The Prophet ﷺ said: Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of His servant when he raises them to Him.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken on the Night Journey, he was brought to the Sidrat al-Muntaha (Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary), which is in the sixth heaven: to it reaches what ascends from the earth, and from it it is received; and to it reaches what descends from above it, and from it it is received.

He said: “When there covered the Sidrah that which covered it.” (Najm 53:16) He said ˹they are˺ moths of gold. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was given three things: (1) he was given the five daily prayers; (2) he was given the concluding verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah; and (3) forgiveness was granted to those of his community who do not do shirk with Allah for ˹their˺ grave, ruinous sins.

لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ انْتُهِيَ بِهِ إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَهِيَ فِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ: إِلَيْهَا يَنْتَهِي مَا يُعْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَيُقْبَضُ مِنْهَا وَإِلَيْهَا يَنْتَهِي مَا يُهْبَطُ بِهِ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا فَيُقْبَضُ مِنْهَا.

قَالَ: ﴿إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَى﴾ [النجم 16] قَالَ فَرَاشٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، قَالَ: فَأُعْطِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلاَثًا: (١) أُعْطِيَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ، (٢) وَأُعْطِيَ خَوَاتِيمَ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ، (٣) وَغُفِرَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ شَيْئًا الْمُقْحِمَاتُ.

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ once encountered a Bedouin man wearing a patched cloak, either made of tayalisah fabric or mazroorah fabric. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, your companion here wants to rid every shepherd of his staff and every horseman of his horse." The Prophet ﷺ then stood up in anger, grabbed the collar of the man's cloak, and said, "I don't see you wearing the clothes of an individual who lacks intellect." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned and sat down, saying, "When Nuuh (Noah) was at the point of death, he called his sons and said to them, 'I am leaving behind a will for you. I command you with two matters and forbid you from two matters. I command you to avoid shirk (associating partners with Allah) and arrogance, and I command you to affirm the statement 'There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.' Verily, if the heavens and the earth, and all that is within them, were placed in one scale, and 'There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah' were placed in the other scale, it would outweigh them. And if the heavens and the earth were both a ring, 'There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah' would break them or cause them to break. And I command you with the proclamation of 'Subhan Allah wa bi hamdihi' (Glory be to Allah and all praise is due to Him), for it is the prayer of everything, and through it, everything is provided sustenance."

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَعْرَابِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ مِنْ طَيَالِسَةٍ مَكْفُوفَةٌ بِدِيبَاجٍ أَوْ مَزْرُورَةٌ بِدِيبَاجٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ هَذَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ كُلَّ رَاعٍ ابْنِ رَاعٍ وَيَضَعَ كُلَّ فَارِسٍ ابْنِ فَارِسٍ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُغْضَبًا فَأَخَذَ بِمَجَامِعِ جُبَّتِهِفَاجْتَذَبَهُ وَقَالَ لَا أَرَى عَلَيْكَ ثِيَابَ مَنْ لَا يَعْقِلُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ نُوحًا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ دَعَا ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَاصِرٌ عَلَيْكُمَا الْوَصِيَّةَ آمُرُكُمَا بِاثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَنْهَاكُمَا عَنِ اثْنَتَيْنِ أَنْهَاكُمَا عَنِ الشِّرْكِ وَالْكِبْرِ وَآمُرُكُمَا بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا فِيهِمَا لَوْ وُضِعَتْ فِي كِفَّةِ الْمِيزَانِ وَوُضِعَتْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فِي الْكِفَّةِ الْأُخْرَى كَانَتْ أَرْجَحَ وَلَوْ أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا حَلْقَةً فَوُضِعَتْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ عَلَيْهمَا لَفَصَمَتْهَا أَوْ لَقَصَمَتْهَا وَآمُرُكُمَا بِسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَبِهَا يُرْزَقُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ

"In the end of time there shall come men who will swindle the world with religion, decieving the people in soft skins of sheep, their tongues are sweeter than sugar and their hearts are the hearts of wolves. Allah [Mighty and Sublime is He] says: 'Is it me you try to delude or is it against me whom you conspire? By Me, I swear to send upon these people,among them, a Fitnah that leaves them utterly devoid of reason."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ رِجَالٌ يَخْتِلُونَ الدُّنْيَا بِالدِّينِ يَلْبَسُونَ لِلنَّاسِ جُلُودَ الضَّأْنِ مِنَ اللِّينِ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ أَحْلَى مِنَ السُّكَّرِ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ قُلُوبُ الذِّئَابِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ ﷻ أَبِي يَغْتَرُّونَ أَمْ عَلَىَّ يَجْتَرِئُونَ فَبِي حَلَفْتُ لأَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ مِنْهُمْ فِتْنَةً تَدَعُ الْحَلِيمَ مِنْهُمْ حَيْرَانًا وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

Whoever recites Sūrat Ḥā Mīm on the night of Friday will wake up forgiven, and will be married to the wide-eyed maidens (al-ḥūr al-ʿīn).

«مَنْ قَرَأَ حم فِي لَيْلَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ أَصْبَحَ مَغْفُورًا لَهُ وَزُوِّجَ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ»

A group of the Prophet’s companions ﷺ set out on a journey. They came to a clan from among the Arab tribes and asked them for hospitality, but the people refused to host them. Then the chief of that clan was stung, and they tried everything for him, but nothing benefited him. Some of them said, “If only you went to that group of men who have camped nearby; perhaps one of them has something.”

So they went to them and said, “O group, our chief has been stung, and we have tried everything for him but nothing helps him. Does anyone among you have something (to treat him)?” One of them said, “Yes, by Allah, I can recite a healing incantation, but by Allah, we asked you for hospitality and you did not host us. I will not recite for you unless you agree to give us a payment.” So they made an agreement with them for a flock of sheep.

So he went and began to spit lightly on him and recite, “All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds,” and it was as though he had been released from a rope: he got up and began walking, with nothing wrong with him. He said: So they gave them in full the payment they had agreed upon. Some of them said, “Divide it.” But the one who had recited said, “Do not do so until we go to the Prophet ﷺ and mention to him what happened, and see what he commands us.”

So they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him. He said, “And how did you know that it was a ruqyah (a healing recitation)?” Then he said, “You did right. Divide it, and set aside a share for me with you.” And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed.

انْطَلَقَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفْرَةٍ سَافَرُوهَا، حَتَّى نَزَلُوا عَلَى حَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ، فَاسْتَضَافُوهُمْ، فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمْ. فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ الْحَيِّ، فَسَعَوْا لَهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ، لَا يَنْفَعُهُ شَيْءٌ. فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: لَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ نَزَلُوا، لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِهِمْ شَيْءٌ.

