* The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once said: "Doomsday is around the corner, but humans are still lusting for the world and are distant from Allah." Then he added. "The world is a prison for the believers and paradise for the unbelievers." [Muslim]

* Three [people] are entitled to Allah’s help. The fighter (mujahid) in the cause of Allah, the trustee, and the person who marries for protection (of his or her modesty). [Tirmidhi]

* Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said that he heard Said ibn al-Musayyab say, "Shall I tell you what is better than much prayer and sadaqa?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Mending discord. And beware of hatred - it strips you (of your deen)." (Malik's Muwatta Book 47, # 47.1.7)

* Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet used to invoke Allah at night, saying, "O Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are the Maintainer of the Heaven and the Earth and whatever is in them. All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth. Your Word is the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth, and the Meeting with You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire is the Truth, and the Hour is the Truth.

O Allah! I surrender myself to You, and I believe in You and I depend upon You, and I repent to You and with You (Your evidences) I stand against my opponents, and to you I leave the judgment (for those who refuse my message). O Allah! Forgive me my sins that I did in the past or will do in the future, and also the sins I did in secret or in public. You are my only God (Whom I worship) andthere is no other God for me (i.e. I worship none but You)." (Sahih Bukhari)

* Shaddad bin Aws (R) related that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He who is wise and strong, keeps his inordinate appetites under control and strives for the life which comes after death; but he who is foolish and weak subordinates himself to sensual pleasures and yet hopes for the best from his Lord. (Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi)

* The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Three things that I swear to be true are that a man's property does not become less on account of (giving) charity; that when a man is wronged and bears it patiently, God will give him greater honor on that account; and that when a man (begs without dire need), God opens for him a door toward poverty." (Tirmidhi, # 1397)

* Anas Bin Malik (RA: meaning: May Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah’s Messenger (SAW, meaning: May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said, “Seeking of knowledge is incumbent upon every Muslim...” (Ibn Majah 1/224 and Tirmidhi 218)

* I asked the Prophet (PBUH) , "Which of the deeds is loved most by Allah?'' Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Salat at its proper time.'' I asked, ``What next?'' He (PBUH) replied, ``Kindness to parents.'' I asked, ``What next?'' He replied, ``Jihad in the way of Allah.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

* Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Al As(RA) narrated that Prophet (SAW) said, “Knowledge consists of three things: the decisive verses (Qur’an), authentic Hadith and prescriptions rightly deduced from the two. What is beside them is superfluous (extra).” (Ibn Majah 1/54 and Abu Dawud 2879)

* Uthman Bin Affan (RA) narrated that Prophet (SAW) said, “The most superior among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.” (Bukhari 6/546)

* Abdullah bin Umar (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger(SAW) said, “Do not wish to be like anybody except in two cases: The case of a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way; and that of a man whom Allah has given religious wisdom (i.e., Qur'an and Sunnah) and he gives his verdicts according to it, and teaches it to others.” (Bukhari 9/419 and 6/543)

* The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) told his companions: "I am not  afraid that you will be poor, but I fear that worldly wealth will be  bestowed upon you as it was bestowed upon those before you. (Then) you will  compete amongst yourselves for it, as they competed for it, and it will  destroy you as it did them." (Bukhari, Volume 5, Hadith 351)

* ‘Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra’s father (RA) narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said: “If Allah wants to do good to a person, he makes him comprehend the religion and of course knowledge is attained by learning.” (Bukhari 1/67)

* Abdullah Bin `Amr (RA) narrated that according to Jabir Bin Abdullah (RA) the Prophet (SAW) said, “…I have left among you the Book of Allah, and if you hold fast to it, you would never go astray…” (Muslim 2803.1)

* Hudhaifah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said to us, "Honesty descended from the Heavens and settled in the roots of the hearts of men (faithful believers), and then the Qur'an was revealed and the people read the Qur'an, (and learned from it) and also learned it from the Sunnah. Both Qur'an and Sunnah strengthened their (the faithful believers’) honesty.” (Bukhari 9/381)

* Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The doors of the Garden are opened on Monday and Thursday. Every muslim slave who does not associate anything with Allah is forgiven except for the man who has enmity between him and his brother. It is said, 'Leave these two until they have made a reconciliation. Leave these two until they have made a reconciliation.' "

* Jabir Bin Abdullah (RA) reported that... Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, “...The best of affairs is the Book of Allah (the Qur’an) and the best of guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad...” (Muslim 1885 and Ibn Majah 1/45)

* Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, “…He who treads the path in search of knowledge, Allah will make that path easy, leading to Paradise for him. And those persons who assemble in one of the houses of Allah (mosques), recite the Book of Allah and learn and teach the Qur'an (among themselves), there will descend upon them tranquility, mercy will cover them. The angels will surround them and Allah will mention them in the presence of those near Him. He who is slow-paced in doing good deeds, his (long) descent does not make him go ahead.” (Muslim 6518)

* Abu Kabsha al-Anmari (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, "There are three things which I swear to be true, and I shall tell you something else, so keep it in mind. The three things which I swear to be true are: that a man’s property does not become less on account of sadaqah; that when a man is wronged and bears it patiently Allah will give him greater honor on that account; and that when a man opens a door towards begging Allah opens for him a door towards poverty. The thing I am going to tell you which you must keep in mind is this. The world has only four types of people: 1) A man whom Allah provides with property and knowledge, in which he fears his Rabb and joins ties of relationship, acting in it towards Allah as is due to Him, this man being in the most excellent station. 2) A man whom Allah provides with knowledge but not with property, who says with a sincere intention that if he had property he would act as so and so does, their reward being equal. 3) A man whom Allah provides with property but not with knowledge, in which he acts in a random manner ignorantly, not fearing his Rabb respecting it, or using it to join ties of relationship, or dealing with it in a right way, this man being in the worst station. 4) A man whom Allah provides with neither property nor knowledge, who says that if he had property he would deal with it as so and so does and has this intention, the load they have to bear being equal.” (Tirmidhi 5287)

* Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra’s father (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, “It is incumbent upon those who are absent because those who are absent might comprehend better than the present audience.” (Bukhari 1/67 and 2/797)

* 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)

* The Prophet (SAW) said: "There are seven whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques; two men who love each other for Allah's sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but he says: 'I fear Allah;' a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears."
(Bukhari & Muslim)