To talk about Allah’s blessing is an expression of gratitude,
and not doing so is an act of disbelief. The one who is not thankful
for the few blessings will not be thankful for the many. And the one
who is not thankful to the people will not be thankful to Allah.
Unity is a blessing and division is a punishment. (Related by
al-Bayhaqi).
A hypocrite has three
distinguishing signs, when he talks he lies, when he promises he
breaks it and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays such
trust. (Related by the two Sheiks according to Abu
Huraira).
Avoid the seven great
destructive sins. These are to join partners in worship with Allah,
to practice sorcery, to kill without justification a living being
whose life has been declared sacred by Allah, to practice usury, to
misappropriate the property of an orphan, to flee from the
battlefield at the time of fighting and to slander chaste and
innocent believing women. (Related by the two Sheikhs).
Allah
likes most perpetual (continuous) deeds however minimal.
(Related by the two Sheiks according to ‘Aisha).
Wish
for others what you wish for yourself. (Related by
al-Bukhari).
Allah Most High loves a
servant of His who is lenient when he sells, lenient when he buys,
lenient when he pays his debt and lenient when he demands the payment
of a debt due to him. (Related by al-Bayhaqi according to Abu
Huraira).
Young man! Be mindful of Allah and Allah
will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front
of you. If you ask, ask of Allah Most High and if you seek help, seek
of Allah, to whom belongs all might and majesty. (Related by
at-Tirmithi).
The
upper hand is better than lower hand, for the upper hand is that of
the giver and the lower hand is that of the beggar.
(Related by Ibn ‘Omar).
A believer
is not a slanderer, a curser, an abuser, nor an impudent man.
(Related by Muslim).
Make easy to people
things concerning religious matters and do not make them hard for
humanity, give glad tidings and do not let them reject Islam.
(Related by al-Bukhari).
Prophet s.a.w.
said: None of you will have faith ‘till he loves Me more than
his children, father and all of mankind. (Related by the two
Sheikhs according to Anas).
None of you
have true faith until he wishes for his Muslim brother what he wishes
for himself. (Related by al-Bukhari).
Do
not hate or envy or turn away from one another, but be you, O
servants of Allah, brothers. It is not permissible for any Muslim to
desert his fellow Muslim brother for more than three days.
(Related by Anas).
Many people are
losers with respect to health and free time for doing well. (Related
by al-Bukhari).
A Muslim is one who
does not harm Muslims with his tongue or his hands. The believer is
the one whom people can entrust with their lives and their goods and
a Muhajir (an immigrant who emigrates to safeguard his faith) is the
one who abandons all that Allah has forbidden. (Related by
Ahmad according to Abu Huraira).
A
Muslim is the brother of another Muslim, he does not oppress him nor
does he hand him over to his enemy. Whoever fulfills the needs of his
brother, Allah will also fulfill his needs. Whoever brings a muslim
out of a difficulty, Allah will save him from one of the difficulties
on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever screens a Muslim, Allah will
shield him on the Day of Resurrection. (Agreed upon).
Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 43, Number 652
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While
a man was on the way, he found a thorny branch of a tree there on the
way and removed it. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him."
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