasiHallah! We do not know.
Then an announcement was made for $aliit-ul-Fajr. During the Salat
the attention of RasiHulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was towards
the mountain path. When he completed the Salat and on Salam said:
Be happy, your horseman has come. We began to look between the
trees in the mountain path from where Anas ibne-Abi Marthad was
coming, until he stood before RasiHullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
and offered his salam and said: I went till I reached the top of the
mountain path as Rasiilunah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had
commanded me (I stood guard the whole night). In the morning, I

looked down at both sides of the mountain but saw no one.
RasUlulHih SallalUihu 'alaihi wasallam asked him: Did you dismount
during the night? He replied: No, except for SaHit or to relieve
myself. RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: You have made
Paradise certain for yourself. Henceforth you will not be blamed if
you do not offer any optional deeds. (Abu Dawfid)
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132. Ibne-A'idh Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasalJam came out to a man's funeral. When the
bier was laid down, 'Umar ibnil-Khanab Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu said: Do
not offer his funeral Salat, 0 RasUlallah, for he was sinful.
RasiilulUih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam turned towards the people and
inquired whether any of them had seen him doing any deed of Islam.
A man replied: Yes; 0 RasUlalHih! He guarded one night in the Path
of Allah. RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam offered his funeral
Salat and spread dust over his grave. Then he said (to the demised):
Your companions think that you are one of those who will go to Hell
but I testify that you are one of those who will go to Paradise.
(Baihaqj)
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133. Sa'id ibne-Jumhan Rahmatullah says: I asked Safinah
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu about his name. He replied: I will tell you about
my name. RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam named me Safinah.
I asked: Why did he give you the name of Saffnah? He said: Once
RasiilulJah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallarn came on a journey along with
his Sa!)abah. Their luggage was heavy for them, so Rasil!ullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked me to spread my sheet, which I
spread. He put all their luggage on the sheet, then put it over me,
and said: Carry it. You are a Safinah (a sailing boat). He says:
Regardless of one or two camel loads, that day, if it were five or six
camel loads, it would not had been heavy for me. (Hilyah,l,abahj
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134. A!)mar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu, the freed slave of Umme-Salamah
RaQiyallahu 'anM narrates that we were on an expedition. (We
passed by a valley or a stream) I started helping people in crossing
the stream or valley. NabT .$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam told me: You
have become a Safinah (a sailing boat) today. (I,iibahj
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135, 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'lid RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that on the
day of Badr, there was one camel for every three men. He says: Abu
Lubabah and 'AlT ibne-Abi ralib were the travelling mates of
Rasiilullah .$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He says: When it was the
turn of Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam to dismount, they both
said: We would walk for you. Rasillullah .$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam
replied: You two are not stronger than me, and I am in no less need
for reward then you. (SharI) lJus Sunnah lil BaghawI)
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136. Sah! ibne-Sa'Td RaQiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: During a journey the AmiI' of the
lama'at is the one who serves the most. He who excels his
companions in service cannot be excelled by anyone, on account of

his deeds, except by martyrdom. (Baihaqi)
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137. Nu'man ibne-Bashfr Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: (To be attached to) the
lama'at is a blessing and separating (from the lanul'at) is a
punishment. (Musnad Abmad, Bazzar, TabmanT)
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138. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Vmar Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If people knew, what I
know, of travelling alone, no lider would ever travel alone at night.
(BukhiirT)
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139. Anas Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'aIaihi wasallam said: Do travel in the early part of the night, for the
earth is folded during the night. (Abu Dawiid)
Note: It means that when you go out on a journey, do not restrict
travelling by day only, but travel at night also, for there are not as
many hurdles as there are in the daytime, and travelling becomes
easy. This is what the folding of the earth means. (Ma.ahir-e-l:Iaque)
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140. 'Amr ibne-Shoib Ra<Jiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that RasUlullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A single rider is a Shailiin and a pair
of riders is a pair of Shaitans and three riders are a lama'at.
(TinnidhT)
DA 'WAT AND TABLfGH 634 EtiqueUes and deeds
Note: A rider here means a traveller. It means a traveller or two

travellers can easily be trapped in evil by Shaitan. To clarify this a
person travelling alone or two are stated to be Shaitan. It is therefore
advisable that there be at least three persons in a journey so that they
are saved from the Shailan; and they can offer .salat in lama 'ah and
also be mutually helpful. (Ma.ahir flaque)
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141. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'unhu narrates that Rasfll ulliih

SallaWihu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Shairan intends to do evil to
one or two persons, but if they are three, then he does not intend to
do evil to them. (Bazziir, Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
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142. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih .sallalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: Two men are better than one, and three are
better than two, and four are better than three. So, it is incumbent on
you to be in a lama'at; for Allah 'Azza wa Jail will never unite my
Ummah on anything except on Hidiiyah (guidance). (Musnad A~rnad)
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143. 'Arfajah ibne-Shurail). Al-Ashja'I Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates
that Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah's
hand is on lama 'at. Indeed Shairan is with the one who has separated
himself from the lama'at and provokes him. (Nasa'i)
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144. Jabir ibne-'AbdulHih Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that while
travelling, RasiilulHih ~allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam used to remain
behind; and used to urge forward the weaker animals, and give a ride
to the one on foot and pray for all of them. (Abu Dawud)
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145. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that
RasiilulHih :)allalHihu 'alaihi wasallam said: When three persons set
out on a journey, they must make one of them as their Amir. (Abu
Dawud)
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146. Abu Miisa Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that I and two of my
paternal cousins, went to Nab! ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam. One of
them said: 0 Ras111allah! Make us the Amir of the area which Allah
k.za wa Jail has put in your charge. The other also expressed the
same desire. He replied: I swear by Allah! We never put anyone in
charge of these affairs who himself asks for it, or aspires for it.
(Muslim)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who separates from the
lama 'at, and degrades the authority of the Amir will meet Allah
having no status in His eyes. (Musnad Ahmad, Majrna- 'uz-Zawaid)
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148. Anas Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah $allalliihu

