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    Index 1 of 2Select the subject to see Sayings of the Prophet

    Muhammad related to it..

    Adultery Abstinence Aged Persons Alms-giing Animals

    !eauty !egging !enefits "harity "hastity

    "hristians and #e$s "leanliness "ompassion "onscience "ontentment

    "ontrol of Self "ourtesy "rimes "ultiation of %and &ead

    &eath &ebt &eliberation &isposition to 'ood &isputation

    &iorce &uty of !elieers (ny (xperience )orgieness

    'entleness 'od 'od*s +indness ,eart ,eaenand ,ell

    ,ospitality ,umility Islam #ihad +indness

    he+uran %abor %earning Man*s 'ro$th

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    Index 2 of 2Select the subject to see all Sayings of the Prophet

    Muhammad related to it..

    Meanness Modesty Monopolies Mothers

    Muhammad he Prophet

    Muhammad he Prophet*s +indness

    Muhammad he Prophet*s Mission

    Muhammad he Prophet*s Prayers

    eighborliness /rphans

    Parents Peacema0ing Pride Progress Prophecies

    Punishment Purity elaties epentance eerence

    Seemliness Self-Indulgence Serants Sic0 ruth

    sury 3ido$s 3ies 3omen 3orld

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    Adultery

    When a man commits adultery, Iman (Faith) leaves

    him; but when he leaves such evil ways, Iman willreturn to him.

    When a man commits adultery, Iman (Faith) leaves

    him; but when he leaves such evil ways, Iman willreturn to him.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    The adultery o the eye is to loo% with desire on the

    wie o another; and the adultery o the ton&ue is to

    utter what is orbidden.

    The adultery o the eye is to loo% with desire on the

    wie o another; and the adultery o the ton&ue is to

    utter what is orbidden.

    'e ollowers o Muhammad, I swear o od, there is

    not anythin& which od so abhors, as adultery.

    'e ollowers o Muhammad, I swear o od, there is

    not anythin& which od so abhors, as adultery.

    very eye is an adulterer; and every woman perumes

    hersel, and &oes to an assembly where men are,

    wishin& to show hersel to them, with a loo% o

    lasciviousness, is an adulteress.

    very eye is an adulterer; and every woman perumes

    hersel, and &oes to an assembly where men are,

    wishin& to show hersel to them, with a loo% o

    lasciviousness, is an adulteress.

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    Abstinence

    The world is sweet in the heart, and &reen to the eye;

    and verily od hath brou&ht you, ater those whowent beore you$ then loo% to your action, and

    abstain rom the world o wic%edness.

    The world is sweet in the heart, and &reen to the eye;

    and verily od hath brou&ht you, ater those whowent beore you$ then loo% to your action, and

    abstain rom the world o wic%edness.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    The man I most emulate is a Muslim unencumbered;a man o small amily, and little money, a perormer

    o prayers and a perect worshipper o od in private,

    one who is un%nown, and hath enou&h to supply his

    wants, and when he dies, he will leave ew women to

    cry or him, and ew le&acies.

    The man I most emulate is a Muslim unencumbered;a man o small amily, and little money, a perormer

    o prayers and a perect worshipper o od in private,

    one who is un%nown, and hath enou&h to supply his

    wants, and when he dies, he will leave ew women to

    cry or him, and ew le&acies.

    There is no monasticism in Islam.There is no monasticism in Islam.

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    Aged Persons

    To every youn& person who honors the old, on

    account o their a&e, may &od appoint those whoshall honor him in his years.

    To every youn& person who honors the old, on

    account o their a&e, may &od appoint those whoshall honor him in his years.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    *erily, to honor an old man is showin& respect to

    od.

    *erily, to honor an old man is showin& respect to

    od.

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    Alms-giing

    The best o alms is that which the ri&ht hand &ives, and

    the let hand %nows not o.

    The best o alms is that which the ri&ht hand &ives, and

    the let hand %nows not o.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    There are seven people whom od will draw under "is

    own shadow, on the day when there will be no other

    shadow; one o them a man who hath &iven alms and

    concealed it, so that his let hand %new not what hisri&ht hand did.

    There are seven people whom od will draw under "is

    own shadow, on the day when there will be no other

    shadow; one o them a man who hath &iven alms and

    concealed it, so that his let hand %new not what hisri&ht hand did.