فَأَتَوْهُمْ فَقَالُوا: يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّهْطُ، إِنَّ سَيِّدَنَا لُدِغَ، وَسَعَيْنَا لَهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَا يَنْفَعُهُ، فَهَلْ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: نَعَمْ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْقِي، وَلَكِنْ، وَاللَّهِ، لَقَدِ اسْتَضَفْنَاكُمْ فَلَمْ تُضَيِّفُونَا، فَمَا أَنَا بِرَاقٍ لَكُمْ حَتَّى تَجْعَلُوا لَنَا جُعْلًا. فَصَالَحُوهُمْ عَلَى قَطِيعٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ.

فَانْطَلَقَ يَتْفِلُ عَلَيْهِ، وَيَقْرَأُ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ}، فَكَأَنَّمَا نُشِطَ مِنْ عِقَالٍ، فَانْطَلَقَ يَمْشِي، وَمَا بِهِ قَلَبَةٌ. قَالَ: فَأَوْفَوْهُمْ جُعْلَهُمُ الَّذِي صَالَحُوهُمْ عَلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ: اقْسِمُوا. فَقَالَ الَّذِي رَقَى: لَا تَفْعَلُوا، حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَنَذْكُرَ لَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ، فَنَنْظُرَ مَا يَأْمُرُنَا.

فَقَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ، فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ، فَقَالَ: «وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «قَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ، اقْسِمُوا، وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ سَهْمًا». فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do not envy one another, do not bid against one another ˹to raise the price˺, do not hold grudges for another, do not turn your backs on one another, and do not sell over one another’s sale. Be servants of Allah as brothers. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim: he does not wrong him, nor abandon him, nor despise him.”

“Piety is here,” and he pointed to his chest three times. “It is enough evil for a person to despise his Muslim brother. Everything of a Muslim is inviolable to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth, and his honor.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «لَا تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا، وَلَا يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا. الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ، لَا يَظْلِمُهُ، وَلَا يَخْذُلُهُ، وَلَا يَحْقِرُهُ».

«التَّقْوَى هَا هُنَا»، وَيُشِيرُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ. «بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنَ الشَّرِّ أَنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ. كُلُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ: دَمُهُ، وَمَالُهُ، وَعِرْضُهُ».

I said, “O Messenger of Allah, whom should I treat with the greatest kindness?” He said, “Your mother.” I said, “Whom should I treat with the greatest kindness ˹next˺?” He said, “Your mother.” I said, “Whom should I treat with the greatest kindness ˹next˺?” He said, “Your mother.” I said, “Whom should I treat with the greatest kindness ˹next˺?” He said, “Your father, then the nearest ˹in kinship˺, then the nearest.”

قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَنْ أَبَرُّ؟ قَالَ: «أُمَّكَ». قُلْتُ: مَنْ أَبَرُّ؟ قَالَ: «أُمَّكَ». قُلْتُ: مَنْ أَبَرُّ؟ قَالَ: «أُمَّكَ». قُلْتُ: مَنْ أَبَرُّ؟ قَالَ: «أَبَاكَ، ثُمَّ الْأَقْرَبَ فَالْأَقْرَبَ».

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Beware of wrongdoing/oppression, for wrongdoing will become darknesses on the Day of Judgement. And beware of miserly greed, for miserly greed destroyed those who came before you: it drove them to shed one another’s blood and ˹make invading˺ their ˹personal˺ sanctity as lawful.”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ، فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ. وَاتَّقُوا الشُّحَّ، فَإِنَّ الشُّحَّ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ: حَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ سَفَكُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا مَحَارِمَهُمْ».

I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said, “O boy,” or “O little boy, shall I not teach you some words by which Allah will benefit you?” I said, “Yes.” He said: “(1) Guard Allah, and He will guard you. (2) Guard Allah, and you will find Him before you. (3) Know Him in times of ease and He will know you in times of hardship. (4) If you ask, then ask Allah. (5) If you seek help, then seek help from Allah."

"(6) The pen has dried with what is to be. If all creation, altogether, wanted to benefit you with something that Allah has not written for you, they would not be able to do it; and if they wanted to harm you with something that Allah has not written against you, they would not be able to do it. (7) And know that in patience over what you dislike there is much good; that victory comes with patience; that relief comes with distress; and that with hardship comes ease.”

كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: «يَا غُلامُ» أَوْ «يَا غُلَيِّمُ، أَلا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللهُ بِهِنَّ؟» فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى۔ فَقَالَ: «(١) احْفَظِ اللهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، (٢) احْفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْهُ أَمَامَكَ، (٣) تَعَرَّفْ إِلَيْهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ، (٤) وَإِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللهَ، (٥) وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللهِ».

«(٦) قَدْ جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ۔ فَلَوْ أَنَّ الْخَلْقَ كُلَّهُمْ جَمِيعًا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَإِنْ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهِ. (٧) وَاعْلَمْ أنَّ فِي الصَّبْرِ عَلَى مَا تَكْرَهُ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا، وَأَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ، وَأَنَّ الْفَرَجَ مَعَ الْكَرْبِ، وَأَنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا».

When we relate a report to you, we bring you confirmation of it in the Book of Allah: Indeed, when a servant says, “Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no deity but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and blessed is Allah,” an angel takes hold of them, enfolds them beneath his wing, and ascends with them. He does not pass by any gathering of angels with them except that they seek forgiveness for the one who said them, until he brings them before the Face of the Most Merciful. Then ʿAbdullāh recited: “To Him ascends the good word, and the righteous deed raises it.” (Fāṭir 10)

إِذَا حَدَّثْنَاكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ أَتَيْنَاكُمْ بِتَصْدِيقِ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ: إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ قَبَضَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مَلَكٌ فَضَمَّهُنَّ تَحْتَ جَنَاحِهِ وَصَعِدَ بِهِنَّ لَا يَمُرُّ بِهِنَّ عَلَى جَمْعٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ إِلَّا اسْتَغْفَرُوا لِقَائِلِهِنَّ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ بِهِنَّ وَجْهَ الرَّحْمَنِ ثُمَّ تَلَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ {إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعْهُ} [فاطر 10]

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When you see someone selling or buying in the Masjid then say: 'May Allah not profit your business.' And when you see someone announcing about something lost then say: 'May Allah not return it to you.'"

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مَنْ يَبِيعُ أَوْ يَبْتَاعُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقُولُوا: لاَ أَرْبَحَ اللَّهُ تِجَارَتَكَ، وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مَنْ يَنْشُدُ فِيهِ ضَالَّةً فَقُولُوا لاَ رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ».

The Prophet ﷺ said: Friday is divided into twelve hours. Amongst them there is an hour in which a Muslim does not ask Allah for anything but He gives it to him. So seek it in the last hour after the afternoon prayer.

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ ثِنْتَا عَشْرَةَ يُرِيدُ سَاعَةً لاَ يُوجَدُ مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ ﷻ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ ﷻ فَالْتَمِسُوهَا آخِرَ سَاعَةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, *“What is the thing that most frequently admits people into Paradise?” He said, “God-consciousness (taqwa) and good character.” He was then asked, “And what is the thing that most frequently admits people into the Fire?” He said, “The two hollow ones: the mouth and the private parts.”

