Hadith on Prayer: The opening and closing of prayer, and ablution is the key to prayer

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiya reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The key to the prayer is the performance of ablution; the opening of the prayer is the exaltation of Allah (takbeer) and the closing of the prayer is the invocation of peace (tasleem).”

[Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Cleanliness, Number 275, Sahih]

عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطُّهُورُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ

275 سنن ابن ماجه كِتَاب الطَّهَارَةِ وَسُنَنِهَا مفتاح الصلاة الطهور وتحريمها التكبير وتحليلها التسليم

وقال الحاكم هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ

Hadith on Greetings: The best greeting is peace, mercy, and blessings from Allah be upon you

Imran ibn Hussein reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and he said, “Peace be upon you.” The Prophet said, “Ten good deeds.” Then another man came to the Prophet and he said, “Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.” The Prophet said, “Twenty good deeds.” Then another man came to the Prophet and he said, “Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.” The Prophet said, “Thirty good deeds.”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of Manners, Number 2689, Sahih]

عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشْرٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِشْرُونَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَلَاثُونَ

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ

سنن الترمذي  كِتَاب الِاسْتِئْذَانِ وَالْآدَابِ  بَاب مَا ذُكِرَ فِي فَضْلِ السَّلَامِ

Hadith on Peace: The Prophet would end his prayers with invocations for peace and mercy

Alqama ibn Wa’il reported that his father said: I prayed with the Prophet, peace be upon him, and he would invoke peace on his right said, saying, “Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you,” and again to his left side, saying, “Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book of Prayer, Number 997, Hasan]

عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ يُسَلِّمُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ

سنن أبي داود كِتَاب الصَّلَاةِ بَاب تَفْرِيعِ أَبْوَابِ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ووَضْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ عَلَى الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ – يسلم عن يمينه السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته وعن شماله السلام عليكم ورحمة الله

Hadith on Quran: Tranquility descends upon recitation of the Quran and Surah Al-Kahf

Al-Bara reported: A man was reciting Surah Al-Kahf and there was a horse tied with two ropes at his side, a cloud overshadowed him, and it came nearer and nearer as his horse became frightened of it. He went to the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the morning and mentioned that to him. He said, “Continue reciting so-and-so. Verily, that was tranquility which came down for the recitation of the Quran.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Number 1739]

الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ  قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ الْكَهْفَ وَفِي الدَّارِ دَابَّةٌ فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْفِرُ فَنَظَرَ فَإِذَا ضَبَابَةٌ أَوْ سَحَابَةٌ قَدْ غَشِيَتْهُ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ فُلَانُ فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ عِنْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ

صحيح مسلم كِتَاب صَلَاةِ الْمُسَافِرِينَ وَقَصْرِهَا تلك السكينة تنزلت للقرآن

Hadith on Remembrance: Whoever remembers Allah will have tranquility in his heart

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: “There are no people who remember Allah but that angels encompass them, mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those with Him.”

[Jami’ at-Tirmidi, Book 45, Number 3378]

أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّهُمَا شَهِدَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلاَّ حَفَّتْ بِهِمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَغَشِيَتْهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ وَذَكَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَهُ

Hadith on Rights: The roads have rights, so fulfill their rights

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Beware of sitting in the roads.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we have nowhere else to sit and talk.” So he said, “If you insist, then give the road its right.” They said, “And what is its right, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Lower the gaze, avoid harming others, return greetings of peace, enjoining the good, and forbidding the evil.”


[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 40, Number 4815]

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْجُلُوسَ بِالطُّرُقَاتِ ‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا بُدٌّ لَنَا مِنْ مَجَالِسِنَا نَتَحَدَّثُ فِيهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ إِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ فَأَعْطُوا الطَّرِيقَ حَقَّهُ ‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَمَا حَقُّ الطَّرِيقِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ غَضُّ الْبَصَرِ وَكَفُّ الأَذَى وَرَدُّ السَّلاَمِ وَالأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ

Hadith on Covenants: Whoever breaks his peace treaty will not enter Paradise

Abu Bakrah رضى الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Whoever kills a person protected by a covenant, before its term expires, Allah has made Paradise forbidden for him.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 15, Number 2760, Grade: Sahih]

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عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهِدًا فِي غَيْرِ كُنْهِهِ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ

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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

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