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ТНЕ РАОРНЕТЗ (тауреасе Ье uропthеm)

Afterthecreation of Аоагп.апо Eve,(3.odsent many\Prophetsto the реор'в to teachfhem about GodandJo)instruct them то worship theOp,'yTrue God(Allafi). Th~reason .that .. род эеп! ProphetS'N~S >to

~f>readthegoqdn7~s,to teach people а,~s~t(Э.Qd, a,.ndto tell themabout Рагаейэе. ТЬе. mes$~ge)oft~e Prqphetswasalso togivepeople warnif1g~,>Fortf1is re~son,peoplehaveпо excusebefor~(3Qdonthe

Judgement Dауаftегhаviпg received tho$~many Prophets. Тhe message of the Prophetswas alsoto teach

f1pf11anity to ... Iivеtоgеthегiп p.eaceandharmony. eecaus~peop\ledon't.know·wh.atisrightand what ~s'tVrong,.Sodhas эеп! manyProphetsthroughout hi~tq7togu1de the people.

~Qrex~mpl~, зоте of the Prophet~th?t§~d~ent VIl~re:!Acfam,. Noah, Abraharn, ....lsa~R,>~acot:), Ishmeal, ... Оау1д, Sоlоmоп, Моэез~ J7~PS., ..•. ~f1d Myh~f11m~d~ . . > ...•.....••..•......••...........

Th\elastPrOpi1et was MUhamrn~d~.Je~~Sis по! the эоп ofGod. Jesusis .•• ~. PrqptJ~tljke МиЬаттаа,АЬгаНаm, .Moses~angpa"icj.

AII Prophets~reMusHms., .~o Isfami~pstanew reHgion.Jthase~Istedsincethetimeqffcf~rn·God ооев notsencfpeopleto.Hell withoutfirstre~~i~ir1g ~.•• P~ophet·or 'a·.rnessage;however, \thosep~ople whq.p.aver~eiveda.Prophet.wiH пауе nOexcu.s~in frQntof'Godonthe[)ay of Judgement.

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Godsaid: (to th. Prophet Muhammad ~ )

* We have sent thee Inspiration, as We sent it to Noah

and the Messengers after him: We sent Inspiration to

Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus,

Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and toDavid We gave

the Psalms.

* Ofsome apostles We have already told thee thestory,

of others we have not, and to Moses God spoke direct.

* Apostles who gave goOO news as well as warning, that

mankind, after (the coming) of the apostles, should have

по plea againstGod: ForGod is Exaltedin Power, Wise.

(Quran IV. 163,164,165)

NOTES: "We" means God. "We" is plural for majesty.

"We" is reserved only for royalty.

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W~at?ifY1a(le me:select and .~~mp.i.I;•.}·tl1i~.~~1.;: ~*0fTM(thesavi;n9Saf)d dOi09.S of:~"eerQPl)et MtJbaP'1mad; .••..~ .. ).was·that ··lwa$.$h.;t.I:($d.••~rtq sitl·rpri$ed~;./dtlring а d'iSСU$$iо_.i·"ithi;;SОФ~

Christi.ans who сопsidеrthеРflQ.рl1еt l\IIuhаmПi1а(l .•~. amanwhohasprovidt~·r1gn~ heavenlyttilchings.

'fbeycompare. the· P.opbet··MlJbamA"1ad:1.~ .... toB·uclcll)·ilan(l;:GonfuciuSa$well asto teachers ofNfNDUSa"d ••·SI·KH.

'fhis iSbecau$e they do по! know at),o.tIttt1t teachtf\8s c>fthe ..Prophet.Muhammad ...;•..~:.~.bo i$thetiSeal(thelast)Qfall prophets аПd'~;р()$tl~$. These/tw()::-.hundred HADI'f~arejyst'a ye~y smallpartof.apout half·a mJllion H~DtTIi~

Iselected and соmрilеdthеsе•. ~А()'l' ..Нп;fрr ..........•.....•..;МUs.:Ii.;_ 'е. whо _" По. t _ _ t. Ь. еП.........•.i.. О" .,n',' ", :.. :/Ji:"-''':--''>~..•. ...•.. ..ms С' .o.'.. - ".

For. thi§ reason, апуопе who readsthe Holy QURANandsomeoffheHADITH will know why the influence of the Prophet Muhamm.d:~:Onhis:people,the.МЦ5lirns, was>:anosfillisigreatand strong. TheHoly QURAN:was]sentoown апо revealed byGodto thePrQPl1et!NlоЬаmmао ~ . Theinfluen!ceof tt1e Prop!hetMuhammad ~ оп his peoplethe MU$lims,'Wasa"o 5till is more than thatofany other регвоп whether thatperson.was a

NOTES:

1. Please read carefully the biography of the Prophet Muhammad • which is included in this bOok.

2. Pleaseread ТНЕ 100 Ьу Michael Н. Hart,wherehe lists the 100 most influential people in history апд ..ranksthe Prophet Muhammad ~ first.

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В.·UMMARY OF:'THE'S.OQ······•. QJ;:;rИЕ.,РRоР!НЕt'мuН •..... "'.'

(~~аn~lэlеssiпgsоfAllаft·lэеi:up~~·fI~rQJ!i'· ..

Th.ePr()p~~t,Mu~?rn!mad .~! .. wasbQrnilJ!!~~1~'[),".~1:1 Nlak~ah .•...WtJicf:1tqqayis Jocated in Sвиp; АгаЫа.·.

"::-,,>' .:,';>i,},i'

Before 9~,~c~~~,a·pr(}ph~t,at th~~ge{)t'~~1~ ~. .~а&З~J,lrdt'Тt1~,..rч~tW(}rthуtt ЬrСС1узе:~~,' ' -.впювт .

moralandffl1stWorthy personamongJ:theJPeoplel

the... Proph~trvtLlhamm~~~vyere entrusted with·keeping агесога (hisCOrn~afli()n~)·towrite dOyvn t.h~ .Holy. Кorап, be?ause the ~rophet>Muf1~mrn~(j .~. /.was Шitегаtе.... It is worth mепtiопiп~thа't:.~fl of theH9fy Коган was кер! in recordsduring thetimeofthe РгорНе! Mu~mmad .. ~ .

BeforethePrbphet .Muhammfid's missiоп;thе>АгаЫаn Репiпsufа·wаs shrouded iпigпогапсе апd tyranhy,>for the peopleworshipped paganidols. EachtrjbE3~~d itsowng9q, w!Jich was.. rE3pres;entecJ as. а pagan Jdol that the ... tr~be worshipped, SiЛ9еthеге were 360 tribes at.that time, there were· 360differehtpagan idofs.

Strongpeople took~dvantage of the weak, апd.~?rs ЬroКе out Ьессщsе of trivialmatters.

This репоа al50 .withessed iппurnегаЫ~ aets ofstealihg, plunder, апd the highway гоЬЬегу of caravans.Sfavery, usury~adultery, drinking,gambIing, апdth.е.Ьuriаl of newborngirls dueto the family's fear of disgr~ceor povetty pr~vaif~dduring thattime. The \ДIоm~п'S sta't.I~.insociety dimini.shed.. For~xample, а wоmапdid по! have}fJe·riQhtto inherit herfamily's estate, апа she was consideredtobe а possession, fike а piece of fLI.гпituге ог ап апimаl.

WhentfieprophetMuhammad ~appeare~,heu§her~d iп' апеwеrа9уintгоduciпgthеl~.lаmiс.refigiof1;;.• Не·' ca'led цpo~,He peopf~ tqworship theQпеGоd апdtо()Ьsеrvеthе пеw {iЗ\f\f~ апdргiпСiрlеs that.wer~t.hen. uпfаmШаг.tо. the реорr,~.Тhепеw la\ДI~. caHeq foranend ~ /h()micide, roЬЬеуУ;/цэиуУ ,adultery, gambling, alcoholism,.slavery,

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burialof ne~ni~ls".~d·~~.di~regardof"VoЦlE*1'~~ig~ts, ар weIJasaJl·.• ~ ... '. t.~.~.il1;1rnоrаl.асtiопsthаtvvеге~mrpоl'1 du.гiпg рге-tsl~ЦlI~ Jil'J'l~s. '.. '..

lЪе.э ISJзmiс .: ;"Ion whichwas preG\~~ed·t.J~r.~n~!·Prophet Мчl1аrnl1;1а~.......... ..caused агеvоfчtiорil;t~~frp~.,оf.rJJilогаlity G\l'J'IqJ1grtl'1~·(r\rG\~Щ.Ьесаusе it .calle(.ifor vvo~t"ti~~ГJ~o~~God, NI~!,~~p.G\I.so,tG\ughtthepeopJeJhe.concePt,·ofl;f~ аПег d~G\tI1 •.. ~~J1е"V;f~ligiоn.рrеасhedеqцаfityаI1;10ГJgG\Цреорlе, ~.~~tjtyr,~i~s~iргеlаtiопs, .neighbQr's rig~ts#·t~~ .•,.~i\ling,.of сhаrity,аndwоmеп's rights tоiпhегit апа t0:ownprapeJ!'ty.

Тhe rnajority of."4a1

'е there ~uрр()rtщft1im and" founded the .Не spehtthe lasttenуе ', his life there.

'П Medina, the rophet Muhammad • \Vas the ruler, ,the judge,and ' ,соттапдег of 'the army.' These 'resporislbifmeswere in addition tothe Prop~МUh~rt1mad'5 essential rotes аз Prophef, Мезsengег, fathef t6 hischitdren, -' and"husband to his wives. This point itlustrates опе of the

'. differ' between Muslirn anд noh-Muslimcultures. 'э {sЬе td ье а comprehensive reJigion th8tgoverns аП а5рес! .. . Тherefore, MusHrns до not believe in the doctrine of"Sepaiation о! Church апд StatеПtnatis c;ommonintheWest.· '., , ,

Тhеtэгорhеt Мипaпirnаа ,'~ 'was a'strategicteader inthe defe"se of Mediha аа far as-armies and tactics ofwar were coneerned.. Не fought тапу Ьаttles against the Polytheists and theJews ;...: twemy-seveпmiJitагу ех ' ,ns and зiщ mititary detachments: This was дonе to stop е aggre$Sion of the РоМ' t5 апд the Jews and fo(' the defense and protection of е people 01 Medina. Aiso, these b~were песеззагу ,to. Ыеаг the' wэу far the Pre~hif)g of'fslam. '

'П time, the peopJe were convinced of their рwn free фоicе ,ofthetruth oftheneWreligion.' tslam beganto зрг .' mong а" the inhats.of th,e Aral;)ian Peninsula.· . rophet Muhammad , .5еп! ,Ietters to зоте of tne kings of, the world at that time,calling them to belie~ inlsJam. Весаизе Isl~ffi 'iз ап internationalreligion~ the PrOphet'Muhammad '.' .sem messagesto thB folloWing s:' ' (, the Rdman: Кiпg ,of 'the Byzantine;· At..:Mo .' ()f Egypt; Negrus,'·Emperor of!'ethiopia; кh '. 'of Persia; AJ-Monzer Bin 8aWi;Кingof Banrairi; ~~eefar and Abda,the мо Kings of Отал; and Huthah Bin Ali•.the King of AI::Yamai1'iah.!' !