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ: «تَقْوَى اللهِ وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ» قَالَ: وَمَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّارَ؟ قَالَ: «الأَجْوَفَانِ الْفَمُ وَالْفَرْجُ»۔

[Machine] "Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on the night of Friday, a light will shine for him from among his own light until the next Friday."

«مَنْ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَضَاءَ لَهُ مِنَ النُّورِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ»

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Four ˹qualities˺ if you have them, then there shall be no blame upon you for what you missed ˹earning˺ in the world: (1) fulfilling the trust, (2) truthful speech, (3) good character, and (4) restraint with food."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «أَرْبَعٌ إِذَا كُنَّ فِيكَ فَلَا عَلَيْكَ مَا فَاتَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا: (١) حِفْظُ أَمَانَةٍ، (٢) وَصِدْقُ حَدِيثٍ، (٣) وَحُسْنُ خَلِيقَةٍ، (٤) وَعِفَّةٌ فِي طُعْمَةٍ».

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after every prescribed prayer, nothing will prevent him from entering Paradise except death."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنْ دُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَمُوتَ».

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Whoever says,

bismi allāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihī shayʾun fī al-arḍi wa-lā fī al-samāʾi wa-huwa al-samīʿu al-ʿalīm

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing,

three times, no sudden affliction will befall him until morning; and whoever says it when morning comes, three times, no sudden affliction will befall him until evening.”

Then Aban ibn ‘Uthman was struck with paralysis, and the man who had heard the hadith from him began looking at him. So he said to him, “Why are you looking at me? By Allah, I did not lie against ‘Uthman, nor did ‘Uthman lie against the Prophet ﷺ ; but on the day when what befell me befell me, I became angry and forgot to say it.”

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ قَالَ:

(بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَىْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ)

ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَمْ تُصِبْهُ فَجْأَةُ بَلاَءٍ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ وَمَنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُصْبِحُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَمْ تُصِبْهُ فَجْأَةُ بَلاَءٍ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ».

قَالَ: فَأَصَابَ أَبَانَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ الْفَالِجُ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي سَمِعَ مِنْهُ الْحَدِيثَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا لَكَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَىَّ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ وَلاَ كَذَبَ عُثْمَانُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلَكِنَّ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي أَصَابَنِي فِيهِ مَا أَصَابَنِي غَضِبْتُ فَنَسِيتُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said one day in his sermon: “Indeed, my Lord has commanded me to teach you what you did not know of what He has taught me today: (1) Every property I have bestowed upon a servant is lawful;"

"(2) I have created all My servants as upright monotheists; then the devils came to them and turned them away from their religion, and forbade them what I had made lawful for them, and commanded them to associate with Me that for which I have sent down no authority; and Allah looked upon the people of the earth and detested them, Arab and non-Arab alike, except for remnants from the People of the Book.” 

And he said: “(3) I have only sent you to test you and to test others through you, and I have revealed to you a Book that water cannot wash away; you recite it while asleep and while awake.”

“(4) And Allah commanded me to burn Quraysh, so I said: ‘My Lord, then they will smash my head and leave it like a loaf of bread.’ He said: ‘Drive them out as they drove you out; raid them and We shall aid you; spend, and We shall spend upon you; send forth an army and We shall send five like it; and fight, with those who obey you, those who disobey you.’”

And he said: “(5) The people of Paradise are three: (i) one who possesses authority and is just, gives charity, and is granted success; (ī) a man who is merciful, tender-hearted toward every relative and every Muslim; (īi) one who is chaste and self-restraining himself, while having dependents.”

And he said: “(6) And the people of the Fire are five: (i) the weak-minded one who has no self-restraint, those among you who are merely ˹trend˺ followers, who do not pursue family nor wealth; (ī) the treacherous one whose greed is not concealed no matter how slight, he betrays because of it; (īi) a man who neither begins his day nor ends it except that he deceives you regarding your family and your wealth,” and he mentioned  *"(iv)miserliness" or "lying"; “(v) the coarse, obscene person.”

Abu Ghassan did not mention in his narration: “(7) Spend, and We shall spend upon you.”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ: «أَلَا إِنَّ رَبِّي أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكُمْ مَا جَهِلْتُمْ مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي يَوْمِي هَذَا: (١) كُلُّ مَالٍ نَحَلْتُهُ عَبْدًا حَلَالٌ»،

«(٢) وَإِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عِبَادِي حُنَفَاءَ كُلَّهُمْ، (٣) وَإِنَّهُمْ أَتَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَاجْتَالَتْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِمْ، وَحَرَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَحْلَلْتُ لَهُمْ، وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِي مَا لَمْ أُنْزِلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا، (٤) وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ نَظَرَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَمَقَتَهُمْ عَرَبَهُمْ وَعَجَمَهُمْ، إِلَّا بَقَايَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ».

وَقَالَ: «(٣) إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُكَ لِأَبْتَلِيَكَ وَأَبْتَلِيَ بِكَ، وَأَنْزَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا لَا يَغْسِلُهُ الْمَاءُ، تَقْرَؤُهُ نَائِمًا وَيَقْظَانَ». 

«(٤) وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُحَرِّقَ قُرَيْشًا، فَقُلْتُ: رَبِّ، إِذًا يَثْلَغُوا رَأْسِي فَيَدَعُوهُ خُبْزَةً. قَالَ: اسْتَخْرِجْهُمْ كَمَا اسْتَخْرَجُوكَ، وَاغْزُهُمْ نُغْزِكَ، وَأَنْفِقْ فَسَنُنْفِقَ عَلَيْكَ، وَابْعَثْ جَيْشًا نَبْعَثْ خَمْسَةً مِثْلَهُ، وَقَاتِلْ بِمَنْ أَطَاعَكَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ».

وَقَالَ: «(٥) وَأَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: (أ) ذُو سُلْطَانٍ مُقْسِطٌ، مُتَصَدِّقٌ، مُوَفَّقٌ، (ب) وَرَجُلٌ رَحِيمٌ رَقِيقُ الْقَلْبِ لِكُلِّ ذِي قُرْبَى وَمُسْلِمٍ، (ج) وَعَفِيفٌ مُتَعَفِّفٌ ذُو عِيَالٍ».

وَقَالَ: «(٦) وَأَهْلُ النَّارِ خَمْسَةٌ: (أ) الضَّعِيفُ الَّذِي لَا زَبْرَ لَهُ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِيكُمْ تَبَعًا لَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا، (ب) وَالْخَائِنُ الَّذِي لَا يَخْفَى لَهُ طَمَعٌ وَإِنْ دَقَّ إِلَّا خَانَهُ، (ج) وَرَجُلٌ لَا يُصْبِحُ وَلَا يُمْسِي إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُخَادِعُكَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ»، وَذَكَرَ «(د) الْبُخْلَ» أَوِ «الْكَذِبَ»، «(ه) وَالشِّنْظِيرُ الْفَحَّاشُ». 

وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبُو غَسَّانَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: «(٧) وَأَنْفِقْ فَسَنُنْفِقَ عَلَيْكَ».

the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, "˹How˺ wondrous is the affair of a believer: for there is good in every affair of his, while that is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer: ˹i.e.,˺ if times of ease strike him, he is grateful which is good for him; and if times of distress strike him, he is patient, which is ˹also˺ good for him."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ: إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ».

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “(1) Purification is half of faith; (2) al-ḥamdu lillāh (All praise is due to Allah) fills the scale; (3) subḥān Allāh  (Glory be to Allah) and al-ḥamdu lillāh fill what is between the skies and the earth; (4) prayer is nur (light); (5) charity is a proof; (6) patience is illumination; (7) and the Quran is an argument for you or against you.”

“Every person goes out in the morning; one sells his own self and thereby either frees it or ruins it.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «(١) الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ، (٢) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلأُ الْمِيزَانَ، (٣) وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلآنِ» أَوْ «تَمْلأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، (٤) وَالصَّلاَةُ نُورٌ، (٥) وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ، (٦) وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ، (٧) وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ۔»

«كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا»۔

The Prophet ﷺ said, "One of the sayings of the early Prophets which the people have got is: 'If you don't feel shy ˹from committing indiscretions˺, then do whatever you like.'"

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى: (إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ)».

The Prophet ﷺ said to a man, “What do you say in the prayer?” He replied, “I recite the tashahhud and I say: O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and I seek refuge in You from the Fire. As for me, I am not good at your murmuring (long and sophisticated duas) nor the murmuring of Muadh.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Around all that is what we ‘murmur.’”

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِرَجُلٍ «كَيْفَ تَقُولُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ؟» قَالَ: أَتَشَهَّدُ وَأَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ، أَمَا إِنِّي لاَ أُحْسِنُ دَنْدَنَتَكَ وَلاَ دَنْدَنَةَ مُعَاذٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «حَوْلَهَا نُدَنْدِنُ».

from the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Religion is easy. Whoever overburdens himself in his religion it will overcome him. So do deeds properly, sincerely, and moderately, rejoice ˹for the rewards in the Hereafter˺; and seek help ˹through worship˺ in the mornings, the afternoons, and during the last hours of the nights."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الدِّينَ يُسْرٌ، وَلَنْ يُشَادَّ الدِّينَ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ غَلَبَهُ۔ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا، وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالْغَدْوَةِ وَالرَّوْحَةِ وَشَىْءٍ مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ»

from the Prophet ﷺ who said, "The wise person is the one who subdues his ˹lower desires˺ and strives toward what is after death. And the weak-˹minded˺ person (a fool) is the one who follows his desires yet holds hope in ˹a reward˺ Allah."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ وَعَمِلَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَالْعَاجِزُ مَنْ أَتْبَعَ نَفْسَهُ هَوَاهَا وَتَمَنَّى عَلَى اللَّهِ۔»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

allāhumma lā sahlan illā mā jaʿaltahū sahlan, wa-anta tajʿal al-ḥazna sahlan idhā shiʾta

(O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if You Will.)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ:

«اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ سَهْلًا إِذَا شِئْتَ»

al-Rabi used to go to Alqama every Friday. When I was not there, they would send for me. Once he came when I was not there. Alqama met me and told me: Did you not see what al-Rabi brought?

He said: Do you not see how frequently people make dua and how rarely they are answered? That is because Allah Almighty only accepts the nakhilah (sincere) dua.

I asked: Didn't Abdullah say that? He asked: What did he say? I said that Abdullah said: Allah does not listen to someone who wants other people to hear not someone who shows off nor who plays. He only listens to the one who makes a dua firmly from his heart.

He asked, 'Did he mention Alqama?' He said: Yes.

كَانَ الرَّبِيعُ يَأْتِي عَلْقَمَةَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، فَإِذَا لَمْ أَكُنْ ثَمَّةَ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيَّ فَجَاءَ مَرَّةً وَلَسْتُ ثَمَّةَ، فَلَقِيَنِي عَلْقَمَةُ وَقَالَ لِي: أَلَمْ تَرَ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ الرَّبِيعُ؟

قَالَ: أَلَمْ تَرَ أَكْثَرَ مَا يَدْعُو النَّاسَ وَمَا أَقَلَّ إِجَابَتَهُمْ؟ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لاَ يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ النَّاخِلَةَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ

قُلْتُ: أَوَ لَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا قَالَ؟ قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ لاَ يَسْمَعُ اللَّهُ مِنْ مُسْمِعٍ وَلاَ مُرَاءٍ وَلا لاعِبٍ إِلا دَاعٍ دَعَا يَثْبُتُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ، قَالَ: فَذَكَرَ عَلْقَمَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ

The Prophet ﷺ came to me while I was praying when he needed something. I was taking a long time and he said: ''Aishah, you must make concise and comprehensive duas." When I finished, I asked: Messenger of Allah, what are the concise and comprehensive duas?' He said, "Say:

allāhumma innī asʾaluka min al-khayri kullihī, ʿājilihi wa-ājilihī, mā ʿalimtu minhu wa-mā lam aʿlam. wa-aʿūdhu bika min al-sharri kullihī, ʿājilihi wa-ājilihī, mā ʿalimtu minhu wa-mā lam aʿlam. wa-asʾaluka al-jannata wa-mā qarraba ilayhā min qawlin aw ʿamal, wa-aʿūdhu bika min al-nāri wa-mā qarraba ilayhā min qawlin aw ʿamal. wa-asʾaluka mimmā saʾalaka bihī Muḥammadun ﷺ, wa-aʿūdhu bika mimmā taʿawwadhā minhu Muḥammadun ﷺ. wa-mā qaḍayta lī min qaḍāʾin fa-ijʿal ʿāqibatahu rushdā.

O Allah, I ask You for all good, ˹in this world and the Hereafter˺, what I know of it and what I do not know. I seek refuge with You from all evil, ˹in this world and the Hereafter˺ what I know of it and what I do not know. I ask You for the Jannah and whatever words or actions bring one near to it. I seek refuge with You from the Hellfire and whatever words or actions bring one near to it. I ask You by what Muhammad ﷺ asked You and I seek refuge from You by what Muhammad ﷺ sought refuge from. And whatever fate You have decreed for me, make its end right guidance ˹for me˺."

دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي وَلَهُ حَاجَةٌ فَأَبْطَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ، عَلَيْكِ بِجُمَلِ الدُّعَاءِ وَجَوَامِعِهِ» فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفْتُ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا جُمَلُ الدُّعَاءِ وَجَوَامِعُهُ؟ قَالَ: قُولِي 

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمُ وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِمَّا سَأَلَكَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِمَّا تَعَوَّذَ مِنْهُ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ وَمَا قَضَيْتَ لِي مِنْ قَضَاءٍ فَاجْعَلْ عَاقِبَتَهُ رُشْدًا»

Safwan b. Abdullah b. Safwan, who was married to the daughter of Abu al-Darda, said: I visited them in Syria and found Umm al-Darda in the house, but not Abu al-Darda. 

She asked: Are you intending to go on hajj this year? Yes, I replied. She said: Make dua to Allah and ask for good for us. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The dua of a Muslim man for his absent brother is answered. At his head there is a guardian angel: whenever he asks Allah to give his brother good, the angel says: Amin, and may you have the same."

I met Abu al-Darda in the market and he said something similar which was related from the Prophet ﷺ.

قَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّامَ فَوَجَدْتُ أُمَّ الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَلَمْ أَجِدْ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ 

قَالَتْ: أَتُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ الْعَامَ؟ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قَالَتْ: فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ دَعْوَةَ الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ لأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ، عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ: كُلَّمَا دَعَا لأَخِيهِ بِخَيْرٍ، قَالَ آمِينَ، وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ.» 

قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي السُّوقِ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ يَأْثُرُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ

from the Prophet ﷺ, in what he relates from Allah ﷻ that He said:

“(1) O My servants, I have forbidden wrongdoing/oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden among you, so do not wrong one another. (2) O My servants, all of you are astray except those whom I guide, so seek guidance from Me and I will guide you. (3) O My servants, all of you are hungry except those whom I feed, so ask Me for food and I will feed you. (4) O My servants, all of you are unclothed except those whom I clothe, so ask Me for clothing and I will clothe you.”

“(5) O My servants, you commit sins by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek My forgiveness and I will forgive you. (6) O My servants, you will never reach harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will never reach benefiting Me so as to benefit Me.”

“(7) O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were all upon the most God-fearing heart of any one man among you, that would not increase My dominion in anything. (8) O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were all upon the most wicked heart of any one man, that would not decrease My dominion in anything.”

“(9) O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were all to stand in one open plain and ask Me, and I were to give every person what he asked, that would not diminish what is with Me except as a needle diminishes ˹the sea˺ when it is dipped into the ocean.”

“(10) O My servants, these are only your deeds: I record them for you, then I will repay you for them in full. So whoever finds good, let him praise Allah; and whoever finds other than that, let him blame none but himself.”

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فِيمَا رَوَى عَنِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، أَنَّهُ قَالَ:

«(١) يَا عِبَادِي، إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي، وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا، فَلَا تَظَالَمُوا. (٢) يَا عِبَادِي، كُلُّكُمْ ضَالٌّ إِلَّا مَنْ هَدَيْتُهُ، فَاسْتَهْدُونِي أَهْدِكُمْ. (٣) يَا عِبَادِي، كُلُّكُمْ جَائِعٌ إِلَّا مَنْ أَطْعَمْتُهُ، فَاسْتَطْعِمُونِي أُطْعِمْكُمْ. (٤) يَا عِبَادِي، كُلُّكُمْ عَارٍ إِلَّا مَنْ كَسَوْتُهُ، فَاسْتَكْسُونِي أَكْسُكُمْ».

«(٥) يَا عِبَادِي، إِنَّكُمْ تُخْطِئُونَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا، فَاسْتَغْفِرُونِي أَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ. (٦) يَا عِبَادِي، إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَبْلُغُوا ضَرِّي فَتَضُرُّونِي، وَلَنْ تَبْلُغُوا نَفْعِي فَتَنْفَعُونِي».

«(٧) يَا عِبَادِي، لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَآخِرَكُمْ، وَإِنْسَكُمْ وَجِنَّكُمْ، كَانُوا عَلَى أَتْقَى قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ، مَا زَادَ ذَلِكَ فِي مُلْكِي شَيْئًا. (٨) يَا عِبَادِي، لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَآخِرَكُمْ، وَإِنْسَكُمْ وَجِنَّكُمْ، كَانُوا عَلَى أَفْجَرِ قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، مَا نَقَصَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مُلْكِي شَيْئًا».

«(٩) يَا عِبَادِي، لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَآخِرَكُمْ، وَإِنْسَكُمْ وَجِنَّكُمْ، قَامُوا فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَسَأَلُونِي، فَأَعْطَيْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ مَسْأَلَتَهُ، مَا نَقَصَ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا عِنْدِي إِلَّا كَمَا يَنْقُصُ الْمِخْيَطُ إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْبَحْرَ».

«(١٠) يَا عِبَادِي، إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ، أُحْصِيهَا لَكُمْ، ثُمَّ أُوَفِّيكُمْ إِيَّاهَا. فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ، وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَهُ».

that I met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to me, "O ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir! Tie back ˹ties of kinship˺ with the one who cuts it off, give to the one who prevents you from having, and forgive the one who wrongs you."

He said that then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to me, "O ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir! Control your tongue, cry over your sins, and let your home be sufficient for you."

He said that then I met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to me, "O ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir! Shall I not teach you the Sūrahs that such were not revealed in the Torah, nor in the Psalms, and not in the Gospel? Do not let a night go by without reciting 'Say, He is Allah, the One Absolutely Unique.' (Ikhlāṣ 112:1), and 'Say, I seek refuge from the Lord of the daybreak.' (Falaq 113:1), and 'Say, I seek refuge from the Lord of humankind.' (Nās 114:1)" 

ʿUqbah said that never a night went by and I did not recite them, and I was obliged to supplicate through them since the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered me to do so.

لَقِيتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «يَا عُقْبَةُ بْنَ عَامِرٍ! صِلْ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ، وَأَعْطِ مَنْ حَرَمَكَ، وَاعْفُ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَكَ»

قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «يَا عُقْبَةُ بْنَ عَامِرٍ! أَمْلِكْ لِسَانَكَ، وَابْكِ عَلَى خَطِيئَتِكَ، وَلْيَسَعْكَ بَيْتُكَ»

قَالَ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «يَا عُقْبَةُ بْنَ عَامِرٍ! أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُوَرًا مَا أُنْزِلَتْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهُنَّ؟ لَا يَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَيْلَةٌ إِلَّا قَرَأْتَهُنَّ فِيهَا {قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ} وَ{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ} وَ{قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ}» 

قَالَ عُقْبَةُ: فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيَّ لَيْلَةٌ إِلَّا قَرَأْتُهُنَّ فِيهَا وَحُقَّ لِي أَنْ لَا أَدَعَهُنَّ وَقَدْ أَمَرَنِي بِهِنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

Your enemy is not the one who kills you and thereby Allah admits you into Paradise, and if you kill him it will be a light for you; rather, the most hostile of enemies to you is your own self that lies between your sides.

"لَيسَ عَدُوُّكَ الَّذِي يَقْتُلُكَ فَيُدْخِلُكَ الله به الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتَه كَانَ لَكَ نُورًا، وَلَكِنْ أعْدَى الأَعداءِ لَكَ نَفَسُك الَّتي بَينَ جَنبَيك".

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever makes the Hereafter his main concern, Allah will place richness in his heart, gather his affairs together for him, and the world will come to him unwillingly. And whoever makes the world his main concern, Allah will place his poverty before his eyes, scatter his affairs, and nothing of the world will come to him except what has been decreed for him.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتِ الآخِرَةُ هَمَّهُ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَجَمَعَ لَهُ شَمْلَهُ وَأَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَفَرَّقَ عَلَيْهِ شَمْلَهَ وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَا قُدِّرَ لَهُ

Rid yourselves of the worries of this world as much as you can; for whoever makes this world his greatest concern, Allah will spread out his loss and place his poverty before his eyes. And whoever makes the Hereafter his greatest concern, Allah, Most High, will set his affairs in order and place his richness in his heart. And no servant turns with his heart toward Allah except that Allah makes the hearts of the believers come to him with affection and mercy, and Allah is swifter to him with every good.

"تَفَرَّغُوا مِنْ هُمُومِ الدُّنْيَا مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ؛ فَإِنَّهُ مَن كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّهِ أَفْشَا اللَّه ضَيْعَتَهُ، وَجَعَلَ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ۔ وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الآخِرةُ أَكْبَرَ هِمِّهِ جَمَعَ اللَّه -تعالى- لَهُ أَمْرَهُ، وَجَعَلَ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ، وَمَا أَقْبَلَ عَبْدٌ بِقلْبِهِ إِلَى اللَّه إِلا جَعَلَ اللَّه قُلُوبَ الْمُؤمِنِين تَفِدُ إِلَيْهِ بِالْوُدِّ وَالرَّحْمَةِ، وَكَانَ اللَّه بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ إِلَيْهِ أَسْرَعَ".

Abdullah bin 'Amr mentioned Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying that he was neither a Fahish nor a Mutafahish. Abdullah bin 'Amr added, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The best among you are those who have the best manners and character.'

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو حِينَ قَدِمَ مَعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَاحِشًا وَلاَ مُتَفَحِّشًا وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ أَخْيَرِكُمْ أَحْسَنَكُمْ خُلُقًا

"Nothing is placed on the Scale that is heavier than good character. Indeed the person with good character will have attained the rank of the person of fasting and prayer."

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ يُوضَعُ فِي الْمِيزَانِ أَثْقَلُ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ وَإِنَّ صَاحِبَ حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ لَيَبْلُغُ بِهِ دَرَجَةَ صَاحِبِ الصَّوْمِ وَالصَّلاَةِ

[Machine] Moses ﷺ said, "O Lord, are You near so I can whisper to You, or far so I can call upon You?" He said, "O Moses, I am the Companion of whoever remembers Me." Moses said, "O Lord, indeed, we are constant in remembering You and we hold You in high esteem. What are the best moments for remembrance?" He said, "The best moments for remembrance are after performing bodily cleanliness and after relieving oneself." Moses said, "O Lord, I will remember You in all circumstances."

قَالَ مُوسَى ﷺ يَا رَبِّ أَقَرِيبٌ أَنْتَ فَأُنَاجِيكَ أَوْ بَعِيدٌ فَأُنَادِيكَ؟ قَالَ يَا مُوسَى أَنَا جَلِيسُ مَنْ ذَكَرَنِي قَالَ يَا رَبِّ فَإِنَّا نَكُونُ مِنَ الْحَالِ عَلَى حَالٍ نُجِلُّكَ وَنُعَظِّمُكَ أَنْ نَذْكُرَكَ قَالَ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ الْجَنَابَةُ وَالْغَائِطُ قَالَ يَا مُوسَى اذْكُرْنِي عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ

She said that eleven women sat and promised in conviction that they would not hide anything about the husbands:

The first one said: (1) My husband is a sort of the meat of a lean camel placed at the top of a hill, which it is difficult to climb up, nor (the meat) is good enough that one finds in oneself the urge to take it away (from the top of that mountain). The second one said: (2) My husband (is so bad) that I am afraid I would not be able to describe his faults-both visible and invisible completely. The third one said: (3) My husband is a long-statured fellow (i. e. he lacks intelligence). If I give vent to my feelings about him, he would divorce me, and if I keep quiet I would be made to live in a state of suspense (neither completely abandoned by him nor entertained as wife). The fourth one said: (4) My husband is like the night of Tihama (the night of Hijaz and Mecca), neither too cold nor hot, neither there is any fear of him nor grief. The fifth one said: (5) My husband is (like) a leopard as he enters the house, and behaves like a lion when he gets out, and he does not ask about that which he leaves in the house.

The sixth one said: (6) So far as my husband is concerned, he eats so much that nothing is left back and when he drinks he drinks that no drop is left behind. And when he lies down he wraps his body and does not touch me so that he may know my grief. The seventh one said: (7) My husband is heavy in spirit, having no brightness in him, impotent, suffering from all kinds of conceivable diseases, heaving such rough manners that he may break my head or wound my body, or may do both. The eighth one said: (8) My husband is as sweet as the sweet-smelling plant, and as soft as the softness of the hare. The ninth one said: (9) My husband is the master of a lofty building, long-statured, having heaps of ashes (at his door) and his house is near the meeting place and the inn. The tenth one said: (10) My husband is Malik, and how fine Malik is, much above appreciation and praise (of mine). He has many folds of his camel, more in number than the pastures for them. When they (the camels) hear the sound of music they become sure that they are going to be slaughtered.

(The story of Umm Zara) The eleventh one said: (11) My husband is Abu Zar‘. And what can I say of Abu Zar‘? He adorned my ears with jewelry, filled my upper arms with flesh, and made me feel proud, so my own soul came to feel proud of itself. He found me among a poor family living with only a few sheep, and he placed me among a household of horses with their neighing, camels with their groaning, land being trampled, and grain being ground. With him, I speak and am never rebuked. I sleep and wake refreshed, and I drink until I am fully satisfied.

The mother of Abu Zara', how fine is the mother of Abu Zara'! Her bundles are heavily packed (or receptacles in her house are filled to the brim) and the house quite spacious. 

So far as the son of Abu Zara' is concerned, his bed is as soft as a green palm-stick drawn forth from its bark, or like a sword drawn forth from its scabbard, and whom just an arm of a lamb is enough to satiate. 

So far as the daughter of Abu Zara' is concerned, how fine is the daughter of Abu Zara', obedient to her father, obedient to her mother, wearing sufficient flesh and a source of jealousy for her co-wife. 

As for the slave-girl of Abu Zara', how fine is she; she does not disclose our affairs to others (outside the four walls of the house). She does not remove our wheat, or provision, or take it forth, or squander it, but she preserves it faithfully (as a sacred trust). And she does not let the house fill with rubbish. 

