‫ﺘﺴﻬﻴل ﺍﻷﺤﺎﺩﻴﺙ‬

‫ﻭ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺨﻼﻕ‬

Tasheelul Ahaadeeth
wal
Akhlaaq

Grades 1-7
 Contents
GRADE ONE ..................................................................... 5
1. SINCERITY.................................................................................... 6
2. SALAAM ..................................................................................... 10
3. TRUTHFULNESS .......................................................................... 12
4. DISPLEASING ONE’S FATHER ...................................................... 15
5. JANNAH LIES BENEATH THE FEET OF THE MOTHER ..................... 15
GRADE TWO .................................................................. 19
6. TAKING CARE OF THE QUR'AAN ................................................. 20
7. CLEANLINESS ............................................................................. 22
8. JEALOUSY .................................................................................. 25
9. FEEDING THE HUNGRY ............................................................... 27
10. VISITING THE SICK ................................................................... 29
GRADE THREE .............................................................. 31
11. GUARDING THE TONGUE .......................................................... 32
12. CRYING OVER ONE’S SINS ........................................................ 34
13. HELPING OTHERS ..................................................................... 37
14. GOOD CHARACTER .................................................................. 39
15. SWEARING ............................................................................... 42
16. MODESTY ................................................................................ 43
GRADE FOUR ................................................................ 44
17. DECEPTION .............................................................................. 45
18. DUA ......................................................................................... 46
19. INTOXICANTS ........................................................................... 48
20. GRATITUDE .............................................................................. 49
21. SALAAH ................................................................................... 51
22. FRIENDS ................................................................................... 54
GRADE FIVE .................................................................. 56
23. SPYING ..................................................................................... 57
24. HUMILITY ................................................................................ 59
25. OBSCENE TALK ........................................................................ 61
26. TAQWA (FEAR OF ALLAH) ....................................................... 62
27. HATRED ................................................................................... 66
28. HAVING MERCY ON OTHERS ..................................................... 68
GRADE SIX .................................................................... 70
29. WEALTH .................................................................................. 71
30. SEEKING KNOWLEDGE.............................................................. 75
31. LEARNING THE QUR'AAN .......................................................... 78
32. THE BEST ZIKR ......................................................................... 80
33. DUROOD SHAREEF ................................................................... 82
34. BACKBITING ............................................................................ 84
GRADE SEVEN .............................................................. 86
35. NEIGHBOURS............................................................................ 87
36. GIFTS ....................................................................................... 90
37. DOUBTFUL THINGS .................................................................. 91
38. ANGER ..................................................................................... 94
39. BEING ALONE WITH A FEMALE ................................................. 96
40. DEATH ................................................................................... 100
 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of teaching Hadith and Akhlaaq:
There are many objectives of teaching these subjects, some of which are:
1. To memorise the Ahaadeeth.
2. To (make amal) practice on the Hadith.
3. To earn the (thawaab) rewards for memorising the Ahaadeeth.
Rasulullah j has explained the virtues of memorising the Mubaarak
Ahaadeeth. In one Hadith he is reported to have said:

‫ﻌﻪ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ ﹶﻛﻤ‬‫ﻐﻪ‬ ‫ﺒ ﱠﻠ‬‫ﻴﺌﹰﺎ ﹶﻓ‬ ‫ﺷ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﻊ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺮﹰﺃ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﷲ ﺍ‬
ُ ‫ﺮ ﺍ‬ ‫ﻀ‬
 ‫ﻧ‬
May Allah  give splendour to that person who heard something
from us (my words – Hadith) and passed it on in the same form that
he heard it. In another Hadith, the following has been reported:

‫ﻲ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻘﻴ‬ ‫ﻡ ﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﻮ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺧﻠﹾﺘ‬ ‫ﻲ ﹶﺍﺩ‬ ‫ﺘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻳﺜﹰﺎ‬‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻌ‬ ‫ﺑ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻲ ﹶﺍ‬ ‫ﺘ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻠﻲ ﹸﺍ‬‫ﻆ ﻋ‬
‫ﻔ ﹶ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬
‫ﻲ‬ ‫ﺘ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺷﻔﹶﺎ‬
That person who learns forty Ahaadeeth from my sayings, I will
enter him in my intercession on the Day of Qiyaamah.
Through the blessings of these Ahaadeeth, the mu’allim/ah and the
pupil will attain success in this world as well as the Aakhirah, Insha
Allah.

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 GUIDELINES FOR THE TEACHER

The object of teaching Hadith is to:

1. Inculcate the teachings of Rasulullah j in the lives of our
children.
2. Memorise the wordings of the Hadith. If the child has
memorized the Ahaadeeth and understood its meaning, he/she
will Insha Allah remember them on the appropriate occasions
and practice upon them.
Keep in mind the following guidelines when teaching Hadith:
1. Time
The official Hadith period will be once a week, on a Friday.
However, a quick revision of the Hadith should take place daily
between subjects. A chart of the new Hadith should be pinned on the
board. If the maktab is in a school classroom, the mu'allim/ah may
stick the chart before the class time commences and removes it after
madrassah is over. A quick revision can take place between subjects
for 1-2 minutes daily. For instance the Qur'aan Sabak is over. It is
now time for Fiqh. Before the children can open their Fiqh books,
revise the Hadith quickly for 1-2 minutes get the entire class to
repeat it together a few times.
2. New Hadith
When teaching a Hadith for the first time the following procedure
must be followed:

Make the pupils recite j ‫ﷲ‬

ِ ‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍ‬ ‫ﺭﺳ‬ ‫ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ‬before each Hadith.
Read the Arabic text word for word at a slow pace so that the
correct pronunciation of every letter and word is clearly heard by the
children.
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 Read the translation.
Make at least 3 children, in turns, read the Hadith from the
kitaab. Correct any mistakes. Emphasise the correct pronunciation of
letters that are commonly mispronounced.
Make the entire class repeat the Hadith 3 times with the
translation.
Very simply explain the meaning of the Hadith. If it is something
that can be practically demonstrated immediately, do so. For example
the Hadith “Assalaamu Qablal Kalaami” has just been taught. Ask
Ahmed to go across the class, meet Yusuf and ask him how he is
feeling. Ahmed who has understood the lesson goes to Yusuf and
first makes salaaam before speaking to him. Praise Ahmed. If he did
not make salaam first, ask the class: “What did Ahmed do wrong?”
Make a second child do the same. The same kind of demonstration
can be done for various other Ahaadeeth, such as the Ahaadeeth
relating to drinking in three sips, removing the left shoe first, wearing
a garment from the right side, entering the toilet with the left foot and
leaving with the right etc.
3. Commitment
After the above has been done, ask the class: “Who is going to
always make salaam first before talking? “After they have put their
hands up, praise them and encourage them with a few words. For
example, tell them: “Allah  and our beloved Rasulullah j will be
very pleased with us if we practice on these sunnats.”
4. Follow up
Do a Follow up during the “quick revision” the next day. Enquire
who practiced upon the Hadith that was taught the previous day.
Praise those who have practiced upon it, and encourage those who
have not.

.There is no pupil activity included in this kitaab. A

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standard worksheet which includes the following
questions should be used at the end of each lesson:
1. W ha t is t he wor ding o f t he Hadi t h?

2. W ha t is t he meaning o f t he Hadi t h?

3. W ha t ar e t he lessons learnt f rom t he Hadi t h?

4. W ha t is t he s tor y you learnt f rom t his Hadi t h?

5. How does t his Hadi t h a f f ec t yoursel f and your f ellow

Muslims?

6. To wha t e x t ent ar e you able to prac t ice on t his Hadi t h?

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GRADE
ONE

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Hadith – Grade 1

‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﺳ ﱠﻠ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻋ ﹶﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ ﱠﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ‬

 ‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫ﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﹶﻗﺎ ﹶﻝ‬
1. SINCERITY

‫ﺕ‬
 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎ ﹸﻝ ﺑﹺﺎﻟّﹺﻨﻴ‬‫ﻋﻤ‬ ‫ﺎ ﺍ ﹶﻻ‬‫ﻧﻤ‬‫ﹺﺇ‬
Verily, actions depend upon their intentions.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. What intention we have made before doing any action will decide
whether we will be rewarded for that action or not.
2. We should always do things to please Allah  alone, then only
will Allah  reward us.
3. Before, after and whilst doing any action we should always check
our intentions.
4. If shaytaan spoils our intentions we should ask forgiveness from
Allah  and correct our intention.

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S tory 1
Hadh ra t A li D while f igh t ing wi t h a non-Muslim managed
to ove rpowe r him and was si t t ing on top o f him r eady to kill
him wi t h his swor d. T he non-Muslim spa t on Hadh ra t A li's
D f ace. T his ange r ed Hadh ra t A li D . Howeve r he got
o f f t he non-Muslim and placed t he swor d back into i t s
shea t h.
As Hadh r a t A li D was leaving, t he non-Muslim asked,
" W ha t is t his? A f t e r spi t t ing on your f ace you should have
killed me immedia t ely. W ha t s topped you f rom killing me?"
Hadh ra t A li D said, " I had t he int ent ion o f killing you
solely f or t he pleasur e o f A llah . W hen you spa t on my
f ace, I became angr y. I f I had killed you t hen, i t would not
have been solely f or A llah . I t would have been to vent my
ange r. A llah  only accep t s t hose ac t ions which ar e done
solely f or Him. T he r e f or e I r e f rained f rom killing you."
H earing t his f rom Hadh ra t A li D , t he non-Muslim was
as tonished and I maan ent e r ed his hear t. H e said, " I
conside r i t my good f or tune to accep t such a Deen which so
gr ea t ly emphasises since ri t y. T his Deen is de f ini t ely t he
t rue Deen."

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S tory 2
T he r e was a man f rom t he Bani I sraeel who used to be
engaged in t he I baadah o f A llah  all t he t ime. A group o f
people once came to him and told him t ha t t he people o f a
near by t ribe we r e worshipping a t r ee. T his news upse t him,
t hus he took an ax e and se t o f f to cut t he t r ee. On t he
way, shay t aan me t him in t he f orm o f an old man and asked
him whe r e he was going. T he man told shay t aan t ha t he was
going to cut down t he t r ee. Shay t aan said, " T he t r ee has
not hing to do wi t h you. Do not leave your I baadah f or
some t hing t ha t does not conce rn you." " T his is also
I baadah." said t he man and cont inued on his way.
Shay t aan t ried to s top him by wr es t ling wi t h him but t he
man ove rpowe r ed shay t aan. Shay t aan begged him to ge t
o f f him and when t he man got o f f , shay t aan said, " A llah 
has not made i t F ar dh to cut t his t r ee. I f you do not cut
t his t r ee, i t will not harm you in anyway. I f cut t ing t he t r ee
was F ar dh, A llah  would have told one o f His Prophe t s to
cut i t." T he man s t ill insis t ed on going to cut t he t r ee and
shay t aan t ried to s t op him again. For t he second t ime, t he
man ove rpowe r ed shay t aan. Shay t aan t hen said to t he man,
" You ar e a poor man. I f you do not cut t his t r ee, I will give
you t h r ee gold coins eve r yday which you will f ind unde r
your pillow. W i t h t his money you can f ul f il your needs, help
your r ela t ives, help t he poor and do many ot he r good deeds.
Cut t ing t he t r ee is only one good deed but wi t h t he money
you can do many good deeds." T he man accep t ed t his
sugges t ion and went back home wi t hout cut t ing t he t r ee.
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For two days he f ound t he money. Howeve r, on t he t hir d

day he f ound not hing. H e got angr y, picked up his ax e and
se t o f f to cut t he t r ee. On t he way, shay t aan me t him and
asked whe r e he was going. T he man r eplied t ha t he was
going to cut t he t r ee. Shay t aan said, " I will not le t you cut
t he t r ee." T his t ime, when t hey had a f igh t , shay t aan
ove rpowe r ed t he man. T he man was surprised a t t his and
asked shay t aan why he had won t he f igh t t his t ime.
Shay t aan said, " T he f irs t t ime you we r e going to cut t he
t r ee only f or t he sake o f A llah . T hus, A llah  helped you
to ove rpowe r me. T his t ime you we r e going to cut t he t r ee
because you did not ge t t he money. T hus, I ove rpowe r ed
you."

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2. SALA AM

‫ﻼ ﹺﻡ‬
‫ﺒ ﹶﻞ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻜ ﹶ‬ ‫ ﹶﻗ‬‫ﻼﻡ‬
‫ﺴﹶ‬ ‫ﹶﺍﻟ‬
Say Assalaamu alykum before you begin speaking.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Whenever we meet another Muslim we should greet him/her with
the words Assalaamu alykum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuhu.
2. The word ‘Assalaamu alykum’ means “May peace be upon you”
3. If we greet with SALAAM we will be making dua for one
another.
4. We should not say “Hi!, Hello, Good day or Good morning” as
these are not Islamic greetings.
5. We should always be the first to greet. The one who greets first
receives more reward and it will protect one from having pride.

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S tory 3
Hadh ra t A bdullah D was t he son o f Hadh ra t Umar D .
H e had seen Rasulullah j gr ee t eve r ybody, old and young,
rich and poor. Rasulullah j also gr ee t ed child r en.

Hadh ra t A bdullah D loved Rasulullah j so he t ried t o

imi t a t e him in making salaam. H e made i t a habi t to pass
t h rough t he mar ke t only to gr ee t people. H e gr ee t ed
eve r ybody he me t , t he shopkeepe rs, t he passe rs-by and
t he child r en.

One day someone asked him, " You come daily to t he shops
but you neve r buy or sell any t hing. You don' t even s top to
cha t to anyone. W hy t hen do you come to t he mar ke t?"

Hadh ra t A bdullah D r eplied, " I come to t he mar ke t only

to make salaam to t he people."