'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Alliih will ask every guardian for the
things under his custody, whether he cared for them or neglected
them. (Ibne-!:!ibban)
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149. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard
RasOlullah $allallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Every one of you is
responsible and every one of you is accountable for those under you.
A ruler is responsible and will be accountable for his subjects; a man
is responsible for his family members, and will be accountable for
them; a woman is responsible for her husband's house (his children,
etc.) and she will be accountable for them; a servant is responsible
for the wealth of his master, and will be accountable for it; a son is
responsible for his father's wealth, and will be accountable for it.
Everyone of you is responsible, and will be accountable for
whatever is placed under his custody. (BukharT)
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150. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Rac;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI
$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Any person who is appointed a ruler
by Allah Tabiiraka wa Ta'ala over his subjects, whether small or big
in number, Allah Tabaraka wa Ta 'ala will question him about them
on the Day of Resurrection; whether he established in them the
commands of Allah Tabiiraka wa Ta'ala or neglected them. So much
so, that he would be, questioned about his family members in
particular. (Musnad AI]mad)
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151. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam said: 0 Abu Dhar! I see that you are weak; and I
like for you what I like for myself. Do not be Amir even of two
persons, and do not accept the responsibility of an orphan's wealth.
(Muslim)
Note: What RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam impressed upon
Abu Dhar was that if he were weak like Abu Dhar, he would not
become Amir even over two persons.
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152. Abu Dhar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that I said: 0 Rasiilalliih!
Why do you not appoint me as a governor? Rasiilulliih Sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam patted me on my shoulder and said: Abu Dhar!
You are weak, and this is a trust and this will be a cause of
humiliation and regret on the Day of Resurrection; except for a
person, who takes it as it ought to be taken and fulfils his obligations.
(Muslim)
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153. 'Abdur Ra\Jman ibne-Samurah Ra<;liyanahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told him: 0 'Abdur Ral)man
ibne-Samurah! Do not ask to be a AmIr, for if you are made that as a
result of your asking for it, you will be left to deal with it yourself.
And if you are made a Amir without aspiring for it, you will be
helped in undertaking it. (BukliarI)
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154. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyaIHihu 'anhu narrates that Nab! Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: A time is coming when you will aspire for
authority (becoming Amlr), but it will be a cause of regret on the Day
of Resurrection. How good is she who breastfeeds and how bad is
she who stops breastfeeding. (BukiJarJ)
Note: The last sentence of this I)ad!th means that when somebody
assumes public office, it appears to be very dear like a breast-feeding
woman to an infant, and when one loses pnblic position and
authority this causes distress, just as an infant feels distressed when
breast-feeding is stopped for him.
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155. 'Awf ibne-Miilik Ra<;liyalliibn 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If you wish I shall inform you what
is the reality of Imamh (governing)? I loudly asked three times:
What is it? 0 Rasiilalliib! He said: The first is criticism, the second
is regret and the third is the Punishment on the Day of Resurrection,
except he who dispenses justice and how can one dispense justice in
respect of one's relatives. <TabaranI, Majrna-'uz-Zawaid)
Note: This means that one who becomes an Amlr (Ruler or
Governor) is first criticised and admonished from every quarter; that
he has done this wrong and done that wrong, etc. Next, due to this
reproach, he becomes regretful and says: Why did I accept this
responsibility (becoming a ruler)? Then in the last stage, if justice is
not dispensed, there will be punishment on the Day of Reckoning.
So this turns out to be a cause of disgrace and humiliation in this
world, and of tough accountability in the Hereafter.
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156, Ibne-'Abbas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah

"iallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone makes someone Amir of a
lama'at (group), and there is a man in that lama 'at more pleasing to
Allah , he is guilty of breach of tlUst to Allah, breach of trust to His
Messenger and breach of trust to the believers. (Mustadrak ~lakim)
Note: In the presence of a better one, if some other is to be made
Amir due to certain religious considerations, then this will not be
included in this warning. As at one occasion, Rasiilullah "iallallahu
'alaihi wasallam sent a delegation, in which he appointed 'Abdullah
ibne-Jal)sh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu as Amir, and said to them: He is not
superior amongst you but possesses more patience in withstanding
hunger and thirst. (Musnad AI)mad)
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Rasiilullah "iallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Anyone who has been
made Amir for the governance of the affairs of the Muslims, and he
does not endeavour for their welfare, but he will not enter Paradise
along with the Muslims. (Muslim)
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"iallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone made responsible for the
governance of the affairs of Muslims dies acting dishonestly towards
them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him. (BukharT)
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159. Abu Maryam Al Azdl Ra<.liyaIHihu 'anhu narrates: I heard
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: If AIliih Azza wa Jall
puts a man in anthority of the affairs of the Muslims, and he turns his
face away from their needs, destitution and poverty, Allah will turn
away from his needs, and will not help him in destitution and poverty,
(Abu Dawud)
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160. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalJahu 'anhu narrates that RasilluIHih

$allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone made Amlr over ten or
more persons does not deal with them equitably, he will come
chained and handcuffed on the Day of Reckoning. (Mustadrak I:!akim)
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161. Abu Wail Ra!)imahullah narrates that 'Uma<' appointed Bishr
ibne- 'Asim of Hawadhin as collector of Sadaqah, But Bishr did not
go, 'Umar met and asked him: What held you up? Is it not
necessary for you to listen and to obey us? Bishr replied: Yes,
verily! But I heard Rasillullah Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam saying
that one who is made responsible for some affairs of the Muslims, he
will be brought and held at the bridge over Hell on the Day of
Resurrection, (BukharT)
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162. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu

'a!aihi wasallam said: Any AmII' over ten persons, will be brought on
the Day of Reckoning with an iron collar around his neck, till his
justice gets him free, or his tyranny destroys him. (Bazzal', TabaranT,
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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163. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There will be some of
your Amlrs who will cause corruption, and Allah will bring reforms
through them, more than their corruption. So, that AmYr who works
in obedience to Allah, will be rewarded, and gratefulness is
necessary from you. And that Amlr who works in disobedience to
Allah, the sins thereof, will be on him; and you will have to be
patient. (Baihaqi)
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164. 'A:ishah Ra<;liyallahu'anha narrates: I heard from Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam making this dua in my house: 0 Allah!
Whosoever is placed in authority over my Ummah and is harsh with
them, You be harsh on him; and whoever in authority over my
Ummah is kind to them, You be kind on him. (Muslim)
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165. JUbair ibne-Nufair, Kathir ibne-Murrah, 'Amr ibne-Aswad,
Miqdam ibne-Ma'dikarab and Abu Umamah Ra<;liyallahu'anhum
narrate that RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When an
Amlr exposes faults in the people, he corrupts them. (Abu Dawlld)
Note: This means that when the AmYr, instead of trusting his people,
looks for their faults aud becomes suspicious about them, then he
himself is a source of discord and dispersion. Therefore, it is
essential for the Amir, that he veils the faults of the people and is not
suspicious, but makes good assumptions about them. (Badhl~ul~
Majhiid)
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166. Umme I:Iu$ain Rac;liyalliihu 'anhii narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a slave is made an Amir on you,
whose nose and ears are cut and he is of black complexion; but he
leads you according to the Book of Allah, you should listen to his
orders and obey him. (Mustim)
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167. Anas ibne~Miilik Rac;liyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Listen and obey, even if an
Abyssinian slave with a head like a raisin is made Amir over you.
(Bukhari)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Listen and obey the Amir; for on
them shall be the responsibility of what they do, and on you shall be
the responsibility of what you do. (Muslim)
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169. 'Irbadh ibne-Sariyah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu uarrates that Rasfllullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Worship Allah and do not associate
anything with Him. And obey those put in authority of your affairs.
Do not dispute with the Amlr about his authority, even if he is a black
slave. Hold firmly to the Sunnah of your Nab! and his rightly guided
Khallfahs, blessed with Hidiiyah, and hold fast with your teeth to the
righteous way. (Mustadrak !:!akim)
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170. Abu Hurairah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasfllullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah likes for you three things and
dislikes for you three things. He likes that you worship Him and do
not associate any partner with Him. That you all hold fast to the rope
of Allah and do not get divided. That you be a well-wisher to those
whom Allah has put in authority over you. And He dislikes your
indUlging in unprofitable discussions and; wasting your wealth; and
asking unnecessary questions. (Musnad Aljmad)
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171. Abu Hurairah Ra(1iyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasfllullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who obeys me has indeed
obeyed Allah; and he who disobeys me has indeed disobeyed Allah.
He who obeys the Amlr has obeyed me, and who disobeys the Amlr
has disobeyed me. (Ibne-Majah)
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172. Ibne-' Abbas Ra(1iyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If anyone sees something in his
Amil" that he dislikes, he should be patient. For, one who separates

from the community of Muslims even the distance of a hand span,
and dies, he dies like those dying in ignorance (pre-Islamic times).
(Muslim)
Note: Dying like those in the pre-Islamic times means that during
the time of ignorance people were unrestrained. They neither obeyed
their leaders nor listened to their guidance. (NawawT)
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173. 'All Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu nalTates that RasUlullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: There is no obedience to anyone in
disobedience to Allah. Obedience is only in what is good. (Abu
Dawud)
174. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Hearing and obeying the
Amir is the duty of a Muslim, whether he likes it or not, except when
the Amil" commands to do an act of disobedience to Allah. If ordered
disobedience to Allah he must neither listen nor obey. (Mllsnad
Aljmad)
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When you travel, your Imam (who
leads the Salat) ought to be the one who remembers the Qur'an most
(and be the one most acquainted with Fiqh), even if he is the
youngest of you; and when he becomes your Imam he is your Amir.
(Bazzar, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
Note: However, from the other narrations, it appears that
Rasillullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam made someone an Amir
because of a certain specific quality though his companions were
better than him as mentioned in Hadith No. 156.
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176. 'Ubada ibne-Samit Raqiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillu1liih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who worshipped Anah Tabaraka
wa Ta'iila, and did not associate any partner with Him, established
Salat, paid Zaka'at, and listened and obeyed his Amlr; Allah
Tabaraka wa Ta'iila will make him enter Paradise from the door of
his choice, and Paradise has eight doors. And he who worshipped
Allah Tabiiraka wa Ta 'ala and did not associate any partner with
Him, established Saliit, paid Zaka'at, and listened to his Amlr and
disobeyed him, his matter is with Allah Tabiiraka wa Ta'illa; He may
have mercy on him or inflict punishment on him. (Musnad A~mad,
Tabaranl, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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177. Mu'iidh ibne-Jabal Raqiyalliihu 'anhu narrates that Rasillu1liih
Salla1liihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Jihad is of two kinds. The one who
seeks Allah's favour, obeys the Amlr, and spends the best he values,
treats his colleagues kindly and avoids doing mischief; then he will
have the reward, for all the time whether asleep or awake and he who
fights in a boasting spirit, for the sake of vain display, and to gain a
reputation, disobeys the Amlr and spreads mischief on the earth, then
he will not return with gain. (Abu Dawud)
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178. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalUihu 'anhu narrates that a person asked: 0
Rasiilallah! A man wishes to go on Jihad in the Path of Allah desiring
some worldly advantage. NabT ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He
will have no reward. This had a great impact on the people, and they
asked that man: Enquire from RasGlullah ~allaIlahu 'a1aihi wasallam
again, as perhaps, you could not clearly make him understand your
point. This man again said: 0 Rasiilallah! A man wishes to take part
in Jihad in the Path of AIlah desiring some worldly advantage. He
said: He will have no reward. The people asked him to enquire from
RasiiluIlah .')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam again. So he asked the question
for the third time. He replied: There is no reward for him. (Abu Diiwud)
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179. Abu Tha'labah Al-KhushanT Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that the

