Hadith on Charity: Charity does not decrease wealth, forgiveness and humility increase honor

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Charity does not decrease wealth, no one forgives except that Allah increases his honor, and no one humbles himself for the sake of Allah except that Allah raises his status.”

Source: Sahih Muslim 2588

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

 عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلاَّ عِزًّا وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ

2588 صحيح مسلم كِتَاب الْبِرِّ وَالصِّلَةِ وَالْآدَابِ بَاب اسْتِحْبَابِ الْعَفْوِ وَالتَّوَاضُعِ

Hadith on Humility: Do not respond to insults, for two people who revile each other are devils

Iyad ibn Himar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you should be humble, such that none of you transgresses or boasts against another.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about a man who reviles me in a lowly assembly and I respond to him; am I incurring sin?” He said, “Two people who revile each other are two devils who accuse and deny each other.”

[Al-Bukhari, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, Number 428, Sahih]

عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ قَالَ‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ تَوَاضَعُوا حَتَّى لاَ يَبْغِيَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ وَلاَ يَفْخَرَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ فَقُلْتُ‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَبَّنِي فِي مَلَأٍ هُمْ أَنْقُصُ مِنِّي فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ هَلْ عَلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ جُنَاحٌ‏ قَالَ‏ الْمُسْتَبَّانِ شَيْطَانَانِ يَتَهَاتَرَانِ وَيَتَكَاذَبَانِ

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Hadith on Neighbors: Do not belittle any gift to a neighbor no matter how small

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to say, “O Muslim women, do not belittle any gift for your neighbor, even a sheep’s hoof.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 005, Number 2247]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ يَا نِسَاءَ الْمُسْلِمَاتِ لَا تَحْقِرَنَّ جَارَةٌ لِجَارَتِهَا وَلَوْ فِرْسِنَ شَاةٍ

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An-Nawawi: The Virtue of Spreading Peace Among People, To Those You Know and Those You Do Not Know

Imam An-Nawawi wrote in his Sharh Sahih Muslim [Arabic text and English translation below]:
As for his saying, peace be upon him,:

أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ بَيْنَكُمْ

Spread peace between yourselves

In it is a tremendous encouragement to spread peace and to offer it to all of the Muslims, those you know and those you do not know, such as had come in other Hadith. And the Salaam [greeting of peace] is the first of the causes of reconciliation, the key to attracting affection – this is the significance of the Salaam – and in spreading it is the possibility of

Ibn Abbas: Allah alone possesses divinity and the right to be worshipped above all creation

Abdullah Ibn Abbas said, “Allah is the one possessing divinity and the right to be worshipped above the creation altogether.”

[Tafsir At-Tabari, Verse 1:1]

عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَبَّاس قَالَ : اللَّه ذُو الْأُلُوهِيَّة وَالْمَعْبُودِيَّة عَلَى خَلْقه أَجْمَعِينَ

Hadith on Gratitude: Thanking people is part of thanking Allah

Abu Hurairah reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “He has not thanked Allah who has not thanked people.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 40, Number 4811]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏ لاَ يَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ مَنْ لاَ يَشْكُرُ النَّاسَ

Hadith on Prayer: How the Prophet would open his night prayer with supplications for guidance

Abdurahman ibn Awf reported: I asked Aisha, mother of the believers, about words which the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to open his prayer when he would stand at night. She said: When he would stand at night, he would open his prayer by saying, “O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfel; Originator of the heavens and the earth; Knower of the unseen and the seen; You judge between Your servants concerning that in which they differ. Guide me, by your leave, in what people differ concerning the truth. Indeed, You guide whom You will to the straight path.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Number 1694]

أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ افْتَتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جَبْرَائِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنْ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

صحيح مسلم كِتَاب صَلَاةِ الْمُسَافِرِينَ وَقَصْرِهَا اللهم لك الحمد أنت نور السموات والأرض ولك الحمد أنت قيام السموات والأرض

Hadith on Modesty: Modesty is part of Faith

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, passed by an Ansari man who was admonishing his brother about modesty. The Messenger of Allah said, “Let him be, for modesty is part of faith.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 40, Number 4795]

 عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُ أَخَاهُ فِي الْحَيَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَعْهُ فَإِنَّ الْحَيَاءَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ

Hadith on Moderation: Good form, good bearing, and moderation are part of Prophethood

Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Good form, good bearing, and moderation are the twenty-fifth part of Prophecy.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 41, Number 4758]

