When a man dies no further reward is recorded for his actions, with three exceptions: Sadqa which continues to be supplied, or knowledge from which benefit continues to be reaped, or the prayers of a good son to his dead father.
(Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
If anyone removes (one of the) anxieties of this world from a believer, God will remove (one of the) anxieties from him on the Day of Resurrection; if one smoothes the way for one who is destitute, God will smooth the way for him in this world and the next; and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, God will conceal his faults in this world and the next. God helps a man as long as he helps his brother. If anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge God will thereby make easy for him a path to paradise.
(Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
He who goes out in search of knowledge is in God's path till he returns.
(Tirmidhi, Darimi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The search of knowledge is an obligation laid on every Muslim.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The one who would have the worst position in God's sight on the Day of Resurrection would be a learned man who did not profit from his learning.
(Darimi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
GOODNESS AND THE CEMENTING OF RELATIONSHIP
One who cuts ties of relationship will not enter paradise.
(Bukhari, Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The Lord's good pleasure results from a father's good pleasure, and the Lord's displeasure results from the father's displeasure.
(Tirmidhi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
"Messenger of God, who is most deserving of friendly care from me?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next, and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your father."
(Bukhari, Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
"What rights can parents demand from their children?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "They are your paradise and your hell."
(Ibn Majah).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
By Him in Whose hand my soul is, a man does not believe till he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.
(Bukhari, Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Those who are merciful have mercy shown them by the Compassionate One, if you show mercy to those who are in the earth, He Who is in heaven will show mercy to you.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
A Muslim is a Muslim's brother; he does not wrong him or abandon him. If anyone cares for his brother's need, God will care for his need; if anyone removes his brother's anxiety, God will remove from him one of the anxieties of the Day of Resurrection; and if anyone conceals a Muslim's secret, God will conceal his secret on the Day of Resurrection.
(Bukhari, Muslim) Sayings of Muhammad by Prof Ghazi Ahmad
He does not belong to us who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our old ones, who does not recommend what is reputable and prohibit what is disreputable.
(Tirmidhi) Sayings of Muhammad by Prof Ghazi Ahmad
The best house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is well treated, and the worst house among the Muslims is the one which contains an orphan who is badly treated.
(Ibn Majah) Sayings of Muhammad by Prof Ghazi Ahmad
The believer is not the one who eats his fill when the neighbor beside him is hungry.
(Baihaqi) Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
All creatures are God's children, and those dearest to God are the ones who treat His children kindly.
(Baihaqi) Sayings of Muhammad by Prof Ghazi Ahmad
Touch an orphan's head and feed the poor.
(Ahmad) Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
GENTLENESS MODESTY AND GOOD CHARACTER
He who is deprived of gentleness is deprived of good.
(Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Righteousness is good character, and sin is that which revolves in your heart and which you do not want people to know.
(Muslim). (Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
I have been sent to perfect good character.
(Muwatta, Ahmad). (Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Among the best of you [are they] who have the best character.
(Bukhari, Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Modesty is part of faith and faith is in paradise, but obscenity is part of hardness of heart and hardness of heart is in hell.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
O God as Thou hast made my form beautiful so make my character beautiful.
(Ahmad).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The believers whose faith is most perfect are those who have the best character.
(Abu Dawud, Darimi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
ANGER AND PRIDE
The strong man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry.
(Bukhari, Muslim). (Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
He is a bad man who is proud and puts on airs and forgets the Most Great and Sublime One.
(Tirmidhi, Baihaqi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
He who has in his heart as much faith as a grain of mustard seed will not enter hell, and he who has in his heart as much pride as a grain of mustard seed will not enter paradise.
(Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Abu Huraira reported God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as telling that Moses' son Imran said, "My Lord, who is the greatest of Thy servant in Thy estimation?" and received the reply, "The one who forgives when he is in a position of power.
(Baihaqi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
TRUST IN GOD AND ENDURANCE
Seventy thousand of my people will enter paradise without being taken to account. They are those who do not use spells or take omens, but put their trust in their Lord.
(Bukhari, Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
The strong believer is better and dearer to God than the weaker believer. In all that is good be eager for what benefits you, seek help in God, and be not too weak to do so.
(Muslim).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Abu Dharr reported God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying he knew a verse which would suffice men if they would but apply it, "For him who fears God He will appoint a way out and He will give him provision from an unimagined source.
(Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Darimi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
Young man, if you are mindful about God He will be mindful of you, and if you are mindful of God you will find Him before you. When you ask for anything ask it from God, and if you seek help seek in God. Know that if the people were to unite to do you some benefit they could benefit you only with what God had recorded for you and that if they were to unite to do you some injury they could injure you only with what God had recorded for you. The pens are withdrawn and the pages are dry.
(Ahmad, Tirmidhi).(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
HALAL AND HARAM
The halal is that which Allah has made lawful in His Book and haram is that which He has forbidden, and that concerning which He is silent He has permitted as a favour to you.
(Reported in Al-Hakim, classified as sahih (sound), and quoted by al-Bazzar).(Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
I have been sent with what is straight and easy.
(Ahmad).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
Allah has prescribed certain obligations for you, so do not neglect them; He has defined certain limits, so do not transgress them; He has prohibited certain things, so do not do them; and He has kept silent concerning other things out of mercy for you and not because of forgetfulness, so do not ask questions concerning them.
(Daraqutni).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al-halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
Any innovation in our matter (worship) which is not part of it must be rejected.
(Bukhari, Muslim). (The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al-halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
If anyone amasses wealth through haram means and then gives charity from it, there is no regard for him and the burden of sins remains.
(Ibn Khazimah, Ibn Hibban, Hakim).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
A group of people will make people's intoxications halal by giving it other names.
(Ahmad).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
A hadith qudsi
They prohibited to people what I had made lawful for I created people upright (hunafah). Then the evil ones came to them and led them astray from their religion and commanded them to associate with Me that for which I had sent down any authority.
(Muslim).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
A time will come when people will devour usury, calling it "trade."
(Bukhari, Muslim).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
Avoid three abominable acts (that is, the one who does them is cursed by Allah and by the people): defecating in streams, defecating on roadways, and defecating in shaded places.
(Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Hakim, and classified as sahih by Baihaqi).
(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
Actions will be judged by intentions, and everyone will be recompensed according to what he intended.
(Bukhari).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).
Its water (the sea's) is pure and its dead are halal.
(Ahmad).(The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by. Yusuf Qaradawi).
By Allah, if Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, I would have her hand cut off.
(Bukhari). (The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam) by. Yusuf Qaradawi).
If a person earns property through haram means and gives charity, it will not be accepted (by Allah): if he spends it there will be no blessing on it; and if he leaves it behind (at his death) it will be his provision in the Fire. Indeed Allah Ta'ala does not obliterate one bad deed by another bad deed, but He does cancel out a bad deed by a good deed. An unclean thing does not wipe away another unclean thing.
(Ahmad). (The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam (arb: Al halal wal haram fil Islam) by. Yusuf Al Qaradawi).