The Prophet Милаттэd •

peq~.tr~~ty ~ith thep~pl~ of. Ma.kkah..They yjpl€lteq ~his t~~~W ~ft(;l;эЦi~~jth \ttt~J3эl

behavrot,·al(·th~yiti~enSOftv1ak~etttwe,r~ со~v~~~~"!рIS(iПl' AftertheProphetforgavetne people о' Makkan, Пе:.оГОегеа thattheirpagarnif1Jol~.begestroyed.!Tt1eSei(jols"~~,!C?~n(jed АI-~'щра(tl1е HolyHousethatwas ret?uiltpy .~Пе ;Р~орпе! A~ra~alm~· .Тhеr:е~al9Ьеел t~rye .l1tj{1dreq.. aP9B~~ Щ.Qls, опегергеsепtiflgеCiсh·оf the АгаЫап tribeg, ~thщt.tiше.

Аftеr.tnесопqцеstоfМаkkan, thePrQphet Мипаттао ... ~ гetUФe(jtQМеdiпаwhеге crowdsof ре{)рteсаш~tо .ре сопvеrtеdtоlslаm.ЕасhАгаЫсЩtгiЬеsепt adele,~tio" to Мef1Ji.паtоfiпdthе РroрhеtапdЬе taughtthe ргiпсiрJеsоf Islam.pyhim.. Тhooe delegatioГ'ls wereconverted tothe relig.ioQQoQenalfof

"q~P~gR'~!Jist~n .tothi~ messg.ge fo(thi$r:nay bet.ti.. etaaftim;.e t)Ni..1I т~.. et wit.h урипеге.•..... ..

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'(!)~~~~~le·,JUst~~ уоц re~ardthiSr:r'Pflth andiday' t()tэ~.f1;cil~·,ап~ Justasyou regardthis,City ()f'M~l

Оh.(Эе>Рt.ОktJ. oetiver Y9Ur rч~~~~~е.~~;>~~~ pe()ple?Jr;I.9st'~;тС':пуw~\~~t~~ Apo?tlesttiatpasseq' аwау·Ьеfdгеh;rfI.··.··lfhе·d!ёdо/vveге slаiп:WН"УО\jtt1епtuгпЬасkОЛyour. heeIs?'ffаПу'(Ji,dtUf;П back опhis heels, лоt fhe lеаsthаrmwШhеdОJ()~~,tJl.Jt Gоd{оn,.·th~€)~hщh~nd)witl swift/y:'rewardttqo.?·e,..1(>Iho(S8rм8 him).wi~q,gr?tlt\)q~~." .(Rцг'~п,НI.144J

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PtcAhet·st1~sql.Je. [ater, theProphet's .мОsqЧ7\у~S e~PC1rтd~ptqsuch ~nextent that .it containedthePr?Pl1et's hоusе.тt1еРfОJ!Jпеt'sМоsquе is ргеsепttу. looated in МеdiЩl, ·Saudj·ДгаlЭiа.

Todaymflliorтsof·Musljms visit the Pг()phet'SMQ~que .. This vi~i~lJ1aycpi~cide with а 'Y'.uslim's pilgrimage~o Makkah, ог maytal

HI$TQBJCAL BACKGROU,NQ~§;QtJr THE,HOLVCITY OFMAKKAM

The •.• CitymMakkah i$tslam's holiestof all'cjtiSsfor >the follo~ing reasons:

Ка'аЬа (the Ноцвё which was rebuilt bythsProp",et Abraham).and .. the ~rand Mosque are,j()~atele ~Q. Thi§.is ЬесаtЩeРilgrim~gе 1э .theFifth Pillar оflslаm.(1;J1еfЭill~гsоf ISlam.are: ... ;1. То believe there is Ohly... on~God '•. ~J1d Muhamm~d I~ нв me$senger andthe lastРГ9:Р~f)fёЛ..Рr~у flVe times рег cjay. 'Н.. Тhe richpeOe'egivecharitYtothef)0Qf of2.5~...",.Fastduring the holy.monthof Ram~dan.V. РИgrimаgе to Makkah.)

Th~Pil~fimaQe is а very.special .expeгience $in~ef\t1ysljms fromeverycountry in the.WОг1dgаthег·tоgЕ}trЕ}r.iПМ~~~h. This пав Ьееп taking pface since the· timeoftheProphet M~h,C1rrltn~

then returned back то the place where ,J\braham had previously left her with her son.

Abrahamquickly went to the place where Ka'abais located now. This place was уегу c/ose то where he orginally /eft Hagar and Ishmael. Не tuгn hishands цр to the sky, praying to Allah. "Oh myLord, I have left ту sonand wife in а Ьаггеп valley пех! to your 8acred House. that they гпау estabIish regular ргауег. Thus Ibeg you to insuгe some people will visit that р'асе. I also beg you to bestow somefruits upon them so that they will remain faithful to you."

The following уегэев give account of Abraham's ргауег as found in the Holy Когап (XIV, 37).

"О ouг Lord! I have made some of ту offspring to dwell 'П а valley withoutcultivation, Ву Thy 8acred House;

In order, О ouг Lord, that they Мау estabIish regular Ргауег: 80 fill the heaгts of some Аmопg теп with love towards them, Апd feed them with Fruits: 80 that they тау give thanks."

80 the Prophet Abraham left behind his wife Hagar and young son, Ishmael, at the place where Makkah is today. Hagar began to breast-feed her son and she drank frorn the canteen of water ate from the basket of dates.When the canteen гап empty, Ishmael Ьесате thiл~tу апсвпе set off to find wаtэг. She was unabIe to Ьеаг watchingher son suffer.

8he climbed Ир 8afa Моuпtаiп to see ifc~ravans were coming in the distance, but there was поthiпg,shе know the

earavans would Ье carrying water. She elImbed to the top of Morwah Mountain, оп the other side of th.e valley. Again she searched for earavans and found ПQthiпg. Hagar гап between Safa Mountain and Moгwah MountaIn seven tImes, but was unable to fiпd апуопе~ " .,.. WhenHagar returned to the plaee where she had left her son, а miraele oeeurred. А spring of water began to emerge from under Ishmael's feet. That spring of water has ever since Ьееп known as the Well of Zamzam.

Опе day some Arabs from the Jerham Tribe passed Ьу Makkah and noticed there was а bird eireling асоуе, indieating there was water in Makkah. The tribesmen met Hagar and asked her if they could live in Makkah wit~1 her.

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She told them they eould, but that she would have the rights to the ownership of the water. This meant that they eould use it, but that she would still own the spring. They agreed to this.

Hagar was happy to have eompanionship. The tribesmen stayed there and they sent for their relatives to move there, and the city thrived. This is how the Holy City Of.Makkah Ьесате prosperous.

Тhe Prophet Abraham (тау реаее Ье upon him) journeyed tOMakka~tovisit his son, Ishmael. While he.was there he wаs>оп~~геdЬу Allah to rebuild Ка'аЬа with the help of Ishmael(Qlaypeaee Ье upon him).

а plaee where earavans Astil11epassed, Makkah Ьесате tгащ~l1inQfhГЩJQtJthе desert would stop. It also Ьееате ап imроrtgпt commercial eenter in the АгаЫап Peninsula. Fait~fful pilgrims travelled to Makkah as part of their pilgrimage t(1~r~tJ~patKa'~ba (the House rebuiltbythe Prophet ~brah~(1);htakkah prospered in·response to the prayers of Abraham.

Uлfоrtuпаtеlу,·withthе раssiлg oftime, thepeople ofMakkah set pagan idols up around Ка'аЬа and Ьеgапtо worship them. They по longer worshipped God exelusively,who was their own God and al50 the God of Abraham.

The people ofMakkah devised religious.rites and eeremonies that they iлtroduееd to their pilgrimage, whieh had not Ьеел previously ordered Ьу God. Pagan idol worship5preadall over the АгаЫап Penin5ula. This praetiee eontinued until the 7th eentury, when the Prophet Muhammad ~ demolished all the pagan idols surrounding Ка'аЬа, and purged the АгаЫап Репiлsulа from idol worship. The Prophet Muhammad ~ then ordered the peopleto worship Allah exelusively.

Today milliолs of Muslims go to Makkah each уеаг to eomplete their pilgrimage. Тhis is согвюегео to Ье а1'1 obligation to Ье observed Ьу every able Muslim 8t Je8st опее during his lifetime.

Аэ рап of the Pilgrimage, Muslims go to Makkah andei.rele around Ка'аЬа. They also cover the dista1'1cebetweenSafa Mountain and Morwah Mountain seven times. The pilgrim8 also drink from the Well of Zamzam, the spring ofvvatervvhieh was diseovered under the feet of Ishmael.

Another Миэliт еегеmопу is to 8acrifieeanimalsonthemost important holiday in Islam, Eid-AI-Adha, Thisi8 d01'1e to follow the example of the Prophet Abraham,theratherofAJI Prophets. It refers to ап ineident whe1'1the Prophet Abraham's эоп Ishmael was saved from the васпйсе Ьу angels bearing а гат from Paradise. .

This referred back to the Prophet Abraham'sdreClf1)when he saw himself sacrificing his sоп 18hmael аэ .. а1'1 0fiering. After he had that dream, the ProphetAbraham aS8umedGod was ordering him to kiJI his 801'1. Тhe геаsопf{)rthiSdге.Clт was that God wa1'1ted to test Abraham's faith. 11'1 obedience

toGod's огоег, Abrahamlaidhis son оп the ground the way in which animals аге affered for sacrifice.

When Abгahamtгied to cut thethroat ofhis san, theknife did not actually cut. Immediately, God sent ап angel beaгing а

- ramfrom Рагасйвв to Ье sacrificed Instead of 'shmael.

TheHaly Кагап recited this incident as follows:

(когап XXXVII102-107)

102.Then, when (the 50П) Reached (the·age of) (Serious) work with him, Не said: "О ту 50П! , see in visiол That '·оПег theein sacrifice: Naw.seewhat is Thy viеw!"(Тhе зоп) said: "О myfather! 00

. AsthoH аl1 cOmmanded: TbouWilIf!nd··.me, tfGodso wills.one Practicing~atience аор Constancy!"