    The people o the +asuls house %illed a &oat, and the

    +asul en-uired, What remained o it/ !ishah said,0othin& but its shoulder; or we have sent the rest to

    the poor and nei&hbors. The +asul said, The whole

    &oat remaineth e1cept its shoulder; that is, that

    remaineth which ye have &iven away, and what ye have

    %ept in the house is rail.

    The people o the +asuls house %illed a &oat, and the

    +asul en-uired, What remained o it/ !ishah said,0othin& but its shoulder; or we have sent the rest to

    the poor and nei&hbors. The +asul said, The whole

    &oat remaineth e1cept its shoulder; that is, that

    remaineth which ye have &iven away, and what ye have

    %ept in the house is rail.

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    Animals

    Fear od, in treatin& dumb animals and ride them

    when they are it to be ridden and &et o them whenthey are tired.

    Fear od, in treatin& dumb animals and ride them

    when they are it to be ridden and &et o them whenthey are tired.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    !n adulteress passed by a do& at a well; and the do&

    was holdin& out his ton&ue rom thirst, which was

    near %illin& him, and the woman drew o her boot,and tied it to the end o her &arment, and drew water

    or the do&, and &ave him to drin%; and she was

    or&iven or that act.

    !n adulteress passed by a do& at a well; and the do&

    was holdin& out his ton&ue rom thirst, which was

    near %illin& him, and the woman drew o her boot,and tied it to the end o her &arment, and drew water

    or the do&, and &ave him to drin%; and she was

    or&iven or that act.

    ! woman was punished or a cat which she tied till it

    died rom hun&er. #he &ave the cat nothin& to eat, nor

    did she set it at liberty so that it mi&ht ind some

    ood.

    ! woman was punished or a cat which she tied till it

    died rom hun&er. #he &ave the cat nothin& to eat, nor

    did she set it at liberty so that it mi&ht ind some

    ood.

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    !eauty

    That person will not enter Paradise who hath one

    atom o pride in his heart. !nd a man present said,*erily, a man is ond o havin& &ood clothes, and

    &ood shoes. Muhammad said, od is 2eauty and

    deli&hted in the beautiul; but pride is holdin& man in

    contempt.

    That person will not enter Paradise who hath one

    atom o pride in his heart. !nd a man present said,*erily, a man is ond o havin& &ood clothes, and

    &ood shoes. Muhammad said, od is 2eauty and

    deli&hted in the beautiul; but pride is holdin& man in

    contempt.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    !enefits

    There are two beneits, o which the &enerality o

    men are the losers, and o which they do not %nowthe value.

    There are two beneits, o which the &enerality o

    men are the losers, and o which they do not %nowthe value.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    "harity

    Prayers li&hten the heart, and charity is proo o Iman

    (Faith), and abstinence rom sin is perect splendor; the3uran is a proo o &ain to you, i you do &ood, and it is

    a detriment to you i you do wron&; and every man who

    rises in the mornin& either does that which will be the

    means o his redemption or his ruin.

    Prayers li&hten the heart, and charity is proo o Iman

    (Faith), and abstinence rom sin is perect splendor; the3uran is a proo o &ain to you, i you do &ood, and it is

    a detriment to you i you do wron&; and every man who

    rises in the mornin& either does that which will be the

    means o his redemption or his ruin.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    When you spea%, spea% the truth; perorm when you

    promise; dischar&e your trust; commit not ornication;

    be chaste; have no impure desires; withhold your hands

    rom stri%in&, and rom ta%in& that which is unlawul

    and bad. The best o ods servants are those who whenseen, remind o od; and the worst o ods servants are

    those who carry tales about, and do mischie and

    separate riends, and see% or the deects o the &ood.

    When you spea%, spea% the truth; perorm when you

    promise; dischar&e your trust; commit not ornication;

    be chaste; have no impure desires; withhold your hands

    rom stri%in&, and rom ta%in& that which is unlawul

    and bad. The best o ods servants are those who whenseen, remind o od; and the worst o ods servants are

    those who carry tales about, and do mischie and

    separate riends, and see% or the deects o the &ood.

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    "hastity

    Modesty and chastity are part o the aith.Modesty and chastity are part o the aith.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    "hristians and

    #e$s

    Muhammad once reerred to strie, and said, It will

    appear at the time o %nowled&e leavin& the world.4iad said, 5 Messen&er o od, how will %nowled&e

    &o rom the world, since we read the 3uran, and teach it

    to our children, and our children to theirs; and so on till

    the last day/ Then Muhammad said, 5 4iad, I

    supposed you the most learned man o Medinah. 6o the

    7ews and 8hristians who read the 2ible and the van&elact on them/

    Muhammad once reerred to strie, and said, It will

    appear at the time o %nowled&e leavin& the world.4iad said, 5 Messen&er o od, how will %nowled&e

    &o rom the world, since we read the 3uran, and teach it

    to our children, and our children to theirs; and so on till

    the last day/ Then Muhammad said, 5 4iad, I

    supposed you the most learned man o Medinah. 6o the

    7ews and 8hristians who read the 2ible and the van&elact on them/

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    6o not e1ceed bounds in praisin& me, as the 8hristians

    do in praisin& 7esus, the son o Mary, by callin& "imod, and the #on o od; I am only the 9ords servant;

    then call me the servant o od and "is messen&er.

    6o not e1ceed bounds in praisin& me, as the 8hristians

    do in praisin& 7esus, the son o Mary, by callin& "imod, and the #on o od; I am only the 9ords servant;

    then call me the servant o od and "is messen&er.

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    "leanliness

    Were it not or ear o troublin& my disciples, verily I

    would order them to clean their teeth beore everyprayer.

    Were it not or ear o troublin& my disciples, verily I

    would order them to clean their teeth beore everyprayer.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    od is pure and loves purity and cleanliness.od is pure and loves purity and cleanliness.

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    "ompassion

    When the child (o 4ainab) was brou&ht to Muhammad,

    dyin&; its body tremblin& and movin&; the eyes o the!postle o od shed many tears. !nd #ad said, 5

    Messen&er o od: What is the weepin& and sheddin&

    o tears/ Muhammad replied, This is an e1pression o

    the tenderness and compassion, which the 9ord has put

    into the hearts o "is servants; the 9ord does not have

    compassion on and commiserate with "is servants,e1cept such as are tender and ull o eelin&.

    When the child (o 4ainab) was brou&ht to Muhammad,

    dyin&; its body tremblin& and movin&; the eyes o the!postle o od shed many tears. !nd #ad said, 5

    Messen&er o od: What is the weepin& and sheddin&

    o tears/ Muhammad replied, This is an e1pression o

    the tenderness and compassion, which the 9ord has put

    into the hearts o "is servants; the 9ord does not have

    compassion on and commiserate with "is servants,e1cept such as are tender and ull o eelin&.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    Muhammad said, 6o you thin% this woman will cast

    her own child into the ire/ Those present said, 0o.

    Muhammad said, *erily od is more compassionate on

    "is creatures, than this woman on her own child.

    Muhammad said, 6o you thin% this woman will cast

    her own child into the ire/ Those present said, 0o.

    Muhammad said, *erily od is more compassionate on

    "is creatures, than this woman on her own child.

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    "onscience

    ! man as%ed Muhammad what was the mar% whereby

    he mi&ht %now the reality o his aith. Muhammad said,I thou derive pleasure rom the &ood which thou hast

    perormed and thou be &rieved or the evil which thou

    hast committed, thou art a true believer. The man said.

    In what doth a ault really consist/ Muhammad said,

    when action pric%s your conscience, orsa%e it..

    ! man as%ed Muhammad what was the mar% whereby

    he mi&ht %now the reality o his aith. Muhammad said,I thou derive pleasure rom the &ood which thou hast

    perormed and thou be &rieved or the evil which thou

    hast committed, thou art a true believer. The man said.

    In what doth a ault really consist/ Muhammad said,

    when action pric%s your conscience, orsa%e it..

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    !ll actions are ud&ed by the motive promptin& them.!ll actions are ud&ed by the motive promptin& them.

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    "ontentment

    +iches are not rom an abundance o worldly &oods, but

    rom a contented mind.

    +iches are not rom an abundance o worldly &oods, but

    rom a contented mind.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    When you see a person, who has been &iven more than

    you in money and beauty; then loo% to those who have

    been &iven less.