~a1)abah used to encamp with Rasiilullah ~allaIHihu 'alaihi wasaIlam.
At a location, they scattered in the mountain paths and valleys.
Rasiilullah ~a1lallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Your scattering in the
mountain paths and valleys is only from Shaitan. After that whenever
they camped at a location they kept so close together, that it used to be
said, that if a cloth were to be spread over them, it would cover them
all. (Abu Dawiid)
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SallaIlahu 'alaihi wasallam said: lA,~j5:; .} ~~ bi ~I "0 Allah! Bless
DA 'WAT AND TABLiGH 647 EtiqueJtes and deeds
my people in their early morning." When he sent an expedition, or an

army, he set them ont in the beginning of the day. Sakhr was a trader
and he wonld send his merchandise at the beginning of the day; so he
became rich and his wealth increased. (Abu Dawiid)
Note: The objective of the dn'ii of RasiHulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam, as mentioned in the I:fadlth, is that when people of my
Ummah travel or do any religious or worldly work, they should
undertake that in the beginning of the day so that they are blessed.
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told Aktham ibne-Jawn AI-Khuzii'j: 0
Aktham! Participate in Jihad with others besides your own people.
This will improve your conduct, and you will become respectable in
the eyes of your companions. 0 Aktham! The best companions are
four, and the best detachment is of four hundred men, and the best
army is of four thousand men. Twelve thousand men can never be
defeated due to shortage of manpower. (Ibne-Miijab)
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182. Abu Sa'jd AI'Khudrj Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that while we

