REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH: The Prophet (P.b.u.h) said: “The example of the one who remembers (Glorifies the praises of) his lord, (Allah) in comparison to the one who does not remember (Glorifies the praises of) his Lord, is that of a living creature compared to a dead one.” (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. 416) SUBHAN ALLAHI WA BIHAMDIHI: Narrated Abu Hurairah (R.a): Allah’s Messenger (P.b.u.h) Said, “Whoever says, Subhan Allahi Wa bihamdihi, one hundred times a day, will forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.” (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8. Hadith No. 416) HADITH: whoever says “La ilaha Ilalahu Wahdahu La sharika Lahu, Lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ala kulli sahi’in qadir”, 100 timz get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; & 100 deeds will be written in his a/c, & 100 sins will be deducted from his a/c, & it will be a shield for from satan on that day till night, & nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he. (Bukhari, Vol.8, H # 412) NONE OF YOU SHOULD LONG FOR DEATH: Narrated Anas (R.a): Allah’s Messenger (P.b.u.h) Said, “None of you should long for death because of a calamity that had befallen him; and if he cannot, but long for death, then he should say, ‘O Allah! Let me live as long as life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.’ (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. 362)
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REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH: The Prophet (P.b.u.h) said: “The example of the one who remembers (Glorifies the praises of) his lord, (Allah) in comparison to the one who does not remember (Glorifies the praises of) his Lord, is that of a living creature compared to a dead one.” (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. 416)
SUBHAN ALLAHI WA BIHAMDIHI: Narrated Abu Hurairah (R.a): Allah’s Messenger (P.b.u.h) Said, “Whoever says, Subhan Allahi Wa bihamdihi, one hundred times a day, will forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.” (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8. Hadith No. 416)
HADITH: whoever says “La ilaha Ilalahu Wahdahu La sharika Lahu, Lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ala kulli sahi’in qadir”, 100 timz get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; & 100 deeds will be written in his a/c, & 100 sins will be deducted from his a/c, & it will be a shield for from satan on that day till night, & nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he. (Bukhari, Vol.8, H # 412)
NONE OF YOU SHOULD LONG FOR DEATH: Narrated Anas (R.a): Allah’s Messenger (P.b.u.h) Said, “None of you should long for death because of a calamity that had befallen him; and if he cannot, but long for death, then he should say, ‘O Allah! Let me live as long as life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.’ (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. 362)
NONE IS MORE PATIENT THAN ALLAH: Narrated Abu Musa (R.a): Allah’s Messenger (P.b.u.h) Said, “None is more patient than Allah against the harmful saying He hears from the people, they ascribe a son (or offspring) to him, yet he gives them heath and (supplies them with) provision.” (Sahhih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. 121)
WHAT DEEDS ARE THE BEST? Narrated Ibn Masud (R.a): “A man asked the prophet (P.b.u.h) “What deeds are the best?” The prophet said: (1) To perform the (daily compulsory) Salat at their (early) stated fixed times; (2) To good and dutiful to one’s own parents (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah’s cause. (Sahih Al bukhari, Vol 9, Hadith No. 625)
HADITH: Narrated Ibn Umar (R.a): “On the day of Resurrection the people will fall on their knees and every nation will follow their prophet and they will say O so-and-so! Intercede (for us with Allah)’, till (the right of) of intercession will be given to the prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) and that will be the day when Allah will raise him to Maqam Mahmud”. (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 6, Hadith No. 242)
RAISE HIM TO MAQAM MAHUD: Narrated Jabir Bin Abdullah (R.a): Allah’s Messenger (p.b.u.h) said, “Whoever, after listening to the Adhan says, ‘O Allah, the lord of this complete call &of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give Muhammad Al-wasilah & Al-fahilah & raise him to Maqam mahud, which you have promised him, will be granted my intercession for him on the day of Resurrection”. (Sahih Al bukhari, Vol. 6, Hadith No. 243)
HADITH: Narrated abu hurairah (R.a): The Prophet (P.b.u.h) said, “Allah forgives my followers those (evil deeds) their own selves may whisper or suggest to them as long as they do not act (on it) or speak.” (Sahih Al bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. 657)
ALLAH IS ONE: They take their priests & their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, & (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah. There is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). (Holy Qur’an Surah 9:31)
ISLAM comes from the root word ‘salaam’, which means peace. It also means submitting one’s will to Allah (swt). Thus Islam is a religion of peace, which is acquired by submitting one’s will to the will of the Supreme Creator, Allah (swt) The literal meaning of Islam is peace; surrender of one’s will i.e. losing oneself for the sake of God and surrendering one’s own pleasure for the pleasure of God.
SHAHADAH: Ashadu An La Ilaha Illa Allah, Wa ashadu anna Muhammadu(n) rasulo Allah – (Meaning) I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Mohammad is Allah's servant and His Messenger.
MEANING OF ALMIGHTY GOD: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 1. Say: He is Allah, the One & Only; 2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; 3. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; 4. & there is none like unto Him. The Holly Qur’an (Surah 112. Al-Ikhlas) (The Purity) One who read the “Surat-ul-Ikhlas” i.e. chapter # 112 of Holy Qur’an. He will get the reward (Hisab) of reading one third of Holy Qur’an.
HELL IN HOLLY QUR’AN: 19. These are two opponents, who disagree regarding their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them; boiling fluid will be poured down on their heads, 20. Which will melt what is in their bellies, and their skins too, 21. And for them are hooked rods of iron. (Holly Qur'an: Chapter 22: 19-21) There are more than 200 places in Qur'an mentioned about Hell.
QURANIC VERSES ABOUT HIJAB: “O you Children of Adam! We have bestowed on you raiment to cover your shame as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness, that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that they may receive admonition.” (Quran 7:26)
QURANIC VERSES ABOUT HIJAB: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognized and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (Quran 33:59) The Prophet said: Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached puberty unless she wears a veil. (Abu Dawood Book 2, Hadith # 0641)
EVERY LIVING THING MADE FROM WATER: The Qur'an describes that Allah "made from water every living thing" (Qur’an: 21:30) another verse describes how "Allah has created every animal from water. Of them are some that creep on their bellies, some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills, for truly Allah has power over all things" (Qur’an: 24:45).
ALLAH FORGIVES EVERY SIN EXCEPT “SHIRK”: Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgives anything else, to whom He pleased; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed. (Qur’an 4:48) Allah forgives not joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleased other sins than this: one, who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away. (Qur’an 4:116)
OBEY ALLAH & MESSENGER: O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination. (Qur’an 4:59)
QUR’AN IS FREE FROM ERROR: Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other Than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy. (Qur’an 4:82)
CHARITY: In most of their secret talks there is no good: But if one exhorts to a deed of charity or justice or conciliation between men, (Secrecy is permissible): To him who does this, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value). (Qur’an 4:114)
ISSA [JESUS] (P.u.h) WAS NOT CRUCIFIED BUT RAISED UP: That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.; but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not: (Qur’an 4:157)
KILLING ONE PERSON = KILLING WHOLE PEOPLE: … if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people… (Qur’an 5:32)
THE LAST VERSE OF QUR’AN: .. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, & have chosen for you Islam as your religion.. (Qur’an 5:3) Muslims believe the Quran to be verbally revealed through angel Jibril (A.S) from God to Muhammad (P.b.u.h) gradually over a period of approximately 23 Years. The Quran is divided into 114 Suras, either as Meccan or Madinan depending upon their place & time of revelation.
PUNISHMENT FOR WAGE WAR AGAINST ALLAH & MESSENGER: The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter; (Qur’an 5:33)
AVOID FOUR MAJOR SINS: O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, - of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. (Qur’an 5:90)
CREATION OF THE WORLD: Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens & the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create & to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher & Sustainer of the worlds! (Qur’an 7:54)
FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM: A Muslim has 5 main duties to perform, namely; 1) Bearing witness to the Unity of God & Muhammad (p.b.u.h) as His Messenger 2) Observing the prescribed prayer 3) Payment of Zakat, 4) keeping the fasts of Ramadan, & 5) performing the pilgrimage to Mecca.
SIX PILLARS OF IMAN: A Muslim’s 6 other beliefs are: 1) Believe in God, 2) Believe in angels, 3) Previously revealed Books of God, 4) All the prophets i.e. from Adam, to Jesus and Mohammed (peace be on them both), 5) the Day of Judgment and 6) Indeed the Decree of God.
THIS WORLD IS ONLY ONE CHANCE TO DO GOOD DEEDS! If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!" (Qur’an 6:27)
ORPHAN'S PROPERTY: And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improve it, until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with (full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear;… (Qur’an 6:152)
SATAN: ((Allah)) said: "What prevented thee from bowing down when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay." (Qur’an 7:12)
PRIME MESSAGE OF ISLAM: The prime message of Islam is the Unity of God, that the Creator of the world is One & He alone is worthy of worship & that Muhammad (P.b.u.h) is His Messenger and Servant. A Muslim’s 6 other beliefs are: Believe in God, Believe in angels, Previously revealed Books of God, All the prophets i.e. from Adam, to Jesus & Mohammed (P.b.u.h), the Day of Judgment & indeed the Decree of God.
WHY MUSLIM PREFER TO CALL ALLAH? The Muslims prefer calling the Supreme Creator, Allah, instead of by the English word God. The Arabic word, ‘Allah’, is pure & unique, unlike the English word ‘God’, which can be played around with. If you add ‘s’ to the word God, it becomes ‘Gods’, that is the plural of God. Allah is one & singular, there is no plural of Allah. Therefore the Muslims prefer using the Arabic word Allah for the Almighty.
99 NAMES OF ALLAH: Allah The Greatest Name: Ar-Rahman 1 The All-Compassionate, Ar-Rahim 2 The All-Merciful, Al-Malik 3 The Absolute Ruler, Al-Quddus 4 The Pure One, As-Salam 5 The Source of Peace, Al-Mu'min 6 The Inspirer of Faith, Al-Muhaymin 7 The Guardian, Al-'Aziz 8 The Victorious, Al-Jabbar 9 The Compeller, Al-Mutakabbir 10 The Greatest, Al-Khaliq 11 The Creator, Al-Bari' 12 The Maker of Order, Al-Musawwir 13 The Shaper of Beauty
HELL IN HOLLY QUR’AN: 15. But they wanted victory and decision & frustration was the lot of every powerful stubborn wrongdoer.16. In front of him is Hell & he is given boiling decaying water for drink. 17. He will drink it in gulps but he will never be able to swallow it down his throat. Death will come to him from every quarter yet he will not die, & in front of him will be a great punishment. The Holly Qur'an (Chapter 14: 15-17)
EAT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO EID PRAYER: Narrated Anas bin Malik,: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of 'Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 73)
KHUTBA AFTER ID PRAYER: Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle used to offer the prayer of 'Id-ul-Adha and 'Id-ul-Fitr and then deliver the Khutba after the prayer. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 77) Narrated Ibn Abbas: I offered the 'Id prayer with Allah's Apostle, Abu Bakr, Umar and 'Uthman and all of them offered the prayer before delivering the Khutba. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 79)
ID PRAYER TWO RAKAT: Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet offered a two Rakat prayer on the Day of Id ul Fitr and he did not pray before or after it. Then he went towards women along with Bilal and ordered them to pay alms and so they started giving their earrings and necklaces (in charity). (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 81)
ID PRAYER FOR WOMAN: Narrated Um 'Atiya: We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of 'Id and even bring out the virgin girls from their houses and menstruating women so that they might stand behind the men and say Takbir along with them and invoke Allah along with them and hope for the blessings of that day and for purification from sins. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 88)
ID PRAYER FOR WOMAN: Narrated Muhammad: Um 'Atiyya said: "Our Prophet ordered us to come out (on 'Id day) with the mature girls and the virgins staying in seclusion." Hafsa narrated the above mentioned Hadith and added, "The mature girls or virgins staying in seclusion but the menstruating women had to keep away from the Musalla." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 91)
NO PRAYER BEFORE AND AFTER ID PRAYER: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet went out and offered a two Rakat prayer on the Day of 'Id ul Fitr and did not offer any other prayer before or after it and at that time Bilal was accompanying him. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 71, Hadith # 104)
BEFORE WE SLEEP: Narrated Aisha: Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Suratan- Nas and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for him. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith # 644)
HELL = DESIRES? PARADISE = DISLIKED UNDESIRABLE THINGS: narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The (Hell) Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires & passions, while Paradise is surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirable things." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith # 494)
ALLAH'S RIGHT UPON HIS SLAVES: Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal: The Prophet said, "O Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?" I said, "Allah & His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "To worship Him (Allah) Alone & to join none in worship with Him (Allah). Do you know what their right upon Him is?" I replied, "Allah & His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "Not to punish them." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith # 470)
LOVE THE PROPHET: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said "None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith # 14)
PERSON WHO LOOKS AFTER AN ORPHAN: Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd: The Prophet said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith # 34)
PERSON WHO LOOKS A WIDOW OR POOR PERSON: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 7, Hadith # 265)
THE MOST BELOVED PRAYER & FASTING TO ALLAH: Narrated Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As: Allah's Apostle told me, "The most beloved prayer to Allah is that of David and the most beloved fasts to Allah are those of David. He used to sleep for half of the night and then pray for one third of the night and again sleep for its sixth part and used to fast on alternate days." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith # 231)
PROPHET ADVISED 3 THINGS: Narrated Abu Huraira: My friend (the Prophet ) advised me to observe three things: (1) to fast three days a month; (2) to pray two Rakat of Duha prayer (fore-noon prayer); and (3) to pray Witr before sleeping. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Hadith # 202)
NOT DO IN MECCA: Narrated Ibn Abbas: On the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has made this town a sanctuary. Its thorny bushes should not be cut, its game should not be chased, and its fallen things should not be picked up except by one who would announce it publicly." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith # 657)
FIRST TEN DAYS OF DHUL HIJJ: Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet said, "No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul Hijja). Then some companions of the Prophet said, "Not even Jihad?" He replied, "Not even Jihad, except that of a man who does it by putting himself & his property in danger (for Allah's sake) & does not return with any of those things. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith # 86)
INVOKING ANYTHING OTHER THAN ALLAH: Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet said one statement and I said another. The Prophet said "Whoever dies while still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah, will enter Hell (Fire)." And I said, "Whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter Paradise." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, Hadith # 24)
WALK ON HIS FACE: Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will Allah gather the non-believers on their faces on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Will not the One Who made him walk on his feet in this world, be able to make him walk on his face on the Day of Resurrection?" (Qatada, a sub narrator, said: Yes, By the Power of Our Lord!) (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, Hadith # 283)
PROPHET’S FOLLOWERS WILL BE MORE: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There was no prophet among the prophets but was given miracles because of which people had security or had belief, but what I was given was the Divine Inspiration which Allah revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith # 379)
ALLAH HAS FORBIDDEN & HATED FOR YOU: Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: The Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your mothers, (2) to bury your daughters alive, (3) to not to pay the rights of the others & (4) to beg of men. & Allah has hated for you (1) vain, useless talk, (2) to ask too many questions, (in disputed religious matters) and (3) to waste the wealth. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Hadith # 591)
FOLLOWS STRICTLY HIS ISLAMIC RELIGION: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If any one of you improve (follows strictly) his Islamic religion then his good deeds will be rewarded ten times to seven hundred times for each good deed and a bad deed will be recorded as it is." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith # 40)
QIYAAMAH: 1. When the Sky is cleft asunder; 2. When the Stars are scattered; 3. When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth; 4. & when the Graves are turned upside down; 5. (Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward & kept back. (Qur’an 82: 1-5)
QIYAAMAH: 34. The Day shall a man Flee from his own brother, 35. & from his mother & his father, 36. & from his wife & his children 37. Each one of them, The Day, will have Enough concern To make him indifferent To the others. (Qur’an: 80: 34-37)
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan & for STANDING IN THE FIRST ROW& found no other way to get that except by drawing lots they would draw lots, & if they knew the reward of the Zuhr prayer they would race for it & if they knew the reward of 'Isha' and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would come to offer them even if they had to crawl." (S. Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith # 589)
WHOEVER CAN GUARANTEE: Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith # 491)
SIGNS OF DAY OF JUDGEMENT: Allah's Apostle saying, "From among the portents of the Hour are the following: Religious knowledge will be taken away; General ignorance (in religious matters) will increase; illegal Sexual intercourse will prevail: Drinking of alcoholic drinks will prevail. Men will decrease in number, & women will increase in number, so much so that 50 women will be looked after by one man." (S. Bukhari, Vol. 7, Hadith # 158)
WHAT SORTS OF DEEDS ARE GOOD? Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man asked the Prophet, "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith # 11)
WOMEN REACHED LEVEL PERFECTION: Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said, "Many amongst men reached (the level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached this level except Asia, Pharaoh's wife, and Mary, the daughter of 'Imran. And no doubt, the superiority of 'Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. a meat and bread dish) to other meals." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith # 623)
TWO ANGELS COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser. "(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith # 522)
ISLAM SUPERSEDES THE ALL THE RELIGIONS: It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, THAT HE MAY PROCLAIM IT OVER ALL RELIGION, even though the Pagans may detest (it). (Qur’an 61: 9) It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion: and enough is Allah for a Witness. (Qur’an 48: 28)
PROPHET HAVE FIVE NAMES: Narrated Jubair bin Mutim: Allah's Apostle said, "I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am Al-Mahi through whom Allah will eliminate infidelity; I am Al-Hashir who will be the first to be resurrected, the people being resurrected there after; and I am also Al-'Aqib (i.e. There will be no prophet after me)." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith # 732)
WHO IS THE BEST AMONG THE PEOPLE? Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Somebody asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Apostle replied "A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his mischief." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith # 45)
RELIGION OF MERCY: Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loves those who are just. (Qur’an 60: 8)
SUNNAH OR SHAREE’AH: …take what the Messenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah. for Allah is strict in Punishment. (Qur’an 59: 7)
PURPOSE OF CREATION: I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me. (Qur’an 51: 56) The act must be done sincerely for the pleasure of God and not for the recognition and praise of human beings. The second condition is that the act be done in accordance with the prophetic way, called in Arabic the Sunnah.