    When you see a person, who has been &iven more than

    you in money and beauty; then loo% to those who have

    been &iven less.

    9oo% to those inerior to yourselves, so that you may not

    hold ods beneits in contempt.

    9oo% to those inerior to yourselves, so that you may not

    hold ods beneits in contempt.

    od loves those who are content.od loves those who are content.

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    "ontrol of Self

    The most e1cellent 7ihad is that or the con-uest o sel.The most e1cellent 7ihad is that or the con-uest o sel.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    The e1ercise o reli&ious duty will not atone or the ault

    o an abusive ton&ue.

    The e1ercise o reli&ious duty will not atone or the ault

    o an abusive ton&ue.

    ! man cannot be a Muslim till his heart and ton&ue are

    so.

    ! man cannot be a Muslim till his heart and ton&ue are

    so.

    That person is wise and sensible who subdues his carnal

    desires and hopes or rewards rom od; and he is an

    i&norant man who ollows his lustul appetites, and with

    all this as%s or ods or&iveness.

    That person is wise and sensible who subdues his carnal

    desires and hopes or rewards rom od; and he is ani&norant man who ollows his lustul appetites, and with

    all this as%s or ods or&iveness.

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    "ourtesy

    "umility and courtesy are acts o piety."umility and courtesy are acts o piety.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    *erily, a man teachin& his child manners is better or

    him than &ivin& one bushel o &rain in alms.

    *erily, a man teachin& his child manners is better or

    him than &ivin& one bushel o &rain in alms.

    When victuals are placed beore you no man must stand

    up till it be ta%en away; nor must one man leave oeatin& beore the rest; and i he doeth he must ma%e an

    apolo&y.

    When victuals are placed beore you no man must stand

    up till it be ta%en away; nor must one man leave oeatin& beore the rest; and i he doeth he must ma%e an

    apolo&y.

    It is not ri&ht or a &uest to stay so lon& as to

    incommode his host.

    It is not ri&ht or a &uest to stay so lon& as to

    incommode his host.

    It is o my ways that a man shall come out with his &uest

    to the door o his house.

    It is o my ways that a man shall come out with his &uest

    to the door o his house.

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    "rimes

    The &reatest crimes are to associate another with od, to

    ve1 your ather and mother, to murder your own species,to commit suicide, and to swear to lie.

    The &reatest crimes are to associate another with od, to

    ve1 your ather and mother, to murder your own species,to commit suicide, and to swear to lie.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    "ultiation of

    %and

    There is no Muslim who plants a tree, or sows a ield,

    and man birds or beast eat rom them, but it is charityor him.

    There is no Muslim who plants a tree, or sows a ield,

    and man birds or beast eat rom them, but it is charityor him.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    Whoever brin&s the dead land to lie; that is cultivates

    waste land, or him is reward therein.

    Whoever brin&s the dead land to lie; that is cultivates

    waste land, or him is reward therein.

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    &eath

    Wish not or death any o you; neither the doer o &ood

    wor%s, or peradventure he may increase them by anincrease o lie; nor the oender, or perhaps he may

    obtain the or&iveness o od by repentance. Wish not,

    nor supplicate or death beore its time comes; or verily

    when you die, hope is out and the ambition or reward$

    and verily, the increase o a Mumins (Muslims) lie

    increases his &ood wor%s.

    Wish not or death any o you; neither the doer o &ood

    wor%s, or peradventure he may increase them by anincrease o lie; nor the oender, or perhaps he may

    obtain the or&iveness o od by repentance. Wish not,

    nor supplicate or death beore its time comes; or verily

    when you die, hope is out and the ambition or reward$

    and verily, the increase o a Mumins (Muslims) lie

    increases his &ood wor%s.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    6eath is a blessin& to a Muslim. +emember and spea%

    well o your dead, and rerain rom spea%in& ill o them.

    6eath is a blessin& to a Muslim. +emember and spea%

    well o your dead, and rerain rom spea%in& ill o them.

    The &rave is the irst sta&e o the ourney into eternity.The &rave is the irst sta&e o the ourney into eternity.

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    &ebt

    Whoso desires that od should redeem him rom the

    sorrows and travail o the last day, must delay in callin&on poor debtors, or or&ive the debt in part or whole.