were on a journey with RasiHullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, a man
came riding an animal and began to stare right and left. RasUlullah
Sallallahn 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who has an extra mount, should
give it to the one who has none. And he who has extra provisions,
should give it to the one who has none. The narrator says that he
mentioned various kinds of possessions, till we began to think that
none of us had a right to anything extra. (Muslim)
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RasUluJlah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam intended to go on an
expedition, he said: 0 group of Muhajireen and An~ar! Among your
brethren are such people. who neither have money nor relatives; so
everyone of you should take with him two or three of them. (Abu
Diiwud)
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RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No slave of Allah leaves
behind for his family an assistant, better thau offering two Rak'at
near fhem, when he wants to go on a journey, (Jam i- 'uj-~aghTr)
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185. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'auhu narrates that RasiUullah Sallallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: Make things easy (for people) do not make
things hard aud difficult for them. Give them good tidings and do
not create hatred. (BukharT)
Note: Encourage people by mentioning glad tidings and virtues for
doing good deeds; and because of their sins do not frighten them so
much that they despair of the mercy of Allah, and are fhus dragged
away from Deen (religion).
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RasUlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasalJam said: Retnrning from a Jihad
is like going on Jihad. (Abu Dawiid)
DA '\VAT AND TABLIGH 649 Etiquettes and deeds
Note: The reward similar to what one gets for Jihad (in the Path of
Allah), is again given after coming back at his place of dwelling
from the Path of Allah, provided he has intentions that as soon as the
needs for which he came back, are fnlfilled, or whenever there is a
call for the Path of Allah, he would go for Allah's cause forthwith.
(Mazahir-e-J:Iaque)
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Rasillullah ~allallahu 'alaihi wasallarn while returning from Jihad,
Hajj or 'Umrah on climbing every elevation would say Alliihu Akbar
(Allah is the most Great) three times, and then say:
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fnlfilled His promise, helped His servant and defeated the
enemies all by Himself.
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188. 'Amr ibne-Murrah Juhan! Rac;liyallahu 'anhu was invited
towards Islam by Nab! $aIJallahu 'alaihi wasaIJam. He said: 0 'Amr
ibne-Mnn-ah! r am a Prophet sent towards the entire mankind. I
invite them towards Islam. I command them to respect blood (do not
kill anyone nnjnstly); bind the ties of kinship; worship Allah; give np
idols; perform the pilgrimage of the House of Allah; fast in the
month of Ramac;lan out of twelve months. He who obeys aIJ these,
for him is the Paradise. He who disobeys all these, Hell is for him.
Have faith upon Allah, 0 'Amr! Allah shall grant yon peace from
the horrors of the Hell. 'Amr said: I testify none has the right to be
worshipped, except Allah, and verily, you are the messenger of Allah,
and I believe upon whatever you have brought, permitted or
forbidden; though this will displease many people. Nab! $allallahn
'alaihi wasaIJam said: You are welcome, 0 'Ame ibne-Mnrrah! Then
Amr said: 0 Rasiilallah! May my mother and father sacrifice their
lives for you; you depute me to my people. May AIJah grant His
bounty to my people through me as He has granted me bounty
through you. So, He sent me to them and instmcted me: Treat them
kindly and speak uprightly, but not harshly, not to be arrogant and
not to be jealons. r came to my people and said: 0 Bani Rifa'al,! 0
people of Juhania! r am a messenger of Rasiil of Allah towards you.
r invite you to Paradise and warn you of HeIJ; and r ask you to
respect blood, bind the ties of relationship, worship AIJah; give up
idols, perform pilgrimage of the house of AIJah, and fast during the
month of Ramac;lan out of the twelve months. Whoever obeys all of
these, Paradise is for him. Whoever disobeys all of these, Hell is for
him. 0 people of Juhania! Allah has made you the best amongst the
Arabs. From the time of ignorance, he has put hatred in your heart
for the evil things which others liked. They used to marry two real
sisters at one time, and married the wife of their father, and fought in
the holy months. So, accept the invitation of the Messenger sent by
Allah who belongs to Bani Lui ibne-Ghiilib tribe, you will get the
nobility of this world and the honour of the Hereafter. And hasten to
accept this invitation, you will achieve excellence from Allah. All
the people of the tribe accepted Islam except one man. (Tabarani.
Majma- 'uz-Zawaid)
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These are Mul)arram, Rajab, Zi-qa'dah and Zil-l-jajj.
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189. K'ab ibne-Malik Ra<;liyanahu 'anhu nan'ates that RasUiunah
SaJlallahu 'aJaihi wasallam normally never returned from a journey
but at the time of $aliit,u<J-l)u!1a (forenoon prayer). When he arrived,
he first went to the Masjid, offered two Rak'at Salat. and sat down
there. (Muslim)
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we came to Madinah, Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to
me: Go to the Masjid and offer two Rak 'at Salat. (BukharT)
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191. Shihiib ibne·'Abbiid Rai).matullahi 'alaih narrates that I heard a
man from a delegation of the tribe 'Abad AI-Qais. He said: We went
to Rasiilulliih sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam. The Muslims rejoiced
much at our coming. When we reached the assembly of people, they
made spacious room for us and we sat down there. Nab! sallalliihu
'alaihi wasallam welcomed us and prayed for us. Then looking at us
Nab! sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Who is your chief and who
is your leader? We all pointed towards Mundhir ibne·'Aid. Nab!
sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam said: Is this Ashaj? (Some one who has
an injury on his head and or face is called Ashaj) That was the first
day he was called Ashaj. He had a mark of injury on his face
suffered from the hoof of a donkey. We said: Yes 0 RasUlalliih. He
had stayed behind his people, he tied their riding animals and took
care of their luggage. Then he took out his bag and changed his
clothes of the journey, and wore clean clothes and came to Nab!
Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam. Nab! sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam was
reclining and stretching his feet. When Ashaj came near, people
made room ·for him and asked Ashaj to sit there. Nab! sallalliihu
DA 'WAT AND TABLfGH 653 Etiquettes alld deeds
'alaihi wasallam sat up and folded his feet, and said: Come here. 0
Ashaj! He came and sat down to the right of Nab] .')allallahu 'a1aihi
wasallam, who welcomed him, treated him kindly and enquired
about his area, and also mentioned the names of towns like Safa,
Mushqar and some other towns of Hajar. Ashaj said: May my
mother and father sacrifice their lives for you; 0 RasUiallah! You
know the names of our towns more than us. He said: I have walked
in your areas and these have been opened to me. Then NabI
.')allallahu 'alaihi wasallam turned his attention towards the Ansar
and said: 0 People of Ansar! Treat your brothers generously for
they are Muslims like you in IsHim. They resemble you in respect of
the colour of their hair and skin. They joined the fold of Islam with
their own will. They were never forced, nor were they attacked and
overpowered,(at a time) when other people refused to embrace Islam
and some were even killed. (That delegation stayed with the Ansar).
Then in the morning, Rasiilullah .')a1lallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked
them: How did you find your brothers in treating and hosting you?
They said: They are very good brothers. They gave us soft bedding,
served us with good food, and taught us by night and day the Book
of our Rabb Tabaraka wa Ta'alii and the Sunnah of our Nab]
.')allallahu 'aliiihi wasallam. Rasfllullah .')allalliihu 'aliiihi wasallam
liked this, and was very pleased. Then he paid attention to us
individually. We told him what we had learnt and what we were
taught. Someone was taught, Altai}iyat, someone Surah Fati!wh,
someone one Surah, some two Surah, and some many Siinnah.
(Musnad A~mad)
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192. Jabir Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih .')allallahu
'alaihi wasallam said: The best time for a man returning to his family
from a journey is at the beginning of the night. (Abu Dawild)
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193. Jabir ibne-'Abdulliih Ra<;liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that
Rasiilullah .')a1lalliihu 'alaihi wasallam forbade a man who was away
for a prolonged duration to come back to his family by night.

