The Prophet ﷺ
& His Dream

اللہ کے رسول ﷺ کا خواب

Muhammad Ahmad Zafar        9th February 2022
www.aagahi.com

The Prophet & his Companions after Fajr

عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ « مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا » قَالَ فَإِنْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ قَصَّهَا، فَيَقُولُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، فَسَأَلَنَا يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ « هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا » قُلْنَا لاَ قَالَ « لَكِنِّي رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي فَأَخَذَا بِيَدِي، فَأَخْرَجَانِي إِلَى الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

Dreams of a Prophet are Divine Revelations

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ أَوَّلُ مَا بُدِئَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْوَحْىِ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ فِي النَّوْمِ، فَكَانَ لاَ يَرَى رُؤْيَا إِلاَّ جَاءَتْ مِثْلَ فَلَقِ الصُّبْحِ، ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلاَءُ، وَكَانَ يَخْلُو بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ فَيَتَحَنَّثُ فِيهِ ـ وَهُوَ التَّعَبُّدُ ـ اللَّيَالِيَ ذَوَاتِ الْعَدَدِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Bada Al-Wahi (1), 3]

The Continuous Punishment of a Person (1)

... فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ جَالِسٌ، وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ بِيَدِهِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ـ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُوسَى إِنَّهُ ـ يُدْخِلُ ذَلِكَ الْكَلُّوبَ فِي شِدْقِهِ، حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ، ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ بِشِدْقِهِ الآخَرِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَيَلْتَئِمُ شِدْقُهُ هَذَا، فَيَعُودُ فَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَهُ. قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

The Continuous Punishment of a Person (2)

... فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ، وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بِفِهْرٍ أَوْ صَخْرَةٍ، فَيَشْدَخُ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ، فَإِذَا ضَرَبَهُ تَدَهْدَهَ الْحَجَرُ، فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَأْخُذَهُ، فَلاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى هَذَا حَتَّى يَلْتَئِمَ رَأْسُهُ، وَعَادَ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا هُوَ، فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَهُ، قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

Collective Punishment of Men & Women

... فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى ثَقْبٍ مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ، أَعْلاَهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلُهُ وَاسِعٌ، يَتَوَقَّدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارًا، فَإِذَا اقْتَرَبَ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا، فَإِذَا خَمَدَتْ رَجَعُوا فِيهَا، وَفِيهَا رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ. فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

The Continuous Punishment of a Person (3)

... فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ، فِيهِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى وَسَطِ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ، فَأَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي النَّهَرِ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ رَمَى الرَّجُلُ بِحَجَرٍ فِي فِيهِ، فَرَدَّهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ، فَجَعَلَ كُلَّمَا جَاءَ لِيَخْرُجَ رَمَى فِي فِيهِ بِحَجَرٍ، فَيَرْجِعُ كَمَا كَانَ. فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

... فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَوْضَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ، فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، وَفِي أَصْلِهَا شَيْخٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ، وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ يُوقِدُهَا ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

... قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلاً مَرْآةً، وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ نَارٌ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Tabeer (91), 7047]

A Majestic Tree in the Paradise

حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَشَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ عَامٍ لاَ يَقْطَعُهَا »

Narrated By Anas bin Malik (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and huge that) if a rider travels in its shade for one hundred years, he would not be able to cross it.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Bada Al-Khalq (59), 3251]

The Beautiful Dwellings within Trees

... فَصَعِدَا بِي فِي الشَّجَرَةِ، وَأَدْخَلاَنِي دَارًا لَمْ أَرَ قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا، فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ، وَنِسَاءٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَانِي مِنْهَا فَصَعِدَا بِي الشَّجَرَةَ فَأَدْخَلاَنِي دَارًا هِيَ أَحْسَنُ وَأَفْضَلُ، فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

Paradise will have Many Levels

عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ «إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَوْنَ أَهْلَ الْغُرَفِ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ كَمَا تَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الدُّرِّىَّ الْغَابِرَ مِنَ الأُفُقِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ أَوِ الْمَغْرِبِ لِتَفَاضُلِ مَا بَيْنَهُمْ ». قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تِلْكَ مَنَازِلُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ لاَ يَبْلُغُهَا غَيْرُهُمْ. قَالَ « بَلَى وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ رِجَالٌ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَصَدَّقُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ »

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Jannah (51), 7144]

Avoid Wasting Water

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَرَّ بِسَعْدٍ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ « مَا هَذَا السَّرَفُ » فَقَالَ أَفِي الْوُضُوءِ إِسْرَافٌ قَالَ « نَعَمْ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى نَهَرٍ جَارٍ »

Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) passed by Saad (r.a) when he was performing ablution, and he said, “What is this extravagance?” He said, “Can there be any extravagance in ablution?” He said, “Yes, even if you are on the bank of a flowing river.”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab At-Taharah, 425] (Daif)

Who Looks After the Orphans

سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ، فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا » وَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى.

Narrated By Sahl bin Saad that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this,” putting his index and middle fingers together.

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Adab (78), 6005]

... فَأَتَيْنَا باب الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا، فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ، وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ ـ قَالَ ـ قَالاَ لَهُمُ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ. قَالَ وَإِذَا نَهَرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ، فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا قَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ، فَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ ـ قَالَ ـ قَالاَ لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Tabeer (91), 7047]

The Fabricator & Ignorant

... قُلْتُ طَوَّفْتُمَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ، فَأَخْبِرَانِي عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ. قَالاَ نَعَمْ، أَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ يُشَقُّ شِدْقُهُ فَكَذَّابٌ يُحَدِّثُ بِالْكَذْبَةِ، فَتُحْمَلُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الآفَاقَ، فَيُصْنَعُ بِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ. وَالَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ يُشْدَخُ رَأْسُهُ فَرَجُلٌ عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ الْقُرْآنَ، فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ، وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ فِيهِ بِالنَّهَارِ، يُفْعَلُ بِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلَا النَّصَارَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللَّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَىٰ ۗ وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ۞

“And never will the Jews or Christians approve of you until you follow their ways. Say, ‘Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance.’ If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allah no protector or helper.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 120]

The Adulterers, Dealers of Riba & the People Inside the Garden

... وَالَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ فِي الثَّقْبِ فَهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ. وَالَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ فِي النَّهَرِ آكِلُو الرِّبَا. وَالشَّيْخُ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ وَالصِّبْيَانُ حَوْلَهُ فَأَوْلاَدُ النَّاسِ، وَالَّذِي يُوقِدُ النَّارَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ النَّارِ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

No Paradise Without The Mercy of Allah

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا، وَأَبْشِرُوا، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُدْخِلُ أَحَدًا الْجَنَّةَ عَمَلُهُ » قَالُوا وَلاَ، أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « وَلاَ أَنَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ »

Narrated by Aisha (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and receive good news because one’s good deeds will not make him enter Paradise.” They asked, “Even you, O Allah’s Apostle?” He said, “Even I, unless and until Allah bestows His pardon and Mercy on me.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6467]

Best Jihad for Women is Hajj

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُرَى الْجِهَادَ أَفْضَلَ الْعَمَلِ، أَفَلاَ نُجَاهِدُ قَالَ « لَكِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْجِهَادِ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ »

Narrated by Aisha (r.a) that she said, “O Messenger of Allah! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah’s cause?” He (s.a.w) said, “The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Jihad (56), 2784]

The Mission of the Prophet & His Place

... وَالدَّارُ الأُولَى الَّتِي دَخَلْتَ دَارُ عَامَّةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَمَّا هَذِهِ الدَّارُ فَدَارُ الشُّهَدَاءِ، وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ، وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ، فَارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ، فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا فَوْقِي مِثْلُ السَّحَابِ. قَالاَ ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ. قُلْتُ دَعَانِي أَدْخُلْ مَنْزِلِي. قَالاَ إِنَّهُ بَقِيَ لَكَ عُمْرٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ، فَلَوِ اسْتَكْمَلْتَ أَتَيْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Janaiz (23), 1386]

The Guarantee of Prophet ﷺ

اللہ کے رسول ﷺ کی ضمانت

State Bank Notes of Any Country Carry The Guarantee Wordings

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) - the Most Credible as the Guarantor

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ الصَّادِقُ الْمَصْدُوقُ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Bada Al-Khalq (59), 3208]

Even the Biggest Enemies Testified

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ، قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّا لاَ نُكَذِّبُكَ وَلَكِنْ نُكَذِّبُ بِمَا جِئْتَ ...

Narrated by Ali (r.a) that Abu Jahl said to the Prophet (s.a.w), “We do not deny you, but we deny what you came with.” ...

[Tirmidi, Kitab At-Tasfeer, 3064] (Daif)

There is No Compromise on the Foundations of Islam

قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ۞ لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ۞ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ۞ وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ۞ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ۞ لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ۞

[Surah Al-Kafirun (109), Complete]

Guarantee Against Six Things

عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ «اضْمَنُوا لِي سِتًّا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَضْمَنْ لَكُمْ الْجَنَّةَ اصْدُقُوا إِذَا حَدَّثْتُمْ وَأَوْفُوا إِذَا وَعَدْتُمْ وَأَدُّوا إِذَا اؤْتُمِنْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَكُمْ وَغُضُّوا أَبْصَارَكُمْ وَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ»

[Musnad Ahmad, 22757] (Sahih)

Whoever Cheats is Not One of Us

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ « مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلَاحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا وَمَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Whoever bears weapons against us is not one of us, and whoever deceives us is not one of us.”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Imaan (1), 283]

Four Signs of a Hypocrite

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ، وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ»

Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Whoever has these four will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up. (1) Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. (2) Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. (3) Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. (4) Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Imaan (2), 34]

Guarantee Against Two Body Parts

عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « مَنْ يَضْمَنْ لِي مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ وَمَا بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ أَضْمَنْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ »

Narrated By Sahl bin Saad that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones (tongue) and what is between his two legs (private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6474]

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « أَنَا زَعِيمٌ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْمِرَاءَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقًّا، وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْكَذِبَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مَازِحًا، وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ حَسَّنَ خُلُقَهُ »

Abu Umamah (r.a) said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “I guarantee a house in Jannah for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; and I guarantee a home in the middle of Jannah for one who abandons lying even for the sake of fun; and I guarantee a house in the highest part of Jannah for one who has good manners.”

[Sunan Abi Dawood, Book of Manners, 4800] (Hasan)

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْجَنْبِيِّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ، يَقُولُ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ « أَنَا زَعِيمٌ، وَالزَّعِيمُ الْحَمِيلُ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَأَسْلَمَ، وَهَاجَرَ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَنَا زَعِيمٌ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَأَسْلَمَ، وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى غُرَفِ الْجَنَّةِ، مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يَدَعْ لِلْخَيْرِ مَطْلَبًا، وَلَا مِنَ الشَّرِّ مَهْرَبًا يَمُوتُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ »

[Sunan Nasai, Kitab-ul-Jihad, 3133] (Sahih)

Guarantee For One Who Never Asks Anyone for Anything (1)

عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «مَنْ يَضْمَنْ لِي وَاحِدَةً وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ... أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا»

Thawban (r.a) said, “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘Whoever can promise me one thing. Paradise will be his ... Never ask the people for anything.’”

[Sunan Nasai, Kitab-uz-Zakat, 2591] (Sahih)

Guarantee For One Who Never Asks Anyone for Anything (2)

عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « مَنْ يَضْمَنُ لِي خَلَّةً ، فَأَضْمَنَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ » قُلْتُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ « لا تَسْأَلِ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا » قَالَ فَإِنْ كَانَ ثَوْبَانُ لَيَسْقُطُ سَوْطُهُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ ، فَيَذْهَبُ الرَّجُلُ يُنَاوِلُهُ ، فَيُنِيخُ بَعِيرَهُ ، فَيَأْخُذُ سَوْطَهُ

[Musnad Ahmad, 22405] (Sahih)

Guarantee Against Six Things (2)

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «اضْمَنُوا لِي سِتَّ خِصَالٍ أَضْمَنُ لَكُمِ الْجَنَّةَ» قَالُوا وَمَا هُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لا تَظْلِمُوا عِنْدَ قِسْمَةِ مَوَارِيثِكُمْ، وَأَنْصِفُوا النَّاسَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَلا تَجْبُنُوا عِنْدَ قِتَالِ عَدُوِّكُمْ، وَلا تَغُلُّوا غَنَائِمَكُمْ، وَامْنَعُوا ظَالِمَكُمْ مِنْ مَظْلُومِكُمْ»

[Al-Muajam ul-Kabeer by Tabarani, 8082] (Daif)

[Al-Bayhaqi, Shuab-ul-Iman, 10625] (Daif)

Those Under the Shade of ALLAH’s Mercy

جو اللہ کی رحمت کے سائے میں ہوں گے

Muhammad Ahmad Zafar        17th March 2022
www.aagahi.com

A Day when Wealth nor Contacts will Help

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَاعَةٌ ۗ وَالْكَافِرُونَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ۞

“O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no exchange and no friendship and no intercession. And the deniers - they are the wrongdoers.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 254]

هُوَ الَّذِي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا كُنتُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَفَرِحُوا بِهَا جَاءَتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَجَاءَهُمُ الْمَوْجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ ۙ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ لَئِنْ أَنجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ ۞

“It is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when you are in ships and they sail with them by a good wind and they rejoice therein, there comes a storm wind and the waves come upon them from everywhere and they assume that they are surrounded, supplicating Allah, sincere to Him in faith, ‘If You should save us from this, we will surely be among the thankful.’”

[Surah Yunus (10), Ayat 22]

Even the Strongest Mountains will be Dust

وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّي نَسْفًا ۞

“And they ask you about the mountains, so say,
‘My Lord will blow them away with a blast.’”

[Surah Ta Ha (20), Ayat 105]

A Day Spanning 50,000 Years

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ۞

“The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.”

[Surah Al-Maarij (70), Ayat 4]

Standing for Almost 50,000 Years

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ « يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ مِقْدَارَ نِصْفِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ فَيَهُونُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ كَتَدَلِّي الشَّمْسِ لِلْغُرُوبِ إِلَى أَنْ تَغْرُبَ »

Narrated By Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “The people will stand before the Lord of the worlds for the length of half of a day, which is like fifty thousand years. That day will be made easy for the believer like the sun lowering itself until it has set.”

