the Messenger of Allah said: “Every important matter that does not start with praise of Allah, is devoid (of blessings).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1894)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ أَمْرٍ ذِي بَالٍ لَا يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ أَقْطَعُ»  

the Messenger of Allah said: “Every important matter that does not start with praise of Allah, is devoid (of blessings).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1894)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ أَمْرٍ ذِي بَالٍ لَا يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ أَقْطَعُ»  

The similitude of mine and of that with which Allah sent me is that of a person who came to us and said: O people, I have seen an army with my eyes and I am a plain warner (and issue you warning) that you should immediately manage to find an escape. A group of people from amongst them paying heed (to his warning) fled to a place of protection and a group amongst them belied him and the morning overtook them in their houses and the army attacked them and killed them and they were routed. And that is the similitude of the one who obeyed me, followed with which I had been sent and the similitude of the other is of one who disobeyed and belied me and the Truth with which I have been sent. (Using translation from Muslim 2283)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلَ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللَّهُ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَتَى قَوْمَهُ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْجَيْشَ وَإِنِّي أَنَا النَّذِيرُ فَأَطَاعَهُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا عَلَى مَهْلِهِمْ فَنَجَوْا وَكَذَّبَهُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا مَكَانَهُمْ فَصَبَّحَهُمُ الْجَيْشُ وَأَهْلَكَهُمْ وَاجْتَاحَهُمْ فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي وَاتَّبَعَ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ عَصَانِي وَكَذَّبَ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ»  

The similitude of that guidance and knowledge with which Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has sent me is that of rain falling upon the earth. There is a good piece of land which receives the rainfall (eagerly) and as a result of it there is grown in it herbage and grass abundantly. Then there is a land hard and barren which retains water and the people derive benefit from it and they drink it and make the animals drink. Then there is another land which is barren. Neither water is retained in it, nor is the grass grown in it. And that is the similitude of the first one who develops the understanding of the religion of Allah and it becomes a source of benefit to him with which Allah sent me. (The second one is that) who acquires the knowledge of religion and imparts it to others. (Then the other type is) one who does not pay attention to (the revealed knowledge) and thus does not accept guidance of Allah with which I have been sent. (Using translation from Muslim 2282)   

وَقَالَ ﷺ «إِنَّ مَثَلَ مَا آتَانِي اللَّهُ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْعِلْمِ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَصَابَ أَرْضًا فَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ قَبِلَتْ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْبَتَتِ الْكَلَأَ وَالْعُشْبَ الْكَثِيرَ وَأَمْسَكَتِ الْمَاءَ فَنَفَعَ اللَّهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهَا وَسَقَوْا وَزَرَعُوا وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ لَا تُمْسِكُ مَاءً وَلَا تُنْبِتُ كَلَأً فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقُهَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ وَنَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللَّهُ بِهِ فَعَلِمَ وَعَمِلَ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْسًا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ»  

AbdurRahman ibn Amr as-Sulami and Hujr ibn Hujr said: We came to Irbad ibn Sariyah who was among those about whom the following verse was revealed: "Nor (is there blame) on those who come to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou saidst: "I can find no mounts for you." We greeted him and said: We have come to see you to give healing and obtain benefit from you. Al-Irbad said: One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer, then faced us and gave us a lengthy exhortation at which the eyes shed tears and the hearts were afraid. A man said: Messenger of Allah! It seems as if it were a farewell exhortation, so what injunction do you give us? He then said: I enjoin you to fear Allah, and to hear and obey even if it be an Abyssinian slave, for those of you who live after me will see great disagreement. You must then follow my sunnah and that of the rightly-guided caliphs. Hold to it and stick fast to it. Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4607)  

