Lesson - 55

About High Reward

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 106)

About Supplications

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar (RA): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) never failed to utter these supplications in the evening and in the morning: O Allah, I ask Thee for security in this world and in the Hereafter: O Allah! I ask Thee for forgiveness and security in my religion and my worldly affairs, in my family and my property; O Allah! conceal my fault or faults (according to Uthman's version), and keep me safe from the things which I fear; O Allah! guard me in front of me and behind me, on my right hand and on my left, and from above me: and I seek in Thy greatness from receiving unexpected harm from below me." Abu Dawud (RA) said: Waki' said: That is to say, swallowing by the earth.

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 43, Hadith 302)

About Good Faith

Narrated Anas (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will be taken out of Hell."

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 37)

About Safety

It was narrated from Salamah bin ‘Ubaidullah bin Mihsan Al-Ansari (RA) that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ‘Whoever among you wakes up physically healthy, feeling safe and secure within himself, with food for the day, it is as if he acquired the whole world.’”

(Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 37, Hadith 4280)

About Generosity

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds)

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 6)

Lesson - 54

About Paradise

Narrated Sa'd ibn Abu Waqqas (RA): Ibn Sa'd said: My father (Sa'd ibn Abu Waqqas) heard me say: O Allah, I ask Thee for Paradise, its blessings, its pleasure and such-and-such, and such-and-such; I seek refuge in Thee from Hell, from its chains, from its collars, and from such-and-such, and from such-and-such. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: There will be people who will exaggerate in supplication. You should not be one of them. If you are granted Paradise, you will be granted all what is good therein; if you are protected from Hell, you will be protected from what is evil therein.

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 8, Hadith 65)

About Fragrance

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Amr (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of five hundred years.”

(Sunan Ibn-Majah, Book 20, Hadith 2709)

About Prayer

Narrated `Aisha (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) prayed in his house while sitting during his illness and the people prayed behind him standing and he pointed to them to sit down. When he had finished the prayer, he said, "The Imam is to be followed and so when he bows you should bow; and when he lifts his head you should also do the same."

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 18, Hadith 33)

About Faith

Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "A faithful believer while in prayer is speaking in private to his Lord, so he should neither spit in front of him nor to his right side but he could spit either on his left or under his foot."

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 8, Hadith 63)

About Wealth

Ibn Ka'b bin Malik Al-Ansari (RA) narrated from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Two wolves free among sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's desire for wealth and honor is to his religion."

(Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 36, Hadith 73)

Lesson - 53

About Righteousness

Abu Huraira (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: He who called (people) to righteousness, there would be reward (assured) for him like the rewards of those who adhered to it, without their rewards being diminished in any respect. And he who called (people) to error, he shall have to carry (the burden) of its sin, like those who committed it, without their sins being diminished in any respect.

(Sahih Muslim, Book 47, Hadith 30)

About Bounty of Allah

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d (RA): There was a woman amongst us who had a farm and she used to sow Silq (a kind of vegetable) on the edges of streams in her farm. On Fridays she used to pull out the Silq from its roots and put the roots in a utensil. Then she would put a handful of powdered barley over it and cook it. The roots of the Silq were a substitute for meat. After finishing the Jumah prayer we used to greet her and she would give us that food which we would eat with our hands, and because of that meal, we used to look forward to Friday.

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 11, Hadith 62)

About Honor

Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, then let him honor his guest. And whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, then let him say what is good or remain silent."

(Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 37, Hadith 2688)

About Congregational Prayer

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Allah will prepare for him who goes to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer) an honorable place in Paradise with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings.

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 56)

About Greatest Names

'Asma daughter of Yazid (RA) reported the Prophet (peace be upon him) as saying: "Allah's Greatest Names is in these two verses: "And your Ilaah (God) is One Ilaah (God), none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving' and the beginning of Surah Al 'Imran, "A.L.M Allah, there is no deity but He, the Living, the Eternal."

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 8, Hadith 81)

Lesson - 52

About the Hour

Anas bin Malik (RA) narrated that the Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "The hour shall not be established until time is constricted, and the year is like a month, a month is like the week, and the week is like the day, and the day is like the hour, and the hour is like the flare of the fire."

(Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Book 36, Hadith 29)

About Advice

Narrated Hisham's (RA) father: Ibn `Umar (RA) said, "Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, 'Do not pray at the time of sunrise and at the time of sunset.' "Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, 'If the edge of the sun appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it becomes high, and if the edge of the sun disappears, delay the prayer till it sets (disappears completely).' "

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 9, Hadith 59)

About Wish for Death

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so perhaps he may do more good, or he is an evildoer but perhaps he will give up his evil ways."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book 21, Hadith 10)

About Quality Creation

Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As (RA) reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: Allah ordained the measures (of quality) of the creation fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, as His Throne was upon water.

(Sahih Muslim, Book 46, Hadith 27)

About Siwak

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah, I would have commanded them to delay 'Isha' and to use the Siwak for every prayer."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book 6, Hadith 539)

Lesson - 51

About Best Deeds

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): At the time of the Fajr prayer the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked Bilal, "Tell me of the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise." Bilal replied, "I did not do anything worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was written for me."

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 19, Hadith 30)

About White Hairs

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Sh'uaib (RA) from his father, that his grandfather said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade plucking out white hairs and said: 'It is the light of the believer.'"

(Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 33, Hadith 66)

About Tasbih

Narrated Yusayrah (RA), mother of Yasir: The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded them (the women emigrants) to be regular (in remembering Allah by saying): "Allah is most great"; "Glory be to the King, the Holy"; "there is no god but Allah"; and that they should count them on fingers, for they (the fingers) will be questioned and asked to speak.

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 8, Hadith 86)

About the Supplication

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (RA) that he heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: “When a man enters his house, and remembers Allah when he enters and when he eats, Satan says: ‘You have no place to stay and no supper.’ If he enters his house and does not remember Allah upon entering, Satan says: ‘You have found a place to stay.’ And if he does not remember Allah when he eats, (Satan) says: ‘You have found a place to stay and supper.’”

(Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 34, Hadith 61)

About Fear Prayer

It was narrated from Salih bin Khawwat (RA), from Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (RA) that: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) led them in offering the fear prayer. Some formed a row behind him and some formed a row facing the enemy. He led them in praying one rak'ah, then they moved away and the others came, and he led them in praying one rak'ah, then they got up and each (group) made up the other rak'ah.

(Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book 18, Hadith 8)