Forty sayings of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in which he quotes Allah the Exalted

Translated, Annotated, and Referenced by Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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Hadith 1: Mercy over wrath

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

الخلق كتب في كتابه فهو عنده فوق العر ا قضى الل ش إن رحمتي غلبت غضبيلم

When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with

Him: My mercy prevails over My wrath.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 3022, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 2: The Son of Adam’s lies and abuse

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty has

said:

ا تكذيبه إي كذبني ابن آدم ولم يكن له ذلك وشتمني ولم يكن له ذلك فأم ا شتمه إيا فوول قال الل ه ا فععم نن ي ا نقدر نن نعيده كما كان ونم

خذ صاحبة نو ولدا لي ولد فسبحاني نن نت

Allah the Exalted said: The son of Adam has lied against Me but he has no right to do so, and he has

abused Me but he has no right to do so. As for his lie, it is his saying that I cannot recreate him as I did

before. As for his abuse, it is his saying that I have a son, but glorified am I above taking a wife or a

son.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 4212, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 3: Allah gives the rain

Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhaniyy reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, led the

morning prayer for us at al-Hudaybiyah following rainfall during the night. When the Prophet finished,

he faced the people and said to them:

؟ هل تدرون ماذا قال ربكم

Do you know what your Lord has said?

They said, “Allah and his Messenger know best.” The Prophet said:

ورحمته فذلك مؤ ا من قال مطرنا بفضل الل ا من قال مطرنا بنوء كذا قال نصبح من عباد مؤمن بي وكافر فأم من بي كافر بالكوكب ونم

وكذا فذلك كافر بي مؤمن بالكوكب

This morning one of my servants became a believer in Me and one a disbeliever. As for him who said:

We have been given rain by virtue of Allah and His mercy, that one is a believer in Me and a

disbeliever in the stars. As for him who said: We have been given rain by such-and-such a star, that

one is a disbeliever in Me and a believer in the stars.

Source: Sahih Muslim 71, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 4: The Son of Adam curses Time

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah the

Almighty said:

عع وجل يسب ابن آدم الدهر وننا الدهر بيد الليل والنهار قال الل

The son of Adam curses time but I am time, for in my Hand are the night and day.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2246, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 5: Allah will leave them to their partners

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty

said:

ركاء عن الش رك من عمل عمل نشرك فيه معي غير تركته وشركه ننا نغنى الش

Allah the Exalted said: Indeed, I am self-sufficient, in need of no partner. Whoever performs a deed in

which he associates something else with me, I will leave him to his partner.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2985, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 6: Allah knows the hypocrites

Abu Huraira reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:

ل الناس يوضى يوم الويامة عليه رجل استشهد فأتي به ف فه نعمه فعرفها قال فما عملت فيها قال قاتلت فيك حتى استشهدت قال إن نو عر

علم العلم وعلمه وقرن الورآن فأتي به في النار ورجل ت كذبت ولكنك قاتلت لن يوال جر ء فود قيل ثم نمر به فسحب على وجهه حتى نلوي

فه نعمه فعرفها قال فما عملت فيها قال تعلمت العلم وعلمته وقرنت فيك الو الم وقرنت الورآن رآن قال كذبت ولكنك تعلمت العلم ليوال ع فعر

عليه ونعطاه من نصناف المال كل ه فأتي به ليوال هو قارئ فود قيل ثم نمر به فسحب على وجهه حتى نلوي في النار ورجل وسع ا لل

فه نعمه فعرف ال كذبت ولكنك فعلت ليوال هو جواد ها قال فما عملت فيها قال ما تركت من سبيل تحب نن ينفق فيها إ ا ننفوت فيها لك ق فعر

النار فود قيل ثم نمر به فسحب على وجهه ثم نلوي في

Verily, the first of people to have their case judged on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who was

martyred. He will be brought and Allah’s blessings will be made known and he will recognize them.

Allah will say: What have you done concerning these blessings? The man will say: I fought in your

cause until I was martyred. Allah will say: You have lied because you fought so that it would be said

how courageous you are, and it was said. Then Allah will order him to be dragged upon his face into

the Hellfire. Another man learned religious knowledge, taught others, and recited the Quran. He will

be brought and Allah’s blessings will be made known and he will recognize them. Allah will say: What

have you done concerning these blessings? The man will say: I learned religious knowledge, taught

others, and I recited the Quran for Your sake. Allah will say: You have lied because you learned

religious knowledge so that it would be said you are a scholar and you recited the Quran so that it

would be said you are a reciter, and it was said. Then Allah will order him to be dragged upon his face

into the Hellfire. Another man was given an abundance from Allah and was given every kind of

wealth. He will be brought and Allah’s blessings will be made known and he will recognize them. Allah

will say: What have you done concerning these blessings? The man will say: I spent money in every

cause upon which You wished it to be spent. Allah will say: You have lied because you spent money so

that it would be said how generous you are, and it was said. Then Allah will order him to be dragged

upon his face into the Hellfire.