A GROUP OF FOLLOWERS FOLLOWS ALLAH’S LAW STRICTLY: Narrated Muawiya: I heard the Prophet saying, "A group of my followers will keep on following Allah's Laws strictly and they will not be harmed by those who will disbelieve them or stand against them till Allah's Order (The Hour) will come while they will be in that state." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith # 552)
HELL, ARE THERE ANY MORE! Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "The people will be thrown into the (Hell) Fire and it will say: "Are there any more (to come)?' (Qur’an 50.30) till Allah puts His Foot over it and it will say, 'Qati! Qati! (Enough Enough!)'" (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, Hadith # 371)
HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE: O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it...But fear Allah. For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful. (Qur’an 49: 12)
SEPARATION OF SWEAT AND SALT WATER: 19. He has let free the two bodies of flowing water, meeting together: 20. Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress: (Qur’an 55: 19-20)
TAQWA (RIGHTEOUSNESS): O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). (Qur’an 49: 13)
NIGHT PRAYER OF PROPHET: Narrated Al-Mughira: The Prophet used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave of Allah)?" (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, Hadith # 360)
JANABAT: Narrated 'Aisha: Whenever the Prophet took a bath after Janaba he started by washing his hands and then performed ablution like that for the prayer. After that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his hair with them, and then pour three handfuls of water over his head and then pour water all over his body. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadit # 248)
RESPECT FOR PARENTS: We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says, "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favor which Thou has bestowed upon me, and upon both my parents… (Qur’an 46: 15)
GRAVE: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "When carried to his grave, a dead person is followed by three, two of which return (after his burial) and one remains with him: his relative, his property, and his deeds follow him; relatives and his property go back while his deeds remain with him." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 521) Every soul shall have a taste of death … (Qur’an 3: 185)
DON’T ABUSE TIME! Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'The son of Adam hurts me for he abuses Time though I am Time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause the revolution of day and night.' (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 351)
DU’AA: And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer)… (Qur’an 40: 60)
WALK ON HIS FACE! Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will Allah gather the non-believers on their faces on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Will not the One Who made him walk on his feet in this world, be able to make him walk on his face on the Day of Resurrection?" (Qatada, a subnarrator, said: Yes, By the Power of Our Lord!) (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 283)
OPPRESS MEN: The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous. (Qur’an 42: 42)
WHO IS BETTER IN SPEECH? Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"? (Qur’an 41: 33)
ORIGIN OF UNIVERSE? Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (together), in willing obedience." (Qur’an 41: 11)
THE SUN: And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. (Qur’an 36: 38)
BLOWING OF THE TRUMPET (JUDGEMENT DAY): Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Between the two blowing of the trumpet there will be forty." The people said, "O Abu Huraira! Forty days?" I refused to reply. They said, "Forty years?" I refused to reply and added: Everything of the human body will decay except the coccyx bone (of the tail) and from that bone Allah will reconstruct the whole body. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 338)
SPHERICAL SHAPE OF THE EARTH: He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again? (Qur’an 39:5)
TAQWAA: …verily, for the righteous(taqwaa), is a beautiful Place of (Final) Return,- Gardens of Eternity, whose doors will (ever) be open to them; Therein will they recline (at ease): Therein can they call (at pleasure) for fruit in abundance, and (delicious) drink; (Qur’an 38: 49-51)
MILKY WAY GALAXY: It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law). (Qur’an 36: 40)
MUJAHID: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah)." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Hadith 72)
I SEEK REFUGE FROM ALLAH? Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from afflictions of life and death and seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Hadith 77)
PEOPLE ARE JUST LIKE CAMELS! Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "People are just like camels, out of one hundred, one can hardly find a single camel suitable to ride." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 505)
ZAKAT: Those who rehearse the Book of Allah, establish regular Prayer, and spend (in Charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, hope for a commerce that will never fail: (Qur’an 35: 29) … and nothing do ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces it: for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance. (Qur’an 34: 39)
HIJAB: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur’an 33: 59)
GLORIFY ALLAH: O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do this often; And glorify Him morning and evening. (Qur’an 33: 41-42)
TAHAJJUD: Their limbs do forsake their beds of sleep, the while they call on their Lord, in Fear and Hope: and they spend (in charity) out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them. Now no person knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden (in reserve) for them - as a reward for their (good) deeds. (Qur’an 32: 16-17)
ALTERNATION OF DAY AND NIGHT: Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day and he merges Day into Night; that He has subjected the sun, and the moon (to his Law), each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do? (Qur’an 31: 29)
TAWHEED: Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! Join not in worship (others) with Allah. For false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing." (Qur’an 31: 13)
BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PARENTS: And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal. (Qur’an 31: 14)
OBEY YOUR PARENTS EXCEPT! "But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did." (Qur’an 31: 15)
THE BEST AND THE MOST SUPERIOR JIHAD (FOR WOMEN): Narrated Aisha: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shouldn't we participate in Holy battles and Jihad along with you?" He replied, "The best and the most superior Jihad (for women) is Hajj which is accepted by Allah." 'Aisha added: Ever since I heard that from Allah's Apostle I have determined not to miss Hajj. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 84 and Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Hadith 43)
FUTURE EVENT MENTIONED IN THE QUR’AN: The Roman Empire has been defeated- In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious- Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice- (Qur’an 30: 2-4)
SALAAT (PRAYER) … Establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. (Qur’an 29: 45)
OBEY YOUR PARENTS EXCEPT! We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me (in worship) anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return to me, and I will tell you (the truth) of all that ye did. (Qur’an 29: 8)
DRAGGING THE CLOTH: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle, "Allah will not look, on the Day of Resurrection, at a person who drags his Izar (behind him) out of pride and arrogance. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Hadith 679)
PROUD: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (or 'Abul Qasim) said, "While a man was walking, clad in a two-piece garment and proud of himself with his hair well-combed, suddenly Allah made him sink into the earth and he will go on sinking into it till the Day of Resurrection. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Hadith 680)
DRAGGING THE CLOTH: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was dragging his Izar on the ground (behind him), suddenly Allah made him sink into the earth and he will go on sinking into it till the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Hadith 681)
DOUBLE REWARD: Allah's Apostle said, any man who has a slave girl whom he educates properly, teaches good manners, manumits & marries her, will get a double reward & if any man of the people of the Scriptures believes in his own prophet & then believes in me too, he will get a double reward & any slave who fulfills his duty to his master & to his Lord, will get a double reward." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Hadith 20)
THREE QUALITIES OF SWEETNESS OF FAITH: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah & His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person & he loves him only for Allah's sake. 3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire" (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 15)
LIGHT OF THE MOON IS REFLECTED LIGHT? Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light; (Qur’an 25: 61)
BARRIER BETWEEN SWEET AND SALT WATER! It is He Who has let free the two bodies of flowing water: One palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter; yet has He made a barrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed. (Qur’an 25: 53)
CLOUDS: Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight. (Qur’an 24: 43)
DEEP SEAS AND INTERNAL WAVES: Or (the Unbelievers' state) is like the depths of darkness in a vast deep ocean, overwhelmed with billow topped by billow, topped by (dark) clouds: depths of darkness, one above another: if a man stretches out his hands, he can hardly see it! (Qur’an 24: 40)
MASJID: (Lit is such a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted to be raised to honor; for the celebration, in them, of His name: In them is He glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again) (Qur’an 24: 36)
SALAAM: O ye who believe! enter not houses other than your own, until ye have asked permission & saluted those in them: that is best for you, in order that ye may heed (what is seemly). If ye find no one in the house, enter not until permission is given to you: if ye are asked to go back, go back: that makes for greater purity for yourselves: & Allah knows well all that ye do. (Qur’an 24: 27-28)
SPREADING OBSCENE MATTERS: Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not. (Qur’an 24: 19)
ACCUSE CHASTE WOMEN: Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty. (Qur’an 24: 23)And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors. (Qur’an 24: 4)
PUNISHMENT FOR ADULTERY: The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment. (Qur’an 24: 2)
HUMAN EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT: Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay); Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed; Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create! (Qur’an 23: 12-14)
THEY CAN’T CREATE A FLY: O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition! (Qur’an 22: 73)
PRAYER: Narrated Salim bin 'Abdullah: My father said, "Allah's Apostle used to raise both his hands up to the level of his shoulders when opening the prayer; and on saying the Takbir for bowing. And on raising his head from bowing he used to do the same and then say "Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida, Rabbana walaka-l-hamd." And he did not do that (i.e. raising his hands) in prostrations. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 702)
CATTLE: And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: from within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them, (besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat; (Qur’an 23: 21)
SACRIFICE CAMEL: The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among the symbols from Allah. In them is good for you: then pronounce the name of Allah over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down on their sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, & feed such as (beg not but) live in contentment, & such as beg with due humility: thus have We made animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful. (Qur’an 22: 36)
PUNISHMENT IN HELL: These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who deny, for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water. With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as well as skins. In addition there will be maces of iron them. Every time they wish to get away there from, from anguish, they will be forced back therein… (Qur’an 22: 19-22)
SINGS OF DAY OF JUDGMENT: Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every hill. Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfillment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!" (Qur’an 21: 96-97)
THE SUN ROTATES: It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course. (Qur’an 21: 33)
ORIGIN OF UNIVERSE? Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? … (Qur’an 21: 30)
NOT PERFORMING THE PRAYER! But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction. (Qur’an 19: 59)
ISA(A) [JESUS]: He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah. He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"! (Qur’an 19: 30-33)
BIRTH OF ISA (JESUS) (A.S): So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!" (Qur’an 19: 22-23)
BID’AH OR INNOVATION: Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 861)
ALLAH GUIDES: It is he whom Allah guides, that is on true Guidance; but he whom He leaves astray - for such wilt thou find no protector besides Him. (Qur’an 17:97)
FORGETFULLY EATS DURING FASTING: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody eats something forgetfully while he is fasting, then he should complete his fast, for Allah has made him eat and drink." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 662)
CAN’T PRODUCE QUR’AN: Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support… (Qur’an 17:88)
TRUTH HAS ARRIVED: And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish." (Qur’an 17:81)
KILL NOT YOUR CHILDREN FOR POVERTY: Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin. (Qur’an 17:31)
TREAT THE PARENTS: Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! Bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." (Qur’an 17: 23-24)
MI’RAAJ: Glory to ((Allah)) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things). (Qur’an 17: 1)
UNAWARE: Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes Allah has sealed up, and they take no heed. (Qur’an 16: 108)
NONE IS MORE PATIENT THAN ALLAH: Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said: None is more patient than Allah against the harmful saying. He hears from the people they ascribe children to Him, yet He gives them health and (supplies them with) provision." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 121)
MINOR DISBELIEF: Allah sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: Yet was it ungrateful for the favors of Allah. So Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought. (Qur’an 16: 112)
WIFE: And Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your own nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best… (Qur’an 16:72)
MESSAGE OF THE MESSENGERS: For We assuredly sent amongst every People an apostle, (with the Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": … (Qur’an 16: 36)
BEE: And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations; Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. (Qur’an 16: 68-69)
AFTER PRAYER: Narrated Warrad: Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira 'Write to me what you have heard from Allah's Apostle.' So he wrote to him: Allah's Prophet used to say at the end of each prayer: "La ilaha illalla-h wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamdu wa hula ala kulli shai'in qadir. 'Allahumma la mani' a lima a'taita, wala mu'tiya lima mana'ta, wala yanfa'u dhuljadd minkal-jadd." … (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 395)
BELIEVER BENEFIT: Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allah reward the righteous,- (Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of (the good) which ye did (in the world)." (Qur’an 16: 31-32)
ALLAH LIKES NOT THE PROUD: Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He likes not the arrogant. (Qur’an 16: 23)
MOUNTAINS: And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you ... (Qur’an 16: 15)
MODERN MEANS OF TRANSPORT: And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge. (Qur’an 16: 8)
DHIKR: Narrated Abu Ma'bad: (the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas) Ibn 'Abbas told me, "In the lifetime of the Prophet it was the custom to celebrate Allah's praises aloud after the compulsory congregational prayers." Ibn 'Abbas further said, "When I heard the Dhikr, I would learn that the compulsory congregational prayer had ended." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 802)
TAKBIR: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: I used to recognize the completion of the prayer of the Prophet by hearing Takbir. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 803)
SAFEGUARDING THE QUR’AN: We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). (Qur’an 15: 9)
JANNAH: Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, out of We have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; & turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the home, Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there, as well as the righteous among their fathers, their spouses, & their offspring … (Qur’an 13: 22-23)
70,000 PEOPLE ENTER PARADISE WITHOUT ACCOUNT: Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not practice “Ar-Ruqya” and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their trust in their Lord. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 479) Ar-Ruqyah means divine speech recited as a means of curing disease.
SEIZURE OF OUR LORD: Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah gives respite to the oppressor, but when He takes him over, He never releases him." Then he recited:--"Such is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes (population of) towns in the midst of their wrong: Painful indeed, and severe is His seizure.' (Qur’an 11:102) (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadith 208)
ALLAH IS ONE: Allah is one. He is the one God. Allah was not born. He will not die. He has no father. He has no mother. He has no wife. He has no children. He is one and Alone. Allah is one. He has no Partner. He has no need for children to live after him. Allah does not need children to help him. He does not need anyone to help him. Allah does not eat. Allah does not drink. He given man to eat. He given man to drink.
ALLAH IS ONE: He given man to eat. He given man to drink. Allah does not need to rest. Sleep does not come to him. Nothing tires him. Allah does not feel sleepy. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Mohammad is Allah's servant and His Messenger.
NATURE OF LIGHT: It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty)… (Qur’an 10: 5)
INNER PEACE: "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah. for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. (Qur’an 13: 28)
BETRAYER: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet said, "For every betrayer (perfidious person), a flag will be raised on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be announced (publicly) 'This is the betrayal (perfidy) of so-and-so, the son of so and-so." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 196)
ALLAH PROMISED TO SAFE PHARAOH BODY: … he (Pharaoh) said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit." "Ah now! But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief! "This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!" (Qur’an 10: 90-92)
FUNERAL IS READY: Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, When the funeral is ready and the men carry it on their shoulders, if the deceased was righteous it will say, 'Present me (hurriedly),' and if he was not righteous, it will say, 'Woe to it (me)! Where are they
taking it (me)?' Its voice is heard by everything except man and if he heard it he would fall unconscious." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 400)
THE TRUE GOOD DREAMS: Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Nothing is left of the prophetism except Al-Mubashshirat." They asked, "What are Al-Mubashshirat?" He replied, "The true good dreams (that conveys glad tidings)." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 119)
SLAUGHTERING: Narrated Anas: The Prophet slaughtered two rams as sacrifice and mentioned Allah's Name and said, "Allahu-Akbar" while slaughtering). (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 496)
THE GOOD DREAM OF A FAITHFUL BELIEVER: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The (good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 117)
PROPHET’S MIRACLES: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There was no prophet among the prophets but was given miracles because of which people had security or had belief, but what I was given was the Divine Inspiration which Allah revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 379)
EVERY CHILD IS BORN WITH A TRUE FAITH: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?" (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 467)
ALLAH IS THE CREATOR: (Al-Khaaliq) Allah made everything. He made everything from nothing. Once there was no sky. Once there was no earth. Once there were no flowers. Once there were no animals. Once there were no birds. Allah made everything. He made the sky. He put the sun in the sky. He put the stars in the sky. He made the earth. He made the dry land. He made the mountains. He made the rivers. He made the seas. He made the oceans.
ALLAH IS THE CREATOR: (Al-Khaaliq) ALLAH IS THE CREATOR: (Al-Khaaliq) He made the plants. He made the tall trees. He made the flowers of every colour. He made all kinds of animals: big elephants, tigers, lions, dogs and kittens! He made the birds to fly high in
the sky. What a wonderful world Allah has made! And just think Allah made everything out of nothing! Is there anyone who can make things out of nothing? We call “CREATE”!
