Translated Hadith

Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmān Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abi Sufyān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not be importunate in asking (for something), for by Allah, if one of you asked…

Original Arabic

عن معاوية بن أبي سفيان رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لا تُلْحِفُوا في المسأَلة، فوالله…

Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelaces, and so is Hellfire."

Original Arabic

عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: «الْجَنَّةُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِهِ، وَالنَّارُ مِثْلُ…

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Goodness is attached to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection." ‘Urwah al-Bāriqi (may Allah be…

Original Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «الخَيْل مَعقُودٌ في نَوَاصِيهَا الخَيْر إلى يوم…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever."

Original Arabic

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ».

At-Tufayl ibn Ubay ibn Ka‘b reported that he used to visit Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the morning and accompany him to the market. Abdullāh would offer greetings of peace to every one he met on the…

Original Arabic

عن الطُّفَيْلَ بن أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ: أنه كان يأتي عبد الله بن عمر، فيَغْدُو معه إلى السوق، قال: فإذا غَدَوْنَا إلى السوق،…

Abu Qatādah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The good vision is from Allah, and the dream is from the devil. So, if any of you has a dream of…

Original Arabic

عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَالحُلُمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، فَإِذَا حَلَمَ…

‘Imrān ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: As-salāmu ‘alaykum (peace be upon you). He responded to him and then sat down. The Prophet…

Original Arabic

عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The tooth-stick purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord."

Original Arabic

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «السِّوَاكُ مَطْهَرَةٌ لِلْفَمِ، مَرْضَاةٌ لِلرَّبِّ».

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah forgives everything for the martyr except the debt." Another narration for him reads: "Fighting in the cause…

Original Arabic

عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «يَغْفِرُ الله للشَّهيد كُلَّ…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The five (daily) prayers, Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan are expiation of…

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقول: «الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ، وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ، وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى…

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

Original Arabic

عن معقل بن يسار رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «العِبَادَة في الهَرْجِ كَهِجْرَةٍ إليَّ».

Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmān ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is as though I am looking at Allah's Messenger as he tells the story of one of the prophets (peace be upon them) as his people struck him and…

Original Arabic

عن أبي عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: كَأَنِّي أَنْظُر إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحْكِي…

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Allāhumma inni as’aluka al-huda wa at-tuqa wa al-‘afāf wa al-ghina (O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety,…

Original Arabic

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ: «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى،…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some people came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Send with us some men to teach us the Qur'an and the Sunnah." So he sent…

Original Arabic

عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: جاء ناس إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن ابعث معنا رجالاً يعلمونا القرآن والسنة، فبعث…

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "O Allah, to You I have submitted, and in You I have believed, in You I have put…

Original Arabic

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقول: «اللَّهُمَّ لك أَسْلَمْتُ، وبِكَ آمَنتُ، وعَلَيكَ تَوَكَّلْت،…

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said while he was on the pulpit, mentioning charity and refraining from asking people: "The upper hand…

Original Arabic

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَهُوَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ، وَذَكَرَ الصَّدَقَةَ، وَالتَّعَفُّفَ،…

The Mother of the Believers Maymūnah bint al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she had set free a slave-girl of hers without first seeking the permission of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). On the…

Original Arabic

عن أم المؤمنين ميمونة بنت الحارث رضي الله عنها : أنها أعتقت وَليدَةً ولم تستأذن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما كان…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ubay ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him): "Allah, the Almighty, ordered me to read to…

Original Arabic

عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأُبَي بنِ كعْب رضي الله عنه :…

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is salvation? He said: "Control your tongue, abide in your house, and weep over your sin."

Original Arabic

عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا النَّجَاةُ؟ قَالَ: «امْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ، وَلْيَسَعْكَ بَيْتُكَ، وَابْكِ عَلَى…

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'If a slave serves his master sincerely and worships Allah properly, he will have a double reward.'" Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari…

Original Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن العَبْد إذا نَصَح لسيِّده، وأحسن عِبَادة…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person may utter a word pleasing to Allah, the Almighty, without considering it of any significance, and because of it…

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن العبد لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بالكلمة من رِضْوَانِ الله تعالى ما يُلْقِي لها بَالًا…

Abu Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The closest people to Allah are the ones who give the Salām first" [Abu Dāwud]. In the narration of At-Tirmidhi: The…

Original Arabic

عن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إن أَوْلَى الناس بالله من بَدَأَهُمْ بالسلام».…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “In Paradise, there are one hundred degrees that Allah prepared for those who make jihad in the cause of…

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إنَّ في الجنَّة مائةَ دَرَجَة أعَدَّهَا الله للمُجاهِدين…

Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There is an hour at night that no Muslim happens to be asking Allah, the Almighty, any good of…

Original Arabic

عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إن في الليل لساعة، لا يُوَافِقُهَا رجُلٌ مُسلم…