Source: Sahih Muslim 1905, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 7: Allah delights in a humble servant

Uqbah ibn Amir reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:

عع ظروا إلى عبد هذا يؤذ ن ويويم الصلة وجل ان يعجب ربك من راعي غنم في رنس شظية الجبل يؤذ ن بالصلة ويصل ي فيوول الل

يخاف من ي قد غفرت لعبد وندخلته الجنة

Your Lord delights at a shepherd who, on the peak of a mountain, gives the call to prayer and prays.

Then Allah the Exalted will say: Look at this servant of Mine, he gives the call to prayer and performs

the prayers, for he is in awe of Me. I have forgiven My servant for his sins and have admitted him to

Paradise.

Source: Sunan An-Nasa’i 666, Grade: Hasan

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Hadith 8: Recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

من صلى صلة لم يورن فيها بأم الورآن فهي خداج ثلثا غير تمام

A prayer performed by someone who has not recited the foundation of the Quran (surah al-

fatihah) during it is deficient, incomplete.

He repeated these words three times. Someone said to Abu Hurairah, “Even though we are behind the

Imam?” He said: Recite it to yourself, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah say:

تعالى قسمت ال رب العالم قال الل تعالى حمدني عبد ين صلة بيني وبين عبد نصفين ولعبد ما سأل فإذا قال العبد الحمد لل قال الل

تعالى نثنى علي عبد حيم قال الل حمن الر ض إلي عبد فإذا قال وإذا قال الر ة فو دني عبد وقال مر وإذا قال مالك يوم الد ين قال مج

ستويم صراط الذين ننعمت عليهم غير لص راط الم إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين قال هذا بيني وبين عبد ولعبد ما سأل فإذا قال اهدنا ا

ال ين قال هذا لعبد ولعبد ما سأل المغضوب عليهم و ا الض

Allah the Exalted said: I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My

servant shall have what he has asked for. When the servant says: Praise be to Allah Lord of the

Worlds, Allah says: My servant has praised Me. And when he says: The Most Gracious, the Most

Merciful, Allah says: My servant has extolled Me. And when he says: Master of the Day of Judgment,

Allah says: My servant has glorified Me, – and on one occasion He said: My servant has submitted to

My power. And when he says: You alone we worship, You alone we ask for help, Allah says: This is

between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. And when he says:

Guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favored, not those who went astray,

Allah says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.

Source: Sahih Muslim 395, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 9: The first action to be judged is prayer

Huraith Ibn Qabisa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

ل ما يحاسب به العبد يوم الويامة من عمله صلته فإن صلحت فود نفلح ونن اب وخسر فإن انتوص من فريضته جح وإن فسدت فود خ إن نو

ل بها ما انتوص من الفريضة ع فيكم ب عع وجل انظروا هل لعبد من تطو ثم يكون سائر عمله على ذلك شيء قال الر

The first actions for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will

be his prayers. If they are in order, then he will have prospered and succeeded; but if they are lacking,

then he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers then the Lord

the Exalted will say: See if My servant has any extra prayers which can complete what is defective in

his obligatory prayers. Then the rest of his actions will be judged in the same way.

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 413, Grade: Hasan

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Hadith 10: The virtue of fasting

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

كل عمل ابن آدم له إ ا الص يام، فإنه لي، وننا نجع به .قال الل

Allah the Exalted said: All the deeds of the children of Adam are for them, except fasting which is for

Me, and I will give the reward for it.

The Messenger of Allah said further:

د بيده .ائم تله فليول إن ي امرؤ ص والص يام جنة، وإذا كان يوم صوم نحدكم، فل يرفث و ا يصخب، فإن سابه نحد، نو قا والذ نفس محم

من ريح المسك، للصائم فرحتان يفرحهما إذا نفطر فرح، وإذا لوي ربه فرح بصومه لخلوف فم الصائم نطيب عند الل

Fasting is a shield. If one of you is fasting, he should avoid intimate relations with his wife and

arguments. If somebody should fight or argue with him, he should say: I am fasting. By Him in whose

hand is my soul, the unpleasant smell coming from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight

of Allah than the smell of musk. There are two pleasures for the fasting person, one at the time of

breaking his fast and the other when he meets his Lord; then he will be pleased because of his fasting.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 1805, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

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Hadith 11: The virtue of charity

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty said:

ننفق يا ابن آدم ننفق عليك

Spend on charity, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 5037, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 12: The virtue of leniency

Abu Mas’ud al-Ansari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

ن كان قبلكم فلم يوجد له من الخير شيء إ ا ننه كان يخالط الناس وك يتجاوعوا عن ان موسرا فكان يأمر غلمانه نن حوسب رجل مم

عع وجل نحن نحق بذلك منه تجاوعوا عنه المعسر قال قال الل

A man from the time before you was called to account and nothing good was found with him except

that he was easy-going in his business with people and he would order his servants to be lenient with

those in difficult circumstances. Allah the Exalted said: We are more worthy of such actions, so pardon

his sins.

