"Title

In Paradise, there are one hundred degrees that Allah prepared for those who make Jihad in the cause of Allah. The distance between each two degrees is like the distance between the heaven and earth

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: “In Paradise, there are one hundred degrees that Allah prepared for those who make jihad in the cause of Allah. The distance between each two degrees is like the distance between the heaven and earth.”

Explanation

In this Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) tells us about the virtue of those who practice jihad in Allah's cause. Allah, the Almighty, has prepared for them one hundred degrees in Paradise, the distance between each two degrees is like the distance between the heaven and earth.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari]

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"Title

The closest people to Allah are the ones who give the Salām first

Hadith_Text

Abu Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""The closest people to Allah are the ones who give the Salām first"" [Abu Dāwud]. In the narration of At-Tirmidhi: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: ""When two persons meet, who should give the Salām first?"" He said: ""The one who is closer to Allah.""

Explanation

The best of people and those who are the most obedient to Allah are the ones who hasten to greet their brothers with Salām (saying: As-Salāmu ‘alaykum). This is because he hastens to do an act of obedience to Allah, seeking Allah's reward. This is what makes him closest to Allah and most obedient to Him.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[At-Tirmidhi]

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"Title

If a slave serves his master sincerely and worships Allah properly, he will have a double reward

Hadith_Text

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'If a slave serves his master sincerely and worships Allah properly, he will have a double reward.'"" Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""A slave who worships his Lord properly and discharges his duties towards his master, and is sincere and obedient to him will get a double reward.""

Explanation

If a slave carries out his duties towards his master, serving and obeying him in what is good and being sincere to him, and performs the obligations and shuns the prohibitions laid down by Allah, the Almighty, he shall have a double reward on the Day of Judgment. This is because he is under two obligations: 1. To fulfill the rights of his master, and if he does so, he will get a reward. 2. To obey his Lord, and if he does so, he will get a reward.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim with its two versions]

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"Title

Hold back your tongue, abide in your house, and weep over your sin

Hadith_Text

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked: ""O Messenger of Allah, how can one attain salvation?"" He replied: ""Hold back your tongue, abide in your house, and weep over your sin.""

Explanation

In this Hadīth, ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about what guarantees his salvation on the Day of Judgment, which is the ultimate goal of every Muslim who cares about his Hereafter. In response, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him to control his tongue. This is because the tongue can be very dangerous and can cause a lot of harm. Therefore, it is important for a Muslim to control his tongue, and to prefer silence over speaking, except in things which benefit him with regard to the Hereafter. “Abide in your house”, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) then ordered him to stay at his house, and not to leave it except for a necessity. One should not be bored with staying at home, instead he should regard this as an advantage since it is a means for escaping evil and the trials of this world. ""Weep over your sin"", he then ordered ‘Uqbah to cry over his sins, if he is able to, otherwise, you should try your best to shed tears over the misdeeds that you did, and repent to Allah of the evils that you committed. Indeed, Allah accepts the repentance of His slaves and pardons misdeeds.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[At-Tirmidhi]

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"Title

Allah, the Almighty, ordered me to read to you {Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the Polytheists were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence.} [SÅ«rat al-Bayyinah: 98]

Hadith_Text

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ubay ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him): ""Allah, the Almighty, ordered me to read to you {Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the Polytheists were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them the Clear Evidence.} [Sūrat al-Bayyinah: 98]"" Ubay asked: ""Did He (Allah) name me?"" The Messenger of Allah replied: 'Yes.' So Ubay cried. In another narration: ""So Ubay started to cry.""

Explanation

In this Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs Ubay ibn Ka‘b that Allah ordered him to recite Sūrat al-Bayyinah to Ubay, so Ubay (may Allah be pleased with him) was amazed at how that could happen when the norm is that the less superior person reads to the one who is more superior, not vice versa. So when Ubay ascertained the matter from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and received confirmation that Allah has mentioned his name, it made him cry out of joy and happiness that Allah, the Exalted, mentioned him by name.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari]

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"Title

You would have received a greater reward had you given her to your maternal uncles

Hadith_Text

The Mother of the Believers Maymūnah bint al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she had set free a slave-girl of hers without first seeking the permission of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). On the day when it was her turn to have the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stay with her overnight, she said to him: ""O Messenger of Allah, do you know that I set free my slave-girl?"" He said: ""Did you?"" She replied: ‘Yes.’ He then said: ""you would have received a greater reward had you given her to your maternal uncles.""