10З.Sо.~еп theyhad both SuЬmittеd>thеir.wШs (to .God).; Andhehadtaid him Pt.ostrate>Qh··hls.forehead (FOrS~crifice),

1Q4.Wecalledout tohim, "OAbraham!"

10~.1~p~.~~~ ~1~~a(jyfUlfiJleq ;r;t-t~vi~i~рJ>,t.~->Фusjпdeеd... ~P'Af~i·~~W9~q,· •.•..·.·.·.>·.~·p~E!!viI;)P(jp·figl;)~.

106.For this was obviously А trial-

107.And We ransomed t"lim With а momentous saerifiee:

It Isbecauseof this incident that Muslims all over the world commemorate this Holy day, the Feast 01 the Sacrifice. It is celebratedby sacrificin.g тапу goats, which аге then given to thepoor people 1ог 1000.

This day is the most impoгtantday to Muslims, who eelebrate itworldwide.

NOTES:

1.Ка'аЬа is the first shrine God built оп earth and it has Ьееп there sineethe time of the Prophet Adam (тау реасе Ье оропгвгп). The Prophet Abraham (mау реаее beuponhim) was instrueted to rebuild the shrine оп the holy groundwhere it had огigiпаllу stood.

2.The Feast of Sacrifiee is known in Arabie ав Eed Aladha. It is the biggest holiday for MIJslims and is еquivаlепt to Christmas for Christians.

INTRODUCTION

FIRST

Th.isbOOk has taken те а long time ю .согпр'етв. The сойеспоп of two hundred Hadith included пеге wereсагешцу selected fгom among thousands of the Prophet's Holy Hёtdith.

The idea foг tt"lis book was generated in late 1985 whеп I sent some tгапslаtеd Hadith to Ruth Niсhоlsоп., ап Агпепсап lady liviпg in Califoгnia. She wasgreatly impressed with the Holy Hadith I hаd.givеп пег. Зhе геао some of them tomembers of her family, whom впе told of the trust she had in апуЬоdу who believed iп the Pгophet Muhammad ог in his tеасhiпgs.

Sееiпg how much Mrs. Nicholson had Ьееп iпfluепсеd епсоuгаgеd те to согпрйе as тапу Hadith as.possibIe·and translate them into English so that поп-Мuslims could study the teachIngs of Islащ. This .. would allow поп-МustimsаН оуег the world to read and grasp thi3se principles.

SECONO

The Hadith included here have Ьееп carefuIJy se/ected to Ье both appealingand relevant то реерте from Westeгn сultщ.еs.l·wаsсqпсегnеd thatthemessageand·iтрlitаtiолs of the$e Hadith apply to the поп-Мus'imWQгld~щ:fЬе valuabIe to them inpaгticular.

Studуiпgthеl~lаmiс. геligiопduгiлgеагlу chiJd~()oQ· iq.pubIic sсhрql§ .. iпrnуЫгth)рlасеiлАЬu Dh~Ы{Опiti3d

in theUnited States. foг. тоге thanseven уеагв hashelped те to understand.the Engtish languageand the Westeгn miпdsеt.

THIRD

I would like to ехрlаiп the meanings of а few terms which the геадег will encounterfrequentlyin this book.

--"Jslam" is ап АгаЫс woгd which means "реасе, purity, ассертапсе .апд commitment."

--"Allah ll meatrs "God."

--"Associating With Allah" гпеапз believing in different gQds besides Allah orbelieving Allah has а 50П.

--"Qu'ran" is the Когап (the Book of God).

--"Moslems is the same аз "Muslims."

--"Ummah re1ers to 'the Muslim peopJe, the followers of the Prophet Mohammad .~. .

--"Hadith" is а гесогд от the sayings, doings, асйопвапо descriptions of the Prophet Muhammad .~ ,

--"Sunna" is another пате for "Hadith." --"Evil doing" isany bad action against pee>ple ог pгopeгty;

-- "Verily" means 'truly. --"Alms'i means "charity,11

. --At the .. ЬegiПl1iпg 01 each .Hadith., the ... рпгаве "Оп the authorityof

--At the end of each Hadith is found the пате. ог njckname ofthe scholarwho actually wгote down and kept а record of the Prophet's NobIe Hadith. These патеэ аге: Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmizi, Baihaqi, Ahmad, АЬи Daoud, 'Ьп м ajah, Baghawi, апd AI-Nisai.

--. ~. means "Реасе and bIessing of Al\ah Ье цроп him." in АгаЫс.

--"Mosque" is the place where Muslims go to ргау five times а day. А Mosque to the Muslims is like а church to the Сhгistiапs.

--''Тhе Last Оау," "The Нош," "The Dау of Judgement," апо "Тhe Dау of Resuгrection"all have the same meaning. АН these phrases теап the end of this fife оп eaгth and the Ьеgiппiпg of the Afterlife.

-.'1 The Prophet ~ "апо The Messenger of Allah" аге titles

for the Prophet Muhammad * . --"Pofytheist" is а регsоп who worships тапу gods.

--"Не is not опе of us" mеапs that регsоп is not а devout Muslim ог that his faith is поt complete.

--!'Believer" теапэ а good Muslim.

--"Brother" mеапs fellow тап ог апу Muslim.

-~''ВепеvоlепсЕ3'' теапэ kindness.

-·"Makkah" is a/so written "Месса" ( The city ofMecca)

--"Sbn ofAdam" meansa тап огhumапЬеiпgЬесаusе everyone is descended from Adam.

--Allah's пате always begins with а capitalletter. Апу

reference to AJlahis also capitalized; such as, "Не," "1," and "W8." God оftеп refers to Himself as "We" thesame way that royalty does. А" other names for·Allah аге alsocapitalized. Тпезе nameswould include, "ТЬе Gепегоus," "ТЬе Merciful," and so оп.

--"Fasting" is to go without eating ог dгiпkiлg from dawnuntil suлsеt (for about 14 to 17 hours) as а way of woгshipping God. It teaches love, sincerity, and devotion. It develops раtiепсе, unse1fishness,. social conscience, and will-power to Ьеаг hardships.

--"Praying" refers to the practice of worshipping at the Mosque ог anywhere else. Muslims ргау five times а day. When they ргау, they stand up, then kneel down, then bow. Ргауег strengthens апd enlivens belief in God and inspires тап to higher тогаПty. '! purifies the beaгt and controls temptation, wгong-doing, алd evil.

--"Jihad" means "striving for Allah's cause." Thi~ could refer to тапу practices done foг Allah's sake, such as: going to battle fогуош country; defending your faith; doing missionary work; and resisting temptation.

--In the Когап, the word "We" is how God (Allah) refers to Himselt. Theuse of the plural form connotes holiness ог majesty. Кings and queens all over the world refer to themsetves as "We."

--"Removing а harmfu\ thing from the гoad" means to remove а гock, а пай, а broken bottle, ог апу obstacle Ьоthегiпg pedestrians.

--"Recompense" is а reward.

"А. Н" means "after hejrall , which refers to the migration of the Prophet Muhammad ~ from the city of Makkah tothe city of Medina. This event marks the beginning of the Muslim calender.

-- IIUSUryll. in English means to charge ап excessivelyhigh interest rate. For example, if someone is desparate for топеу апо somebody gives him а lоап, but charges double ог triple the usual rate of interest. However,in Islam, апу small amount of interest is considered usuгy.

-- "Спазшу" means а state of ршепезв, virginity etc.

А поп-Мuslim reader тау wonder why this book is written in both АгаЫс and English. The reason is that ДгаЫс is the original Language and this Hadith is so holy that it must always Ье written in the original language. Since the translation could Ье susceptible to mistakes, the гпеагнпо wiII not Ье lost if the original text accompanies the translation. Therefore, the original Hadith will Ье preserved for eternity.

When а тап ог а woman is referred to in а Hadith, the message of the Hadith does not apply to just теп ог women, but to all humanity. There аге occasional exceptions where Hadith аге specifically directed to опе gender and this will Ье indicated in those cases. Otherwise, the messages of the Hadith apply to all mankind.

Some people incorrectly assume that the Islamic religion discriminates аgаiпst wоmеп. This is not true. After the Prophet Muhammad ~ began his Pгophet-hood during the seventh century, the position ofwomen ппргоуео greatly. The Islamic religion motivated the following imргоvеmепts:

1)А woman Ьесате legally entitled to iпhегit property fгom her family's estate.

2)It Ьесате illegal and immoral to kill oгbury daughters due to the family's embarrassment ог poveгty.

З)Wоmеп gained the right to own property.

4)Women gained the right to choose theirhusbands апото refuse to paгticipate in аггапgеd marriages-,

FOURTH

tslamic law aod Jegislation сапее fочпd iHtwo sQQrces;The Holy Когап andJhe Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad.. ~ .

The Когап is the word of God"алd it is the mostholybQok of Jslam. God gave the inspiration тог the Когап to the Angel Gabrj~l, whо.thел inspired the Prophet Мuhагпmаd ...~ Itis а сопипоп пивсопсерпопthat the Prophet Muhammad ~ .. is theauthor of the Когап. This is nottrue. TheHoly

Когап is God's word iлsрiгеd in the Prophet thЮIJgh the AngefG~brief. Nei.ther the Prophet Muhammad /Й .. пог the Angel Gabriel had anything to do with the Кorап беуопd сопvеуiлg God's message to the people.

The definition of.the Hadith is the saying, actions, reports ог descriptions ofthe Prophet Muhammad Й . For вхагпр'е, there аге .Hadith that героп that the Ргорбет used his right hand to eat., and that he was silent to indicate disapprovaf.

The чпропапсе of 1heHadith 15to givedetailed explanatipns of the princlples in the Когап; there аге "things contained in the Hadith that аге по! mentioned ,п the Когап.

ftisrequired for Musl.ims to followthe Hadith becau~ethey have Ь~еп orderedin the Koran то imitate the behavior of the Propl)et Muhammad ~ Тпе Hadith is ~I~e advice апо tеасhiлgs of the Prophet MIJhammad ~ that were inspiredbyGod. The Prophet Мuhагпmаd ~·didnot make цр the principles of· the Hadith himseJf. The Prophet Muhammad Й is infallibIe. For this геазоп.лпе Hadith is themain воцгсе оfJsJаmiсtеасhiлgлеxt to the КОган itself. In the Когап, the Almighty AHah says: "Sotake what the Apostle аssigпs to уоц апо deny yourself that with which he withh()Ids from you." (Ои'гап, LIX. 7)~

Therefore, th~textbf the Hadith iпсludеdiпthisЬоdk аге verysapred,important, and deseniing ofrespect.