[Musnad Abi Yala, 6025] (Sahih)

The Seven who will be Shaded by Allah

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ « سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لاَ ظِلَّ إِلاَّ ظِلُّهُ الإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ، وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ فِي عِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ، وَرَجُلٌ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ، وَرَجُلاَنِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَا عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَا عَلَيْهِ، وَرَجُلٌ طَلَبَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ. وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ أَخْفَى حَتَّى لاَ تَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ يَمِينُهُ، وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ خَالِيًا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Bada Al-Wahi (1), 3]

Giving Charity in Secret & Publicly

الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ۞

“Those who spend their wealth [in the way of Allah] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 274]

Who Provides Financial Ease to Others

عَنْ أَبِي الْيَسَرِ صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُظِلَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ فَلْيُنْظِرْ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ لِيَضَعْ لَهُ »

Narrated by Abu Yasir (r.a), the companion of the Prophet (s.a.w), that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Whoever would like Allah to shade him with His shade, let him give respite to one in difficulty, or waive repayment of the loan.”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Sadaqat (15), 2419] (Sahih)

A Martyr who was Under Debt

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « يُغْفَرُ لِلشَّهِيدِ كُلُّ ذَنْبٍ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ »

Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “The martyr will be forgiven for everything (every sin), except debt (loan).”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Imarah (33), 4883]

Whoever Forgave Debts / Loans of People

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ، فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ، لَعَلَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا . قَالَ فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, ‘If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.’ So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Ahadith Al-Anbiya (60), 3480]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « قَالَ رَجُلٌ لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ. فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ سَارِقٍ فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ. فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ. فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدَىْ زَانِيَةٍ، فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ. فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ، لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ. فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدَىْ غَنِيٍّ فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، عَلَى سَارِقٍ وَعَلَى زَانِيَةٍ وَعَلَى غَنِيٍّ. فَأُتِيَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَمَّا صَدَقَتُكَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَعِفَّ عَنْ سَرِقَتِهِ، وَأَمَّا الزَّانِيَةُ فَلَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَسْتَعِفَّ عَنْ زِنَاهَا، وَأَمَّا الْغَنِيُّ فَلَعَلَّهُ يَعْتَبِرُ فَيُنْفِقُ مِمَّا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ »

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Az-Zakat (24), 1421]

عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ « مَنْ أَظَلَّ رَأْسَ غَازٍ أَظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا حَتَّى يَسْتَقِلَّ كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ قَالَ قَالَ يُونُسُ أَوْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنْ بَنَى لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدًا يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ »

Umar ibn Al-Khattab (r.a) said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saying, “Whoever shades the head of a fighter, Allah will shade him on the Day of Resurrection; whoever equips a fighter until he has all that he needs, will have a reward equal to his until he dies (or returns); whoever builds a mosque in which the Name of Allah is remembered, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise”

[Musnad Ahmad, 126] (Sahih)

Who Fought, Sacrificing Everything

عُتْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ السُّلَمِيُّ ـ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ـ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ « الْقَتْلَى ثَلَاثَةٌ. رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ جَاهَدَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ قَاتَلَهُمْ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَذَلِكَ الشَّهِيدُ الْمُمْتَحَنُ فِي خَيْمَةِ اللَّهِ تَحْتَ عَرْشِهِ وَلَا يَفْضُلُهُ النَّبِيُّونَ إِلَّا بِفَضْلِ دَرَجَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ... »

[Musnad Ahmad, 17657] (Sahih)

LIVE in this WORLD as a Stranger or a Traveller

دنیا میں اجنبی یا مسافر بن کر رہنا

The Reality of the Life (1)

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ ۞

“Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.”

[Surah Ale-Imran (3), Ayat 185]

The Reality of the Life (2)

اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ ۖ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَامًا ۖ وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٌ ۚ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ ۞

[Surah Al-Hadid (57), Ayat 20]

The Key to Remaining Focused

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَنْكِبِي فَقَالَ « كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ، أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ » وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَلاَ تَنْتَظِرِ الصَّبَاحَ، وَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلاَ تَنْتَظِرِ الْمَسَاءَ، وَخُذْ مِنْ صِحَّتِكَ لِمَرَضِكَ، وَمِنْ حَيَاتِكَ لِمَوْتِكَ

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6416]

Craving for Properties & Assets

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا الضَّيْعَةَ فَتَرْغَبُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا »

Narrated by Abdullah bin Masood (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Do not crave for property lest you should be absorbed in the desire of worldly life.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd (36), 2328] (Hasan)

The Greed of the Children of Adam

عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِمَكَّةَ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ « لَوْ أَنَّ ابْنَ آدَمَ أُعْطِيَ وَادِيًا مَلأً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ ثَانِيًا، وَلَوْ أُعْطِيَ ثَانِيًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ ثَالِثًا، وَلاَ يَسُدُّ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ، وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6438]

FASTING develops TAQWA

روزے سے تقویٰ حاصل ہوتا ہے

Guidance is for those who have Taqwa

ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ۞

“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance
for those conscious of Allah.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 2]

Taqwa - A Simple Example

“It has been stated that Umar ibn Al-Khattab (r.a) once asked Ubayy ibn Ka’b (r.a) regarding Taqwa. Ubayy (r.a) asked, ‘Have you not traversed on a thorny path?’ When Umar (r.a) replied in the affirmative, Ubayy (r.a) asked, ‘What do you do?’ He replied, ‘I fold up my garment, and I tread cautiously’. Ubayy (r.a) said, ‘That is Taqwa.’”

[Tafsir ibn Kathir, Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 2]

Why Fasting Has Always Been Prescribed

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ۞

“O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become
God conscious.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 183]

Fasting is a Shield Against the Hell Fire

عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ... فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ: « الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ كَجُنَّةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ »

Narrated by Saeed bin Abi Hind ... Uthman said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, “Fasting is a shield against the Fire just like the shield of anyone of you against fighting.”’

[Ibn Majah, Kitab As-Siyam, 1639] (Sahih)

Avoid Fights & Argues While Fasting

عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - رِوَايَةً قَالَ « إِذَا أَصْبَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمًا صَائِمًا فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ وَلاَ يَجْهَلْ فَإِنِ امْرُؤٌ شَاتَمَهُ أَوْ قَاتَلَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ
إِنِّى صَائِمٌ إِنِّى صَائِمٌ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) in a narration that, “If one of you starts his day fasting, let him not engage in any obscene or ignorant speech, and if someone insults him or argues with him, let him say. ‘I am fasting, I am fasting.’”

[Muslim, Kitab As-Siyam (13), 2703]

Record of Good Deeds & Evil Deeds

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ « إِذَا هَمَّ عَبْدِي بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَا تَكْتُبُوهَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا فَاكْتُبُوهَا سَيِّئَةً وَإِذَا هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا فَاكْتُبُوهَا حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا فَاكْتُبُوهَا عَشْرًا »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, said, ‘If My slave thinks of doing a bad deed, then do not write it down for him. Then if he does it, write it down as one bad deed. If he thinks of doing a good deed then he does not do it, write it down as one good deed, and if he does it, write it down tenfold.’”

[Muslim, Kitab ul-Emaan (1), 334]

Reward for Quranic Recitation

مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « مَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُ بِهِ حَسَنَةٌ وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ »

Muhammad bin Ka’b Al-Qurazi said that he heard Abdullah bin Masood (r.a), “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘Whoever recites a letter from Allah’s Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.’”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Sawab Al-Quran, 2910] (Hasan)

Reward for True Sadaqa

مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ۞

“The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 261]

Every Salah will be Rewarded Ten Times

ابْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ ... قَالَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ، كَمَا فَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَكُلُّ حَسَنَةٍ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، فَهْىَ خَمْسُونَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَهْىَ خَمْسٌ عَلَيْكَ …

“Narrated By Anas bin Malik (r.a), The night journey ... Allah said, ‘The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book.’ Allah added, ‘Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty in the Mother of the Book but you are to perform only five (in practice).’ ...”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab At-Tauheed (97), 7517]

The Reward for Congregational Prayer

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةَ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً »

“Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab ul-Azaan (10), 645]

The Reward for Praying in Haram

عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ « صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ. إِلاَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ. وَصَلاَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ »

“Narrated from Jabir (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘One prayer in my mosque is better than one thousand prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque, and one prayer in the Sacred Mosque is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere.’”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Aqamah Al-Salah, 1406] (Sahih)

The Reward for Praying in Masjid Quba

قَالَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ « مَنْ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، ثُمَّ أَتَى مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ، فَصَلَّى فِيهِ صَلاَةً، كَانَ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ عُمْرَةٍ »

“Sahl bin Hunaif said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Quba Mosque and offers one prayer therein, will have a reward like that for Umrah.’”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Aqamah Al-Salah, 1412] (Hasan)

The Sunnah of Visiting Masjid Quba

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ « كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ مَاشِيًا وَرَاكِبًا » وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَفْعَلُهُ

“Narrated by Abdullah bin Dinar that Ibn Umar (r.a) said, ‘The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walking and (sometimes) riding.’ Abdullah (Ibn Umar) used to do the same.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Salah Fil Masjid Makkah Wa Madina (20), 1193]

أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « قَالَ اللَّهُ كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصِّيَامَ، فَإِنَّهُ لِي، وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ. وَالصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ، وَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ صَوْمِ أَحَدِكُمْ، فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ وَلاَ يَصْخَبْ، فَإِنْ سَابَّهُ أَحَدٌ، أَوْ قَاتَلَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي امْرُؤٌ صَائِمٌ. وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ، لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ يَفْرَحُهُمَا إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ، وَإِذَا لَقِيَ رَبَّهُ فَرِحَ بِصَوْمِهِ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab As-Sawm (30), 1904]

Ar-Rayyan - A Gate of Paradise

عَنْ سَهْلٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « إِنَّ فِي الجنّةِ بَابًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الرَّيَّانُ، يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ الصَّائِمُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، لاَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ يُقَالُ أَيْنَ الصَّائِمُونَ فَيَقُومُونَ، لاَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ، فَإِذَا دَخَلُوا أُغْلِقَ، فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab As-Sawm (30), 1896]

Those Who Are Wasting Their Fasts

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ »

“Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab As-Sawm (30), 1903]

A Source of Expiation from Minor Sins

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ « الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمْعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمْعَةِ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِّرَاتٌ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ إِذَا اجْتَنَبَ الْكَبَائِرَ »

“Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to say, ‘The five daily prayers, from one Jumu'ah to the next, and from one Ramadan to the next, are an expiation for whatever (sins) come in between, so long as one avoids major sins.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab At-Taharah (2), 552]

Avoid Major Sins (1)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « اجْتَنِبُوا السَّبْعَ الْمُوبِقَاتِ » قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هِيَ قَالَ « الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ وَالشُّحُّ وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَكْلُ الرِّبَا وَأَكْلُ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ وَالتَّوَلِّي يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَقَذْفُ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْغَافِلاَتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ »

[Sunan Nasai, Kitab Al-Wasaya, 3671] (Sahih)

Avoid Major Sins (2)

عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْكَبَائِرِ قَالَ « الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ وَقَوْلُ الزُّورِ »

“Narrated from Anas (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said concerning major sins, ‘Associating others with Allah, disobeying one’s parents, murder and false speech.’”

[Muslim, Kitab Al-Wasaya (1), 260]

When the Month of Ramadan Starts

أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ، وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ، وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ »

“Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab As-Sawm (30), 1899]

Rewards are Multiplied in Ramadan

عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ، خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي آخِرِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ أَظَلَّكُمْ شَهْرٌ عَظِيمٌ، شَهْرٌ مُبَارَكٌ، شَهْرٌ فِيهِ لَيْلَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ، جَعَلَ اللَّهُ صِيَامَهُ فَرِيضَةً، وَقِيَامَ لَيْلِهِ تَطَوُّعًا، مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ فِيهِ بِخَصْلَةٍ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَدَّى فَرِيضَةً فِيمَا سِوَاهُ، وَمَنْ أَدَّى فِيهِ فَرِيضَةً كَانَ كَمَنْ أَدَّى سَبْعِينَ فَرِيضَةً فِيمَا سِوَاهُ »

[Ibn Khuzaymah, 1887] (Daif)

Motivate Children to Offer Prayers

عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم « مُرُوا الصَّبِيَّ بِالصَّلاَةِ إِذَا بَلَغَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ وَإِذَا بَلَغَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَاضْرِبُوهُ عَلَيْهَا »

Narrated by As-Saburah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Command a boy to pray when he reaches the age of seven years. When he becomes ten years old, then beat him for prayer.”

[Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab As-Salah (2), Hadith 494] (Sahih)

If Cannot Fast Due to Health or Travelling

أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ ۚ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۚ وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ ۖ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ ۚ وَأَن تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ۞

“[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 184]

BEWARE of FIVE THINGS that cause PUNISHMENT

پانچ چیزوں سے بچنا جو عذاب کا سبب ہیں

Warning Against Five Acts of Evil

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ « يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ خَمْسٌ إِذَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ بِهِنَّ وَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ تُدْرِكُوهُنَّ ...

Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar (r.a), “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) turned to us and said, ‘O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them …

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitn (36), 4019] (Sahih)

When Immorality Spread (1)

… لَمْ تَظْهَرِ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي قَوْمٍ قَطُّ حَتَّى يُعْلِنُوا بِهَا إِلاَّ فَشَا فِيهِمُ الطَّاعُونُ وَالأَوْجَاعُ الَّتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ مَضَتْ فِي أَسْلاَفِهِمُ الَّذِينَ مَضَوْا ...

... Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them ...

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitn (36), 4019] (Sahih)

When Cheating Spread (2)

... وَلَمْ يَنْقُصُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ إِلاَّ أُخِذُوا بِالسِّنِينَ وَشِدَّةِ الْمَؤُنَةِ وَجَوْرِ السُّلْطَانِ عَلَيْهِمْ ...

... They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers ...