أَتَيْنَا الْعِرْبَاضَ بْنَ سَارِيَةَ وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ نَزَلَ فِيهِ {وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ} فَسَلَّمْنَا وَقُلْنَا أَتَيْنَاكَ زَائِرَيْنَ وَمُقْتَبِسَيْنِ فَقَالَ الْعِرْبَاضُ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَوَعَظَنَا مَوْعِظَةً بَلِيغَةً ذَرَفَتْ مِنْهَا الْعُيُونُ وَوَجِلَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّ هَذِهِ مَوْعِظَةَ مُوَدِّعٍ فَمَاذَا تَعْهَدُ إِلَيْنَا؟ قَالَ «أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَإِنْ عَبْدًا حَبَشِيًّا مُجَدَّعًا فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهَا وَعَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الْأُمُورِ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, drew a line for us and said, "This is the path of Allah." Then he drew other lines to the right and left of it and said, "These are paths, and there is a devil calling to each of them." Then he recited, "{And indeed, this is My path, which is straight} until the end of the verse."  

خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَطًّا فَقَالَ «هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ خَطَّ خُطُوطًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَهَذِهِ سُبُلٌ عَلَى كُلِّ سَبِيلٍ مِنْهَا شَيْطَانٌ يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ» ثُمَّ تَلَا «{وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ »  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew lines for us from his right and his left and said, "These are different paths, and along each path there is a devil calling to it." Then he recited the verse, "And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path." (Quran 6:153)  

خَطَّ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خُطُوطًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَقَالَ «هَذِهِ سُبُلٌ عَلَى كُلِّ سَبِيلٍ مِنْهَا شَيْطَانٌ يَدْعُو لَهُ» ثُمَّ قَرَأَ «{وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ} الْآيَةَ كُلَّهَا  

[Machine] A Bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ a question, and they were more deserving of asking him than anyone else. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, when will the Hour (Day of Judgment) be?" He replied, "What have you prepared for it?" He said, "I have not prepared for it except that I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You will be with those whom you love." Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I have never seen the Muslims rejoicing over anything after Islam more than they rejoiced over his statement."  

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانُوا هُمْ أَجْدَرَ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ؟ قَالَ «وَمَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا؟ » قَالَ مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا إِلَّا أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ «فَإِنَّكَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ» قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْءٍ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ أَشَدَّ مِنْ فَرَحِهِمْ بِقَوْلِهِ  

[Machine] A woman named Khawla bint Hakeem, who was seeking a meeting with Aisha, entered the home of Uthman ibn Mazh'un while Aisha was in her plain attire. Aisha asked her, "What is your concern?" She replied, "My husband stays awake during the night and fasts during the day." Prophet Muhammad ﷺ entered and Aisha mentioned this to him. The Prophet ﷺ then met Uthman ibn Mazh'un and said, "O Uthman, monasticism has not been prescribed for us. What do you say about a good example for yourself? By Allah, I fear Allah for your sake and safeguard you within His limits."  

دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَاسْمُهَا خَوْلَةُ بِنْتُ حَكِيمٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَهِيَ بَذَّةُ الْهَيْئَةِ فَسَأَلَتْهَا عَائِشَةُ مَا شَأْنُكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ زَوْجِي يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَيَصُومُ النَّهَارَ فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَتْ عَائِشَةُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَلَقِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ مَظْعُونٍ فَقَالَ «يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّ الرَّهْبَانِيَّةَ لَمْ تُكْتَبْ عَلَيْنَا أَمَا لَكَ فِيَّ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَخْشَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَحْفَظُكُمْ لِحُدُودِهِ» ﷺ  

When Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) delivered the sermon, his eyes became red, his voice rose, and his anger increased so that he was like one giving a warning against the enemy and saying: "The enemy has made a morning attack on you and in the evening too." He would also say: "The Last Hour and I have been sent like these two." And he would join his forefinger and middle finger; and would further say: "The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error." He would further say:, I am more dear to a Muslim even than his self; and he who left behind property that is for his family; and he who dies under debt or leaves children (in helplessness), the responsibility (of paying his debt and bringing up his children) lies on me." (Using translation from Muslim 867a)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَطَبَ احْمَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَعَلَا صَوْتُهُ وَاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ نَذِيرُ جَيْشٍ يَقُولُ صَبَّحَكُمْ وَمَسَّاكُمْ وَيَقُولُ «بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةِ كَهَاتَيْنِ» يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى وَيَقُولُ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرَ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِنَّ شَرَّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ» ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَإِلَيَّ وَعَلَيَّ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "Indeed, every action has a consequence, and every consequence has a period. So whoever's consequence leads to my Sunnah (the teachings and practices of the Prophet), then he has succeeded. And whoever's consequence leads to other than that, then he has perished."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ شِرَّةً وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ شِرَّةٍ فَتْرَةً فَمَنْ كَانَتْ شِرَّتُهُ إِلَى سُنَّتِي فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ شِرَّتُهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ هَلَكَ»  

