Allah says (addressing the angels), “If My slave intends to do a bad deed, do not write it down unless he does it. If he does it, then write it down as it is. But if he refrains from doing it for My sake, then write it as a good deed. If he intends to do a good deed but does not do it, write it as a good deed (in his account), and if he does it, then write it for him as ten good deeds up to seven hundred times.”

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “O you youngsters. Whoever amongst you who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him more to lower his gaze, and guard his modesty (i.e. private parts from unlawful sex). And whoever is not able to marry he should fast, because it will be protection for him.”

Narrated by Ibn Masud. Bukhari

The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Verily, Allah Most High gives rope to the oppressor so that when He seizes him, he does not get away.” The he صلى الله عليه وسلم recited: وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَىٰ وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ “Such is the iron grip of your […]

“Verily those people that make fun of people – for them a gate of Jannah will be opened. It will be said to them: Come (and enter). That person will come with all of his anguish and depression – but when he gets close, the gate will be closed in his face. Then another gate (to Jannah) will be opened and it will be said: Come (and enter). So that person comes with all of his anguish and depression. But when he gets close, the gate will be closed in his face. This will keep happening to him until it gets to the point where it will be said to someone: Come (and enter), and he will not come out of despair from ever entering paradise.”

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم having said: “By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them.”

Sahih Muslim

“The children of the believers are in Paradise, being cared for by Ibraahim عليه السلام and Sarah, until they give them back to their parents on the day of Resurrection”

‘Aiysha رضي الله عنهما said: Hind bint ‘Utbah came and said: “O Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم there was no family on the surface of the earth, I wish to have degraded more than I did your family. But today there is no family whom I wish to have been honoured more than yours.”

Agreed upon

Abu Maryam al-Azdi narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Whoever is put in charge of any of the affairs of the Muslims and remains aloof from them and pays no attention to their needs and poverty, Allah will remain aloof from him on the Day of Resurrection, and will pay no attention to his needs and poverty.”

Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah, Al-Haakim

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Whoever had three daughters and showed patience in their keeping, their pleasure and displeasure, Allah admits him to Paradise for his mercy over them.” A man asked, “And what about two daughters, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “And two daughters as well.” Another asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what about one daughter?” He said, “And one daughter as well.”

Narrated by Abu Huraira. Al-Hakim

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The arrogant will be gathered like small ants in the form of men on the Day of Resurrection, overwhelmed by humiliation from all sides.”

Narrated by Tirmidhi from ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb from his father from his grandfather.

Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Our Rabb, the Blessed and Superior, comes down every night to the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?”

Sahih Bukhari, Narrated by Abu Huraira

Narrated by Al-Ahnaf bin Qais.

While I was going to help this man (‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra met me and asked, “Where are you going?” I replied, “I am going to help that person.” He said, “Go back for I have heard Allah’s Messenger saying, ‘When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the Hell-fire.’ I said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger! It is all right for the murderer but what about the murdered one?’ Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, “He surely had the intention to kill his companion.”

Bukhari

“He who asks Allah for martyrdom, Allah will raise him to the high status of the martyrs, even if he dies on his bed.”

Umar ibn Al-Khattab said: Captives were brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم after a battle. Among them was a woman desperately searching for something. When she laid her eyes on a baby she immediately picked it up, clutched it to her breast and started feeding it. Thereupon, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked, “Do you think this woman would throw her child into a fire?” We said, “Never! By Allah!” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said, “Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this woman is to her child.”

Sahih Muslim

“He who dies without having fought or having desired to do so will die guilty of a type of hypocrisy.”

On the authority of Abu Musa al-Ash’ari رضي الله عنه the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller and a blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at least you might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in the fumes of the furnace.”

Bukhari and Muslim

Ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنه said: “I never saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم so keen to fast any day and give it priority over any other than this day, the day of ‘Ashura (10th Muharram), and this month, meaning Ramadhan.”

Reported by al-Bukhari, 1867

Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection.”

Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Umar in Bukhari

Abu Hurayra رضي الله عنه said, ‘The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم once said, “Do you know who is the bankrupt?” And we replied, “The bankrupt among us, O Messenger of Allah, is he that has neither dirham nor dinar to his name, nor any property.” But he صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The bankrupt of my ummah is he that shall come forward on the Day of Arising with the Prayer, the Fast and the Tithe, but having insulted his man, and abused that man, and having consumed another’s wealth, and shed another’s blood, and struck yet another. Each one of these shall be given a portion of his good works, and should these be exhausted before his obligation is discharged, then he shall be assigned some of their sins, which will be heaped upon him. Then he shall be cast into Hell.”‘

Sahih Muslim

“He who visits the sick continues to remain in the fruit garden of Paradise until he returns.”

Ibn `Abbas رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “All the nations were made to pass before me, and I saw a Prophet with a small group, and a Prophet with only one or two men, and a Prophet with none.

Then there was shown to me a large number of people which I thought to be my Ummah, but it was said to me: “This is Moosa and his people.”

Then I looked and saw a huge crowd at which it was said to me: “These are your people: Among them are seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without a reckoning or punishment.”

Ibn Abbas said: “The asking (of any du’a should be accompanied by) raising your hands to the level of your shoulder, or around that level. The seeking of forgiveness (istighfar) (should be accompanied by) pointing with one finger (i.e. the forefinger). Petitioning (is done by) stretching forth your hands totally (above the head, such that the armpits are exposed)”.

Abu Dawood

Abu Sa’eed al Khudree narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“Whoever saw a Munkar, let him change it by his hand and if he cannot then by his tongue and if he cannot then with his heart and that is the weakest of Imaan.”

Muslim

“The one who assumed a posture of showing off and personal standing then Allah will make people see him and hear him (i.e. he will only achieve that which he wanted but not achieve any reward from Allah).”

Narrated by Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr رضي الله عنه said: “The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ‘There are two qualities, no Muslim man acquires them but he will enter Paradise, and they are simple and easy. He should glorify Allaah (say Subhaan Allaah) ten times immediately after each prayer, and praise Him (say Al-hamdu Lillaah) ten times and magnify Him (say Allaahu akbar) ten times.’

I saw the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم counting this on his fingers. He said: ‘That makes one hundred and fifty on the tongue, and one thousand five hundred (hasanaat) in the scales.

“Any servant who has been given charge by Allah to look after the people and dies whilst cheating them then Paradise will be forbidden to him.”

The Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The first thing the people will be accountable for on the Day of Judgment is prayer, Allah will say to His angels (even though he already knows): “Look at my servants prayers. Were they complete or not?” If they were complete It will be written as complete. If they were not fully complete Allah will say: “See if my servant has voluntary prayers.” If he has them Allah will say: “Complete his obligatory prayers shortage with his voluntary prayers.” Then the rest of his deeds will be dealt with in the same manner.”

Reported by Imams Ahmad, Abu Dawood, An-Nisa’i, and Al-Hakim

It is narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “A man gave as a gift to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم a slave who was called Mid’am. Whilst Mid’am was bringing down a saddle for the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, an arrow came out of nowhere and killed him. The people said, “How fortunate he is! Paradise is his,” but the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “No, by the One in Whose hand is my soul, the cloak which he took from the war-booty on the day of Khaybar before the booty had been shared out will burn him with fire.” When the people heard that, a man came and brought one or two shoelaces to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said, “A shoelace of fire” or “Two shoelaces of fire.”

Bukhari & Muslim

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said, “Indeed Allah gathered up the earth for me so that I saw its eastern and western parts, and indeed the dominion of my Ummah will reach what was gathered up for me from it.”

Saheeh Muslim