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3. TRUTHFULNESS

‫ﻕ‬
‫ﺪ ﹺ‬ ‫ﺼ‬
ّ ‫ﻢ ﺑﹺﺎﻟ‬ ‫ﻴ ﹸﻜ‬ ‫ﻋ ﹶﻠ‬
Be truthful.
[Muslim]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. A Muslim must always speak the truth
2. Allah  loves those who speak the truth.
3. Allah  will save those people who always speak the truth.
4. One who is always truthful will enter Jannah.
5. A liar will be destroyed by Allah .

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S tory 4
Hadh ra t A bdul Q adir J ilaani was a ve r y gr ea t sain t.
W hen he was a young lad, he decided to go to Baghdad t o
acquir e r eligious knowledge. Be f or e leaving, his mot he r
gave him 4 0 gold coins and sewed t hem in an inside pocke t.
She t hen advised him to neve r speak a lie. H e promised his
mot he r t ha t he will obey he r and not speak a lie.

I n t hose days t he r e we r e no cars, t r ains or planes. People

used to t r avel in groups f orming a caravan. Shaikh A bdul
Q adir also joined a caravan going to Baghdad.

On t he way, a gang o f robbe rs a t t acked t he caravan and

s t ar t ed s t ealing t he peoples' money. A robbe r came to
Shaikh A bdul Q adir and asked i f he had any money.
H e r eplied t ha t he had 40 gold coins. T he robbe r t hough t
t ha t he was joking so he le f t him alone.

A f t e r a while anot he r robbe r came and asked Shaikh A bdul

Q adir i f he had any money. Again he r eplied t ha t he
had 40 gold coins. T he robbe r didn' t believe him because
he looked like he was poor. T he second robbe r also le f t him
alone. T he news o f t his young boy r eached t he leade r o f
t he robbe rs. T he leade r told t hem to b ring t he young boy
to him.

W hen Shaikh A bdul Q adir was b rough t , t he leade r

o f t he robbe rs asked him i f he had any money. Shaikh
A bdul Q adir r eplied t ha t he had 40 gold coins wi t h
him. T he leade r o f t he robbe rs asked, " W he r e is i t?" " S ewn
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in an inside pocke t." he r eplied. T he leade r told one o f t he

robbe rs to search t he young boy. W hen t he robbe r
searched him, he f ound 40 gold coins which we r e hidden in
an inside pocke t. On seeing t his, all t he robbe rs we r e
as tonished. T he leade r said, " You know t ha t we ar e robbe rs
and t ha t we s t eal money f rom people. Your money was
sa f ely hidden. I f you lied to us t ha t you don' t have any
money, we would have believed you and your money would
have been sa f e. W ha t made you speak t he t rut h and show
us your money?"

Shaikh A bdul Q adir r eplied, " Be f or e I le f t home, my

mot he r told me neve r to speak a lie. T he r e f or e I will not
disobey my mot he r, not even f or t he sake o f 40 gold coins."
T he wor ds o f t his young lad gr ea t ly a f f ec t ed t he leade r o f
t he robbe rs who said, " T his lad has obeyed his mot he r
whe r eas I have disobeyed A llah  my ent ir e li f e. I make
t aubah f or my sins and promise not to t rouble anyone f or
t he r es t o f my li f e." T he ot he r robbe rs also made t aubah
and r e turned all t he money to t he people. T hey t hen lived
t heir lives obeying A llah  and became His close f riends.

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4. DISPLEASING ONE’S FATHER

‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﻟ‬‫ﺍ‬‫ﻂ ﺍﹾﻟﻮ‬

‫ﺨ‬
 ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﻲ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﺏ‬
‫ﺮ ّﹺ‬ ‫ﺨﻂﹸ ﺍﻟ‬
 ‫ﺳ‬
Allah  is displeased with the one whose father is
displeased with him.
[Mustadrak Haakim]

5. JANNAH LIES BENEATH THE FEET OF THE

MOTHER

‫ﺕ‬
 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣﻬ‬ ‫ﺍ ﹺﻡ ﺍ ُﻷ‬‫ﺖ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻗﺪ‬
 ‫ﺤ‬
 ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻨﺔﹸ‬‫ﺠ‬
 ‫ﹶﺍﻟﹾ‬
Jannah lies beneath the feet of the mother.
[Kanzul Ummaal]

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Lessons learnt from these two Ahaadeeth:

1. Always obey your parents.
2. Never offend them in anyway.
3. Speak to them with kindness and love.
4. Do not even say “Aakh! or Oof! to them.
5. When they are old and weak and they need you then serve them
well.
6. Make the following dua for them, ‫ﺍ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻲ ﺻ‬
 ‫ﺎﹺﻧ‬‫ﺑﻴ‬‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺎ ﹶﻛﻤ‬‫ﻬﻤ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﺏ ﺍ‬
‫ﺭ ّﹺ‬ “O
Allah, Show mercy to my parents like how they showed mercy
to me when I was small."

S tory 5
Hadh ra t A lqamah D was a young Sahaabi who was ve r y
gene rous and used to s t rive har d f or Deen. Suddenly he
became ve r y sick. Rasulullah j came to know o f his
condi t ion and sent Hadh ra t Bilaal D to check on him.
W hen Hadh ra t Bilaal D came to Hadh ra t A lqamah 's D
house, he saw t ha t Hadh ra t A lqamah D was about to pass
away. H e t ried to make him r ead t he kalimah, but Hadh ra t
A lqamah D was unable to r ead i t. Rasulullah j was
in f ormed o f t his.

Rasulullah j asked i f Hadh ra t A lqamah 's D par ent s we r e

alive. T he Sahabah r eplied t ha t only his mot he r was alive
who was ve r y old. Rasulullah j sent Hadh ra t Bilaal D to
ask he r i f she could come to Rasulullah j or should he
come to he r. She r eplied, " May my li f e be sacri f iced f or
Rasulullah j ! I will go to him." She took suppor t on a s t ick
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and went to Rasulullah j . She made salaam and sa t down.

Rasulullah j r eplied to he r salaam and said, " I am now
going to ask you some ques t ions. Please answe r t hem
t rut h f ully ot he rwise I will be in f ormed t h rough wahi i f you
lie."

Rasulullah j t hen asked, " W ha t kind o f a pe rson is

A lqamah D ?" She r eplied, " H e pe r f orms lot s o f salaah,
keeps lot s o f f as t s and is ve r y gene rous." Rasulullah j
asked, " How is his r ela t ion wi t h you?" She r eplied t ha t she
was displeased wi t h him. W hen Rasulullah j asked he r why,
she said, " H e pr e f e rs his wi f e ove r me." Rasulullah j told
he r t ha t t he displeasur e o f his mot he r is not allowing him
to r ead t he kalimah.

T he r ea f t e r Rasulullah j told Hadh ra t Bilaal D to ge t

some wood and s t ar t a f ir e in which Hadh ra t A lqamah D
would be t h rown. His mot he r asked in shock, " W ill you burn
my son in f ront o f me? I cannot allow t his." Rasulullah j
said, " T he f ir e o f A llah  is mor e seve r e t han t his and
las t s f or eve r. I f you want A llah  to f orgive him t hen be
pleased wi t h him. I t ake an oa t h in t he name o f A llah 
t ha t wi t hout pleasing you, his salaah and ot he r good deeds
will not bene f i t him." She immedia t ely said, " O Prophe t o f
A llah ! I make you wi tness t ha t I am pleased wi t h
A lqamah D ."

Rasulullah j t hen told Hadh ra t Bilaal D to go and see

A lqamah 's D condi t ion. W hen Hadh ra t Bilaal ent e r ed t he

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house, he hear d Hadh ra t A lqamah D r eading t he kalimah

loudly and soon t he r ea f t e r he passed away.

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TWO

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6. TAKING CARE OF THE QUR'A AN

‫ﺁ ﹶﻥ‬‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸﻘﺮ‬‫ﻫﺪ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬

Take good care of the Qur'aan.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Since the Qur'aan is the book of Allah , we must always show
respect to it.
2. Always make wudhu before touching the Qur'aan.
3. Place the Qur'aan on a clean and high place.
4. Always hold it in your right hand close to your heart.
5. Do not face your back or stretch your feet towards the Qur'aan.

S tory 6
T he r e was a man who was not a good Muslim, but he had
gr ea t r espec t f or t he Q ur 'aan, and i t s pages. W hile
walking, he f ound a page o f t he Q ur 'aan on t he f loor. H e
picked i t up, kissed i t , dus t ed t he sand o f f and placed i t on
a high shel f wi t h r espec t. A llah  loved t his ac t ion and
f orgave him.

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S tory 7
A pious pe rson used to s t ay in Madinah Munawwarah. H e
passed away and was buried in J anna tul Baqi'. T he prac t ice
in Makkah Mukar ramah and Madinah Munawwarah is t ha t a
f ew mont hs a f t e r t hey bur y anybody, t hey dig up t he same
grave and bur y someone else in i t because t he bodies decay
ve r y quickly. A f ew mont hs la t e r, t hey dug up t he grave o f
t his pious pe rson and f ound t ha t his body was s t ill int ac t.

A f ew mont hs la t e r, t hey dug up t he grave o f t his pious

pe rson and again f ound his body int ac t. T hey closed up t he
grave and put a mar k on i t indica t ing t ha t t his grave should
not be dug up in t he f utur e.

T hey went to t he son o f t he pious man and asked, " W ha t

deed o f your f a t he r was so liked by A llah  t ha t A llah 
did not allow t he ear t h to ea t his body?" T he son r eplied,
" A llah  knows bes t. I f eel t ha t i t was t he r espec t t ha t he
had f or t he Q ur 'aan Shar ee f . H e would not even s t r e t ch
his legs in t he dir ec t ion o f a Ha f iz. H e would say, ' H e ( t he
ha f iz) has t he Q ur 'aan in his ches t.' "

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7. CLEANLINESS

‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻳﻤ‬‫ ﺍ ِﻹ‬‫ﺷﻄﹾﺮ‬ ‫ﺭ‬ ‫ﻮ‬ ‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﺍﹶﻟ ﱡﻄ‬

Cleanliness is half of Imaan. (faith)
[Muslim]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Cleanliness is a very important part of Islam.
2. We should be clean and pure at all times.
3. Make istinja, wudhu and ghusal thoroughly.
4. Our bodies, clothes, books, classrooms, homes, yards, etc. must
be kept clean, neat and tidy at all times.
5. Angels remain with a person who is clean and paak at all times.

S tory 8
Once Rasulullah j was walking wi t h a group o f Sahabah
when t hey passed by two graves. Rasulullah j said, " T he
two people buried in t hese graves ar e being punished. One
is being punished f or spying and t he ot he r is being punished
f or not being car e f ul about t he splashes o f urine."

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S tory 9
A Muslim s tudent once went to London to s tudy. H e f ound
accommoda t ion a t a boar ding house whe r e ot he r s tudent s
we r e also s t aying. T his boar ding house was owned by an
English woman.

One day t his woman asked t he Muslim s tudent , " Do you

t hink t ha t I do not know how to wash clot hes?" " W ha t
makes you t hink t ha t I have such an opinion about you?"
asked t he s tudent. " I am qui t e sur e t ha t you know how to
wash clot hes." T he woman said, " T hen why do you wash your
clot hes be f or e giving i t to me?" T he s tudent r eplied, " I do
not wash my clot hes be f or e giving i t to you. I f I did wash
my clot hes, I wouldn' t have given i t to you." " T hen how is i t
t ha t I do not f ind mar ks, s t ains and bad smells on your
pant s whe r eas I f ind t hem on t he pant s o f t he ot he r
boar de rs?" asked t he woman.

T he s tudent e xplained, " Madam, I am a Muslim. My r eligion

t eaches me to be clean. I f a d rop o f ur ine comes onto my
pant s, I am commanded to immedia t ely wash i t o f f . I am
not allowed to pe r f orm Salaah unt il I do so." T he woman
asked, " Does your r eligion t each you such t hings as well?"
T he s tudent r eplied, " Yes, our Prophe t j has t augh t us
such t hings. H e t augh t us to r emembe r A llah  a t all t imes.
H e t augh t us duas f or all occasions."

T he woman f ound t his f ascina t ing. T he r ea f t e r she began to

car e f ully obse rve t he behaviour, manne rs and habi t s o f t he

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Muslim s tudent and she began to t ake an int e r es t in I slaam.

Eve r y now and again she would ask him ques t ions about
I slaam unt il eventually t he t rut h o f I slaam se t t led in he r
hear t and she became a Muslim. Not only did she accep t
I slaam but she also conve r t ed many membe rs o f he r f amily.

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8. JEALOUSY

‫ﺪ‬ ‫ﺴ‬
‫ﺤ‬
 ‫ﻭ ﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﺎ ﹸﻛ‬‫ِﹺﺇﻳ‬
Save yourself from jealousy.
[Abu Dawood]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Jealousy means to desire that the wealth, beauty or intelligence
that Allah  has given to someone should be snatched away
from him and be given to you.
2. Jealousy destroys a person’s life and good deeds.
3. It causes grief and pain to the jealous person.
4. Allah  is displeased with a jealous person.
5. Shaytaan was destroyed because of his jealousy over Aadam .

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S tory 10
Habil and Q abil we r e t he sons o f Hadh ra t A adam . Habil
was ins t ruc t ed to mar r y a ce r t ain girl and Q abil was
ins t ruc t ed to mar r y anot he r. T he girl who Habil was
supposed to mar r y was pr e t t ie r t han t he one t ha t Q abil
was supposed to mar r y. Q abil was j ealous and want ed to
mar r y t he pr e t t ie r o f t he two. T his ma t t e r was b rough t to
Hadh ra t A adam . Hadh ra t A adam , in or de r to sor t
out t he problem, said, " Bot h o f you o f f e r some t hing to
A llah . W hoeve r 's o f f e ring is accep t ed will mar r y t he
pr e t t ie r girl."

I n t hose days, a sign o f an o f f e ring being accep t ed by A llah

 was t ha t a f ir e would come down f rom t he sky and ea t up
t he sacri f ice. I f t he f ir e didn' t ea t up t he o f f e ring, i t
meant t ha t i t was not accep t ed.