I will not marry women; someone among them said: I will not eat meat; and someone among them said: I will not lie down in bed. He (the Holy Prophet) praised Allah and glorified Him, and said: What has happened to these people that they say so and so, whereas I observe prayer and sleep too; I observe fast and suspend observing them; I marry women also? And he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me (Using translation from Muslim 1401)  

أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَأَلُوا أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ فِي السِّرِّ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا أَتَزَوَّجُ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا آكُلُ اللَّحْمَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا أَنَامُ عَلَى فِرَاشٍ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ قَالُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا لَكِنِّي أُصَلِّي وَأَنَامُ وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ وَأَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ فَمَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "Verily, I have been given the Book, and alongside it something which is almost equivalent to it. There will come a time when a person will be in his comfortable seating and he will say, 'Between you and me is only this Book. Whatever is haram in it, we forbid it. Whatever is halal in it, we make it lawful.' Indeed, it is not like that."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «إِنِّي أُوتِيتُ الْكِتَابَ وَمَا يَعْدِلُهُ يُوشِكُ شَبْعَانٌ عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ أَنْ يَقُولَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ هَذَا الْكِتَابُ فَمَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنْ حَلَالٍ أَحْلَلْنَاهُ وَمَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنْ حَرَامٍ حَرَّمْنَاهُ أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I do not know of a man who is faced with a situation from my affairs, whether I have commanded or forbidden something, and then he says, 'We do not know what is in the Book of Allah, but this is not in it.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا أَعْرِفَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَأْتِيهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ أَمْرِي إِمَّا أَمَرْتُ بِهِ وَإِمَّا نَهَيْتُ عَنْهُ فَيَقُولُ مَا نَدْرِي مَا هَذَا عِنْدَنَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ هَذَا فِيهِ»  

One of you is wishing live coal from Hell. and putting it on his hand. It was said to the person after Messenger of Allah ﷺ had left: Take your signet ring (of gold) and derive benefit out of it. whereupon he said: No, by Allah, I would never take it when Messenger of Allah ﷺ has thrown it away. (Using translation from Muslim 2090)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى خَاتَمًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ فَنَزَعَهُ فَطَرَحَهُ فَقَالَ «يَعْمِدُ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَى جَمْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ فَيَجْعَلُهَا فِي يَدِهِ» فَقِيلَ لِلرَّجُلِ بَعْدَمَا ذَهَبَ خُذْ خَاتَمَكَ فَانْتَفِعْ بِهِ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ لَا آخُذُهُ أَبَدًا وَقَدْ طَرَحَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When there is a call to prayer the devil runs back breaking the wind so that he may not hear the call, and when the call is complete he comes back. And when the takbir is pronounced he again runs back, and when takbir is over he comes back and distracts a man saying: Remember such and such, remember such and such, referring to something the man did not have in his mind. with the result that he does not know how much he has prayed; so when any one of you is not sure how much he has prayed. he should perform two prostrations while sitting (qa'da). (Using translation from Muslim 389h)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا نُودِيَ بِالْأَذَانِ أَدْبَرَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَهُ ضُرَاطٌ حَتَّى لَا يَسْمَعَ الْأَذَانَ فَإِذَا قُضِيَ الْأَذَانُ أَقْبَلَ فَإِذَا ثُوِّبَ بِهَا أَدْبَرَ فَإِذَا قُضِيَ التَّثْوِيبُ أَقْبَلَ يَخْطُرُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَنَفْسِهِ اذْكُرْ كَذَا اذْكُرْ كَذَا لِمَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يَذْكُرُ حَتَّى يَظَلَّ الرَّجُلُ إِنْ يَدْرِي كَمْ صَلَّى فَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, all of you will enter Paradise except those who refuse and turn away from Allah like the stubborn camel." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who would refuse to enter Paradise?" He replied, "Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me has refused."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَدْخُلُنَّ الْجَنَّةَ كُلُّكُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَبَى وَشَرَدَ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَشِرَادِ الْبَعِيرِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ يَأْبَى أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ أَبَى»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave me with what I have left you with, for indeed those who came before you were destroyed due to their excessive questioning and disputes regarding their prophets. I have prohibited you from certain things, so refrain from them, and I have commanded you with certain things, so fulfill them to the best of your ability."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ سُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ»  