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ إِنَّ الْهَدْىَ الصَّالِحَ وَالسَّمْتَ الصَّالِحَ وَالاِقْتِصَادَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ

Hadith on Authority: The Prohibition of Desiring Power and Authority over People

Narrated Abu Musa : Two of my cousins and I entered (the house of) the Prophet. One of them said: “Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some lands that the Almighty and Glorious God entrusted to your care.” The other also said something similar. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Without doubt, by Allah, we do not appoint anyone to this position who asks for it or desires it.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 20, Number 4489]

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا وَرَجُلاَنِ مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّي فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمِّرْنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ مَا وَلاَّكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ‏ إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ لاَ نُوَلِّي عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ أَحَدًا سَأَلَهُ وَلاَ أَحَدًا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ

Hadith on Prayer: How the Prophet would open his night prayer with supplications for guidance

Abdurahman ibn Awf reported: I asked Aisha, mother of the believers, about words which the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to open his prayer when he would stand at night. She said: When he would stand at night, he would open his prayer by saying, “O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfel; Originator of the heavens and the earth; Knower of the unseen and the seen; You judge between Your servants concerning that in which they differ. Guide me, by your leave, in what people differ concerning the truth. Indeed, You guide whom You will to the straight path.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Number 1694]

أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ افْتَتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جَبْرَائِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنْ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

صحيح مسلم كِتَاب صَلَاةِ الْمُسَافِرِينَ وَقَصْرِهَا اللهم لك الحمد أنت نور السموات والأرض ولك الحمد أنت قيام السموات والأرض

Hadith on Prayer: Prayers are partially rewarded if they lack complete humility and concentration

Amir ibn Yasir رضى الله عنه reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, “Indeed, a person may finish (the prayer) and nothing is recorded for him except a tenth, or a ninth, or an eighth, or a seventh, or a sixth, or a fifth, or a fourth, or a third, or a half.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 2, Number 796, Grade: Hasan]

عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ قَالَ  سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَنْصَرِفُ وَمَا كُتِبَ لَهُ إِلَّا عُشْرُ صَلَاتِهِ تُسْعُهَا ثُمْنُهَا سُبْعُهَا سُدْسُهَا خُمْسُهَا رُبْعُهَا ثُلُثُهَا نِصْفُهَا

Hadith on Destiny: O Allah, save me from the evil of what You have decreed

Hasan ibn Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم taught me some words to say in the Witr prayer, “O Allah, guide me among those you have guided; pardon me among those you have pardoned; protect me among those you have protected; bless me in what you have given me; and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. Indeed, you (alone) decree and none can pass decree upon you. Indeed, he cannot be humiliated who is protected by You. Blessed are You, our Lord, the Exalted.”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book 3, Number 464, Grade: Hasan]

Book of Witr Prayer, Chapter: What is related of special supplications in the Witr prayer

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا  عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَلِمَاتٍ أَقُولُهُنَّ فِي الْوِتْرِ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ

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Hadith on Children: The Prophet was humble enough to greet children on the street

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would pass by young boys and greet them with peace.
[Sahih Muslim, Book 26, Number 5391]

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ  أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ عَلَى غِلْمَانٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ

صحيح مسلم كتاب السلام باب استحباب السلام على الصبيان

Hadith on Moses: Do not make Muhammad superior to Moses because Moses will be by the Throne on the Day of Resurrection

Abu Huraira reported: Two people, one Jewish and the other Muslim, fell into dispute and began to abuse one another. The Muslim said, “By Him Who chose Muhammad in the worlds.” And the Jew said, “By Him Who chose Moses in the worlds.” Then the Muslim slapped the face of the Jew. The Jew went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and told him about the incident, so he said, “Do not say I am better than Moses for mankind will faint (on the Day of Judgment) and I will be the first to recover, and Moses at that time will be holding the side of the Throne. I do not know if he would faint and recover before me, or if Allah will make an exception for him.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 30, Number 5854]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ  اسْتَبَّ رَجُلَانِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ وَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ الْمُسْلِمُ يَدَهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَطَمَ وَجْهَ الْيَهُودِيِّ فَذَهَبَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ وَأَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تُخَيِّرُونِي عَلَى مُوسَى فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى بَاطِشٌ بِجَانِبِ الْعَرْشِ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَكَانَ فِيمَنْ صَعِقَ فَأَفَاقَ قَبْلِي أَمْ كَانَ مِمَّنْ اسْتَثْنَى اللَّهُ

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