Supplication and remembrance Hadith

Hanzhalah ibn Hidhyam reported that his grandfather Haneefah said to Hidhyam: "Gather my children for me, because I want to leave a testament." When they were gathered, he said: "The first thing I bequeath is that this orphan of mine who is…

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عن حنظلة بن حِذْيَم، أن جدَّه حَنِيفَة قال لحِذْيَم: اجمع لي بنيَّ، فإني أريد أن أُوصِي، فجَمَعهم، فقال: إنَّ أوَّل ما أوصي…

Abu al-‘Alā ibn ‘Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was with Qatādah ibn Milhān when he was in the throes of death. A man passed in a distant place in the house, so I saw him in the face…

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عن أبي العَلاء بن عُمير رضي الله عنه ، قال: كنتُ عند قَتادة بن مِلْحان حين حُضِر، فمرَّ رجل في أقْصى الدَّار،…

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) died with his head resting between my chest and my neck. When his soul departed (his body), it smelled like the best…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت: «قُبِض رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ورأسُه بين سَحْري ونَحْري»، قالت: «فلمَّا خَرَجَتْ نفْسُه،…

Yazīd ibn al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he once performed the Fajr ‎prayer with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he then mentioned the ‎Hadīth. He said: "(After the prayer) the people got…

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عن يَزيد بن الأسْود رضي الله عنه : أنَّه صلَّى مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الصبح، فذَكر الحديث. قال: ثم ثار…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once came to our house and had a siesta. While sleeping, there was perspiration upon his body. My mother brought a bottle…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه ، قال: دخَل علينا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ عِنْدَنا، فعَرِقَ، وجاءت أمِّي بقَارُورَة،…

‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When he washed the body of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) he looked for what is usually found on the dead person’s body (i.e. dirt), but…

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عن علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه ، قال: لما غَسَّل النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ منه ما يُلتمس…

Al-Ja‘d reported that he heard As-Sā’ib ibn Yazīd say: "My maternal aunt took me to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my nephew is ailing.' So he wiped over my head and…

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عن الجعْد، قال: سمعتُ السَّائِب بن يَزيد، يقول: ذهبتْ بي خالتي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت: يا رسول الله، إنَّ…

Abu Zayd al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) once said ‎to me: "Get near to me," and I did. Hence, he asked me to put my hand (underneath…

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عن أبي زيد الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «اقتَرِب منِّي»، فاقتربتُ منه، فقال:…

‘Abdullāh ibn Sarjis reported: I saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and ate bread and meat with him - or he said Tharīd (bread soaked in soup). I said to him: "Did the Prophet (may Allah's peace…

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عن عبد الله بن سَرْجس، قال: رأيتُ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأكلتُ معه خُبْزا ولحْمًا، أو قال ثَرِيدًا، قال فقلتُ له:…

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been intimidated in the path of Allah at a time when no one else was intimidated, and I…

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عن أنس، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لقد أُخِفتُ في الله وما يُخافُ أحد، ولقد أُوذيت في الله…

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: One night, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Qiyām while reciting a single verse from the Qur'an (over and over again).

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت: «قامَ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بآيةٍ مِنَ القرآن ليلةً».

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a woman with some sort of mental disorder said: "O Messenger of Allah, I need your help in a certain matter." He said: "O Mother of so-and-so, choose which road you would like…

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عن أنس رضي الله عنه ، أنَّ امرأةً كان في عَقْلها شيء، فقالت: يا رسول الله إنَّ لي إليْك حاجة، فقال: «يا…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj on an old saddle, covered by a sheet worth four dirhams or less. Then he said: "O Allah, grant me…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه ، قال: حَجَّ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على رَحْلٍ رَثٍّ، وقَطِيفة تُساوي أربعة دراهم،…

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: There was no person more beloved to them (the ‎Companions) than the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). ‎Nevertheless, they would not stand up when they saw him, knowing…

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عن أنس رضي الله عنه ، قال: «لم يكن شخصٌ أَحَبَّ إليهم مِن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكانوا إذا رَأَوْه…

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me during my illness, riding neither a mule nor a horse.

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عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: «جاءني النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُني، ليس بِرَاكبٍ بَغْل ولا بِرْذَوْن».

Yūsuf ibn ‘Abdullāh ibn Salām (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) named me Yūsuf and seated me on his lap.

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عن يوسف بن عبد الله بن سلام رضي الله عنهما قال: «سَمَّاني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوسف، وأَجْلَسَنِي في حِجْره».

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I was asked: "What did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) usually do at home?" I replied: "He was a human being like any other; he would clean…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، أنها سُئلتْ ما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْمل في بيته؟ قالت: «كان بشرًا…

Abu ‘Abdullah al-Jadali reported: I asked ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) about the morals of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and she said: He was neither obscene nor indecent,…

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عَن أَبي عَبْدِ اللهِ الْجَدَلِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المؤْمنينَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنها عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ:…

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace ‎and blessings be upon him) was sent as a Messenger of Allah at the age of forty. Then he ‎stayed in Makkah for thirteen years receiving…

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عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: «بُعِث رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لِأَربعين سَنَة، فَمَكَثَ بِمكة ثلاثَ عشرة سنة يوحَى…

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The last glance I had of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was when he uncovered the curtain while the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr (may…

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عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: «آخِرُ نَظْرة نَظَرْتُها إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كَشَف السِّتارة والناسُ صُفوف خَلْف أبي…

‘Ā'ishah reported: I do not covet someone to have an easy death, after seeing the difficult death of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: «ما أَغْبِطُ أحدًا بهَوْنٍ موتٍ بَعْدَ الذي رَأَيتُ مِنْ شدَّة مَوْت رسول الله صلى الله عليه…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) died, the people said: "Where is he to be buried?" Abu Bakr said: "In the place where he died."

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت: لما مات النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قالوا: أين يُدْفنُ؟ فقال أبو بكر: في المكان…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Abu Bakr entered upon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) after his death. He ‎put his mouth between his eyes, put his hands on his temples, and said:…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، أنَّ أبا بكر دَخَل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعد وفاته، فَوَضَع فَمَهُ بَيْن عيْنَيْه،…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: On the day the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered Madīnah, everything therein became illuminated. Then on the day he passed away, everything therein became dark.…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه ، قال: «لمَّا كان اليوم الذي دَخَل فيه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينةَ…