Supplication and remembrance Hadith

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Umm Hufayd, Ibn ‘Abbās' aunt, sent some dried yogurt, ghee (butter), and a mastigure (sand lizard) to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as a gift. The Prophet (may…

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عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: «أَهْدَتْ أُمُّ حُفَيْدٍ خَالَةُ ابْنِ عباس إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أَقِطًا وَسَمْنًا وَأَضُبًّا،…

Abu Tha‘labah (my Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you shoot your arrow and it disappears from sight and you find it later, you may eat it (the…

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عن أبي ثعلبة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إذا رَمَيْتَ بِسَهْمِكَ، فغابَ عنْك، فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ فَكُلْهُ، ما لَمْ…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Some people said: "O Messenger of Allah, meat was brought to us by some people, and we are not sure whether the name of Allah has been mentioned on it or not (at the…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها : أنّ قومًا قالوا: يا رسول الله إنّ قومًا يأتوننا باللحم لا نَدري أَذَكروا اسمَ الله عليه…

Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr reported that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by some young men of the Quraysh who had tied a bird and made it a target at which they were shooting arrows. Every arrow that they…

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عن سعيد بن جبير، قال: مَرَّ ابنُ عمرَ بِفِتيانٍ مِن قريش قد نَصَبُوا طَيْرًا، وهم يَرْمُونَه، وقد جعلوا لصاحِب الطيْرِ كلَّ خاطِئة…

Ka‘b ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A woman slaughtered a sheep with a sharp stone. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it and he ordered that it be eaten.

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عن كعب بن مالك، أنّ امرأةً ذَبحَت شاةً بِحَجَر، «فسُئل النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ذلك فأمَرَ بِأكلها».

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing an animal by tying it up and taking aim at it.

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عن جابر بن عبد الله قال: «نَهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنْ يُقتل شيء مِن الدَّواب صَبْرا».

Abu Sa‘īd reported: We asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about the fetus (of edible animals). He said: "Eat it if you wish, for it is considered legally slaughtered with the slaughtering of its mother."

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عن أبي سعيد قال: سألْنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الجَنِينِ فقال: «كُلُوهُ إنْ شِئْتُم، فإنَّ ذَكاتَه، ذَكاةُ أُمِّهِ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever can afford it but does not offer a sacrifice, let him not come near our prayer place."

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عن أبي هريرة، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَن كان له سَعَة، ولمْ يُضَحِّ، فلا يَقْرَبَنّ مُصَلّانا».

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: In the year of Al-Hudaybiyah, we slaughtered with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) a camel on behalf of seven persons and a cow on behalf…

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عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال: «نَحَرْنَا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الحُدَيْبِيَة البَدَنَةَ عن سَبْعَة، والبَقَرَةَ عن سَبْعَة»

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered a ram for Al-Hasan and a ram for Al-Husayn for their ‘Aqīqah.

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عن ابن عباس «أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عَقَّ عن الحسن والحسين كَبْشًا كَبْشًا».

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to slaughter two similar sheep for a boy and one sheep for a girl (at their birth).

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عن عائشة «أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمرهم أن يُعَقَّ عن الغُلَامِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ، وعن الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ».

Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A child is held in pledge for his ‘Aqīqah which should be slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day…

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عن سمرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «الغلام مُرْتَهَنٌ بِعَقِيقَتِهِ يُذْبَحُ عنه يوم السابع، ويُسَمَّى، ويُحْلَق رأسه».

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: This verse: {Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths} [Sūrat al-Baqarah: 225) was revealed concerning saying: "No, by Allah" and "Yes, by Allah".

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها : "أُنْزِلَتْ هذه الآية: {لا يؤاخذكم الله باللغو في أيمانكم} [البقرة: 225] في قول الرجل: لا والله…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, Allah has ninety-nine names, one-hundred minus one. Whoever memorizes them all will enter Paradise."

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن لله تِسْعَةً، وتِسْعِينَ، اسْمًا، مِائَةً إلا واحدا…

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The expiation for a vow is the same as the expiation for an oath."

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عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنه عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَفَّارَةُ النَّذْرِ كَفَّارَةُ اليَمِينِ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will eagerly seek out a position of authority, but it will be a source of regret on the Day of Judgment.…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إنكم سَتَحْرِصُونَ على الإِمَارَة، وستكون نَدَامَةً يوم القيامة، فَنِعْمَ…

‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a judge issues a ruling, having tried his best to decide correctly, and his ruling is right, he…

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عن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه أنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إِذَا حَكَمَ الحَاكِمُ فَاجْتَهَدَ ثم أَصابَ…

Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "A people who make a woman their leader will never succeed."

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عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَنْ يُفْلِحَ قَوْمٌ وَلَّوْا أَمْرَهُمُ امْرَأَةً».

Abu Maryam al-Azdi reported: When I went to see Mu‘āwiyah, he said: "How good your visit is to us, O father of so-and-so." (This is an idiom used by the Arabs on such occasions). I said: "I will tell you a Hadīth…

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عن أبي مريم الأزْدي، قال: دخلتُ على معاوية فقال: ما أنْعَمَنا بك أبا فلان -وهي كلمة تقولها العرب- فقلتُ: حديثًا سمعتُه أُخبرُك…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who receives a bribe to influence a judgment.

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الرَّاشِيَ وَالْمُرْتَشِيَ فِي الْحُكْمِ.

Zayd ibn Khālid al-Juhani reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not inform you who the best witness is? He is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it."

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عن زيد بن خالد الجهني أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «ألا أُخبِرُكُم بخير الشُّهَدَاء الذي يَأتي بِشَهادَتِهِ قبل أن يُسْأَلَهَا».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The testimony of a Bedouin against a city dweller is not permissible.''

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «لا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ بَدَوِيّ على صَاحِبِ قَرْيَةٍ».

Ibn ‘Abbās reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) issued judgments based on an oath and a witness.

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عن ابن عباس «أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى بِيَمِين وشَاهِدٍ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) suggested to some people that they should take an oath. When they hurried to do so, he said that lots should be cast…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه «أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عَرَضَ على قوم اليَمِين، فَأَسْرَعُوا فَأَمَرَ أن يُسْهَمَ بينهم في…