One day Abu Zara' went out (of his house) when the milk was churned in the vessels, that he met a woman, having two children like leopards playing with her pomegranates (chest) under her vest. He divorced me (Umm Zara') and married that woman (whom Abu Zara') met on the way. I (Umm Zara') later on married another person, a chief, who was an expert rider, and a fine archer: he bestowed upon me many gifts and gave me one pair of every kind of animal and said: Umm Zara', make use of everything (you need) and send forth to your parents (but the fact) is that even if I combine all the gifts that he bestowed upon me, they stand no comparison to the least gift of Abu Zara'.

Aishah reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: "I am for you as Abu Zara' was for Umm Zara'."

جَلَسَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ امْرَأَةً فَتَعَاهَدْنَ وَتَعَاقَدْنَ أَنْ لاَ يَكْتُمْنَ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ شَيْئًا

قَالَتِ الأُولَى (١) زَوْجِي لَحْمُ جَمَلٍ غَثٌّ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَبَلٍ وَعْرٍ لاَ سَهْلٌ فَيُرْتَقَى وَلاَ سَمِينٌ فَيُنْتَقَلَ قَالَتِ الثَّانِيَةُ (٢) زَوْجِي لاَ أَبُثُّ خَبَرَهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ لاَ أَذَرَهُ إِنْ أَذْكُرْهُ أَذْكُرْ عُجَرَهُ وَبُجَرَهُ قَالَتِ الثَّالِثَةُ (٣) زَوْجِي الْعَشَنَّقُ إِنْ أَنْطِقْ أُطَلَّقْ وَإِنْ أَسْكُتْ أُعَلَّقْ قَالَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ (٤) زَوْجِي كَلَيْلِ تِهَامَةَ لاَ حَرٌّ وَلاَ قُرٌّ وَلاَ مَخَافَةَ وَلاَ سَآمَةَ قَالَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ (٥) زَوْجِي إِنْ دَخَلَ فَهِدَ وَإِنْ خَرَجَ أَسِدَ وَلاَ يَسْأَلُ عَمَّا عَهِدَ

قَالَتِ السَّادِسَةُ (٦) زَوْجِي إِنْ أَكَلَ لَفَّ وَإِنْ شَرِبَ اشْتَفَّ وَإِنِ اضْطَجَعَ الْتَفَّ وَلاَ يُولِجُ الْكَفَّ لِيَعْلَمَ الْبَثَّ قَالَتِ السَّابِعَةُ (٧) زَوْجِي غَيَايَاءُ أَوْ عَيَايَاءُ طَبَاقَاءُ كُلُّ دَاءٍ لَهُ دَاءٌ شَجَّكِ أَوْ فَلَّكِ أَوْ جَمَعَ كُلاًّ لَكِ قَالَتِ الثَّامِنَةُ (٨) زَوْجِي الرِّيحُ رِيحُ زَرْنَبٍ وَالْمَسُّ مَسُّ أَرْنَبٍ قَالَتِ التَّاسِعَةُ (٩) زَوْجِي رَفِيعُ الْعِمَادِ طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ عَظِيمُ الرَّمَادِ قَرِيبُ الْبَيْتِ مِنَ النَّادِي قَالَتِ الْعَاشِرَةُ (١٠) زَوْجِي مَالِكٌ وَمَا مَالِكٌ مَالِكٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ذَلِكِ لَهُ إِبِلٌ كَثِيرَاتُ الْمَبَارِكِ قَلِيلاَتُ الْمَسَارِحِ إِذَا سَمِعْنَ صَوْتَ الْمِزْهَرِ أَيْقَنَّ أَنَّهُنَّ هَوَالِكُ

قَالَتِ الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ (١١) زَوْجِي أَبُو زَرْعٍ فَمَا أَبُو زَرْعٍ أَنَاسَ مِنْ حُلِيٍّ أُذُنَىَّ وَمَلأَ مِنْ شَحْمٍ عَضُدَىَّ وَبَجَّحَنِي فَبَجِحَتْ إِلَىَّ نَفْسِي وَجَدَنِي فِي أَهْلِ غُنَيْمَةٍ بِشَقٍّ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي أَهْلِ صَهِيلٍ وَأَطِيطٍ وَدَائِسٍ وَمُنَقٍّ فَعِنْدَهُ أَقُولُ فَلاَ أُقَبَّحُ وَأَرْقُدُ فَأَتَصَبَّحُ وَأَشْرَبُ فَأَتَقَنَّحُ 

أُمُّ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا أُمُّ أَبِي زَرْعٍ عُكُومُهَا رَدَاحٌ وَبَيْتُهَا فَسَاحٌ 

ابْنُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ مَضْجِعُهُ كَمَسَلِّ شَطْبَةٍ وَيُشْبِعُهُ ذِرَاعُ الْجَفْرَةِ 

بِنْتُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا بِنْتُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ طَوْعُ أَبِيهَا وَطَوْعُ أُمِّهَا وَمِلْءُ كِسَائِهَا وَغَيْظُ جَارَتِهَا 

جَارِيَةُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا جَارِيَةُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ لاَ تَبُثُّ حَدِيثَنَا تَبْثِيثًا وَلاَ تُنَقِّثُ مِيرَتَنَا تَنْقِيثًا وَلاَ تَمْلأُ بَيْتَنَا تَعْشِيشًا 

قَالَتْ خَرَجَ أَبُو زَرْعٍ وَالأَوْطَابُ تُمْخَضُ فَلَقِيَ امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا وَلَدَانِ لَهَا كَالْفَهْدَيْنِ يَلْعَبَانِ مِنْ تَحْتِ خَصْرِهَا بِرُمَّانَتَيْنِ فَطَلَّقَنِي وَنَكَحَهَا فَنَكَحْتُ بَعْدَهُ رَجُلاً سَرِيًّا رَكِبَ شَرِيًّا وَأَخَذَ خَطِّيًّا وَأَرَاحَ عَلَىَّ نَعَمًا ثَرِيًّا وَأَعْطَانِي مِنْ كُلِّ رَائِحَةٍ زَوْجًا قَالَ كُلِي أُمَّ زَرْعٍ وَمِيرِي أَهْلَكِ فَلَوْ جَمَعْتُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَعْطَانِي مَا بَلَغَ أَصْغَرَ آنِيَةِ أَبِي زَرْعٍ

قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «كُنْتُ لَكِ كَأَبِي زَرْعٍ لأُمِّ زَرْعٍ»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever performs wudu and does it well, then comes to Jumuah, listens attentively, and remains silent, will be forgiven what is between that ˹Jumuah˺ and the next Jumuah plus an additional three days. And whoever ˹played with˺ the pebbles (i.e. distracted himself and others from the khutbah) has nullified ˹some of his reward˺.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْجُمُعَةَ فَاسْتَمَعَ وَأَنْصَتَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَزِيَادَةُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَمَنْ مَسَّ الْحَصَى فَقَدْ لَغَا»

I asked the Prophet ﷺ, “Which deed is best?” He said, “Belief in Allah and striving in His cause.” I said, “Then which slave is best to free?” He said, “The one with the highest price and the most valued by his people.” I said, “And if I cannot do that?” He said, “Help a craftsman, or do something for one who has poor judgement or is incompetent.” I said, “And if I cannot do that?” He said, “Keep people safe from your harm, for that is a charity you give on your own behalf.”