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitn (36), 4019] (Sahih)

Whoever Cheats is Not One of Us

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ « مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلَاحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا وَمَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Whoever bears weapons against us is not one of us, and whoever deceives us is not one of us.”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Imaan (1), 283]

When Zakat is Withheld (3)

... وَلَمْ يَمْنَعُوا زَكَاةَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ إِلاَّ مُنِعُوا الْقَطْرَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَلَوْلاَ الْبَهَائِمُ لَمْ يُمْطَرُوا ...

... They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them ...

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitn (36), 4019] (Sahih)

They Asked Allah for Wealth to be Spent

وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ عَاهَدَ اللَّهَ لَئِنْ آتَانَا مِن فَضْلِهِ لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ۞ فَلَمَّا آتَاهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ بَخِلُوا بِهِ وَتَوَلَّوا وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ۞ فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ نِفَاقًا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يَلْقَوْنَهُ بِمَا أَخْلَفُوا اللَّهَ مَا وَعَدُوهُ وَبِمَا كَانُوا يَكْذِبُونَ ۞

[Surah At-Taubah (9), Ayat 75-77]

Wealth on which Zakat is NOT Paid

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « يَكُونُ كَنْزُ أَحَدِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ، يَفِرُّ مِنْهُ صَاحِبُهُ فَيَطْلُبُهُ وَيَقُولُ أَنَا كَنْزُكَ. قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَنْ يَزَالَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَتَّى يَبْسُطَ يَدَهُ فَيُلْقِمَهَا فَاهُ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Heel (90), 6957]

When Convenant are Broken (4)

... وَلَمْ يَنْقُضُوا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَعَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ إِلاَّ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَخَذُوا بَعْضَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ ...

... They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands ...

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitn (36), 4019] (Sahih)

When Rule is not on Shariah (5)

... وَمَا لَمْ تَحْكُمْ أَئِمَّتُهُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَيَتَخَيَّرُوا مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ »

... Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitn (36), 4019] (Sahih)

Hold to the Quran and Do NOT be Divided

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا ... ۞

“And hold firmly to the rope (Quran) of Allah all together and do not become divided into sects and groups ...”

[Surah Ale-Imran (3), Ayat 103]

When RULERS Are Disliked

جب حکمران ناپسند ہوں

Obey Those (Rulers) in Authority

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا ۞

“O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.”

[Surah An-Nisa (4), Ayat 59]

عَنْ أُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَعْمَلْتَ فُلاَنًا وَلَمْ تَسْتَعْمِلْنِي. قَالَ « إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً، فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي »

“Narrated by Usaid bin Hudair that a man came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not appoint me?’ The Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘After me you will see rulers not giving you your rights. But be patient and steadfast till you meet me.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Fitn (92), 7057]

عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ أَتَيْنَا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَشَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ مَا نَلْقَى مِنَ الْحَجَّاجِ فَقَالَ « اصْبِرُوا، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ إِلاَّ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ، حَتَّى تَلْقَوْا رَبَّكُمْ » سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ نَبِيِّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم

“Narrated by Zubair bin Adi, We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hand of Al-Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said, ‘Be patient till you meet your Lord, for no time will come upon you but the time following it will be worse than it.’ I heard that from the Prophet.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Fitn (92), 7068]

Fighting & Killing Fellow Muslims

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلاَحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا »

“Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar (r.a.) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Fitn (92), 7070]

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ انْتِزَاعًا، يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ، وَلَكِنْ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ بِقَبْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ، حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يُبْقِ عَالِمًا، اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُءُوسًا جُهَّالاً فَسُئِلُوا، فَأَفْتَوْا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا »

“Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, ‘Allah does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from the people, but takes it away by the death of the religious learned men till when none remains, people will take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted will give their verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead the people astray.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Ilm (3), 100]

Casual Allegations in the Sight of Allah

إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُم مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِندَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ ۞

“When you take it up with your tongues, uttering with your mouths something of which you have no knowledge, and deeming it a light matter whereas in the sight of God it is an awful thing.”

[Surah An-Noor (24), Ayat 15]

Imams in Prayers Would be Few

عَنْ سَلاَمَةَ بِنْتِ الْحُرِّ، أُخْتِ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ الْفَزَارِيِّ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ « إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يَتَدَافَعَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ لاَ يَجِدُونَ إِمَامًا يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ »

Narrated by Sulamah, daughter of al-Hurr, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, ‘From the Signs of the Last Hour will be that people in a mosque will refuse to act as imam and will not find one to lead them in prayer.’”

[Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab As-Salah (2), 581] (Daif)

عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « مَنْ حَلَفَ بِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِ كَاذِبًا فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَىْءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَلَعْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَقَتْلِهِ، وَمَنْ رَمَى مُؤْمِنًا بِكُفْرٍ فَهْوَ كَقَتْلِهِ »

ثابت بن ضحاک سے انہوں نےنبیﷺسے آپ ﷺنے فر مایا جس نے اسلام کے سوا اور کسی مذہب کی جھوٹی قسم کھائی تو وہ اسی مذہب کا ہو جائے گا اور جس نے اپنی جان کسی چیز سے لی مثلا وہ اسی چیز سے دوزخ میں عذاب پاتا رہے گا اور مسلما ن پر لعنت کرنا اس کو قتل کرنے کے برا بر ہے اور جس نے مسلمان پر کفر کی تہمت لگائی تو ایسا ہے جیسے اس کو قتل کیا ۔

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Adab (78), 6105]

Avoiding Suspicion

... وَقَدْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم « إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ » ...

... but the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Avoid suspicion, suspicion is the worst of false tales.” ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Wasaya (55), Chapter 8]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « لاَ تَحَاسَدُوا ، وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا ، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا ، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا ، وَلاَ يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ ، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ إِخْوَانًا الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ ، لاَ يَظْلِمُهُ وَلاَ يَخْذُلُهُ ، وَلاَ يَحْقِرُهُ التَّقْوَى هَاهُنَا وَيُشِيرُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنَ الشَّرِّ أَنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ ، كُلُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ ، دَمُهُ ، وَمَالُهُ ، وَعِرْضُهُ »

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Bir (45), 6541]

A MUSLIM is a MIRROR for his Muslim Brother

مومن اپنے بھائی کے لیے آئینہ ہے

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « الْمُؤْمِنُ مَرْآةُ أَخِيهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِ يَكُفُّ عَلَيْهِ ضَيْعَتَهُ وَيَحُوطُهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ » وقال أبو هريرة « الْمُؤْمِنُ مَرْآةُ أَخِيهِ إِذَا رَأَى فِيهَا عَيْبًا أَصْلَحَهُ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “The believer is a mirror to his faithful brother. He protects him against loss and defends him behind his back.” Abu Hurairah (r.a) said, “The believer is a mirror to his brother. If he sees something wrong in him, he should correct it.”

[Adab Al-Mufrad, 239] (Hasan)

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أُتِيَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَقِيلَ هَذَا فُلَانٌ تَقْطُرُ لِحْيَتُهُ خَمْرًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ « إِنَّا قَدْ نُهِينَا عَنْ التَّجَسُّسِ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ يَظْهَرْ لَنَا شَيْءٌ نَأْخُذْ بِهِ »

زید بن وہب بیان کرتے ہیں کہ حضرت عبد اللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ کے پاس ایک آدمی لایا گیا اور بتایا گیا کہ یہ فلاں آدمی ہے اور اس کی داڑھی سے شراب کے قطرے ٹپک رہے ہیں۔تو عبد اللہ بن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہا: ہمیں ٹوہ لگانے سے منع کیا گیا ہے ، ہاں اگر کوئی بات واضح ظاہر ہو تو ہم اس کا مواخذہ کریں گے۔

[Sunan Abi Dawood, Book of Manners, 4890] (Sahih)

Spouses are a Garment for One Another

... هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ ... ۞

“... they are as a garment for you, and you are
as a garment for them ...”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 187]

ALLAH Accepts Pure Only

اللہ صرف پاک کو قبول کرتے ہیں

Allah Enjoins & Accepts Pure Only (1)

عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لاَ يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا ... »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “O People, Allah is pure and does not accept anything but that which is pure ...”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zakat (12), 2346]

Intoxicants & Those Involved are Cursed

ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم « لُعِنَتِ الْخَمْرُ عَلَى عَشَرَةِ أَوْجُهٍ بِعَيْنِهَا وَعَاصِرِهَا وَمُعْتَصِرِهَا وَبَائِعِهَا وَمُبْتَاعِهَا وَحَامِلِهَا وَالْمَحْمُولَةِ إِلَيْهِ وَآكِلِ ثَمَنِهَا وَشَارِبِهَا وَسَاقِيهَا »

Narrated by Ibn Umar (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Intoxicant (wine etc) is cursed from ten angles! The intoxicant itself, the one who squeezes (the grapes etc), the one for whom it is squeezed, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who consumes its price, the one who drinks it and the one who pours it.”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Ashrabah, 3380] (Hasan)

Allah Enjoins & Accepts Pure Only (2)

... وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ فَقَالَ (يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ) وَقَالَ (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ) » ...

“... Allah has enjoined upon the believers that which He has enjoined upon the Messengers. He says, ‘O Messengers! Eat of the lawful & pure and do righteous deeds. Verily ,I am well-Acquainted with what you do’ and He says, ‘O believers! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with’” ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zakat (12), 2346]

Allah Enjoined upon the Messengers (1)

يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا ۖ إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ ۞

“O You Apostles! Partake of the good things of life, and do righteous deeds. Verily, I have full knowledge of all that you do.”

[Surah Al-Muminun (23), Ayat 51]

Allah Enjoined upon the Messengers (2)

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ ۞

“O you who have attained to faith! Partake of the good things which We have provided for you as sustenance, and render thanks unto God, if it is [truly] Him that you worship.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 172]

Allah Enjoins & Accepts Pure Only (3)

... ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ « يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ وَغُذِىَ بِالْحَرَامِ فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لِذَلِكَ »

... Then he mentioned, “A man who has undertaken a lengthy journey and is dishevelled and dusty, raising his hands toward heaven and saying, ‘O Lord, O Lord!’ But his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is unlawful, and he is nourished with what is unlawful, so how can he receive a response?”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zakat (12), 2346]

Care for the Environment

حدیث کی روشنی میں ماحول کا خیال رکھنا

عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا فَيَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ فِتْنَةِ بَنِى إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ فِى النِّسَاءِ ». وَفِى حَدِيثِ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ « لِيَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ »

“Narrated by Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘This world is sweet and green, and Allah has given you authority (vicegerency) over it, so look at what you do. Beware of this world and beware of women, for the first fitnah (trial) among the Children of Israel had to do with women.’”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zikr Wad-Dua Wat-Taubah Wal-Astaghfar (48), 6948]

Allah has made the Worldly Life Attractive & Deceptive

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۞ وَإِنَّا لَجَاعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا ۞

“Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed. And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.”

[Surah Al-Kahf (18), Ayat 7-8]

The Purpose of Man’s Creation

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۞

“And when thy Lord said unto the angels, ‘Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth.’ They said, ‘Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee?’ He said, ‘Surely I know that which ye know not.’”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 30]

Warning Against Wasting Water

عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِسَعْدٍ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ « مَا هَذَا السَّرَفُ يَا سَعْدُ قَالَ أَفِي الْوُضُوءِ سَرَفٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى نَهْرٍ جَارٍ »

“Reported by Abdullah ibn Amr (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) passed by Saad (ibn Abi Waqqas) while her was performing ablution. The Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘What is this extravagance?’ Saad (s.a.w) replied, ‘Is there extravagance with water in ablution?’ The Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘Yes, even if you were on the banks of a flowing river.’”

[Musnad Ahmad, 7065] (Sahih)

Water Usage Sunnah for Abultion & Bath

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ بِالْمُدِّ وَيَغْتَسِلُ بِالصَّاعِ إِلَى خَمْسَةِ أَمْدَادٍ

“The Prophet (s.a.w) would perform ablution with one mudd (approx. half a kilogram of water) and would perform a ritual bath with one sa’ (approx. two kilograms of water), up to five mudd (approx. 2.5 kilograms of water).”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Haidh (3), 737]

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Wudu (4), 201]

Practise Sustainable Consumption & Reuse

عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ، سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ « مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْنَعُ فِي بَيْتِهِ » قَالَتْ « مَا يَصْنَعُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي بَيْتِهِ » قَالَتْ « مَا يَصْنَعُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي بَيْتِهِ، يَخْصِفُ النَّعْلَ، وَيَرْقَعُ الثَّوْبَ، وَيَخِيطُ »

Narrated from Hisham that his father said, “I asked Aisha (r.a), ‘What did the Prophet (s.a.w) do in his house?’ She replied, ‘He did what one of you would do in his house. He mended sandals and patched garments and sewed.’”

[Adab Al-Mufrad, 540] (Sahih)

Plant Trees for Good Deeds & Environment

عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَغْرِسُ غَرْسًا، أَوْ يَزْرَعُ زَرْعًا، فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ طَيْرٌ أَوْ إِنْسَانٌ أَوْ بَهِيمَةٌ، إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهُ بِهِ صَدَقَةٌ »

“Narrated by Anas bin Malik (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift for him.’”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Muzariah (41), 2320]

Caring for the Animals & Birds (1)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي فَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَطَشُ، فَنَزَلَ بِئْرًا فَشَرِبَ مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِكَلْبٍ يَلْهَثُ، يَأْكُلُ الثَّرَى مِنَ الْعَطَشِ، فَقَالَ لَقَدْ بَلَغَ هَذَا مِثْلُ الَّذِي بَلَغَ بِي فَمَلأَ خُفَّهُ ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَهُ بِفِيهِ، ثُمَّ رَقِيَ، فَسَقَى الْكَلْبَ فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ » قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَإِنَّ لَنَا فِي الْبَهَائِمِ أَجْرًا قَالَ « فِي كُلِّ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ »

[Sahih Bukhari, Book on Distribution of Water (42), 2363]

Caring for the Animals & Birds (2)

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « مَا مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ قَتَلَ عُصْفُورًا فَمَا فَوْقَهَا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهَا إِلاَّ سَأَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْهَا » قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا حَقُّهَا قَالَ « يَذْبَحُهَا فَيَأْكُلُهَا وَلاَ يَقْطَعُ رَأْسَهَا يَرْمِي بِهَا »

“Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘There is no person who kills a small bird or anything larger for no just reason, but Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will ask him about it.’ It was said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what does just reason mean?’ He (s.a.w) said, ‘That you slaughter it and eat it, and do not cut off its head and throw it aside.’”

[Sunan Nasai, Book of Hunting and Slaughtering, 4349] (Hasan)

Keep the Environment Clean and Safe

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ، وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ فَأَخَذَهُ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “While a man was on the way, he found a thorny branch of a tree there on the way and removed it. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Mazalim (46), 2472]

Daughters - Shield From Hell

بیٹیاں - جہنم کی آگ سے ڈھال ہیں

Daughters Can Be A Shield From Hellfire

عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدَّثَتْهُ قَالَتْ جَاءَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ مَعَهَا ابْنَتَانِ تَسْأَلُنِي، فَلَمْ تَجِدْ عِنْدِي غَيْرَ تَمْرَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا، فَقَسَمَتْهَا بَيْنَ ابْنَتَيْهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ، فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ « مَنْ يَلِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْبَنَاتِ شَيْئًا فَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْهِنَّ كُنَّ لَهُ سِتْرًا مِنَ النَّارِ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Adab (78), 5995]

أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ ۞ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ۞

“Has He chosen daughters over sons? What is with you?
How do you make judgement?”

[Surah As-Saffat (37), Ayat 153-154]

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ الْبَنَاتِ سُبْحَانَهُ ۙ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ۞

“And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He
- and for them is what they desire.”

[Surah An-Nahl (16), Ayat 57]

Disbelievers on a Daughter’s Birth

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِالْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ۞ يَتَوَارَىٰ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِن سُوءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِ ۚ أَيُمْسِكُهُ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِي التُّرَابِ ۗ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ۞ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ ... ۞

“And when one of them is informed of a daughter, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief. He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide. For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description of evil ...”

[Surah An-Nahl (16), Ayat 58-60]

Who Was Blessed With Seven Daughters

وَقَالَ يَعْقُوب بن بختان ولد لي سبع بَنَات فَكنت كلما ولد لي ابْنة دخلت على أَحْمد بن حَنْبَل فَيَقُول لي يَا أَبَا يُوسُف الْأَنْبِيَاء آبَاء بَنَات فَكَانَ يذهب قَوْله همي

Yaqub bin Bakhtan said, “I had seven daughters. Every time a daughter was born to me, I went to Ahmad bin Hanbal and he would say to me,
‘O Abu Yusuf! the prophets are fathers of daughters,’ and his statement would take away my sorrow.”

الكتاب: تحفة المودود بأحكام المولود المؤلف: محمد بن أبي بكر بن أيوب بن سعد شمس الدين ابن قيم الجوزية (المتوفى: 751هـ)

The Gates of Hell Are Seven

وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۞ لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌ مَّقْسُومٌ ۞

“And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all. It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated.”

[Surah Al-Hijr (15), Ayat 43-44]

Who Prayed for the Seventh Daughter

ایک شخص کے ہاں صرف بیٹیاں تھیں ہر مرتبہ اس کو امید ہوتی کہ اب تو بیٹا پیدا ہوگا مگر ہر بار بیٹی ہی پیدا ہوتی ۔۔۔ اب بھی لڑکی پیدا ہوئی تو وہ اپنی بیوی کو طلاق دے دے گا ۔۔۔ رات کو سویا اس نے عجیب وغریب خواب دیکھا اس نے دیکھا کہ قیامت برپا ہو چکی ہے اس کے گناہ بہت زیادہ ہیں جن کے سبب اس پر جہنم واجب ہوچکی ہے۔لہٰذا فرشتوں نے اس کو پکڑا اور جہنم کی طرف لےگئے۔ پہلے دروازے پر گئے تو دیکھا کہ اس کی ایک بیٹی وہاں کھڑی تھی جس نے اسے جہنم میں جانے سے روک دیا۔فرشتے اسے لے کر دوسرے دروازے ۔۔۔ انتہائی پریشانی اور خوف ودہشت کے عالم میں اس کی آنکھ کھل چکی تھی اور اس نے رب العزت کے حضور اپنے ہاتھوں کو بلند کیا اور دعا کی: اے اللہ! مجھے ساتویں بیٹی عطا فرما۔

[ کتاب : سنہری کرنیں از عبد المالک مجاہد ص:24]

Being Blessed With Daughters & Sisters

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ثَلاَثُ بَنَاتٍ أَوْ ثَلاَثُ أَخَوَاتٍ أَوِ ابْنَتَانِ أَوْ أُخْتَانِ فَأَحْسَنَ صُحْبَتَهُنَّ وَاتَّقَى اللَّهَ فِيهِنَّ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ »

Narrated from Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (r.a) that Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w) said, “Whoever has three daughters, or three sisters, or two daughters, or two sisters and he keeps good company with them and fears Allah regarding them, then Paradise is for him.”

[Tirmidi, Abwab Al-Birr Was Sillah, 1916] (Hasan)

The Greatest Fitna For Mankind

حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ رَهْطٍ مِنْهُمْ أَبُو الدَّهْمَاءِ وَأَبُو قَتَادَةَ قَالُوا كُنَّا نَمُرُّ عَلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ نَأْتِى عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ فَقَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَتُجَاوِزُونِى إِلَى رِجَالٍ مَا كَانُوا بِأَحْضَرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنِّى وَلاَ أَعْلَمَ بِحَدِيثِهِ مِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَا بَيْنَ خَلْقِ آدَمَ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ خَلْقٌ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ »

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Fitn (52), 7395]

Protected from the Fitna of Dajjal

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « يَنْزِلُ الدَّجَّالُ فِي هَذِهِ السَّبَخَةِ بِمَرِّقَنَاةَ فَيَكُونُ أَكْثَرَ مَنْ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ النِّسَاءُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى حَمِيمِهِ وَإِلَى أُمِّهِ وَابْنَتِهِ وَأُخْتِهِ وَعَمَّتِهِ فَيُوثِقُهَا رِبَاطًا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِ »

Narrated by Ibn Umar (r.a) that Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w) said, “The False Messiah will come upon this marsh of Marriqanat. Most of those who go out to him will be women, until a man goes back to his wife, his mother, his daughter, his sister, and his aunt to shackle them tightly, fearing they would go out to him.”

[Musnad Ahmad, 5353] (Sahih)

Justice for the Buried Alive Girls

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ۞ وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ ۞ بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ ۞

“When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]. And when the stars fall, dispersing. And when the mountains are removed. And when full-term she-camels are neglected. And when the wild beasts are gathered. And when the seas are filled with flame. And when the souls are paired. And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked. For what sin she was killed.”

[Surah At-Takwir (81), Ayat 1-9]

Who Buried his Daughter as a Disbeliever

وروي أن رجلا من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يزال مغتما بين يدي رسول الله صلى عليه وسلم: «مالك تكون محزونا؟» فقال: يا رسول الله، إن أذنبت ذنبا في الجاهلية فأخاف ألا يغفره الله لي وإن أسلمت! فقال له: «أخبرني عن ذنبك» ... فبكى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه وقال: «لو أمرت أن أعاقب أحدا بما فعل في الجاهلية لعاقبتك»

[Tafsir Qurtubi, Surah Al-Anam (6), Ayat 140] (Authentication Unverified)

Caring & Respecting the Elders

بزرگوں کا خیال رکھنا اور ان کا احترام کرنا

Quran Has Guidance & Clarification for All Aspects of Life

... وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ تِبْيَانًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ ۞

“... And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.”

[Surah An-Nahl (16), Ayat 89]

Allah Orders the Believers to Follow & Enter Islam in Totality

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةً وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ۞

“O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 208]

Those Who Attain A Very Old Age

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِي الْخَلْقِ ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ۞

“But [let them always remember that] if We lengthen a human being’s days, We also cause him to decline in his powers [when he grows old]: will they not, then, use their reason?”

[Surah Ya-Sin (16), Ayat 68]

Blessings Are With Your Elders

عَنِ ابْنِ عباسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «‌ البَرَكَةُ ‌مَعَ ‌أَكَابِرِكُمْ»

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Blessing is with your elders.”

[Ibn Hibban, Kitab Al-Birr Wal-Ihsan, 559] (Sahih)

Blessings in Income to Support Others (1)

عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « ابْغُونِي ضُعَفَاءَكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا تُرْزَقُونَ وَتُنْصَرُونَ بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ »

Abu Darda (r.a) reported that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Seek out the vulnerable among you. Verily, you are only given provision and support due to your support of the weak.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Al-Jihad, 1702] (Sahih)

Blessings in Income to Support Others (2)

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ كَانَ أَخَوَانِ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْآخَرُ يَحْتَرِفُ فَشَكَا الْمُحْتَرِفُ أَخَاهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ « لَعَلَّكَ تُرْزَقُ بِهِ »

Anas ibn Malik (r.a) reported that there were two brothers in the time of the Prophet (s.a.w), one of whom would attend the lessons of the Prophet and the other would engage in business. The businessman complained to the Prophet about his brother and the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Perhaps you are granted provision because of him.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2345] (Sahih)

Good Treatment with Elders and Young

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا وَيَعْرِفْ شَرَفَ كَبِيرِنَا »

Amr bin Shuaib narrated from his father who narrated from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, nor knows the honor of our elders.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Al-Birr, 1920] (Hasan)

Orders to Give Importance to the Elders

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ «أَمَرَنِيْ جِبْرِيلُ أَنْ ‌أُقَدِّمَ ‌الْأَكَابِرَ »

حضرت ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہ سے مروی ہے کہ نبیﷺنے فرمایا،
”مجھے جبریل علیہ السلام نے حکم دیا کہ میں بڑوں کو آگے کردوں۔“

[Silsila Ahadees-e-Sahiha by Al-Bani, 1555] (Sahih)

When Jibrail saw Paradise & Hell

جب جبرائیل نے جنت اور جہنم کو دیکھا

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ « لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ أَرْسَلَ جِبْرِيلَ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، فَقَالَ: انْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا، قَالَ: فَجَاءَهَا وَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا، قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ: فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا ...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “When Allah created Paradise and the Fire, He sent Jibril to Paradise, saying, ‘Look at it and at what I have prepared in it for its inhabitants.’” He (s.a.w) said, “So he came to it and looked at it, and at what Allah had prepared in it. He (Jibril) said, ‘Indeed, by your Might, none shall hear of it except that he shall enter it.’ ...

Jinns Were Created 2,000 Years Earlier

اور حضرت عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہ فرماتے ہیں کہ جنات حضرت آدم علیہ السلام سے دو ہزار سال پہلے سے آباد تھے پھر انھوں نے خونریزی کی تو اللہ تعالیٰ نے ان پر فرشتوں کا لشکر بھیج دیا ، ان فرشتوں نے جنات کو مار مار کر سمندری جزیروں (اور ویران علاقوں) میں بھگا دیا۔ حضرت ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہ سے بھی اسی طرح کی بات منقول ہے۔

[البدایۃ و النھایۃ، جلد 1، آدم کا بیان، صفحہ 85]

... فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالْمَكَارِهِ، فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَانْظُرْ إِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا، قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ حُفَّتْ بِالْمَكَارِهِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خِفْتُ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَهَا أَحَدٌ، قَالَ: اذْهَبْ إِلَى النَّارِ، فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا، فَإِذَا هِيَ يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا ...

... Then He gave the order for it to be surrounded with hardships. He said, ‘Return to it and look at it, and at what I have prepared in it for its inhabitants.’” He (s.a.w) said, “So he returned to it and found it surrounded with hardships. He returned to Him (Allah) and said, ‘Indeed, by your Might, I fear that none shall enter it.’ He said, ‘Go to the Fire and look at it and at what I have prepared in it for its inhabitants.’ So he found it, one part of it riding the other ...

... فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ فَيَدْخُلَهَا، فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ، فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَنْجُوَ مِنْهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا »

... So he returned to Him (Allah) and said, ‘Indeed, by your Might, none shall hear of it and then enter it.’ So He gave the order for it to be surrounded with desires, then He said, ‘Return to it.’ So he (Jibril) returned to it, then he said, ‘Indeed, by Your Might, I fear that none shall be saved from it except that he shall enter it.’”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Siffatul Jannah, 2560] (Hasan)

Muhammad Ali on Carrying a Match Box

[https://www.inc.com/gordon-tredgold/muhammad-ali-50-inspiring-thoughts-from-the-greatest-of-all-time.html]

Reward for Spending in the Way of Allah

مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ۞

“The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 261]

Paradise & Hell Have Been Surrounded

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ »

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Paradise is surrounded with hardships and Hell is surrounded with desires.”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Jannah (51), 7130]

Who Sacrificed Their Own Hunger

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَبَعَثَ إِلَى نِسَائِهِ فَقُلْنَ مَا مَعَنَا إِلاَّ الْمَاءُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « مَنْ يَضُمُّ، أَوْ يُضِيفُ هَذَا » فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَا. فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ أَكْرِمِي ضَيْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلاَّ قُوتُ صِبْيَانِي. فَقَالَ ... فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ، غَدَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ « ضَحِكَ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَةَ ـ أَوْ عَجِبَ ـ مِنْ فَعَالِكُمَا » فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ { وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ }

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Manaqib Al-Ansaar (63), 3798]

Five Beneficial Things Taught

سکھائی جانے والی پانچ فائدہ مند باتیں

Five Things to Learn, Act & Spread (1)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «من أَخذ عَنِّي هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ فَيَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ أَوْ يُعَلِّمُ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ؟» قُلْتُ: أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ الله فَأخذ بيَدي فَعَدَّ خَمْسًا فَقَالَ: «اتَّقِ الْمَحَارِمَ تَكُنْ أَعْبَدَ النَّاسِ ...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w) said, “Who will take these statements from me, so that he may act upon them, or teach one who will act upon them?” So Abu Hurairah (r.a) said, “I said, ‘I shall O Messenger of Allah!’ So he (s.a.w) took my hand and enumerated five (things), he said, ‘Be on guard against the unlawful and you shall be the most worshiping among the people ...