Explanation

In this Hadīth, Maymūnah bint al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with her) freed a slave-girl of hers, because of her knowledge of the virtue of freeing slaves for the sake of Allah. She did this without informing or consulting the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). When it was the day when the Prophet would stay at her house overnight, she told him what she had done. He did not blame her for freeing the slave without first consulting him, but he only informed her that had she given that girl to her maternal uncles, she would have received a greater reward. In other words, he approved of and praised what she did, but told her that had she given it to her uncles from Banu Hilāl, it would have been better and she would have earned a greater reward due to the virtue of giving charity to one's relatives and maintaining good ties with them.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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"Title

O Allah, to You I have submitted, and in You I have believed, in You I have put my trust, to You I have turned in repentance, and for You I have argued. O Allah, I seek refuge with Your power, there is no god but You, that You lead me astray. You are the Ever Living, the One who never dies, whereas the human beings and jinn will all die

Hadith_Text

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: ""O Allah, to You I have submitted, and in You I have believed, in You I have put my trust, to You I have turned in repentance, and for You I have argued. O Allah, I seek refuge with Your power, there is no god but You, that You lead me astray. You are the Ever Living, the One who never dies, whereas the human beings and jinn will all die.""

Explanation

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: ""O Allah, to You I have submitted"", meaning: the outward submission to Allah, not to anyone else. ""In You I have believed"", meaning: inward belief. ""In You I have put my trust"", meaning: I have submitted all of my affairs to You, as I am capable of neither benefit nor harm. ""To You I have turned in repentance"", meaning: I abandoned sins or heedlessness and returned to Your obedience or Your remembrance. ""And for You I have argued"", meaning: by Your support I have fought against Your enemies. ""O Allah, I seek refuge with Your Power"", meaning: for indeed all might and power belong to Allah. ""There is no god but You"", meaning: You are the only One who deserves to be worshiped, supplicated, and sought for refuge. ""That You lead me astray"", meaning: I seek refuge in You not to misguide me after You have guided me to adhere to Your Judgment and decree inwardly and outwardly, to return in repentance to You, to oppose Your enemies, to seek refuge in You, and to resort to Your power and assistance in all situations. ""You are the Ever Living, the One who never dies, whereas the human beings and jinn will all die.”

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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"Title

Allah, forgive my people for they do not know

Hadith_Text

Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmān ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: ""It is as though I am looking at Allah's Messenger as he tells the story of one of the prophets (peace be upon them) as his people struck him and caused him to bleed, and he wiped the blood from his face, saying: 'Allah, forgive my people for they do not know.'""

Explanation

Our prophet related a story about another prophet, saying that his people struck him and as he wiped blood off his face invoking Allah for their forgiveness. This consists in the furthest extent of patience and leniency. Not only did he pray for them but he also found an excuse for them out of sympathy for them due to their ignorance of the facts.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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"Title

Worship during times of turmoil is like emigration to me

Hadith_Text

Ma‘qil ibn Yasār (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""Worship during times of turmoil is like emigration to me.”

Explanation

Meaning of the Hadīth: The virtue of the one who holds fast to worship during times of excessive tribulation, confusion, and mutual killing is like the virtue of the one who emigrated to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) before the Conquest of Makkah. His situation is analogous to that of the emigrant who fled with his religion from those who hindered him from adhering to it, aiming to hold fast to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Likewise, the one who secludes himself for the purpose of devoting himself to Allah's worship has fled with his religion from people, holding fast to the worship of his Lord. By so doing, he, in fact, has emigrated to his Lord and fled from all of His creation.

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Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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"Title

The five (daily) prayers, Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided

Hadith_Text

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ""The five (daily) prayers, and Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided.""

Explanation

The five daily prayers expiate the sins committed between them except the major sins. Similarly, the sins committed between Friday prayer and the next Friday prayer are expiated apart from major sins, and the same applies to fasting in Ramadan and fasting in the next Ramadan.

Benefits

Observing these duties most properly causes Allah Almighty, out of His grace and mercy, to forgive the minor sins committed in the intervals between them. Sins are divided into minor and major.

Grade

Sahih/Authentic.

Takhrij

[Muslim]

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