Lesson - 15

About Leaders

'Umar bin Al-Khattab narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Shall I not inform you of the best of your leaders and the worst of them: The best of them are those whom you love and they love you, you supplicate for them, and they supplicate for you. And the evilest of your leaders are those who hate you, and you hate them, and they curse you and you curse them."

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 33, Hadith 107)

About Mercy

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: ‘Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection, until He says: “What kept you from denouncing evil when you saw it?” When Allah grants His slave a response, he will say: “O Lord, I hoped for Your mercy but I feared the people.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 92)

About Smiling

Abdullah ibn Haarith radiyallahu anhu reports, I did not see anyone who smiled more than Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam.

(Shama'il Muhammadiyah, Book 35, Hadith 227)

About Sweetness of Faith

It was narrated that Qatadah said: "I heard Anas bin Malik narrating that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'There are three things, whoever attains them will find therein a sweetness of faith: When he loves a person, and only loves him for the sake of Allah [SWT]; when Allah [SWT] and His Messenger (peace be upon him) are dearer to him than all else; and when he would prefer to be thrown into the fire rather to go back to the disbelief from which Allah [SWT] has saved him.'"

(Sunan an-Nasa'i, Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 4)

About Guidance

Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever calls to guidance, then he receives the reward similar to the reward of whoever follows him, without that diminishing anything from their rewards. And whoever calls to misguidance, then he receives of sin similar to the sins of those who followed him, without that diminishing anything from their sins."

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 29)

About The Hour

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The Hour will not be established till two (huge) groups fight against each other, their claim being one and the same."

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 17)

About Reward

Abu Huraira 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 Honesty

Narrated Ma'qil: I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise."

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 14)

About Useless Activity

Abu Hurairah narrated that: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever said: 'Be quiet' while the Imam is giving the Khutbah then he has committed Laghw (useless activity)."

(Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 25)

About Eclipse Prayer

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone's death or life (i.e. birth), but they are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. So, if you see them (i.e. eclipse) offer the (eclipse) prayer.

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 59, Hadith 12)