Hadith on Ramadan: The Umrah pilgrimage during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to an Ansari woman, “What prevented you from performing the Hajj pilgrimage with us?” She said, “We have a camel and the father of so-and-so and his son rode it and left only one camel for us to use for irrigation.” The Prophet said, “Perform the Umrah pilgrimage when Ramadan arrives, for Umrah during Ramadan is equal to the Hajj pilgrimage.”

Source: Sahih Bukhari 1690

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عن ابن عباس رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ سَمَّاهَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَنَسِيتُ اسْمَهَا مَا مَنَعَكِ أَنْ تَحُجِّينَ مَعَنَا قَالَتْ كَانَ لَنَا نَاضِحٌ فَرَكِبَهُ أَبُو فُلَانٍ وَابْنُهُ لِزَوْجِهَا وَابْنِهَا وَتَرَكَ نَاضِحًا نَنْضَحُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَإِذَا كَانَ رَمَضَانُ اعْتَمِرِي فِيهِ فَإِنَّ عُمْرَةً فِي رَمَضَانَ حَجَّةٌ

1690 صحيح البخاري كِتَاب الْعُمْرَةِ بَاب عُمْرَةٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ

Hadith on Sha’ban: It is a month people neglect between Rajab and Ramadan

Usamah ibn Zaid reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I do not see you fasting any month as much as you fast during Sha’ban.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is a month people neglect between Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which the deeds are raised to the Lord of the worlds and I like for my deeds to be raised while I am fasting.”

Source: Sunan An-Nasa’i 2357

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Mundhiri

أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَرَكَ تَصُومُ شَهْرًا مِنْ الشُّهُورِ مَا تَصُومُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ قَالَ ذَلِكَ شَهْرٌ يَغْفُلُ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ رَجَبٍ وَرَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ شَهْرٌ تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الْأَعْمَالُ إِلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ

2357 سنن النسائي كتاب الصيام صوم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بأبي هو وأمي وذكر اختلاف الناقلين للخبر في ذلك

المحدث المنذري خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح أو حسن أو ما قاربهما

Hadith on Honor: Nobility is in the fear of Allah, taqwa

Samurah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Honor itself is wealth and nobility is in the fear of Allah.”

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3271

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi

عَنْ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْحَسَبُ الْمَالُ وَالْكَرَمُ التَّقْوَى

3271 سنن الترمذي كتاب تفسير القرآن باب ومن سورة الحجرات

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ

Hadith on Quran: Surah Al-Ikhlas is one-third and Surah Al-Kafirun is one-forth of the Quran

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Say: He is Allah the One (112:1) is equal to one third of the Quran. Say: O unbelievers (109:1) is equal to one fourth of the Quran.” The Prophet would recite these two in his bowings before the dawn prayer.

Source: Mu’jam Al-Kabeer 13319

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Mundhiri

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ قُلْ يَأَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ تَعْدِلُ رُبْعَ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ

13319 المعجم الكبير للطبراني باب التاء باب

المحدث المنذري خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن

Hadith on Ablution: Every sin a Muslim commits will be washed away with the last drop of water

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a Muslim or a believer washes his face in ablution, then every sin which he committed with his eyes will be washed away with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, then every sin which he committed with his hands will be washed away with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, then every sin which he committed with his feet will be washed away with the last drop of water until he emerges purified from sin.”

Source: Sahih Muslim 244

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Imam Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ الْعَبْدُ الْمُسْلِمُ أَوْ الْمُؤْمِنُ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ كُلُّ خَطِيئَةٍ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا بِعَيْنَيْهِ مَعَ الْمَاءِ أَوْ مَعَ آخِرِ قَطْرِ الْمَاءِ فَإِذَا غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ خَرَجَ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ كُلُّ خَطِيئَةٍ كَانَ بَطَشَتْهَا يَدَاهُ مَعَ الْمَاءِ أَوْ مَعَ آخِرِ قَطْرِ الْمَاءِ فَإِذَا غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ خَرَجَتْ كُلُّ خَطِيئَةٍ مَشَتْهَا رِجْلَاهُ مَعَ الْمَاءِ أَوْ مَعَ آخِرِ قَطْرِ الْمَاءِ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ نَقِيًّا مِنْ الذُّنُوبِ

244 صحيح مسلم كِتَاب الطَّهَارَةِ باب خُرُوجِ الْخَطَايَا مَعَ مَاءِ الْوُضُوءِ

Hadith on Mercy: The most pardoning of people regarding killing are the people of faith

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most forgiving of the people regarding killing are the people of faith.”

[Musnad Ahmad, Number 3720, Sahih]

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَعَفُّ النَّاسِ قِتْلَةً أَهْلُ الْإِيمَانِ

3720 مسند أحمد مُسْنَدُ الْمُكْثِرِينَ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ أعف الناس قتلة أهل الإيمان

المحدث أحمد شاكر خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح

Hadith on Fasting: Recommendation to fast six days in the month following Ramadan

Abu Ayub Al-Ansari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting during the month of Shawwal will be as if he fasted for the year.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 6, Number 2614]

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ كَانَ كَصِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ

1164 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصيام باب استحباب صوم ستة أيام من شوال إتباعا لرمضان

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 Quran: Satan runs away from the house in which is recited Surah Al-Baqarah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Do not turn your houses into graves. Verily, Satan flees from the house in which is recited Surah Al-Baqarah.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Number 1707]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ مَقَابِرَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفِرُ مِنْ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ

صحيح مسلم كِتَاب صَلَاةِ الْمُسَافِرِينَ وَقَصْرِهَا مثل البيت الذي يذكر الله فيه والبيت الذي لا يذكر الله فيه مثل الحي والميت

Hadith on Quran: It is enough virtue to recite the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah in the night

bu Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah in the night will be sufficed by them.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Book 61, Number 560]

عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ

صحيح البخاري كِتَاب فَضَائِلِ الْقُرْآنِ بَاب فَضْلِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ

Hadith on Paradise: Surah Al-Mulk will intercede with its reciters until they enter Paradise

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “There is a Surah in the Quran, not but thirty verses, which will intercede for its companion until he is entered into Paradise; it is the Surah, Blessed is He (67:1).”

[At-Tabarani Al-Majmu’ As-Sagheer, Number 463, Hasan]

عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وآله وَسَلَّمَ سُورَةٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هِيَ إِلَّا ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً خَاصَمَتْ عَنْ صَاحِبِهَا حَتَّى أَدْخَلَتْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَهِيَ سُورَةُ تَبَارَكَ

مَنِ اسْمُهُ سُلَيْمَانُ المعجم الصغير الطبراني

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: A Muslim who fasts will be distanced from the Hellfire

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “There is no servant who fasts a day in the way of Allah except that Allah will distance his face from the Hellfire by a distance of seventy years of travel.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 6, Number 2572]

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَجْهَهُ عَنْ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا

صحيح مسلم  كتاب الصيام  باب فضل الصيام في سبيل الله لمن يطيقه بلا ضرر ولا تفويت حق

Hadith on Fasting: The bad breath of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah than expensive perfumes

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Allah the Exalted said: Every deed of the son of Adam is for him except fasting. It is done for My sake and I will reward it. By Allah in whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, the breath of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah than the fragrance of musk.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 6, Number 2564]

أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلَّا الصِّيَامَ هُوَ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلْفَةُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ

صحيح مسلم  كتاب الصيام  باب فضل الصيام

Hadith on Paradise: Those who performed fasts will enter Paradise through a special gate

Sahl ibn Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Indeed, there is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayyan which only those who fasted will enter on the Day of Resurrection. No one else will enter it along with them. It will be said: Where are those who used to fast so that they may enter? When the last of them enter, it will be closed and no one else will enter through it.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 6, Number 2569]

عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ بَابًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الرَّيَّانُ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ الصَّائِمُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يَدْخُلُ مَعَهُمْ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ يُقَالُ أَيْنَ الصَّائِمُونَ فَيَدْخُلُونَ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ آخِرُهُمْ أُغْلِقَ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ

صحيح مسلم  كتاب الصيام  باب فضل الصيام

Hadith on Fasting: The Best Fast after Ramadan is in the month of Muharram

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was asked about which prayer was most excellent after the prescribed prayer, and which fast was most excellent after the month of Ramadan. He said, “The best prayer after the prescribed prayers is prayer offered in the middle of the night, and the most excellent fast after the month of Ramadan is the fast in Allah’s month, Al-Muharram.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 6, Number 2612]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، – رضى الله عنه – يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الصَّلاَةِ أَفْضَلُ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَىُّ الصِّيَامِ أَفْضَلُ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ أَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ الصَّلاَةُ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ صِيَامُ شَهْرِ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمِ

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

Hadith on Friday Prayer: The reward of one who prays the Friday Prayer correctly

Salman-Al-Farsi reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “No one takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, uses oil or perfume in his house, then proceeds for prayer, and does not separate two persons sitting together, then prays as much as is written for him, and remains silent while the Imam is delivering the sermon, except that his sins between this Friday and the previous would be forgiven.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Book 13, Number 8]

عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَغْتَسِلُ رَجُلٌ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَيَتَطَهَّرُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ طُهْرٍ، وَيَدَّهِنُ مِنْ دُهْنِهِ، أَوْ يَمَسُّ مِنْ طِيبِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ، فَلاَ يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ، ثُمَّ يُنْصِتُ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ الإِمَامُ، إِلاَّ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ الأُخْرَى

Hadith on Dress: The Sunnah of trimming the moustache and letting the beard grow

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “Trim your moustaches and grow your beards.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 2, Number 498]

عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ  عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى

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