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2305] (Hasan) & [Musnad Ahmad, 8095] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

The Purpose of Creation is ‘Worship’

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ۞

“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except
to worship Me.”

[Surah Ad-Dhariyat (51), Ayat 56]

One of the Signs of the Day of Judgement

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ، لاَ يُبَالِي الْمَرْءُ مَا أَخَذَ مِنْهُ أَمِنَ الْحَلاَلِ أَمْ مِنَ الْحَرَامِ »

“Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘A time will come when one will not care how he earns money, halal or haram.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Fazal Laila tul Qadar (32), 2059]

Five Things to Learn, Act & Spread (2)

... وَارْضَ بِمَا قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَكُنْ أَغْنَى النَّاسِ ...

... be satisfied with what Allah has alloted for you and
you shall be the richest of the people ...

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2305] (Hasan) & [Musnad Ahmad, 8095] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

A Similar Hadith with Slight Difference

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم « يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كُنْ وَرِعًا تَكُنْ أَعْبَدَ النَّاسِ وَكُنْ قَنِعًا تَكُنْ أَشْكَرَ النَّاسِ وَأَحِبَّ لِلنَّاسِ مَا تُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِكَ تَكُنْ مُؤْمِنًا وَأَحَسِنْ جِوَارَ مَنْ جَاوَرَكَ تَكُنْ مُسْلِمًا وَأَقِلَّ الضَّحِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “... Be content, and you will be the most grateful of people to Allah ...”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Az-Zuhd (37), 4217] (Daif)

Five Things to Learn, Act & Spread (3)

... وَأَحْسِنْ إِلَى جَارِكَ تَكُنْ مُؤْمِنًا ...

... and be kind to your neighbour and you shall be
a believer ...

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2305] (Hasan) & [Musnad Ahmad, 8095] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

Not Caring for Your Starving Neighbours

ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يُخْبِرُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم « لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يَشْبَعُ وَجَارُهُ جَائِعٌ »

Ibn Abbas informed Ibn az-Zubayr, “I heard the Prophet (s.a.w) say, ‘He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while his neighbour goes hungry.’”

[Adab Al-Mufrad, Kitab Al-Jari (6), 112] (Sahih)

Five Things to Learn, Act & Spread (4)

... وَأَحِبَّ لِلنَّاسِ مَا تُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِكَ تَكُنْ مُسْلِمًا ...

... love for the people what you love for yourself and
you shall be a Muslim ...

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2305] (Hasan) & [Musnad Ahmad, 8095] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

Five Things to Learn, Act & Spread (5)

وَلَا تُكْثِرِ الضَّحِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكَ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ»

And do not laugh too much, for indeed increased laughter
kills the heart.’”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2305] (Hasan) & [Musnad Ahmad, 8095] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

Most Amazing Faith

سب سے تعجب والا ایمان

Whose Faith is the Most Amazing (1)

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ( أَيُّ الْخَلْقِ أَعْجَبُ إِلَيْكُمْ إِيمَانًا؟ ) ، قَالُوا: الْمَلَائِكَةُ ، قَالَ: ( وَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ وَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ؟ ) ...

سیدنا انس رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”کون سی مخلوق کا ایمان سب سے حیرت انگیز ہے؟“ صحابہ نے کہا: فرشتوں کا۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”فرشتوں (کیوں) ایمان نہ لائیں، (‌‌‌کیونکہ سارے حقائق ان کے سامنے ہوتے ہیں)۔“ ...

[Iman Al-Bayhaqi, Dalail An-Nubuwwah, 6/538] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

[Similar narration in Mustadrak Al-Hakim, 6993] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

The Obedience of Angel Israfil (Raphael)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « إِنَّ طَرْفَ صَاحِبِ الصُّورِ مُذْ وُكِّلَ بِهِ مُسْتَعِدٌّ يَنْظُرُ نَحْوَ الْعَرْشِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُؤْمَرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْهِ طَرْفُهُ، كَأَنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ كَوْكَبَانِ دُرِّيَّانِ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “The gaze of the one who will blow the Trumpet has been fixed since he was entrusted with it, looking towards the throne, ready (to blow it), in case he will be commanded to do so before he blinks, as if his eyes are two shining stars.”

[Mustadrak Al-Hakim, 8676] (Sahih)

When will the Day of Judgement Happen?

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً ۗ يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۞

[Surah Al-Araf (7), Ayat 187]

Do Not Feel Pity While Executing the Religious Orders

الزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِي فَاجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ ۖ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُم بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۖ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۞

[Surah An-Noor (24), Ayat 2]

Whose Faith is the Most Amazing (2)

... قَالُوا : فَالنَّبِيُّونَ ، قَالَ : ( وَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْوَحْيُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ ؟ ) ، قَالُوا: فَنَحْنُ. قَالَ : ( وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَنَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ ؟ ) ...

... انہوں نے کہا: تو پھر انبیاء ہوں گے۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”انبیاء کی طرف تو وحی کی جاتی ہے (‌‌‌جس کی وجہ سے ہر چیز ان پر عیاں ہو جاتی ہے) وہ ایمان کیوں نہ لائیں؟“ انہوں نے کہا: تو پھر صحابہ ہوں گے۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”صحابہ تو انبیاء کے ساتھ ہوتے ہیں، (‌‌‌ان کے لیے کوئی شق مبہم نہیں رہتی اس لیے) انہیں ایمان قبول کرنے میں کیا دقت ہے؟ ...

[Iman Al-Bayhaqi, Dalail An-Nubuwwah, 6/538] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

[Similar narration in Mustadrak Al-Hakim, 6993] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

The Dreams of Righteous People

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ »

Narrated By Anas bin Malik (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “A good dream (that comes true) of a righteous man is one of forty-six parts of prophetism.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Tabeer (91), 6983]

What Bible Says About Unfaithful Israelites

“‘But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel,’ declares the Lord.”

[Bible, Gospel of Jeremiah, Chapter 3, Verse 20]

Whose Faith is the Most Amazing (3)

... قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ( إِنَّ أَعْجَبَ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيَّ إِيمَانًا لَقَوْمٌ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدَكُمْ يَجِدُونَ صُحُفًا فِيهَا كِتَابٌ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا فِيهَا )

... دراصل ایمان کے لحاظ سے سب سے زیایہ تعجب انگیز لوگ وہ ہیں، جو تمہارے بعد آئیں گے، ان کے ہاں وحی کی صورت ایک کتاب ہو گی، لیکن وہ اس پر ایمان لائیں گے اور اس کی پیروی کریں، یہ لوگ ہیں جن کا ایمان قابل تعجب ہے، (‌‌‌یعنی کوئی معجزہ یا کوئی علامت دیکھے بغیر ہی مشرف بایمان ہو جائیں گے)۔

[Iman Al-Bayhaqi, Dalail An-Nubuwwah, 6/538] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

[Similar narration in Mustadrak Al-Hakim, 6993] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

Closing Verse of Allama Iqbal’s “Shikwa”

عجمی خم ہے تو کيا ، مے تو حجازی ہے مری
نغمہ ہندی ہے تو کيا ، لے تو حجازی ہے مری

[علامہ اقبال، شکوہ]

Most Beloved for the Prophet (s.a.w)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « مِنْ أَشَدِّ أُمَّتِي لِي حُبًّا نَاسٌ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِي يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ رَآنِي بِأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w) said, “Among the most beloved of my Ummah to me are people who will come after me, one of whom would wish to have seen me, even if that was at the expense of his family and his wealth.”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Jannah (51), 7145]

Be Patient in Hard Times

مشکل وقت میں صابر رہنا

What Did The Companion Offer in Reply (1)

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَجَاءَ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَىْءٍ لاَ نَفَقَةٍ وَلاَ دَابَّةٍ وَلاَ مَتَاعٍ ...

Abu Abdur-Rahman said, “Three people came to Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As while I was with him, and they said, ‘O Abu Muhammad, by Allah we do not have anything, no provisions, no riding beasts and no wealth.’ ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War Riqqaq (53), 7463]

What Did The Companion Offer in Reply (2)

... فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا شِئْتُمْ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْنَا فَأَعْطَيْنَاكُمْ مَا يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ ذَكَرْنَا أَمْرَكُمْ لِلسُّلْطَانِ ...

... He (r.a) said to them, ‘Whatever you wish. If you wish, you can come back to us and we will give you whatever Allah makes available for you, or if you wish we can refer your matter to the ruler ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War Riqqaq (53), 7463]

What Did The Companion Offer in Reply (3)

... وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ صَبَرْتُمْ فَإِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِنَّ فُقَرَاءَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَسْبِقُونَ الأَغْنِيَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا ». قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَصْبِرُ لاَ نَسْأَلُ شَيْئًا.

... or if you wish you can be patient, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, “On the Day of Resurrection, the poor of the Muhajirin will precede the rich into Paradise by forty years.”’ They said, ‘We will be patient and will not ask for anything.’”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War Riqqaq (53), 7463]

How Much A Man Can Rightfully Possess

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « لَيْسَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ حَقٌّ فِي سِوَى هَذِهِ الْخِصَالِ بَيْتٌ يَسْكُنُهُ وَثَوْبٌ يُوَارِي عَوْرَتَهُ وَجِلْفُ الْخُبْزِ وَالْمَاءِ »

Uthman bin Affan (r.a) narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “There is no right for the son of Adam in other than these things. A house which he lives in, a garment which covers his nakedness, and a piece of bread and water.”

[Tirmidi, Chapters on Zuhd, 2341] (Hasan)

Possession of Goods Inside the House

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ « فِرَاشٌ لِلرَّجُلِ وَفِرَاشٌ لاِمْرَأَتِهِ وَالثَّالِثُ لِلضَّيْفِ وَالرَّابِعُ لِلشَّيْطَانِ »

Jabir bin Abdullah (r.a) reported that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to him, “There should be a bedding for a man. a bedding for his wife and the third one for the guest, and the fourth one is for the Satan.”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Libas, 5452]

A Desire on the Day of Judgement

عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « يَوَدُّ أَهْلُ الْعَافِيَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حِينَ يُعْطَى أَهْلُ الْبَلاَءِ الثَّوَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ جُلُودَهُمْ كَانَتْ قُرِضَتْ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِالْمَقَارِيضِ »

Jabir (r.a) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “On the Day of Judgement, when the people who were tried (in this world) are given their rewards, the people who were pardoned (in life), will wish that their skins had been cut off with scissors while they were in the world.”

[Tirmidi, Chapters on Zuhd, 2402] (Hasan)

Nation’s Leader is their Servant

قوم کا سردار اُن کا خادم ہوتا ہے

An Weak Narration on Role of a Leader

سَیِّدُ الْقَوْمِ خَادِمُهُمْ

“Leader of a Nation (People) is
their Servant.”

[Forty Ahadith of Shah Waliullah, 34] (Daif)

[Forty Ahadith of Imam Suyuti, 34] (Daif)

Superior Reward of a Servant of People

وعَنْ سهل بن سعد رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « سَيِّدُ ‌الْقَوْمِ ‌فِي ‌السَّفَرِ خَادِمُهُمْ فَمَنْ سَبَقَهُمْ بِخِدْمَةٍ لَمْ يَسْبِقُوهُ بِعَمَلٍ إِلَّا الشَّهَادَةَ »

سہل بن سعد رضی اللہ عنہ بیان کرتے ہیں، رسول اللہ صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وآلہ ‌وسلم نے فرمایا ”قوم کا سردار سفر میں اُن کا خادم ہوتا ہے، جس نے کسی خدمت کے ذریعے ان پر سبقت حاصل کر لی تو وہ لوگ ماسوائے شہادت کے کسی اور عمل کے ذریعے اس شخص سے آگے نہیں بڑھ سکتے۔“

[Al-Bayhaqi, Shuab-ul-Iman, 8407] (Daif)

أَبُو الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ « مَا مِنْ إِمَامٍ يُغْلِقُ بَابَهُ دُونَ ذَوِي الْحَاجَةِ وَالْخَلَّةِ وَالْمَسْكَنَةِ إِلاَّ أَغْلَقَ اللَّهُ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ دُونَ خَلَّتِهِ وَحَاجَتِهِ وَمَسْكَنَتِهِ »

Abul-Hasan narrated that Amr bin Murrah said to Muawiyah (r.a), “I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saying, ‘No Imam closes his door on one in need, dire straits and poverty, except that Allah closes the gates of the Heavens from his dire straits, his needs, and his poverty.’ So Muawiyah (r.a) appointed a man to look after the needs of the people.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Al-Ahkam (13), 1332] (Sahih)

If Leader Turns Away from People’s Need

عَنْ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « مَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ النَّاسِ شَيْئًا فَاحْتَجَبَ عَنْ أُولِي الضَّعَفَةِ وَالْحَاجَةِ احْتَجَبَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ »

Muadh (r.a) said that Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w) said, “Whoever is in charge of the affairs of the people and turns away from those who are weak and needy, God will hide from him on the Day of Resurrection.”

[Musnad Ahmad, 22076] (Hasan li-Ghairihi)

عَنْ أَبِى الْمَلِيحِ أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زِيَادٍ دَخَلَ عَلَى مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ فِى مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَعْقِلٌ إِنِّى مُحَدِّثُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ لَوْلاَ أَنِّى فِى الْمَوْتِ لَمْ أُحَدِّثْكَ بِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَا مِنْ أَمِيرٍ يَلِى أَمْرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجْهَدُ لَهُمْ وَيَنْصَحُ إِلاَّ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ مَعَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ »

It was narrated from Abu Al-Malih that Ubaidullah bin Ziyad visited Maqil bin Yasar when he was sick, and Maqil said to him, “I am going to tell you about a Hadith which, if I were not dying, I would not tell you. I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, ‘There is no commander who becomes in charge of the Muslims, then does not strive sincerely for them, but he will not enter Paradise with them.’”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Imaan (1), 366]

How Will Appointed Leaders be Presented

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « مَا مِنْ أَمِيرِ عَشْرَةٍ إِلا يُؤْتَى بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَغْلُولا، حَتَّى يَفُكَّهُ الْعَدْلُ، أَوْ يُوبِقَهُ الْجَوْرُ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “There is no leader who was appointed to look after ten people from his nation, but that he will be brought on the Day of Resurrection in chains, until justice destroys him, or injustice annihilates him.”