Habil owned sheep and goa t s so he o f f e r ed a good, heal t hy

sheep. Q abil was a f arme r so he o f f e r ed some grains which
we r e not o f ve r y good quali t y. A f ir e came down f rom t he
sky and a t e up t he o f f e ring o f Habil. T his made Q abil
angrie r and j ealous. I n t he end, i t was j ealousy t ha t made
him kill his b rot he r, Habil.

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9. FEEDING THE HUNGRY

‫ﻊ‬ ‫ﺋ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻮﺍ ﺍﹾﻟﺠ‬‫ﻌﻤ‬ ‫ﹶﺃ ﹾﻃ‬

Feed the hungry.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. To feed the poor and hungry is an action that will be greatly
rewarded by Allah .
2. A Muslim should not fill his stomach whilst his neighbour goes
hungry.
3. We should always serve the poor and needy.
4. Allah  loves those who take care of the poor and needy.

S tory 11
Hadh ra t A li D and Hadh ra t F aa t ima D had two sons,
Hasan D and Husain D . One day t he two boys became
ve r y sick. T heir par ent s we r e ve r y wor ried. T hey made a
promise to A llah  t ha t i f t heir sons ge t well, t hey would
f as t f or t h r ee days.

A llah  accep t ed t heir dua and soon t he boys we r e well.

T heir par ent s began t heir f as t.

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On t he f irs t day, t hey b roke t heir f as t wi t h wa t e r. T hey

pe r f ormed salaah and sa t down to ea t t heir meal which
consis t ed o f a f ew pieces o f barley b r ead. T hey we r e about
to ea t when t hey hear d t he voice o f an old man calling out :
" For t he love o f A llah , give me some f ood. Save my
f amily f rom hunge r." Hadh ra t F aa t ima D said to H adh ra t
A li D , " How can we ea t when t hese people ar e hungr y?"
Hadh ra t A li D agr eed and t hey gave all t he b r ead to t he
old man. T ha t nigh t t hey went to bed hungr y.

T he ne x t day, bot h f as t ed again. A f t e r sunse t , t hey sa t

down to ea t a f ew pieces o f b r ead when t hey hear d
someone cr y, " For t he love o f A llah , give us f ood!" A t t he
door we r e two orphans. Hadh ra t F aa t ima D f el t sor r y f or
t hem. She said to H adh ra t A li D , " I t is t he command o f
A llah  t ha t we should help t he poor. Le t t he li t t le ones
have our f ood." Hadh ra t A li D agr eed and f or t he second
nigh t t hey went to bed wi t hout f ood.

A l t hough t hey f el t ve r y weak, t he ne x t day t hey f as t ed.

A f t e r sunse t on t he t hir d day, t hey pe r f ormed salaah and
a t e t heir simple meal.

W hen Rasulullah j hear d o f t he incident , he was f illed

wi t h joy and pleased wi t h his daugh t e r. I ndeed! A llah 
was also pleased wi t h t his ac t o f kindness.

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10. VISITING THE SICK

‫ﺾ‬
 ‫ﻳ‬‫ﻤ ﹺﺮ‬ ‫ﻭﺍ ﺍﹾﻟ‬‫ﺩ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻋ‬
Visit the sick.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Visiting the sick is a very good action it has great rewards.
2. Angels make dua for a person who visits the sick.
3. Give the sick person hope that he will soon be cured.
4. Keep your visit short when visiting the sick.
5. Ask the sick person to make dua for you as his dua is accepted.
6. Allah  builds a palace in Jannah for a person who visits the
sick.

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S tory 12
Hadh ra t Sir ri Siqt i said, " Once, I had f allen ill and
was su f f e ring wi t h diar r hoea. Some people had come t o
visi t me. T hey sa t f or so long t ha t i t seemed t ha t t hey
we r e going to s t ay f or t he ent ir e day. T heir long s t ay
caused me gr ea t di f f icul t y because, wi t h t hem around, i t
was di f f icul t f or me to go to t he toile t eve r y now and again.
W hen t hey we r e leaving, t hey asked me to make dua f or
t hem. I raised my hands saying, ' O A llah! T each t hem t he
e t ique t t es o f visi t ing t he sick '."

S tory 13
Once A llah  told Hadh ra t Moosa , " O Moosa! I am sick
and you ar e not coming to visi t me." Hadh ra t Moosa 
asked, " O A llah! You ar e T he Gr ea t es t. You do not ge t sick.
W ha t do you mean by saying t ha t you ar e sick and I did not
come to visi t you?"

A llah  r eplied, " O Moosa! A ce r t ain se rvant o f mine is

sick. Go and visi t him because when you will visi t him, you
will come close to Me. I f you visi t t he sick, you will ge t lot s
o f t hawaab. Visi t t he sick pe rson even i f he is your enemy
as t his visi t could make him your f riend. I f he does not
become your f riend, he will not f igh t wi t h you."

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11. GUARDING THE TONGUE

‫ﻚ‬
 ‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻟﺴ‬ ‫ﻚ‬
 ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻋ ﹶﻠ‬ ‫ﻚ‬
 ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﹶﺃ‬
Guard your tongue.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Say good things or remain silent.
2. Think before you speak.
3. Do not say things, which will cause harm to yourself and others
such as lying, backbiting, slandering, swearing etc.
4. Keep your tongue busy in the zikr of Allah  at all times.
5. Every morning the limbs of the body pleads to the tongue saying,
“If you behave yourself, the rest of us will be saved from trouble
but if you misbehave (by saying wrong things, arguing, etc.), the
rest of us will be in problems.”

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S tory 14
Once, t he mas t e r o f Hadh ra t Luqmaan  told him to
slaugh t e r a sheep and b ring to him t he bes t por t ions.
Hadh ra t Luqmaan  slaugh t e r ed a sheep and b rough t t he
tongue and t he hear t. His mas t e r told him to slaugh t e r
anot he r sheep and b ring t he wors t por t ions. Hadh ra t
Luqmaan  slaugh t e r ed anot he r sheep and again b rough t
t he tongue and t he hear t. T he mas t e r was surprised and
asked, " How can t hese two limbs be t he bes t and t he
wors t?" Hadh ra t Luqmaan  r eplied, " I f t hese two limbs
ar e used cor r ec t ly, t hen t hey ar e t he bes t , but i f t hey ar e
used incor r ec t ly, t hen t hey ar e t he wors t.”

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12. CRYING OVER ONE’S SINS

‫ﻚ‬
 ‫ﺘ‬‫ﻴﹶﺌ‬ ‫ﻄ‬ ‫ﺧ‬ ‫ﻠﻰ‬‫ﻚ ﻋ‬
 ‫ﺑ‬‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬
Cry over your sins.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Crying over our sins means that we should together with crying,
also regret committing sins.
2. Sins destroy a person in this world and the hereafter.
3. Stay away from all sins.
4. Seek forgiveness from Allah  at all times, especially, after
doing an evil action.
5. Seek forgiveness at least a hundred times daily. We should seek
forgiveness by saying, “Astaghfirullah”.
6. If you harmed or hurt someone, then ask him for forgiveness.

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S tory 15
Hadh ra t Maalik bin Dinaar was a ve r y pious man. H e
was a gr ea t sinne r be f or e he became pious. H e e xplains how
he changed his li f e.

H e says, " W hen I was young, I was a policeman and ve r y

f ond o f alcohol. I had a daugh t e r whom I loved ve r y much.
W hen she learnt how to t alk and walk, I loved he r even
mor e. W heneve r she used to see me holding a glass o f
alcohol, she would t ake i t and spill i t on my clot hes. I neve r
shout ed he r because I loved he r ve r y much. W hen she was
two years old, she passed away and I was e x t r emely sad.

One nigh t I was d runk and went to sleep wi t hout r eading

my Esha Salaah. I had a d r eam in which I saw t ha t i t was
t he Day o f Q iyaamah and eve r yone was coming out o f t heir
graves. I hear d t he noise o f some t hing f ollowing me. I
looked back and saw a huge, ugly snake coming a f t e r me. I
s t ar t ed running away to save my li f e and t he snake began
chasing me. I saw an old man who was ve r y handsome and
smelling o f a nice pe r f ume. I made salaam to him and asked
him to help me. H e s t ar t ed cr ying and said t ha t he was too
weak to help me agains t such a big snake. H e asked me to
go to a ce r t ain hill t ha t pe r haps I would f ind some help.
T he snake had come ve r y close to me.

I ran towar ds t he hill and saw t ha t i t cont ained many

windows wi t h cur t ains o f silk. An angel called out , 'Come
out o f your rooms and see i f you can help t his man in

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t rouble.' T he windows opened and I saw many small

child r en coming out. Amongs t t hem was my daugh t e r who
had passed away r ecent ly. On seeing me she said, 'By A llah
! I t is my f a t he r.' She came to me and I picked he r up
and hugged he r. She point ed towar ds t he snake and i t
immedia t ely went away. She t hen made me si t down and sa t
in my lap. She played wi t h my bear d and r ead t he aaya t o f
t he Q ur 'aan which means, ' Has the time not come for
the sinful people to change their lives and obey Allah
?' I s t ar t ed cr ying and asked my daugh t e r, ' Do all o f you
know t he meaning o f t he Q ur 'aan?' She r eplied, 'Yes! W e
know i t be t t e r t han you.' I asked, ' My dear child! W ha t
was t ha t snake?' She said, ' I t is t he shape o f your sins.
T he snake is ve r y s t rong. I t is you who has commi t t ed so
many sins. I t was about to ca t ch you and t h row you into
J ahannum.' I asked, ' W ho was t ha t old, handsome man?'
She said, ' T ha t is your good deeds which has become ve r y
weak because you did so li t t le good deeds. T ha t is why i t
could not help you agains t t he snake.' I asked, ‘W ha t ar e
you all doing on t his hill?' She r eplied, ' W e ar e t he child r en
o f t he Muslims who died when we we r e small. W e shall wai t
he r e unt il t he Day o f Q iyaamah when we will be joined t o
our par ent s and we will help t hem i f t hey ar e in t rouble.'

I t hen woke up s t ill ve r y scar ed o f t ha t big snake. I

r egr e t t ed ove r my li f e o f sin and turned t o A llah  begging
Him to f orgive me. I t hen le f t out all sins and began to
obey A llah .

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13. HELPING OTHERS

‫ﺱ‬
‫ﺎ ﹺ‬‫ﻠﻨ‬‫ﻢ ﻟ‬ ‫ﻬ‬‫ﻧ ﹶﻔﻌ‬‫ﺱ ﹶﺃ‬
‫ﺎ ﹺ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧﻴ‬
The best person is one who benefits other people.
[Kanzul Ummaal]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. We should always help others.
2. We must sacrifice ourselves and our things to help others.
3. When we help others they will love us.
4. They will make dua for us and Allah  will help us.

S tory 16
Hadh ra t Umar D was a gr ea t rule r. H e used to walk
around t he ci t y a t nigh t so t ha t he would know t he
condi t ions o f t he people and help t hem. His desir e to help
people was such t ha t i t pr event ed him f rom sleeping a t
nigh t.

One nigh t he went to t he out skir t s o f Madinah

Munawwarah. H e came across a t ent , out side which, a ve r y
wor ried man was si t t ing. H e also hear d a groaning sound

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coming f rom inside t he t ent. Hadh ra t Umar D asked him

wha t was happening inside t he t ent. T he man r eplied t ha t
he was a t ravelle r and inside t he t ent was his wi f e who was
about to have a child. H e also said t ha t he had no provisions
and he did not know anyone who could help him.

Hadh ra t Umar D immedia t ely ran home and said to his

wi f e, " O my wi f e! A llah  has given us a chance to earn
gr ea t t hawaab. A r e you r eady f or i t?" H e t hen e xplained to
he r wha t had happened. She r eadily agr eed. Hadh ra t Umar
D took some f lour and but t e r and his wi f e took t he
necessar y t hings needed when a child is to be born. T hey
went quickly to t he out skir t s o f t he ci t y. Hadh ra t Umar
D sa t wi t h t he man and pr epar ed some f ood while his
wi f e went inside t he t ent and se rved as a nurse. A f t e r a
li t t le while, Hadh ra t Umar 's D wi f e called out , " O
Amee rul Mumineen! Give your f riend t he good news o f a
boy." I t was t hen t ha t t he man came to know t ha t he was
si t t ing wi t h t he leade r o f t he Muslims. H e became
embar rassed because Hadh ra t Umar D was se rving him.
Hadh ra t Umar D said, " Don' t wor r y. T he wor k o f a leade r
is to se rve." T hey t hen gave him some provisions and
r e turned home.

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14. GOOD CHARACTER

‫ﺱ‬
‫ﺎ ﹺ‬‫ﻠﻨ‬‫ﻚ ﻟ‬
 ‫ﻠﹸ ﹶﻘ‬‫ﻦ ﺧ‬ ‫ﺴ‬
ِ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﹶﺃ‬
Treat others with the best of manners.
[Mishkaat]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Treat others in the way you would like to be treated.
2. Do not be harsh and rude. Be kind to all.
3. Allah  loves those who have good manners.
4. The best person is the one who has the best manners.
5. If you lose your wealth you have lost nothing, if you lose your
health, you have lost something but if you lose your character,
you have lost everything.

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S tory 17
T he r e was a man whose se rvant had le f t wor k wi t hout
t aking his pay. T he man took t he money, bough t some seeds
and plant ed t hem. T he crops gr ew and t he man sold i t. H e
took t he money and bough t mor e seeds. Mor e crops gr ew
and he made mor e money. Eventually, wi t h t he money he
bough t a f ew ca t t le. As t ime passed, t he ca t t le mul t iplied
unt il t hey f ormed a large he r d.

Some t ime la t e r, t he se rvant r e turned to t ake his pay

which he had f orgot t en a f ew years ago. W hen he asked
t he man f or his pay, t he man told him to t ake t he ent ir e
he r d o f ca t t le. T he wor ke r t hough t t ha t t he man was
mocking him. T he man t hen e xplained to him how he had
t aken his pay and made i t grow unt il i t became t his large
he r d o f ca t t le. T he wor ke r was ve r y happy and, a f t e r
t hanking t he man, he took t he he r d away.