    Whoso desires that od should redeem him rom the

    sorrows and travail o the last day, must delay in callin&on poor debtors, or or&ive the debt in part or whole.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    Whoso has a thin& wherewith to dischar&e a debt, and

    reuses to do it, it is ri&ht to dishonor and punish him.

    Whoso has a thin& wherewith to dischar&e a debt, and

    reuses to do it, it is ri&ht to dishonor and punish him.

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    &eliberation

    ! &ood disposition, and deliberation in aairs, and a

    medium in all thin&s, are one part o twenty

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    &isposition to

    'ood

    "e is o the most perect Muslims, whose disposition is

    most li%ed by his own amily.

    "e is o the most perect Muslims, whose disposition is

    most li%ed by his own amily.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    *erily the most beloved o you by me, and nearest to me

    in the ne1t world, are those o &ood dispositions; and

    verily the &reatest enemies to me and arthest rom me,

    are the ill

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    &isputation

    Man%ind will not &o astray ater havin& ound the ri&ht

    road, unless rom disputation.

    Man%ind will not &o astray ater havin& ound the ri&ht

    road, unless rom disputation.

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    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

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    &iorce

    very woman who as%s to be divorced rom her

    husband without cause, the ra&rance o the arden isorbidden her.

    very woman who as%s to be divorced rom her

    husband without cause, the ra&rance o the arden isorbidden her.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    The thin& which is lawul, but disli%ed by od, is

    divorce.

    The thin& which is lawul, but disli%ed by od, is

    divorce.

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    &uty of !elieers

    I have let two thin&s amon& you, and you will not stray

    as lon& as you hold them ast; one is the 2oo% o od(3uran), the other the 9aws o "is Messen&er (#unna).

    I have let two thin&s amon& you, and you will not stray

    as lon& as you hold them ast; one is the 2oo% o od(3uran), the other the 9aws o "is Messen&er (#unna).

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    Muhammad once said to !nas, #on, i you are able,

    %eep your heart rom mornin& till ni&ht and rom ni&httill mornin&, ree rom malice towards anyone; then he

    said, 5h: my son, this is one o my laws, and he who

    loves my laws verily loves me.

    Muhammad once said to !nas, #on, i you are able,

    %eep your heart rom mornin& till ni&ht and rom ni&httill mornin&, ree rom malice towards anyone; then he

    said, 5h: my son, this is one o my laws, and he who

    loves my laws verily loves me.

    "e is not a &ood Mumin who commits adultery or &ets

    drun%, who steals, or plunders, or who embe==les;

    beware, beware.

    "e is not a &ood Mumin who commits adultery or &ets

    drun%, who steals, or plunders, or who embe==les;

    beware, beware.

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    (ny

    I envy were proper, two persons would be the most

    proper obects o it; one, a man to whom od has &ivenriches, and appointed to bestow in charity; the other, to

    whom od has &ranted the %nowled&e o reli&ion, and

    acts thereon himsel, instructin& others.

    I envy were proper, two persons would be the most

    proper obects o it; one, a man to whom od has &ivenriches, and appointed to bestow in charity; the other, to

    whom od has &ranted the %nowled&e o reli&ion, and

    acts thereon himsel, instructin& others.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    >eep yourselves ar rom envy; it eats up and ta%es

    away &ood actions, li%e as ire eats up and burns wood.

    >eep yourselves ar rom envy; it eats up and ta%es

    away &ood actions, li%e as ire eats up and burns wood.

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    (xperience

    "e is not a perect man o ortitude, who hath not allen

    into misortunes; and there is no physician but thee1perienced. .

    "e is not a perect man o ortitude, who hath not allen

    into misortunes; and there is no physician but thee1perienced. .

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

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    )orgieness

    5nce Muhammad was as%ed, 5 !postle o od: "ow

    many times are we to or&ive our servants aults/ "ewas silent. !&ain the -uestioner as%ed, and Muhammad

    &ave no answer. 2ut when the man as%ed a third time,

    he said, For&ive your servants seventy times a day.

    5nce Muhammad was as%ed, 5 !postle o od: "ow

    many times are we to or&ive our servants aults/ "ewas silent. !&ain the -uestioner as%ed, and Muhammad

    &ave no answer. 2ut when the man as%ed a third time,

    he said, For&ive your servants seventy times a day.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    6o not say, that i the people do &ood to us, we will do

    &ood to them; and i the people oppress us, we will

    oppress them; but determine that i people do you &ood,

    you will do &ood to them; and i they oppress you, you

    will not oppress them.