ALLAH IS THE CREATOR: (Al-Khaaliq) He made the plants. He made the tall trees. He made the flowers of every colour. He made all kinds of animals: big elephants, tigers, lions, dogs and kittens! He made the birds to fly high in the sky. What a wonderful world Allah has made! And just think Allah made everything out of nothing! Is there anyone who can make things out of nothing?
ALLAH IS THE CREATOR: (Al-Khaaliq) What do we call it when Allah makes things out of nothing? We call “CREATE”! Who made everything without using anything? Allah. Only Allah can CREATE. Nobody else can CREATE! Let us thank Allah for all the wonderful things He created us. “Al-Hamdulillaahi Rabbil-Aalameen” All praise and thanks are due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.
FOLLOWS STRICTLY ISLAM: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If any one of you improve (follows strictly) his Islamic religion then his good deeds will be rewarded ten times to seven hundred times for each good deed and a bad deed will be recorded as it is." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 40)
RIGHTEOUSNESS LEADS TO PARADISE: Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Truthfulness leads to righteousness, & righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to Al-Fajur (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing), & Al-Fajur (wickedness) leads to the (Hell) Fire, & a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah, a liar." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol 8, Hadith 116)
THE SIGNS OF A HYPOCRITE ARE THREE: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays (proves to be dishonest)". (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Hadith 117)
LIARS PUNISHMENT: Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream), two men came to me." Then the Prophet narrated the story (saying), "They said, 'The person, the one whose cheek you saw being torn away (from the mouth to the ear) was a liar and used to tell lies & the people would report
those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So he will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith 118)
GLORIFYING OF ALLAH: “Subhanallah” “Al Hamdulillah” “Allahu Akbar” “La illaha ilAllah” “La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Bil” “SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, Subhan-Allahi 'l-`adheem” “SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar” “SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah” “Allah Humma inni Ala Zikrika Wa Shukrika Wa Husni Ibadatika" (Dua)
ISLAMIC QUIZ: 1.Which is the Greatest Ayath in the Glorious Qur'an? 2. Who was the first to learn the Qur'an by heart? 3. Where did Noah 's Ship rest after heavy flood/the destruction of disbelievers? 4. What was Prophet Adam by career? 5. What was Noah by career? Answers: 1. Aayat al-Kursiy [Quran 2:255] 2. Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) 3. Mount Judi 4. Farmer 5. Carpenter.
ISLAMIC QUIZ: 1. what was Prophet Idris (A.S) by career? 2. What was Prophet Musa (A.S) by career? 3. What was Prophet Dawud (A.S) by career? 4. How many years did Noah (A.S) called his people and remained among them? Answers: 1. Tailor 2. Shepherd 3. Maker of coats of mail and shields 4. 950 years.
QUR’ANIC WAY OF LIFE: 1. Talk straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception [Qur’an: 33/70] 2. Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way [Qur’an: 17/53 & 2/83] 3. Do not shout. Speak politely keeping your voice low. [Qur’an: 31/19] 4. Always speak the truth. Shun words that are deceitful and ostentatious [Qur’an: 22/30] 5. Do not confound truth with falsehood [Qur’an: 2/42]
QUR’ANIC WAY OF LIFE: 1. Say with your mouth what is in your heart [Qur’an: 3/167] 2. Speak in a civilised manner in a language that is recognized by the society and is commonly used [Qur’an: 4/5] 3. When you voice an opinion, be just, even if it is against a relative [Qur’an: 6/152] 4. Do not be a bragging boaster [Qur’an: 31/18] 5. Do not talk, listen or do anything vain [Qur’an: 23/3, 28/55]
MOTHER: Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle &said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked for the 4th time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your father. " (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith 2)
SURAH 114: 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind, 2. The King (or Ruler) of Mankind, 3. The Allah (for judge) of Mankind, 4. From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper), 5. (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind, 6. Among Jinns and among men. (Qur’an: 114: 1-6)
SURAH 113: 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn 2. From the mischief of created things; 3. From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads; 4. From the mischief of those who practice secret arts; 5. And from the mischief of the envious one as he practices envy (Qur’an: 113: 1-5)
SURAH 112: 1. Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; 2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; 3. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; 4. And there is none like unto Him. (Qur’an: 112: 1-4)
SURAH 111: 1. Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! 2. No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! 3. Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame! 4. His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel! 5. A twisted rope of palm-leaf fiber round her (own) neck! (Qur’an: 111: 1-5)
SURAH 110: 1. When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory, 2. And thou dost see the people enter Allah.s Religion in crowds, 3. Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy). (Qur’an: 110: 1-3)
SURAH 109: 1. Say : O ye that reject Faith! 2. I worship not that which ye worship, 3. Nor will ye worship that which I worship. 4. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, 5. Nor will ye worship that which I worship. 6. To you be your Way, and to me mine. (Qur’an: 109: 1-6)
SURAH 108: 1. To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance). 2. Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice. 3. For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).(Qur’an: 108: 1-3)
SURAH 107: 1. Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)? 2. Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness), 3. And encourages not the feeding of the indigent. 4. So woe to the worshippers. 5. Who are neglectful of their prayers? 6. Those who (want but) to be seen (of men), 7. But refuse (to supply) (even) neighborly needs. (Qur’an: 107: 1-7)
SURAH 106: 1. For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish, 2. Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer, 3. Let them adore the Lord of this House, 4. Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger). (Qur’an: 106: 1-4)
SURAH 105: 1. Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant? 2. Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray? 3. And He sent against them Flights of Birds, 4. Striking them with stones of baked clay. 5. Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up. (Qur’an: 105: 1-5)
SURAH 104: 1. By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), 2. Verily Man is in loss, 3. Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. (Qur’an: 103: 1-3)
HADITH: It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that Nu'man b. Qaufal came to the Holy Prophet (P.b.u.h) and said: Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah)? The Holy Prophet (P.b.u.h) replied in the affirmative. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 15)
5 PILLARS OF ISLAM: It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah son of 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), testifying (the fact) that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is His bondsman and messenger, and the establishment of prayer, payment of Zakat, Pilgrimage to the House (Ka'ba) and the fast of Ramadan. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 20)
KALIMA: It is narrated on the authority of 'Uthman that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) said. He who died knowing (fully well) that there is no god but Allah entered Paradise. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 39)
MODESTY: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet (P.b.u.h) said: Iman has over seventy branches, and modesty is a branch of Iman. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 55)
FAITH HAS OVER SEVENTY BRANCHES: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) said: Faith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, and the humblest of which is the, removal of what is injurious from the path: and modesty is the branch of faith. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 56)
WHICH MERITS IS SUPERIOR IN ISLAM? It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. 'Amr that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) which of the merits (is superior) in Islam. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: That you provide food and extend greetings to one whom you know or do not know. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 63)
WHO AMONGST THE MUSLIMS WAS BETTER? 'Abdullah b. Amr b. al-As is reported to have said: Verily a person asked the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) who amongst the Muslims was better. Upon this (the Holy Prophet) remarked: From whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 64)
NEIGHBOR: It is narrated on the authority of Anas that the Prophet (P.b.u.h) observed: By Him in whose Hand is my life, no, bondsman (truly) believes till he likes for his neighbour, or he (the Holy Prophet) said: for his brother, whatever he likes for himself. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 73)
NEIGHBOR: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: He will not enter Paradise whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 74)
AS- SALAMU ALAIKUM: Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: You shall not enter Paradise so long as you do not affirm belief & you will not believe as long as you do not love one another. Should I not direct you to a thing which, if you do, will foster love amongst you: give currency to (the practice of paying salutation to one another by saying) as- salamu alaikum. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 96)
I GAVE PLEDGE: It is narrated on the authority of Jarir that he observed I gave pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) on the observance of prayer, payment of Zakat, and sincerity and well-wishing for every Muslim. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 101)
NOT A BELIEVER AS LONG AS? It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira: A fornicator who fornicates is not a believer as long as he commits fornication, and no one who steals is a believer as long as he commits theft, and no one who drinks wine is a believer as long as he drinks it, and repentance may be accepted after that. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 109)
CALLS HIS BROTHER AN UNBELIEVER: It is reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Apostle (P.b.u.h) observed: When a man calls his brother an unbeliever, it returns (at least) to one of them. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 116)E-mail
HE WHO CLAIMED THE FATHERHOOD OF ANYONE ELSE: It is reported on the authority of Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas: Both of my ears heard the Messenger of Allah saying this: He who claimed the fatherhood of anyone else besides his real father knowingly (committed a great sin) ;Paradise is forbidden to him. Abu Bakra asserted that he too heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him ). (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 120)
TWO SINGS OF UNBELIEF: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: Two (things) are found among men which are tantamount to unbelief: slandering one's lineage and lamentation on the dead. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 128)
THE UNBELIEF OF ONE WHO SAID: It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: Allah does not shower His blessings from the heaven
that in the morning a group of men disbelieve it (to be a blessing from Allah). Allah sends down rain, but they (the disbelievers) say: Such and such star (is responsible for that). (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 134)
LOVE ANSAR: It is reported on the authority of Anas that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: The sign of a hypocrite is the hatred against the Ansar and the sign of a believer is the love for the Ansar. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 136)
PROSTRATION: The son of Adam recites the Ayat of Sajdah (prostration) & then falls down in prostration, the Satan goes into seclusion & weeps and says: Alas, & in the narration of Abu Kuraib the words are: Woe unto me, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate, & he prostrated & Paradise was entitled to him & I was commanded to prostrate, but I refused & am doomed to Hell. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 144)
WHICH DEED WAS THE BEST? It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b Masud that he observed. I asked the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) which deed was the best. He replied: Prayer at its appointed hour. I said: Then what? He replied: Kindness to the parents. I said: Then what? He replied: Earnest endeavour (Jihad) in the cause of Allah. & I would have not ceased asking more questions but out of regard. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, H # 151)
GRAVEST SINS: Which sin is the gravest in the eye of Allah? He (Prophet) replied: That you associate a partner with Allah, that He has created you. He said: I told him: Verily it is indeed grave. He said: I asked him what the next was. He replied: That you kill your child out of fear that he shall join you in food. He said: I asked what the next was. He observed: Then is that you commit adultery... (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 156)
GRAVEST SINS: Anas narrated from the Apostle (P.b.u.h) about the major sins. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Associating anyone with Allah, disobedience to parents, killing a person and false utterance. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 159)
HEART: It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: None shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of Iman and none shall enter Paradise who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 165)
ASSOCIATING ANYTHING WITH ALLAH: It is narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah: I heard the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) saying: He who met Allah without
associating anything with Allah entered Paradise and he who met Him associating (anything) with Him entered Fire. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 169)
HE WHO TOOK UP ARMS AGAINST US: It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Umar who narrates from the Prophet of Allah (P.b.u.h) who said: He who took up arms against us is not of us. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 179)
HE WHO ACTED DISHONESTLY TOWARDS US: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: He who took up arms against us is not of us and he who acted dishonestly towards us is not of us. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 182)
TALES: It is reported from Hudhaifa that news reached him (the Holy Prophet) that a certain man carried tales. Upon this Hudhaifa remarked: I heard Allah's Messenger (P.b.u.h) saying: The tale -bearer shall not enter Paradise. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 189)
3 ARE THE PERSONS WITH WHOM ALLAH WOULD NOT SPEAK: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr who narrates that the Prophet (P.b.u.h) observed: Three are the persons with whom Allah would not speak on the Day of Resurrection: the bestower of gift who does not give anything but by laying obligation on him, the seller of goods who sells them by taking false oath & one who hangs low his lower garment. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, H # 193)
SUICIDE: Prophet said: He who killed himself with steel would be the eternal denizen of the Fire of Hell & he would have that weapon in his hand & would be thrusting that in his stomach for ever & ever, he who drank poison & killed himself would sip that in the Fire of Hell where he is doomed forever & ever; & he who killed himself by falling from a mountain would constantly fall in the Fire of Hell… (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, H # 199)
DELIBERATELY A FALSE OATH ON A RELIGION OTHER THAN ISLAM: It is narrated on the authority of Thabit b. Dahhak that the Apostle of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: He who took deliberately a false oath on a religion other than Islam would become that which he had professed. And he who killed himself with anything Allah would torment him with that in the Fire of Hell. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 203)
WIND WHICH WOULD BLOW NEAR THE DAY OF RESURRECTION: Prophet said: Verily Allah would make a wind to blow from the side of the Yemen more delicate than silk and would spare none but cause him to die who, in the words of Abu 'Alqama, has faith equal to the weight of a grain; while Abdul-'Aziz said: having faith equal to the weight of a dust particle. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 212)
VIRTUOUS ACT OF A MAN BEFORE EMBRACING ISLAM: Hakim b. Hizam reported to 'Urwa b. Zubair that he said to the Messenger of Allah: Do you think that there is any thing for me (of he reward with the Lord) for the deed of religious purification that I did in the state of ignorance? Upon this he (the Apostle of Allah) said to him: You accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you practised. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 222)
EVIL PROMPTINGS OF THE HEART: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (P.b.u.h) observed: Verily Allah forgave my people the evil promptings which arise within their hearts as long as they did not speak about them or did not act upon them. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 230)
INTEND TO DO GOOD DEEDS: Prophet said: The Great and the Glorious Lord said (to angels): Whenever My bondsman intends to corn it an evil, do not record it against him, but if he actually commits it, then write it as one evil. And when he intends to do good but does not do it, then take it down is one act of goodness, but if he does it, then write down ten good deeds (in his record). (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 233)
FAITH: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Men will continue to question one another till this is propounded: Allah created all things but who created Allah? He who found himself confronted with such a situation should say: I affirm my faith in Allah. (Sahih Muslim, Book #1, Hadith # 242)
THE KEYS OF THE UNSEEN ARE FIVE: Narrated 'Abdullah (R.A) Allah's Messenger PBUH said, "The keys of the unseen are five: Verily Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, Well-Acquainted with all things." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.6, Hadith # 151)
TRAFFIC AND TRADE: O ye who believe! Do not squander one another's wealth in vanities, but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good will. (The Holy Quran, 4:29)
GOD LISTENS TO EVERY PRAYER: When my servants ask thee (O, Muhammad) concerning Me, tell them I am indeed close (to them). I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me." (The Holy Quran, Chapter 2: 186) GOD LOVES THE EQUITABLE: "God does not forbid you to be kind and equitable to those who have neither fought against your faith nor driven you out of your homes. In fact God loves the equitable." (The Holy Quran, Chapter 60, Verse 8) JESUS, SON OF MARY: "And in their (the earlier prophets) footsteps We sent Jesus the son o Mary, confirming the law that had come before him. We sent him the Gospel, therein was guidance and light and confirmation of the law that had come before him, a guidance and an admonition to those who fear God." (The Holy Quran, Chapter 5, Verse 46) PARTNER IN A GOOD CAUSE: "Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein, and whoever recommends and helps an evil cause shares in its burdens" (The Holy Quran, Chapter 4, Verse 85) PARTNER IN A GOOD CAUSE: "Repel (evil) with what is better. Then will he, between whom and thee was hatred, become as it were thy friend and intimate. And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint." (The Holy Quran, Chapter 41, Verse 34 and 35)
GOD LOVES THOSE WHO DO GOOD: "Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden (paradise) whose width is that of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous - Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity or in adversity, who restrain (their) anger and pardon (all) men - for God loves those who do good." (The Holy Quran, Chapter 3, Verses 133-134) REWARD FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS: "Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has faith, verily, to them will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure, and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions." (The Holy Quran, Chapter 16, Verse 97)
RELIGION IS VERY EASY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Religion is very easy, and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 38)
A SEED OF FAITH: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection I will intercede and say, 'O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts.' " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 600)
ALLAH IS THE GIVER OF LIFE (AL-MUHYEE): Where does a chicken come from? It comes from an egg. Where does an egg come from? It comes from a hen. Where does a hen come from? Allah does it out of nothing. Where do you find an apple fruit? It grows on an apple tree. Where does that apple tree come from? It comes from another apple tree. Where does that apple trees come from? Allah created it out of nothing. You can ask these questions…
ALLAH IS THE GIVER OF LIFE (AL-MUHYEE): Everything has a beginning, and that everything also has an end. But not so with Allah. Allah has no beginning. He has no end. Allah is the living One. Allah is the giver of life. When you look at the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars, whom do you think of? When you see the trees and mountains, birds and animals, fish and oceans, who do you think of? These are signs of Almighty Allah.
ALLAH IS THE GIVER OF LIFE (AL-MUHYEE): Allah created Adam (P.u.h). He was different from Animals & plants in many ways. Adam was a man. He was the first man. Animals & plants cannot think the way we can. They cannot talk. But Adam could do these things. Allah gave him the gift of speech. He gave him the gift of the mind to think with. Allah is the giver of life. Who made the whole world? Allah made the beautiful earth…
A LIVING SOUL: A funeral procession once passed in front of the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) and he stood up out of respect. When he was told the person in the coffin was Jewish and not Muslim, he said: "Was it not a living (soul)?" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 399)
BE DUTIFUL TO YOUR MOTHER: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God has forbidden you to be undutiful to your mothers, to withhold (what you should give) or demand (what you do not deserve), or to bury your daughters alive (a pre-Islamic practice)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith 8:6)
SAY A PLEASANT WORD: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "(Each one) of you should save himself from the fire by giving even half of a date (in charity). And if you do not find a half date, then (you can do it through saying) a pleasant word (to your brethern)." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 394)
FASTING BRINGS FORGIVENESS: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "Whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from God, all his previous sins will be forgiven." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 125)
SAY WHAT IS GOOD OR KEEP QUITE: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day (of Judgment) should not harm his neighbor. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should entertain his guest generously. And anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or keep quiet." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 47)
PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO ZAKAT: Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri Radiyallhu Anh narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "No Zakat is due on less than five Awsuq (800 kgs.) of grains, dates, and on less than five heads of camel and on less than five Uqiyah (611.5 gms.) of silver." (Source: Summarized Sahih Muslim, No. 502, Volume 1)
THE PRODUCTS IN WHICH ZAKAT IS PAYABLE OUT OF ITS TENTH OR TWENTIETH (PART): Jabir bin Abdullah Radiyallahu Anhuma narrated that he heard
the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: A tenth is payable on what is watered by rivers or rain, and a twentieth on what is irrigated by camels." (Source: Summarized Sahih Muslim, No. 503, Volume 1)
I'TIKAF IN THE LAST TEN DAYS OF RAMADAN: 'Aishah Radiyallahu Anha narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) was regular in observing I'tikaf in the last ten (days) of Ramadan until Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, collected him. His wives also used to observe I'tikaf with him. (Bukhari 2026). (Source: Summarized Sahih Muslim, Volume 1, Hadith 633)
STRIVING HARD IN THE LAST TEN (OF RAMADAN): 'Aishah Radiyallahu Anha narrated that when the last ten nights of Ramadan began the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) kept awake at nights (for prayer and worship), awoke his family, strove hard and fastened his lower garment. (Bukhari 2024) (Source: Summarized Sahih Muslim, Volume 1, Hadith 634)
LAILAT-UL-QADR (NIGHT OF DECREE) AND SEEKING IT IN THE LAST TEN (NIGHTS) OF RAMADAN: Ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu Anhuma narrated that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Seek it (Lailat-ul-Qadr) in the last ten (nights). If one of you shows slackness in the earlier part of Ramadan, let it not be weak to observe the last seven." (Source: Summarized Sahih Muslim, Volume 1, Hadith 635)
ALLAH IS ALL-HEARING (AS SAMEE): He hears our prayers even if we don’t use any words. He alone has the power to hear us so wonderfully. Nobody can hear as Allah does! Allah hears us: He hears everything. He is so wonderful a hearer that He hears all the people in the world at the same time. We can pray to Allah in our five daily prayers. But it is wonderful to pray to Him at anytime of the day and night. We can pray to Him in our beds.
ALLAH IS ALL-HEARING (AS SAMEE): We can pray to him wherever we are! You can pray to Him to make your daily work easy. You can pray to Him to get you out of your troubles & problems. You can pray to Him to make your wishes come true. Ask Him for help. Ask only Him for help. You can ask Him for help quietly or loudly. He hears everything all the time. And how well He hears! Allah can hear us even without moving our lips. He is as-Samee’!
PROSTRATE: But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration. And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain. (Qur’an 15: 98-99)
PRAYER: Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind). If ye fear (an enemy), pray on foot, or riding, (as may be most convenient), but when ye are in security, celebrate Allah’s praises in the manner He has taught you, which ye knew not (before). (Qur’an 2: 238-239)
THE ANGELS: The Arabic word for Angel is Malak. Malaa’ikah is its plural. Allah created the Angels. He created them just as He created Man and everything else. They are made of light. We cannot see them, but we know that they are there! This because Allah’s messenger (P.b.u.h) told us so. Angels are Allah’s servants. They obey Him all the time. They carry out his commands. They have no power to disobey Allah.
THE ANGELS: Allah wanted man to obey him, So he sent Angel Jibreel (A.S) to Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h). Angel Jibreel told the Prophet what Allah wanted man to do. Jibreel (A.S) brought the Qur’an to the Prophet (P.b.u.h) at the command of Allah. This was Jibreel’s Duty. Allah sent Angel Jibreel (A.S) to many prophets before prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h).
THE ANGELS: There are many Angels. Different Angels do different duties. Angel Jibreel (A.S) is one of them. Every one of us has two Angels who remain with him all the time. They never leave him, and they write down everything he does or says! They write down his good action and bad actions. Mikaa’eel, Israafeel, Ridahwan and Jibreel are also some of the Angels. A Muslim believes in all of Allah’s angels.
REASON TO GO TO FIRE (HELL): "What led you into Hell Fire?" They will say: "We were not of those who prayed (Qur’an 74: 42-43)
REASON TO GO TO FIRE (HELL):: So woe to the worshippers. who are neglectful of their prayers (Qur’an 107: 4-5)
ABANDONING OF SALAH: But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction (Qur’an 19: 59)
EMINENCE OF SALAT: The believers must (eventually) win through,- Those who humble themselves in their prayers; (Qur’an 23: 1-2)
HIJAB FOR WOMAN: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an 33:59)
HIJAB: Narrated Anas: Um Haritha came to Allah's Apostle….. a place equal to a foot in Paradise is better than the whole world & whatever is in it; & if one of the women of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space between them with light, & would fill whatever is in between them, with perfume, & the veil of her face is better than the whole world & whatever is in it." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 8, Hadith # 572)
ISLAM: The literal f Islam is peace; surrender of one’s will i.e. losing oneself for the sake of God and surrendering one’s own pleasure for the pleasure of God. The message of Islam was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings on him) 1, 400 years ago. It was revealed through angel Gabriel (on whom be peace) and was thus preserved in the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran carries a Divine guarantee of safeguard…
THE BOOKS OF ALLAH: Allah sent prophets to guide man. Allah sent guidance to us through his prophets. This guidance of Allah is called wahi. The English word for Wahi is revelation. Revelation means to make Wahi (revelation) is the gift of Allah to man. Who brought the Wahi to the Prophets? It was Angel Jibreel (A.S) who brought Wahi to Allah’s Prophets. These were Allah’s Messages. These messages were collected in the form of books.
THE BOOKS OF ALLAH: The Qur’an speaks of four such books. These four books are: 1)The Suhuf which given to the prophet Ibraaheem (A.S), 2) The Zaboor which was given to Prophet Daawood (A.S), 3) The Tawraah which was given to Musaa (A.S), 4) The Injeel which was given to Prophet Isaa (A.S), and 5) The Qur’an which was given to Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h).
THE BOOKS OF ALLAH: All these books had the same message of Tawheed, i.e. “THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH” What happened to these books? Except for the Qur’an, all the other books were lost or changed by people. Today the original words of these lost books do not exist, but we still believe that Allah once sent these books. We now have the Qur’an only. It’s words are original. Allah has protected the Qur’an in its original form.
AL-MASJID: A masjid is a place in which Muslims pray five times a day. When it is time for Salah, the Mu’adh-dhin calls out the adhan from the majid. You should enter with the masjid with the right foot first, saying “Bismillaah, Allaahummaftah lee abwaaba rahmatik” (in the name of Allah. O Allah, open the gates of your mercy for me). You should take off your shoes or sandals and leave them at the entrance of the masjid.
AL-MASJID: In the prayer hall, there is a niche, called the mihraab shows the direction of the qiblah. The qiblah is the direction towards which we pary. The masjid should be kept clean. Before going to the masjid, you must make sure that your body and clothes are clean and that they do not smell bad. After salah, leave the masjid with the left foot first saying: “Bismillaah, Allaahumma innee as’aluka min fadlik”
AL-ADHAN (THE CALL TO PRAYER): The mu’adh-dhin calls out the five times a day in the mosque. Muslim then get ready to offer Salah. The adhan reminds the muslim that it is time
for prayer. When you hear the adhan, you should prepare yourself for salah. You should leave aside whatever you may be doing at that time as soon as possible.
WUDHU: The prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said that a person’s prayer (Salah) is not accepted if he is not pure. So, before praying a Muslim must purify himself. He should wash off the dirt, if any, from his body. A Muslim should make sure that his clothes are clean. Wudhu should be performed with pure water.
THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS: The second pillar of Islam is Salah. A Muslim must offer five fard prayers a day. Fard is Arabic word which means compulsory. The fard prayers are compulsory prayers. No Muslim should avoid them or delay them, without a valid reason. The five daily prayers have the following rak’ahs. 1) Fajr: two rak’ahs. 2) Dhuhr: four rak’ahs. 3) Asr: four rak’ahs. 4) Maghrib: three rak’ahs. 5) Isha: four rak’ahs.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD: (P.b.u.h) Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) was born in Makkah on Monday, Rabee’ al-awal, in the year of elephant. It was the year 570 according to the Christian calendar. Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) was born 50 days after the event of the year of the elephant. And what is the year of the elephant? The Arabs before Islam of course had no calendar. They counted days and months but they did not number their years.
KA’BAH: Abraha built a splendid Church in San’aa, but the people did not come to his Church. They continued to visit the Ka’bah. Abraha needed no further excuse. He set out for Makkah with a large army to break the ka’bah down. At the front of the army he placed an elephant. No one in Makkah had ever seen an elephant before. Abraha was not far from Makkah when the elephant stopped and it wouldn’t move any further (Continue) …
KA’BAH: Abraha’s large army also stopped. At this point a miracle happened. The Qur’an tells us its story. Since then this year was called the year of Elephant. It was the year Allah’s messenger (P.b.u.h) was born.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD: Prophet’s mother name was Aminah bint Wahab. She belonged to a noble family of a tribe Quraysh. The prophet’s father name was Abdullah and his grandfather name was Abdul-Mutatalib. They also belonged to the Quraysh tribe. He died in Madinah months before the birth of his son. Abdullah was only 25 years old when he died.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD: When his mother Aminah gave birth to him, his grandfather Abdul-Mutalib named him Muhammad. Abdul-Mutalib hoped that his grandson would be praised and respected by everyone in the world. Most of the Quraysh used to send their newborn children to the desert. This gave the children good health. It kept them away from the crowd city. This also helped them to learn the pure Arabic language.
DHIKR AND DU’AA: Dhikr is an Arabic word. If you do dhikr of someone you remember that person. You mention him to yourself or to someone. In Islam it means remembering Allah. Du’aa is also an Arabic word. When you make du’aa to someone you pray to that person to give you what you need. A Muslim only prays to Allah and asks Allah for whatever he needs. Du’aa is a way in which Muslims worship Allah. Muslims only make da’aa to Allah.
DHIKR AND DU’AA: We should make every kind of du’aa to Allah as He says: “Invoke Me and I will answer your call”. We should ask Allah alone for help. Dhikr is remembrance of Allah. Allah is our creator. We have nothing of our own. Allah has given us all we have our life and all we possess. Every gift is from Allah. We should be thankful to him for these gifts. We should love Him above all things. We worship Him alone, fear Him alone.
DHIKR: We worship him by praying to Him. But now? Allah’s messenger (P.b.u.h) said that we can do this by saying a number of statements, like the following ones: Subhaan-Allah, Al-hamdu Lillaah, Laa ilaaha Illallaah, Allaahu Akbar. If we say this from our hearts, we can get closer to Allah, no name is greater than Allah’s name.
DU’AA: Prayer: Du’aa is a great tool in the hands of a Muslim. Prayer is a Muslim’s strength. We can pray to Allah in our own language. We can pray to Allah in our own words. But it is
always better to pray as our prophet (P.b.u.h) has taught us. Allah’s messenger (P.b.u.h) has taught us supplication or du’aa for every occasion.
SAY BEFORE LEAVING YOUR HOUSE: Bismilaah, Tawakkaltu ‘alallaah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata ilaa billaah (In the name of Allah; I place my trust in Allah, and there is neither power, nor might except with Allah.
SAY BEFORE YOU ENTER THE MASJID: Bismilaah, Allaahummaftah lee abwaaba rahmatik (In the name of Allah, O Allah, open the gates of your mercy for me).
SAY BEFORE YOU COME OUT OF MASJID: Bismilaah, Allahumma innee as’aluka min fadlik (In the name of Allah, O Allah, I ask you of you bounty.
SAY BEFORE ENTERING YOUR HOME: Bismilaahi walajnaa, wa bismilaahi kharajnaa, wa’alaa rabbinaa tawakkalnaa ( In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave, and in our lord we put our trust).
WHEN YOU GO TO BED, SAY: Bismik-Allaahumma amootu wa ahyaa (In your name, O Allah, I die and I live).
WHEN YOU WAKE UP FROM YOUR SLEEP IN THE MORNING, SAY: Al-hamdu lilaahiladhee ahyaanaa ba’da maa amaatanaa wa ilaikhin-Nushoor (All praise is for Allah who has brought us to life after causing us to die, and to him is the resurrection).
WHEN YOU SNEEZE, SAY: Al-Hamdu lilaah (All praise is for Allah). When you hear a Muslim saying Al-Hamdu lilaah on sneezing, say: Yarhamuk-Allaah (May Allah have mercy on you).
WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO GO INTO TOILET, SAY: Bismillaah. Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khabaa’ith (In the name of Allah. O Allah, I seek protection in you from the male and female devils).
WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THE TOILET, SAY: Ghufraanak (I seek your forgiveness, (O Allah).
WHEN YOU COMPLETE YOUR WUDHU, SAY: Ash-hadu allaa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, wa ask-hadu anna muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasooluh (I bear withness that none has the right to worshipped except Allah alone, without a partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and messenger.
WHEN ABOUT TO BEGIN RECITING THE QUR’AN, SAY: A’oodhu billaahi minash-shaitaanir-rajeem (I seek Allah’s protection from Satan, the one expelled from his mercy.
USING RIHGT HAND: It is good manners to use the right hand for taking or accepting things, for eating & drinking, & for shaking hands. One should start from the right hand side of the body when stepping into shoes or sandals, & when putting on clothes. Similarly, one should put the right foot forward first when entering a mosque, & coming out of the toilet. As for the left hand, it should be used for dealing with things that are unclean
ETIQUETTE OF USING THE TOILET: When you need to go to the toilet, do not carry anything with you that has Allah’s name on it. Before stepping into the toilet with your left foot,
say: Bismillaah. Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika minal-khubuthi wal-khabaa’th. Keep yourself screened from the view by closing the door of the toilet. Do not talk while relieving yourself. You should not return the greeting (Salaam) of someone who greets you.
ETIQUETTE OF EATING AND DRINKING: Food and drink are great gifts from Allah. Wash your hands properly before eating. Come to the table in clean clothes. Sit straight at the table. You may keep your hands on your lap when you are not eating. Immediately before eating or drinking you should say: “Bismillaah” and after eating or drinking you should say “Al-Hamdu Lillah”
ETIQUETTE (MANNERS) OF GOING OUT: When you leave your home, say “Bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‘alallaah, wa laa hawla walaa quwwata illa billaah” (In the name of Allah; I place my trust in Allah, and there is neither power, nor might except with Allah).Then walk with ease. Do not walk too fast or too slowly. When Allah’s messenger (P.b.u.h) walked, H walked with ease. When he turned to address somebody, he turned his whole body completely.
ISSA [JESUS] (P.U.H) RAISED UP AND NOT CRUCIFIED AS PER QUR’AN: That they said (in boast): “We killed Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, the Apostle of God” but they did not kill him nor crucified him, but it was so made to appear to them. And those who differ in this are full of doubts with no (certain) knowledge but only suppositions. For surely they did not kill him. (Qur’an: 4: 157)
BIRTH OF ISSA [JESUS] (P.U.H): Behold, the angels said “O Mary! God gives you good news of a Word from Him. His name will be Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and (one) of those nearest to God. “He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity and he shall be (one) of the righteous.” She said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?” … (Qur’an: 3: 45-47)
MUSLIM BELIEVES IN JESUS (P.A.H): No Muslim is a Muslim if he does not believe in Jesus (pbuh). We believe that he was one of the mightiest Messengers of Allah (swt). We believe
that he was born miraculously, without any male intervention, which many modern day Christians do not believe. We believe he was the Messiah translated Christ. We believe that he gave life to the dead with God’s permission.