FIFТH

Islam is а complete religion that Ciddresses all aspects of life. . The Prophet's HCidith deal with сопипоп апd useful issues such as: ItSales," "Тгапsасtiопs," NМCiппегs," "Warand Реасе,11 IIStrife and Labor," "Travel," "Тгаое," "Agriculture," "The Pursuit of Knowledge," "Меdiсiпе," "Health," "Leisure Time," "Relaxation," "Lunar and Solar Eclipses," "Juгisdiсtюп," "Grievances," "Debts," "Blood,il "Мопеу," IIРаwпiпg," "Leaves," IIFamilies's Rights and Relatives' Rights," "Parents' Rights,'1 "Neighbors' Rights," "Marriage апd Divorce," ."Religious Observations -- Prayers, Fаstiпg., Pilgrimages and Аlms-Giviпg," "GharitabIe and Evil Acts,I' "Messengers," '1 Prophets, HeavenJy Books and theLast Оау," and .11Paradiseand Неll."

This is just а smalJrepresentation of all the тапу subjects covered Ьу the Hadith. Noother religion iлthе world covers as тапу subjects as Jslam does, пor in such rich detail.

SIXTH

The two huлdгеd Hadith included iп this book have Ьеел extracted from among thousands of thePropheesHadith. I have arranged these selections in chapters so they сап Ье easily read and цпоегвюоо. These Holy Hadith deal with some of the social issues pertaining to Islam aswell as to the sayings and actions.of the Prophet ~ •

Examples of these issues аге: "Gharity and Good Deeds," "Good Manners," "Рагпйу апо Helatives,'1 I'Neighbors' Rights," IIKindness to Animals," "Labor," "Authority and Responsibility," Law,""Trade," "Gгееdiпеss," ."81gns of the Last Оау апd the .Тпав," "The Dayof Judgemепt

thousands тоге Hadith not included in this volume that address the above mentioned subjects. Should the reader have further interest ,п studying the Holy Hadith,he сап consuJtone of themany booksavailabIe. For example, the works of Bukhari, Mustim,and Tirmizi.

SEVENTH

It has Ьееп mygoal to make this translation of Hadith clear and еаау to comprehend.1 have relied оп mапу quaНfied peopte tohelp with thetranslation. Also, 1referred то the Hadith books previously pubIished iл English, but Idid not confine myselftorelying оп their translations. Since тапу phrases in АгаЫс do nothave corresponding meaning in the EngIish language, I have translated Ьу concept, rather than word-for-word. Also, it should Ье noted that а" quotes from the Когап used ,п mybook·were taken from the translation Ьу Yusuf АИ, а MusIim Scholar.

EIGHTH

А non-Muslim readeг might wonder why the пате of the Prophet Muhammad ~ is always followed Ьу the phrase, "реасе апd Ыеssiпgsоf Allah Ье uponhim."

Thrs is оопе-ае а show of геарес! foг the Prophet..~ Muslims areinstructedin th.e Когап to follow this practice. In Islqmic countries, all пеwsрарегs, books, and magazines аге ргiлtеd with the phrase, "реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье uponhim" after thелаmе of the Prophet Muhammad ~ The phrase ,а written like this in АгаЫс: ~ _"

It is iпtеt'"е$tiпg to notethat when а gгoup of Muslims аге together аnd вотеопе mentions the·пате of the Pгophet, allthe:othersin the group аау the phrase either out loud ог то themselves. This is а way of showing respect for the Pгophet. Addttionally, this phrase сап Ье implemented ав а

method of ргауег. For example, whenever а devout Muslim has the opportunity, he will chant the phrase, "реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him."

Also, it is required to say "тау реасе Ье upon him".every time а Prophet's пате is mention; for example, Moses, Jesus, Abraham, Ismail, Noah, Adam, тау реасе Ье upon them. Also the same phrase is used every time ап Angel's пате, such as "Michael" ог "Gabrief", is mentioned. Additiona"y, it is геошгео to say the phrase "тау AIIah Ье pleased with t-lim" every time апу of the Pгophet's companions аге referred to.

It is importantto indicate that this book was pubIished with the authorization of the Ministry of IslamicAffairs iл the Uпitеd Ага.Ь Emirates. This is the goveгnment agency responsibIe for religious matters. They reviewed this book precisely, word foг word, and gave their permission to have itprinted. Also, the Ministry of Information, the gоvегпmепtаgелсу in the United АгаЬ Emirates responsibIe for the media, has granted appгoval to this book. Before I Ьэgап writing and аПег I made corrections, I did it with theappгoval ofthese agencies. Nothing in this book was done without authorization.

NINTH

I wanted to make sure before pubIishingthis book that non-Muslims were аЫе to understand the EngHsh translation. 80 1visited the United 8tates and England and gave the text to тоге than sixty American and British people to read. 'П addition, I gave these Hadith to Ешореапэ and Americans who resided in the United АгаЬ Emirates to read.

I fоuпd that someof them uпdегstооd thеелtiге text, Ьи! that themajority of them feltthatthe Hadith requiredmore explanation. 'П эоте саэеэ, these rюп-Мц~limsfоuпd references that did по! make sense in their culturaf context.

Sometimes the Hadi'th.were not uлdегstооd because the reader had апjлаdеquаtе vocabuJary and did notrec;:ognize someof the words. Some readers had not read the BibIe, and сопзесцепйу ""еге not famНiar withreligious terms.

For the above reason, I wrote some footnotes tothe Hadith as ап explanation of the text. After completing the footnotes, 1showed the text to the non-Muslim readers а second time, and fоuпdthеу then uпdегstооd everyt~ling. Now 1hope the Hadith in this book аге clear, easily understood and impressive tothe non-Muslims who read t~lem.

The reaction of some of the people who read this book was во favorabIe that they re-read the text severalпгпев апd were iпtегеstеdiл buying books about the history of Islam.

.The astonishing reaction of those people made те wonder to myself what would парреп if they were to read the Когап cover го cover and understand its teachings, and significance, and the miracle of it.

The Когап is· ап impressive and Holy Book because it is directly God'sWord.

The Когап deals with а variety of subjects including the basic beliefs of Islam, morality, worship, knowledge, w;sdom, God and Мап relationships, and the relationships among human Ьеiлgs. Comprehensive teachings, upon whic~1 sound system$ of soc;al just;ce, politics, economics, Jegislation, jurisprudence, law and iпtегпаtiопаl relations сап Ье buiJt, form animportant рап of the Holy Когап .

. The Koranalsohasmanyfascinating andunique qualities. It isvvгittеп iл harmony алd is considered beautifuJ literatLJre. The Koran also speaks to the reader's suЬсьлsсiоusmind. If а регsоп паз а ртоЫеm ог question, h(3 сап ha..,e

The Когап was completed duгiпg the time of the Prophet Muhammad ~, yet had а ргоfоuпd kпоwlеdgе of sсiепсе (e.g. chemistry, geology, physics) апd mеdiсiпе that was сепtuгiеs ahead of its time. There аге milliопs of books that could Ье wгittеп about the miracles of the Когап.

The Кorап is а miraculous book, as iпdiсаtеd Ьу the attributes mепtiопеd above. It is truly the word of God because по тап could have wгittеп а book that was poetry, that spoke to the reader's suЬсопsсiоus, that had а progressive kпоwlеdgе of sсiепсе апd mеdiсiпе апd mапу other thiпgs. Uпdегstапdiпg the qualities of the Когап makes it seem ridiculous that some peopJe сопsidег the Prophet Muhammad ~ to have Ьееп the author. It.ytould have Ьееп impossibIe for the Pгophet Muhammad ~ to have wгittеп this book, especially сопsidегiпg that he was illiterate апd that the place where he lived had Jittle lеагпiпg апd cultuгe.

TENTH

Fiпаllу, 1would like to add that I do поt hold а religious office, пor ат I ап authority оп Islamic studies. Соmрlеtiпg this book was а регsопаl епdеаvог апd was dопе to the best of ту ability. With this work 1hope to gаiп the sаtisfасtiоп of God апd His Меssепgег.

It is also ту goal то асquаiпt the reader with thеtеасhiпgs of Islam so that he тау ultimately Ье сопviпсе that there is по god but Allah апd that Muhammad .~ is His Sегvапt апd Меssепgег, апd that Muhammad ~is the last Prophet.

Оп God, the helpful апd Great, 1dерепd for the fulfillmепt of ту objeetive. For Не is the souгce of а" guidапсе iп this world апd to Him alone should опе attribute а" success апd good fоrtuпе.

ABDUL RAHIM 1. ALFAHIM

ТАИLЕ OF CONTENTS

Page 1 -CHAPTEROFCHARITY AND GOOD

DEEDS 49 2 - CHAPTER ОР MANNERS 65 3 - CHAPTER ОР FAMILУ AND RELATIVES 99 4 - CHAPTER ОР NEIGHBOUR'S RIGHTS 113 5 - CHAPTER ОР KINDNESS ТО ANIMALS 117 6 - CHAPTER ОР LABOlJR 121 7 - CHAPTER ОР AlJTHORITY AND

RESPONSIBILITY 125 8 -CHAPTEROFLAW 129 9 - CHAPTER ОР TRADE 135 10- CHAPTER ОР GREEDINESS 141 11- CHAPTER ОР SIGNS ОР ТНЕ LAST DAY

AND TRIALS 143 12. - CHAPTER ОР ТНЕ DAY ОР JUDGEMENT

AND INHABITANTS ОР PARADISE AND INHABITANTS ОР HELL 145

13-CHAPTEROFMISCELLANEOUSHADITH . 155 14- CHAPTER ОР MOSES AND ]ESUS (МАУ РЕАСЕ

ВЕ UPON ТНЕМ) 175 15- CHAPTER ОР FAITH 183

СНАРТЕА OFCHARITV AND GOOD DЕЕDЭ

(1) Оп the a.uthority of АЬи Hurairah (rтщуАНаhЬе pleasedwith him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ьеироп him) said: "Every рап of а person's body must perform а charity every day the sun comesup: to act just/y between two реор/е is а charity; tohe/p а тап with hismount,/ifting himопю it ог hoisting his be/ongings олtо it is а charity; а good word is а charity; every step you take to prayers is а charity; апо removing а harmful thing нопипе road is а charity."

(Bukhari and Mus/im)

Note: "Removing а harmfu\ thing from theroad"rneans to remove arock, а broken bott\e, nails, ог anyobstac\e from the roadthat tS botherrng pedestrians.

(2) Оп theauthorityof Adee Ып Hatim(may Allah Ье pleased withhi.m),who said: The MessengerofAllah (peac~andbIessjngsof Allah Ье ироп him) said: "Save yourselvesfrom Hell, even if it Ье Ьу giving only half а date (of а palm tree) as charity; and опе who does not have even that, $hou~d at leastspeak nicely."