Source: Sahih Muslim 1561, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 13: Protect yourself from Hellfire by even half of a date

Adi ibn Hatim reported: I was with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and there

came to him two men: one of them was complaining of poverty, while the other was complaining of

robbery. The Messenger of Allah said:

ا قطع السبيل فإن ا العيلة فإن انم لساعة ا تووم حتى يطوف نحدكم ه ا يأتي عليك إ ا قليل حتى تخرج العير إلى مكة بغير خفير ونم

ليس بينه وبينه حجاب و ا ترجمان يترجم له ثم ليوولن له نلم نوتك بصدقته ا يجد من يوبلها منه ثم ليوفن نحدكم بي لن ما ا فليوو ن يد الل

وين نحدكم بلى ثم ليوولن نلم نرسل إليك رسو ا فليوولن بلى فينظر عن يمينه ف ل يرى إ ا النار ثم ينظر عن شماله فل يرى إ ا النار فليت

النار ولو بشق تمرة فإن لم يجد فبكلمة طي بة

As for the obstruction of the roads, it will not be long until a caravan will travel to Mecca without any

guard. As for poverty, the Hour will not be established until one of you goes out looking to give charity

but will find no one to accept it. Each one of you will stand in front of Allah without a barrier or

interpreter between him and Allah. Allah will ask: Did I not give you wealth? He will say yes. Allah will

ask: Did I not send you a messenger? He will say yes. Then he will look to his right and see nothing but

Hellfire, and he will look to his left and see nothing but Hellfire. Therefore, any one of you should save

himself from the Fire by giving even a half of a date in charity, and if you do not have it then say a kind

word.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 1347, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 14: The virtue of remembrance

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

تبارك وتعالى ملئكة سيارة فضل يتتبعون مجالس الذ كر فإذا وجدوا مجلس ا فيه ذكر قعدوا معهم وحف بعضهم بعضا بأجنحتهم إن لل

حتى يملئوا ما قوا عرجوا وصعدوا إلى السماء قال فيسألهم الل عع وجل وهو نعلم بهم من نين جئتم بينهم وبين السماء الدنيا فإذا تفر

تك نك ويكب رونك ويهل لونك ويحمدونك ويسألونك قال وماذا يسألوني قالوا يسألونك جن فيوولون جئنا من عند عباد لك في الرض يسب حو

مم يستجيرونني قالوا من نارك يا رب قال وهل قال وهل رنوا جنتي قالوا ا ن رب قال فكيف لو رنوا جنتي قالوا ويستجيرونك قال و

ا استجار رنوا نار قالوا ا قال فكيف لو رنوا نار قالوا ويستغفرونك قال فيوول قد غفرت لهم وا قال فأعطيتهم ما سألوا ونجرتهم مم

وم ا يشوى بهم جليسهم فيوولون رب فيهم فلن عبد خطاء إنما مر فجلس معهم قال فيوول وله غفرت هم الو

Verily, Allah the Blessed and Exalted has caravans of angels who have no other work but to follow

assemblies of remembrance. When they find such assemblies in which there is remembrance, they sit

with them and some of them surround the others with their wings until the space between them and

the heaven is covered. When they disperse, they ascend to the heaven and Allah the Exalted asks

them – although he is best informed about them: From where have you come? They say: We came

from Your servants on earth who were glorifying You, declaring Your greatness and oneness, praising

You and asking from You. Allah will say: What do they ask from Me? They say: They ask You for Your

Paradise. Allah will say: Have they seen My Paradise? They say: No, our Lord. Allah will say: What if

they were to see My Paradise? They say: They seek Your protection. Allah will say: From what do they

seek My protection? They say: Our Lord, from the Hellfire. Allah will say: Have they seen My Hellfire?

They say: No. Allah will say: What if they were to see My Hellfire? They say: They ask for Your

forgiveness. Allah will say: I will pardon them, give them what they ask, and grant them protection.

They say: Our Lord, there is one among them, a simple servant who happened to pass by and sat there

alongside them. Allah will say: I also grant him pardon , for whoever sits with these fellows will not

suffer.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2689, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 15: The virtue of repentance

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

نفرح بت لل عع وجل ننا عند ظن عبد بي وننا معه حيث يذكرني والل ب إلي شبرا قال الل وبة عبده من نحدكم يجد ضالته بالفلة ومن تور

بت إليه باعا وإذا نقبل إلي يمشي ب إلي ذراعا تور بت إليه ذراعا ومن تور نقبلت إليه نهرول تور

Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: I am as My servant expects Me and I am with him as he

remembers Me. By Allah, Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than how one of

you would be on finding the lost camel in the waterless desert. When he draws near Me by the span

of his hand, I draw near him by the length of a cubit. And when he draws near Me by the length of a

cubit, I draw near him by the length of a fathom. And when he draws near Me walking, I draw close to

him quickly.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 6970, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

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Hadith 16: The virtue of good intentions