    6o not say, that i the people do &ood to us, we will do

    &ood to them; and i the people oppress us, we will

    oppress them; but determine that i people do you &ood,

    you will do &ood to them; and i they oppress you, you

    will not oppress them.

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    'entleness

    *erily, od is mild, and is ond o mildness, and "e

    &ives to the mild what he does not to the harsh.

    Whoever hath been &iven &entleness has been &iven a

    &ood portion, in this world and the ne1t.

    od is &entle and loves &entleness.

    *erily you have two -ualities which od and "is

    Messen&er love < ortitude and &entleness.

    *erily, od is mild, and is ond o mildness, and "e

    &ives to the mild what he does not to the harsh.

    Whoever hath been &iven &entleness has been &iven a

    &ood portion, in this world and the ne1t.

    od is &entle and loves &entleness.

    *erily you have two -ualities which od and "is

    Messen&er love < ortitude and &entleness.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

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    'od

    od said, I ulill the aith o whoso puts his aith in

    Me; and I am with him, and near him, when remembersMe.

    od said, I ulill the aith o whoso puts his aith in

    Me; and I am with him, and near him, when remembersMe.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    We were with Muhammad on a ourney, and some men

    stood up repeatin& aloud, od is most &reat, and the

    +asul said, 5 men: 2e easy on yourselves, and do notdistress yourselves by raisin& your voices, verily you do

    not call to one dea or absent, but verily to one who

    hears and sees; and "e is with you; and "e to whom you

    pray is nearer to you than the nec% o your camel.

    We were with Muhammad on a ourney, and some men

    stood up repeatin& aloud, od is most &reat, and the

    +asul said, 5 men: 2e easy on yourselves, and do notdistress yourselves by raisin& your voices, verily you do

    not call to one dea or absent, but verily to one who

    hears and sees; and "e is with you; and "e to whom you

    pray is nearer to you than the nec% o your camel.

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    'od4s +indness

    I the unbeliever %new o the e1tent o the 9ords mercy,

    even he would not despair o Paradise.

    ods %indness towards his creatures is more than a

    mothers towards her babe.

    I you put your whole trust in od, as you ou&ht, "e

    most certainly will &ive you sustenance, as "e does the

    birds; they come out hun&ry in the mornin&, but return

    ull to their nests.

    Trust in od, but tie it (your camel).

    I the unbeliever %new o the e1tent o the 9ords mercy,

    even he would not despair o Paradise.

    ods %indness towards his creatures is more than a

    mothers towards her babe.

    I you put your whole trust in od, as you ou&ht, "e

    most certainly will &ive you sustenance, as "e does the

    birds; they come out hun&ry in the mornin&, but return

    ull to their nests.

    Trust in od, but tie it (your camel).

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

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    ,eart

    2eware: verily there is a piece o lesh in the body o

    man, which when &ood, the whole body is &ood; andwhen bad, the whole body is bad, and that is the heart.

    2eware: verily there is a piece o lesh in the body o

    man, which when &ood, the whole body is &ood; andwhen bad, the whole body is bad, and that is the heart.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    Muhammad said, 5 Wabisah: are you come to as%

    what is &oodness and what is badness/ Wabisah said,'es, I am come or that. Then "e oined his in&ers

    and struc% them upon Wabisahs breast, that is made a

    si&n towards his heart, and said, !s% the -uestion rom

    thine own heart. This he repeated three times aloud and

    said, oodness is a thin& rom which your heart inds

    irmness and rest; and badness is a thin& which throwsyou into doubt, althou&h men may ree you.

    Muhammad said, 5 Wabisah: are you come to as%

    what is &oodness and what is badness/ Wabisah said,'es, I am come or that. Then "e oined his in&ers

    and struc% them upon Wabisahs breast, that is made a

    si&n towards his heart, and said, !s% the -uestion rom

    thine own heart. This he repeated three times aloud and

    said, oodness is a thin& rom which your heart inds

    irmness and rest; and badness is a thin& which throwsyou into doubt, althou&h men may ree you.