CALLING TO PEOPLE OF THE BOOK TO ISLAM: Say: O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah. that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah.s Will). The Holly Qur’an (Chapter 3:64)
PROPHETS NAMES IN HOLLY QUR’AN: Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud (N/A), Saleh (N/A), Ibrahim (Abraham), Lut (Lot), Isma’il (Ishmael), Is'haq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Ayyub (Job), Shu'ayb (Jethro ), Moosa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dawud (David), Sulayman (Solomon), Ilyas (Elijah), Al-Yasa (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), Dhul-Kifl (Ezekiel), Zakariyya (Zechariah), Yahya (John the Baptist), Isa (Jesus), Muhammad (Peace upon them All)
SCIENTIFIC FACT IN THE QUR’AN: (1) The Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran A) The Quran on Human Embryonic Development B) The Quran on Mountains C) The Quran on the Origin of the Universe D) The Quran on the Cerebrum E) The Quran on Seas and Rivers F) The Quran on Deeps Seas and Internal Waves G) The Quran on Clouds H) Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran
WHY IS A MAN ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFE IN ISLAM? Polygamy means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one spouse? The Qur’an is the only religious scripture in the world that says, "Marry only one". You can find the clear cut explanation in the Surah Nisa i.e. Chapter 4: 3 verse. For more information you can find the video in you tube by Zakir naik.
THE HOLLY QUR’AN ADVANTAGE: It’s the most positive religious book on the earth. It never gone against the established science. It deals with Marriage, Divorce, Creation of Heaven and earth. It deals with History of the prophets. It deals with Medicine. It have question and
answer type. The book itself is unique. It’s an standing miracle. Its light and guidance to intelligent people, who want to take positively.
PROPHET MUHAMMED IN BRIEF: He was messenger of Almighty Allah. He born in Makkah and Died in Medina. He got Trust Worthy person (Al-Ameen) by his people. He is to help the people, everybody is keep value item with prophet Muhammed (P.A.H), he will return to the owner when he request. He selected as prophet by almighty Allah in the age of 40. His message was very clear i.e. worship one True God (Almighty Allah) and he his messenger.
MAJOR SINS: 1. Associating partners with Allah (Shirk) 2. Committing murder (25:68) 3. Performing Sorcery (2:102) 4. Not performing the Prayers (19:59) 5. Withholding the Zakah (3:180) 6. Disobeying one’s parents (17:23) 7. Severing ties of kinship. (47:22) 8. Committing adultery or fornication (17:30) 9. Taking or paying interest (2:275) 10. Devouring the wealth of orphans (4:10)
MAJOR SINS: 11. Forging statements concerning Allah or forging Hadith (39:60) 12. Fleeing from the battle (8:16) 13. Wrongdoing, deception or oppression on the part of the ruler (42:42) 14. Being arrogant, boastful and vain (16:23) 15. Giving false testimony (25:72) 16. Drinking alcoholic beverages (5:90) 17. Gambling (5:90) 18. Slandering innocent women (24:23) 19. Misappropriating something from the booty (3:161) 20. Stealing (5:38)
MUSLIMS RULED SPAIN FOR 800 YEARS: Muslims ruled Spain for about 800 years. The Muslims in Spain never used the sword to force the people to convert. Later the Christian Crusaders came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a single Muslim in Spain who could openly give the adhan that is the call for prayers.
ISLAMIC BOMB: Dr. Joseph Adam Pearson rightly says, "People who worry that nuclear weaponry will one day fall in the hands of the Arabs, fail to realize that the Islamic bomb has been dropped already, it fell the day MUHAMMED (pbuh) was born.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY MUSLIM POPULATION: Islam is the world's second largest religion after Christianity. According to a 2009 demographic study, Islam has 1.57 billion adherents, making up 23% of the world population. Islam is the predominant religion in the Middle East, in northern Africa, and in some parts of Asia. Large communities of Muslims are also found in China, the Balkans, and Russia…
JESUS CHRIST (PBUH) NEVER CLAIMED DIVINITY: "My Father is greater than I." [The Bible, John 14:28] "My Father is greater than all." [The Bible, John 10:29] "…I cast out devils by the Spirit of God…." [The Bible, Mathew 12:28] "…I with the finger of God cast out devils…." [The Bible, Luke 11:20] "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just… [The Bible, John 5:30]
CONCEPT OF GOD IN CHRISTIANITY & JEWS: God is One. "Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adna Ikhad". It is a Hebrew quotation which means: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord" [The Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4] "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no savior." [The Bible, Isaiah 43:11] "I am Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me." [The Bible, Isaiah 45:5]
NUH (P.U.H): Noah's mission was to a wicked world, plunged in depravity and sin. Although he preached the Message of God with immense zeal, his people refused to mend their ways, leading to his building of the Ark and the famous event of the Deluge, the Great Flood which perished all the evil people of his time. Noah is praised by God in the Qur'an. In sura 17 (Al-Isra), ayah 3, God states: Verily he was a devotee most grateful.
CONCEPT OF GOD ACCORDING TO HINDU SCRIPTURES: "Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures." [Bhagavad Gita 7:20] The Gita states that people who are materialistic worship demigods i.e. ‘gods’ besides the True God.
CREATION OF HUMAN BEING: The Qur'an describes that Allah "made from water every living thing" (Qur’an: 21:30). Another verse describes how "Allah has created every animal from water. Of them are some that creep on their bellies, some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills, for truly Allah has power over all things" (Qur’an: 24:45).
ISLAM OPPOSES RACISM: Mankind! We created you from a male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you might come to know each other. The noblest among you in God's sight is that one of you who best performs his duty. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Qur'an , 49:13)
PORK-PROHIBITED IN QUR’AN: The Qur’an prohibits the consumption of pork in no less than 4 different places. Its prohibited in 2:173, 5:3, 6:145 and 16:115. Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked a name other than that of Allah. [Al-Qur’an 5:3] The above verses of the Holy Qur’an are sufficient to satisfy a Muslim as to why pork is forbidden.
ADAM & EVE STORY: Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not." And He taught Adam the nature of all things; then He placed them before the angels, & said: "Tell me the nature of these if ye are right." (Qur’an 2: 30-31)
MAJOR RELIGION OF THE WORLD RANKED BY NUMBER OF ADHERENT: 1. Christianity: 2.1 billion. 2. Islam 1.5 billion. 3. Secular /Nonreligious /Agnostic /Atheist: 1.1 billion. 4. Hinduism: 900 million 5. Chinese traditional religion: 394 million 6. Buddhism: 376 million.
CONTROL ANGER: Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves those who do good. (Qur’an 3: 134)
CONDUCT: Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah. (Qur’an 33: 21)
STANDARD OF CHARACTER: And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character. (Qur’an 68:4)
GUIDANCE: But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light of) Guidance, and bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil). (Qur’an 47:17)
WORSHIPPING ALLAH ALONE: Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's Apostle said, "Someone came to me from my Lord and gave me the news that if any of my followers dies worshipping none (in any way) along with Allah, he will enter Paradise." I asked, "Even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft?" He replied, "Even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 329)
ANYONE WHO DIES WORSHIPPING OTHERS ALONG WITH ALLAH: Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone who dies worshipping others along with Allah will definitely enter the Fire." I said, "Anyone who dies worshipping none along with Allah will definitely enter Paradise." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 330)
THE RIGHTS OF A MUSLIM: Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The rights of a Muslim on the Muslims are to follow the funeral processions, to accept invitation and to reply the sneezer. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 332)
FUNERAL PRAYER: Narrated Abu Huraira, Allah's Apostle informed (the people) about the death of An-Najashi on the very day he died. He went towards the Musalla (praying place) and the people stood behind him in rows. He said four Takbirs (i.e. offered the Funeral prayer). (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 337)
A MUSLIM WHOSE THREE CHILDREN DIE BEFORE THE AGE OF PUBERTY: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "A Muslim whose three children die before the age of puberty will be granted Paradise by Allah due to his mercy for them." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 340)
NO JEALOUSY EXCEPT IN TWO: Narrated Ibn Masud: I heard the Prophet saying, "There is no envy except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge) and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to the others." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 490)
HONESTLY EARNED MONEY: Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "If one give in charity what equals one date-fruit fro the honestly-earned money and Allah accepts only the honestly earned money --Allah takes it in His right (hand) and then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much s that it becomes as big as a mountain. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 491)
GIVE IN CHARITY: Narrated Haritha bin Wahab: I heard the Prophet saying, "O people! Give in charity as a time will come upon you when a person will wander about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it, and one (who will be requested to take it) will say, "If you had brought it yesterday, would have taken it, but to-day I am not in need of it." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 492)
A TIME WILL COME … Narrated Abu Musa: Thy Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "A time will come upon the people when a person will wander about with gold as Zakat and will not find anybody to accept it, and one man will be seen followed by forty women to be their guardian because of scarcity of men and great number of women." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 495)
SAVE YOURSELF FROM HELL-FIRE: Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim heard the Prophet saying: "Save yourself from Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in charity." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 498)
WOMAN GIVES IN CHARITY SOME OF THE FOODSTUFF: Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, "When a woman gives in charity some of the foodstuff without spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive the reward because of his earning, and the storekeeper will also have a reward similar to it. The reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others. " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 506)
WEALTHY PERSON: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 507)
THE UPPER HAND IS BETTER: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit speaking about charity, to abstain from asking others for some financial help and about begging others, saying, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is that of the giver and the lower (hand) is that of the beggar." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 509)
PIECE OF GOLD: Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith: Once the Prophet offered the 'Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he said, "I left at home a piece of gold which was from the charity and I disliked to let it remain a night in my house, so I got it distributed . " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 510)
DO NOT WITHHOLD YOUR MONEY: Narrated Asma: The Prophet said to me, "Do not withhold your money, (for if you did so) Allah would with-hold His blessings from you." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 513)
BEFORE EMBRACING ISLAM I USED TO DO GOOD DEEDS: Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: I said to Allah's Apostle, "Before embracing Islam I used to do good deeds like giving in charity, slave-manumitting, and the keeping of good relations with Kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded for those deeds?" The Prophet replied, "You became Muslim with all those good deeds (Without losing their reward)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 517)
NO ZAKAT EITHER ON A HORSE OR A SLAVE: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Zakat either on a horse or a slave belonging to a Muslim" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 542)
ASKING ANOTHER PERSON narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is better for anyone of you to take a rope and cut the wood (from the forest) and carry it over his back and sell it (as a means of earning his living) rather than to ask a person for something and that person may give him or not." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 549)
POOR PERSON: Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "The poor person is not the one who goes round the people and ask them for a mouthful or two (of meals) or a date or two but the poor is that who has not enough (money) to satisfy his needs and whose condition is not known to others, that others may give him something in charity, and who does not beg of people." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 557)
USE THE LEATHER: Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet saw a dead sheep which had been given in charity to a freed slave girl of Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet . The Prophet said, "Why don't you get the benefit of its hide?" They said, "It is dead." He replied, "Only to eat (its meat) is illegal." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 569)
ZAKAT-UL-FITR: Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah's Apostle enjoined the payment of one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the 'Id prayer. (One Sa' = 3 Kilograms approx.) (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 579)
WHICH IS THE BEST DEED? Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet was asked, "Which is the best deed?" He said, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle." He was then asked, "Which is the next (in goodness)?" He said, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." He was then asked,
"Which is the next?" He said, "To perform Hajj-Mabrur. " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 594)
REWARD FOR HAJJ: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever performs Hajj for Allah's pleasure and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 596)
TREAT WOMEN NICELY: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Treat women nicely, for a women is created from a rib, and the most curved portion of the rib is its upper portion, so, if you should try to straighten it, it will break, but if you leave it as it is, it will remain crooked. So treat women nicely." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 548)
DAJJALL: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Shall I not tell you about the Dajjal a story of which no prophet told his nation? The Dajjall is one-eyed and will bring with him what will resemble Hell and Paradise, and what he will call Paradise will be actually Hell; so I warn you (against him) as Noah warned his nation against him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 554)
GOG AND MAGOG: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah has made an opening in the wall of the Gog and Magog (people) like this, and he made with his hand (with the help of his fingers). (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 566)
DIVINATION BY ARROWS: Narrated Ibn Abbas: When the Prophet saw pictures in the Ka'ba, he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased. When he saw (the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said, "May Allah curse them (i.e. the Quraish)! By Allah, neither Abraham nor Ishmael practiced divination by arrows." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 571)
PROPHET USED TO SEEK REFUGE WITH ALLAH: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet used to seek Refuge with Allah for Al-Hasan and Al-Husain and say: "Your forefather (i.e. Abraham) used to seek Refuge with Allah for Ishmael and Isaac by reciting the following: 'O Allah! I seek Refuge with Your Perfect Words from every devil and from poisonous pests and from every evil, harmful, envious eye.' " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 590)
HONORABLE: Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet said, "The honorable is the son of the honorable, the son the honorable, i.e. Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 596)
AARON: Narrated Malik bin Sasaa: Allah's Apostle talked to his companions about his Night Journey to the Heavens. When he reached the fifth Heaven, he met Aaron. (Gabriel said to the Prophet), "This is Aaron." The Prophet said, "Gabriel greeted and so did I, and he returned the greeting saying, 'Welcome, O Pious Brother and Pious Prophet." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 606)
ASHURA: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the Prophet came to Medina, he found (the Jews) fasting on the day of 'Ashura' (i.e. 10th of Muharram). They used to say: "This is a great day on which Allah saved Moses and drowned the folk of Pharaoh. Moses observed the fast on this day, as a sign of gratitude to Allah." The Prophet said, "I am closer to Moses than they." So, he observed the fast (on that day) and ordered the Muslims to fast on it. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 609)
MASJID: Narrated Abu Dhaar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which masjid was built first?" He replied, "Al-Masjid-ul-Haram." I asked, "Which next?" He replied, "Al-Masjid-ul-Aqs-a." I asked, "What was the period in between them?" He replied, "Forty (years)." He then added, "Wherever the time for the prayer comes upon you, perform the prayer, for all the earth is a place of worshipping for you." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 636)
JOIN NONE IN WORSHIP WITH ALLAH: Narrated 'Abdullah: When the Verse:-- 'Those who believe and mix not their belief with wrong." was revealed, the companions of the Prophet said, "Who amongst us has not mixed his belief with wrong?" Then Allah revealed: "Join none in worship with Allah, Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 638)
BEST AMONG THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD: Narrated 'Ali: I heard the Prophet saying, "Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, was the best among the women (of the world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this nation)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 642)
PROPHET SAID, "I SAW MOSES, JESUS AND ABRAHAM: Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet said, "I saw Moses, Jesus and Abraham (on the night of my Ascension to the heavens). Jesus was of red complexion, curly hair and a broad chest. Moses was of brown complexion, straight hair and tall stature as if he was from the people of Az-Zutt." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 648)
NO PROPHET BETWEEN ME AND ISSA: Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I am the nearest of all the people to the son of Mary, and all the prophets are paternal
brothers, and there has been no prophet between me and him (i.e. Jesus)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 651)
I AM ONLY A SLAVE OF ALLAH & APOSTLE: Narrated 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 654)
JUDGE PEOPLE BY THE LAW OF THE QURAN: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said "How will you be when the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you and he will judge people by the Law of the Quran and not by the law of Gospel. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 658)
YOU WILL FOLLOW THE WRONG WAYS: Narrated Abu Said: The Prophet said, "You will follow the wrong ways, of your predecessors so completely and literally that if they should go into the hole of a mastigure, you too will go there." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?" He replied, "Whom else?" (Meaning, of course, the Jews and the Christians.) (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 662)
HATE THAT ONE SHOULD KEEP HIS HANDS ON HIS FLANKS: Narrated 'Aisha: That she used to hate that one should keep his hands on his flanks while praying. She said that the Jew used to do so. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 664)
CURSE ON JEWS: Narrated Ibn Abbas: I heard 'Umar saying, "May Allah Curse so-and-so! Doesn't he know that the Prophet said, 'May Allah curse the Jews for, though they were forbidden (to eat) fat, they liquefied it and sold it. " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 666)
DYE GREY HAIR: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews and the Christians do not dye (their grey hair), so you shall do the opposite of what they do (i.e. dye your grey hair and beards)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 668)
KINDNESS TOWARDS ANIMAL: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While a dog was going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So Allah forgave her because of that good deed" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 673)
PLAGUE: Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle said, "Plague was a means of torture sent on a group of Israelis (or on some people before you). So if you hear of its spread in a land, don't approach it, and if a plague should appear in a land where you are present, then don't leave that land in order to run away from it (i.e. plague)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 679)
RECITING A QURAN: Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: I heard a person reciting a (Quranic) Verse in a certain way, & I had heard the Prophet reciting the same Verse in a different way. So I took him to the Prophet and informed him of that but I noticed the sign of disapproval on his face, & then he said, "Both of you are correct, so don't differ, for the nations before you differed, so they were destroyed." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 682)
PROPHET’S CHARACTER: Narrated 'Abdullah: As if I saw the Prophet talking about one of the prophets whose nation had beaten him and caused him to bleed, while he was cleaning the blood off his face and saying, "O Allah! Forgive my nation, for they have no knowledge." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 683)