Ibn Abbas reported: Among the sayings of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,

that he related from his Lord Almighty is that he said:

كتب الحسنات والسي ئات ثم بين ذلك فمن هم بحسنة فلم يعملها كتبها ا إن الل عع وجل لل عنده حسنة كاملة وإن هم بها فعملها كتبها الل

عنده حسنة ك عنده عشر حسنات إلى سبع مائة ضعف إلى نضعاف كثيرة وإن هم بسي ئة فلم يعملها ك املة وإن هم بها فعملها كتبها تبها الل

سي ئة واحدة الل

Verily, Allah has recorded good and bad deeds and He made them clear. Whoever intends to perform

a good deed but does not do it, then Allah will record it as a complete good deed, but if he intends to

do it and does so, then Allah the Exalted will record it as ten good deeds up to seven hundred times as

much or even more; if he intends to do a bad deed and does not do it, then Allah will record for him

one complete good deed, but if he does it then Allah will record for him a single bad deed.

Source: Sahih Muslim 131, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 17: Prohibition of oppression

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari reported: Among the sayings of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be

upon him, that he related from his Lord Almighty is that he said:

مت الظلم على نف تبارك وتعالى ننه قال يا عباد إن ي حر ما فل تظالموا يا عباد كلكم ضال إ ا فيما روى عن الل سي وجعلته بينكم محر

من كسوته فاستكسوني كم يا عباد كلكم عار إ ا من هديته فاستهدوني نهدكم يا عباد كلكم جائع إ ا من نطعمته فاستطعموني نطعم

وني نكسكم يا عباد إنكم تخطئون بالليل والنهار وننا نغفر الذنوب جميعا فاستغفروني نغفر لكم يا عباد إنكم لن تبلغوا ضر فتضر

لكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا على نتوى قلب ولن تبلغوا رجل واحد منكم ما عاد ذلك في ملكي شيئا نفعي فتنفعوني يا عباد لو نن نو

لكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنك لكم و يا عباد لو نن نو آخركم م كانوا على نفجر قلب رجل واحد ما نوص ذلك من ملكي شيئا يا عباد لو نن نو

ا عند إ ا كما ينوص المخيط إذا ندخل البحر يا وإنسكم وجنكم قاموا في صعيد واحد فسألوني فأعطيت كل إنسان مسألته ما نوص ذ لك مم

ا نفسه ومن وجد غير ذلك فل يلومن إ عباد إنما هي نعمالكم نحصيها لكم ثم نوف يكم إياها فمن وجد خيرا فليحمد الل

O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so

do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so

seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have

fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I

have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by

day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will

not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. O

My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as

pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in

anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of

you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My

kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and

the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he

requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into

it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let

him who finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2577, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 18: Give in charity and find Me with him

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

عع وجل يوول يوم الويامة يا ابن آدم مرضت فلم تعدني قا ل يا رب كيف نعودك وننت رب العالمين قال نما علمت نن عبد فلنا إن الل

يف نطعمك وننت رب العالمين قال عمني قال يا رب وك مرض فلم تعده نما علمت ننك لو عدته لوجدتني عنده يا ابن آدم استطعمتك فلم تط

لك عند يا ابن آدم استسويتك فلم تسوني قال يا رب نما علمت ننه استطعمك عبد فلن فلم تطعمه نما علمت ننك لو نطعمته لوجدت ذ

وجدت ذلك عند يف نسويك وننت رب العالمين قال استسواك عبد فلن فلم تسوه نما إنك لو سويته ك

Allah the Exalted will say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit

Me. He will say: O my Lord, how can I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say:

Did you not know that such-and-such servant of Mine was sick and you did not visit him, and had you

visited him you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not

feed me. He will say: My Lord, how can I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say:

Did you not know that such-and-such servant of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him,

and had you fed him you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for drink but

you did not provide for Me. He will say: My Lord, how can I give You when You are the Lord of the

worlds? Allah will say: Such-and-such servant of Mine asked you for a drink but you did not provide

for him, and had you given it to him you would have found Me with him.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2569, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 19: Condemnation of arrogance

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

عع وجل الكبرياء ردائي والعظمة إعار فمن ناععني واحدا منهما قذفته في النار قال الل

Allah the Exalted said: Pride is My cloak and greatness is My garment, so whoever competes with Me

regarding these two will be thrown into the Hellfire.

Source: Sunan Abu Dawud 4090, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 20: The virtue of reconcilation

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

شيئ بينه وبين نخيه شحناء فيوال ننظروا هذين ا إ ا رجل كانت تفتح نبواب الجنة يوم ا اثنين ويوم الخميس فيغفر لكل عبد ا يشرك بالل

حتى يصطلحا ننظروا هذين حتى يصطلحا ننظروا هذين حتى يصطلحا

The gates of Paradise are opened on two days, Monday and Thursday. Allah forgives every servant

who does not associate anything with him except the person in whose heart is rancor against his

brother. It will be said: look to these until they reconcile, look to these until they reconcile, look to

these until they reconcile.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2565, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 21: Allah will oppose sinners

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

ا فأكل ث ثلثة ننا خصمهم يوم الويامة رجل نعطى بي ثم غدر ورجل باع حر استأجر نجيرا فاستوفى منه ولم يعط نجره منه ورجل قال الل

Allah said: There are three persons whom I will oppose on the Day of Resurrection: a man who gives

his word by Me but proves treacherous, a man who sells a free person and consumes the price, and a

man who employs a worker and receives a completed job but he does not pay him his wages.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 2114, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 22: Fear none but Allah

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

فسه ا يحور نحدكم ن

Let not one of you belittle himself.

They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how can any one of us belittle himself?” He said:

عع وجل له يوم الويامة عليه فيه موال ثم ا يوول فيه فيوول الل ا منعك نن توول في كذا وكذا فيوول خشية الناس فيوول م يرى نمرا لل

فإيا كنت نحق نن تخشى

He finds a matter regarding Allah about which he should speak up but he does not. Allah the Exalted

will say to him on the Day of Resurrection: What prevented you from speaking up about such-and-

such? He will say: It was out of fear of the people. Allah will say: Rather, it is I who deserved to be

feared.

Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 4008, Grade: Hasan

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Hadith 23: The virtue of love for the sake of Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty

will say on the Day of Resurrection:

نين المتحابون بجللي اليوم نظلهم في ظل ي يوم ا ظل إ ا ظل ي

Where are those who love one another through My glory? Today I shall give them shade in My shade,

it being a day when there is no shade but My shade.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2566, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 24: When Allah loves or hates a servant

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

إذا نحب عبدا د يحب فلنا فأحبوه فيحبه عا جبريل فوال إن ي نحب فلنا فأحبه قال فيحبه جبريل ثم يناد في السماء فيوول إن الل إن الل

ا نبغض عبدا دعا جبريل فيوول إن ي نبغض فلنا فأبغضه قال فيبغضه جبريل ثم يناد نهل السماء قال ثم يوضع له الوبول في الرض وإذ

يبغض فلنا فأبغضوه قال فيبغضونه ثم توضع له البغضاء في رض ال في نهل السماء إن الل

When Allah loves a servant, He calls Gabriel and says: Verily, I love so-and-so; you should also love

him. Then Gabriel loves him and makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves so-and-so

and you should also love him. Then the dwellers of the Heaven also love him and he is honored in the

earth. When Allah is angry with a servant He calls Gabriel and says: I am angry with so-and-so; you

should also be angry with him. Then Gabriel becomes angry and makes an announcement to the

dwellers of Heaven: Verily, Allah is angry with so-and so, so you be angry with him. Thus they also

become angry with him and he is hated in the earth.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2637, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 25: The loyal friends of Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty

said:

قال من عاد ا افترضت علي إن الل ب إلي عبد بشيء نحب إلي مم ب إلي ى لي وليا فود آذنته بالحرب وما تور ه وما يعال عبد يتور

به وبصره الذ يبصر به ويده التي يبطش بها ورجله التي يمشي بها وإن سألني بالنوافل حتى نحبه فإذا نحببته كنت سمعه الذ يسمع

مؤمن لعطينه ولئن استعاذني لعيذنه وما ترددت عن شيء ننا فاعله تردد عن نفس ال يكره الموت وننا نكره مساءته

Verily, Allah Almighty said: Whoever shows hostility to a friend of mine, then I have declared war

upon him. My servant does not grow closer to me with anything more beloved to Me than the duties I

have imposed upon him. My servant continues to draw near me with extra works until I love him.

When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hands with

which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask something from me, I would surely

give it to him; and if he were to ask me for refuge, I would surely grant it to him. The believer hates

death and I hate to hurt him.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 6137, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 26: The virtue of humility

Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty said:

ه في الس ر وكان غامضا في الناس ا يشار إليه إن نغبط نوليائي عند لمؤمن خفيف الحاذ ذو حظ من الصلة نحسن عبادة رب ه ونطاع

بالصابع وكان رعقه كفافا فصبر على ذلك

Verily, the one most devoted to Me whom I favor is a believer of simple means and given to prayer,

who has been excellent in the worship of his Lord and has obeyed him in secret, who was obscure

among the people and not famous, whose sustenance was barely sufficient yet he bore this patiently.

Then the Prophet rapped his hand and he said:

لت منيته قلت بواكيه قل تراثه عج

Death will have come early to him, and he will have few mourners and inheritors.

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2347, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 27: The virtue of martyrdom

Masruq reported: We asked Abdullah ibn Mas’ud about this verse:

نمواتا بل نحياء عند رب هم يرعقون و ا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الل

Do not regard those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead, rather are they alive with

their Lord, being provided for.