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    ,eaen and ,ell

    "ell is veiled in deli&hts, and "eaven in hardships and

    miseries.

    Paradise is nearer to you than the thon&s o your

    sandals; and the Fire li%ewise.

    "ell is veiled in deli&hts, and "eaven in hardships and

    miseries.

    Paradise is nearer to you than the thon&s o your

    sandals; and the Fire li%ewise.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    People as%ed Muhammad i to say There is no deity but

    od was not the %ey to Paradise. "e said, 'es, but it

    is a %ey which hath wards; and i ye come with a %ey o

    that description, Paradise will be opened to you,

    otherwise it will not.

    People as%ed Muhammad i to say There is no deity but

    od was not the %ey to Paradise. "e said, 'es, but itis a %ey which hath wards; and i ye come with a %ey o

    that description, Paradise will be opened to you,

    otherwise it will not.

    Paradise is nearer to you than the thon&s o your

    sandals; and the Fire li%ewise.

    What is Paradise/ Muhammad replied, It is what the eye hath

    not seen, nor the ear heard, nor ever lashed across the mind o

    man.

    Paradise is nearer to you than the thon&s o your

    sandals; and the Fire li%ewise.

    What is Paradise/ Muhammad replied, It is what the eye hath

    not seen, nor the ear heard, nor ever lashed across the mind o

    man.

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    ,ospitality

    "e who believes in one od, and a uture lie, let him

    honor his &uest.

    Whoever believes in od and the "ereater must respect

    his &uest; and whoever believeth in od and the

    "ereater must not incommode his nei&hbors, and aMumin must spea% only &ood words, otherwise remain

    silent.

    It is not ri&ht or a &uest to stay so lon& as toincommode his host.

    "e who believes in one od, and a uture lie, let him

    honor his &uest.

    Whoever believes in od and the "ereater must respect

    his &uest; and whoever believeth in od and the

    "ereater must not incommode his nei&hbors, and aMumin must spea% only &ood words, otherwise remain

    silent.

    It is not ri&ht or a &uest to stay so lon& as toincommode his host.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    , ilit

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    ,umility

    *erily od instructs me to be humble and lowly and not

    proud; and that no one should oppress another.

    *erily od instructs me to be humble and lowly and not

    proud; and that no one should oppress another.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    ! tribe must desist rom boastin& o their oreathers; i

    they will not leave o boastin&, verily they will be more

    abominable near od, than a blac% beetle which rollsorward ilth by its nose; and verily od has removed

    rom you pride and arro&ance. There is no man but

    either a ri&hteous Mumin or a sinner; man%ind are all

    sons o !dam, and he was rom soil.

    ! tribe must desist rom boastin& o their oreathers; i

    they will not leave o boastin&, verily they will be more

    abominable near od, than a blac% beetle which rollsorward ilth by its nose; and verily od has removed

    rom you pride and arro&ance. There is no man but

    either a ri&hteous Mumin or a sinner; man%ind are all

    sons o !dam, and he was rom soil.

    I l

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    Islam

    Inorm me in the nature o Islam, said #uyan, so that I may

    have no occasion to as% others about it. Muhammad said, #ay,

    5 #uyan, I believe in od; ater which obey the

    commandments, and abandon the thin&s orbidden.

    Inorm me in the nature o Islam, said #uyan, so that I may

    have no occasion to as% others about it. Muhammad said, #ay,

    5 #uyan, I believe in od; ater which obey the

    commandments, and abandon the thin&s orbidden.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    Islam commenced in a orlorn state, and will -uic%ly return to

    what it was in the be&innin&; then be oyul, ye who are irm.

    Islam commenced in a orlorn state, and will -uic%ly return to

    what it was in the be&innin&; then be oyul, ye who are irm.

    My reli&ion is li%e clouds droppin& much rain; some o them

    allin& on pure, avorable soil, cause &rass to &row; some o

    them all in hollows rom which man%ind are beneited, some

    all on hi&h lands rom which beneit is not derived; then the

    two irst are li%e the persons ac-uainted with the reli&ion o

    od and instructin& others; and the last li%e the person not

    re&ardin& it nor acceptin& the ri&ht path.

