Hadith on Islam: If I practice the pillars of Islam, will I enter Paradise?

Jabir reported: A man asked the Messenger of Allah and he said, “Do you think if I pray the five prescribed prayers, I fast the month of Ramadan, and I uphold what is lawful and unlawful without adding anything to it, will I enter Paradise?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Yes.” The man said, “By Allah, I will not add anything to it.”

Source: Sahih Muslim 15

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ وَصُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ وَأَحْلَلْتُ الْحَلَالَ وَحَرَّمْتُ الْحَرَامَ وَلَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا

15 صحيح مسلم كِتَاب الْإِيمَانِ إذا صليت المكتوبة وحرمت الحرام وأحللت الحلال أأدخل الجنة فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نعم

Hadith on Sunnah: The Prophet delivered all the commands and prohibitions of Allah

Al-Mutalib ibn Hantib reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have not left anything which Allah has commanded you except that I have commanded you, and I have not left anything which Allah has forbidden for you except that I have forbidden it for you.”

Source: Musnad Ash-Shafi’ee 1072

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ash-Shafi’ee and Ibn Al-Atheer

عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ حَنْطَبٍ أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا تَرَكْتُ شَيْئًا مِمَّا أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِ إِلا وَقَدْ أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ وَلا تَرَكْتُ شَيْئًا مِمَّا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ إِلا وَقَدْ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ

1072 مسند الشافعي

المحدث ابن الأثير خلاصة حكم المحدث مشهور

Ibn Taymiyyah: Permission to relate weak narrations only as supporting evidence for established good manners

Ibn Taymiyyah said, “It is not permissible to establish something in the Sharia based upon a weak narration which is not authentic or good, but Ahmad bin Hanbal and other scholars considered it permissible to narrate regarding virtuous deeds which are not known to be affirmed but when it is known not to be a lie. That is because when the action is known to be legislated with authentic evidence and it is not known to be a false narration, then it is possible that the reward is true, but not one of the Imams said that he considered it to be permissible to make something obligatory or recommended based upon a weak narration.”

[Majmu Al-Fatawa 250/1]

قال ابن تيمية ولا يجوز أن يعتمد في الشريعة على الأحاديث الضعيفة التي ليست صحيحة ولا حسنة، لكن أحمد بن حنبل وغيره من العلماء جوزوا أن يروى في فضائل الأعمال ما لم يعلم أنه ثابت إذا لم يعلم أنه كذب، وذلك أن العمل إذا علم أنه مشروع بدليل شرعي وروى حديث لا يعلم أنه كذب جاز أن يكون الثواب حقا، ولم يقل أحد من الأئمة أنه يجوز أن يجعل الشيء واجبا أو مستحبا بحديث ضعيف

مجموع الفتاوى

Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Strictness in legislating from authentic narrations but leniency in narrating about virtuous deeds

Thabit reported: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other Imams said, “When we narrate regarding the lawful and unlawful, then we are strict; but when we narrate regarding virtuous deeds and the like, then we are lenient.”

[Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani, Al-Qawl Al-Masadid fidh-Dhabb ‘An Musnad Al-Imam Ahmad]

وقد ثبت عن الإمام أحمد وغيره من الأئمة أنهم قالوا إذا روينا في الحلال والحرام شددنا ، وإذا روينا في الفضائل ونحوها تساهلنا

القول المسدد في الذب عن مسند الإمام أحمد كتاب للحافظ ابن حجر العسقلاني

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-Qadi Iyad: It is disliked to shave the beard but not absolutely prohibited

Ibn Hajr Al-Asqalani reported: Al-Qadi Iyad said, “It is disliked to cut, shave or trim the beard.”

[Fath ul-Bari, Book of Dress]

وَقَالَ عِيَاضٌ : يُكْرَهُ حَلْقُ اللِّحْيَةِ وَقَصُّهَا وَتَحْذِيفُهَا

فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري كِتَاب اللِّبَاسِ حلق اللحية وقصها وتحذيفها

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 Gender: Allah has cursed those who change the creation by mimicking the opposite gender

Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men.

[Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Marriage, Number 1904]

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ  أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ مِنْ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ وَلَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهَاتِ مِنْ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ

سنن ابن ماجه كِتَاب النِّكَاحِ لعن المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء ولعن المتشبهات من النساء بالرجال

Hadith on Oppression: Guard yourself from committing oppression, unlawfulness, or greed

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Guard yourself from oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection. Guard yourself from greed, for greed destroyed those before you. It caused them to shed blood and to make lawful what was unlawful.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 32, Number 6248]

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَاتَّقُوا الشُّحَّ فَإِنَّ الشُّحَّ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ سَفَكُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا مَحَارِمَهُمْ

Hadith on Gambling: The great sin of gambling one’s money away

Abu Sulaiman ibn Buraidah narrated: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Whoever plays with dice (for gambling) is as if he dipped his hand in the flesh and blood of swine.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 40, Number 4939]

عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏ مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدَشِيرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا غَمَسَ يَدَهُ فِي لَحْمِ خِنْزِيرٍ وَدَمِهِ

Hadith on Wine: Allah has forbidden the sale of wine, dead animals, and pork meat

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Indeed, Allah has forbidden wine and its sale; and He has forbidden meat of dead animals and its sale; and He has forbidden swine and its sale.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 22, Number 3485, Sahih]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ الْخَمْرَ وَثَمَنَهَا وَحَرَّمَ الْمَيْتَةَ وَثَمَنَهَا وَحَرَّمَ الْخِنْزِيرَ وَثَمَنَهُ

سنن أبي داود كتاب الإجارة باب في ثمن الخمر والميتة

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