“What is this noise?” They said: “Palm trees that are being pollinated.” He said: “If they did not do that it would be better.” So they did not pollinate them that year, and the dates did not mature properly. they mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: “If it is one of the matters of your religion, then refer to me.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2471)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَمِعَ أَصْوَاتًا فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ الْأَصْوَاتُ؟ » قَالُوا النَّخْلُ يَأْبِرُونَهُ فَقَالَ «لَوْ لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا لَصَلُحَ ذَلِكَ» فَأَمْسَكُوا فَلَمْ يَأْبِرُوا عَامَّتَهُ فَصَارَ شِيصًا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَاكُمْ فَشَأْنُكُمْ وَإِذَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِكُمْ فَإِلَيَّ»  

What are you doing? They said: We are grafting them, whereupon he said: It may perhaps be good for you if you do not do that, so they abandoned this practice (and the date-palms) began to yield less fruit. They made a mention of it (to the Holy Prophet), whereupon he said: I am a human being, so when I command you about a thing pertaining to religion, do accept it, and when I command you about a thing out of my personal opinion, keep it in mind that I am a human being. 'Ikrima reported that he said something like this. (Using translation from Muslim 2362)   

قَدِمَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَهُمْ يُؤَبِّرُونَ النَّخْلَ يَقُولُ يُلَقِّحُونَ قَالَ فَقَالَ «مَا تَصْنَعُونَ؟ » فَقَالُوا شَيْئًا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَهُ فَقَالَ «لَوْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا كَانَ خَيْرًا» فَتَرَكُوهَا فَنَفَضَتْ أَوْ نَقَصَتْ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ﷺ «إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ إِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِكُمْ فَخُذُوا بِهِ وَإِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ دُنْيَاكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ»  

"A man from the Ansar disputed with Az-Zubair before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the canals of Harrah which they used to irrigate the date palms. The Ansari said: 'Let the water pass'. But he refused, So they brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Az-Zubair: 'O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) then let the water pass to you neighbor.' The Ansari became angry and said:'[O Messenger of Allah!] Is this because he is your aunt's son?' The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed color. Then he said: 'O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then withhold the water until it reaches the walls.' Az-Zubair said: 'By Allah! I think that this Ayah was revealed about that: But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions and accept (them) with full submission.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1363)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شِرَاجِ الْحَرَّةِ الَّتِي يَسْقُونَ بِهَا النَّخْلَ فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ سَرِّحِ الْمَاءَ يَمُرَّ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ الزُّبَيْرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى جَارِكَ» فَغَضِبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ؟ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ احْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ» قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَحْسَبُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ {فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ} الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] Ali sent a gift of gold in Adram to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from Yemen. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ divided it between Zaid al-Khayl, Al-Aqra ibn Habis, Uyainah ibn Hisn, and Al-Qamah ibn Ulathah. Some of the Muhajireen and Ansar said: "We are more deserving of this." The news reached the Prophet ﷺ , and he became angry and said, "Do you not trust me when I am the most trustworthy among those in the heavens? I receive information about those in the heavens in the morning and in the evening." Then, a man with protruding eyes, a wide face, thick beard, shaved head, and loosened waistcloth came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, fear Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Am I not the most righteous among the people of the Earth to fear Allah?" He then turned away. Khalid, the Sword of Allah, approached the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Shall I strike his neck?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "No, perhaps he prays." He ﷺ said, "Many who pray say with their tongues what is not in their hearts." He ﷺ looked at him sternly and said, "He will come out from the offspring of this man, a people who recite the Book of Allah but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass through the religion as an arrow passes through its target." Umamah added, "I thought he ﷺ said, 'If I find them, I will kill them as Thamud was killed.'"  

بَعَثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ بِذَهَبٍ فِي أَدَمٍ فَقَسَمَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ زَيْدِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْأَقْرَعِ بْنِ حَابِسٍ وَعُيَيْنَةَ بْنِ حِصْنٍ وَعَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ عُلَاثَةَ فَقَالَ أُنَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِهَذَا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَلَا تَأْمَنُونِي وَأَنَا أَمِينُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ يَأْتِينِي خَبَرُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ صَبَاحًا وَمَسَاءً؟ » فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ نَاتِئُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ مُشْرِفُ الْوَجْنَتَيْنِ نَاشِزُ الْوَجْهِ كَثُّ اللِّحْيَةِ مَحْلُوقُ الرَّأْسِ مُشَمَّرُ الْإِزَارِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَوَ لَسْتُ بِأَحَقِّ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ أَنْ أَتَّقِيَ اللَّهَ؟ » ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ خَالِدٌ سَيْفُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّهُ يُصَلِّي» قَالَ إِنَّهُ رُبَّ مُصَلٍّ يَقُولُ بِلِسَانِهِ مَا لَيْسَ فِي قَلْبِهِ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَمْ أُومَرْ أَنْ أَشُقَّ قُلُوبَ النَّاسِ وَلَا أَشُقَّ بُطُونَهُمْ» فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُقَفَّى فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ سَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ ضِئْضِئِ هَذَا قَوْمٌ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ» قَالَ عُمَارَةُ فَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لَأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ ثَمُودَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e. Islam) that is not part of it, will have it rejected." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 14)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e. Islam) that is not part of it, will have it rejected." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 14)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ»  

Avoid that which I forbid you to do and do that which I command you to do to the best of your capacity. Verily the people before you went to their doom because they had put too many questions to their Prophets and then disagreed with their teachings. (Using translation from Muslim 1337b)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ سُؤَالُهُمْ وَاخْتِلَافُهُمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ وَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whatever I have forbidden you from, refrain from it. And whatever I have commanded you to do, do it to the best of your ability."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِالْأَمْرِ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ»  

The Prophet said: "Leave me as I have left you (Don't ask me the minor things that I have avoided to tell you). For those who came before you were doomed because of their questions and differences with their Prophets. If I commanded you to do something, then do as much of it as you can, and if I forbid you from doing something, then refrain from it." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ذَرُونِي مَا تَرَكْتُكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ بِسُؤَالِهِمْ وَاخْتِلَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ وَإِذَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِالشَّيْءِ فَأْتُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever attributes to me something that I have not said, let him take his place in Hell." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 34)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَالَ عَلَيَّ مَا لَمْ أَقُلْ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: '"Whoever narrates a Hadith from me thinking it to be false, then he is one of the two liars." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 41)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ حَدَّثَ حَدِيثًا وَهُوَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ فَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "It is sufficient for a person to be considered sinful that he narrates everything he hears."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ « كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ»  

‘Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him take his seat in the Fire’. (Using translation from Muslim 3)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Indeed, among the greatest forms of lying are three: a man lying about himself by claiming to have seen something in a dream when he has not, or a man falsely attributing something to his parents, thus being called upon by someone who is not his father, or a man claiming to have heard something from me when he has not."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْفِرْيَةِ ثَلَاثًا أَنْ يَفْرِيَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ يَقُولُ رَأَيْتُ وَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فِي الْمَنَامِ أَوْ يَتَقَوَّلَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى وَالِدَيْهِ فَيُدْعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ أَوْ يَقُولَ سَمِعَ مِنِّي وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنِّي»