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Do not say ""Upon you be peace"" for ""Upon you be peace"" is the greeting of the dead

Hadith_Text

Abu Juray al Hujaymi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: ""Upon you be peace, O Messenger of Allah."" He said: ""Do not say 'Upon you be peace' for 'Upon you be peace' is the greeting of the dead.""

Explanation

The meaning of the Hadīth: A man went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him saying: ""Upon you be peace, O Messenger of Allah."" So the Prophet forbade him from greeting in that way. And because the Prophet disliked his greeting, he even did not reply to it and told him that this is the way to greet the dead (not the living). Then the Prophet taught him the proper way to greet as mentioned in another Hadīth: ""Say peace be upon you"". The Prophet's statement that this was the greeting of the dead does not mean that this is what should be said when visiting the graves, because the way of greeting the dead has been reported from the Prophet while visiting the graves as: ""Peace be upon you, O dwellers of the abode of the believers."" Rather, he said that in reference to the way people used to greet the dead in the pre-Islamic era.

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Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[At-Tirmidhi]

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"Title

I believe you heard that Abu ‘Ubaydah has returned from Bahrain with something

Hadith_Text

‘Amr ibn ‘Awf al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrāh to Bahrain to collect the Jizyah (yearly tax), and he returned from Bahrain with money. The Ansār heard the news of Abu ‘Ubaydah's return and they gathered for the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). After he had prayed and left, the Ansār presented themselves before him. When he saw them, he smiled and said: ""I believe you heard that Abu ‘Ubaydah has returned from Bahrain with something."" They replied: ""Yes, O Messenger of Allah."" The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""Rejoice, and hope for that which will please you. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you. What I fear for you is that the world expands (with lots of wealth) for you just as it did for the people before you. Then you will compete as they competed, then it will destroy you just as it destroyed them.""

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent Abu ‘Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) to Bahrain to collect the tax from them. When he returned to Madīnah and the Ansār heard about his return, they went to the Prophet and gathered waiting for him at the Fajr prayer. After the Prophet prayed and started to leave, the Ansār presented themselves to him and he smiled because he knew they wanted some of the money. He said to them: ""Perhaps you've heard that Abu ‘Ubaydah has returned?"" They said: ""Yes, O Messenger of Allah,"" meaning we have come to receive our share of the money. So the Prophet gave them glad tidings that made them happy. He informed them that he does not fear poverty for them, because most of the time the impoverished person is closer to the truth than the wealthy one. Rather, he feared for them that the pleasures of the worldly life would be given to them, and then they would compete among themselves to attain them. A person in such a state (of competition) is never satisfied with what he has and he always wants more and more by any means. He does not care whether he acquires it through lawful or unlawful means. There is no doubt that this is a type of dispraised competition which attaches the person to this world and distances him from the Hereafter (and remembrance of it). So, as a result, the person is destroyed just as the previous nations were destroyed for the same reason.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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"Title

Is anyone of you unable to earn one thousand good deeds each day? One of those present asked: How can one earn one thousand good deeds? He replied: By glorifying Allah one hundred times, one thousand good deeds will be added to his record, or one thousand sins will be removed from his record

Hadith_Text

Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he said: ""Is anyone of you unable to earn one thousand good deeds each day?"" One of those present asked: ""How can one earn one thousand good deeds?"" He replied: ""By glorifying Allah one hundred times, one thousand good deeds will be added to his record, or one thousand sins will be removed from his record.""

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) asks his Companions: Are you not able to obtain one thousand rewards each day? So, a person sitting with him asked: How can one obtain one thousand rewards easily? He said: When one says ""Glory be to Allah"" one hundred times, one thousand good deeds will be written for him, because the reward of one good deed is multiplied ten times, and one thousand of his sins will be erased.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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"Title

We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water he used for making ablution. Then, Allah would awaken him whenever He willed during the night, and he would brush his teeth with the tooth-stick, make ablution, and perform prayer

Hadith_Text

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water he used for making ablution. Then, Allah would awaken him whenever He willed during the night, and he would brush his teeth with the tooth-stick, make ablution, and perform prayer.

Explanation

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) tells that she used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water with which he would make ablution at night. Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted, would wake him from his sleep at any time of the night. When he woke up, he would begin with cleaning his teeth with the tooth-stick in order to remove the odor that affects the mouth because of sleep. Then he would make ablution for prayer, then offer voluntary night prayer.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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"Title

We used to set aside for the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his share of milk, and he would come at night and offer greetings in a tone that did not disturb those who were asleep but was heard by those who were awake

Hadith_Text

Al-Miqdād (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We used to set aside for the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his share of milk, and he would come at night and offer greetings in a tone that did not disturb those who were asleep but was heard by those who were awake. So (one night), the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came and gave greetings as is he used to greet.

Explanation

Al-Miqdād and those who were with him used to milk their sheep and drink their portion of milk, then they would leave the portion of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) until he came to drink it. So, when he would come at night while they were sleeping, he would give greetings (Salām) in a moderate tone that would not wake the sleeping person up, whereas it would be heard by the ones who were awake.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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"Title

All of my Ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly

Hadith_Text

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “All of my Ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly. One kind of committing sin openly is that someone sins during the night, then the morning comes and Allah has screened his sin (from people), but he says: ‘O So and so, last night, I did such and such.’ His Lord has screened his sin all night but in the morning he exposes what Allah has screened.”

Explanation

Allah, the Almighty, will pardon all Muslims except the one who exposes himself by committing sins at night, and, though Allah screens his sin, he wakes up in the morning and tells the people what he has done. Allah concealed his affair but he himself exposed it.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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"Title

All of my Ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly

Hadith_Text

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “All of my Ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly. One kind of committing sin openly is that someone sins during the night, then the morning comes and Allah has screened his sin (from people), but he says: ‘O So and so, last night, I did such and such.’ His Lord has screened his sin all night but in the morning he exposes what Allah has screened.”

Explanation

Allah, the Almighty, will pardon all Muslims except the one who exposes himself by committing sins at night, and, though Allah screens his sin, he wakes up in the morning and tells the people what he has done. Allah concealed his affair but he himself exposed it.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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"Title

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would strive more in Ramadan than he would strive in other than it, and in the last ten of it than he would strive in other than them

Hadith_Text

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: 'The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would strive more in Ramadan than he would strive in other than it, and in the last ten of it than he would strive in other than them.

Explanation

In this Hadīth, ‘Ā’ishah tells about the Prophet's worship in the month of Ramadan. He would work harder in Ramadan than in other months, because it is a blessed month. Allah made it superior to other months. During the ten nights of it, the Prophet would strive even harder than he would at the beginning of the month, because the Night of Decree is in one of these ten nights. This night is better than one thousand months, and because it comes at the end of this blessed month, the Prophet wanted to conclude his worship with good deeds in it.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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"Title

Zakariyya (Zechariah) (peace be upon him) was a carpenter

Hadith_Text

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was a carpenter.""

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us in this Hadīth that Prophet Zakariyya (peace be upon him) worked as a carpenter, and he used to earn his sustenance from carpentry.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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"Title

There was a man who used to give loans to people. He would say to his servant: When you come to an insolvent person overlook his debt. Perhaps Allah would overlook our sins. So, the man met Allah (after death) and He overlooked his sins

Hadith_Text

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""There was a man who used to give loans to people. He would say to his servant: 'When you come to an insolvent person overlook his debt. Perhaps Allah would overlook our sins.' So, the man met Allah (after death) and He overlooked his sins.""

Explanation

The meaning of the Hadīth: ""There was a man who used to give loans to people"", meaning: he used to deal with them through loans, or sell goods to them for a deferred payment. He would say to his servant who used to collect debts from the people: ""If you come to a debtor and he does not have anything with which to can pay off his debt due to his inability, then “overlook it”, either by leaving it without asking him insistently to repay it, or by accepting whatever he has with him, even if its value is slightly below the value of the debt. “Perhaps Allah will overlook our sins,” meaning pardon us due to the fact that we our overlooked His slaves debts and because we made things easy for them and removed their distress. The man said this because he knew that Allah, the Exalted, rewards the slaves for their benevolence towards His slaves in a way that is commensurate with their action, and because he knew that Allah, the Exalted, does not allow the reward of the one who does good to be lost (without reward). “So the man met Allah (after his death), and He overlooked his sins” as a reward from Him for his merciful treatment of people, for his gentleness with them, and for making things easy for them. In another narration this reward was given even though he had never done anything good as indicated by the narration of An-Nasā’i and Ibn Hibbān which reads: “There was a man who never did any good, and he used to give loans to people. He would say to his messenger: ‘Take what is available with them of the debt, and leave what they are not able to repay and overlook it. Perhaps Allah, the Almighty, would overlook our sins...’” So, when the man had good expectations about Allah, the Exalted, and dealt with Allah’s slaves with benevolence, Allah overlooked his sins. A person always reaps what he sows.

Benefits

When someone commands goodness, he attains the reward even if he does not do the act himself. The legislations of those before us are regarded as our legislation unless it contradicts our Shariah. It urges us to reprieve insolvent debtors and be lenient when we claim our dues.

Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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