The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم

  • Narrated by Ibn Abbas  رضي الله عنهما: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم said: Whoever has a female (daughter/sister) and doesn’t bury her alive* nor dishonours her nor prefers his male children over her; Allah will enter him into Paradise. -Abu Dawud *like the practice of the Makkans before Islam ruled it…

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  • The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم rushed down the mountain trembling in fear. When he reached home he cried: ‘Cover me up! Cover me up!’ When he settled down a little he told his wife, Khadijah رضي الله عنه, about the strange incident that had taken place in the cave. He was still scared. ‘I…

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  • It was Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه و سلم habit to spend ensuing nights in cave Hira contemplating in the creation and striving in the worship of One God, the God of Ibrahim. His heart had believed in just Him and denounced all the rest that was being worshipped around him in Makkah at the time.

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  • Narrated by ‘Aaishah رضي الله عنها: When the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم got up at night to pray, he would say: اللهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرِيْلَ وَ مِيْكَائِيْلَ وَ إِسْرَافِيْلَ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ، أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيْمَا كَانُوْا فِيْهِ يَخْتَلِفُوْنَ، اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ…

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  • Yusuf in the well

    وَ أوْحينا إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّأَنَّهُمْ بِأَمْرِهِمْ هذا وَ هُمْ لا يَشْعُرُوْنَ When the brothers of Yusuf took him away from his father with an undercover plan and a false assurance of his safety, they set out to execute their plot of getting rid of their brother. They tied a rope around him and forced him into…

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  • Special prayers

      و عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم  ثلاث دعواتٍ مُسْتجَابَاتٌ لا شَكَّ فِيْهِنَّ: دَعْوَةُ الوَالِدِ و دَعْوَةُ المُسَافِر و دَعْوَةُ المَظْلُوْمِ رواه الترمذي و أبو دوود و ابن ماجه

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  • What belongs to you

    عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم: يقول العبد: مالي مالي. و إن ما له من ماله ثلاث: ما أكل فأفنى, أو لبس فأبلى, أو أعطى فاقتنى. و ما سوى ذلك فهو ذاهب و تاركه للناس. رواه مسلم. Narrated by Abu Hurairah (ral): The Messenger of Allah…

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  • The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم once said: ‘No wealth has benefitted me as much as Abu Bakr’s did’. Abu Bakr cried: ‘Am I and my wealth but for you O Messenger of Allah?’ -Ahmad (narated by Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنهم)

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  • Ibn Jabal to Yemen

    Mu’àdh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه  narrates that before the Messenger of Allah sent him to Yemen he came out with him advicing Mu’àdh and instructing him. Once he finished he said: ‘O Mu’àdh! It may be that you will not meet me after this year. Perhaps you will pass by this masjid of mine…

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  • Accusing of disbelief

    Narrated by Abu Dharr  رضي الله عنه: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم said: ‘A man doesn’t accuse another of sinfulness or disbelief except that (his words) come back to him if the one he accused is not (as he said)’ -Bukhari

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