S tory 18
Hadh ra t W aail bin Huj r D was one o f t he leade rs o f
H ad ra Maut (a ci t y in Yemen). W hen he accep t ed I slaam,
Rasulullah j gave him a piece o f land in Had ra Maut and
ins t ruc t ed Hadh ra t Mu’aawiyyah D to go wi t h him to
Yemen and mar k o f f t he land f or him.

W hen t hey se t o f f f or Yemen, Hadh ra t W aail D was

mount ed on a camel and Hadh ra t Mu’aawiyyah D was on
f oot. As t he hea t o f t he dese r t incr eased, t he hot sand
began to burn t he f ee t o f Hadh ra t Mu’aawiyyah D . H e
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said to Hadh ra t W aail D , “ I t is e x t r emely hot and t he

sand is burning my f ee t. W ill you please allow me to si t
behind you on t he camel so t ha t my f ee t do not ge t burnt?”
Hadh ra t W aail D r eplied, “You ar e not f i t to si t behind
kings on t he same mount. Howeve r, you may walk in t he
shadow o f my camel.” Hadh ra t Mu’aawiyyah D cove r ed
t he ent ir e journey, f rom Madinah Munawwarah to Yemen, in
t his way. W hen t hey r eached Yemen, Hadh ra t Mu’aawiyyah
D mar ked o f f t he land f or Hadh ra t W aail D and
t he r ea f t e r r e turned to Madinah Munawwarah.

A f t e r many years, A llah  made Hadh ra t Mu’aawiyyah D

t he Khalee f ah (Muslim rule r). Hadh ra t W aail D le f t
Yemen and came to Damascus to mee t him. W hen H adh ra t
Mu’aawiyyah D came to know o f t his, he went to t he
out skir t s o f t he ci t y to welcome Hadh ra t W aail D . H e
honour ed him t r ea t ed him nicely and not once did he eve r
r emind him about t he t r ea tment t ha t he r eceived f rom him
on t ha t occasion many years ago.

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15. SWEARING

‫ﻕ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻠ ﹺﻢ ﻓﹸﺴ‬ ‫ﺴ‬

 ‫ﺏ ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬
 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺳﺒ‬
Swearing a Muslim is a major sin.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Swearing is an evil habit.
2. A person who swears loses his respect.
3. If you swear others they will swear you in return.
4. Swearing will create more problems instead of solving the
problem.
S tory 19
Once, a man began to swear Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D whils t
Rasulullah j was also t he r e. Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D
r emained silent. T he man cont inued to swear him but A bu
Bak r D cont inued to r emain silent. A f t e r some t ime,
Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D said some t hing to him. W hen he did
t his, Rasulullah j got up and began to walk away. Hadh ra t
A bu Bak r D immedia t ely got up and went a f t e r Rasulullah
j . H e asked Rasulullah j t he r eason f or going away.
Rasulullah j r eplied, " As long as you r emained silent , A llah
 sent an angel to swear him on your behal f . W hen you said
some t hing in r evenge, t he angel went away and shay t aan
came. I , t he r e f or e, went away."
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16. MODESTY

‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻳﻤ‬‫ﻦ ﹾﺍ ِﻹ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ّ ‫ﺔﹲ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ُﺀ ﺷ‬‫ﺤﻴ‬

 ‫ﹶﺍﹾﻟ‬
Modesty is part of Imaan.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. A person who has true Imaan will always be decent and not rude.
2. Modesty should be shown in everything.
3. A person’s speech, dressing and manners should always be
respectful.
4. Imaan and modesty are joined to one another. If one’s modesty is
lost, he’ll lose his Imaan.

S tory 20
Hadh ra t A yesha D had gr ea t knowledge o f Deen. Once, a
blind man came to he r to ask he r some ma t t e r o f Deen.
W hen t his blind pe rson came, she immedia t ely made
pur dah. T he man sensed t his and asked, " I am blind, why
ar e you making pur dah f rom me?" Hadh ra t A yesha D
said, " You ar e blind but I am not blind. You cannot see me
but I can see you."

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17. DECEPTION

‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﺲ‬
 ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻨﺎ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻠ‬‫ﺸ‬
 ‫ﻦ ﹶﻏ‬ ‫ﻣ‬
He who deceives us is not one of us.
[Kanzul Ummaal]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Deceiving and cheating are evil habits.
2. They are major sins.
3. Cheating includes lying, tricking and misleading others.
4. The cure for deception is to be truthful at all times.
5. Rasulullah j did not want to have anything to do with a person
who cheats and deceives.
S tory 21
Rasulullah j once passed by a pe rson who was selling a
heap o f grain. Rasulullah j put his mubaarak hand inside
t he heap and took ou t some gr ains f rom inside which we r e
we t. Rasulullah j asked him how t he grains got we t. T he
man said t ha t t he grains got we t in t he rain so he put d r y
grains on t op to hide i t. Rasulullah j told him to leave t he
we t grains on top so t ha t t he people will be able to see
t hem ot he rwise i t will be decep t ion. T he r ea f t e r Rasulullah
j said, " H e who deceives us is not o f us."

N.B. W e t grain incr eases t he weigh t and is de f ec t ive

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18. DUA

‫ﺓ‬ ‫ﺩ‬ ‫ﻌﺒﹺﺎ‬ ‫ﺦ ﺍﹾﻟ‬

 ‫ﻣ‬ ُ‫ﺎﺀ‬‫ﺪﻋ‬ ‫ﺍﹶﻟ‬
Dua is the essence of Ibaadah.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Dua means to beg Allah  for our needs.
2. Dua must be made with humbleness and sincerity.
3. Dua can be made in any language.
4. Dua is a weapon for a believer to solve his problems.
5. For our duas to be accepted we should ensure that our food and
earnings are always Halaal.
6. We should ask Allah  for all our needs of this world as well as
the next.

S tory 22
Hadh ra t Rabi'ah Basriah (R.A) was a lady who was ve r y
pious. Once, she was going to Makkah Mukar ramah to
pe r f orm Ha j. She had an old donkey to car r y he r luggage.
On t he way t he donkey died. H e r f riends o f f e r ed to car r y
he r goods but she r e f used. T he caravan moved on and
Rabi'ah was le f t alone.

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She t hen made dua to A llah , " O Mas t e r o f t he worlds! I

am alone, weak and poor. You have invi t ed me to Your house
and now You have killed my donkey, leaving me alone. Please
help me.” A llah  answe r ed he r dua.

A t once t he donkey became alive. She put he r goods on i t

and cont inued he r journey.

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19. INTOXICANTS

‫ﺍﻡ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻜ ﹴﺮ ﺣ‬ ‫ﺴ‬

 ‫ﹸﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣ‬
All intoxicants are haraam (unlawful).
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Intoxicants are those things that cause a person to lose his mind
and intelligence.
2. Intoxicants may be in a form of drugs such as Mandrax, LSD,
Heroin, Ecstasy, Dagga etc. or in a liquid form such as beer,
wine, juba and other types of alcohol.
3. Intoxicants lead a person to commit all types of evil actions.

S tory 23
Once a king caugh t a man and said, " I f you do not kill t his
child, or commi t sin wi t h t his woman or d rink wine, I will kill
you." T he man t hough t to himsel f t ha t t he leas t harm f ul o f
t he t h r ee was to d rink t he wine. I n a d runken s t a t e, he
killed t he child and commi t t ed sin wi t h t ha t woman.

F rom t his incident we learn t ha t alcohol is t he root o f all

sins. I t leads a pe rson to commi t many ot he r sins.

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20. GRATITUDE

‫ﷲ‬
َ ‫ﺸﻜﹸ ﹺﺮ ﺍ‬
 ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﺱ ﹶﻟ‬
 ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺸﻜﹸ ﹺﺮ ﺍﻟﻨ‬
 ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﻦ ﹶﻟ‬ ‫ﻣ‬
He who does not thank people cannot thank Allah.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. We should always thank those who help us.
2. We may give them a gift or write a note to express our gratitude.
3. We should always be thankful to Allah  who provides all our
needs.
4. By being grateful and thankful, Allah  will increase his favours
upon us.
5. We should thank others by saying ‘Jazaka Allah’.

S tory 24
Hadh ra t Luqmaan  was t he slave o f a rich man. T he good
charac t e r o f Hadh ra t Luqmaan  had such an e f f ec t on
his mas t e r t ha t his mas t e r used to t r ea t him like a ve r y
close f riend. I t was t he habi t o f t he mas t e r t ha t wheneve r
he had any t hing special to ea t , he would le t Hadh ra t
Luqmaan  ea t f irs t and he would ea t t he le f tove rs.
Hadh ra t Luqmaan  took into conside ra t ion t he love o f his
mas t e r and would ea t a li t t le and t hen send t he ma jor
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por t ion to his mas t e r. One day, during t he melon season,

t he mas t e r r eceived a melon f rom somewhe r e. A t t ha t t ime
Hadh ra t Luqmaan  was not t he r e. T he mas t e r sent
someone to call him. W hen Hadh ra t Luqmaan  came, t he
mas t e r cu t t he melon into slices and s t ar t ed f eeding i t to
him, slice a f t e r slice. Hadh ra t Luqmaan  a t e t he slices as
t hough he was r eally enjoying i t and all t he t ime e xpr essed
t hanks to his mas t e r.

W hen t he r e was one slice le f t , t he mas t e r said, " Le t me

ea t t his slice and see how swee t t his melon is." Saying t his,
he put a piece o f melon into his mout h. T he melon was so
bi t t e r t ha t i t caused him to f all unconscious. W hen he
r egained consciousness, he asked Hadh ra t Luqmaan ,
" How could you ea t all t hose slices wi t h such r elish and
enjoyment when one piece o f i t made me f all unconscious?"

Hadh ra t Luqmaan  r eplied, " O Mas t e r! I have r eceived

hund r eds o f gi f t s f rom you. I t would be e x t r emely
ungra t e f ul o f me to complain o f t his a f t e r enjoying
hund r eds o f f avours f rom you."

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21. SALA AH

‫ﻳ ﹺﻦ‬‫ﺪ‬ّ ‫ﺩ ﺍﻟ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻋﻤ‬ ‫ﻠﻮ ﹸﺓ‬‫َﹶﺍﻟﺼ‬

Salaah is a pillar of Deen.
[Shu'bul Imaan]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Salaah is the most important form of Ibaadah (worship)
2. When we perform our Salaah we are showing our obedience to
our creator.
3. Salaah is the key to jannah.
4. The first question we will be asked on the day of Qiyaamah will
be about Salaah.
5. Reading our Salaah will protect us from evil and sins.

S tory 25
Once a woman died. H e r b rot he r was a t t he graveside when
she was buried. By chance his bag f ell inside t he grave
wi t hout anyone not icing. W hen he came home he r ealiz ed
wha t had happened. H e needed t he bag because he had
some impor t ant pape rs in i t. H e decided to secr e t ly go and
dig up t he grave. W hen he dug t he grave up, he saw t ha t i t
was f ull o f f ir e and his sis t e r was being punished. T his
made him ve r y sad. H e went home and told his mot he r wha t
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he had seen. H e asked he r i f she knew why his sis t e r was

being punished. His mot he r r eplied t ha t i t was probably
because she used to delay her salaah and per form it
a f ter the time of salaah passed.

S tory 26
A gr ea t saint once said, " Have your needs f ul f illed by A llah
 t h rough Salaah. I n t he pas t , when a calami t y be f ell t he
people, t hey would hur r y towar ds Salaah."

T he r e was once a por t e r who was well known f or his

hones t y. People used to give him t heir money and ot he r
valuables to t ake to di f f e r ent places. Once he was t aking
some goods to a ce r t ain place when he me t a man on t he
way who asked him whe r e he was going. H e in f ormed t he
man. T he man asked t he por t e r to give him a li f t on his
mule. T he por t e r made place f or t he man on his mule and
t hey cont inued on t heir journey.

W hen t hey came to a crossroad, t he man asked t he por t e r,

" W hich road will you t ake?" " T he main road, " said t he
por t e r. T he man said, " No, t ake t he ot he r road. I t is
shor t e r and t he r e is plent y o f grass on t he way f or t he
mule to f eed on. I have t ravelled on i t o f t en so I am
f amiliar wi t h i t." T he por t e r believed him. A f t e r a dis t ance,
t he road ended. T he r e we r e many dead bodies lying about.
T he man jumped o f f t he mule and pulled out a kni f e wi t h
t he int ent ion o f killing t he por t e r. T he por t e r said, " T ake
t he mule and t he goods but don' t kill me." T he man insis t ed

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upon killing t he por t e r. T he por t e r asked t he man a chance

to pe r f orm two rakaa t s Salaah. T he man said, " You can do
as you please. A ll t hese dead people asked f or t he same
t hing but t heir Salaah did not help t hem." T he por t e r
began his Salaah but could not t hink o f any t hing to r ead
a f t e r Surah F aa t ihah. Meanwhile t he man was ge t t ing
impa t ient and told t he por t e r to hur r y up. Suddenly t he
f ollowing aayah o f t he Q ur 'aan came to t he mind o f t he
por t e r:

‫ﻮ َﺀ‬ ‫ﺴ‬
 ‫ ﺍﻟ‬‫ﺸﻒ‬
 ‫ﻳ ﹾﻜ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻩ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺩﻋ‬ ‫ﺍﺫﹶﺍ‬ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻀ ﹶﻄ‬
 ‫ﻤ‬ ‫ ﺍﹾﻟ‬‫ﺐ‬‫ﺠﻴ‬
‫ﻳ ﹺ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﹶﺍ‬
' W ho is T he One who answe rs t he call o f t he one who is `
wronged and r emoves t he evil ....' T he por t e r r eci t ed t his
ve rse and t ears came to his eyes when suddenly a horseman
appear ed on t he scene. H e was wearing a shining helme t and
car ried a spear in his hand. H e s t abbed t he rogue wi t h t he
spear and killed him. A f lame o f f ir e rose f rom t he spot
whe r e t he dead body f ell.