(Muslim)
Note: From this \1adlth it appears, it is not appropriate to retum
home suddenly after a prolonged journey, for the members of the
family would not be mentally prepared to welcome him at night.
However, if the family is already informed, then there is no harm in
going home at night.
AVOIDING THE IRRELEVANT 655 A"Voiding the irrelevant
AVOIDING THE
IRRELEVANT
VERSES OF QUR'AN
Allah Subl;lanahii wa Ta'ala said to :JW'~\ JIl

wasallam:
And say to My slaves (believers)
that they should (only) say those
words that are the best (in which
no one's heart is hurt). Because
Shailan, verily, provokes discord
among them. Surely, Shailan is to
man an open enemy. AI-Isra 17: 53
While mentioning the qualities of

believers Allah Subl;lanahii wa
Ta'ala says:
And those who turn away from un ¢0~~Plif~~Jt
profitable and shameful talk and
actions. AI-Mu'mimln 23: 03 [r'Cyjl]
Allah Subl;lanahii wa Ta 'ala says:

(A great Punishment would have
touched you for that which you
had spoken):
When you were spreading it with
your tongues, and saying with your
mouths that of which you had no
AVOIDING THE IRRELEVANT 656 Avoiding the irrelevant
knowledge; and you considered

that to be insignificant, while with
Allah it was something very great.
And why did you not, when you
heard it, say: It is not right for us to
speak of this. Glory is to You (0
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An-Nur24: 15-17 [I y'_1 o:nJ1] ~~j.; r
Note: These verses refer to an incident, when the hypocrites falsely
propagated a slander against 'A'ishah Ra<;liyallahu 'anha, at which
some simple Muslims innocently began to spread the rumour.
Allah Subl)anahu wa Ta'ala while

mentioning qualities of believers,
says:
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And those who do not participate 0J~'j~:!l~
in false works (neither lie, nor give
false witness, nor attend meetings ;JJ~
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of wrong affairs and sins). And
when they pass by playful [vr,,")!I] $G~1;:';
meetings they pass honourably
AI-Furgan 25: 72
Note: They neither join others in sins, nor pay heed to playful
meetings which go beyond the forbidden limits and nor get
unnecessarily involved with them.
Allah Subl;anahu wa Ta'ala says: :JWJ~)
And when they hear unprofitable ~ ~~ ~(if. 0 \~~J

and shameful talk, they withdraw
from it. AI-Qn1n~ 28:55

o you who believe! If au evil doer
brings you a piece of news, then
make a strict enquiry lest(believing

in his words) you harm people in
ignorance and afterwards become
regretful of what you have done.
AI-J:lujurat 49: 6
Allah Sub!;lanahu wa Ta 'ala says: :Jw J(;J

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except that there is an observer
(angel) ready (to note dowu
whatever he says). Qaf 50: 18
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Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The excellence and good
observance of Islam by a man is to leave aside what does not concern
him. (TirmidhJ)
Note: The meaning of this !;ladith is that the perfection and beauty of
a man's belief is reflected in his giving up unprofitable talk and
actions.
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2. Sahl ibne-Sa'd Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who guarantees me of what is
between his jaws and what is between his legs, I shall guarantee him
Paradise. (Bukhiirj)
AVOIDING THE IRRELEVANT 658 A voiding the irrelevant
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3. Harith ibne-Hisham Ragiyallahu 'anhu narrates: { inquired
RasUlul1ah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: Tell me something which {
may hold to firmly. RasiiluWih Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pointed
towards his tongue and said: Control this. (TabriinT, Majma·'uz·Zawaid)
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4. Abu Juhaifah Ragiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked the Sahabah Radiallahu 'anhum:
Which deed is the most pleasing to Almighty Allah? Everyone kept
quiet and did not reply. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then
said: It is to guard one's tongue. (BaihaqI)
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5. Anas ibne-Malik Radiallahu 'anhu narrates that RasUlul1ah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A slave of Allah cannot attain the
reality of {man, until he guards his tongue. (raMini, Majma·uz-Zawaid)
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6. 'Uqba ibne-'Amir Ra(iiyallahu 'anhu narrates that { asked: a

RasUlalIah! What is the way to salvation? He said: Control your
tongue, remain in your house, and weep over your sins, (TirmidhI)
Note: Control your tongue means that it should not be used
wrongly, e.g. backbiting, slandering, talking immodestly,
speaking unnecessarily, talking carelessly, quarrelling, abusing,
cursing men and animals, excessively indulging in poetry,
mocking, disclosing secrets, making false promises, swearing
falsely, duplicity, flattery and asking uncalled questions. (Ittihaf)
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7. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyalHihu 'anhu narrates that RasiilulHih

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whom Allah saves from the evil of
that which is between his jaws and the evil of that which is between
his legs, he will enter Paradise. (TirmidhT)
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8. Abu Sa'!d KhudrI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man came to
NabI Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0 Rasiilallah! Advise me.
He advised (amongst other things): Protect your tongue except for
good. Undoubtedly, by this you will overcome Shai(an. (Majm.,'uz,
Zawaid)
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9. Abu Sa'Id Al Khudli Radiallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man gets up in the morning,
all the limbs humble themselves before the tongue and say: Fear
Allah concerning us, for we are dependent on you. If you are
straight we are straight, if you are crooked we are crooked. (TirmidhI)
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10. Abu Hurairah Radiallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked: What will be greatest means
of people entering into Paradise? He said: Fear of Allah and good
conduct. Then he was asked: What will be the the greatest means of
people going into Hell? He said: The mouth and the private parts.
(Tirmidhi)
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1I. Bara ibne- 'Azib Rac;liyalHihu 'anhuma narrates that a villager
came to Rasiilullah .';lallalEihu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0
Rasiilallah! Tell me such a deed which may take me to Paradise. He
mentioned some deeds: To set slaves free, to relieve the neck from
the burden of debt, and to gift an animal to benefit others from its
milk and besides some other deeds. And then said: If you cannot do
so then restrain your tongue to speak nothing but good. (BaihaqJ)
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12. Aswad ibne-A~ram Rac;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he requested:
o RasiilalIah! Advise me. He said: Control your hands. I said: If
my hands are not in my control, then what else can be in my control?
Rasiilullah .';lallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Control your tongue. I
said: If my tongue is not in my control, then what else can be in my
control? He then said: Do not use your hands except for good works,
and do not say from your tongue except what is good. (TabranJ,
Majrna-'uz-Zawaid)
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13. Aslam RahimahulHih narrates that 'Vmar ibnil-Khattab