(Вukhari andMuslim)

Note: This Hadith instructs people to giv.e whatever charity they аге аЫе то, even if it is.only а small token Iike the date fгom а palm tree. Performing smalJ acts of Charitycoutd preventa регвоп from getting sent to НеН. However, if а регвоп is not аЫе to give anything at all, he shoufd at least speak nicely to others.

(3) Оп the authority of Abu Dharr (тау AHah Ье pleased withhim), who said: The Prophet (ре асе and bIessings of Allah ье upon him) toldme: "Donotconsider even the smallest

,good deed ав insignificant; even meeting. your brother with а cheerful face is а good deed."

(Muslim)

(4) .Оп, the authority of Abu Musa АI >Ashari. (т~y AHah Ье pleased with ~Iim), who said: The Prophet(peace and btessingsof Aljahbe цроп him) said: "Charity is лесеваагу foreveгyMuslirn". The Prophet was asked: 'What i1 а регвоп has nothing?' The Prophet replied: "Не should work with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out 01 such earnings in charity". The companions asked 'what if he is not аЫе to work?' The Prophet said: "Не should he/p роог and needy persons". The companions 1urther asked 'what if he cannot do еуеп that?' The Prophet said "heshould urgeothers to do good". The companions submitted 'what if he lacks that also?' The Prophet said "he should check himself тгогп doing evil. That is also charity."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Note: "Не should check I,imself from doing evil. Тhat is alsocharity." means all people агв сараЫе of committing evil Ьу hurting other people. 1herefore, tгеаtiлg people kiлd/у is thesame as performing а

. charity. Also, the person whois kind to othersbrings good deeds upon himse/f in return and consequently causes тоге .charityto Ье репоппео.

(Muslim)

Note1: The mаiпроiпt of this Hadith is toencourage pet>pletoplant trees because thisaf./0WS people,birds, and animatstobe.fed fromthefruit th~t~e цее ргооцсев, Also, рlапtiлgtгееsis goodfo~ the. society.

Note 2: This Hadith also explains thatif а· регвоп steals the fruitofa tree,it is asin. However, for the регвоп who .. planted the пее, it is сопеюегео а charity for вогпеопе to have stolen· погп his нее.

(7') Ontheaut.horityof.Abu Нuгаiгаh{mау.;ДИаhЬе pleased with him), who said: Amancameto {Ае Prophet(peaceand·blessi.ngsof Allah·be' ироп him) and askedhim: Whiqh ..c:J.ctqf alms givIng ismostvirtuqus?;· Тпе Prqphet answered:"Thosealms yougivec:J.waywhIle уои аге in good health. If уоипауе а keend.esire>to агпавв wealth, уои аге afraid of adversity and longing for топеу. 00 по! delaygivingincharity untilyouare in.thethroesof death and thensay: 'То во and 50 this,and {о soand sothat,forby йтеп {! alreadybelongs тово and во."

(Вukhari and MusHrn).

Note1: "Sоапd. sоllтеапs"Мг. Х" апd "Мг. У." "Alms'! теапs charity. "Iпthе thюеs of death" теапs that регsоп isabtJut to die. ·'Adversity" means poverty.

Note 2: This Hadithsays thаtthеЬеsttimеttJ·giVэcharity is. whеП?Р~ГSQЛ .is YQung,healthy. .апо e?Q7r .to save monyy;inordertobecomerich.. 11 i$r;nuxhbe~er to;give charity r~therthan waitinguntila. р~гsопhаs ЬеСРф8 019 andh?l~·aCcurnulatedw7?llt~. гс giY~Ch?ritywhl9l1 а регвоп is уоuпg алd pooris more.impo~~r1tthап {о wait uпtil the /ast miлutе of life whел it is тоо /ate.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

NQt~1:. "pat~1' гпеапв the fruit of theP8tm нее,

N()~e>2: Тhефаiп point of this Had.ithjstbactiv~ly s~ek qut~hQ~ep~Qp.lewtlo ne~Q сhагity.ЬutdQлоtрsКfqгJt qecClHs,~~t1~Y ar~ ..• too pr.olJd O{SQ}' tо.аdmit.tt1еу.п~еd h~'р.~.~гr()п shquIdгесоgпizе апоthег p.~r$oh's J1§!ed withоt1tЬеiпgаs kеd.

(9) Олthе authority of Uqpp.h Ibn Наг'йi.«fТ1ауАllаh b~ pl~~~ed withhim),whosaid: . ..... ..•..... .•••. '1. J()in~d the After~oon Ргауег Ied bythe Prophet (peac~.~nctbIessings of Allah Ье uponhim)}n Меdiпа.ТhеrnОfТ1епt The..Pr()phet finishepJhe ргауе~h~~!о()cJчр and stepping across th~iline()f the w?гshфрегs,hаstепеd юопе of~is9ha()'}bers. РеQрlеi~.t~еgа.thегiпg were surprise? by'such haste. Whепhесаmе back,l"heProph~texplained his action ancJ.sp.id: "! гecaHed that Ihad а piece of siJver (ог gOldJ fQr cqarity and.thi.sdisturbed те. J

.have now ar.rangedfor itsdistribution,"

Anotherversion sp.ys: "1hq.cJapiece 01 silver (ог g01d) which wasmeantfor charity.lwas disturbed that it would геmаiпwith те overnight."

(Bukh2iri) Note: l"he mаiпроiпtоf this Hadith isnottod~layjn giVingCha·rity.

(1~)ODth~~uthority of АЬц Dharr (mayAllah Ье pteased< with him), who said: .. lэ~~~tiОQеdthе Messenger of Allqh ав то what act i~m~strneritorious? The Prophet .said: "Faith in АIJаhCiпdstгiv;пg for His cause".. ' asked, 'the lib~rati9n зfwhiсh kind of slave .. is .. best?' The P~~p~:~~saj?:"the опе whoismostlikedby the qta~ter;and\yhOse price is -. the ... highest". I asked: 'WhCit·;f.. laqt.ul1able to do that (опассоuпt oflack of money)' .. The Prophet said: "Тлеп help SОlТ1еолеiп hiSVv'чгk orqtakesomething for вогпеопе who isnot able to таке it himself".. I asked: 'What ..if оп~ does not>~~ve the capacity?'. The. Prophet said: "Restrain yourself from doing h.arfТ1 . to апуопе for thqtisalsocharity towards yourself." .. .....

. (Bukhari ar1d MuSlim).

N()t.~.~:lt"temain points of this Hadith аге: 1.,-~Dеl.i~~е.i?Gоd and do things for God's sake. 2:Tofree

Unfoгtunately, some peoplefdHowed. this commandment only when it was convenienttoQoso. They fгeed slaves that weгe old and lazy, апdwегепо longeг needed. This is the same as when some people give old· clothes that they по longer need to charity.

50, for people to free their slaves that аге young and productive is the best form of charity.

(11) Оп the au'thority of Abu Mas'ud AI-Badri (гпау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье UPOl1 him) said: "When а person spends оп .his family and hopes for compensation from God, he is also seen Ьу God to Ье giving charity." <

(BLlkhari and Мцвйгп) Note: The Prophet said this Hadith оесацве вогпе people spend топеу оп other people and forget t9 spend it оп their own families.

~ (12) Оп the authority of Salman Ып Amir (mayAllah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessingsof АПаhЬе upon him) said: "Giving charity to thepoorisch~nty, and giving to а relative amounts to two good d~~g:s i.e .. charity andbenevolence to kinsmen. "

(13) Оп the. authority of Abu Hurairah (гпау Allahbe pleased with гпгп), who said: TheProphet (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье цроп him) said: "Тпеге will Ье Seven persons sheltered uпdег the shade of Allah оп the Dау of Judgement when there will Ье по other shade besides His shade. They аге: а just ruler; а young тап who passes his youth in worship and service of Allah the Lord of Honour and Glory, опе whose heart is perpetually attached to the гповоце: two such persons who love each other for the sake of Allah, they joined together for His sake and parted for His sake; а тап who is invited for sin Ьу а rich beautiful woman but declines, saying I fear Allah. Опе who gives charity in а secret way without making а show, in а way that his .Ieft hand does по! know what his right hand spent; and опе who remembers Allah in sOlitude во that his eyes overflow (fill with теагв)."

(Bukhari and Muslim).

Note1: The "Seven Реор'е" in this Hadith means the seven types.of people that аге considered to Ье very цгиоце and difficult to find. Those special people will havebetter treatment оп Judgement Оау. They will not have to wait in the цпоеагао'е heat; but rather, will Ье allowed to wait for their judgement in the comfortabIe shade.

Note 2: I'Two реор/е who love each other for the sake of Allah" means people whose friendship is not Ьавео оп materialistic ог superficial things, but оп their mutual love for Allah. When опе of them becomes corrupted, they аге по longer friends.

Note 3: "Mosque" means the place where Muslims go to ргау five times рег day. А Mosque to the Muslims is like а church to the Christians.

(14) Оп the authority of Аоц Hura.irah (тау Allah Ье p/eased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Не who tries to serve the widowed and the poor, is just like а fighter for Allah's sake" the reporter (Abu Hurairah) think that .the Prophet (also) said: "It is like опе standing for worship who does not feel exhausted and likeone fasting without break."

(Bukhari and Muslim). Note: T~lis Hadith means that those who help the widowed and the роог will receive а great гесогпрепвапоп from GOd, the same way as those who worship God all the time ог those who defend their fa.ith ог 'their country. The main point in this Hadith is to encourage people to help the widowed , and the роог.

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(15) Оп 'the authority of 'Ьп Abbas (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Не who invites ап orphan to ~Iis food and drink, Allah will grant, in reward Paradise provided he does not commit апу sin which is not pardonabIe (e.g. unbelief, polytheism etc.) And he who looks after three dal.Jghters ог three sisters, then educates them and shows тегсу towards them uпtil Allah makes them independent, Allah will grant Paradise." А тап sa.id: О Messenger of Allah, what if there аге two daughters ог sisters? Не (the Prophet) said: "In the case oftwo daughters ог sisters that person also deserves Paradise."

(Sharh Sunnah - Bagawi)

Note: The main point of this Hadith is that people who adopt orphans wiН 90 to Paradise.

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(16) Оп the authority 01 Abu Опагг (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: Some companions said to the Messenger 01 Aflah (реасе and bIessings 01 Allah Ье upon him): The rich people have taken away а good deal 01 merit. They ргау and 1ast as we оо, but they аге in а position to distribute incharity а part 01 their wealth (which we аге unabIe to do). The Prophet said: "Has notAllah given уои things which you сап employ тог charity? АН glorification 01 Aflah (saying Subhan Allah) is charity. AII praise 01 Allah (to say A/-hamdo Lillah) is charity, all affirmation 01 Allah's Unity (То say La IIaha Illallah) is charity; calling ироп somebody to do good is charity; preventing somebody 1гот doing evil is charity; to perform а sexual act with your wi1e is charity'. They asked: О 'Messenger 01 Allah, is it possibIe that опе 01 ав should satis1y his desire and would Ье rewarded?'. The Prophet answered: "11 he satis1ied his urge through illicit means, WQuldit notbe sin1ul? Тпегеюге when he satisfied it law1ully itis deserving 01 reward."

