* Abu Umamah
reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said: "I guarantee a house in the surroundings of Paradise
for a person who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the
right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a person who avoids
lying even if he were joking , and a house in the upper part of
Paradise for a person who made his character good." [Sunan Abu
Dawood; Vol. 3, #4782]
*
"There shall come upon people deceptive years, in which the liar
will be regarded as truthful, the truthful one will be regarded
as a liar, the treacherous one will be trusted, the trustworthy
one will be mistrusted, and in which al-Ruwaybidah will speak."
Someone asked, "What is al-Ruwaybidah?" He said, "A paltry man
speaking about the affair/business of the general public."
[Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Abu Ya'la]
Narrated from Anas by Ahmad (21:24-25 #13298) and Abu Ya`la
(6:379) in their Musnads, the latter with a chain of trustworthy
narrators according to Shaykh Husayn Asad; and from Abu Hurayra
by Ibn Majah and Ahmad with al-tâfih ("the worthless man") and
al-safîh ("the impudent fool") instead of fuwaysiq (minor
scoundrel). Both narrations are fair (hasan) according to Shaykh
Shu`ayb al-Arna'ut.
* Ibn 'Abbaas (RA) said: "Rasulullah (SAW) said:
'The person that loses two infants, then Allah in return will
surely grant that person entrance into Jannah!'. 'Aayeshah (Ra)
asked: 'The one who has lost only one infant from among your
ummah?' He replied: 'The one that loses only one infant shall
also be forgiven'. 'Aayeshah (Ra) then inquired: 'What of those
who have not lost any children from among your ummah?' He
replied: 'I shall be an asset for him in the hereafter, because
the loss due to my death shall be felt more than one's family
and children"'. (Shamaa'il Tirmidhi)
* Umm Salamah (RA) narrated that the Prophet (SAW) used to say after the dawn prayer, "O Allah, I
ask You for beneficial knowledge, acceptable action, and good
provision.” (Tirmidhi 2487, Ahmad and Ibn Majah)
* Abu Said Al-Khudri(RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) said, “A believer is never
satiated with gainful knowledge; he goes acquiring it till his death
and entry into Paradise.” (Tirmidhi 222)
* Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger
(SAW) said, "He who is asked about
knowledge and conceals it will be bridled on the Day of Judgment
with a bridle of fire." (Abu Dawud 3650)
* Abdullah ibn Mas`ud (RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) said to him: “Acquire the
knowledge and impart it to the people. Acquire the knowledge of
Fara'id (laws of inheritance) and teach it to the people. Learn the
Qur'an and teach it to the people ;for I am a person who has to
depart this world.. The knowledge will be taken away and turmoil
will appear to such an extent that two people will not agree in
regard to a case of inheritance distribution and find none who would
decide between them.” (Tirmidhi 279)
* Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger
(SAW) said, “He who acquires knowledge by
which Allah’s pleasure is sought, (and) he does not acquire it, but
(acquires it) to gain worldly good, will not sense the odor of the
Paradise on the Day of Resurrection.” (Ibn Majah 1/252)
* Ka’b ibn Malik (RA) narrated that Allâh’s
Messenger (SAW) said “He who acquires
knowledge in order to fall into polemics with other scholars and
prove his superiority over them, or to dispute with the ignorant or
to attract the attention of the people, Allâh will throw him in the
Fire.” (Tirmidhi 225 and Ibn Majah narrated by Abdullâh Ibn Umar)
* It has been narrated on the authority of Sulayman ibn Yasar (RA) who said “People dispersed from around AbuHurayrah, and Natil,
who was from the Syrians, said to him: ‘O Shaykh, relate (to us) a
tradition you have heard from Allâh’s Messenger (SAW).’ He said “Yes. I heard the Allâh’s Messenger (SAW) said ‘The first man (whose case) will be decided
on the Day of Judgment, will be a man who died as a martyr. He shall
be brought (before the Judgment Seat). Allâh will make him recount
His blessings (i.e. the blessings which He had bestowed upon him)
and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his
life). (Then) will Allâh say: ‘What did you do (to requite these
blessings)?’ He will say: ‘I fought for Thee until I died as a
martyr.’ Allâh will say: ‘You have told a lie. You fought so that
you might be called a brave warrior. And you were called so.’ (Then)
orders will be passed against him and he will be dragged with his
face downward and cast into Hell. Then, there will be brought
forward a man who acquired knowledge and imparted it (to others) and
recited the Qur’ân. He will be brought, Allâh will make him recount
His blessings and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed
them in his lifetime). Then will Allâh ask: ‘What did you do (to
requite these blessings)?’ He will say: ‘I acquired knowledge and
disseminated it and recited the Qur’ân, seeking Your pleasure.’
Allâh will say: ‘You have told a lie. You acquired knowledge so that
you might be called “a scholar”, and you recited the Qur’ân so that
it might be said “He is a Qari” and such has been said.’ Then orders
will be passed against him and he shall be dragged with his face
downward and cast into the Fire. Then will be brought a man whom
Allâh had made abundantly rich and had granted every kind of wealth.
He will be brought, Allâh will make him recount His blessings and he
will recount them and (admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime).
Allâh will (then) ask: ‘What have you done (to requite these
blessings)?’ He will say: ‘I spent money in every cause in which You
wished that it should be spent.’ Allâh will say: ‘You are lying. You
did (so) that it might be said about (you): “He is a generous
fellow”, and so it was said.’ Then will Allâh pass orders and he
will be dragged with his face downward and thrown into Hell.”
(Muslim 4688)
* Jabir Bin Abdullah (RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) used to say in his prayer
after tashahhud, “The most excellent words are the words of Allah
and the most excellent guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad (SAW).” (Tirmidhi 956 and Nasa'i)
* Abu Darda (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, “The worst of men in the eyes of Allah on
the Day of Resurrection will be the scholar who does not derive
benefit from his knowledge.” (Tirmidhi 268)
* Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger
(SAW) said: “The knowledge from which no
benefit is derived is like a treasure out of which nothing is spent
in the cause of Allah.” (Tirmidhi 280)
* Al Hasan Al Basri (RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) said, “The superiority of a
scholar, who observes the prescribed prayer and then sits down to
teach people goodness, over the worshipper, who observes fast during
the day and worships during the night, is like my superiority over
the lowest in rank amongst you.” (Tirmidhi 250)
* Abdullah ibn Abbas (RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) said: “A single scholar of
religion is more formidable against Satan than a thousand devout
people.” (Tirmidhi 217 and Ibn Majah)
* Abdullah Bin Mas`ud (RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) said, “A man shall be asked
concerning five things on the day of resurrection: concerning his
life, how he spent it; concerning his youth, how he grew old;
concerning his wealth, whence he acquired it, and in what way he
spent it; and what was it that he did with the knowledge that he
had.” (Tirmidhi 5197)
* Abdullah ibn Abbas (RA) narrated that Allah’s
Messenger (SAW) said, “Acquiring knowledge
in company for an hour in the night is better than spending the
whole night in prayer.” (Tirmidhi 256)
* Ibn Omar reported that the Messenger of Allah
(SAW) said: "People are like a hundred camels amongst whom you
hardly find one fit for riding." (Agreed)
* Abu Sayeed reported that the Messenger of
Allah (SAW) said: "You shall follow the practices of those
before you, inch by inch and mile by mile, to the degree that if
they enter into the hole of a lizard, you will follow them." He
was asked: "O Messenger of Allah (SAW), are they the Jews and
Christians?" He replied: "Who else?" (Agreed)
Ibn Omar reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "When
my nation will walk with vanity, and the sons of kings, the
princes of Persia and Byzantine will serve them, Allah will give
authority to the wicked over the good." (At - Tirmidhi)
* Thauban reported that the Messenger of Allah
(SAW) said: "It is near that the nations will call one another
against you just as the eaters call one another to their
dishes." Somebody asked: "Is this because we will be few in
numbers that day?" He said: "Nay, but that day you shall be
numerous, but you will be like the foam of the sea, and Allah
will take the fear of you away from your enemies and will place
weakness into your hearts." Somebody asked: "What is this
weakness?" He said: "The love of the world and the dislike of
death." (Abu Daud)
Abu Hurairah reported that whilst the prophet, (SAW) was
talking, a Bedouin came to him and asked: "When will the hour
come to pass?" He replied: "Wait for the hour when trust will be
destroyed." He asked, how it would be destroyed, and he said:
"Wait for the hour when the rule will be entrusted to those who
don't deserve it." (Bukhari)
Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The hour
shall not come until time will be considered short, and a year
will appear like a month, a month like a week, a week like a
day, a day like an hour and an hour like a flash of fire." (Tirmidhi)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:
"Hasten the good works before the advent of tribulations like
pieces of dark night. A man will get up a believer in the
morning and end the day as an unbeliever, or end his day a
believer and get up an unbeliever next morning, selling his
religion for a share of this world." (Muslim)
'Auf bin Malik reported: "I came to the Prophet, (SAW) during
the battle of Tabuk while he was in a leather tent, and he said:
'Count six things before the last hour: my death, then the
conquest of Jerusalem, then the pestilence that will overtake
you like the disease of cattle, then the excess of wealth, so
much that when a man shall be given a hundred dinars he shall
remain dissatisfied, then revolution from which not a single
house in Arabia shall be spared, then a treaty between you and
the Westerners (Banu Asfar - the Romans), but they shall cheat
you and march against you under 80 banners with 12000 soldiers
under each banner. (Bukhari)
* Ma'qal bin Yasar reported that the Messenger
of Allah (SAW) said: "Prayer (Ibadah) at the time of turmoil is
like migration (Hijrah) towards me." (Muslim)
'Omar bin al - Khattab reported that the Messenger of Allah
(SAW) said: "Troubles will afflict my people in latter days from
their rulers. None will escape from them except one who
recognises Allah's religion and then fights for it with his
tongue, hand and heart, and his reward will already be sure; and
one who recognises the religion of Allah and holds on to it; and
one who recognises the religion of Allah and keeps quiet about
it - if he sees somebody who does good, he loves him, and if he
sees somebody who does wrong, he is angry with him, he will be
saved for all that he kept secret. (Baihaqi)
'Abdullah bin 'Amr reported that the prophet said: "How will it
be with you if you are left amongst the scum of people whose
covenants and trusts are loose and who will differ and become
like this", and he interjoined his fingers. He asked: "What do
you order me to do?" He said: "Keep to what you know, and reject
what appalls you, and mind your own affairs and beware of public
affairs." (Tirmidhi)