T he por t e r went into sa j dah and t hanked A llah  f or

saving him. H e quickly comple t ed his Salaah, ran towar ds
t he horseman and asked him who he was. T he horseman
r eplied, " I am a slave o f T he One who answe rs t he call o f
t he oppr essed (H e was an angel). You ar e now sa f e and you
may go whe r eve r you please." T he horseman t hen rode away
and disappear ed.

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22. FRIENDS

‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣﻨ‬ ‫ﺆ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺍ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫ﺐ‬

 ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺗﺼ‬ ‫ﹶﻻ‬
Do not choose anybody to be your companion except one
who is a Muslim.
[Abu Dawood]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. A Muslim should choose his friends carefully.
2. Always check the habits of your friends.
3. If they have any bad habits do not become their friends.
4. Always choose good and pious friends.
5. Always help your friends in need.

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S tory 27
' Uqbah bin A bi Mu' ee t was one o f t he leade rs in Makkah
Mukar ramah. I t was his habi t to invi t e all t he noble people
o f Makkah to a meal wheneve r he r e turned f rom a journey.
H e used to mee t Rasulullah J qui t e o f t en and also invi t e
him to t hese meals.

Once, during one o f t hese meals, he pr esent ed t he f ood to

Rasulullah J . Rasulullah J said, " I cannot ea t your f ood
unt il you say t ha t A llah  is One and I am His Messenge r."
' Uqbah r ead t he kalimah and Rasulullah J t hen a t e t he
f ood. Ubayy bin Khala f was a close f riend o f ' Uqbah. W hen
he hear d t ha t ' Uqbah r ead t he kalimah and accep t ed
I slaam, he became ve r y angr y.

' Uqbah t ried to e xplain to him t ha t Rasulullah J was a ve r y

noble pe rson and i f he did no t ea t t he f ood, ' Uqbah would
be disgraced. So, to please Rasulullah J and to encourage
him to ea t t he f ood, he r ead t he kalimah. Ubayy did not
believe him and said, " I f you ar e t rue in wha t you ar e
saying, go and spi t in t he f ace o f Rasulullah J ."
(N a'oozubillah)

' Uqbah lis t ened to his f riend and went and spa t in t he f ace
o f Rasulullah J . A llah  disgraced bot h o f t hem in t his
world and t hey will be punished seve r ely in t he A akhirah.
T his is t he end r esul t o f evil company.

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23. SPYING

‫ﺍ‬‫ﺴﻮ‬
‫ﺴ‬
‫ﺠ‬
 ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﹶﻻ‬
Do not spy.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. A Muslim does not spy on another person. Spying is an evil
habit.
2. Spying creates hatred because you are interfering in another
person's affairs.
3. By spying you will be finding fault with another Muslim
whereas finding faults is haraam.
4. We should hide one anothers faults.
5. Do not spy into another person’s home intentionally.

S tory 28
Once Rasulullah j was walking wi t h a group o f Sahabah
when t hey passed by two graves. Rasulullah j said, " T he
two people buried in t hese graves ar e being punished. One
is being punished because o f spying / car r ying t ales and t he
ot he r is being punished because o f not being car e f ul about
t he splashes o f urine."

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S tory 29
Once, a pe rson was selling a slave. Someone came and bough t
t he slave. Be f or e selling him, t he selle r told t he buye r t ha t
t he slave has t he f aul t o f car rying t ales. T he buye r did not
wor r y about i t and bough t t he slave. H e took t he slave home
and gave him wor k to do. A f t e r wor king f or a f ew days, t he
slave came to t he wi f e o f t he mas t e r and told he r t ha t he r
husband didn' t like he r anymor e and was planning to r emar r y.
T he wi f e said in shock, " W ha t ar e you saying?" T he slave said,
" I am t elling t he t rut h. Howeve r, I have a plan which, i f you
car r y out , will make him love you mor e." T he mas t e r 's wi f e
said, " T ell me t his plan." T he slave said, " W hen your husband
sleeps a t nigh t , shave o f f a f ew hairs f rom unde r his bear d.
T his is a proven me t hod."
T he slave went up to t he mas t e r and said, " I t seems t ha t your
wi f e is int e r es t ed in someone else and wishes to kill you." T he
mas t e r said in surprise, " T ha t cannot be possible." T he slave
said, " T es t i t out f or yoursel f . Tonigh t pr e t end to be asleep
and see wha t happens."
T ha t nigh t , t he wi f e took a razor and s t r e t ched he r hand
f orwar d to shave some hair f rom behind his bear d. As she put
he r hand f orwar d, t he mas t e r caugh t he r hand and killed he r
wi t h t he same razor. T he wi f e 's f amily hear d about i t and
killed t he husband. I n turn t he husband 's f amily hear d about
i t and killed t he wi f e 's f amily. T his f igh t las t ed f or many
years. T his was because o f t he evil o f car r ying t ales.

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24. HUMILITY

‫ﷲ‬
ُ ‫ ﺍ‬‫ﻌﻪ‬ ‫ﺭ ﹶﻓ‬ ‫ﷲ‬
ِ ِ ‫ﻊ‬ ‫ﺿ‬
 ‫ﺍ‬‫ﺗﻮ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬
He who humbles himself for the sake of Allah , Allah 
will elevate him in rank.
[Shu'bul Imaan]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Being humble means to believe that others are better and superior
than you.
2. This will help you in being of service to others.
3. If one has position or wealth one should be more careful to be
humble as these qualities create pride in ones heart.
4. We should always feel that we are lower than all Allah’s 
creation.

S tory 30
Hadh ra t Salmaan F arsi D was t he gove rnor o f Madinah
Munawwarah. On one occasion, he was walking t h rough t he
mar ke t when someone t hough t t ha t he was a labour e r. T ha t
pe rson told him to pick up his load. Hadh ra t Salmaan D
happily picked up t he load and car ried i t f or t he man. W hen
t he people saw t his, many r eques t ed t ha t he give t he load
to t hem but he r e f used.

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A f t e r some t ime t he pe rson r ealised who was car r ying his

load. H e became wor ried and begged Hadh ra t Salmaan D
to f orgive him. Hadh ra t Salmaan D told him not to wor r y.
T he man f el t ashamed o f wha t he had done t ha t he took an
oa t h neve r to give his load to anybody to car r y.

S tory 31
Hadh ra t Umar 's D journey to Sy ria is well known. H e and
his slave we r e t ravelling on one camel to Sy ria. T hey shar ed
t he camel. For a ce r t ain dis t ance Hadh ra t Umar D would
ride t he camel and his slave would lead i t , and f or t he same
dis t ance t he slave would ride t he camel and Hadh ra t Umar
D would lead i t.
A t one s t age i t was Hadh ra t Umar 's D turn to lead t he
camel when t hey had to pass t h rough wa t e r. H e took o f f
his shoes and, holding t hem unde r his arms, ent e r ed t he
wa t e r and crossed. W hen t hey near ed Sy ria, i t was once
again t he turn o f Hadh ra t Umar D to lead t he camel.
Hadh ra t A bu Ubaidah D , who was wai t ing f or Hadh ra t
Umar D , saw t his and said, " O Amee rul Mumineen, t he
people o f t he ci t y will come to welcome you. I t is
inappropria t e t ha t you lead t he camel while t he slave rides
i t. You should be riding t he camel." Hadh ra t Umar D
r eplied, " A llah  had honour ed us t h rough I slaam. Your
sugges t ion will make me to be unjus t to my slave. Should I
be unjus t to impr ess people?"

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25. OBSCENE TALK

‫ﺎ‬‫ﺤﺸ‬
ّ ‫ﺘ ﹶﻔ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻭ ﹶﻻ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺣﺸ‬ ‫ﷲ ﻓﹶﺎ‬
ِ ‫ﻮﻝﹸ ﺍ‬ ‫ﺭﺳ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻳ ﹸﻜ‬ْ ‫ﹶﱂ‬
Nabi j was naturally not an obscene person nor did he
behave with indecency.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. To be obscene means to be rude or indecent.
2. A Muslim is never rude in his behaviour or in his speech.
3. If anyone is rude to you, never behave rudely to him, rather treat
him with kindness.
4. We should never swear anyone or behave in a shameless manner.

S tory 32
Hadh ra t Anas D says, " I was once walking wi t h Rasulullah j .
H e was wearing a shawl made o f coarse ma t e rial. A village r
came up to Rasulullah j , grabbed t he shawl and pulled
Rasulullah j towar ds him. H e pulled Rasulullah j so har d t ha t
t he shawl ac tually le f t a mar k on his blessed shoulde r. T he
village r t hen said (ve r y rudely and disr espec t f ully), ' O
Muhammad! Give me some o f t he weal t h t ha t is by you which
belongs to A llah .' (Look a t t he tole rance and beaut i f ul
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charac t e r o f Rasulullah j ) Rasulullah j smiled and told one

o f t he Sahabah to give t his village r some weal t h."

26. TAQWA (FEAR OF ALLAH)

‫ﺖ‬
 ‫ﺎ ﻛﹸﻨ‬‫ﺚﹸ ﻣ‬‫ﺣﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺗ ﹺﻖ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺍ‬
Fear Allah  wherever you are.
[Shu'bul Imaan]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Taqwa means to fear Allah  in every place or condition. Allah
 is observing us every moment of our lives.
2. Taqwa is to fulfil every command of Allah  and to protect
yourself from his disobedience by not committing any sin.
3. Allah  loves those who have the quality of Taqwa.
4. A person who possesses Taqwa will be very close to Rasulullah
j on the Day of Qiyaamah.

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S tory 33
Hadh ra t Umar D was t he leade r o f t he Muslims. One
nigh t he was walking in t he s t r ee t s o f Madinah. As he
passed one o f t he houses, he hear d two people t alking. A
woman was saying to he r daugh t e r, "Le t us mix some wa t e r
wi t h t he milk. W e can make mor e money. W e ar e poor and
we need t he money. Nobody will know wha t we did."

" No, " said t he daugh t e r. " I t is wrong to mix wa t e r wi t h t he

milk and t hen to sell i t. I t is agains t t he or de r o f Hadh ra t
Umar D . I t is dishones t."

T he mot he r said, " H adh ra t Umar D is not he r e. H e will

not know wha t we ar e doing." " W e mus t obey Hadh ra t Umar
D , even i f he is not he r e," said t he daugh t e r. " Besides, he
may not know, but how can we hide f rom A llah ? H e sees
eve r y t hing and H e knows eve r y t hing."

Hadh ra t Umar D walked o f f silent ly. H e was ve r y pleased

wi t h t he girl.

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S tory 34
Once, while Hadh ra t Umar D was t ravelling, he saw a
shephe r d grazing a f lock o f sheep. H e r eques t ed f or some
milk since t he A rabs used to give t ravelle rs milk to d rink
f or f r ee. T he shephe r d apologised and said, " I am not t he
owne r o f t hese sheep. I am only a shephe r d. I do not have
t he owne rs pe rmission to give you t he milk."

Hadh ra t Umar D decided to t es t him. H e said to t he

shephe r d, "Le t me t ell you some t hing which will bene f i t
bot h o f us. You sell me a goa t. I will bene f i t f rom i t s milk.
You can t ake t he money f or yoursel f . As f or t he owne r, t ell
him t ha t a wol f a t e up t he sheep. H e will believe you
because t he r e ar e many wolves in t his ar ea." Upon hearing
t his, t he shephe r d immedia t ely s t ar t ed saying,

" Then where is Allah ? Then where is Allah ?"

( W ha t t he shephe r d meant was t ha t have you f orgot t en

t ha t A llah  is wa t ching? Maybe I can lie to t he owne r and
t ake away t he money, but can I hide f rom A llah  ?).

Hadh ra t Umar D was ve r y pleased wi t h his r eply. H e

la t e r bough t t he shephe r d (who was a slave) and f r eed him.
H e also gave him many sheep as a gi f t.

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27. HATRED

‫ﺍ‬‫ﻀﻮ‬
 ‫ﺎ ﹶﻏ‬‫ﺗﺒ‬ ‫ﹶﻻ‬
Do not hate one another.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. To hate another person is an evil habit.
2. As Muslims we should love each other.
3. We must always keep our hearts clean.
4. If we had a problem or a fight, we should be the first to ask for
forgiveness.

S tory 35
Hadh ra t Anas D says, " Once we we r e si t t ing wi t h
Rasulullah j when he said, ' Ve r y soon a pe rson f rom
J annah will ent e r.' A man f rom t he Ansaar ent e r ed wi t h his
shoes in his le f t hand and wa t e r d ripping f rom his bear d
(showing t ha t he had jus t made wudhu). T he ne x t day
Rasulullah j r epea t ed his s t a t ement and t he same man who
ent e r ed wi t h his shoes in his le f t hand and wa t e r d ripping
f rom his bear d. T he t hir d day t he same t hing happened.

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W hen Rasulullah j went away, Hadh ra t A bdullah bin Umar

D went up to t ha t man and said, ' I had an argument wi t h
my f a t he r and took an oa t h t ha t I will not s t ay a t home f or
t h r ee days. Please allow me to s t ay wi t h you f or t h r ee
days.' Hadh ra t A bdullah bin Umar D spent t he t h r ee
nigh t s wi t h t ha t Sahaabi and did not see him do any e x t ra
ibaadah. A f t e r t he t h r ee days he said to t ha t Sahaabi, “ I
did not have any argument wi t h my f a t he r. I want ed to see
wha t special ac t ion you ar e doing t ha t made Rasulullah j
declar e you a man o f J annah. T hus I only made an e xcuse to
come and s t ay wi t h you. Now a f t e r s t aying wi t h you, I don' t
see any t hing special.”

T he Sahaabi said, “ I don' t do any t hing special. Howeve r, I

don' t have ha t r ed nor j ealousy f or any Muslim.” Hadh ra t
A bdullah D t hen said, “T his mus t be t he quali t y t ha t
makes you a J anna t i.”