(Muslim)

Note: "8ubhan Allah" means "Howfar isAllahfromev~гy imper1ection." "AI-hamdo Lillah" means "Praise Ье to Allah."

(17)011 the authority of AbuMalik al-Harith ibn 'Asim al-Ash'ari (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Мщ;sепgег of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allahbe uролhim) said: "Purity is half of faith. AI-hаmdlJШlаh (Praise Ье to Allah) fills the scales. SubhanAllah (How far is Allah from еуегу imp~rfection) and AI-hamdo Lillah (Praise Ье to Allah) fill that which is between heaven and earth. Ргауег is light; charity is а proof; patience is iIIumiлаtiоп;апd the Qur'an is ап argument for ог against you. Еуегуопе starts his day and is а vendor ofhi~ soul,either freeing it ог bringing about its ruin."

(Muslim)

Note1: "Purity is half of faith" гпеапв а heart should Ье free frohlevil·and jealousy. Purity also means that all thingsshouldbe kept clean, such as the body, clothes, and the home. Maintaining this purity comprises half of faith.

Note.?:Qnthe Пау of Judgement there will Ье а scale for thegood deeds and the bad deeds. If а person has тоге good points than bad оп the Dау of Judgement, hеwЩ·Р~sелt {о Paradise. If he has тоге Ьаороппв, he wilf Ье sent to Hell. Therefore, опе way foг а devout Muslimtoltfilf thescales" with good points isto recite "praise Ье {о Allah" and "How far is Allah from imperfection"·asoften аэ possibIe.

Note 3: "Ргауег is light" means that when а Muslim prays in the Mosque five times а day, he feels good and happy. Also, ргауег wШ ШLlmiпаtе his face оп the Dау of Judgement.

Note 4: "Charity is ргоот' refers to the fact that siлсе all people "Iove топеу, if а person gives his топеу to charity, it provides proof that he is а good Muslim.

Note 5: "Рапепсе is illlJmination" means that in this life, раtiелсе is necessaгy to overcome probIems and to achieve goals. 'П the пехг life, God will reward those people who аге patient.

Note 6: "The Когап is ап argument for ог against you" means that the Когап is а constitution. For those people who follow it, it will Ье for them; for those people who don't follow it, it wШ Ье used against them.

Note 7: The last sentence of this Hadith means that everyone has all the information necessaгy to live righteously ог unrighteously. It is up to the individual to choose his own destiny.

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(18) Onthe authority of Abu Hurairah (mayAHahbe p/eased with him),who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of AHah beupon him) said: "Allah does поtju.dgе according to your bodies and appearances, but Не scans your hearts and looks into your deeds."

(MusJim)

(19)Оп the authority of tyaz Ып Himar (mayAIIa.h Ье pleased with him),who said: The Меssепgег of Allah (реасё andblessihgsof Allah Ье uроп him) said: 11 Altah, the Most Exalted, has revealed to те that you should show courtesy and Ье cordia/ witheach ошег, so tha.t not;>ody should consider himself superior to another ог папп him."

(Миsлm)

(20) Onthe authority of Abdullah Ibn 'Атг /Ьп AI'AaS(rnay,AHah Ье p/eased vvfthhirn),VVh.osaid: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and blessings of AI/ah Ье upon him) neither talkedindecently, ПОГ did he listen {о indecent ta/k. Не usedto say: 'The best .ofyouarethose whohave the best manners."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Note~,"lndecenttalk'! refers to IanguagethatisTude and offensive.

(21 }Оп the authority of Abu Musa (тау Allah Ье pJeased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе апс bIessings of Allahbe uponhim) said: "When опе of уои asksfor permission three times and it is not granted, you shoulq stop,askingfor it and turnback."

(Bukhari andMuslim)

Note1: Forexample: knocking onsomeone's door.

Note2: This Hadith demonstrates опое againthat Islam is.aP5?mplete religion that addresses issues such as good таппегэ.

(22) Оп the authority of Abu Hurairah (rnayAllah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger ofAllah (реасе and blessingsof Al1ah Ье upon him) said: "Strictlyavoidenvy оесацве envy consumes good deedsasfi.re consumes dry wood."

(Abu Oaoud)

(23) Оп the al.Jthority of Abu Hurairah (гпау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of AHah (реасе апо bJe,ssings of Allah Ье upon 11im) said: "Avoid вцэр'сюп, for suspicion is the greatest lie. 00 not Ье inqui$itive about опе апойтег, ог spy оп опе another. Dопоt outbid опе апотпег with а view то raising the рпсе. 00 not feel jealous апс оо пот hold grudgesagainst опе апойтег. 00 notbackbite, but Ье the servants of Allah like Ьгошегв amongst уошвемев."

(Bukhariand MusHm).

Note:То "backblte" means to tatkbehind вогпеопе'в back.

(24)Ontheauthority of Anas (тау АНаН bepleased with him),who said: TheMessenger of Allah (peaceand bIessingsof АllаН beupon him) said: "Makethings еаву and convenient, ddn't make them harshand difficult. Give cheers and glad tidings anddo not create папео:'

(Bukhari and Muslim).

(25)Onthe authority of Mu'awiyah (тау АНаН Ье pleasedwith him), who said: Iheard the Messenger of Allah(peace and bIessing~ of AI.lah Ье upon him) saying: When you pursuethe private life of people, уои Jead themto сопцрпоп,"

(Shu'ab AI-Iman - Baihaqi)

Note: ThisHadith saysthat ifyou constantly watch other people's actions, it will.cause ап iлtеrfегепсе in their behavior .апс they will по longer Ье themselves. Watchingpeopleconstantlymakesthemdo'thingsonly because they аге being watched, and this encourages people то Ьесоте unnatural and пот Ье themselves.

(26) Оп the authority of АЬу Ayyub AI-Ansari (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger ofAllah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "It is sinful for а person to ignore his brother for тоге than three days. The best of them is he who takes an initiative and pays salutation."

(Bukhariand Muslim)

Note1: "Brother" means fellow тап.

Note 2: The main point of this Hadith is to never let а dispute longer than three days without being resolved. Sometimes people tend to ignore each other after they have had а fight rather than working out the ргоЫет. The best person is the опе who гпакев ап effort to immediately resolve а dispute.

(27) Оп the authority of Ibn Abbas (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger ofAllah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said to Asha.jj Abd al-Qais: "Уои have two qualities whi-ch Allah, the Most Exalted, likes and loves: One is mildness and the other is toleration. "

(Muslim)

(28)'OtHheauthorityof Дishа(гпауАИаhЬерlеаsеd with Ьег), who said: TheMessenger of АНаЬ(реасе, апо blessings of АНаАЬе uponhim) said: "АНаЬ likeskindnessin а/I things."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

(29) Опйте au.thorityо! Aisha (гпау АНаЬ Ье pleased with her), who said: ТЬе Prophet (реасе and bIessings of АllаЬ Ье цроп тт) said: "АllаЬ is kind and likeskindness. Не bestows upon kindness that which Не doesnot be5tow upon haгshness, ог оп anything elseother thал kindness and tenderness."

(MusHm)

Note: "Bestows цроп" means to favor.

(3О) Оп the au.thority of Aisha (mау Allah bepleased with Ьег), who said: ТЬе Prophet(peace and blessings of AI,lah Ье вроп him) said: "Softness beautifies things, апс when that softness is taken away, they 105e their glamour."

(Muslim)

Note: 'ISoftness" means kindness.

(31) Оп the authority of Nawwas Ып Ват'ап'{тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessings of AHahbeupon him) said: "Virtue is good conduct,andsin fШsуоuг miлd with guilt and makes youfear that other people will know your ыпв."

(Muslim)

Note: "Virtue" in Islam refers to апу good deed. Virtue is the opposite of evil.

(32) Оп the authority of Abdullah ЫП 'Атг Ып AI-'Aas (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: А тап asked the Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) :What in Islam is the best?' Не answered: "То feed people and to greet everyone (to say Assalamo Alaikum) whether уои know him ог not."

(Bukhari and Мцвйгп)

Note1: "Assalamo Alaikum" means "Реасе Ье uрол you."

Note 2: То say "Реасе Ье upon уоц" to а neighbor ог fгiелd is а courtesy and а way of greeting in Islamic countries.

(33) Оп the authority of АЬи Hurairah (гпау Allah Ье pleased wi'th him), who said: The Меssелgегоf Allah (реасе and bIessings of AHah beuponhim) said: "Charity оовв notdiminish weatth: Allah enhances the honour of one who forgives, and one who humbIes himself for the sake of Allah, Atlah exalts him in rank."

(Muslim)

(34) Оп the ацйюгйу of AblJ Ншапап (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and Ыеssiлgs of Allah Ье upon him) said: "А rider should salute а pedestrian, а pedestrian should greet one who is sitting, and а small party should greet а large party."

(BIJkhari and Muslim) 'тат Bukhari's version says: "А уоuлgег person should greet ап elder one."

Note: Since Islam covers аll aspects of life, iпсludiлg manners, there аге rules of conduct described in this HadHh which should Ье maintained. For example, it is couгteous for а younger person то greet an older опе.

(35) Оп the authority of Abu Umamah Sudaiy bin 'Ajlan a.1-Bahli (тау Allah Ье pleased withhim),who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and ы�ssiлgss of AI~ah Ье upon ~Iim) said: "The person who precedes others in greeting will Ье the closest to Allah."

(Abu Oaoud) Imam Tirmizi's version says: "The Prophet was asked: 'О Messenger of Allah! When two persons meet each other, who should take the lead in greeting 'the other? Не answered 'The опе who wants to Ье closer to Allah."

(36) Оп the authority of Aisha (тау Allah Ье pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and Ыеssiпgs of Allah Ье upon him) said: "00 not abuse the dead because they have found what they have sent forward."

(Bukhari) Note: This Hadith means that опе should not mention the bad points of the dead оесацве they must have reaped what they have sown (They have already met God and paid the price of their sins).

(37) BahzbinHakim reported ontheauthoгityofhis fatherwhoreported in turn from hisfatheг(may Allah Ье pleased withhim), that: The Messengeг ofAHah (реасе and Ыеssiпgs of Allah Ье ароп him) said: "Woe tohimwho tells а lie in order югпаке реор'е laugh. Woe tohim, woe to

.him!" (Ahmad)

Note: 1110 make people laug.h l1 meansto enteгtain people.