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ، وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ» قُلْتُ: فَأَىُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «أَغْلاَهَا ثَمَنًا وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا» قُلْتُ: فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ: «تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ» قَالَ: فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ: «تَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indeed Allah has said: ‘Whoever shows enmity to a wali (a pious worshiper) of Mine, I have declared war upon him. My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than what I have made obligatory upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to Me through voluntary acts until I love him. When I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. If he asks Me, I will surely give him; and if he seeks refuge in Me, I will surely grant him refuge. And I do not hesitate over anything I am going to do as I hesitate ˹out of mercy˺ over the soul of the believing servant: he dislikes death, and I dislike to cause him distress.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ: مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ، وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَىَّ عَبْدِي بِشَىْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطُشُ بِهَا، وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي لأُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنِ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لأُعِيذَنَّهُ، وَمَا تَرَدَّدْتُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ تَرَدُّدِي عَنْ نَفْسِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ مَسَاءَتَهُ»

from the Prophet ﷺ who narrated from his Lord, "If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.'"

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ قَالَ: «إِذَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَىَّ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا، وَإِذَا تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بَاعًا، وَإِذَا أَتَانِي مَشْيًا أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً۔»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Make dua to Allah with certainty of it being answered, and know that Allah does not answer a dua that comes from a heedless and a distracted heart.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَنْتُمْ مُوقِنُونَ بِالإِجَابَةِ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَجِيبُ دُعَاءً مِنْ قَلْبٍ غَافِلٍ لاَهٍ

There were two brothers during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. One of them used to come to the Prophet ﷺ, and the other had some business. The businessman among them complained to the Prophet ﷺ about his brother, so he said: 'Perhaps you are provided for because of him.'

كَانَ أَخَوَانِ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَالآخَرُ يَحْتَرِفُ فَشَكَا الْمُحْتَرِفُ أَخَاهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَعَلَّكَ تُرْزَقُ بِهِ

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you were to rely upon Allah with the required reliance, then He would provide for you just as a bird is provided for, it goes out in the morning with an empty stomach, and returns with a full stomach."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرُزِقْتُمْ كَمَا تُرْزَقُ الطَّيْرُ تَغْدُو خِمَاصًا وَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا

from the Prophet ﷺ who said: There would enter Paradise people whose hearts would be like those with hearts of birds (i.e. they fly with no fear having full reliance upon Allah).

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ أَقْوَامٌ أَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مِثْلُ أَفْئِدَةِ الطَّيْرِ»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not beat the female servants of Allah.” Then Umar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, “The women have become emboldened against their husbands,” so he granted permission to beat them.

Then many women went around to the family of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ complaining about their husbands. So the Prophet ﷺ said, “Many women have gone around to the family of Muhammad complaining about their husbands; those men are not the best among you.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لاَ تَضْرِبُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ» فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: ذَئِرْنَ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ، فَرَخَّصَ فِي ضَرْبِهِنَّ۔

فَأَطَافَ بِآلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرٌ يَشْكُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «لَقَدْ طَافَ بِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرٌ يَشْكُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ، لَيْسَ أُولَئِكَ بِخِيَارِكُمْ۔»

I was behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, and he said: “O young man, I will teach you some words: Guard Allah and He will guard you. Guard Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah; and when you seek help, seek help from Allah. And know that if the people were to gather together to benefit you with something, they would not benefit you except with something that Allah has already written for you; and if they were to gather together to harm you with something, they would not harm you except with something that Allah has already written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.”

كُنْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ: «يَا غُلاَمُ، إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ: احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، احْفَظِ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ، إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللَّهَ، وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ۔ وَاعْلَمْ، أَنَّ الأُمَّةَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ: رُفِعَتِ الأَقْلاَمُ وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ».

He (al-Bāhilī) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then went away and came back to him after a year, and his condition and appearance had changed. He said, “O Messenger of Allah, do you not recognize me?” He said, “Who are you?” He said, “I am the al-Bāhilī who came to you last year.” He said, “What has changed you, when you used to be of good appearance?” He said, “I have not eaten any food except at night since I left you.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Why have you tortured yourself?”

Then he said, “Fast the month of patience (i.e. Ramaḍān), and one day from every month.” He said, “Increase it for me, for I have strength.” He said, “Fast two days.” He said, “Increase it for me.” He said, “Fast three days.” He said, “Increase it for me.” He said, “Fast during the sacred months and leave off; fast during the sacred months and leave off; fast during the sacred months and leave off.” And he gestured with his three fingers, drawing them together and then releasing them.

أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ وَقَدْ تَغَيَّرَتْ حَالَتُهُ وَهَيْئَتُهُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَا تَعْرِفُنِي؟ قَالَ: «وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟» قَالَ: أَنَا الْبَاهِلِيُّ الَّذِي جِئْتُكَ عَامَ الأَوَّلِ۔ قَالَ: «فَمَا غَيَّرَكَ وَقَدْ كُنْتَ حَسَنَ الْهَيْئَةِ؟» قَالَ: مَا أَكَلْتُ طَعَامًا إِلاَّ بِلَيْلٍ مُنْذُ فَارَقْتُكَ۔ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «لِمَ عَذَّبْتَ نَفْسَكَ؟»

ثُمَّ قَالَ: «صُمْ شَهْرَ الصَّبْرِ، وَيَوْمًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ۔» قَالَ: زِدْنِي فَإِنَّ بِي قُوَّةً۔ قَالَ: «صُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ۔» قَالَ: زِدْنِي۔ قَالَ: «صُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ۔» قَالَ: زِدْنِي۔ قَالَ: «صُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُمِ وَاتْرُكْ، صُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُمِ وَاتْرُكْ، صُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُمِ وَاتْرُكْ۔» وَقَالَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ الثَّلاَثَةِ فَضَمَّهَا ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَهَا

They used to travel frequently toward this House. They said: We came upon a man from the desert-dwellers, and the Bedouin said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took my hand and began teaching me from what Allah had taught him, and he said: “You will not give up anything out of fear of Allah except that Allah will give you something better than it.”

كَانَا يُكْثِرَانِ السَّفَرَ نَحْوَ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ قَالَا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَقَالَ الْبَدَوِيُّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ وَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَدَعَ شَيْئًا اتِّقَاءَ اللهِ إِلَّا أَعْطَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهُ