Hadiths
Al-Tirmidhi(Abridged
version--Some Hadiths will not be present but the ones present shall be
whole)
18 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Allah, the Lord
of honour and glory, will accept the repentance of His servant till his
death-rattle begins."
~Transmitted by Tirmidhi
29 I said to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him): Inform
me about an act which would entitle me to get into Paradise, and remove
me away from Hell-Fire. He (the Prophet) said: You have asked me about
a matter (which ostensibly appears to be) difficult but it is easy to those
for whom Allah, the Exalted, has made it easy. Worship Allah and do not
associate anything with him, establish prayer, pay the Zakat, observe the
fast of Ramadan and perform Hajj to the (sacred) House (Ka'bah). He again
said: Should I not direct you to the gateways of good? Listen to me: The
fasting is a shield against evil, the charity extinguishes (the fire of
sin) just as water extinguishes fire, the prayer of a person during
the middle of the night. Then he recited: 'Who forsake their beds...(up
to)....they used to do.' Then he said: Should I not direct you to the highest
level of this matter, to the pillar on which (it rests) and its top? I
said: Allah's Messenger yes, (do tell me). He said: The uppermost level
of the matter is al-Islam. Its pillar is the prayer and its top is Jihad.
He then said: Should I not inform you of the sheet anchor of all this?
I said: Allah's Apostle (of course do it). He took hold of his tongue and
said: Exercise restraint on it. I said: Apostle of Allah, would we be held
responsible for what we say with it? Thereupon he said: Mu'adh, may your
mother be bereaved. Will anything else besides (irresponsible) talk cause
the people to be thrown into the Hell-Fire upon their faces or on their
nostrils?
~Transmitted by Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah
33 Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: A Muslim
is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe and a believer is
one in whom people place their trust in regard to their life and wealth.
~Transmitted by Tirmidhi and Nasa'i
35 Seldom did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
address us when he did not say: There is no faith in him who is not trustworthy
and there is no religion in him who does not respect his covenant.
~Transmitted by Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman
40 Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said to Mu'adh:
The key to Paradise is the testimony to the fact that there is no god but
Allah.
~Transmitted by Ahmad
41 When the Prophet (peace be upon him be upon him)
died, some of his companions were so much aggrieved (at his death) that
they were disposed to doubts. Uthman said: I was one of them. While
I was sitting there happened to pass by me Umar and he offered me salutation
which I did not notice. Umar made a complaint of that to AbuBakr. Then
both of them came and offered me salutation and AbuBakr said: What prompted
you to ignore the salutation of your brother, Umar. I said: I never did
that. Umar said: By Allah, of course you did that. I said: By Allah I did
not perceive that you passed by me and paid salutation. AbuBakr said: Uthman
is speaking the truth and something must have absorbed your mind (that
you did not take notice of this matter). I said: Yes it is so. He said:
What is that? I said: Allah has taken away His Prophet (peace and blessing
of Allah be upon him) before we asked him how we could free ourselves from
the snares of the world and the devil. AbuBakr said: I did ask about that.
So I got near to him and said to him: May my father and mother be taken
as ransom for you and you were the worthiest to ask. Thereupon AbuBakr
said: I said to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him), how one could free
oneself from the snares of the world and devil. Thereupon Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said: He who accepted from me the word that I
presented to my uncle which he rejected is the freedom (from them) (Affirmation
of the oneness of Allah and the Apostlehood of Muhammad).
~Transmitted by Ahmad
42 Al-Miqdad heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
as saying: There will not remain upon the surface of the earth a mud-brick
house or a camel's-hair tent but Allah will instill into it the word of
Islam, bringing both mighty honour and abject humiliation. Allah will either
honour them by making them worthy of it and those whom He humiliates shall
have to render submission to it. I said: The religion will then be entirely
for Allah.
~Transmitted by Ahmad
45 A person asked Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him):
What is faith? He said: When a good deed becomes a source of pleasure for
you and an evil deed becomes a source of disgust for you, then you are
a believer. He again said Allah's Messenger: What is a sin? Whereupon he
said: When something pricks your conscience, give it up.
~Transmitted by Ahmad
46 I came to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and
said to him: Allah's Messenger, who are with you on this (sacred) mission?
He said: Free man and slave. I said: What is Islam? He said: Pleasant talk
and serving of food. I said: What is Iman? He said: Endurance and benevolence.
I said: Which Islam is excellent? He said: One who safeguards a Muslim
against (aggression) of his tongue, and hand. I said: Which faith is excellent?
He said: Amiable disposition. I said: Which prayer is excellent? He said:
Standing for a long time in humility (and devotion). I said: Which migration
is excellent? He said: The one by which you abandon that which your Lord
dislikes. I said: Which jihad (fighting in the way of Allah) is excellent?
He said: That in which one has one's steed wounded and his blood is shed.
I said: Which hour is most excellent? He said: The end of the darkest part
of the night.
~Transmitted by Ahmad
47 I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) saying:
He who would meet Allah (in the state) that he has not associated anything
with Him, he has offered five (daily prayers), and observed the fast of
Ramadan he will be pardoned. I said: Allah's Messenger, should I not convey
this happy news to them (to the Muslims)? He said: Let them go on doing
good deeds.
~Transmitted by Ahmad
48 Mu'adh asked Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
as to which faith is excellent. He said: That you love (any person or thing)
for the sake of Allah, hate for the sake of Allah, and that you keep your
tongue busy in the remembrance of Allah. He said: Allah's Messenger, is
there anything besides this? He said: You like for the people what you
like for yourself, and you dislike for them what you dislike for yourself.
~Transmitted by Ahmad
49 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A Muslim male
or female, remains subject to trials (in this world) in respect of self,
children and property till he or she faces Allah, the Exalted, (on the
Day of Judgment) in a state in which all his or her sins have been remitted.
~Transmitted by Tirmidhi
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Prophet
Muhammad's Last Sermon
This Sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H
in the Uranah Valley of mount Arafat.
"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I don't know whether, after
this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what
I am saying to you carefully and take these words to those who could
not be present here today.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred,
so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return
the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that
no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and
that He will indeed reckon your deeds. Allah has forbidden you to take
usury (Interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be
waived...
Beware of Satan, for your safety of your religion. He has lost all hope
that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of
following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your
women, but they also have right over you. If they abide by your right then
to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat
your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and comitted
helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one
of whom you do not approve, as well as never to commit adultery.
O People, listen to me in earnest, whorship Allah, say your five daily
prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadhan, and give your wealth
in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to. You know that every Muslim
is the brother of another Muslim. You are all equal. Nobody has superiority
over other except by piety and good action.
Remember, one day you will appear before Allah and answer for your deeds.
So beware, do not astray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith
will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my words
which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Qur'an and my
example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those
to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than
those who listen to me direcly. Be my witness oh Allah that I have conveyed
your message to your people."
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