Gracious, The Most Merciful
The True Teachings of Islam
The Holy Qur'an is the highest authority in Islam. It contains
the exact words of God as revealed to Prophet Muhammad (P) and recorded
by his companions. In applying the Qur'anic teachings to everyday
life, Muslims rely upon the sunnah (sayings and actions) of the
Prophet (P). This sunnah is a concrete implementation, a tangible
form, and the actual embodiment of the will of God in the form of
Muhammad's deeds. They were recorded in what are called ahadith
(pieces of news, stories, or reports). This pamphlet conveys to
you just a portion of the many interesting and enlightening ahadith.
Numbers 1-20 have been extrapolated from "Riyadh-Us-Saleheen"
Volumes 1 and 2. Numbers 21-25 have been extrapolated from "An-Nawawi's
Forty Hadith". Both works were compiled by Imam Abu Zakariya
Yahya Bin Sharaf An-Nawawi (R). Each hadith quoted in this pamphlet
is followed by an individual reference which indicates the original
source of ahadith collection: Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Imam Abu
Daud, or Imam Tirmidhi (R).
KEY
"Hazrat" - An honorable title sometimes given to the companions
of Muhammad (P).
(P) - Peace be upon him.
(R) - May God be pleased with him or her.
1) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"The strong one is not he who knocks out his adversary; the
strong one is he who keeps control over his temper." (Bukhari
and Muslim)
2) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"It does not befit a Siddiq (a true man) that he should opt
to cursing." (Muslim)
3) Hazrat Jarir Ibn Abdullah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet
(P) said: "God the Dignified has no mercy for one who has no
mercy for others." (Bukhari and Muslim)
4) Hazrat Anas Bin Malik (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P)
said: "None of you is a perfect Muslim until he desires for
his brother Muslim that which he desires for himself." (Bukhari
and Muslim)
5) Hazrat Anas Bin Malik (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P)
said: "Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed
person. A companion asked: 'Messenger of God (it is true) I will
help him if he is an oppressed person, but please tell me how I
am to help him if he happens to be an oppressor.' The Holy Prophet
(P) answered: check him from doing injustice. Because preventing
him from committing aggression is a help to him." (Bukhari)
6) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"Look at the person who is inferior to you; and do not look
at one who is superior to you. Thereby you would be able to appreciate
better the benevolences of God bestowed upon you." (Muslim)
7) Hazrat Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'Aas (R) says that by nature
the Holy Prophet (P) neither talked indecently nor did he listen
to indecent talk. He used to say: "The best of you are those
who have the best manners." (Bukhari and Muslim)
8) Hazrat Sahl bin Sa'd (R) says that the Holy Prophet (P) has
said: "A person who gives surety to (safeguard) the thing between
the jaws (tongue) and the thing between his two legs (private organs),
I guarantee his entrance into Paradise." (Bukhari and Muslim)
9) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"Among the Muslims most perfect, as regards his faith, is one
whose character is excellent, and the best among you are those who
treat their wives well." (Tirmidhi)
10) Hazrat Abu Zarr relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said: "Do
not consider even the smallest good deed as insignificant; even
meeting your brother with a cheerful face (is a good deed)."
(Muslim)
11) Hazrat Anas Bin Malik (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P)
said: "Make things easy and convenient and don't make them
harsh and difficult. Give cheers and glad tidings and do not create
hatred." (Muslim)
12) Hazrat Ayaz bin Himar (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P)
said: "God, the Most Exalted, has revealed to me that you should
show courtesy and be cordial with each other, so that nobody should
consider himself superior to another nor harm him." (Muslim)
13) Hazrat Ayesha (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said: "Do
not reproach or abuse dead persons for they are facing the consequences
of what they had done in this world." (Bukhari)
14) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"Avoid jealously for this destroys good deeds as fire destroys
wood." (Abu Daud)
15) Wasila bin Al-As-qa'a (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P)
said: "Do not rejoice over the troubles of your brother lest
God the Most High might have mercy on him and involve you in this
trouble." (Tirmidhi)
16) Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) once
asked: "Who is that person among you who loves the property
of his successor more than his own property? The Companions submitted:
'O Messenger of God (P) there is none among us who loves his successor's
property more than his own.' He said: Then his property is which
he has sent ahead; and that which he retains belongs to his successor."
(Bukhari)
17) Hazrat Ayaz bin Himar (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P)
said: "God the Most High has revealed to me that you should
adopt humility, so that nobody oppresses another, nor one should
hold himself above another." (Muslim)
18) Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (R) relates that the Holy Prophet
(P) said: "A Muslim never taunts or curses or abuses nor resorts
to vulgar talking." (Tirmidhi)
19) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"Let no Muslim male entertain any malice against a Muslim female.
He may dislike one habit in her, but may find another in her which
is pleasing." (Muslim)
20) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R) relates that the Holy Prophet (P) said:
"Plenty of provision or abundance do not make a person rich
and wealthy; real richness is the benevolence of heart." (Bukhari
and Muslim)
21) On the authority of Abu Huraira (R) who said: the Messenger
of God (P) said: "Part of someone's being a good Muslim is
his leaving alone that which does not concern him." (Tirmidhi)
22) On the authority of Abu Huraira (R), that the Messenger of
God (P) said: "Let him who believes in God and the Last Day
either speak good or keep silent, and let him who believes in God
and the Last Day be generous to his neighbour, and let him who believes
in God and the Last Day be generous to his guest" (Bukhari
& Muslim)
23) On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith ibn Asim al-Ash'ari
(R), who said: The Messenger of God (P) said: "...Prayer is
light; charity is a proof; patience is illumination; and the Qur'an
is an argument for or against you. Everyone starts his day and is
a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin."
(Muslim)
24) On the authority of Abu Huraira (R), who said: The Messenger
of God (P) said: "Each person's every joint must perform a
charity every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people
is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it
or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity; every step you
take to prayers is a charity; and removing a harmful thing from
the road is a charity." (Bukhari & Muslim)
25) On the authority of an-Nawwas ibn Sam'an (R) that the Prophet
(P) said: "Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is
that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding
out about." (Muslim)
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