RaQiyallahu 'anhu saw Abu Bakr pulling his tongue. 'Vmar asked:
a Khalifah of Rasiilullab! What are you doing? He said: Indeed this
tongue has brought me to the place of destruction. Rasiilullah
!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is no part of the body that
does not complain to the tongue of its sharpness for its speaking evil.
(BaihaqI)
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14. Hudhaifah RaQiyalHihu 'anhu narrates that I was sharp tongued
with my family; I said: a RasUlallah I fear that my tongue will take
me to Hell. He said: Where has your seeking forgiveness gone? I
undoubtedly seek forgiveness from my Rabb a hundred times every
day. (Musnad Ahmad)
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15. 'AdTy ibne-I:latim RaQiyallabu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah
!)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Good and evil for a man is between
his two jaws. (Tabrani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
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16. Hasan Ral;1imahullah says that a l:tadTth has been conveyed to us
that Rasillullah !)allallabu 'alaihi wasallam said: May Allah have
Mercy on His slave who speaks good and avails the benefit of it, or
remains silent and so remains safe. (BaihaqI)
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17. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr RaQiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasiilullah !)allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who keeps silent gets
deliverance. (TirmidhI)
A VOIDING THE IRRELEVANT 662 A voiding the irrelevant
Note: It means that he who restrains his tongue from useless talk is
saved from many troubles, distress and harm of this world and that of
the next. A man is caught up in troubles mostly on account of his
tongue. (Mirqiit)
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18. 'Imran ibne-J:Ianan Rahimabullah narrated that I went to Abu
Dhar Radiallahu 'anhu and found him sitting alone in the masjid,
with a black cloak wrapped around. I asked him: a Abu Dhar! Why
this solitude? He replied: I had heard RasUlulliih Sallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam saying: Solitude is better than an evil companion; and a
good companion is better than solitude. Speaking what is good is
better than silence, and silence is better than talking evil. (BaihaqD
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19. Abu Dhar Ra<;l.iallahu 'anhu narrates: I went to Rasiilullah

Sallalliihu 'alaihi wasallam and said: 0 Rasiilallah! Advise me. He
mentioned a long tradition till he said: You observe prolonged
silence, for this drives away the Shaitan and helps you in your
religious affairs. Abu Dhar said: Advise me more. He said: Avoid
too much laughing, for indeed it brings death to the heart, and
removes the Niir (light) of the face. (BaihaqD
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20. Anas Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasillullah Sallallahu

'alaihi wasallam met Abu Ohar and said: 0 Abu Ohar! Shall I not
tell you of two qualities which are light on the back, and are very
heavy on the Scale as compared to others? Abu Ohar said: Yes
verily, 0 Rasillallah! He said: Adopt good manners and observe
prolonged silence. I swear by Him Who has control on the life of
MUQammad, none of the deeds performed by any of the creation is as
virtuous as these two. (Baihaqj)
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21. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that I asked: 0
RasillaUah! Is aU that we say recorded for us? (and will we be
punished for it) He said: May your mother be bereaved of you
(understand well) that there is nothing more that throws people over
their noses into HeU-Fire than the harvest of their tongues. Indeed
you remain safe as long as you are silent but when you speak it will
either be recorded in your favour (a good deed) or against you (a
sin). (TabdinI, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)
Note: "May your mother be bereaved of you" is, according to the
Arab tradition, an address of affection and not of cursing.
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22. 'Abdullah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Rasiilullah

Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaUam saying: Most of the faults that the son of
Adam commits are by his tongue. (Tabr;;n'. Majma-'uz-Zawiiid)
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23. A maid-slave of the daughter of Abul ijakam Ra<;liyallahu 'anha
narrates that she heard RasUlulIah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying:

Indeed a person comes so close to Paradise that between him and
Paradise there remains a distance of an arm's length; then he speaks
such a word because of which he is removed from Paradise more
than the distance from MadInah to Sana'a. (Musnad AI)mad. Majma-'uz-
Zawaid)
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24, Biliil ibne-I;Iarith Al-MuzanI Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu, a companion of

RasUlulIah SalIalIahu 'alaihi wasallam narrates: I heard RasUlulIah
sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Any of you says something that
pleases to Allah, which he does not deem important, but by this
saying, Allah destines His pleasure for him till the Day of
Resurrection. And someone of you says something that displeases to
Allah, which he does not deem important, but by this saying, Allah
destines His displeasure for him till the Day of Resurrection.
(TirmidhI)
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25. Abu Sa',d AI-Khudd Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI
Sallal1ahu 'aliiihi wasallam said: A man says such a word not
considering it to be significant and only to make people laugh, by
which he plunges himself into the depth of Hell to a distance more
than that between the earth and the sky. (Musnad Ai)mad)
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26. Abu Hurairah Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nab, Sallallahu

'aliiihi wasallam wasallam said: A man speaks a word pleasing to

Allah, without considering it of any importance, yet Allah exalts him
in ranks for it. And a man speaks a word displeasing to Allah,
without considering it of any importance, due to which he falls into
Hell. (Bukharj)
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27. Abu Hurairah Ra(liyalIahu 'anhu narrates that Rasiilulliih
~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A man speaks something
thoughtlessly because of which he falls deep into Hell to a distance
more than that between the East and the West. (Muslim)
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.';allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed a man says something
not thinking it to be harmful, and for it, he falls into Hell equal
to a journey of seventy years. (TirmidhT)
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29. 'Amr ibnil 'As Ra<;liyalliihu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasiilullah
Sallallahu 'aliiihi wasallam saying: I have been commanded to talk
briefly, for brevity is better. (Abu Dawiid)
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~allallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who believes in Allah and the
Last Day, should speak what is good or be silent. (BukharT)
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31. Umme Hablba Ra<,liyaIHihu 'anha, wife of Nab! -Sallallabu 'alaihi
wasallam, narrates that Nab! -Sallallahu 'aliiihi wasallam said: The
words of the son of Adam are against him except enjoining good,
prohibiting evil or remembering Allah. (Tirmidhl)
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32. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Umar Ra<,liyallahu 'anhuma narrates that