Surah Ali Imran 3:169

Ibn Mas’ud said: We asked about it and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

نرواحهم في جوف طير خضر لها قناديل معلوة بالعرش تسرح من الجنة حيث شاءت ثم و إلى تلك الوناديل فاطلع إليهم ربهم اط لعة تأ

ا رنوا ننهم ل فوال هل تشتهون شيئا قالوا ن شيء نشتهي ونحن نسرح من الجنة حيث شئنا ففعل ذل ات فلم ن يتركوا من نن ك بهم ثلث مر

ة نخرى ا رنى نن ليس لهم حاجة تركوا يسألوا قالوا يا رب نريد نن ترد نرواحنا في نجسادنا حتى نوتل في سبيلك مر فلم

The souls of martyrs are alive in the bodies of green birds who have their nests in chandeliers hanging

from the Throne of the Almighty. They eat the fruits of Paradise from wherever they wish and they

nestle among these chandeliers. Once their Lord cast a glance at them and He said: Do you want

anything? They said: What more could we desire? We eat the fruit of Paradise from wherever we

wish; Their Lord asked them the same question three times. When they saw that they will continue to

be asked, they said: O Lord, we wish that You could return our souls to our bodies so that we could be

killed in Your way once again. When Allah saw that they had no needs, He left them to enjoy.

Source: Sahih Muslim 1887, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 28: Condemnation of suicide

Jundub ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

مت عليه كان فيمن كان قبلكم رجل به جرح فجعع فأخذ سك ينا فحع بها يده فما رقأ الدم حت تعالى بادرني عبد بنفسه حر ى مات قال الل

الجنة

There was a man among those before you who had a wound. He was in such anguish that he took a

knife and he slit his hand with it and the blood did not cease to flow until he died. Allah the Almighty

said: My servant has himself forestalled Me, so I have forbidden Paradise for him.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 3276, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 29: The virtue of patience with death

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

تعالى ما لعبد المؤمن عند جعاء إذا قبضت صفيه من نهل الدنيا ثم اح تسبه إ ا الجنة يوول الل

Allah the Exalted says: I have nothing to give to My believing servant, if I cause his dear friend to die

and he remains patient, other than Paradise.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 6060, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 30: Whoever loves to meet Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

لواءه كره الل لواءه ومن كره لواء الل نحب الل من نحب لواء الل

Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allah, Allah hates

to meet him.

Aishah said, “O Prophet of Allah, is it because of the dislike of death? For all of us dislike death.” He said:

ورضوانه وجنته نحب لو وسخطه كره ليس كذلك ولكن المؤمن إذا بش ر برحمة الل لواءه وإن الكافر إذا بش ر بعذاب الل فأحب الل اء الل

لواءه وكره الل لواء الل

It is not like this, rather when a believer is given the glad tidings of the mercy of Allah, His pleasure,

and Paradise, then he loves to meet Allah and Allah loves to meet him. When a disbeliever is given

news of the punishment at the Hand of Allah and hardship to be imposed by Him, he hates to meet

Allah and Allah hates to meet him.

Source: Sahih Muslim 157, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 31: Never say Allah will not forgive someone

Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

تعالى قال من ذا الذ يتألى على لفلن وإن الل ا يغفر الل ي قد غفرت لفلن ونحبطت عملك نن ا نغفر لفلن فإن نن رجل قال والل

A man said: By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so. At this, Allah the Almighty said:Who is he who

swears by Me that I will not forgive so-and-so? Verily I have forgiven him so and I have nullified your

own good deeds.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2621, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 32: The virtue of fearing Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

ا حضره الموت نوصى بنيه فوال إذا ننا مت فأحرقوني ثم اس يح ف نسرف رجل على نفسه فلم لئن حووني ثم اذروني في الر ي البحر فوالل

ما نخذت فإذا هو قائم فوال له ما حملك على ما صنعت قدر على رب ي ليعذ بني عذابا ما عذبه به نحدا قال ففعلوا ذلك به فوال لألرض ند

مخافتك فغفر له بذلك –نو قال –يا رب فوال خشيتك

A man had indulged himself in sin, so when death approached he enjoined his sons saying: If I die,

then burn me, pulverize me, and scatter me to the winds over the sea, for by Allah, if He is able He will

punish me in a way he has not punished anyone else. So they did that to him, and when he stood

before his Lord, He said to him: What made you do that? The man said: Fear and awe of You, O Lord.

So Allah forgave him because of that.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2756, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 33: The virtue of continuous repentance

Abu Huraira reported: Among the sayings of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,

that he related from his Lord Almighty is that He said:

الذنب ثم عاد فأذنب فوال لي ذنبي فوال تبارك وتعالى نذنب عبد ذنبا فعلم نن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ ب نذنب عبد ذنبا فوال اللهم اغفر

م نن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ بالذنب ثم عاد فأذنب فوال ن رب اغفر لي ن رب اغفر لي ذنبي فوال تبارك وتعالى عبد نذنب ذنبا فعل

ما شئت فود غفرت لك نب اعمل ذنبي فوال تبارك وتعالى نذنب عبد ذنبا فعلم نن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ بالذ

A servant committed a sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin! Allah the Blessed and Exalted will say:

My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds him

accountable. Then he returned to his sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin! Allah will say: My

servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds him accountable.