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28. HAVING MERCY ON OTHERS

‫ﺱ‬
 ‫ﺎ‬‫ ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺣﻢ‬ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻦ ﹶﻻ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ُ ‫ ﺍﷲ‬‫ﺣﻢ‬ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﹶﻻ‬
Allah  does not show mercy to him who does not show
mercy to others.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. We must be merciful and kind to the creation of Allah .
2. We should not ill-treat or harm any creation of Allah .
3. Be kind to your servants and workers.
4. Always show kindness to children and to the old people.
5. Allah  will show kindness and mercy, to a person who is kind
and merciful.

S tory 36
I n t he early days o f I slaam, t he non-Muslims made li f e
ve r y di f f icul t f or Rasulullah j . T hey mocked him and spa t
in his f ace. T hey t h r ew t horns in his pa t h. T hey t h r ew t he
insides o f a camel on him. T hey t ried t o s t arve him. T hey
s toned him. His toot h was b roken in ba t t le. His r ela t ives
and f riends we r e killed. T hey even t ried to kill him!

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W hen Rasulullah j ent e r ed Makkah vic torious, wi t h 10 000

men, t he non-Muslims we r e a t his me rcy. T hey we r e weak,
helpless and ve r y f righ t ened. H e asked t hem, " How do you
e xpec t me to t r ea t you?" " W i t h kindness and pi t y, one
noble B rot he r and N ephew!" , t hey r eplied.

T ears f illed t he eyes o f Rasulullah j and he said, " I say to

you wha t Yusu f  said to his b rot he rs. H ave no f ear t his
day. Go f or you ar e all f r ee." Rasulullah j had me rcy on
t hem.

S tory 37
Once, Hadh ra t Umar D was pa t rolling t he s t r ee t s o f
Madinah when he spot t ed a t ent on t he out skir t s. W hen he
r eached t he r e, he saw a woman wi t h child r en. H e not iced
t ha t t he child r en we r e cr ying and t ha t t he r e was a pot
placed on t he f ir e. H e asked t he woman why t he child r en
we r e cr ying. She r eplied t ha t t hey we r e cr ying out o f
hunge r. Hadh ra t Umar D asked he r wha t was in t he pot.
She r eplied t ha t t he r e was only wa t e r in t he pot to make
t he child r en t hink t ha t some t hing was cooking.

Hadh ra t Umar D hur ried to Madinah to f e t ch f lour,

da t es and ot he r t hings to pr epar e a meal. H e car ried t he
f ood on his back and he himsel f pr epar ed t he meal and gave
i t to t he lady to f eed t he child r en. T he lady was pleased
wi t h Hadh ra t Umar 's D kindness and made dua f or him.

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29. WEALTH

‫ﺎ ﹸﻝ‬‫ﻲ ﹶﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬ ‫ﺘ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻨﺔﹸ ﹸﺃ‬‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﻨ ﹰﺔ‬‫ﺘ‬ ‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻟ ﹸﻜ ّﹺﻞ ﺃﹸ‬ ‫ﺍ ﱠﻥ‬
Every nation had a test. The test of my Ummah is wealth.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. The test of wealth means that neither should we be greedy for
wealth nor should we misuse the wealth Allah  has provided.
2. Having wealth or money is not harmful provided one uses it
correctly.
3. We should not desire for more than what Allah  has destined
for us.
4. We should always thank Allah  for what He has provided us
and trust in Him alone to fulfil our needs.
5. We should always spend in the path of Allah  by helping the
poor and needy.

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S tory 38
A poor man by t he name o f T h 'alabah ibn Haa t ib came to
Rasulullah j and r eques t ed Rasulullah j to make dua t ha t
he becomes weal t hy. Rasulullah j said, " Don' t you like my
way (o f simplici t y and pove r t y)? I t ake an oa t h in t ha t
Being who cont rols my li f e t ha t i f I wished, t he mount ains
o f Madinah would turn into gold and f ollow me whe r eve r I
go. Howeve r, I do not like such riches." T h 'alabah went
away.

A f t e r some t ime he came back and made t he same r eques t

and also promised t ha t i f he became weal t hy, he would
f ul f il t he righ t s o f eve r yone. Rasulullah j made dua t ha t
he mus t become weal t hy. T he r esul t o f t his dua was t ha t
t he f ew goa t s t ha t he had, began to incr ease. T hey
incr eased to such an e x t ent t ha t he had to move to t he
out skir t s o f Madinah. T hus he used to pe r f orm only Zuh r
and Asr wi t h Rasulullah j whils t t he r es t o f t he Salaahs
he pe r f ormed a t home. T he r ea f t e r his goa t s incr eased
even mor e and he had to move righ t out o f Madinah.
Consequent ly he used to come f or J umu'ah Salaah only.
Eventually he had to move even f ur t he r out o f Madinah and
t he r ea f t e r s topped a t t ending even t he J umu'ah Salaah.

Meanwhile t he aayaa t o f Z akaa t we r e r evealed. Rasulullah

j wrot e out in de t ail t he Z akaa t t ha t should be t aken f rom
animals. Rasulullah j t hen gave t he pape r to two Sahaabah
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speci f ically ins t ruc t ed t hem to go to T h 'alabah and anot he r

pe rson f rom t he Banu Sulaim t ribe.

W hen t hese two people r eached T h 'alabah and showed him

t he pape r o f Rasulullah j , he said, " T his is Kharaa j ( t ax
t aken f rom non-Muslims). Car r y on wi t h your wor k. On your
way back, s top by me again."

T he two o f t hem t hen went to t he pe rson f rom t he Banu

Sulaim t ribe. W hen he saw how much Z akaa t he had to give
f rom his animals, he chose t he bes t animals and happily
gave i t to t hem. T hey said, " You have b rough t t he bes t
animals whe r eas we have been ins t ruc t ed to t ake t he
ave rage animal, not t he highes t quali t y nor t he lowes t
quali t y. T hus we cannot t ake t hese animals." Howeve r t his
pe rson insis t ed t ha t t hey t ake t he bes t quali t y animals.
T hey t hen went and collec t ed Z akaa t f rom t he ot he r
people.

On t heir r e turn, t hey again s topped by T h 'alabah. H e asked

t hem to show him t he pape r on which t he de t ails o f t he
Z akaa t we r e wri t t en. A f t e r e xamining i t again, he said,
" T his is a t ax which is not to be t aken f rom Muslims. Car r y
on back to Madinah. I will t hink about i t f or a while be f or e
I make a decision."

W hen t hey r e turned to Madinah, t hey r epor t ed t he ent ir e

incident to Rasulullah j . Rasulullah j was pleased wi t h t he
man f rom t he Banu Sulaim t ribe and made dua t ha t A llah 
give him a lot o f Barakah in his li f e. W hen Rasulullah j

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hear d about T h 'alabah, he said t h rice, " W oe be to

T h 'alabah!" A yaa t o f t he Q ur 'aan we r e t hen r evealed about
T h 'alabah. A f riend o f T h 'alabah who was pr esent
immedia t ely went to T h 'alabah, r ebuked him and t old him
wha t had happened.

T h 'alabah rushed to Madinah wi t h his Z akaa t and begged

Rasulullah j to accep t i t. Rasulullah j said, " I have been
commanded by A llah  not to accep t your Z akaa t. W hen I
had sent my ins t ruc t ion to you, you did not obey. Now your
Z akaa t cannot be accep t ed."

Shor t ly t he r ea f t e r Rasulullah j passed away. W hen

Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D was t he Khalee f ah, T h 'alabah
b rough t his Z akaa t to him. Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D said,
" How can I accep t wha t Rasulullah j did not accep t?"
W hen Hadh ra t Umar D became t he Khalee f ah, T h 'alabah
again b rough t his Z akaa t. Hadh ra t Umar D said, " How can
I accep t wha t Rasulullah j and Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D did
not accep t ?" W hen Hadh ra t U t hmaan D became t he
Khalee f ah, T h 'alabah once again b rough t his Z akaa t.
Hadh ra t U t hmaan D said, " How can I accep t t ha t which
was not accep t ed by Rasulullah j , Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D
and Hadh ra t Umar D ?" T h 'alabah died during t he rule o f
Hadh ra t U t hmaan D .

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30. SEEKING KNOWLEDGE

‫ﻠ ﹴﻢ‬ ‫ﺴ‬
 ‫ﻠﻰ ﹸﻛ ّﹺﻞ ﻣ‬‫ﺔﹲ ﻋ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻌ ﹾﻠ ﹺﻢ ﻓﹶﺮﹺﻳ‬ ‫ ﺍﹾﻟ‬‫ﹶﻃ ﹶﻠﺐ‬
Seeking knowledge is the compulsory duty of every
Muslim.
[Ibn Majah]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Ilm or Knowledge of Islam is the greatest treasure and fortune
any person can gain.
2. Ignorance of Islam is the worst poverty.
3. Without Ilm a person will never understand his purpose of life
nor will he be able to practice his Deen.
4. When a person seeks the knowledge of Deen, Angels accompany
him and he is rewarded for every step he takes towards learning.
5. A student of Deen is protected from sin when he learns and the
mercy of Allah  descends upon him.
6. We should always have a desire to learn more about our Deen.

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S tory 39
Ka t hir bin Q ais says, " I was si t t ing wi t h Hadh ra t A bu
Dar da D in a mus j id in Damascus when a pe rson came to
him and said, ' O A bu Dar da D ! I have come all t he way
f rom Madinah Munawwarah to learn one Hadi t h f rom you as
I unde rs t and t ha t you have hear d i t dir ec t ly f rom
Rasulullah j .' Hadh ra t A bu Dar da D asked him i f he had
any ot he r wor k in Damascus. H e r eplied t ha t he did not
have any ot he r wor k. Hadh ra t A bu Dar da D again asked,
' A r e you sur e t ha t you have no ot he r wor k in Damascus?'
H e r eplied, ' I have come he r e only to learn t his H adi t h
f rom you.' Hadh ra t A bu Dar da D t hen said, 'Lis t en! I
have hear d Rasulullah j saying t ha t A llah  eases t he way
to J annah f or one who t ravels to seek knowledge. T he
angels spr ead t heir wings f or him and eve r y t hing in t he
heavens and ear t h even t he f ish in t he sea, make dua f or
his f orgiveness. T he supe riori t y o f a pe rson possessing
knowledge ove r a pe rson involved in worship is like t he
supe riori t y o f t he moon ove r t he s t ars. T he Ulama ar e t he
inhe ri tors o f t he Ambiyaa . T he Ambiyaa  did not
leave behind gold and silve r. T hey le f t behind knowledge. A
pe rson who acquir es knowledge acquir es a gr ea t weal t h.' "

Hadh ra t A bu Dar da D was one o f t he Sahabah who had

gr ea t knowledge. H e is known as Hakimul-Ummah (T he ve r y
wise pe rson o f t he ummah).

Hadh ra t Anas D nar ra t es t ha t Rasulullah j said, " I f you

wish to see people who ar e f r eed f rom t he f ir e o f
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J ahannum, t hen look a t t he s tudent s s tudying t he

knowledge o f Deen. By A llah , when a s tudent goes to t he
door o f an ' A alim wi t h t he in t ent ion o f learning, f or eve r y
s t ep t ha t he t akes he will be given t he r ewar d o f one years
'ibaadah. Eve r y por t ion o f ground t ha t he s t eps on makes
dua f or his f orgiveness and day and nigh t t he angels
announce, ' H e r e ar e t hose whom A llah  has f r eed f rom
t he f ir e (o f J ahannum).' I n t his way an abode is made f or
him in J annah."

S tory 40
Many s tudent s we r e s tudying Hadi t h in Madinah
Munawwarah by I maam Maalik . One day t he r e was an
announcement t ha t an elephant had come into t he town. An
elephant is a ve r y s t range animal to t he A rabs. T he
s tudent s hear d t his announcement and immedia t ely le f t t he
lessons and ran out. One o f t he s tudent s, whose name was
Yahya, r emained sea t ed peace f ully. I maam Maalik
asked him: “T he r e ar e no elephant s in t he count r y t ha t you
live in. W hy don’t you also go to see i t?” Yahya r eplied:
“Hadh ra t , I le f t Spain to mee t you and learn f rom you. I
did not leave my home town to see elephant s.” I maam Maalik
was ve r y pleased when he hear d t his r eply and gave
him t he t i t le; " T he mos t int elligent o f t he people o f
Andalus (Spain).”

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31. LEARNING THE QUR'A AN

‫ﻤﻪ‬ ‫ﻋ ﱠﻠ‬ ‫ﻭ‬ ‫ﺁ ﹶﻥ‬‫ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸﻘﺮ‬ ‫ﻌ ﱠﻠ‬ ‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﻛﹸ‬‫ﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﺧ‬
The best amongst you is he who learns the Qur'aan and
teaches it.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. The Qur'aan is the greatest gift and blessing of Allah .
2. Those who are making an effort to learn or teach the Qur'aan are
very fortunate as they are best of all people.
3. We should always try to learn to recite the Qur'aan correctly with
Tajweed.
4. We should also learn the meaning of the Qur'aan and practice on
its teachings.
5. Great rewards have been promised for those who are learning or
teaching the Qur'aan.

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S tory 41
Hadh ra t Z aid bin T haabi t D was six years old when his
f a t he r passed away. H e was eleven a t t he t ime o f hi j rah.
H e want ed to t ake par t in t he ba t t les o f Bad r and Uhud
but was not allowed because o f his young age. H e took par t
in all t he ba t t les t he r ea f t e r.

W hen t he Sahabah we r e marching towar ds T abuk f or

ba t t le, t he f lag o f t he Banu Maalik t ribe was being held by
Ammar ah D . Rasulullah j ins t ruc t ed him to give i t to
Hadh ra t Z aid D . Ammarah D t hough t t ha t maybe,
someone had complained about him t he r e f or e Rasulullah j
ins t ruc t ed him to give t he f lag away. H e asked, " O
Rasulullah j , is t his because someone complained about
me?" Rasulullah j r eplied, " No. Because Z aid D knows
mor e Q ur 'aan t han you. T his has given him pr e f e r ence."

