Hadith on Fasting: Whoever helps break the fast will receive the same reward as one who fasted

Zaid ibn Khalid Al-Juhani reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Whoever feeds a person who is breaking his fast will earn the same reward as his without anything being lessened from the reward of the fasting person.”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of Fasting, Number 807, Sahih]

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

سنن الترمذي  كِتَاب الصَّوْمِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ  بَاب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا

Hadith on Fasting: Muslims should hasten to break the fast and delay the pre-dawn meal

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “My nation will not cease to be upon goodness so long as they hasten to break their fasting and delay the pre-dawn meal.”

[Musnad Ahmad, Number 20805, Sahih]

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الْإِفْطَارَ وَأَخَّرُوا السُّحُورَ

مسند أحمد مُسْنَدُ الْأَنْصَارِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ لا تزال أمتي بخير ما عجلوا الإفطار وأخروا السحور

Hadith on Charity: The Prophet has obligated payment of charity upon the end of Ramadan

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made it an obligation upon the people to pay Zakat Al-Fitr (charity upon breaking the fast) during the month of Ramadan, including every freeman and servant, male and female: a portion of dates or a portion of barely.

[Sahih Muslim, Book 5, Number 2149]

عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَضَ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى النَّاسِ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ عَلَى كُلِّ حُرٍّ أَوْ عَبْدٍ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

صحيح مسلم كتاب الزكاة باب زكاة الفطر على المسلمين من التمر والشعير

Hadith on Charity: The Prophet has obligated payment of charity upon the end of Ramadan

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made it an obligation upon the people to pay Zakat Al-Fitr (charity upon breaking the fast) during the month of Ramadan, including every freeman and servant, male and female: a portion of dates or a portion of barely.

[Sahih Muslim, Book 5, Number 2149]

عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَضَ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى النَّاسِ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ عَلَى كُلِّ حُرٍّ أَوْ عَبْدٍ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

صحيح مسلم كتاب الزكاة باب زكاة الفطر على المسلمين من التمر والشعير

Ibn Al-Qayyim: The Sharia is based upon justice, mercy, welfare and wisdom

Ibn Al-Qayyim (d.751H/1350CE) said, “Indeed, the Sharia is founded upon wisdom and welfare for the servants in this life and the afterlife. In its entirety it is justice, mercy, benefit, and wisdom. Every matter which abandons justice for tyranny, mercy for its contrary, benefit for corruption and wisdom for foolishness is not a part of the Sharia even if it was introduced therein by an interpretation.”

[Ibn Al-Qayyim, I’lam Al-Muwaqqi’in ‘an Rabb Al-Alamin]

فإن الشريعة مبناها وأساسها على الحكم ومصالح العباد في المعاش والمعاد وهي عدل كلها ورحمة كلها ومصالح كلها وحكمة كلها فكل مسألة خرجت عن العدل إلى الجور وعن الرحمة إلى ضدها وعن المصلحة إلى المفسدة وعن الحكمة إلى العبث فليست من الشريعة وإن أدخلت فيها بالتأويل

إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين ابن القيم

Hadith on Supplication: The Virtue of Praying for your brother behind their back

Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “There is no Muslim servant who supplicates for his brother behind his back except that the Angel says: and for you the same.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 35, Number 6588]

عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَدْعُو لأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ إِلاَّ قَالَ الْمَلَكُ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ

Hadith on Medina: The Virtue of the Prophet’s City, Al-Madinah

Narrated Anas: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Medina is a sanctuary from this place to that. Its trees should not be cut and no heresy should be innovated nor any sin should be committed in it, and whoever innovates in it a heresy or commits sins, then he will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Book 30, Number 91]

عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ  عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمٌ مِنْ كَذَا إِلَى كَذَا لَا يُقْطَعُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُحْدَثُ فِيهَا حَدَثٌ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثًا فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ

Al-Qurtubi: The disbelief of the disbeliever does not prevent him from enjoying justice

Al-Qurtubi said concerning the verse, “O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allah, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just,” (5:8) that this means “the disbelief of the disbeliever does not prevent him from enjoying justice.”

[Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Verse 5:8]

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَاءَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا

ودلّت الآية أيضاً على أن كفر الكافر لا يمنع من العدل عليه

الجامع لأحكام القرآن تفسير القرطبي

At-Tabari: Behave well with all sects, creeds, and religions who seek peace

At-Tabari writes concerning the verse, “Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly,” (60:8) that this means, “Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion – including all the sects, creeds, and religions – that you behave righteously with them, maintain good relations with them, and act fairly with them.”
[Tafsir At-Tabari, verse 60:8]

لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ

قال الطبري لا ينهاكم الله عن الذين لم يقاتلوكم في الدين من جميع أصناف الملل والأديان أن تبروهم وتصلوهم وتقسطوا إليهم

تفسير الطبري

Hadith on Consensus: Muslims should try to form a majority agreement if possible

Anas ibn Malik reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying, “Indeed, my nation will not agree upon misguidance, so if you see differences then follow the greatest majority.”

[Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Trials, Number 3950, Da’eef]

أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تَجْتَمِعُ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ اخْتِلَافًا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّوَادِ الْأَعْظَمِ

سنن ابن ماجه  كِتَاب الْفِتَنِ  إن أمتي لا تجتمع على ضلالة فإذا رأيتم اختلافا فعليكم بالسواد الأعظم

Hadith on Humanity: Allah created all races from a single person, Adam

Abu Musa Al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Indeed, Allah the Exalted created Adam from a handful which He took from the earth, so the children of Adam come in accordance with the earth. Some come with red skin, white skin or black skin and whatever is in between; thin, thick, filthy, and clean.”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of Tafsir, Number 2955, Sahih]

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ آدَمَ مِنْ قَبْضَةٍ قَبَضَهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَرْضِ فَجَاءَ بَنُو آدَمَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأَرْضِ فَجَاءَ مِنْهُمْ الْأَحْمَرُ وَالْأَبْيَضُ وَالْأَسْوَدُ وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَالسَّهْلُ وَالْحَزْنُ وَالْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

Hadith on Idolatry: The Hour will not be established until some Muslims worship idols

Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “The Hour will not be established until tribes from my nation join the idolaters and they worship idols. Indeed, there will be from my nation thirty imposters, all of them claiming to be a prophet, but I am the seal of the prophets. There is no prophet after me.”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of Trials, Number 2219, Sahih]

عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَلْحَقَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَحَتَّى يَعْبُدُوا الْأَوْثَانَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلَاثُونَ كَذَّابُونَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَأَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

سنن الترمذي كِتَاب الْفِتَنِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لا تقوم الساعة حتى ينبعث دجالون كذابون قريب من ثلاثين كلهم يزعم أنه رسول الله

Hadith on Consultation: No one consulted his companions more than the Prophet

Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say, “I never saw anyone consult his companions more often than the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.”

[Musnad Ahmad, Number 18449]

كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ مَشُورَةً لِأَصْحَابِهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Hadith on Friendship: The Parable of a Good Friend and a Bad Friend

Abu Musa narrated: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “The parable of a good friend and a bad friend is that of a carrier of musk and a blacksmith. The carrier of musk will give you some, or you will buy some, or you will notice a good smell; but as for the blacksmith, he will burn your clothes or you will notice a bad smell.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 32, Number 6361]

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْجَلِيسِ الصَّالِحِ وَالْجَلِيسِ السَّوْءِ كَحَامِلِ الْمِسْكِ وَنَافِخِ الْكِيرِ فَحَامِلُ الْمِسْكِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُحْذِيَكَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَبْتَاعَ مِنْهُ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْهُ رِيحًا طَيِّبَةً وَنَافِخُ الْكِيرِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُحْرِقَ ثِيَابَكَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَجِدَ رِيحًا خَبِيثَةً

Abdullah Ibn Mubarak on Character: a smiling face, enjoining good, and refrain from harm

Abu Wahb reported: Abdullah ibn Mubarak, may Allah be pleased with him, described good character saying, “It is a smiling face, doing your best in what is good, and refraining from harm.”


[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of Righteousness, Number 2005, Sahih]

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ أَنَّهُ وَصَفَ حُسْنَ الْخُلُقِ فَقَالَ هُوَ بَسْطُ الْوَجْهِ وَبَذْلُ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَكَفُّ الْأَذَى

سنن الترمذي كتاب البر والصلة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم باب ما جاء في حسن الخلق

Hadith on Women: Allah created women different from men, so respect these differences and be kind to them

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Treat women with kindness, for woman is created from a rib, and the most curved portion of the rib is its upper portion. So if you try to straighten it, it will break, but if you leave it as it is, it will remain curved. So treat women with kindness.”


[Sahih Bukhari, Book 55, Number 548]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ، فَإِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ، وَإِنَّ أَعْوَجَ شَىْءٍ فِي الضِّلَعِ أَعْلاَهُ، فَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهُ كَسَرْتَهُ، وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ أَعْوَجَ، فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ

Hadith on Hijab: The women among the Companions would veil themselves out of modesty

Aisha said: May Allah have mercy on the foremost women of the Muhajirun! When Allah revealed the verse, “Draw their cloaks over their bodies,” (24:31) they cut their sheets and veiled themselves with them.

[Sahih Bukhari, Book 60, Number 282]

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ نِسَاءَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الْأُوَلَ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ  شَقَّقْنَ مُرُوطَهُنَّ فَاخْتَمَرْنَ بِهَا

صحيح البخاري كِتَاب تَفْسِيرِ الْقُرْآنِ سُورَةُ النُّورِ بَاب وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ

Hadith on Eid: Today is a Day of Celebration and Happiness

Aisha reported: Abu Bakr came to her on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid-ul-Adha while the Prophet, peace be upon him, was with her and there were two girls singing songs of the Ansar on the day of Bu’ath. Abu Bakr said twice, “Musical instruments of Satan!” But the Prophet said, “Leave them Abu Bakr. Indeed, for every people have an Eid (celebration) and this day is our Eid.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 268]

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَهَا يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ أَوْ أَضْحًى، وَعِنْدَهَا قَيْنَتَانِ ‏{‏تُغَنِّيَانِ‏}‏ بِمَا تَقَاذَفَتِ الأَنْصَارُ يَوْمَ بُعَاثَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِزْمَارُ الشَّيْطَانِ مَرَّتَيْنِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، إِنَّ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ عِيدًا، وَإِنَّ عِيدَنَا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ ‏‏‏

Hadith on Defense: It is permissible to defend yourself from a violent aggressor

Az-Zubair reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “If someone unsheathes his sword and strikes people with it, then it is permissible to shed his blood.”

[Sunan An-Nasa’i, Book 37, Number 4102, Sahih]

عَنْ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِعَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ شَهَرَ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُ فَدَمُهُ هَدَرٌ

سنن النسائي كتاب تحريم الدم من شهر سيفه ثم وضعه في الناس

Hadith on Whisperings: Allah has forgiven the Muslims for their evil thoughts as long as they do not speak or act upon them

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Indeed, Allah has pardoned my nation for (evil) thoughts within themselves as long as they do not speak of it or act upon it.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 230]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِأُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا مَا لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا أَوْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِ

صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب تجاوز الله عن حديث النفس والخواطر بالقلب إذا لم تستقر