Then he returned to his sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin! Allah will say: My servant has

committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds him accountable, so do what

you will because I have forgiven you.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2758, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 34: Allah will always forgive the repentant

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

تبارك وتعالى يا ابن آدم إنك ما دعوتني ورجوتني غفرت لك على ما كان فيك و ا نبالي يا ابن آدم لو بلغت ذنوبك عنان السماء ثم قال الل

بي شيئا لتيتك بورابها مغفرة فرت لك و ا نبالي يا ابن آدم إنك لو نتيتني بوراب الرض خطايا ثم لويتني ا تشرك استغفرتني غ

Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: O son of Adam, however much you call upon Me and place your

hopes in Me, I will forgive you without any reservation. O son of Adam, if you have sins piling up to

the clouds and then ask My forgiveness, I will forgive you without any reservation. O son of Adam, if

you come to me with enough sins to fill the earth, and meet Me without associating anything as a

partner with Me, I will come to you with enough forgiveness to fill the earth.

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3540, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 35: The virtue of night prayer

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

جيب له ومن يسألني فأعطيه ومن يستغفرني فأغفر ربنا كل ليلة إلى السماء الدنيا حين يبوى ثلث الليل الخر فيوول من يدعوني فأست ينعل

له

Our Lord descends to the heaven on the last third of every night, and He says: Who is calling upon Me

that I may answer him? Who is asking from Me that I may give him? Who is seeking My forgiveness

that I may forgive him?

Source: Sahih Bukhari 1094, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 36: The Greater Intercession

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

بيده ونسجد لك يجتمع المؤمنون يوم الويامة فيوولون لو استشفعنا إلى رب نا فيأتون آدم فيوولون ملئكته وعلمك ننت نبو الناس خلوك الل

نسماء كل شيء فاشفع لنا عند رب ك حتى يريحنا من مكاننا هذا فيوول لست هناكم وي ل رسول بعثه الل ذكر ذنبه فيستحي ائتوا نوحا فإنه نو

حمن فيأتونه فيوول لست رض فيأتونه فيوول لست هناكم ويذكر سؤاله ربه ما ليس له به علم فيستحي فيوول إلى نهل ال ائتوا خليل الر

ونعطاه التور سى ئتوا عياة فيأتونه فيوول لست هناكم ويذكر قتل النفس بغير نفس فيستحي من رب ه فيوول اهناكم ائتوا موسى عبدا كلمه الل

دا صلى الل وروحه فيوول لست هناكم ائتوا محم ورسوله وكلمة الل ر فيأتوني عبد الل له ما تودم من ذنبه وما تأخ عليه وسلم عبدا غفر الل

ثم يوال ارف فأنطلق حتى نستأذن على رب ي فيؤذن لي فإذا رنيت رب ي وقعت ساجدا فيدعني ما شاء ع رنسك وسل تعطه وقل يسمع الل

ي فيحد ل هم الجنة ثم نعود إليه فإذا رنيت رب ي مثله ثم نشفع واشفع تشفع فأرفع رنسي فأحمده بتحميد يعل منيه ثم نشفع فيحد لي حدا فأدخل

ابعة فأقول ما بوي في النار إ ا من حبسه الورآن ووجب عليه الخلود حدا فأدخلهم الجنة ثم نعود الر

The believers will gather on the Day of Resurrection and they will say: would that someone intercede

for us with our Lord! They will go to Adam and say: You are the father of humanity, Allah created you

with His Hand, the angels prostrated for you, and He taught you the names of all things, so intercede

for us with your Lord that we may be relieved of this place! Adam will say: It is not fitting for me. Then

he will remember his sin and he will feel shame and will say: Go to Noah, for he was the first

Messenger that Allah sent to the people of the earth. They will go to him and Noah will say: It is not

fitting for me. Then he will remember his request for his Lord to do that of which he had no

knowledge and he will feel shame and will say: Go to the intimate friend of the

Merciful, Abraham. They will go to him and Abraham will say: It is not fitting for me, so go to Moses,

the servant to whom Allah spoke directly and to whom He revealed the Torah. They will go to him and

Moses will say: It is not fitting for me. Then he will remember when he killed a person without right

and he will feel shame in front of his Lord and will say: Go to Jesus, the servant of Allah and His

Messenger, His Word and His Spirit. They will go to him and Jesus will say: It is not fitting for me, so go

to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, the servant who was forgiven for his past and

future sins. So they will come to me and I will proceed until I ask my Lord for permission and I will be

granted permission. When I see my Lord, I will prostrate for him and He will let me remain in that

state as long as He wills and then I will be addressed: Raise your heard and ask, your request will be

granted, say and your saying will be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted. I will

raise my head and praise Allah with a supplication He will teach me and I will intercede. He will fix a

limit for me who will be admitted into Paradise. Then I will come back to Allah again and when I see

my Lord, the same will happen. Then I will intercede and Allah will fix a limit for me who will be

admitted into Paradise, and then I will come back a third and fourth time and it will be said: None

remains in the Hellfire but those whom the Quran has imprisoned and destined to remain forever.