[Al-Muajam ul-Kabeer by Tabarani, 1089] (Sahih)

A Caretaker Who Didnot Serve His Nation

معقل بن یسار رضی اللہ عنہ سے مروی ہے کہ رسول اللہ ﷺنے فرمایا، ” جو شخص میری امت کے کسی گروہ کا نگران بنے ، خواہ وہ گروہ چھوٹا ہو یا بڑا ہو پھر وہ شخص انصاف سے کام نہ لے تو اللہ تعالیٰ اس شخص کو اوندھے منہ جہنم میں ڈال دے گا۔“

[Al-Muajam al-Auaust by Tabarani, 6629] (Daif)

Letter from Caliph Umar ibn Khattab (r.a)

It was narrated that Abu Uthman said, “Umar wrote to us when we were in Azerbaijan, ‘O Utbah bin Farqad, it is not by your efforts or by the efforts of your father or the efforts of your mother. Feed the Muslims in their places from that which you feed yourself in your place. Beware of luxury and the garments of the people of Shirk and garments of silk, for the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) forbade garments of silk and said except this much, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) held up his forefinger and middle finger, holding them together.’”

[Sahih Muslim, Book of Sacrifices (35), 5411]

The Actual Bankrupt

اِس اُمت کا مفلس کون؟

Refuge from Withdrawal of Blessings

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ وَفُجَاءَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ »

Abdullah bin Umar (r.a) reported that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) supplicated in these words, “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the withdrawing of Your blessing, and the loss of health, and the sudden onset of Your wrath, and anything that may lead to Your displeasure.”

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Kitab Al-Birr (45), 6943]

The Real Bankrupt in Islam (1)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ « أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ ؟ » قَالُوا « الْمُفْلِسُ فِينَا مَنْ لاَ دِرْهَمَ لَهُ وَلاَ مَتَاعَ » ...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Do you know what bankrupt (or broke) means?” They (the companions of the Prophet) said, “Among us, the one who has no Dirham nor goods is the one who is bankrupt (and broke).” ...

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Book of Dreams (42), 6579]

The Reward for Praying in Al-Haram (1)

عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ « صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ. إِلاَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ. وَصَلاَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ »

Narrated by Jabir (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “One prayer in my mosque is better than one thousand prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque, and one prayer in the Sacred Mosque is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere.”

[Ibn Majah, Chapters on Establishing the Prayer, 1406] (Sahih)

The Reward for Praying in Al-Haram (2)

It was narrated that Abu Dharr (r.a) said, “We were discussing when we were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), which is better, the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) or Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, ‘One prayer in my masjid is better than four prayers offered there (in Bayt al-Maqdis), and what a good place of prayer it is. Soon there will come a time when, if a man has a piece of land the size of a horse’s rope from which he can see Bayt al-Maqdis, that will be better for him than the whole world.’”

[Mustadrak Al-Hakim, 4 / 509 or 8553] (Sahih)

The Reward for Praying in Congregation

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةَ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً »

It is narrated by Abdullah bin Umar (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), “The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab As-Salat (8), 645]

The Reward for Voluntary Fasting (1)

عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ رَجُلٌ أَتَى النَّبِىَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ... فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ... كَيْفَ مَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا قَالَ « ذَاكَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ » قَالَ كَيْفَ مَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ « وَدِدْتُ أَنِّى طُوِّقْتُ ذَلِكَ » ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « ثَلاَثٌ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ فَهَذَا صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِى قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِى بَعْدَهُ وَصِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِى قَبْلَهُ »

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Janaiz (11), 2746]

The Reward for Voluntary Fasting (2)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « تُعْرَضُ الأَعْمَالُ يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْرَضَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), “Deeds are presented on Monday and Thursday, and I love that my deeds be presented while I am fasting.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab As-Sawm, 747] (Hasan)

Reward for Bulding Masjid in a Halal Way

عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ الْخَوْلاَنِيَّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، يَقُولُ ... وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ « مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا ـ قَالَ بُكَيْرٌ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ـ يَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ، بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ مِثْلَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ »

Narrated by Ubdaidullah Al-Khaulani that he I heard Uthman bin Affan (r.a) saying “... I heard the Prophet saying, ‘Whoever built a mosque, (Bukair thought that Asim, another sub-narrator, added, ‘Intending Allah’s Pleasure’), Allah would build for him a similar place in Paradise.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Haiz (6), 450]

The Real Bankrupt in Islam (2)

... فَقَالَ « إِنَّ الْمُفْلِسَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِصَلاَةٍ ، وَصِيَامٍ ، وَزَكَاةٍ ، وَيَأْتِي قَدْ شَتَمَ هَذَا ، وَقَذَفَ هَذَا ، وَأَكَلَ مَالَ هَذَا ، وَسَفَكَ دَمَ هَذَا ، وَضَرَبَ هَذَا ...

... He (s.a.w) said, “The one who is bankrupt among my Ummah is the one who will come on the Day of Resurrection with Prayer (Salat), Fasting and Zakat, but he will come having insulted this one, slandered that one, consumed the wealth of this one, shed the blood of that one and beaten this one ...

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Book of Dreams (42), 6579]

Supplication During the Start of Prayer

اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَاىَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْ خَطَايَاىَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ

“O Allah! Set me apart from my sins (faults) as the East and West are set apart from each other and clean me from sins as a white garment is cleaned of dirt (after thorough washing). O Allah! Wash off my sins with water, snow and hail.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab As-Salat (8), 744]

The Real Bankrupt in Islam (3)

... فَيُعْطَى هَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ ، وَهَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ ، فَإِنْ فَنِيَتْ حَسَنَاتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ أُخِذَ مِنْ خَطَايَاهُمْ فَطُرِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ طُرِحَ فِي النَّارِ »

... They will each be given from his good deeds, and if his good deeds run out before the scores have been settled, some of their bad deeds will be taken and cast upon him, then he will be thrown into the Fire.”

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Book of Dreams (42), 6579]

Asking Allah for Best of Both Worlds

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ۞

“But among them is he who says, ‘Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.’”

[Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Ayat 201]

The Reach of Shaytaan

شیطان کی پہنچ اور رسائی

Every Person is Accompanied by an Angel & a Shaytaan

« وَقَدْ وُكِّلَ بِهِ قَرِينُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَقَرِينُهُ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ »

“There is appointed over him his companion from among the jinn and his companion from among the angels.”

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Kitab Siffat Munafiqin (50), 7109 & 7108]

The Throne of Iblis (As-Shaytaan)

عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ يَضَعُ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فَأَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً ... »

Narrated by Jabir (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Iblis places his throne over the water, then he sends out his troops (devils), and the one who is closest in status to him is the one who causes the greatest amount of Fitnah ...”

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Kitab Siffat Munafiqin (50), 7106]

Deeds & Duties on Daily Basis

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ مَلاَئِكَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَمَلاَئِكَةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ، ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ الَّذِينَ بَاتُوا فِيكُمْ، فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ وَهْوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي فَيَقُولُونَ تَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ، وَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Tayammum (7), 555]

Deeds & Duties on Weekly Basis

أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، رَفَعَهُ مَرَّةً قَالَ « تُعْرَضُ الأَعْمَالُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمِ خَمِيسٍ وَاثْنَيْنِ ... »

Abu Hurairah (r.a) attributing it on one occasion to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), “Deeds are presented (before Allah) every Thursday and Monday ...”

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Kitab Al-Birr (45), 6546]

Deeds & Duties on Annual Basis (1)

أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَرَكَ تَصُومُ شَهْرًا مِنَ الشُّهُورِ مَا تَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ. قَالَ « ذَلِكَ شَهْرٌ يَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ رَجَبٍ وَرَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ شَهْرٌ تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الأَعْمَالُ إِلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ »

Usamah bin Zaid (r.a) said that he asked, “O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), I do not see you fasting any month (other than Ramadan) as much as in Shaban.” He replied, “That is a month to which people do not pay much attention, between Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which the deeds are taken up to the Lord of the worlds, and I like that my deeds be taken up when I am fasting.”

[Sunan Nasai, Kitab As-Sayam (22), 2359] (Hasan)

How Shaytaan Flows in a Person (1)

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، أَنَّ صَفِيَّةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعَتْ مَشَى مَعَهَا، فَأَبْصَرَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَهُ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ « تَعَالَ هِيَ صَفِيَّةُ ـ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ هَذِهِ صَفِيَّةُ ـ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ » قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ أَتَتْهُ لَيْلاً قَالَ وَهَلْ هُوَ إِلاَّ لَيْلًا ؟

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Salat Al-Tarawih (31), 2039]

How Shaytaan Flows in a Person (2)

عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيٍّ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُعْتَكِفًا ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَزُورُهُ لَيْلاً ، فَحَدَّثْتُهُ ، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ لأَنْقَلِبَ ، فَقَامَ مَعِيَ لِيَقْلِبَنِي ، وَكَانَ مَسْكَنُهَا فِي دَارِ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، فَمَرَّ رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْرَعَا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : عَلَى رِسْلِكُمَا ، إِنَّهَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَيٍّ فَقَالاَ : سُبْحَانَ اللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ ، وَإِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقْذِفَ فِي قُلُوبِكُمَا شَرًّا ، أَوْ قَالَ شَيْئًا.

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Kitab Salat Al-Tarawih (37), 5679]

The Good & Bad Dreams

أَبَا قَتَادَةَ ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ « الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللهِ ، وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ... »

Abu Qatadah (r.a) said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, “Good dreams come from Allah and bad dreams come from Shaytaan ...”

[Sahih Al-Muslim, Book of Dreams (42), 5900]

Allah Himself Granted Power to Shaytaan

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِالْآخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِي شَكٍّ ۗ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ ۞

“And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.”

[Surah Saba (34), Ayat 21]

Shaytaan Whispers About Allah’s Creation

أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَنْ خَلَقَ رَبَّكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَهُ فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ، وَلْيَنْتَهِ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Satan comes to one of you and says, ‘Who created so-and-so?’ till he says, ‘Who has created your Lord?’ So, when he inspires such a question, one should seek refuge with Allah and give up such thoughts.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book on Beginning of Creation (59), 3276]

Seek the Protection of Allah (s.w.t) from Shaytaan Before Reciting the Quran

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ۞

“So when you recite the Quran, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].”

[Surah An-Nahl (16), Ayat 98]

وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِي ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّا أَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِيَّ ۖ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِمَا أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ۞

“And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, ‘Indeed, the promise of Allah was of truth. And my promise was of betrayel. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded. So blame youselves and not me. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment.’”

[Surah Ibrahim (14), Ayat 22]

Taking Help in Fighting Your Shaytaan

“One of the Salaf asked his student, ‘What do you do when the devil whispers to you?’ He replied, ‘I fight him back.’ The teacher asked, ‘What if he returns?’ He replied, ‘I gight him.’ The teacher asked again, ‘What if he returns?’ The student repeated again, ‘I fight him.’ The teacher said, ‘This will take too long. Do you see if you try to pass by some sheep and the shepherd’s dog barks at you to prevent you from passing, what would you do?’ He replied, ‘I would struggle to fight and repel him.’ The teacher replied, ‘This would take too long. Instead, seek the assistance of the sheep’s owner, he would suffice you from him.’”

[Talbis Iblis by Imam Ibn Al-Jawzi, 84]

Islamic Way to Budget

بجٹ کا اسلامی طریقہ

Special Blessing of Allah on a Farmer (1)

عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ بِفَلاَةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتًا فِى سَحَابَةٍ اسْقِ حَدِيقَةَ فُلاَنٍ. فَتَنَحَّى ذَلِكَ السَّحَابُ فَأَفْرَغَ مَاءَهُ فِى حَرَّةٍ فَإِذَا شَرْجَةٌ مِنْ تِلْكَ الشِّرَاجِ قَدِ اسْتَوْعَبَتْ ذَلِكَ الْمَاءَ كُلَّهُ ...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “While a man was in the wilderness, he heard a voice in a cloud (saying), ‘Irrigate the garden of so-and-so.’ The cloud moved and sent its water onto stony ground, where there was one of these channels that absorbed all of that water ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War-Riqaiq (53), 7473]

Special Blessing of Allah on a Farmer (2)

... فَتَتَبَّعَ الْمَاءَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ فِى حَدِيقَتِهِ يُحَوِّلُ الْمَاءَ بِمِسْحَاتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ فُلاَنٌ. لِلاِسْمِ الَّذِى سَمِعَ فِى السَّحَابَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ لِمَ تَسْأَلُنِى عَنِ اسْمِى فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا فِى السَّحَابِ الَّذِى هَذَا مَاؤُهُ ...

... He followed the water, and found a man standing in his garden, and diverting that water with his shovel. He said to him, ‘O slave of Allah, what is your name?’ He said, ‘So-and-so’ - the same name that he had heard from the cloud. He said to him, ‘O slave of Allah, why did you ask me about my name?’ He said, ‘I heard a voice in the cloud from which this water came ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War-Riqaiq (53), 7473]

Special Blessing of Allah on a Farmer (3)

... يَقُولُ اسْقِ حَدِيقَةَ فُلاَنٍ لاِسْمِكَ فَمَا تَصْنَعُ فِيهَا قَالَ أَمَّا إِذَا قُلْتَ هَذَا فَإِنِّى أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا فَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثِهِ وَآكُلُ أَنَا وَعِيَالِى ثُلُثًا وَأَرُدُّ فِيهَا ثُلُثَهُ »

... saying “Irrigate the garden of so-and-so,” and it was your name. What will you do with it?’ He said, ‘As you have said this, I look at what it produces, and I give one-third in charity, my family and I eat one-third, and I use one-third as seeds for the next crop.’”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War-Riqaiq (53), 7473]

How Much Can Be Given in Sadaqa (1)

عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ عَادَنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِى حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ مِنْ وَجَعٍ أَشْفَيْتُ مِنْهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَلَغَنِى مَا تَرَى مِنَ الْوَجَعِ وَأَنَا ذُو مَالٍ وَلاَ يَرِثُنِى إِلاَّ ابْنَةٌ لِى وَاحِدَةٌ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَىْ مَالِى قَالَ « لاَ » قَالَ قُلْتُ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِشَطْرِهِ ...

Narrated by Amir bin Saad that his father said, “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) visited me during the Farewell Pilgrimage, when I fell sick and close to death. I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, you can see how bad my sickness is, and I am wealthy, and no one to inherit except a daughter. Can I give two-thirds of my wealth in charity?’ He said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Can I give half of it in charity?’ ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Wasiya (25), 4209]

How Much Can Be Given in Sadaqa (2)

... قَالَ « لاَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَذَرَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَذَرَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَسْتَ تُنْفِقُ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِى بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أُجِرْتَ بِهَا حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةُ تَجْعَلُهَا فِى فِى امْرَأَتِكَ » ...

... He said, ‘No. (Give) one-third, and one-third is a lot. If you leave your heirs rich and wealthy, that is better for them than leaving them dependent and asking from people. You will never spend on maintenance, seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah, but you will be rewarded for it, even a morsel that you put in your wife’s mouth.’ ...”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Wasiya (25), 4209]

Ten Companions Promised Paradise

عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعُمَرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعُثْمَانُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَلِيٌّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَطَلْحَةُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالزُّبَيْرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَعْدٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَعِيدٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ »

[Tirmidi, Chapters on Virtues, 3747] (Sahih)

Consuming the Meat of Sacrificed Animals

عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ، رَجُلٌ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِي فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ كَيْمَا تَسَعَكُمْ فَقَدْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِالْخَيْرِ فَكُلُوا وَتَصَدَّقُوا وَادَّخِرُوا ... » ...

Narrated from Nubaishah, a man of Hudhail, that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I used to forbid you to store the meat of the sacrifices for more than three days so that there would be enough for everyone. But now Allah, the mighty and sublime, has bestowed plenty upon us, so eat some, give some in charity and store some ...” ...

[Sunan Nasai, Kitab As-Sayam (41), 4320] (Sahih)

Supplicating for Only Halal & Independence of Others

اَللّٰهُمَّ اكْفِنا بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَاَغْنِنا بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

“O Allah! Suffice us with Your halal (lawful) and (save us) from Your haram (unlawful), and enrich us with Your favours so that we am not dependent upon anyone except You.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab-ud-Dawat (36), 3563] (Hasan)

State of a Guilty Muslim

ایک گنہگار مسلمان کی کیفیت

When a Believer will be Judged by Allah (1)

عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مُحْرِزٍ الْمَازِنِيِّ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ إِذْ عَرَضَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَيْفَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُ فِي النَّجْوَى ...

Safwan bin Muhriz Al-Mazini said that we were with Abdullah bin Umar (r.a) when he was circumambulating the House (of Allah). A man came up to him and said, “O Ibn Umar, what did you hear the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say about the Najwa?” ...

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Muqaddimah, 183] (Sahih)

The Close & Secret Discussion of Allah with Prophet Musa (e.s)

وَنَادَيْنَاهُ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ نَجِيًّا ۞

“And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right
and brought him near, confiding [to him].”

[Surah Maryam (19), Ayat 52]

When a Believer will be Judged by Allah (2)

... قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يُدْنَى الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يَضَعَ عَلَيْهِ كَنَفَهُ ثُمَّ يُقَرِّرُهُ بِذُنُوبِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَعْرِفُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مِنْهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ ...

... He said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah say, ‘On the Day of Resurrection, the believer will be brought close to his Lord until He will cover & screen him, then He will make him confess his sins. He will ask him, “Do you confess?” He will say, “O Lord, I confess.” This will continue as long as Allah wills ...

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Muqaddimah, 183] (Sahih)

A Similar Hadith in Sahih Bukhari

ابْنَ عُمَرَ ... قَالَ « يَدْنُو أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّهِ حَتَّى يَضَعَ كَنَفَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ عَمِلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا. فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ. وَيَقُولُ عَمِلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا. فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ. فَيُقَرِّرُهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ إِنِّي سَتَرْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا، فَأَنَا أَغْفِرُهَا لَكَ الْيَوْمَ»

Ibn Umar (r.a) … said, “One of you will come close to his Lord till He will shelter him in His screen and say: Did you commit such-and-such sin? He will say, ‘Yes.’ Then Allah will say, ‘Did you commit such and such sin?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ So Allah will make him confess (all his sins) and He will say, ‘I screened them (your sins) for you in the world, and today I forgive them for you.’”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Adab, 6070]

When a Believer will be Judged by Allah (3)

... قَالَ إِنِّي سَتَرْتُهَا عَلَيْكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُهَا لَكَ الْيَوْمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُعْطَى صَحِيفَةَ حَسَنَاتِهِ أَوْ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ قَالَ وَأَمَّا الْكَافِرُ أَوْ الْمُنَافِقُ فَيُنَادَى عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْأَشْهَادِ { هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَى رَبِّهِمْ أَلَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ }

... then He will say, “I concealed them for you in the world, and I forgive you for them today.” Then he will be given the scroll of his good deeds in his right hand. But as for the disbeliever or the hypocrite, (his sins) will be announced before the witnesses.’” { These are the ones who lied against their Lord! No doubt! The curse of Allah is on the wrongdoers. }

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Muqaddimah, 183] (Sahih)

Who Conceals & Who Exposes the Sins

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « مَنْ سَتَرَ عَوْرَةَ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ سَتَرَ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ كَشَفَ عَوْرَةَ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ كَشَفَ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ حَتَّى يَفْضَحَهُ بِهَا فِي بَيْتِهِ »

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Whoever conceals the (hidden) fault of his Muslim brother, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever exposes the fault of his Muslim brother, Allah will expose his faults, until (so that) He shames him, due to it, in his (own) house.”

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Hadud, 2546] (Daif) & [Silsila Ahadees-e-Sahiha by Al-Bani, 2341] (Sahih)

Neither Ashamed Nor Conceals his Sins

« كُلُّ أُمَّتِي مُعَافًى إِلاَّ الْمُجَاهِرِينَ، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْمَجَانَةِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّيْلِ عَمَلاً، ثُمَّ يُصْبِحَ وَقَدْ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ، فَيَقُولَ يَا فُلاَنُ عَمِلْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَقَدْ بَاتَ يَسْتُرُهُ رَبُّهُ وَيُصْبِحُ يَكْشِفُ سِتْرَ اللَّهِ عَنْهُ »

“All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people. Like a person who commits a sin at night and though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning, and says, ‘O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,’ though he spent his night screened by his Lord and in the morning he removes Allah’s screen from himself.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Adab, 6069]

Remember Your Death!

اپنی موت کو ہمیشہ یاد رکھنا

The Close Proximity of the Last Day (1)

عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، وَأَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ كَهَاتَيْنِ »

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I and the Hour (Qayamah) have been sent (in close proximity) like these two fingers.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6504]

The Close Proximity of the Last Day (2)

عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ « إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَا سَلَفَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الأُمَمِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ ... »

Narrated by Salim bin Abdullah that his father (Abdullah ibn Umar) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, ‘The period of your stay as compared to the previous nations is like the period equal to the time between the Asr prayer and sunset ...’”

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Tayammum (7), 557]

When will the Day of Judgement Happen?

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً ۗ يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۞

[Surah Al-Araf (7), Ayat 187]

The Obedience of Angel Israfil (Raphael)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « إِنَّ طَرْفَ صَاحِبِ الصُّورِ مُذْ وُكِّلَ بِهِ مُسْتَعِدٌّ يَنْظُرُ نَحْوَ الْعَرْشِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُؤْمَرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْهِ طَرْفُهُ، كَأَنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ كَوْكَبَانِ دُرِّيَّانِ »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “The gaze of the one who will blow the Trumpet has been fixed since he was entrusted with it, looking towards the throne, ready (to blow it), in case he will be commanded to do so before he blinks, as if his eyes are two shining stars.”

[Mustadrak Al-Hakim, 8676] (Sahih)

Allama Iqbal’s Poetry on Fate & Destiny (1)

تقدير کے پابند نباتات و جمادات
مومن فقط احکام الہي کا ہے پابند

[علامہ اقبال، احکامِ الٰہی]

Allama Iqbal’s Poetry on Fate & Destiny (2)

خبر نہیں کیا ہے نام اس کا، خدا فریبی کہ خود فریبی
عمل سے فارغ ہُوا مسلماں بنا کے تقدیر کا بہانہ

[علامہ اقبال]

Average Lifespan of the Muslims

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم « عُمُرُ أُمَّتِي مِنْ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً إِلَى سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “The lifespan for my Ummah is between sixty years to seventy years.”

[Tirmidi, Kitab Az-Zuhd, 2331] (Hasan)

Remember Your Death To Remain Focused

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم « أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ هَاذِمِ اللَّذَّاتِ » يَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Frequently remember the destroyer of pleasures,” meaning death.

[Ibn Majah, Kitab Az-Zuhd (37), 4258] (Hasan)

Clarification on a Famous, Often Quoted but Unauthentic Hadith

« مَنْ مَاتَ فَقَدْ قَامَتْ قِيَامَتُهُ »

“Whoever dies, his Qayamah has started.”

[Silsila al-Ahadith al-Da'ifa wa al-Mowdu'a, 5462] (Fabricated).
In some books it has been classified as ‘Daif’

Three Men Stuck In Cave

غار میں پھنسے تین لوگ

Three Men Stuck in a Cave (1)

أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ « انْطَلَقَ ثَلاَثَةُ رَهْطٍ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَتَّى أَوَوُا الْمَبِيتَ إِلَى غَارٍ فَدَخَلُوهُ، فَانْحَدَرَتْ صَخْرَةٌ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَسَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَارَ ...

Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar (r.a) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, “Three men from among those who were before you, set out together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the cave ...

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab As-Salam (35), 2272]

Three Men Stuck in a Cave (2)

... فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ انْظُرُوا أَعْمَالاً عَمِلْتُمُوهَا صَالِحَةً لِلَّهِ فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بِهَا لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَفْرُجُهَا عَنْكُمْ. فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِى وَالِدَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ ...

... They said to one another, ‘See if you have done any righteous deeds for the sake of Allah, and pray to Allah by virtue thereof, so that He might remove the rock for you.’ One of them said, ‘O Allah, I had my parents who were old ...’ ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Ar-Raqaq (48A), 6949]

Love of Wealth & Children are a Source of Trial & Test in this World

وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ۞

“And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward.”

[Surah Al-Anfal (8), Ayat 28]

Good Exceptional Treatment for Parents

وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا ۞

“And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and good treatment to parents. Whether one or both of them reach old age, say not to them, ‘uff,’ and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.”

[Surah Al-Israa (17), Ayat 23]

Three Men Stuck in a Cave (3)

... وَإِنِّي اسْتَأْخَرْتُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمْ آتِ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْتُ، فَوَجَدْتُهُمَا نَامَا، فَحَلَبْتُ كَمَا كُنْتُ أَحْلُبُ، فَقُمْتُ عِنْدَ رُءُوسِهِمَا، أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُمَا، وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْقِيَ الصِّبْيَةَ، وَالصِّبْيَةُ يَتَضَاغَوْنَ عِنْدَ قَدَمَىَّ، حَتَّى طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ ...

... One day I was delayed and came late at night and found my parents sleeping. I milked (the sheep) as usual and stood by their heads. I hated to wake them up and disliked to give milk to my children before them, although my children were weeping (because of hunger) at my feet till the day dawned ...

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Kafala (39), 2333]

Three Men Stuck in a Cave (4)

... فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّى فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ لَنَا مِنْهَا فُرْجَةً نَرَى مِنْهَا السَّمَاءَ. فَفَرَجَ اللَّهُ مِنْهَا فُرْجَةً فَرَأَوْا مِنْهَا السَّمَاءَ ...

... ‘... If You (Allah) know that I did that seeking thereby Your Face, then open it a little for us, so that we may see the sky.’ ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Ar-Raqaq (48A), 6949]

Three Men Stuck in a Cave (5)

... وَقَالَ الآخَرُ اللَّهُمَّ كَانَتْ لِي بِنْتُ عَمٍّ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ، فَأَرَدْتُهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهَا، فَامْتَنَعَتْ مِنِّي حَتَّى أَلَمَّتْ بِهَا سَنَةٌ مِنَ السِّنِينَ، فَجَاءَتْنِي فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةَ دِينَارٍ عَلَى أَنْ تُخَلِّيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ نَفْسِهَا، فَفَعَلَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا قَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَتْ لاَ أُحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تَفُضَّ الْخَاتَمَ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهِ. فَتَحَرَّجْتُ مِنَ الْوُقُوعِ عَلَيْهَا، فَانْصَرَفْتُ عَنْهَا وَهْىَ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ وَتَرَكْتُ الذَّهَبَ الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ ...

[Sahih Bukhari, Kitab As-Salam (35), 2272]

Three Men Stuck in a Cave (6)

۔۔۔ میرے یہاں کچھ مزودر کام کررہے تھے، میں نے ان میں سے ہر ایک کو طے شدہ مزدوری پر رکھا ہوا تھا ایک دن ایک مزدور نصف النہار کے وقت میرے پاس آیا میں نے اسے اسی مزدوری پر رکھ لیا جس پر صبح سے کام کرنے والوں کو رکھا تھا چنانچہ وہ دوسرے مزدوروں کی طرح باقی دن کام کرتا رہاجب مزدوری دینے کا وقت آیا تو ان میں سے ایک آدمی کہنے لگا کہ اس نے مزدوری تو نصف النہار سے کی ہے اور آپ اسے اجرت اتنی ہی دے رہے ہیں جتنی مجھے دی ہے؟ میں نے اس سے کہا اللہ کے بندے! میں نے تمہارے حق میں تو کوئی کمی نہیں کی آگے یہ میرا مال ہے میں جو چاہوں فیصلہ کروں اس پر وہ ناراض ہوگیا اور اپنی مزدوری بھی چھوڑ کر چلا گیا میں نے اس کا حق اٹھا کر گھرکے ایک کونے میں رکھ دیا کچھ عرصے بعد میرے پاس سے ایک گائے گذری میں نے ان پیسوں سے گائے کا بچہ خرید لیا جو بڑھتے بڑھتے پورا ریوڑ بن گیا کچھ عرصے بعد وہ انتہائی بوڑھا ہوگیا تو وہ شخص اپنی مزدوری مانگتا ہوا میرے پاس آیا میں نے کہا یہ گائے بیل لے جا وہ کہنے لگا میرے ساتھ مذاق نہ کر، میرا حق مجھے دے دے میں نے جواب دیا میں تمہارے ساتھ مذاق نہیں کر رہا، یہ تمہارا حق ہے یہ گائے بیل لے جا ۔۔۔

[Musnad Ahmad, 18417] (Hasan)

Majority of Inhabitants

جنت اور جہنم میں اکثریت کن کی ہوگی

Main Inhabitants of Heaven & Hell (1)

عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ، وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ »

Narrated by Imran bin Husain (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Bada Al-Khalq (59), 3241]

Main Inhabitants of Heaven & Hell (2)

عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ « اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الضُّعَفَاءُ، وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءُ »

Narrated by Imran bin Husain (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I looked at Paradise and found weak/suppressed people forming the majority of its inhabitants and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women.”