Rasillulliih -Sallallahu 'aliiihi wasallam said: Do not speak too much
except in glorifying Allah, for talking too much without
remembering Allah causes hardness of the heart. And amongst the
people farthest away from Allah are those, whose hearts are hard.
(Tirmidhl)
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33. Mugh!rah ibne-Shu 'bah Ra<,liyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard
Nab! -Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed Allah has disliked
three habits for you. 1) Gossiping, 2) Squandering wealth, and 3)
Asking too many questions. (Bukharl)
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two tongues of fire on the Day of Resurrection. (Abu Dawud)
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35. Mu'adh Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu asked: 0 RasUlallah! Command me
such a deed that may send me to Paradise. He replied: Believe in
Anah and speak good words, reward will be written for you; and
speak no evil words that will be written against you. (TabranT, Majma·
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false just to make people laugh; woe to him, woe to him. (Tirmidhi)
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37. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Ra<;liyaIIahu 'anhuma narrates that NabI
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When a man tells a lie, the angel
moves a mile away from him due to the bad odour of what he came
with. (Tirmidhi)
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38. Sufyan ibne-Asld AI-l:1a<;lraml Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu narrates: I
heard Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: It is great
unfaithfulness that you say something to your brother, and he
believes you while you are lying. (Abu DawQd)
Note: This means that though lying is a serious sin, but in certain
situations its seriousness is intensified. For instance, a man tTIlsts
you and you take undue advantage of this tTIlst by lying and
deceiving him.
just say: I think so and so is a good man, Allah is going to account

him (and Allah alone in reality knows whether he is good or bad). I
cannot praise anyone before Allah with certainty. (BukharT)
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Sallallahu 'aIaihi wasallam saying: All of my followers will be
forgiven, except those who sin openly. Sinning openly is that a man
commits an evil deed at night; and Allah keeps it hidden then getting
up at dawn he says: 0 so and so, I committed such and such sin last
night. He spent the night in such a way that Allah veiled his sin, and
at dawn he himself lifted the veil which Allah had put on him.
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ruined; he is the one who has to suffer the most. (Muslim)
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and a man said (addressing the dead): Glad tidings of Paradise to
you. Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam told him: How do you
know? Perhaps he spoke something irrelevant or was miserly about
something which would cause him no loss. (TirmidhT)
Note: The meaning of this l;adIth is that, one should not dare to
declare someone to be a man of Paradise; however due to his good
deeds, one can be hopeful.
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49. Hassan ibne-'Atiyyah Rahimahullah says: Shaddad ibne-Aws
Ra<;liyallahu 'anhu was on a journey. He camped at a location and
said to his slave: Bring the SlIfra (the cloth spread on the ground for
placing food to eat), to have some leisure. (ffassan says) It was
surprising for me, then he said: Since I became Muslim, I never said
any thing withont thinking except for these words, so do not
remember these words, bnt remember what I say now: I heard
Rasiilullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When people start
collecting treasure of gold and silver, then you make your treasure by
these words:
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o Allah! I seek guidance, dutifulness and firmness in e,'ery
work, and the ability to express thankfulness on Your
bounties, and the ability to devotedly worship Yon, and ask
You for a clean heart (from idolatry and intidelitJ'), and seek
of You a truthful tongue, and beg for all the good in Yonr
knowledge, and ask forgiveness from all sius in Your
knowledge, and seek refuge of You from all evil in Your
knowledge. Verily You have the knowledge of all the Unseen.
(Musnad Ahmad)
673
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MUNTAKHAB

IKALIMAH TAYYIBAH II ~ALAH

The sole authorized translation

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta 31a has blessed Muhammad ~ ~ with

Under my personal supervision about 10 Ulema, Scholars and

These men who have a prolonged association with the work of

The worldwide scope of the work ofTabligh makes it essential that in

However, if at any place it is felt that the translation is not consistent

(Maulana) Muhammad Saad Kandhlavi

Fard - Obligatory Prayers 121

'ILM AND DHIKR

'Ilm - Knowledge 241

The Dignity of a Muslim.. ... 395

Sincerity of Intention 527

DA'WAT AND TABLIGH

Da'wat and its Virtues 557

A VOIDING THE IRRELEVANT

Avoiding the Irrelevant 655

t. 'ayn A guttatal an, the pronunciation

t ghain gh A strong guttatal gh.

All praises to the Sustainer of the worlds, and grace,

However, the Tabllghf effort (as far as the knowledge and

It is quite evident that the nature of this movement is based

movement from becoming a political, material organization,

Abul Ifasan 'Ali Nadavi

Allah Sub1)anahii wa Ta'aIa says:

In the context of the above verse, Sheikh Sayyad Sulaiman

This verse clearly implies that the Muslim Ummah is the

In recent times, Allah Sub!:Janahu wa Ta 'ala placed in the heart

To revive the ways of RasfllulHih ~allalIahu 'alaihi wasallam in

grasp. For the clarification of the meanings of certain a\JadIth,

addressing him; similarly when one sits to read or listen to

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