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32. THE BEST ZIKR

‫ﺍ ﱠﻻ ﺍﷲ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻟ‬‫ﺬ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ﻵ ﺍ‬ّ ‫ﻀﻞﹸ ﺍﻟ‬

 ‫ﹶﺃ ﹾﻓ‬
The best form of Zikr is “Laa ilaha illallah”.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Zikr means to remember or think of Allah .
2. A person who remembers Allah , Allah  remembers him.
3. By making Zikr our hearts will be cleansed of all evil qualities.
4. A person who recites laa ilaha illallah 100 times daily, his face
will shine like the full moon on the day of Qiyaamah.
5. A person who makes the Zikr of Allah  is like a living person,
whilst a person who does not make Zikr is like a dead person
(spiritually).
S tory 42
Once, Hadh ra t Moosa  asked A llah  to t each him a special
f orm o f Z ik r. A llah  told him to r ead laa ilaha illallah.
Hadh ra t Moosa  said t ha t t his Z ik r is r ead by eve r ybody.
A llah  again told him to r ead laa ilaha illallah. Hadh ra t
Moosa  r eplied t ha t he want ed a Z ik r t ha t was f or him only.
A llah  said, " O Moosa , i f t he seven skies and t he seven
ear t hs we r e placed in one pan o f t he scale and t he kalimah laa
ilaha illallah was placed in t he ot he r pan, t he kalimah will be
heavie r."
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S tory 43
A bu Yaz eed Q ur tubi wri t es, " On learning ( t h rough
t he Hadi t h) t ha t t he one who r eads ‫ﺍ ﱠﻻ ﺍﷲ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﺍﻟ‬ ‫ ﹶﻻ‬sevent y
t housand t imes will be saved f rom t he f ir e o f J ahannum, I
comple t ed t his numbe r once f or my wi f e and f ew t imes f or
mysel f .

T he r e used to live near us a young man who was known to be

blessed wi t h t he powe r o f kash f (A llah  some t imes allows
him to see ce r t ain t hings o f t he unseen like wha t is
happening in someone 's grave, J anna t , J ahannum, e t c.) but
I hesi t a t ed to believe i t.

Once, t his young man was ea t ing wi t h us when he suddenly

ut t e r ed a cr y and said, " I see my mot he r burning in t he
f ir e o f J ahannum." W hen I saw how grieved he was, I
t hough t o f giving one o f my comple t e sevent y t housand
r eci t a t ions o f t he Kalimah f or his mot he r. I quie t ly did so
in my hear t wi t hout t elling anybody abou t i t. As soon as I
did t his, t he young man became happy and said, " O Uncle,
my mot he r has been r elieved o f t he punishment o f
J ahannum." T his incident proved use f ul to me in two ways:
F irs t ly, t he blessing o f r eci t ing t he Kalimah sevent y
t housand t imes was proved by ac tual e xpe rience, and
secondly, i t showed t ha t t he young man was r eally blessed
wi t h t he powe r o f kash f ."

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33. DUROOD SHAREEF

‫ﺍ‬‫ﺸﺮ‬
 ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻋ ﹶﻠ‬ ‫ﷲ‬
ُ ‫ﺻ ﱠﻠﻰ ﺍ‬
 ‫ﺪ ﹰﺓ‬ ‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬ ‫ﻋ ﹶﻠ‬ ‫ﺻ ﹼﻠﻰ‬
 ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬
One who sends one durood upon me, Allah  will bless
him ten fold.
[Muslim]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Our Nabi j made great sacrifices on our behalf. He went
through many difficulties for us.
2. We should send Durood and Salaam upon him in great quantity
in return for his favours upon us.
3. By sending Durood upon Nabi j , the love of Nabi J will enter
our hearts.
4. A person who does not send Durood after hearing the name of
our Nabi j is a miser or a stingy person.
5. We should at least send 100 Durood upon our Nabi j daily.
6. We should increase our recitation of durood on Fridays.

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S tory 44
A llah  once r evealed to Hadh ra t Moosa , " O Moosa ,
i f t he r e we r e no people on ear t h to make My Z ik r, I would
not send down a single d rop o f rain nor would I allow a
single seed to grow. O Moosa , do you wish to become
ve r y close to me?" Hadh ra t Moosa  said, " Yes indeed O
A llah ." A llah  said, "Reci t e abundant Durood on t he
Prophe t Muhammad j ."

S tory 45
Ubaidullah bin Umar D says, " I once had a close f riend
who was a wri t e r. A f t e r he died, I saw him in a d r eam and
asked him how A llah  had t r ea t ed him. H e said t ha t A llah
 had f orgiven him. I asked him wha t ac t ion o f his was
liked by A llah  f or which A llah  had f orgiven him. H e
r eplied t ha t wheneve r he used to wri t e t he name o f
Rasulullah j , he used to always add j . For t his A llah 
gave him wha t no eye has seen, no ear has hear d o f and no
hear t has imagined."

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34. BACKBITING

‫ﺒ ﹶﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻐ‬ ‫ﻭ ﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﺎ ﹸﻛ‬‫ِﹺﺇﻳ‬

Save yourself from backbiting.
[Kanzul Ummaal]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Backbiting means to say such things about someone in his
absence which if he happens to hear he will dislike.
2. If what is said about him is found in him then this is gheebah
and if not, then it is slander, which is worse than backbiting.
3. Backbiting creates disunity, fighting, hatred, jealousy, etc.
4. Backbiting is like eating someone's dead flesh.
5. We are giving all our good deeds away to that person whom we
speak ill of.

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S tory 46
Rasulullah j once commanded t he people to f as t and said
to t hem t ha t none o f t hem should b r eak t heir f as t unt il he
gives t hem pe rmission. W hen t he nigh t se t in, a pe rson
came to Rasulullah j and said, " O Rasulullah j , please
pe rmi t me to b r eak my f as t." Rasulullah j pe rmi t t ed him.
Anot he r pe rson came wi t h t he same r eques t and was also
grant ed pe rmission to b r eak his f as t. A t hir d pe rson came
and said, " O Rasulullah j , t he r e ar e two women who ar e
f inding t he f as t ve r y di f f icul t. T hey ar e f eeling shy to ask
you f or pe rmission to b r eak t heir f as t. Please give t hem
pe rmission." Rasulullah j turned away f rom him. H e
pr esent ed his r eques t a second t ime but again Rasulullah j
turned away f rom him. W hen he r eques t ed f or t he t hir d
t ime, Rasulullah j turned away f rom him and said, " T hey
did not f as t. T hey we r e ea t ing t he f lesh o f people during
t he day ( t hey we r e indulging in gheebah). Go and t ell t hem
to vomi t." T his man went and told t hose two women to
vomi t. W hen t hey vomi t ed, blood and pieces o f f lesh came
out. H e r e turned and in f ormed Rasulullah j o f wha t
happened. Rasulullah j said, " I f t ha t blood and f lesh
r emained in t heir s tomachs, t hey would have ent e r ed t he
f ir e o f J ahannum."

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35. NEIGHBOURS

‫ﻩ‬ ‫ﺎ ﹺﺭ‬‫ﻟﺠ‬ ‫ﻢ‬ ‫ﻫ‬ ‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧﻴ‬ ‫ﷲ‬

ِ ‫ﺪ ﺍ‬ ‫ﻨ‬ ‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﺠ‬
‫ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹺ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧﻴ‬
The best neighbour in the sight of Allah  is he who is
good to his neighbour.
[Mustadrak Haakim]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. We should always be kind to our neighbours. Never harm them
in any way.
2. We should always be the first to help them if they are in any
difficulty.
3. We should share our food with them. If they are poor we should
assist them.
4. We should not do any action which will cause problems like
disturbing them when they are asleep.
5. If they cause any difficulty to us we should be patient and forgive
them.

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S tory 47
One o f t he neighbours o f Hadh ra t Bayazid Bus t ami
was a f ir e-worshippe r. T his neighbour once went on a
journey, leaving behind his wi f e and his suckling child.
W hen t he nigh t would approach, t he child would become
r es t less and cr y because o f t he dar kness. (T hey didn' t
have a lamp). W hen Hadh ra t Bayazid came to know
o f t his, he would ligh t his lamp and leave i t a t t he
neighbour 's house a t nigh t. Because o f t he ligh t , t he child
would be a t ease and sleep soundly. W hen t he f ir e-
worshippe r r e turned, his wi f e in f ormed him o f t he kindness
o f Hadh ra t Bayazid . T his had such an e f f ec t on t he
f ir e-worshippe r t ha t he immedia t ely went ne x t door and
accep t ed I slaam a t t he hands o f Hadh ra t Bayazid .

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S tory 48
One o f t he neighbours o f I maam A bu Hanee f ah was
a cobble r. During t he day he would be busy making and
mending shoes and a t nigh t he would ge t d runk and sing t ill
la t e, causing a dis tur bance. Eve r y nigh t , whils t pe r f orming
Salaah, I maam A bu Hanee f ah would hear him making
noise.

One nigh t , I maam A bu Hanee f ah did not hear him

making noise. On making enquiries, he f ound out t ha t t he
police had ar r es t ed t he cobble r. N e x t morning, immedia t ely
a f t e r Salaah, I maam Sahib went to t he door o f t he
gove rnor o f t he ci t y. T he gove rnor r eceived him honourably
and asked i f he needed any t hing. I maam Sahib said,
" One o f my neighbours has been ar r es t ed. I r eques t t he
gove rnor to r elease him." T he gove rnor or de r ed t he r elease
o f I maam Sahib 's neighbour as well as all t he ot he r
prisone rs who we r e ar r es t ed on t ha t day.

As I maam Sahib was r e turning f rom t he gove rnor 's

house, his neighbour, who was now r eleased, ran up to him
and said, " You have made gr ea t conside r a t ion f or me. May
A llah  grant you t he gr ea t es t r ewar d f or prot ec t ing your
neighbour."

T he cobble r r epent ed f rom d rinking alcohol. H e t hen began

to a t t end t he ga t he rings o f I maam Sahib unt il he
became one o f t he prominent Ulama o f t he t ime.

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36. GIFTS

‫ﺍ‬‫ﺑﻮ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺗﺤ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ﺩﻭ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺗﻬ‬

Give gifts to each other you will love each other.
[Al-Adabul Mufrad]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. Muslims should always love one another.
2. By giving gifts to another Muslim it shows our love for him.
3. Giving of gifts removes hatred from the heart.
4. If we give someone a gift we should never ask him to return it.
5. We should make a habit of giving gifts to one another.
6. We should not feel shy to give simple things as gifts.

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37. DOUBTFUL THINGS

‫ﻚ‬
 ‫ﺒ‬‫ ﹺﺮﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﹶﻻ ﻳ‬‫ﻚ ِﹺﺇﱃ ﻣ‬
 ‫ﺒ‬‫ ﹺﺮﻳ‬‫ﺎ ﻳ‬‫ﻉ ﻣ‬
 ‫ﺩ‬
Leave out those things which create doubt in your mind
and choose those things that do not create doubt in your
mind.
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. If a person is in doubt regarding the permissibility of something,
he should abstain from it.
2. Use only things that are not doubtful.
3. Stay away from doubtful foods. Do not eat such food which are
you not sure of.
4. A person who avoids doubtful things safeguards his Imaan and
his honour.
5. A person who uses doubtful things might indulge in haraam.
6. Remember, “when in doubt leave it out” or “first find out”.

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S tory 49
Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D had a slave who used to give him a
por t ion o f his daily income. Once t he slave b rough t some
f ood f rom which Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D a t e a morsel f rom
i t. T he slave said, " You always f irs t ask me whe r e I ge t t he
f ood f rom, but today you did not ask." Hadh ra t A bu Bak r
D r eplied, " I was so hungr y t ha t I f orgot. T ell me now,
how did you ge t t his f ood?" T he slave said, " Be f or e I
became a Muslim, I used to do f or tune- t elling (which is
haraam). I did some f or tune- t elling f or some people who
promised to pay me la t e r. I happened to see t hose people
today celeb ra t ing a wedding and t hey gave me t his f ood."

A bu Bak r D said, " A h! T his will kill me." H e t hen t ried to

vomi t t he morsel which he had swallowed but could not do
so as his s tomach had been qui t e emp t y. Somebody
sugges t ed t ha t he d rink wa t e r to his f ill and t hen t r y to
vomi t. H e kep t on d rinking wa t e r and vomi t ing unt il t he
morsel came out. Somebody r emar ked, " May A llah  have
me rcy on you! You put yoursel f t h rough such di f f icul t y f or
a single morsel."

Hadh ra t A bu Bak r D said, " I would have t aken i t out even

i f I had to lose my li f e. I have hear d Rasulullah j saying,
' T he f lesh nourished by haraam f ood will go into t he f ir e o f
J ahannum.' I t he r e f or e quickly t ried to vomi t t ha t morsel
les t any por t ion o f my body should r eceive nourishment
f rom i t."

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T he pious people would not ea t any t hing unt il t hey we r e

pe r f ec t ly sur e t ha t i t was halaal. I f t he r e was t he
sligh t es t doub t , t hey would not ea t i t and i f by mis t ake
t hey a t e i t , t hey would immedia t ely vomi t i t out.

S tory 50
Hadh ra t Umar D once r eceived some musk f rom Bah rain.
H e said, " I want someone to weigh i t so t ha t i t may be
equally dis t ribut ed among t he Muslims." His wi f e said, " I
shall weigh i t." Hadh ra t Umar D kep t quie t. A li t t le la t e r
he again asked f or someone to weigh t he musk and again his
wi f e volunt ee r ed to do so. Again, Hadh ra t Umar D kep t
quie t. W hen she o f f e r ed f or t he t hir d t ime, Hadh ra t Umar
D said, " I do no t like your touching t he musk while
weighing i t and rubbing i t on yoursel f a f t e rwar ds as t his
would amount to some t hing mor e t han my shar e."

