Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Sayings of Wisdom

(sources: Ahaadits of Prophet Muhammad SAW)

  • ‘A’ishah, the Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) stated that she once asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah! I have two neighbors. To whom shall I send my gifts?” He said, “To the one whose gate is nearer to you.”
  • The best among you are those who have the best manners and character.'
  • Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor, and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should entertain his guest generously and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quiet. (i.e. abstain from all kinds of evil and dirty talk)
  • The messenger of God said to me, "Son, if you are able, keep your heart from morning till night and from night till morning free from malice towards anyone"; then he said, "Oh! My son, this is one of my laws, and the one who loves my laws verily loves me."
  • Abu Huraira reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: One is not strong because of one's wrestling skillfully. They said: Allah's Messenger, then who is strong? He said: He who controls his anger when he is in a fit of rage.
  • Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Don't nurse grudge and don't bid him out for raising the price and don't nurse aversion or enmity and don't enter into a transaction when the others have entered into that transaction and be as fellow-brothers and servants of Allah. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor humiliates him nor looks down upon him. The piety is here, (and while saying so) he pointed towards his chest thrice. It is a serious evil for a Muslim that he should look down upon his brother Muslim. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in faith: his blood, his wealth and his honour.
  • You will not enter paradise until you have faith; and you will not complete your faith, till you love one another.
  • Anyone of you who sees wrong, let him undo it with his hand; and if he cannot, then let him speak against it with his tongue, and if he cannot do this either, then (let him abhor it) with his heart, and this is the least of faith.
  • What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of a human being, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the wrongs of the injured.
  • "Forgive him who wrongs you; join him who cuts you off; do good to him who does evil to you, and speak the truth although it be against yourself."
  • Muhammad (saw): Wealth is not in vast riches but wealth is in self-contentment. The most enviable of my friends in my estimation is a believer with little property who finds pleasure in prayer, who performs the worship of his Lord well, who obeys Him in secret, who is obscure among men, who is not pointed out by people, and whose provision is bare sufficiency with which he is content.
  • Muhammad (saw): Feed the hungry, visit the sick and free the captive.
  • Muhammad (saw): "You must tell the truth. Truthfulness leads to right action. Right action leads to Heaven.
  • He who betrays the vicious deed of another in public, it is as though he has initiated the evil act himself.
  • Appreciate five things before five others: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your spare time before your hard work and your life before death.
  • A man asked Muhammad SAW what was the mark whereby he might know the reality of his faith. Muhammad said, "If thou derive pleasure from the good which thou hast performed and thou be grieved for the evil which thou hast committed, thou art a true believer." The man said. "In what doth a fault really consist?" Muhammad said, "when action pricketh thy conscience, forsake it."
  • Imam Ali RA said: "Tell the truth eventhough that is bitter"

  • A bedouin came to the holy prophet Muhammad (s) and asked him some questions.
  • Bedouin: I wish to be the richest person in the world.
    Prophet: Be content and you will be the richest person in the world.
    Bedouin: I would like to be the most learned of people.
    Prophet: Fear Allah and you will be the most learned of people.
    Bedouin: I would like to be the most just of people.
    Prophet: Desire for others what you would like for yourself and you would be the most just of people.
    Bedouin: I would like to be the best of people.
    Prophet: Be good to others and you will be the best of people.
    Bedouin: I would like to be the most honorable of people.
    Prophet: If you do not complain to any fellow humans you will be the most honorable of people.
    Bedouin: I wish to be safe from Allah's Wrath on the Day of Judgment.
    Prophet: If you do not lose your temper with any of your fellow humans, you will be safe from Allah's wrath on the Day of Judgment.
    Bedouin: What are the worst evils in the sight of Allah?
    Prophet: Hot temper and miserliness (i.e. selfishness with money).
  • src: http://www.mawlid.ca/prophet_sayings.htm

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