ALLAH MAY FORGIVE US: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, 'If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.' So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 687)
KINDNESS TOWARDS ANIMAL: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A lady was punished because of a cat which she had imprisoned till it died. She entered the (Hell) Fire because of it, for she neither gave it food nor water as she had imprisoned it, nor set it free to eat from the vermin of the earth." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 689)
HE IS ALLAH, THE ONE: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: A man heard another man reciting: ‘Say “He is Allah, the One." (112.1) and he recited it repeatedly. When it was morning, he went to the Prophet and informed him about that as if he considered that the recitation of that Sura by itself was not enough. Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is equal to one-third of the Quran." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 471)
MERCY: Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to mankind." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 473)
UNSEEN ARE FIVE AND NONE KNOWS THEM BUT ALLAH: Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet said, "The keys of the unseen are 5 & none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows what is in the womb, but Allah: (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah; (3) None knows when it will rain, but Allah; (4) None knows where he will die, but Allah (5) & none knows when the Hour will be established, but Allah." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 476)
NO VISION CAN GRASP ALLAH: Narrated Masruq: 'Aisha said, "If anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he is a liar, for Allah says: 'No vision can grasp Him.' (6.103) And if anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen the Unseen, he is a liar, for Allah says: "None has the knowledge of the Unseen but Allah." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 477)
I AM THE KING: WHERE ARE THE KINGS OF THE EARTH? Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection Allah will hold the whole earth and fold the heaven with His right hand and say, 'I am the King: where are the kings of the earth?" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 479)
ALLAH IS ETERNAL: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet used to say, "I seek refuge (with YOU) by Your 'Izzat, None has the right to be worshipped but You Who does not die while the Jinns and the human beings die." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 480)
INVOCATION IN MY PRAYER: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet "O Allah's Apostle! Teach me an invocation with which Imay invoke Allah in my prayers." The Prophet said, "Say: O Allah! I have wronged my soul very much (oppressed myself), and none forgives the sins but You; so please bestow Your Forgiveness upon me. No doubt, You are the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 485)
MEMORIZE 99 NAMES OF ALLAH: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 489)
ANYONE OF YOU GOES TO BED: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When anyone of you goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with the edge of his garment, and say: Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'hu. In amsakta nafsi faghfir laha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfaz bihi 'ibadaka-s-salihin." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 490)
SAY BEFORE GOING TO BED AND GETTING UP: Narrated Juhaifa: When the Prophet went to bed, he used to say, "Allhumma bismika ahya wa amut." And when he got Up in the mornings he used to say, "Alhamdu lillahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihin- nushur." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 491)
INTENDING TO HAVE A SEXUAL RELATION: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ashShaitan, wa Jannib ash-Shaitana ma razaqtana, Satan would never harm that child, should it be ordained that they will have one. (Because of that sleep)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 493)
SLAUGHTERING: Narrated Jundab: That he witnessed the Prophet on the Day of Nahr. The Prophet offered prayer and then delivered a sermon saying, "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before offering prayer, should slaughter another animal in place of the first; and whoever has not yet slaughtered any, should slaughter a sacrifice and mention Allah's Name while doing so." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 497)
DO NOT SWEAR BY YOUR FATHERS: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet said, "Do not swear by your fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by Allah." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 498)
NONE HAVING A GREATER SENSE OF GHIRA THAN ALLAH: Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "There is none having a greater sense of Ghira than Allah, and for that reason He has forbidden shameful deeds and sins (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) And there is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 500)
VERILY MY MERCY OVERCOMES MY ANGER: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah created the Creation, He wrote in His Book--and He wrote (that) about Himself, and it is placed with Him on the Throne--'Verily My Mercy overcomes My Anger.'" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 501)
AD-DAJJAL: Narrated 'Abdullah: Ad-Dajjal was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Allah is not hidden from you; He is not one-eyed," and pointed with his hand towards his eye, adding, "While Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye and his eye looks like a protruding grape." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 504)
AD-DAJJAL: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Allah did not send any prophet but that he warned his nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-
eyed, The word 'Kafir' (unbeliever) is written between his two eyes." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 505)
ZAINAB BINT JAHSH (WIFE OF PROPHET): Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Verse of Al-Hijab (veiling of women) was revealed in connection with Zainab bint Jahsh. (On the day of her marriage with him) the Prophet gave a wedding banquet with bread and meat; and she used to boast before other wives of the Prophet and used to say, "Allah married me (to the Prophet in the Heavens." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 517)
PROPHET USED TO SAY AT THE TIME OF DIFFICULTY: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet used to say at the time of difficulty, 'La ilaha il-lallah Al-'Alimul-Halim. La-ilaha illallah Rabul- Arsh-al-Azim, La ilaha-il-lallah Rabus-Samawati Rab-ul-Ard; wa Rab-ul-Arsh Al- Karim.' (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 523)
PROPHET USED TO SAY AT THE TIME OF DIFFICULTY: Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle used to say at the time of difficulty, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Majestic, the Most Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Honourable Throne. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 526)
SUN RUNS ON ITS FIXED COURSE: Narrated Abu Dharr: I asked the Prophet regarding the Verse:--'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term decreed for it.' (36.28) He said, "Its fixed course is underneath Allah's Throne." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 528)
YOU PEOPLE WILL SEE YOUR LORD: Narrated Jarir: We were sitting with the Prophet and he looked at the moon on the night of the full-moon and said, "You people will see your Lord as you see this full moon, and you will have no trouble in seeing Him, so if you can avoid missing (through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset (Asr) you must do so." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 529)
YOU PEOPLE WILL SEE YOUR LORD: Narrated Jarir: Allah's Apostle came out to us on the night of the full moon and said, "You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in seeing Him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 531)
AL-KAUTHAR: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle sent for the Ansar and gathered them in a tent and said to them, "Be patient till you meet Allah and His Apostle, and I will be on the lake-Tank (Al-Kauthar)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 533)
LORD AND YOU: Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be none among you but his Lord will speak to him, and there will be no interpreter between them nor a screen to screen Him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 535)
ALLAH WHO WILL BE ANGRY WITH HIM: Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes the property of a Muslim by taking a false oath, will meet Allah Who will be angry with him." Then the Prophet recited the Verse 'Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant & their oaths, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter, neither will Allah speak to them, nor look at them. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 537)
THE PEOPLE OF HELL: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Some people who will be scorched by Hell (Fire) as a punishment for sins they have committed, and then Allah will admit them into Paradise by the grant of His Mercy. These people will be called, 'Al-JahannamiyyLin' (the people of Hell)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 542)
ANSWER TO MUHAMMAD (P.b.u.h) BY THE LORD: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet said, "O Gabriel, what prevents you. from visiting us more often than you do?" Then this Verse was revealed:--'And we angels descend not but by Command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us..' (19.64) So this was the answer to Muhammad. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 547)
FIGHTS IN ALLAH'S CAUSE: Narrated Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet and said, "A man fights for pride and haughtiness another fights for bravery, and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases) is in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet said, "The one who fights that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 550)
MY FOLLOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VICTORIOUS: Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: I heard the Prophet saying, "Some people from my followers will continue to be victorious over others till Allah's Order (The Hour) is established." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 551)
THE PERSON WHO CARRIES OUT JIHAD: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah guarantees (the person who carries out Jihad in His Cause and nothing compelled him to go out but Jihad in His Cause and the belief in His Word) that He will either admit him into Paradise (Martyrdom) or return him with reward or booty he has earned to his residence from where he went out." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 555)
SHOULD BE FIRM IN HIS ASKING: Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever anyone of you invoke Allah for something, he should be firm in his asking, and he should not say: 'If You wish, give me...' for none can compel Allah to do something against His Will." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 556)
YOUR ILLNESS WILL BE A MEANS OF CLEANSING OF YOUR SINS: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle entered upon a sick bedouin in whom he went to visit and said to him, "Don't worry, Tahur, if Allah Will." The Bedouin said, "Tahur! No, but it is a fever that is burning in the body of an old man and it will make him visit his grave." The Prophet said, "Then it is so." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 562)
AD-DAJJAL WILL NOT ENTER MEDINA: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. If Allah will, neither Ad-Dajjal nor plague will be able to come near it." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 565)
ONE OF PROPHETS INVOCATION WHICH IS DEFINITELY FULFILLED BY ALLAH: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "For every Prophet there is one invocation which is definitely fulfilled by Allah, and I wish, if Allah will, to keep my that (special) invocation as to be the intercession for my followers on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 566)
SHOULD BE FIRM IN HIS ASKING: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should say: 'O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,' or 'Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,' or 'Provide me with means of subsistence if You wish,' but he should be firm in his request, for Allah does what He will and nobody can force Him (to do anything)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 569)
PROPHET RECITING QURAN: Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "Allah never listens to anything as He listens to the Prophet reciting Quran in a pleasant sweet sounding
voice." A companion of Abu Huraira said, "He means, reciting the Quran aloud." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 574)
AISHA EVER FELT SO JEALOUS OF ANY WOMAN AS I FELT OF KHADIJA: Narrated 'Aisha: I never felt so jealous of any woman as I felt of Khadija, for Allah ordered him (the Prophet ) to give Khadija the glad tidings of a palace in Paradise (for her). (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 576)
DON’T ABUSING TIME: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah said: "The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time, for I am Time; in My Hands are all things and I cause the revolution of night and day.' "(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 583)
SPEND IN CHARITY: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but will be the foremost on the Day of Resurrection." The narrators of this Hadith said: Allah said (to man), 'Spend (in charity), for then I will compensate you (generously).' (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 587)
ALLAH HAVE PREPARED FOR MY RIGHTEOUS SLAVES: Narrated Abu Huraira: the Prophet said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.' (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 589)
SOME OF MY SLAVES HAVE BECOME DISBELIEVERS IN ME: Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: It rained (because of the Prophet's invocation for rain) and the Prophet said, "Allah said, 'Some of My slaves have become disbelievers in Me, and some others, believers in Me. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 594)
LOVE TO MEET ALLAH: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'If My slaves loves the meeting with Me, I too love the meeting with him; and if he dislikes the meeting with Me, I too dislike the meeting with him.' (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 595)
QUR'AN IN A NICE VOICE: Narrated Abu Salama: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Whoever does not recite Qur'an in a nice voice is not from us,' and others said extra," (that means) to recite it aloud." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 618)
WHOEVER OF US IS MARTYRED, WILL GO TO PARADISE: Narrated Al-Mughira: Our Prophet has informed us our Lord's Message that whoever of us is martyred, will go to Paradise. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 621)
IF MY SLAVE COMES NEARER TO ALLAH: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 627)
FAST IS FOR ALLAH & HE WILL GIVE REWARD: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said that your Lord said, "Every (sinful) deed can be expiated; and the fast is for Me, so I will give the reward for it; and the smell which comes out of the mouth of a fasting person, is better in Allah's Sight than the smell of musk." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 629)
PROPHET RECITATION: Narrated Al-Bara': I heard the Prophet reciting Surat at-Tin waz Zaitun (By the Fig and the Olive) in the 'Isha' prayer and I have never heard anybody with a better voice or recitation than his. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 636)
PAINTER: Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, "The painter of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, Make alive what you have created.' " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 646)
WHO ARE MOST UNJUST? Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah said, 'Who are most unjust than those who try to create something like My creation? I challenge them to create even a smallest ant, a wheat grain or a barley grain.' " (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 648)
TWO WORDS VERY LIGHT FOR THE TONGUE & VERY HEAVY IN WEIGHT BALANCE: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(There are) two words which are dear to the Beneficent (Allah) and very light (easy) for the tongue (to say), but very heavy in weight in the balance. They are: 'Subhan Allah wa-bi hamdihi' and 'Subhan Allah Al-'Azim." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith 652)
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES: He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (Qur’an 59: 24)
THE OPENING: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straightway, The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. (Qur’an: 1: 1-7)
THE COW: A.L.M. This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah. Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper. (Qur’an 2: 1-5)
SALAH: O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. (Qur’an 2: 153)
EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS: O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him ye worship. (Qur’an 2: 172)
MURDER: O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty. (Qur’an 2: 178)
FASTING: O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,- (Qur’an 2: 183)
ENTER INTO ISLAM WHOLE-HEARTEDLY: O ye who believe! Enter into Islam whole-heartedly; and follow not the footsteps of the evil one; for he is to you an avowed enemy. (Qur’an 2: 208)
SPEND OUT OF THE BOUNTIES: O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are the wrong-doers. (Qur’an 2: 254)
SPEAKING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE: And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning). (Qur’an: 17: 36)
ALLAH RAISES THE LEVEL OF PEOPLE: … Allah will rise up, to (suitable) ranks (and degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted (mystic) Knowledge… (Qur’an 58: 11)
EXCELLENCE OF KNOWLEDGE: There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise. (Qur’an 3: 18)PPT
GOOD DEEDS REMOVE THE EVIL DEEDS: Narrated by Ibn Masud(Radhiallaho anho): A man kissed a woman and then came to Allah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and told him of that, so this Divine Inspiration was revealed to the Prophet: “And offer Prayers
perfectly at the two ends of the day, and in some hours of the night; (i.e. (five) compulsory prayers). Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (small sins). That is a reminder for the mindful.” (11.114) The man said, Is this instruction for me only?” The Prophet said, “It is for all those of my followers who encounter a similar situation.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 6, Hadith # 209)
ALLAH'S HAND IS FULL: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'Spend (O man), and I shall spend on you." He also said, "Allah's Hand is full, and (its fullness) is not affected by the continuous spending night and day." He also said, "Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Nevertheless, what is in His Hand is not decreased, and His Throne was over the water; and in His Hand there is the balance (of justice) whereby He raises and lowers (people)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 6, Hadith # 206)
ZAKAT OF WHICH IS NOT PAID: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Kanz (money, the Zakat of which is not paid) of anyone of you will appear in the form of bald-headed poisonous male snake on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 6, Hadith # 182)
THE HOUR WILL NOT BE ESTABLISHED UNTIL… Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until the sun rises from the West: and when the people see it, then whoever will be living on the surface of the earth will have faith, and that is (the time) when no good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed not before." (6.158) (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 6, Hadith # 159)
THE PERFORMANCE OF 'UMRA: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(The performance of) 'Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 1)
UMRA BEFORE HAJJ: Narrated Ibn Juraij: Ikrima bin Khalid asked Ibn 'Umar about performing 'Umra before Hajj. Ibn 'Umar replied, "There is no harm in it." 'Ikrima said, "Ibn 'Umar also said, 'The Prophet had performed 'Umra before performing Hajj.'" (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 2)
HOW MANY TIMES THE PROPHET HAD PERFORMED 'UMRA? Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas how many times the Prophet had performed 'Umra. He replied, "Four times. 1. 'Umra of Hudaibiya in Dhi-l-Qa'da when the pagans hindered him; 2. 'Umra in the following year in Dhil- Qa'da after the peace treaty with them (the pagans); 3. 'Umra from Al-Jr'rana where he distributed the war booty." I think he meant the booty (of the battle) of Hunain. I asked, "How many times did he perform Hajj?" He (Anas) replied, "Once." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 6)
UMRA IN RAMADAN IS EQUAL TO HAJJ IN REWARD: Narrated Ata: I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying, "Allah's Apostle asked an Ansari woman (Ibn 'Abbas named her but 'Ata' forgot her name), 'What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?' She replied, 'We have a camel and the father of so-and-so and his son (i.e. her husband and her son) rode it and left one camel for us to use for irrigation.' He said (to her), 'Perform 'Umra when Ramadan comes, for 'Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward),' or said something similar." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 10)
VIRTUES OF MADINAH: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Medina is a sanctuary from that place to that. Its trees should not be cut and no heresy should be innovated nor any sin should be committed in it, and whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits sins (bad deeds), then he will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people." (See Hadith No. 409, Vol 9). (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 91)
MEDINA MOSQUE TO BE BUILT: Narrated Anas: The Prophet came to Medina and ordered a mosque to be built and said, "O Bani Najjar! Suggest to me the price (of your land)." They said, "We do not want its price except from Allah" (i.e. they wished for a reward from Allah for giving up their land freely). So, the Prophet ordered the graves of the pagans to be dug out and the land to be leveled, and the date-palm trees to be cut down. The cut date palms were fixed in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque. (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 92)