Any ot he r pe rson weighing t he musk would have had t he

same advant age but Hadh ra t Umar D did not like t his
pr e f e r ence f or any membe r o f his own f amily. Look a t t his
caut iousness to avoid even t he sligh t es t bi t o f doub t.

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38. ANGER

‫ﺐ‬
 ‫ﻀ‬
 ‫ﻐ‬ ‫ﺍ ﺍﹾﻟ‬‫ﺒﻮ‬‫ﺘﹺﻨ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺍ‬
Avoid anger.
[Shu'bul Imaan]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. It is necessary to control one’s anger.
2. Shaytaan takes control of a person who does not control his
anger.
3. If an angry person is standing he should sit down. If he is sitting
he should lie down or move away from the place.
4. When angry, recite Ta’awwuz, drink water or make wudhu.

S tory 51
Once, a pious pe rson by t he name o f Hadh ra t Bayazid
Bus t ami was ge t t ing r eady f or t he Eid Salaah. H e
had a ba t h, put on clean clot hes, applied some i t r and se t
o f f f or t he Eidgaah. W hile passing by a house, someone
mis t akenly t h r ew some ash f rom t he roo f , which landed on
Hadh ra t Bayazid . I ns t ead o f ge t t ing angr y, Hadh ra t
Bayazid s t ar t ed rubbing t he ash on himsel f and said
to himsel f , " O Bayazid! You we r e dese rving o f f ir e burning
you but A llah  sent ash." H e went away wi t hout even
looking up to see who had t h rown t he ash.

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S tory 52
Once, shay t aan approached Hadh ra t Moosa  and said,
" You ar e t he chosen messenge r o f A llah . You speak
dir ec t ly to A llah . I wish to r epent. I r eques t you to
int e rcede on my behal f to A llah . Hadh ra t Moosa  was
ve r y happy a t t his. I f shay t aan r epent ed, he would no t
mislead t he people anymor e. Eve r yone would t hen obey
A llah . H e made wudhu and pe r f ormed salaah. H e t hen
made dua. A llah  said, " O Moosa, shay t aan is a liar and he
int ends to deceive you. T ell him i f he wishes to make
t aubah, he should go to t he grave o f Hadh ra t A adam 
and make sa j dah t he r e."
Hadh ra t Moosa  was again ve r y happy as he t hough t t ha t
t his was a ve r y easy t hing f or shay t aan to do. H e conveyed
t he message to shay t aan. W hen shay t aan hear d t his, he
became ve r y angr y and said, " How can I make sa j dah t o
t ha t pe rson who is dead when I did not make sa j dah to him
whils t he was alive.

N eve r t heless O Moosa , you have done me a f avour. I n

appr ecia t ion f or wha t you have done, I will t ell you
some t hing. On t h r ee occasions bewar e o f me:

1) A t t he t ime o f ange r. A t t ha t t ime I am in t he hear t o f a

human being and I run in his body like blood.

2) A t t he ba t t le f ield (as well as when learning or

propaga t ing Deen or being in any way in t he pa t h o f A llah

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). A t t ha t t ime I a t t rac t t he pe rson to his wi f e, child r en

and belongings so t ha t he may r e turn to t hem.

3) W hen a male and f emale ar e in privacy. I a t t rac t t hem

to each ot he r unt il t hey bot h engage in evil."

39. BEING ALONE WITH A FEMALE

‫ﺓ‬ ‫ﺮﹶﺃ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻞﹲ ﹺﺑ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻮ ﱠﻥ ﺭ‬ ‫ﺨﻠﹸ‬

 ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﹶﻻ‬
No male should be alone with a strange female.
[Bukhaari]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. If a strange male and female are alone then the third person is
Shaytaan. Strange means that they are not blood relatives eg.
(Father and daughter, Mother and son or brother and sister.)
2. Shaytaan will try his best to make them commit an evil action as
he becomes the messenger between the two of them.
3. A person should be careful not to go to such places where he will
be alone with a female.
4. A strange male and female may only remain alone in privacy
once they are married.

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S tory 53
T he r e was a ve r y pious monk I n t he Bani I sraeel who was
f amous f or his pie t y. H e used to s t ay alone in his
monas t e r y and engage himsel f in t he worship o f A llah .
T he r e we r e t h r ee b rot he rs and t heir sis t e r also s t aying in
t ha t ar ea. T he t h r ee b rot he rs we r e called to go out in
j ihaad. T hey we r e conce rned about t he sa f e t y o f t heir
sis t e r. A f t e r making mashwara (i.e. a f t e r holding a
mee t ing) t hey decided to leave he r by t he monk. T hey
t rus t ed him because o f his pie t y.

W hen t hey approached him and in f ormed him o f t heir

int ent ion o f leaving t heir sis t e r wi t h him he blankly
r e f used. A f t e r much insis t ence and begging, he f inally
agr eed to look a f t e r t heir sis t e r. H e told t hem to leave he r
in a small house which was ne x t to his monas t e r y. T hey le f t
he r t he r e and went out in j ihaad.

I ni t ially, t he monk used to t ake f ood and leave i t out side

t he door o f t he house. H e would t hen go back to his
monas t e r y and f rom t he r e in f orm he r t ha t he r f ood was by
t he door. Gradually shay t aan began to whispe r to him, " T he
poor girl is alone. She has no f amily wi t h he r and she
doesn' t know anybody else. A t leas t speak to he r a li t t le so
t ha t she won' t f eel so lonely." T hus he began to speak to
he r a li t t le but f rom out side t he house (H e was out side
while she was inside). As t ime went , t heir conve rsa t ions got
longe r and longe r unt il eventually t hey began to speak to
one anot he r f or t he ent ir e day.
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T hen shay t aan again began to whispe r to him, " I t is rude to

speak to someone while you ar e out side and t he ot he r
pe rson is inside. E t ique t t e demands t ha t you go inside t he
house and speak to he r." T hus he began to go inside t he
house and speak to he r. W i t hin a ve r y shor t t ime, shay t aan
got t hem involved in sin. A f t e r some t ime she gave bir t h to
a son. Shay t aan began to f righ t en t he monk about wha t will
happen when he r b rot he rs r e turn. I n t his f ear he killed
t heir sis t e r and he r child, dug a hole in which he placed
t heir bodies and placed a big rock ove r i t.

W hen t he b rot he rs r e turned to f e t ch t heir sis t e r, t he

monk told t hem t ha t she got ve r y sick and died. H e t hen
took t hem to a place and said t ha t t his was we r e he buried
he r. (T ha t was not t he r eal place whe r e he r body was) T he
b rot he rs we r e ve r y grieved ove r t he dea t h o f t heir sis t e r.
T ha t nigh t , shay t aan came in t he d r eam o f all t he b rot he rs
and told t hem t ha t t he monk lied to t hem. A c tually he
f a t he r ed a child f rom he r t hen killed he r and he r child. H e
t hen showed t hem t he place whe r e t heir bodies we r e
buried.

I n t he morning t he b rot he rs discove r ed t ha t t hey all had

t he same d r eam. T hey went to t he place which t hey we r e
shown in t he d r eam. T hey moved t he rock, dug up t he hole
and f ound t he bodies o f t heir sis t e r and he r child. T hey
t hen approached t he monk and in f ormed him o f wha t t hey
had seen in t heir d r eam. T he monk con f essed t ha t he had
done all t hese evil t hings.

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T he b rot he rs t hen took t heir case to t he king who decided

t ha t t he monk should be e x ecut ed. J us t be f or e his
e x ecut ion, shay t aan came up to t he monk and said, " I t was
I who encouraged t he b rot he rs to leave t heir sis t e r in your
car e, i t was I who urged you to speak to he r, i t was I who
promp t ed you to go inside t he house, i t was I who t emp t ed
you to sin and i t was I who told t he b rot he rs t he t rut h. I
put you in all t hese problems. Now i f you believe in me and
disbelieve in A llah , I will ge t you out o f all t hese
problems." A t t ha t moment he disbelieved in A llah  and he
was e x ecut ed. May A llah  save us f rom such an evil dea t h.
A ameen.

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40. DEATH

‫ﺕ‬
 ‫ﻮ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫ﻲ ﹶﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﻌﹺﻨ‬ ‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
 ‫ﺫ ﹺﻡ ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠﺬﱠﺍ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺮ ﻫ‬ ‫ﺫ ﹾﻛ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ﻭ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﹶﻛﹾﺜ‬
Increase in the remembrance of the destroyer of all
pleasures (death).
[Tirmidhi]

Lessons learnt from this Hadith:

1. A person who is enjoying the pleasures of this life forgets that he
will have to die.
2. Death will bring an end to the pleasures of life in this world.
3. We should prepare ourselves for the life of the hereafter by
thinking of death all the time.
4. The actions of a person will accompany him in the hereafter.
5. We should always do such actions that will benefit us in the
Hereafter.

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S tory 54
T he r e was once a man who amassed gr ea t weal t h. H e buil t a
magni f icent palace f or himsel f and ar ranged all t ypes o f
com f or t s and luxuries in i t. W hen he moved into t he palace,
he organiz ed a f eas t f or his f riends and r ela t ives. W hen
eve r yone sa t down f or meals, he sa t on a t h rone and
t hough t to himsel f t ha t he has a good s tock o f eve r y t hing
which will las t f or years. W hile he was t hinking t hese
t hough t s, a beggar came and knocked on t he door so loudly
t ha t i t dis tur bed all t he gues t s who we r e ea t ing.
T he se rvant s rushed to t he door to see who was causing
t he dis tur bance. W hen t hey saw t his pe rson, t hey asked
him wha t he want ed. H e said, " S end your mas t e r to me."
T hey said, " Do you t hink our mas t e r is going to come out to
see you?" T he man said, " H e will come. Go and t ell him."
W hen t hey went and told t heir mas t e r about i t , he said,
" W hy didn' t you all give him a good hiding and send him
away f or being so rude?" As he said t his, t he man s t ar t ed
knocking even loude r. T he se rvant s again rushed to t he
door. T he man said, " T ell your mas t e r t ha t I am I z raeel,
t he angel o f dea t h." T he se rvant s we r e shocked and when
t hey told t heir mas t e r, he was s tunned and humbly said,
" Ask him to t ake someone else in my place."
T he angel, who had ent e r ed t he palace alr eady, said, " You
can do wha t you want but I cannot go back unt il I t ake your
soul out o f your body." T he rich man ga t he r ed his weal t h
and said, " Curses upon you, O wr e t ched weal t h! You kep t me
too busy to r emembe r and worship A llah ." A llah 
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grant ed his weal t h t he powe r to speak and i t said to him,

" W hy do you curse me? I t was because o f me t ha t you
could go into t he cour t s o f kings when t he poor we r e d riven
away. I t was because o f me t ha t women we r e a t t rac t ed to
you and you used to indulge in sin wi t h t hem. You spent me
on haraam and I was helpless in your hands. Had you spent
me on good, I would have bene f i t ed you." I n t he middle o f
t his dialogue, t he angel o f dea t h pulled out t he soul f rom
his body. T his was a bad ending f or t he one who f orgot
dea t h.

S tory 55
A king once decided to tour his kingdom. A sui t o f clot hes
was b rough t to him but he r e j ec t ed i t. Anot he r was
b rough t but he r e j ec t ed i t also. A f t e r r e j ec t ing many
di f f e r ent sui t s o f clot hing, he f inally chose one. H e wor e
t his elegant sui t and called f or a horse. A f ine horse was
b rough t but he r e j ec t ed i t. Anot he r was b rough t which he
also r e j ec t ed. An ent ir e s t able o f horses was b rough t
be f or e him and he selec t ed t he bes t horse. T he king t hen
mount ed t he horse and rode o f f f ollowed by his cour t ie rs,
minis t e rs and soldie rs. Shay t aan made him f eel ve r y proud
and supe rior to eve r yone else. As he rode on, he came
across an old man who was d r essed in rags. T he old man
gr ee t ed t he king but t he king ignor ed him. T he old man
caugh t hold o f t he horse’s b ridle. T his gr ea t ly ange r ed t he
king who said, “O f f wi t h you. How dar e you ca t ch hold o f
my horse’s r eins?” T he man said, “ I have some business
wi t h you.” T he king said, “Be pa t ient and wai t t ill I r e turn
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f or t hen I shall have t ime to lis t en to wha t you have to

say.” T he man said, “ I mus t say i t now.” H e t hen gave a
violent tug and pulled t he b ridle away. T he king asked,
“W ell, wha t do you want to say?” T he man said, “ I t is a
secr e t , I mus t whispe r i t in your ears.” T he king bowed his
head and t he man whispe r ed in his ears, “ I am t he Angel o f
Dea t h and I have come to t ake your soul.” T he king turned
pale and said in a shaky voice, “Please give me some t ime to
go home, mee t my people and ar range my a f f airs.” T he
angel said, “No, you shall have no r espi t e. N eve r again shall
you mee t your people or see your possessions.” Saying t his,
t he Angel o f Dea t h pulled out t he soul f rom his body and
he f ell down f rom t he horse like a log o f d r y wood.
A f t e r t his, t he Angel o f Dea t h went to a pious man who was
also on a journey. T he angel gr ee t ed him wi t h Salaam and
t he man r eplied wi t h Salaam. T he angel said to him, “ I want
to say some t hing in your ear. I am t he Angel o f Dea t h.” T he
man said, “Mos t welcome! Blessed is your visi t! I have been
wai t ing f or you f or a ve r y long t ime. O f all t he people who
we r e away f rom me, I was mos t anxious to mee t you.” T he
angel said, “Go and has t en to do t he t ask f or which you
have unde r t aken t he journey.” T he man said, “ I would
dearly love to mee t my A llah  mor e t han any t hing else in
t he world.” T he angel said, “Choose f or yoursel f any s t a t e
in which you would like to mee t dea t h and I shall d raw ou t
your soul when you ar e in t ha t s t a t e.” T he man said, “Le t
me make wudhu and s t and in salaah. W hen I am in Sa j dah,
t ake my li f e away.” T he pious man began his Salaah and

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when he went into Sa j dah, his soul was t aken out o f his
body.

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