[Al-Muajam ul-Kabeer by Tabarani, 210]

Main Inhabitants of Heaven & Hell (3)

عَنْ أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ « قُمْتُ عَلَى باب الْجَنَّةِ فَكَانَ عَامَّةَ مَنْ دَخَلَهَا الْمَسَاكِينُ، وَأَصْحَابُ الْجَدِّ مَحْبُوسُونَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ قَدْ أُمِرَ بِهِمْ إِلَى النَّارِ، وَقُمْتُ عَلَى باب النَّارِ فَإِذَا عَامَّةُ مَنْ دَخَلَهَا النِّسَاءُ »

Narrated by Usama (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate. Whereas the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were women.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Nikkah (67), 5196]

Bible on Chances of Rich Entering Heaven

“Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?’ ... Jesus replied ... ‘There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.’ ... ‘All these I have kept,’ the young man said. ‘What do I still lack?’ Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’ When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God’”

[Bible, Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 19, Verses 16-24]

Comparison of Rich & the Poor Muhajirin

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَجَاءَ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ ... فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ... فَإِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ « إِنَّ فُقَرَاءَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَسْبِقُونَ الأَغْنِيَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا » ...

Abu Abdur-Rahman said, “Three people came to Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As while I was with him ... He (r.a) said to them, ‘... for I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, “On the Day of Resurrection, the poor of the Muhajirin will precede the rich into Paradise by forty years.”’ ...

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Az-Zuhd War Riqqaq (53), 7463]

Main Inhabitants of Heaven & Hell (4)

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ « اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْأَغْنِيَاءَ وَالنِّسَاءَ »

Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “I looked into Paradise and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were the poor. And I looked into Hellfire and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were the rich and women.”

[Musnad Ahmad, 6611]

Main Inhabitants of Heaven & Hell (5)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « اخْتَصَمَتِ الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ إِلَى رَبِّهِمَا فَقَالَتِ الْجَنَّةُ يَا رَبِّ مَا لَهَا لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ ضُعَفَاءُ النَّاسِ وَسَقَطُهُمْ. وَقَالَتِ النَّارُ ـ يَعْنِي ـ أُوثِرْتُ بِالْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ. فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلْجَنَّةِ أَنْتِ رَحْمَتِي. وَقَالَ لِلنَّارِ أَنْتِ عَذَابِي أُصِيبُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ، وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْكُمَا مِلْؤُهَا ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَمَّا الْجَنَّةُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَظْلِمُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ أَحَدًا، وَإِنَّهُ يُنْشِئُ لِلنَّارِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ فَيُلْقَوْنَ فِيهَا فَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ ... »

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Tawheed (97), 7449]

Main Inhabitants of Heaven & Hell (6)

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ « أُرِيتُ النَّارَ فَإِذَا أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءُ يَكْفُرْنَ » قِيلَ أَيَكْفُرْنَ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ « يَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ، وَيَكْفُرْنَ الإِحْسَانَ، لَوْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلَى إِحْدَاهُنَّ الدَّهْرَ ثُمَّ رَأَتْ مِنْكَ شَيْئًا قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْكَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ »

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (r.a) that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful.” It was asked, “Do they disbelieve in Allah?” He replied, “They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favours and the good done to them. If you have always been good to one of them and then she sees something in you (not of her liking), she will say, ‘I have never received any good from you.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Imaan (2), 29]

Men or Women will be More in Paradise (1)

عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ إِمَّا تَفَاخَرُوا وَإِمَّا تَذَاكَرُوا الرِّجَالُ فِى الْجَنَّةِ أَكْثَرُ أَمِ النِّسَاءُ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَوَلَمْ يَقُلْ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ أَوَّلَ زُمْرَةٍ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ وَالَّتِى تَلِيهَا أَضْوَإِ كَوْكَبٍ دُرِّىٍّ فِى السَّمَاءِ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ زَوْجَتَانِ اثْنَتَانِ يُرَى مُخُّ سُوقِهِمَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ اللَّحْمِ وَمَا فِى الْجَنَّةِ أَعْزَبُ »

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Jannah (51), 7147]

Men or Women will be More in Paradise (2)

عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « أَوَّلُ زُمْرَةٍ تَلِجُ الْجَنَّةَ صُوَرُهُمْ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ لاَ يَبْصُقُونَ فِيهَا وَلاَ يَمْتَخِطُونَ وَلاَ يَتَغَوَّطُونَ فِيهَا آنِيَتُهُمْ وَأَمْشَاطُهُمْ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَمَجَامِرُهُمْ مِنَ الأَلُوَّةِ وَرَشْحُهُمُ الْمِسْكُ وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ زَوْجَتَانِ يُرَى مُخُّ سَاقِهِمَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ اللَّحْمِ مِنَ الْحُسْنِ لاَ اخْتِلاَفَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَلاَ تَبَاغُضَ قُلُوبُهُمْ قَلْبٌ وَاحِدٌ يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّهَ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا »

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Jannah (51), 7151]

Men or Women will be More in Paradise (3)

عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ فَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ أَقَلَّ سَاكِنِى الْجَنَّةِ النِّسَاءُ »

Imran bin Husain and he told us that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “The fewest of the people of Paradise are women.”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Ar-Raqaq (48A), 6942]

Prophet’s Sermon on Eid about Sadaqa (1)

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي أَضْحًى أَوْ فِطْرٍ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَوَعَظَ النَّاسَ وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَقَالَ « أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَصَدَّقُوا » فَمَرَّ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ « يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ تَصَدَّقْنَ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ » ...

Narrated by Abu Saeed Al-Khudri, “On Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid ul Adha, Allah’s Apostle (s.a.w) went out to the Musalla. After finishing the prayer, he delivered the sermon and ordered the people to give alms. He said, ‘O people! Give alms.’ Then he went towards the women and said, ‘O, women! Give alms, for I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire were you (women).’ ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book on Prostration in Forgetting (22), 1462]

Prophet’s Sermon on Eid about Sadaqa (2)

... فَقُلْنَ وَبِمَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « تُكْثِرْنَ اللَّعْنَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ، مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَاقِصَاتِ عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ أَذْهَبَ لِلُبِّ الرَّجُلِ الْحَازِمِ مِنْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ » ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَلَمَّا صَارَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ جَاءَتْ زَيْنَبُ امْرَأَةُ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ...

... The woman asked, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! What is the reason for it?’ He replied, ‘O women! You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a cautious wise man astray.’ Then he left. And when he reached his house, Zainab, the wife of Ibn Masud, came ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book on Prostration in Forgetting (22), 1462]

Prophet’s Sermon on Eid about Sadaqa (3)

... فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم « صَدَقَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، زَوْجُكِ وَوَلَدُكِ أَحَقُّ مَنْ تَصَدَّقْتِ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ »

... The Prophet replied, ‘Ibn Masud had spoken the truth. Your husband and your children had more right to it than anybody else.’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book on Prostration in Forgetting (22), 1462]

Prophet’s Sermon on Eid about Sadaqa (4)

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٍ ... قَالَ « لِأَنَّكُنَّ تُكْثِرْنَ الشَّكَاةَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ » ...

Jabir bin Abdullah (r.a) reported, “I observed prayer with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) on the Eid day. He commenced with prayer before the sermon without Adhan and Iqama ... He (s.a.w) said, ‘For you grumble often and show ingratitude to your spouse.’ ...”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab about Prayer of Two Eids (8), 2048]

Prophet’s Sermon on Eid about Sadaqa (5)

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ! تَصَدَّقْنَ وَأَكْثِرْنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ ... وَمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَاقِصَاتِ عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ أَغْلَبَ لِذِي لُبٍّ مِنْكُنَّ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا نُقْصَانُ الْعَقْلِ وَالدِّينِ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا نُقْصَانُ الْعَقْلِ فَشَهَادَةُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَعْدِلُ شَهَادَةَ رَجُلٍ فَهَذَا نُقْصَانُ الْعَقْلِ وَتَمْكُثُ اللَّيَالِي مَا تُصَلِّي وَتُفْطِرُ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَهَذَا نُقْصَانُ الدِّينِ

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Imaan (1), 241]

If Prostration for Respect was Allowed

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ سَجَدَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ قَالَ « مَا هَذَا يَا مُعَاذُ » قَالَ أَتَيْتُ الشَّامَ فَوَافَقْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لأَسَاقِفَتِهِمْ وَبَطَارِقَتِهِمْ فَوَدِدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ نَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِكَ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ « فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنِّي لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ لأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لاَ تُؤَدِّي الْمَرْأَةُ حَقَّ رَبِّهَا حَتَّى تُؤَدِّيَ حَقَّ زَوْجِهَا وَلَوْ سَأَلَهَا نَفْسَهَا وَهِيَ عَلَى قَتَبٍ لَمْ تَمْنَعْهُ »

[Ibn Majah, Chapters on Marriage, 1853] (Hasan)

The Reward of Paradise for a Dutiful Wife

عَنْ مُسَاوِرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ « أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَتْ وَزَوْجُهَا عَنْهَا رَاضٍ دَخَلَتِ الْجَنَّةَ »

It was narrated that from Musawir Al Himyari from his mother that she heard Umm Salamah say, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, ‘Any woman who dies when her husband is pleased with her, will enter Paradise.’”

[Ibn Majah, Chapters on Marriage, 1854] (Hasan)

The Devil that Pleases Iblis the Most

عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ يَضَعُ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فَأَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً يَجِىءُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ فَعَلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَيَقُولُ مَا صَنَعْتَ شَيْئًا قَالَ ثُمَّ يَجِىءُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَا تَرَكْتُهُ حَتَّى فَرَّقْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ امْرَأَتِهِ - قَالَ - فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهُ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ أَنْتَ ». قَالَ الأَعْمَشُ أُرَاهُ قَالَ « فَيَلْتَزِمُهُ »

[Muslim, Attributes of the Hypocrites and the Rulings Conce (50), 7106]

Formula to Stop Evil

برائی کو روکنا

Three Levels of Preventing Evil

فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ... سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ « مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ »

Abu Saeed reported ... Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Whoever among you sees evil, let him change it with his hand. If he cannot, then with his tongue. If he cannot, then with his heart, which is the weakest level of faith.”

[Muslim, Book of Faith (1), 177]

Greed & Desire of Men

انسان کی لالچ و خواہش

Desire of Men for More & More Wealth (1)

عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِمَكَّةَ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ « لَوْ أَنَّ ابْنَ آدَمَ أُعْطِيَ وَادِيًا مَلأً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ...

Ibn Sahl bin Saad, “I heard Ibn Zubair (r.a) delivering a sermon on the pulpit at Makkah, saying, ‘O men! The Prophet used to say, “If the son of Adam were given a valley full of gold ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6438]

Desire of Men for More & More Wealth (2)

... أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ ثَانِيًا، وَلَوْ أُعْطِيَ ثَانِيًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ ثَالِثًا، وَلاَ يَسُدُّ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ، وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ »

... he would love to have a second one; and if he were given the second one, he would love to have a third, for nothing fills the belly of Adam’s son except dust. And Allah forgives he who repents to Him.”’”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6438]

Natural Attraction for Humans

زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَاللَّهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ ۞

“Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return.”

[Surah Ale-Imran (3), Ayat 14]

Gold & Silk have been Made Haram for Men But Permissible for the Women

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ « أُحِلَّ الذَّهَبُ وَالْحَرِيرُ لإِنَاثِ أُمَّتِي وَحُرِّمَ عَلَى ذُكُورِهَا »

Narrated by Abu Musa (r.a) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Gold and silk have been permitted for the females of my Ummah, and forbidden to the males.”

[Sunan Nasai, Book of Adornment (48), 5151] (Sahih)

Fight over a Mountain of Gold in End Times

عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَحْسِرَ الْفُرَاتُ عَنْ جَبَلٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ يَقْتَتِلُ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَيُقْتَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ وَيَقُولُ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِّى أَكُونُ أَنَا الَّذِى أَنْجُو »

Narrated by Abu Hurairah, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “The Hour will not begin until the Euphrates uncovers a mountain of gold, and the people fight for it. Out of every hundred, ninety-nine will be killed, and each will hope, ‘Perhaps I will be saved.’”

[Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Fitn (52), 7272]

Hoarded Gold & Wealth in Qayamah (1)

يَوْمَ يُحْمَىٰ عَلَيْهَا فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَىٰ بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ ۖ هَٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ ۞

“The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard.”

[Surah At-Taubah (9), Ayat 35]

Hoarded Gold & Wealth in Qayamah (2)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « مَنْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً، فَلَمْ يُؤَدِّ زَكَاتَهُ مُثِّلَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ، لَهُ زَبِيبَتَانِ، يُطَوَّقُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِلِهْزِمَتَيْهِ ـ يَعْنِي شِدْقَيْهِ ـ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا مَالُكَ، أَنَا كَنْزُكَ » ...

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (r.a), the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, “Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a bald-headed poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, ‘I am your wealth, I am your treasure.’” ...

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Ar-Riqaq (81), 6438]

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