    My reli&ion is li%e clouds droppin& much rain; some o them

    allin& on pure, avorable soil, cause &rass to &row; some o

    them all in hollows rom which man%ind are beneited, some

    all on hi&h lands rom which beneit is not derived; then the

    two irst are li%e the persons ac-uainted with the reli&ion o

    od and instructin& others; and the last li%e the person not

    re&ardin& it nor acceptin& the ri&ht path.

    #ih d

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    #ihad

    The most e1cellent 7ihad is that or the con-uest o sel.

    The in% o the scholar is more holy than the blood o the

    martyr.

    The most e1cellent 7ihad is that or the con-uest o sel.

    The in% o the scholar is more holy than the blood o the

    martyr.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    +i d

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    +indness

    To &ladden the heart o the weary, to remove the

    suerin& o the alicted, hath its own reward. In the dayo trouble, the memory o the action comes li%e a rush

    o the torrent, and ta%es our burden away.

    To &ladden the heart o the weary, to remove the

    suerin& o the alicted, hath its own reward. In the dayo trouble, the memory o the action comes li%e a rush

    o the torrent, and ta%es our burden away.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    "e who helped his ellow

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    he 5uran

    The 3uran consisted o ive heads, thin&s lawul, thin&s

    unlawul, clear and positive precepts, mysteries, ande1amples. Then consider that lawul which is there

    declared to be so, and that which is orbidden as

    unlawul; obey the precepts, believe in the mysteries,

    and ta%e warnin& rom the e1amples.

    The 3uran consisted o ive heads, thin&s lawul, thin&s

    unlawul, clear and positive precepts, mysteries, ande1amples. Then consider that lawul which is there

    declared to be so, and that which is orbidden as

    unlawul; obey the precepts, believe in the mysteries,

    and ta%e warnin& rom the e1amples.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    The other messen&ers o od had their miracles, mine is

    the 3uran and will remain orever.

    The other messen&ers o od had their miracles, mine is

    the 3uran and will remain orever.

    %abor

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    %abor

    "e who neither wor%s or himsel, nor or others, will not

    receive the reward o od.

    "e who neither wor%s or himsel, nor or others, will not

    receive the reward o od.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    Those who earn an honest livin& are the beloved o od.Those who earn an honest livin& are the beloved o od.

    Modesty and chastity are part o the aith.Modesty and chastity are part o the aith.

    Whoever desires the world and its riches, in a lawul manner, in

    order to withhold himsel rom be&&in&, and or a livelihood or

    his amily, and or bein& %ind to his nei&hbor, will come to od

    with his ace as bri&ht as the ull moon on the ourteenth ni&hto the lunar month.

    Whoever desires the world and its riches, in a lawul manner, in

    order to withhold himsel rom be&&in&, and or a livelihood or

    his amily, and or bein& %ind to his nei&hbor, will come to od

    with his ace as bri&ht as the ull moon on the ourteenth ni&hto the lunar month.

    ive the laborer his wa&e beore his perspiration be dry.ive the laborer his wa&e beore his perspiration be dry.

    %earning

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    %earning

    "e dies not who &ives lie to learnin&."e dies not who &ives lie to learnin&.

    (nd Sho$

    The Prophet Muhammad (Peace o !llah be upon "im) #aid$

    Index 1

    *erily od does not ta%e away %nowled&e rom the

    hands o "is servants; but ta%es it by ta%in& away the

    learned; so that when no learned men remain, the

    i&norant will be placed at the head o aairs. 8auseswill be submitted to their decision, they will pass

    sentence without %nowled&e, will err themselves, and

    lead others into error.

    *erily od does not ta%e away %nowled&e rom the

    hands o "is servants; but ta%es it by ta%in& away the

    learned; so that when no learned men remain, the

    i&norant will be placed at the head o aairs. 8auseswill be submitted to their decision, they will pass

    sentence without %nowled&e, will err themselves, and

    lead others into error.

    To spend more time in learnin& is better than spendin&

    more time prayin&; the support o reli&ion is abstinence.

    It is better to teach %nowled&e one hour in the ni&ht than

    to pray all ni&ht.

    To spend more time in learnin& is better than spendin&

    more time prayin&; the support o reli&ion is abstinence.

    It is better to teach %nowled&e one hour in the ni&ht than

    to pray all ni&ht.

    Man4s 'ro$th

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    Man4s 'ro$th

    The son o Man &rows and with him &row two thin&s