MEDINA IS A SANCTUARY: Narrated 'Ali: We have nothing except the Book of Allah and this written paper from the Prophet (where-in is written :) Medina is a sanctuary from the 'Air Mountain to such and such a place, and whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such an innovator in it will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted. And the asylum (of protection) granted by any Muslim is to be secured (respected) by all the other
Muslims; and whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted, and whoever (freed slave) befriends (take as masters) other than his manumitters without their permission incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of his Compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted. (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 94)
DEERS GRAZING IN MEDINA: Narrated Abu Huraira: If I saw deers grazing in Medina, I would not chase them, for Allah's Apostle said, "(Medina) is a sanctuary between its two mountains." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 97)
BELIEF RETURNS: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 100)NONE PLOTS AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF MEDINA: Narrated Sad: I heard the Prophet saying, "None plots against the people of Medina but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved in water." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 101)
THE TERROR CAUSED BY AL-MASIH AD-DAJJAL: Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal will not enter Medina and at that time Medina will have seven gates and there will be two angels at each gate guarding them." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 103)
O ALLAH! BESTOW ON MEDINA: Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "O Allah! Bestow on Medina twice the blessings You bestowed on Mecca." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 109)
LAKE FOUNT: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house and my pulpit, and my pulpit is on my Lake Fount (Al-Kauthar)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 112)
MEDINA: Narrated 'Aisha: When Allah's Apostle reached Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal became ill. When Abu Bakr's fever got worse, he would recite (this poetic verse): "Everybody is staying alive with his People, yet Death is nearer to him than His shoe laces." And Bilal, when his fever deserted him, would recite: "Would that I could stay overnight in A valley wherein I would be Surrounded by Idhkhir and Jalil (kinds of good-smelling grass). Would that one day I could Drink the water of the Majanna, and Would that (The two mountains) Shama and Tafil would appear to me!" The Prophet said, "O Allah! Curse Shaiba bin Rabi'a and 'Utba bin Rabi'a and Umaiya bin Khalaf as they turned us out of our land to the land of epidemics." Allah's Apostle then said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as we love Mecca or even more than that. O Allah! Give blessings in our Sa and our Mudd (measures symbolizing food) and make the
climate of Medina suitable for us, and divert its fever towards Aljuhfa." Aisha added: When we reached Medina, it was the most unhealthy of Allah's lands, and the valley of Bathan (the valley of Medina) used to flow with impure colored water. (Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 3, Hadith # 113)
WALK TOWARDS MASJID FOR SALAH: Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The most eminent among human beings (as a recipient of) reward (is one) who lives farthest away, and who has to walk the farthest distance, and he who waits for the prayer to observe it along with the Imam, his reward is greater than one who prays (alone) and then goes to sleep. In the narration of Abu Kuraib (the words are):" (He waits) till he prays along with the Imam in congregation." (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1401)
WALK TOWARDS MASJID FOR SALAH Part 2: Ubayy b. Ka'b reported: There was a man, and I do not know of any other man, whose house was farther than his from the mosque and he never missed the prayer (in congregation). It was said to him or I said to him: It you were to buy a donkey you could ride upon it In the dark nights and in the burning sand. He said: I do not like my house to be situated by the side of the mosque, for I (eagerly) desire that my steps towards the mosque and back from it, should be recorded when I return to my family. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Allah has gathered all (rewards) for you. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1402)
WALK TOWARDS MASJID FOR SALAH Part 3: Jabir b. 'Abdullah narrated: Our houses were situated far away from the mosque; we, therefore, decided to sell our houses so that we may be able to come near the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade us (to do so) and said: There is for every step (towards the mosque) a degree (of reward) for you. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1406)
FIVE PRAYERS BY WHICH ALLAH OBLITERATES SINS: In the hadith narrated of the authority of Abd Huraira the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) is reported to have said. while in the hadith narrated by Bakr (the words are like this): He heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: just see, can anything of his filthiness remain (on the body of) any one of you if there were a river at his door in which he washed himself five times daily? They, said: Nothing of his filthiness will remain (on his body). He said: That is like the five prayers by which Allah obliterates sins. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1410)
SETTING AT THE PLACE OF WORSHIP: Simak narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura that when the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed the dawn prayer, he sat at the place of worship till the sun had risen enough. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1414)
HOLY PROPHET USED TO SIT AT THE PLACE WHERE HE OBSERVED THE MORNING OR DAWN PRAYER TILL THE SUN ROSE: Simak b. Harb reported: I said to Jabir b. Samura: Did you sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him)? He said: Yes, very often. He (the Holy Prophet) used to sit at the place where he observed the morning or dawn prayer till the sun rose or when it had risen; he would stand, and they (his Companions) would talk about matters (pertaining to the days) of ignorance, and they would laugh (on these matters) while (the Holy Prophet) only smiled. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1413)
DEAREST TO ALLAH ARE ITS MOSQUES: Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The parts of land dearest to Allah are its mosques, and the parts most hateful to Allah are markets. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1416)
IMAM’S QUALITY: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: When there are three persons, one of them should lead them. The one among them most worthy to act as Imam is one who is best versed in the Qur'an. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1417)
IMAM’S QUALITY Part 2:Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to us: The one who is well grounded in Allah's Book and is distinguished among them in recitation should act as; Imam for the people. and if they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah; if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emi- grate; If they emigrated at the same time, then the oldest one in age. No man must lead another in prayer in latter's house or where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, except that he gives you permission or with his permission. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1422)
THE OLDEST AMONGST YOU SHOULD LEAD THE PRAYER: Malik b Huwairith reported: I came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) along with a companion of mine, and when we intended to return from him, he said: When there is time for prayer, announce prayer, pronounce Iqama, and the oldest amongst you should lead the prayer. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1426)
QUNUT: Abu Salama reported it on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) recited Qunut after ruku' in prayer for one mouth at the time of reciting (these words):" Allah listened to him who praised Him," and he said in Qunut:" 0 Allah! rescue al-Walid b. al-Walid; O Allah! rescue Salama b. Hisham; O Allah! rescue 'Ayyash b. Abu Rabi'a; O Allah! rescue the helpless amongst the Muslims; O Allah! trample Mudar severely; O Allah! cause them a famine like that (which was caused at the time) of Joseph." Abu Huraira (further) said: I saw that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) afterwards abandoned
this supplication. I, therefore said: I see the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) abandoning this blessing upon them. It was raid to him (Abu Huraira): Don't you see that (those for whom was blessing invoked by the Holy Prophet) have come (i. e. they have been rescued)? (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1430)
SEVENTY MEN WHO WERE CALLED" RECITERS" AND WERE KILLED: 'Asim reported - I heard Anas saying: Never did I ace the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) so much grieved (at the loss of a) small army as I saw him grieved at those seventy men who were called" reciters" (and were killed) at Bi'r Ma'una; and he invoked curse for full one month upon their murderers. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1438)
QUNUT FOR ONE MONTH: Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed Qunut for one month invoking curse upon some tribes of Arabia (those who were responsible for the murders in Bi'r Ma'una and Raji'), but then abandoned it. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1442)
QUNUT IN DAWN AND EVENING PRAYERS: Al-Bari' reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed Qunut in the dawn and evening (prayers). (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1444)
DID NOT AWAKE FOR PRAYER TILL THE SUN ROSE: Abu Huraira reported: We stopped for rest along with the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and did not awake till the sun rose. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) then told us that everybody should take hold of his camel's nosestring (get out of this ground) for it was the place where devil had visited us. We did accordingly. He then called for water and performed ablution and then performed two prostrations. Ya'qub said: Then he prayed (performed) two prostrations. then takbir was pronounced for prayer and then he offered the morning prayer (in congregation). (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith # 1449)
ISLAM HAS FIVE CATEGORIES OF DO’S AND DON’TS: (i) ‘Fard’ i.e. compulsory or obligatory (ii) ‘Mustahab’ i.e. recommended or encouraged (iii) ‘Mubah’ i.e. permissible or allowed (iv) ‘Makruh’ i.e. not recommended or discouraged (v) ‘Haraam’ i.e. prohibited or forbidden
CALLING THE PEOPLE: “Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord, with wisdom and beautiful preaching, and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious!”[Al-Qur’an 16:125]
MARRY ONLY ONE: “Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear thatye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one.” [Al-Qur’an 4:3]
HIJAB FOR MEN: “Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.” [Al-Qur’an 24:30]
HIJAB FOR WOMEN: “ And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons...” [Al-Qur’an 24:31]SIX CRITERIA FOR HIJAB: 1. Extent: The first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face and the hands upto the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hijab’. All the remaining five criteria are the same for men and women.2. The clothes worn should be loose and should not reveal the figure.3. The clothes worn should not be transparent such that one can see through them.4. The clothes worn should not be so glamorous as to attract the opposite sex.5. The clothes worn should not resemble that of the opposite sex.6. The clothes worn should not resemble that of the unbelievers i.e. they should not wear clothes that are specifically identities or symbols of the Unbelievers’ religions.
HIJAB PREVENTS MOLESTATION: “O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad); that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Al-Qur’an 33:59]
OPINION OF HISTORIAN DE LACY O’LEARY: historian De Lacy O’Leary in the book “Islam at the cross road” (Page 8): “History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myth that historians have ever repeated.”
NO COMPULSION IN RELIGION: “Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error” [Al-Qur’an 2:256]
QUR’AN PERMITS MUSLIMS TO HAVE NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD: “O ye who believe! Fulfil (all) obligations. Lawful unto you (for food) are all four-footed animals with the exceptions named.” [Al-Qur’an 5:1] “And cattle He has created for you (men): from them Ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, And of their (meat) ye eat.” [Al-Qur’an 16:5] “And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: From within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them, (besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat.” [Al-Qur’an 23:21]
HINDU SCRIPTURES GIVE PERMISSION TO HAVE NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD: 1. It is mentioned in Manu Smruti, the law book of Hindus, in chapter 5 verse 30 “The eater who eats the flesh of those to be eaten does nothing bad, even if he does it day after day, for God himself created some to be eaten and some to be eater.” 2. Again next verse of Manu Smruti, that is, chapter 5 verse 31 says “Eating meat is right for the sacrifice, this is traditionally known as a rule of the gods.” 3. Further in Manu Smruti chapter 5 verse 39 and 40 says “God himself created sacrificial animals for sacrifice, ... , therefore killing in a sacrifice is not killing.” 4. Mahabharata Anushashan Parva chapter 88 narrates the discussion between Dharmaraj Yudhishthira and Pitamah Bhishma about what food one should offer to Pitris (ancestors) during the Shraddha (ceremony of dead) to keep them satisfied…
PROHIBITING EATING OF CARNIVOROUS ANIMALS: Ahadith narrated in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim including hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas in Sahih Muslim, Book of hunting and slaughter, Hadith No. 4752 and Sunan Ibn-I-Majah chapter 13 Hadith no. 3232 to 3234, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) prohibited the eating of: (i) Wild animals with canine teeth, i.e. meat eating carnivorous animals. These are animals belonging to the cat families such as lion, tiger, cats, dogs, wolfs, hyenas, etc.(ii) Certain rodents like mice, rats, rabbits with claws, etc.(iii) Certain reptiles like snakes, alligators, etc.(iv) Birds of prey with talons or claws, like vultures, eagle, crows, owl, etc.
BLACK STONE AT KAABA: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet (pbuh) touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touched (and kissed) you”. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith # 675)
PORK PROHIBITED IN THE BIBLE: “Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch, they are unclean to you.” [Leviticus 11:7-8] “And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh,
nor touch their dead carcass.” [Deuteronomy 14:8] A similar prohibition is repeated in the Bible in the book of Isaiah chapter 65 verse 2-5.
PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL IN THE QUR’AN: “O ye who believe! Intoxicants and Gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an Abomination – of Satan’s handiwork; eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.” [Al-Qur’an 5:90]
PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL IN THE BIBLE: 1. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” [Proverbs 20:1] 2. “And be not drunk with wine.” [Ephesians 5:18]
ALCOHOL IS PROHIBITED IN HADITH: The Prophet of Islam Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 1. In Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3371. “Alcohol is the mother of all evils and it is the most shameful of evils.”2. In Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3392“Anything which intoxicates in a large quantity, is prohibited even in a small quantity.”Thus there is no excuse for a nip or a tot. 3. Not only those who drink alcohol are cursed but also those who deal with them directly or indirectly are cursed by Allah. According to Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3380. It was reported by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “God’s curse falls on ten groups of people who deal with alcohol. The one who distills it, the one for whom it has been distilled, the one who drinks it, the one who transports it, the one to who it has been brought, the one whom serves it, the one who sells it, the one who utilizes money from it, the one who buys it and the one who buys it for someone else.”
ALCOHOLISM IS A ‘DISEASE’: If alcohol is a disease, it is the only disease that: - Is sold in bottles - Is advertised in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television - Has licensed outlets to spread it - Produces revenue for the government - Brings violent deaths on the highways - Destroys family life and increases crime - Has no germs or viral cause
FEMALE WITNESSES ARE PREFERRED IN SOME CASES: Some incidents require only female witness and that of a male cannot be accepted. For instance, in dealing with the problems of women, while giving the burial bath i.e. ‘ghusl’ to a woman, the witness has to be a woman.
INHERITANCE IN THE QUR'AN: The Glorious Qur’an contains specific and detailed guidance regarding the division of the inherited wealth, among the rightful beneficiaries.The Qur’anic verses that contain guidance regarding inheritance are:* Surah Baqarah, chapter 2 verse 180* Surah Baqarah, chapter 2 verse 240* Surah Nisa, chapter 4 verse 7-9
GOD IS MOST POWERFUL AND JUST: “Allah is never unjust in the least degree” [Al-Qur’an 4:40]
THIS LIFE IS A TEST FOR THE HEREAFTER: “He who created Deathand life that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving” [Al-Qur’an 67:2]
FINAL JUSTICE ON DAY OF JUDGEMENT: “Every soul shall have a taste of death: and only on the Day of Judgement shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of life): for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception.” [Al-Qur’an 3:185]
ALLAH CAN BURN MORE THAN BILLION TIMES IN HELLFIRE: “Those who reject Our signs, We shall sooncast into the Fire;as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise”[Al-Qur’an 4:56]
MUSLIMS SHOULD BE UNITED: “And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves;” [Al-Qur’an 3:103]
PROHIBITED TO MAKE SECTS AND DIVISIONS IN ISLAM: “As for those who divide Their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.” [Al-Qur’an 6:159]
DIVISION NOT ALLOWED IN ISLAM: the prophet (pbuh) is reported to have said, “My Umma will be fragmented into seventy-three sects, and all of them will be in Hell fire except one sect.” The companions asked Allah’s messenger which group that would be. Where upon he replied, “It is the one to which I and my companions belong.” (Tirmidhi Hadith No. 171)
ISLAM PRESCRIBES ZAKAT: Islam prescribes a system of Zakat (obligatory annual charity). Islamic law prescribes that every person who has a saving that exceeds the nisab leveli.e. more than 85 grams of gold, should give 2.5% of that saving every lunar year in charity. If every rich person in the world gave Zakat sincerely, poverty will be eradicated from this world. Not a single human being would die of hunger.
CHOPPING OFF THE HANDS AS PUNISHMENT FOR ROBBERY: Islam prescribes chopping off the hands of the convicted robber. The Glorious Qur’an says in Surah Maidah:“As to the thief, male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power, full of wisdom.” [Al-Qur’an 5:38]
JUDGE ISLAM BY ITS BEST FOLLOWER I.E. PROPHET MOHAMMED (PBUH):If you practically want to check how good a car is put an expert driver behind the steering wheel. Similarly the best and the most exemplary follower of Islam by whom you can check how good Islam is, is the last and final messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Besides Muslims, there are several honest and unbiased non-Muslim historians who have acclaimed that prophet Muhammad was the best human being. According to Michael H. Hart who wrote the book, ‘The Hundred Most Influential Men in History’, the topmost position, i.e. the number one position goes to the beloved prophet of Islam, Muhammad (pbuh). There are several such examples of non-Muslims paying great tributes to the prophet, like Thomas Carlyle, La-Martine, etc.
ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES: It is difficult to generalize about American Muslims. They are converts, immigrants, factory workers, and doctors. This varied community is unified by a common faith, underpinned by a nationwide network of a large number of mosques. Muslims arrived early in North America. By the eighteenth century, there were many Muslims in North America. Great numbers of Americans have entered the fold of Islam. They are from different classes: the rich, the poor, the educated, and the illiterate. Today, there are about five and a half million Muslims in the United States. (Reference: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1996, Famighetti, p. 644.)
THE PILGRIMAGE TO MAKKAH: The annual pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah is an obligation once in a lifetime for those who are physically and financially able to perform it. About two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe. Although Makkah is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj is performed in the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar. Male pilgrims wear special simple clothes which strip away distinctions of class and culture so that all stand equal before God. The rites of the Hajj include circling the Kaaba seven times and going seven times between the hillocks of Safa and Marwa, as Hagar did during her search for water. Then the pilgrims standtogether in Arafa1 and ask God for what they wish and for His forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Day of Judgment. The end of the Hajj is marked by a festival, Eid Al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers. This, and Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the two annual festivals of the Muslim calendar. (Please visit www.islam-guide.com/pillars for more information on the Five Pillars of Islam.)
FASTING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN: Every year in the month of Ramadan,1 Muslims fast from dawn until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. Although the
fast is beneficial to health, it is regarded principally as a method of spiritual self-purification. By cutting oneself off from worldly comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person gains true sympathy with those who go hungry, as well as growth in his or her spiritual life.