(39) Оп the authority of Abu AI-Abbas Sahl Ып Sa'ad As Sa'edi (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), whbsaid: Опее а person passed Ьу 'the Prophet. (реасе and blessings 01 AHah Ье upon him) The Prophet (реаее and bIe$sings 01 Allah Ье upon him) asked his eompanion whowas sitting with him': "What do you think 01 thisman, who has just passed this way." The eompanion said: 'Не is опе of the riehest; and byGod, if he proposes marriage to апу woman, his proposal would Ье aeeepted. If he should reeommend anything, his reeommendation would ргоуе effective'. The Prophet kept quiet. Then another тап passed; and the Prophet asked: 'What is youropinion of'this тап?' The тап answered: 'О Prophet, he belongs to the elass of роог Muslims. If he goes 10r marriage, his proposal would not Ье aeeepted; if he were to reeommend оп behalf of апу person, his reeommendation would Ье rejected, and if he were to speak, nobody would listen to him'. 'The Prophet (реаее and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "This тап (the роог Muslim) is better than аН the people of the world who are'likethe опе you have just praised."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Note: The main point of this Hadith is to not judge peoplebased оп how mueh топеу they have ог оп the status of t.heir family.

(40) Оп the authority of Jarir Ып Abdullah (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ре асе and bIessings of Allah beupon him) said: "Allah has по тегсуоп 011e who has по тегсу for others."

(Вцкпаг] and Muslim)

(41) Оп the authority of Jarir Ып Abdl.Jllah (гпау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ре асе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Опе who is devoid 01 kindness is devoid of all good."

(MI.Jslim)

Note: I'Devoidl' means lacking ог without.

(42) Оп the autharity of Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ре асе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Мау 1 point out to you the person who is not des'til1ed for the Fire, ог whom the Fire of Hell will not touch? It will not touch the person who is сюве to the реор/е, and who is soft; lenient and kind-hearted."

(Tirmizi)

(43) Onthe authority of Abu Hurairah (тау A"ah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessings of Allat"1 Ье ироп him) said: "When а Muslim inquires aboutthe heal1h of his sick brother ог visits him, ап angel would say: Уои аге good, and уоиг action is bIessed and you have made ап abode in Paradise".

(Tirmizi)

Note: "Abode~ means а place.

(44) ОП the authority of АЬи Hurairah (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе andbIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "А тап adopts а way of life according to that of his friend, so опе should Ье careful about whom he chooses to Ье friends with."

(Ahmad)

(45) Onthe authorityof Abdullah Ып Masud. (тау Allah Ье pleased wit.h him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessings ofAllahbeupon him) said:"One who has the slightestbitof arrogance in his heart, will по! Ье abIetoenter Paradise" Опе of the companions said: 'О Messenger of AI'ah! some people like nice clothes and shoes'. The Prophet said: 'Allah is Elegant and Beautiful, and Не likes elegance andbeauty. Arrogance is rejecting faith and considering others lower than yourself."

(Muslim)

Note1: Allah is beautiful, so Не likes people to look beautiful Ьу wearing nice clothing and having elegant things, if they сап afford it.

Note 2: "Rejecting faith and considering others lower than yourself" аге reason for getting sent to НеИ.

"Rejecting faith" means rejecting God and His teachings.

"Considel"ing others lower thanyourself" means assuming yourself to Ье superior to ошегв,

(4.6)Onthe authority of 'Ьп 'Abbas (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: тпе Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Не who does not show tепdеtпеss to the young and respect to 'the elder, is not опе of us."

(Tirmizi)

(47) Оп the authority of Abdullah Ып 'Атг Ып AI'Aas (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "А Muslim is а person who does not harm another Muslim with his tongue ог with his hands and Muhajer (ап avoider) is he who leaves (avoids) that which Allah has forbidden."

(Bukhari and Muslim) Note1: The forbidden things аге for example: killing, stealing, adultery, usury, gаrпЫiпg, drinking alcohol апd eating pork.

Note 2: The геавоп pork i5 forbidden i5 50 that God сап тевт people to see if they аге listening to His teachings. Also, pork is forbidden because pigs аге considered to Ье unclean animals, and eating pork сап cause diseases if not properly cooked.

Note 3: 'IUsury" in English means to charge ап exces5ively high interest rate. For example, if sоmеоле is desperate for топеу and someone gives him а loan, but charges doubIe ог triple the usual rate of iпtегеst. However, in Islam, апу small amount of intere5t is considered usury.

(49) Оп the authority of 'Iyaz Ып Himar (тау AI/ah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье цроп him) said: "The тап who is merciful and kind hearted to every relative and to every Muslim, will Ье ап inhabitant of Paradise."

(Muslim)

(50)Onthe эuthогitуоfАЬuHurairah(may AHahbe pleasedwith him), who said: TheMessenger of Allah (реасе andbIes$ingsof Allahbe цроп him) said: Abeliever develops six attributesre~arding hisrelationshipto. апЬthег believer: Hevi$its him when he 's ill, attends his fuлегаlгitеs when he dies, respondswhen he inviteshim, greets him when he meets him, sауs: тау Allah have тегсу upon you when he sneezes алd seeks good '" him, ог speaks good of him whetherhe '$absent ог present."

(Bukhari and MusHm)

(51) Оп the authority of Abu Hurairah (тау Allah Ье please.dwithhim), whosaid: The Messenger of Allah (ре асе and blessings of Allahbe uponhim) said: "You will notenter Paradise until you have faith and you will nothave faith untilyou love one another. Мау I directyou to а way Ьу which you will love one another. Spread gr~eting and saluting between yourselves. Spread the practice of saying: "Реасе Ье upon you" amongst yourselves."

(Muslim)

(5.2) ОП theauthority of Abu 'Дwала,(m.ау. АНэhЬе pleasedwith him), who said: The Messenger 01 Allah (ре асе and.blessif}g~of Allahbeupon him) said: "Не who leaves hispJace, and then comes back to it, has the greate$tright to occupythat place."

(Muslim)

Note:This H~dith means that when а person is sitting, for ехаmрlе,lП а cafeteria ог theater, and leaveshisseat for а few minutes, he still has the right to occupy that seat when he returns.

(53) Onthe authority of Umar (гпау Allah Ье pleased withhim), whosaid: The Prophet(peace and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "No personshould ask another person to vacate his place and then sit there. The people who already were there should make roomand accommodate. "

(Muslim)

(54) Оп the authority of Abdullah (тау AHah Ье pleased with him), who said: TheMessenger of Allah (рвасе and ЬНэssiпgs of Allah Ье upon him) said: "11 уоц аге .in а groupo1 three, two shouldnot converse secretly to the exclusion of your companion юг that hurts his feelings. "

(MusHm)

(55) Оп the authority of Abu Ad Darda (тау A1Iahbe pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Мауl inform you of the deed that is better than the fast, the charity, and the ргауег?" The Companions said, "Yes." Upon this the Pгophet said: That deed is, reconciliation between Muslims, and гапсоиг amongst themis destructive." ,

(AbuDaoud)

Note: This Hadith means that creating hatred Ьетееп Muslims is very destructive. Reconciliation Ьетееп Muslims is much better than charity, fasting, and ргауег.

(56) Оп the ашпогпу of Ibn Mas'ud (тау Allah Ье pleased with him),who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and blessings of Al1ahbe upon him) said: "Уои must speakthe-truth for the truth leads to vir1ue and viгtue leads to Paradise. А тап who always speaks the truth and means the truth, is recorded as truthful with Allah. Кеер away from the lie for the lie leads to ~Yil and еуil leadsto the Hell Fireand а тап who continually tells а Не and intends to lie is recorded with Allah as а Наг."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

(57) Оп the aLJthority of Abu Hurairah (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Atlah Ье upon him) said: "The thing which will make the majority ofpeop/e enter Paradise is piety to God and good manners."

(Tirmizi)

Note: "Piety" гпеапs righteousness, devoutness, and obedience toGod.

(58) Оп the authority of Abu Karima-al-Miqdam Ibn Ma'dikarib (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon ,him) said: "If а person loves his brother, he should informhim of this fact."

(Abu Оаоцс and Tirmizi)

(59) Оп the authority of Abu Hurairah (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), whosaid: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings ,of Allah Ье uponhim) sa.id: "When апу ofyou is asked to joinin а meal, he should acceptthe invitation.lf he is fasting, he should prayforthe host, and ifhe is not fastinghe should join the host."

(Muslim)

Note: The main point of this Hadith is to ре sociabIeand to accept social invitations made Ьу other people.

(E>(})Qn tt"tea,uthority .of Ab.u Sa~~d AI-Kudri (тау Allahbe pleased withhim), who said: TheproPt1(3t (pel:iceand bIessings of Allah beupon hiП1)s~id: "l3eware of sitting in pubIic places". The CQnip~Rion~ said: Messengerof Allah, there is по other alfernativefor IJS but to hold ош meetings th~reand converse with опе another. The Prophet sa.id: "tf you insist оп sitting there, then follow the rulesof .' риЬНс places". The companions sa.id: Messeng.er of Alfah, what аге the ruJes of pubIic places? The Prophet said: "Lowering 'the eyes, rempving ple. 5)You should "forbid evil" Ьу sto~ping реор'е from harrniRgotnerpeople 01' the property.

(61 )оп the authorityofAbdullahbinAmr(mayArlan Ье pleased with him), who said: Th~./Messenger.QfAllah (реасе апё bIessingsof ~IJanbeuPQnhim)said: "Allah, th,eMercifur

(6З)ОП1hеiаuthогitу of Jabir (mayAHah bepleased with him),whosaid: 1сащеto the Prophet (реасе апс bIessings of Allah beuppnhi.m)in огсег to consult him regarding ту fathE9f's·debt.When i knocked onthe door, he авкее, "Whoisthat?" I replied "те" he said, "те, те?" Не гереатесп аа if he disliked it.

(Bukhari) Note: Iпапswегiпg people, опе should always state his пагпеапё nbt reply only with "те".

Note: Опсе again, this Hadith demonstrates how complete the Islam religion is. It covers manners and everything.

(64)Оп·thе authority of AI-Hassan ЬiпАIi (гпау Allah beplea.sed with ~liт), whp said: Ilear!1E9dthe.following from TheMessengerofAllah (реаее ап~ bIessings of Allah Ье цропгшп): "Leave alonetb~twhichiсацзев уои to doubt,and adhere to that which is free from doubt, тог truth is comforting andfaIsE9hood is disturblng."

(Tirmizi)

Note1: "Adnere" means to stick ог affix.

Note 2: Thernaih point of this Hadith.is ю .tell the truth at а" times in ordert()have реасе ofmind.

(65) Оп 'the au'thority of Abu Hurairah (гпау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessingsof Allah Ье upon him) said: "А hypocrite has three distinglJishing signs; first when he speaks, he tells а lie; second when he makes а promise, he breaks it; and third when something is entrusted to him, he misappropriates it."

(BlJkhari and Muslim)

Note:Д hypocrite is а personwho claimsto Ье а Muslim, but does not follow the teachings of Islam.

(66) On,.the authority of Abdullah bin 'Атг bin AI-'Aas (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: TheMessenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allahbe upon ~Iim) said: "There аге four habits which, if found in а person, make him а perfect hypocrite. If опе of 'these traits is found in а person, then he has а sign of hypocrisy until it leaves him. These four characteristics аге: When he is entrusted(with something) he embezzles; when he taJks he lies; when he makes а promise, he breaks it; and when he quarrels, he quarrels in а nasty way andwith bad manners."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Note1: "Не quaггels in а nasty way and with bad manners" means people should not argue in а nasty, unfair way that damages other people's character. For example, going to court and verbally attacking the other person' s parents and character.

Note 2: "Не quarrels in а nasty "Нау and with bad manners" could also теап ,that if two friends Ьесоте angry with each other, алd break off their friendship, they should not reveal secrets ог tell other peopleabout their friend's bad points.

(67) Оп the authority of Abu Saeed AI-Khudri (тау Allah Ье pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье цроп him) said: "Anybody amongst уоц who notices something evil should соггест it with his own hands. If he is цпао'е то со эо, he should correct it with his tongue. If he is unabIe even то со this, he should at least consider it as bad in his heart; юг this is 'the lowest degree of faith."

(Muslim)

(68) Оп the authority of Abu Мав'цс Uqbah Ып Атг AI 'Ansari АI Badri (тау Allah Ье pleased withhim), who said: The Messenger of Allal1 (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "The reward of опе who directs somebody to do а good deed will Ье equal to the reward of the Jatter."

(Muslim)

Note: "шпег" refers to something 1hat follows the former.

Note1: This Hadith refers to the situation where 8 person cannot fulfill а goOO deed himself, во he direets someone else to do it. For example, if someone initiates ап idea for charity and encourages rich people to donate, 'that person gets the same reward as those who aetually donate.

Note 2: Another point of this Hadith is that if somebody asks you to donate to charity, and you can't, but direct him to someone who сап, you will get the reward.

(69)9Qth~~uthO~itypf Ab.u Hurairah(may AIJah Ье pleasedwithhim), who said; T.h~Me~.~rrger ..of •. Alla.h (peaceand. bl:~~ingsof Allgppe uponhim) said: "P0w-erfulisnot~e who k~ocks.tpepther down. Indeedpowerful ishewho contгol~.hims~lfil1 a fit of angeг."

(Bukhari and·Muslim)

(71) Оп the authority of Abu Hurairah (тау AI/ah Ье pleased with him), who said: TheMessenger 01 Allah (ре асе and bIessingsof Allah beupon him) said: "Оо youknow what backbiting is?" The companions said: 'Allahand his Me$Senger kl10W best.' He(the Ргорпет) said: "Backbiting is talking about your brother in his absence and about what he hates." One of the companions said: 'Messenger of Allah, if there is really that shortcoming inmy brother whatdo / say?' The Prophet said: "/f what you say is true eventhen, youbackbite him and if по such thil19 exists in him then you brought а false accusation against him."

(Muslim)

Notei1: "Васкойе" mеапs то talk Ьеhiпd sоmеопе's back.

Note2: This Hadith iпstгuсts people то пеvег say bad thiпgs аоошошег, еvепif the bad thiпgs аге true.

(72)Qn the authority of 'Ьп Umar (mayAllahbe pleased with him), who said: The Messenger 01 Allah (реасе and bIe$sings of АИаhЬе цроп him) passed Ьу ап Ansariman who wascounseling his brotheron modesty (hewas аdvisiпghim по! to betoo shy ог пюоеы), The Prophet said: "Ieave himand do not adv.isehimlike this; for modestyis а рап 01faith (Iman)!'

(E3ukhariJand MU$lim)

'Note: "Апsагi Мап' refers to mиэlimэ from Меdiпа duгiпgthе time of Prophet Muhamrnad ~

(73) Qnthe authority 01 АЬи Напца.Апаа IbnM~lik (mayAHahbepleased with him), who said: .The Prophet (реасе and blessings 01 AlJah Ье ироп hirтi) said: "None о1уои truly believes(in Islam}until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for ~Iimself. "

(Bukh.ari and Muslim)

(74) Оп the authority о! IЬп 'Uma.r (mayAllaHbe pleased wi'th him), who said: ТhеМеssепgегоf АИаh (peaceandblessIngs о! Allahbeupon him) said: "Every МUsИrn is tne brother о! another МusИm. Не neitheroppresses him пог ·forsakeshim (inthe hour ofdistress): And he whotriesto fulfНl the need ofhis brotHer, АИаh wHI fulfill his need. And he who alleviatesthe sufferingof а MUslim,AHah willalleviate some о! his sufferings оп the Оау о! Resurrection. And he who overlooks thеsiцоfq,Мuslirn, АlI.аН wШ overlookhissinson tne Оау о! Resurrection."

(BIJktlari ап Muslim) Note: ТНе Оау о! Resurrection is а horribIe day for everybodybecause everybody willbesweatingand standing inheat worrying about judgement.

(75) Onthe author.tyofAbu Hurakah(mayAilahbe pleased with him), who said: TheMesserigerofAliah (реасе and.blessJngs of AHahbel.Jponhirtl) said: "00 notenvyanother; do notinflate prices oneto агюйтег: dohothCite опе another; do по! turn away from опе another;and ео по! Undercutопе another, but Ье you, О servants of Allah, brothers. А Muslim is the brother of aMuslim: h.e nei'~heroppresses him пог ооев h~ failhim, he neitherliesto himnor does he hоl(jhimjЛАрпt~П1рt. Piety isrighthere (апо he pointed {о his breastthree шпеа). It isevHenough for а тап {о hold hisbrother МuSlimiпсолtеmрt.Jtis аЬslutlуаs~пfоr>а МцsНm

tоkillалоthегМuslim,ОГ{о take.hispropeI1y, orto destroyhis honour."

(Musl.jm) NOfe: Jnthis Hadith the. Prophet(p~aceand

.Ь1еssingsюf Allah :Ье uponhtm)hasmentioned threetimes that:Piety andfaith ar.einthe.>heart.

Note: "Piety" meansгighteousness, devoutness, and obedience to God.

(76} Qt)·the.authprityof·Abu Нurаirэh·(mаУ.. Аt1а..h Ье pleasedwith гигп), who saiq: ТhегМе~sеngегрf Allah (реаееавс bles§jQ9spf Allahbeiuponhim)said: "Partof someone's peing а: gQ.ш;:i.МuslirТ1 is hisleaving аюпе that which does по! сввсетппип.'

СПгmi:zi)

Note: Th~mainpoint of thi~ Hadithis not 10 interferein other people's business.

(77)Оrithе.эuthогitуОfАЬuМаs'ud'UqЬа ibn'Amr аl ... АпsаГiаl-Ваdгi (гпау АНаЬЬе pleasedwith Жт), who said: The .M·essenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of AI:Ia.h beupon him) said: IIAmongthe.wordspeople obtainedfrom the previousProphets are.:

СНАРТЕА OFFAMILч ANDRELATIVES

(78) Оп the authority of A'isha (maYAHahbe pleased with her),who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of Allah Ье upon him) said: "Тле best amongst you is he whois the most kind to his wife anpJamthe kindest amongst youtomywives."

(Tirmizi)

Note: 'П this Hadith, the Prophet ·~is not boasting. The reason why he said he is the kindest amongst the peopIe is that heis апехаmрlеfоr,Мцslims апо they imitate .him in aHthings. This is а very important issue, so 'thePropt;let ~ wantedto reiterate thenecessity of being kindto'one's>wife,

(79) Оп theauthority 01 Abdullah (mayA.II'ahbe please(jwith him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (реасе and bIessings of AHah Ье upon him) said: "АН created beings аге Allah'sneedies. 80 the most lоvэd·опе01>АI1а:hishе who shows kindness to His пееdiэs."

(Shu'ab AI~I ma.n~Baihaqi)

Note: This Hadith means everybody needs help, зо he who help реорlеwШ Ье the most loved опе 01 Allah.

(80JQпth~tfU~h,QtjtУоfйцьа.iгЬiл;мut'irn (гпау АllаЬ

Ье;.р1~аsеd witt}nJrn),:~ho .said:. TheMessenger ofAHah (реасе and bIessings of AHahbeuponh....п) said: "Не who огеакв offtheties ofblooawi:t:lnot enter Paradise."

(ВцкЬаг; and Muslim)

Note:ThisHadith ргеаепев that the регвоп who· bteaks offгe/ati.onswit.h hisfamiJy Ьу по! visitФ9thеm ог he/ping th,еfJJ:WI/I·поt 90to Paradise.

($1J.;;;.• Р9:tН~ ..:tfбthогitу .. of

(82)Опtпе a.uthority ()fАЬdоllа.tlJьп·~mrIЬf1 AI~Aas. (ГТJау·дпаh.ье pJeased.with. hil11),Wne5ai~; Th~Messengerof Дllаh{реэ?е. an~gless;iri97·~f Allahbe ироп him) said: "Slапdегiпgопе'sра.гепts isamajor вит". "ГhеСоmраniопs8.$КЭd: 'о Меssепgегof Allah! could а person·sJanaerhiso""n рагегйэ?' Не answered; "Уез, ifhe sla.nders another person's father, the latter wouldin retalia.tion slander his father; if he slanders алоthег person'smother,thelatter would in tllrn~lan(jer his mother."

(Bukhari апdМч~lirn)

Note:The mаiл роiлt ofthis Hadithisthatif youslander еогпеопе'э рагепts,t.hеу will retaliate алd slande.f уошв,

(8З)Опthе>аuthогitу of AbuHura.irah(rriayAllahbe plea.sed wit~1 ~Iim), who ваю: TheMessenger of Allah (реасе апо blessings of Allah Ье upon him) ваю: "Опе who сопврлев а woman against пег husband,does notbelong to цв."

(AbuDaoud)

(fЗf1J Q:пtвсе(iuthогitуqf Ai$hca (maYA\llah.be>pleq.sed with her),'Nho ~ai9: TheMe,§seng~'ipf AII(ih (реасе andbJe,$.$ingsof AllahbetjPQohim) said: "Thernost perfect amongst believers jn faith is пе who is the best in manner апо kiпdеsttо.his wife."

(Tirmi.zi)

(65) Onthe authority о' Jbn 'Umar (mау AIJah Ье pleasedwith him), who said: The .Messenger о' Allah(pe