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What is Hadith?
This is a body of literature that comprises the
sayings, teachings, behaviour etc. of Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him). Muslims try to emulate
the character of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in
their daily lives and use the hadith as a key
source to that end. The Qur'an together with hadith
constitute the two most authoritative sources
for moral, ethical and spiritual guidance for
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The Messenger of God Muhammad (may peace be upon him)
said to his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib:
"O Ali, do not follow a glance with another, for you will be forgiven for the first, but not for the second. "
The
above Hadith was reported by al-Tirmidhi, 2701; see Saheeh al-Jaami’, 7953
God commands the believers in the Holy Quran: Tell the believers to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, God is All-Aware of what they do. (The chapter of - An-Nur 24:30)
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The Messenger of God Muhammad (may peace be upon him)
said:
"The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the Salat (the five daily prayers). If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad. "
The
above Hadith was recorded by al-Tabarani. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol.1, p. 503.
The Messenger of God Muhammad (may peace be upon him)
said:
"If a person had a stream outside his door and he bathed in it five times a day, do you think he would have any filth left on him?" The people said, "No filth would remain on him whatsoever." The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, "That is like the five daily prayers: Allah (God) wipes away the sins by them."
The
above Hadith was recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim
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The Messenger of God Muhammad (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah (God) will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven."
The blessed Messenger also
said:
"If a person does not avoid false talk and false conduct during Siyam, then God does not care if he abstains from food and drink"
The
above Hadiths were related by al- Bukhari as well as Muslim
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"God will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love one another through My glory? Today I shall give them shade in My shade, it being a day when there is no shade but My shade."
The
above Hadith was narrated by al- Bukhari as well as Malik
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"God has never dignified anyone due to his ignorance, nor humiliated anyone due to his knowledge. And wealth is never diminished as a result of charity."
The
above Hadith was narrated by Ad-Daylami. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"I am the closest of all people to Jesus, son of Mary, in this world and the Hereafter; for all prophets are brothers, with different mothers but one religion"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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When the Prophet (peace be upon him) finished his meal, he would say: "Thanks be to God, who has suffices us and quenched our thirst. There is no refusal or denial."
When the dining sheet was removed, the Prophet would say:
"All praise and thanks belong to God, so much that is good and blessed therein; there is no refusing, no leaving, and no dispensing with You, our Lord"
The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Food for two suffices three; and food for three suffices four"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"God removes faith from one who engages in illicit sex or consumes intoxicants just as a man removes his shirt when pulling it over his head"
The
above Hadith was narrated by Al-Hakim. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Practice humility until no one oppresses or belittles another”
The
above Hadith was narrated by Muslim. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Be mindful of God, and you will find God in front of you. Acknowledge God in ease, and God will acknowledge you in distress. And know that what misleads you will never enable you to do right, and what enables you to do right will never mislead you. And know that help comes with patience, and that relief comes with distress; and that with difficulty comes ease.”
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A person has done enough wrong in his life if he simply repeats everything he hears”
The
above Hadith was narrated by Muslim. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:
O God, you are my Lord, there is no God but You. You created me and I am Your servant and I will keep my covenant and promise to you as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I admit before You Your blessings upon me and I admit to You all my sins. So forgive me. Certainly none can forgive sins except You.”
The Prophet, (pbuh), added, “If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise."
The
above Hadith was narrated on the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws from the Sahih al-Bukhari compilation book of prophetic sayings. A collection of supplications and prayers by the Prophet Muhammed can be found in Yusuf Islam's Prayers of the Last Prophet book and audio CD (read by Yusuf Islam).
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"The majority of man's sins emanate from his tongue"
The
above Hadith was narrated by At-Tabarani. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"God loves to see His servant exhausted after an honest day's work
The
above Hadith was narrated by Ad-Daylami. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A person who teaches goodness to others while neglecting his own soul is like an oil lamp, which illumines others while burning itself out"
The
above Hadith was narrated by Al-Tirmithi. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A person may be doing the
deeds of the people of Paradise so far as society
can see, while actually being one of the people
of Hellfire. And a person may be doing the deeds
of the people of Hellfire so far as society
can see, while actually being one of the people
of Paradise."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Charity given to one's relatives
twice multiplies its reward"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Al-Tabarani. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Whoever decides to relocate
solely to study sacred knowledge is forgiven
before even setting out"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Al-Tirmithi. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Virtue is goodness of character,
and sin is what you devise in your self and
hate for people to find out about it."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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God's Messenger (peace be upon
him) never confronted people directly with anything
reprehensible to them.
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Imam Ahmad. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A man inclines to the belief
of his friend, so let each one of you watch
out who he befriends."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
" Three practices will keep
sincere your brother's love for you: greeting
him when you see him; making room for him in
gatherings; and calling him by the most endearing
of his names."
And The Messenger of God also
said:
"Hearts naturally love those
who are kind to them and loath those who are
cruel"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Al-Bayhaqi. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"The just will be on platforms
of light in the presence of God; those who are
just in their decisions, with their families,
and with what they are in charge of."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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Someone asked of the Prophet (pbuh) three times,
and the Prophet gave him something each time.
Then the Prophet said, "This
resource is a fresh sweet fruit, and whoever
takes it in a spirit free from possessiveness
is blessed in it, while whoever takes it in
a possessive spirit is not blessed in it, and
is one who eats but is not sated. It is better
to give than to receive."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Avoid the seven destructive
things."
People asked, "What
are they, O Messenger of God?"
The Prophet said,
"Idolatry; sorcery; killing a person declared
inviolable by God, except for a just reason;
profiteering; consuming the property of an orphan;
turning back when it is time to advance; and
defaming* chaste
believing women who happen to be careless."
*
damage the good reputation of
(someone); slander
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Food for two suffices three;
and food for three suffices four."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A good dream
is from God. So if any of you have a dream of
what you love, do not speak of it except to
someone you love. And if any of you has a dream
of what you dislike, then seek refuge in God
from its evil and from the evil of obsession;
and spit thrice and do not tell anyone of it,
for in fact it will not harm you."
Related by Al-Bara'a
Bin Azib, Taken from the book "The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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Jabir bin Abdullah relates that he heard the
Prophet (may peace be upon him) say three days
before he died, "Let none of
you die without a good opinion of God"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"All of my people are pardoned
but the blatantly shameless. An example of blatant
shamelessness is when a man does something by
night and then, come morning, in spite of the
fact that God had screened him, he tells someone
he did such-and-such a thing; whereas he had
spent the night with God screening him, come
daybreak he removes God's screen from himself!"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"The most odious of men to
God is the one who is most quarrelsome."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Help your brother, whether
he be an oppressor or one of the oppressed."
Some said, "O Messenger of
God, we help him if he is oppressed; but how
can we help him if he is an oppressor?"
The Prophet (pbuh) said, "By
stopping him."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A young man never honors an
old man due to age but that God sends someone
to honor him when he reaches that age"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
At-Tirmithi. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"When you go to bed, say,
'O my God, I submit my soul to You, and I turn
my face to You, and I entrust my affairs to
You, and I commit my burden to You, longing
for You yet dreading You: there is no shelter
from You, nor haven, except with You. I believe
in Your Book, which You have revealed, and Your
prophets, whom You have sent.
"Then if you die that
night, you will die in innocence; and if you
wake up the next morning, you will encounter
good"
Related by Al-Bara'a
Bin Azib, Taken from the book "The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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On an expedition, the Prophet (peace be upon
him) was heard to say repeatedly,"O
God, I take refuge with You from worry and grief,
weakness and laziness, being bent by debt, and
being overcome by men."
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said: "Return to your people
and teach them."
The Prophet also said "Let
the one who is present impart knowledge to the
one who is absent"
The women said to him "The men have
more access to you than do we; so please appoint
a day for us to have access to you"
So the Prophet set a day on which he met with
the women and gave them advice and direction
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said: "God rendered Mercy into
a hundred parts, keeping ninety-nine parts and
sending one part down to earth. By virtue of
that one portion, creatures are merciful to
one another, such that even the mare lifts her
hooves away from her foal, fearing she may step
on it."
The Prophet also said "Whoever
is not merciful will not be shown mercy"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said: "Whoever goes out in
search of knowledge is on the Path of God until
returning"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said: "The intelligent one
is the one who holds himself responsible and
works for what is after death. And the incompetent
one is the one who indulges himself in pursuit
of personal desire and importunes God"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said: "Undertake good works
before seven things happen: distracting poverty,
corrupting wealth, debilitating illness, befuddling
senility, final death, the Antichrist - and
evil is the invisible one who waits and watches
- or the final hour, which is more calamitous
and more painful"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said: "If you really
trusted in God as God should be trusted, God
would sustain you as God sustains the birds
- they go out in the morning hungry, and come
back to rest in the evening full"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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Someone asked 'Aisha *
what the Prophet (pbuh) used to do at home.
She said, "He used to remain
occupied working for his family, then would
go out when he heard the call to prayer"
Taken from the
book "The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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A woman came to A'isha, wife of the Prophet
(pbuh), with two daughters. She asked for something,
but found A'isha with nothing in her possession
but a single date. A'isha gave her the date,
and she divided it between her daughters. Then
they left.
When the Prophet (pbuh) returned, A'isha told
him about this incident. He remarked, "Whoever
is responsible for these daughters in anything
and treats them well will be shielded by them
from hellfire"
Taken from the book
"The
Wisdom of the Prophet", a selection
from the Hadith translated by Thomas Cleary
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Among those not graced with
God's glance on the Day of Judgment are a severer
of bonds of kin and an obnoxious neighbor"
The
above Hadith was narrated
Ad-Daylami. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Good companions and bad companions
are like sellers of musk and the furnace of
the smithy. You lose nothing from the musk seller,
whether you buy some or smell or are imbued
with its fragrance. The furnace of the smithy,
on the other hand, burns your house and your
clothes, or you get a noxious odor."
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Whoever would be glad to have
his livelihood expanded and his life prolonged
should maintain family ties"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Two qualities are never coupled
in a believer: miserliness and immorality"
The
above Hadith was narrated
Al-Bukhari . Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"A man from among those who
were before you was called to account. Nothing
in the way of good was found for him except
that he used to have dealings with people and,
being well-to-do, he would order his servants
to let off the man in straitened circumstances
[from repaying his debt]. He
(the Prophet p.b.u.h) said that God said:
We are worthier than you of that (of being so
generous). Let him off."
The
above Hadith was related by
Muslim (also by al-Bukhari and an-Nasa'i).
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
God (mighty and sublime
be He) said:
"O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness as close to it in measure."
The
above Hadith was related by
at-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal).
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
God (mighty and sublime
be He) said:
"Spend (on charity), O son of Adam, and
I shall spend on you."
The
above Hadith was related by
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Gentleness never accompanies
anything without enhancing it, nor is it ever
removed from anything without demeaning it"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Al-Bayhaqi. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Practice humility until no
one oppresses or belittles another"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Muslim. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Exchange gifts, and mutual
love arises; shake hands, and enmity will fall
away"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Ibn 'Asakir. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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"Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
be upon him) said:
''Cleanliness is half
of iman* and (the
words) al-Hamdulillah (Praise to God) fills
the scale and (the words) Subhanallah wa'l-hamdullilah
(Glory be to God, Praise be to God) fill up
what is between the heavens and the earth. Prayer
is light. Charity is a proof. Endurance is brightness.
The Quran is a proof for you or against you.
All men go out early in the morning and sell
themselves, thereby setting themselves free
or destroying themselves."
The
above Hadith was reported on
the authority of Abu Malik al-'Ash'ari
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Iman is usually translated
as faith. In another hadith,
related by Muslim (No.57) Iman is described
as 'having more than seventy branches,
the highest of which is saying 'La ilah ill
Allah' (there is no god but the One God) and
the lowest of which is removing a harmful obstacle
from the path. And modesty is part of Iman.
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Whoever pleases his parents
has pleased God, and whoever angers them has
angered God"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
Ibn An-Najjar. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Whoever has the following
four characteristics is a pure
munafiq (hypocrite). And whoever has one of
the
following four characteristics will have one
of the
characteristics of hypocrisy:
Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.
Whenever he speaks, he lies.
Whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it.
And whenever he argues he behaves very badly."
The
above Hadith was narrated by 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr
in Sahih Bukhari
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The Messenger of God (may peace be upon him)
said:
"Keep God in mind wherever
you are; follow a wrong with a right that offsets
it; and treat people courteously"
The
above Hadith was narrated by
At-Tirmithi. Translation by Hamza
Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character" |
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