Supplication and remembrance Hadith

Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: One morning, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stayed home and did not come out to offer the Fajr prayer until the sun almost rose. Then…

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عن معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه قال: احتَبسَ عنَّا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات غداة من صلاة الصُّبح حتى…

‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A Jew came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad, Allah holds the heavens on one Finger, the earths on one Finger, the mountains…

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عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه : أنَّ يهوديًّا جاء إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال: يا محمد،…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Paradise and Hellfire argued with each other (each claiming to be better than the other). Paradise said: ‘The weak and poor…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «احتجَّت الجنةُ والنارُ، فقالت الجنةُ: يدخلني الضعفاءُ…

Suhayl reported: Abu Sālih used to order us that if anyone of us wanted to sleep, he should lie on his right side, and then say: "O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth and Lord of the Magnificent…

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عن سهيل، قال: كان أبو صالح يأمرنا، إذا أراد أحدُنا أن ينامَ، أن يضطجعَ على شِقِّه الأيمن، ثم يقول: «اللهم ربَّ السماواتِ…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No Muslim regularly attends the mosques to perform prayer and remember Allah, but Allah is delighted for him just as the…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «ما توطَّنَ رجلٌ مسلمٌ المساجدَ للصلاة والذِّكر، إلا تَبَشْبَشَ…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily Allah said: Whoever shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine, I declare war against him. My slave does…

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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ: مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah fashioned Adam in Paradise, He left him (in the form He created him) as long as He desired…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «لما صوَّرَ اللهُ آدمَ في الجنة تركه…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two things in people that are signs of disbelief: defaming lineages and wailing over the dead."

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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اثْنَتَانِ فِي النَّاسِ هُمَا بِهِمْ كُفْرٌ: الطَّعْنُ فِي…

‘Imrān ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man wearing a brass ring on his hand and said: “What is that?” The man said: “It is for…

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عن عمران بن حصين رضي الله عنه "أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رأى رجلا في يده حَلْقَةٌ من صُفْرٍ، فقال: ما…

Abu al-Minhāl Sayyār ibn Salāmah reported: I went with my father to Abu Barzah al-Aslami, and my father asked him: "How did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) use to perform the obligatory prayers?" Abu Barzah said: "He…

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عن أبي المنهال سيار بن سلامة قال: (دَخَلتُ أنا وأبي علَى أبي بَرزَة الأسلمي، فقال له أبي: كيف كان النبي صلى الله…

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched a force to Banu Lahyān and said: "Let one of every two men proceed (to join the military…

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عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَث إلى بني لَحْيَان، فقال: «لَيَنْبَعِث مِن كُلِّ…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People are precious metals, like the metals gold and silver. The best of them in the pre-Islamic period are the…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «النَّاسُ مَعَادِن كَمَعَادِن الذَّهَب وَالفِضَّة، خِيَارُهُم فِي الجَاهِلِيَّة…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is obligatory upon you to listen and obey (the ruler) in times of your ease and of your difficulty, whether…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «عليك السمع والطاعة في عُسْرِكَ ويُسرك، ومَنْشَطِكَ…

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever we gave the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pledge of allegiance to listen and obey, he would say to us: "To the best of your ability."

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عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: كنا إذا بايعنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على السمع والطاعة، يقول لنا: «فيما…

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “A Muslim person must listen and obey concerning what he likes and hates, unless he is ordered to commit a sin.…

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عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما مرفوعاً: «على المرء المسلم السمع والطاعة فيما أحب وكَرِهَ، إلا أن يُؤمر بمعصية، فإذا أُمِرَ بمعصية…

Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever insults the ruler, Allah will insult him.”

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عن أبي بكرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «من أهان السلطان أهانه الله».

Anas ibn Sirīn reported: I was with Anas ibn Mālik(may Allah be pleased with him) in the company of some Magians when a sweet was brought in a silver vessel, and Anas did not eat from it. The man was told to…

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عن أنس بن سيرين، قال: كنت مع أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه عند نفر من المجوس؛ فجيء بفَالُوذَجٍ على إناء من…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported directly that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of saffron by men.

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: نهى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يَتَزَعْفَرَ الرجلُ.

‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no orphanhood after reaching puberty, and there is no silence for the whole day till the night."

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عن علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «لاَ يُتْمَ بَعْدَ احْتِلاَمٍ، وَلاَ صُمَاتَ يوم إلى الليل».

Qays ibn Abi Hāzim reported: Abu Bakr As-Siddīq (may Allah be pleased with him) entered upon a woman from Ahmas tribe, called Zaynab, and he noticed that she was not speaking, he asked: "Why is she not speaking?" They said: "She has…

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عن قيس بن أبي حازم، قال: دخل أبو بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه على امرأة من أَحْمَسَ يقال لها: زينب، فرآها لا…

Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Anyone falsely claims to be the son of other than his father, knowing that he is not his father,…

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عن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «من ادعى إلى غير أبيه -وهو يعلم أنه غير أبيه-، فالجنة عليه حرام».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported directly from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: “Do not disown your fathers. Whoever disowns his father has disbelieved.”

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «لا تَرْغَبُوا عن آبائكم، فمن رغب عن أبيه، فهو…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever swears by Al-Lāt and Al-‘Uzza should say: 'There is no god but Allah'. And whoever says to his companion…

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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ فَقَالَ فِي حَلِفِهِ: وَاللَّاتِ وَالعُزَّى، فَلْيَقُلْ:…

An-Nawwās ibn Sam‘ān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessing be upon him) mentioned the Anti-Christ one morning, (sometimes describing him) to be insignificant and at other times important, till we thought that…

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عن النواس بن سمعان رضي الله عنه قال: ذكر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الدجال ذات غداة، فخفض فيه ورفع حتى…