GIVING ZAKAT (SUPPORT OF THE NEEDY): All things belong to God, and wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The original meaning of the word zakat is both ‘purification’ and growth.’ Giving zakat means ‘giving a specified percentage on certain properties to certain classes of needy people.’ The percentage which is due on gold, silver, and cash funds that have reached the amount of about 85 grams of gold and held in possession for one lunar year is two and a half percent. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a small portion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth. A person may also give as much as he or she pleases as voluntary alms or charity.
PRAYER: Muslims perform five prayers a day. Each prayer does not take more than a few minutes to perform. Prayer in Islamis a direct link between the worshipper and God. There are no intermediaries between God and the worshipper. In prayer, a person feels inner happiness, peace, and comfort, and that God is pleased with him or her. The Prophet Muhammad said: { Bilal, call (the people) to prayer, let us be comforted by it. } (Narrated in Abu-Dawood, #4985) Bilal was one of Muhammad’s _companions who was charged to call the people to prayers. Prayers are performed at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and night. A Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices, factories, or universities.
THE TESTIMONY OF FAITH: The testimony of faith is saying with conviction, “La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah.” This saying means “There is no true god but God (Allah),1 and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.” The first part, “There is no true god but God,” means that none has the right to be worshipped but God alone, and that God has neither partner nor son. This testimony of faith is called the Shahada, a simple formula which should be said with conviction in order to convert to Islam (as explained above on pages 52-53). The testimony of faith is the most important pillar of Islam.
THE MOST WORTHY OF MY GOOD COMPANIONSHIP? A man came to the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) and said: “O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship?” The Prophet said: {your mother.} The man said: “Then who?” The Prophet said: {Then your mother. } The man further asked: “Then who?” The Prophet said: {Then your mother. } The man asked again: “Then who?” The Prophet said: {then your father.} (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2548, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #5971)
STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM: Islam sees a woman, whether single or married, as an individual in her own right, with the right to own and dispose of her property and earnings without any guardianship over her (whether that be her father, husband, or anyone else). She has the right to buy and sell, give gifts and charity, and may spend her money as she pleases. A
marriage dowry is given by the groom to the bride for her own personal use, and she keeps her own family name rather than taking her husband’s. Islam encourages the husband to treat his wife well, as the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: {The best among you are those who are best to their wives.} (Narrated in Ibn Majah, #1978, and Al-Tirmizi, #3895)
ISLAM PROTECTS HONOR: The Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: {truly your blood, your property, and your honor are inviolable.} (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #1739, and Mosnad Ahmad, #2037)
HUMAN BEINGS ARE EQUALS: The Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: {O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person, except in piety. (Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, # 22978)HUSBAND TO TREAT HIS WIFE WELL: the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: {The best among you are those who are best to their wives.} (Narrated in Ibn Majah, #1978, and Al-Tirmizi, #3895.)
INJUSTICE: The Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: {People, beware of injustice, for injustice shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment.} (Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #5798, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2447.)
THE TRUE JUDGMENT: the Prophet (P.b.u.h) said: { On the Day of Judgment, rights will be given to those to whom they are due (and wrongs will be redressed)... } (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2582, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 7163.)
GOD LOVES JUST DEALERS: God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (Qur’an, 60:8)
WHAT IS THE QUR’AN ABOUT? The Qur’an, the last revealed word of God, is the primary source of every Muslim’s faith and practice. It deals with all the subjects which concern human beings: wisdom, doctrine, worship, transactions, law, etc., but its basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures. At the same time, it provides guidelines and detailed teachings for a just society, proper human conduct, and an equitable economic system. Note that the Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad (P.b.u.h) in Arabic only. So, any Qur’anic translation, either in English or any other language, is neither a Qur’an, nor a version of the Qur’an, but rather it is only a translation of the meaning of the Qur’an. The Qur’an exists only in the Arabic in which it was revealed.
HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A MUSLIM? Simply by saying with conviction, “La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah,” one converts to Islam and becomes a Muslim. This saying means “There is no true god but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.” The first part, “There is no true god but God,” means that none has the right to be worshipped but God alone, and that God has neither partner nor son. To be a Muslim, one should also:
1. Believe that the Holy Qur’an is the literal word of God, revealed by Him.2. Believe that the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) is true and will come, as
God promised in the Qur’an.3. Accept Islam as his or her religion.4. Not worship anything nor anyone except God.
THE UNBELIEVERS ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT: He (God) will say: “How many years did you stay on the earth?” They will say: “We stayed a day or part of a day....” (Qur’an,23:112-113)
WE HAD CREATED YOU IN JEST WITHOUT ANY PURPOSE? Did you then think that We had created you in jest (without any purpose), and that you would not be returned to Us (in the Hereafter)? So, God is exalted, the True King. None has the right to be worshipped but Him... (Qur’an, 23:115-116)
THE VALUE OF THIS WORLD: Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: { The value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like what your finger brings from the sea when you put it in and then take it out. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2858, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 17560)
RELIGION ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT? And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and he will be one of the losers in the Hereafter. (Qur’an, 3:85)
DIED IN DISBELIEF: Those who have disbelieved and died in disbelief, the earth full of gold would not be accepted from any of them if it were offered as a ransom. They will have a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers. (Qur’an, 3:91)
DWELLERS OF PARADISE: And those who believe and do good deeds, they are dwellers of Paradise, they dwell therein forever. (Qur’an, 2:82)
GOOD TO HIS NEIGHBOR: Whoever believes in God and the Last Day (the Day of Judgment) should do good to his neighbor. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 48, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 6019.)
GOD LOOKS AT YOUR HEART: God does not judge you according to your appearance and your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and looks into your deeds. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2564.)
PAY THE WORKER HIS WAGE: Pay the worker his wage before his sweat dries. (Narrated in Ibn Majah, # 2443.)
REWARD FOR KINDNESS: A man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well, he descended into it, drank his fill, and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man said: “This dog is feeling the same thirst that I felt.” So he went down into the well again, filled his shoe with water, and gave the dog a drink. So, God thanked him and forgave his sins. } The Prophet (P.b.u.h) was asked: “Messenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?” He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 2466)
THE BELIEVERS ONE ANOTHER ARE LIKE A BODY: The believers, in their love, mercy, and kindness to one another are like a body: if any part of it is ill, the whole body shares its sleeplessness and fever. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2586, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 6011)
BEST TO THEIR WIVES: The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best of them in morals. And the best among them are those who are best to their wives. (Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, # 7354, and Al-Tirmizi, # 1162.)
LOVES FOR HIS BROTHER WHAT HE LOVES FOR HIMSELF : None of you believes (completely) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 13, and Saheeh Muslim, # 45.)
THE MERCIFUL: The merciful are shown mercy by the All-Merciful. Show mercy to those on earth, and God will show mercy to you. (Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, # 1924, and Abu-Dawood, #4941.)
SMILING: Smiling at your brother is charity... (Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, # 1956.)
A GOOD WORD: A good word is charity. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 1009, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 2989.)
IS THERE ANY SACRED SOURCE OTHER THAN THE QUR’AN? Yes. The sunnah (what the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said, did, or approved of) is the second source in Islam. The sunnah is comprised of hadeeths, which are reliably transmitted reports by the Prophet Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) companions of what he said, did, or approved of. Belief in the sunnah is a basic Islamic belief.
BELIEF IN AL-QADAR: Muslims believe in Al-Qadar, which is Divine Predestination, but this belief in Divine Predestination does not mean that human beings do not have freewill. Rather, Muslims believe that God has given human beings freewill. This means that they can choose right or wrong and that they are responsible for their choices. The belief in Divine Predestination includes belief in four things: 1) God knows everything. He knows what has happened and what will happen. 2) God has recorded all that has happened and all that will happen. 3) Whatever God wills to happen happens, and whatever He wills not to happen does not happen.4) God is the Creator of everything.
BELIEF IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT: Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment (the Day of Resurrection) when all people will be resurrected for God’s judgment according to their beliefs and deeds.
BELIEF IN THE PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS OF GOD: Muslims believe in the prophets and messengers of God, starting with Adam, including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus (peace be upon them). But God’s final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h). Muslims believe that Muhammad (P.b.u.h) is the last prophet sent by God, as God has said: Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but he is the Messenger of God and the last of the prophets... (Qur’an, 33:40) Muslims believe that all the prophets and messengers were created human beings who had none of the divine qualities of God.
BELIEF IN GOD’S REVEALED BOOKS: Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Qur’an, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h). God has guaranteed the Qur’an’s
protection from any corruption or distortion. God has said: Indeed,We have sent down the Qur’an, and surely We will guard it (from corruption). (Qur’an, 15:9)
BELIEF IN THE ANGELS: Muslims believe in the existence of the angels and that they are honored creatures. The angels worship God alone, obey Him, and act only by His command. Among the angels is Gabriel, who brought down the Qur’an to Muhammad
GOD IS NOT A TRINITY: Indeed, they disbelieve who say: “God is the third of three (in a trinity),” when there is no god but one God. If they desist not from what they say, truly, a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them. Would they not rather repent to God and ask His forgiveness? For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. The Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary, was no more than a messenger... (Qur’an,5:73-75)
GOD IS NOT JESUS, AND JESUS IS NOT GOD: Indeed, they have disbelieved who havesaid: “God is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary.” The Messiah said: “Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever associates partners in worship with God, then God has forbidden Paradise for him, and his home is the Fire (Hell). For the wrongdoers,1 there will be no helpers.” (Qur’an, 5:72)
BELIEF IN GOD: Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. He is the true God, and every other deity is false. He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes. No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes. In the Qur’an, God describes Himself: Say: “He is God, the One. God, to Whom the creatures turn for their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him.” (Qur’an, 112:1-4) No one has the right to be invoked, supplicated, prayed to, or shown any act of worship, but God alone. God alone is the Almighty, the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Sustainer of everything in the whole universe. He manages all affairs. He stands in need of none of His creatures, and all His creatures depend on Him for all that they need. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, and the All-Knowing. In a perfect manner, His knowledge encompasses all things, the open and the secret, and the public and the private. He knows what has happened, what will happen, and how it will happen. No affair occurs in the whole world except by His will. Whatever He wills is, and whatever He does not will is not and will never be. His will is above the will of all the creatures. He has power over all things, and He is able to do everything. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and the Most Beneficent. In one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h), we are told that God is more merciful to His creatures than a mother to her child.1 God is far removed from injustice and tyranny. He is All-Wise in all of His actions and decrees. If someone wants something from God, he or she can ask God directly without asking anyone else to intercede with God for him or her.
FORGIVENESS FOR ALL PREVIOUS SINS: A man called Amr came to the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) and said: “Give me your right hand so that I may give you my pledge of loyalty.” The Prophet stretched out his right hand. Amr withdrew his hand. The Prophet (P.b.u.h) said: { What has happened to you, O Amr? } He replied: “I intend to lay down a condition.” The Prophet (P.b.u.h) asked: { What condition do you intend to put forward? } Amr said: “That God forgive my sins.” The Prophet (P.b.u.h) said: { Didn’t you know that converting to Islam erases all previous sins? (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #121, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 17357)
INTENDS TO DO A GOOD DEED: The Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h): { Your Lord, Who is blessed and exalted, is most merciful. If someone intends to do a good deed but does not do it, a good deed will be recorded for him. And if he does do it, (a reward of) ten to seven hundred or many more times (the reward of the good deed), will be recorded for him. And if someone intends to do a bad deed but does not do it, a good deed will be recorded for him. And if he does do it, a bad deed will be recorded against him or God will wipe it out. (Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, # 2515, and Saheeh Muslim, # 131.)
RAISE HIM UP BLIND ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT: But whoever turns away from the Qur’an, he will have a hard life, and We will raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment. (Qur’an, 20:124)
HAPPIEST MAN: The Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) said: { The happiest man in the world of those doomed to the Fire (Hell) on the Day of Judgment will be dipped in the Fire once. Then he will be asked: “Son of Adam, did you ever see any good? Did you ever experience any blessing?” So he will say: “No, by God, O Lord!” (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2807, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 12699)
WHEN THEY ARE SET BEFORE THE FIRE: If you could but see when they are set before the Fire (Hell) and say: “Would that we might return (to the world)! Then we would not reject the verses of our Lord, but we would be of the believers!” (Qur’an, 6:27)
DID YOU EVER EXPERIENCE ANY HARDSHIP? The most miserable man in the world of those meant for Paradise will be dipped once in Paradise. Then he will be asked: “Son of Adam, did you ever face any misery? Did you ever experience any hardship?” So he will say: “No, by God, O Lord! I never faced any misery, and I never experienced any hardship.” (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2807, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 12699.)
LOWEST IN RANK AMONG THE DWELLERS OF PARADISE: The Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) told us that the lowest in rank among the dwellers of Paradise will have ten times the like of this world (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 186, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 6571)
A SPACE IN PARADISE: A space in Paradise equivalent to the size of a foot would be better than the world and what is in it. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6568, and Mosnad Ahmad, #13368.)
PARADISE CAN’T IMAGINABLE: In Paradise there are things which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has thought of. (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2825, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 8609.)
ISLAM IS THE FASTEST-GROWING RELIGION: Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people...” (Larry B. Stammer, Times Religion Writer, “First Lady Breaks Ground With Muslims,” Los Angeles Times, Home Edition, Metro Section, Part B, May 31, 1996, p. 3.). “Moslems are the world’s fastest-growing group...” (Timothy Kenny, “Elsewhere in the World,” USA Today, Final Edition, News Section, February 17, 1989, p. 4A.). “....Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country.” (Geraldine Baum, “For Love of Allah,” Newsday, Nassau and Suffolk Edition, Part II, March 7, 1989, p. 4.). “Islam, the fastest-growing religion in the United States...” (Ari L. Goldman, “Mainstream Islam Rapidly Embraced By Black Americans,” New York Times, Late City Final Edition, February 21, 1989, p. 1.).
MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) USED TO MILK HIS GOAT: Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge, Muhammad (P.b.u.h) used to milk his goat (Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, # 25662.)
MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) USED TO MEND HIS CLOTHES: Muhammad (P.b.u.h) used to mend his clothes, repair his shoes. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #25517)
MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) USED TO HELP WITH THE HOUSEHOLD WORK: Muhammad (P.b.u.h) used to help with the household work. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 676, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 23706)
MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) USED TO VISIT POOR PEOPLE: Muhammad (P.b.u.h) used to visit poor people when they got sick (Narrated in Mowatta’ Malek, # 531.)
MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) ALSO HELPED HIS COMPANIONS IN DIGGING A TRENCH: He Muhammad (P.b.u.h) also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 3034, and Saheeh Muslim, # 1803, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 18017.)
MUHAMMAD (P.B.U.H) COMPANIONS THEY DID NOT STAND UP FOR HIM: Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) followers loved him, respected him, and trusted him to an amazing extent. Yet he continued to emphasize that deification should be directed to God and not to him personally. Anas, one of Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h)companions, said that there was no person whom they loved more than Muhammad (P.b.u.h), yet when he came to them, they did not stand up for him because he hated their standing up for him. (Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, # 12117, and Al-Tirmizi, # 2754.)
TWO MONTHS WITHOUT LIGHTING A FIRE TO COOK A MEAL IN THE PROPHET’S (P.B.U.H) HOUSE: Aa’isha, Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) wife, said: “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s (P.b.u.h) houses.” Her nephew asked: “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said: “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet (P.b.u.h)had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet (P.b.u.h) some of its milk.” (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2972, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 2567.)
PROPHET’S FOOD: Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) companions, said: “The Prophet of God (P.b.u.h) did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.” (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 5413, and Al-Tirmizi, # 2364.)
THE MATTRESS OF THE PROPHET (P.B.U.H): Aa’isha, Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) wife, said: “The mattress of the Prophet (P.b.u.h), on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed with the fiber of the date-palm tree.” (Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, # 2082, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 6456.)
PROPHET (P.B.U.H) DIED, HE LEFT NEITHER MONEY: Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) companions, said that when the Prophet (P.b.u.h) died, he left neither money nor anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 2739, and Mosnad Ahmad, # 17990.)
SPLITTING OF THE MOON: When the unbelievers in Makkah asked the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h) to show them a miracle, he showed them the splitting of the moon. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 3637, and Saheeh Muslim, # 2802.)
FLOWING OF WATER THROUGH MUHAMMAD’S (P.B.U.H) FINGERS: Another miracle was the flowing of water through Muhammad’s (P.b.u.h) fingers when his companions got thirsty and had no water except a little in a vessel. They came to him and told him that they had no water to make ablution nor to drink except for what was in the vessel. So, Muhammad (P.b.u.h) put his hand in the vessel, and the water started gushing out between his fingers. So, they drank and made ablution. They were one thousand five hundred companions. (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, # 3576, and Saheeh Muslim, # 1856.)
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (P.b.u.h) PROPHECY IN HOLY BIBLE: “If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy, 18:19)
GOD DOES NOT FORGET: God can forget if He wants to. But God does not forget anything because forgetting is an ungodly act, which reeks of human limitation and failing. The Qur’an says "…my Lord never errs, nor forgets”. (Al Qur’an: 20: 52)