Source: Sahih Bukhari 4206, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 37: The wonders of Paradise

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

الحين ما ا عين رنت و ا نذن سمعت و ا خطر ع عع وجل نعددت لعباد الص عليه يوول الل لى قلب بشر ذخرا بله ما نطلعكم الل

Allah the Exalted said: I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, what no ear

has heard, and has not crossed the mind of men, but it is testified by Allah.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2824, Grade: Sahih

Then the Prophet recited the verse:

ة نعين جعاء بما كانوا يعملون ا نخفي لهم م ن قر فل تعلم نفس م

No soul knows what joy for them has been kept hidden.

Surah As-Sajda 32:17

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Hadith 38: Gabriel sees Paradise and Hell

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

الجنة والنار نرسل جب ا خلق الل ريل إلى الجنة فوال انظر إليها وإلى ما نعددت لهلها فيها قال فجاءها ونظر إليه لم ا وإلى ما نعد الل

تك ا يسمع بها نحد إ ا دخل ها فأمر بها فحفت بالمكاره فوال ارجع إليها فانظر إلى ما نعددت لهلها لهلها فيها قال فرجع إليه قال فوعع

تك لود خفت ها نحد قال اذهب إلى النار فانظر إليها وإلى ما نن ا يدخل فيها قال فرجع إليها فإذا هي قد حفت بالمكاره فرجع إليه فوال وعع

تك ا يسمع به ات فوال ارجع ا نحد فيدخلها فأمر بها فحفت بالشهو نعددت لهلها فيها فإذا هي يركب بعضها بعضا فرجع إليه فوال وعع

تك لود خشيت نن ا ينجو منها نحد إ ا دخلها إليها فرجع إليها فوال وعع

When Allah created Paradise and Hellfire, He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying: Look at it and at what I

have prepared therein for its inhabitants. So Gabriel came to it and looked at it and at what Allah had

prepared therein for its inhabitants. He returned to Him and said: By your glory, no one hears of it

without entering it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by forms of hardship, and He said: Return

to it and look at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. So Gabriel returned to it and found

that it was encompassed by forms of hardship. Then he returned to Allah and said: By Your glory, I

fear that no one will enter it. Allah said: Go to Hellfire and look at it and what I have prepared therein

for its inhabitants. Gabriel found that it was in layers, one above the other. Then he returned to Allah

and said: By Your glory, no one who hears of it will enter it. So Allah ordered that it be encompassed

by lusts. Then He said: Return to it, and Gabriel returned to it and he said: By Your glory, I fear that no

one will escape it.

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2560, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 39: Paradise and Hellfire dispute each other

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

ت النار والجنة فوالت النار نوثرت بالمتكب رين والمتجب رين وقالت الجنة ف هم وعجعهم فوال ما لي ا يدخلني إ ا ضعفاء الناس وسوط تحاج

للجنة ننت رحمتي نرحم بك من نشاء من عباد وقال للنار ننت عذابي نعذ ب بك ا الل من نشاء من عباد ولكل واحدة منكم ملؤها فأم

يضع قدمه عليها فتوول قط قط فهنالك تمتلئ ويعوى بعضها إلى بعض النار فل تمتلئ ف

The Hellfire and Paradise disputed each other. Hellfire said: the haughty and the proud will dwell in

me. Paradise said: What is the matter with me that the meek, the humble among people, the simple

and downtrodden will enter me? Allah said to Paradise: you are My mercy with which I show mercy to

those of My servants whom I will; and Allah said to Hellfire: you are punishment with which I punish

those of My servants whom I will, and both of you will be full. Hellfire will not be filled until Allah puts

His foot over it, and Hellfire will say: Enough! Enough! At that time, all of its parts will be filled

together.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2846, Grade: Sahih

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Hadith 40: The ultimate reward in Paradise

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

يوول لهل الجنة يا نهل الجنة فيوولون لبيك ربنا وسعديك والخير في ولون وما لنا ا نرضى يا رب وقد يديك فيوول هل رضيتم فيو إن الل

ن شيء نفضل من ذلك فيوول نحل عليكم رضواني نعطيتنا ما لم تعط نحدا من خلوك فيوول ن ا نعطيكم نفضل من ذلك فيوولون يا رب و

سخط عليكم بعده نبدافل ن

Verily, Allah will say to the people of Paradise: O people of Paradise! They will say: We are at your

service, our Lord, all goodness is in Your hand! Allah will say: Are you satisfied? They will say: Why

should we not be satisfied when You have given us what you have not given to any other creation?

Allah will say: Shall I not give you something better than that? They will say: O Lord, what could

possibly be better than that? Allah will say: I will bestow upon you My pleasure and I will never be

displeased with you afterwards.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2829, Grade: Sahih

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