Monday, February 24, 2003

On the authority of Anas, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah say:

Allah the Almighty has said: "O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as its."

Related by Al-Tirmithi, who said that it was a good and sound Hadith.

Saturday, February 22, 2003

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said : a man said to the prophet :

"Counsel me". He said : " Do not become angry". The man repeated [his request] several times, and he said: "Do not become angry ".

Narrated by Bukhari

Friday, February 14, 2003

And on the authority of Wabisa bin Mabad, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

I came to the messenger of Allah and he said: "You have come to ask about righteousness ?" . I said:" Yes." He said: "Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and moves to and from in the breast even though people again and again have given you their legal opinion [in its favor]."

A good hadith transmetted from the Musnads of the two Imams, Ahmed bin Hanbal and Al-Darimi, with a good chain of authorities.

Monday, February 03, 2003

Narrated by Abu Huraira (Radhiallaho anho):
I said: "O Allah's Apostle! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said: O Abu Huraira! "I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing for the (learning of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah."

And 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz wrote to Abu Bakr bin Hazm, "Look for the knowledge of Hadith and get it written, as I am afraid that religious knowledge will vanish and the religious learned men will pass away (die). Do not accept anything save the Hadiths of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam). Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does
not vanish except when it is kept secretly (to oneself)."

Bukhari Vol. 1 : No. 98

Saturday, February 01, 2003

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It is narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: Modesty and restraint in speech are two affects of true faith, while foul talk and [adorned] rhetoric are two affects of hypocrisy.

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Notes on the Text of the Narrative:

This narrative or a part of it, with minor variations, has been reported in Tirmidhiy (narrative no. 1950) Ahmad ibn Hanbal (narrative no. 21280), Ibn Abi Shaybah (narrative no. 30468), Abdul Razzaq (narrative no. 30468) Bayhaqiy (narrative no. 20597). The preferred text, except where otherwise mentioned, is the one reported in Ahmad ibn Hanbal (narrative no. 21280).

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Hayaa (i.e. modesty) is a part of Iman and Iman shall be rewarded with Paradise. Foul talk is a part of neglect [towards God] and neglect [towards God] shall be rewarded with Hellfire.

This narrative has been reported in Ibn Maajah, narrative no. 4174.