Muhammad Quotes: 312 Quotes Expanding on the Profound Teachings and Wisdom of the Messenger

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“'A'isha, Umm al-Mu'minin, Umm 'Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'An army will invade the Ka'ba. When they are at Bayda', the earth will swallow them up from the first to the last of them.'" She said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, how will it swallow them up from the first to the last of them when their traders are among them as well as others who are not really part of them?' He said, 'It will swallow them up from the first to the last of them and then they will resurrected according to their intentions.'"”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 2
Sunni Hadith

“If a person abandons his prayer such that he neither desires its rewards nor fears its chastisement, for such a person I do not care if he dies a Jew, a Christian or a Magian.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
Shi'ite Hadith

“The Messenger of Allah said, "Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you should adopt humility. So that no one may wrong another and no one may be disdainful and haughty towards another."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, Compiled By Al-Imam Abu Zakariya Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi Ad-Dimashqi, Chapter 279, Hadith 1589 http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/hadeeth/riyad/17/chap279.htm
Sunni Hadith

“Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A Muslim man must hear and obey both in respect of what he likes and dislikes, unless he is commanded to do a wrong action. If he is commanded to do a wrong action, he should not hear or obey."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 663
Sunni Hadith

“One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a hypocrite.”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith
Context: It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a hypocrite.

“Do not turn away a poor man…even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you…God will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection.”

Muhammad

Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376
Sunni Hadith

Muhammad Quotes about peace

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The strong man is not the one who throws people in wrestling. The strong man is the one who has control of himself when he is angry."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, 647 https://bewley.virtualave.net/riyad4.html
Sunni Hadith

“'Adi ibn Hatim reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Protect yourselves from the Fire, even if with only half a date. If you cannot manage even that, then with a good word."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 693
Sunni Hadith

“Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked about the things most likely to bring people into the Garden (heaven). He said, 'Fearful awareness of Allah and good character.' He was asked about the things most likely to bring people into the Fire. He said, 'The mouth and the genitals.'"”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 627
Sunni Hadith

“'Amr ibn Shu'ayb's grandfather said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who does not show mercy to our young people nor honour our old people is not one of us."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 355
Sunni Hadith

“Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took me by the shoulder and said, "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller on the road."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 574
Sunni Hadith

“Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "On the Day of Rising, a believer will be brought near his Lord until His mercy descends on him and He will ask him to acknowledge his sins and say, 'Do you confess to such-and-such a sin? Do you confess to such-and-such a sin?' He will say, 'Lord, I confess.' He will say, 'I veiled it for you in the world and I forgive you for it today,' and he will be given the page of his good actions."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 433
Sunni Hadith

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“Jarir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whoever is deprived of kindness is deprived of all good."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 638
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed by one of the men of the Ansar who was admonishing his brother for being too modest. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Let him be. Modesty is part of belief."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 681
Sunni Hadith

Men , Peace , Parting

“Be my witness, O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people.”

Muhammad

Final sermon

God , People

Muhammad Quotes

“Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense, and you spend some nights (and days) in which you do not offer prayer and in the month of Ramadan (during the days) you do not observe fast, that is a failing in religion.”

Muhammad

Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Number 0142
Sunni Hadith
Context: It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Umar that the Messenger of Allah observed: O womenfolk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk amongst the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why is it, Messenger of Allah, that our folk is in bulk in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense, and you spend some nights (and days) in which you do not offer prayer and in the month of Ramadan (during the days) you do not observe fast, that is a failing in religion. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Tahir with this chain of transmitters.

Women , Religion , Sense , Night

“"What is the best type of Jihad [struggle]?" He answered: "Speaking truth before a tyrannical ruler."”

Muhammad

Riyadh us-Saleheen Volume 1:195
Sunni Hadith

Truth

“I have been sent with Jawami al-Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious with awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me and were put in my hand.”

Muhammad

Narrated in Bukhari by Abu Huraira, Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 141 http://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/31
Sunni Hadith

Sleep , Victory , Heart

“Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Three things are the roots of faith: to refrain from (killing) a person who utters, "There is no god but Allah" and not to declare him unbeliever whatever sin he commits, and not to excommunicate him from Islam for his any action; and jihad will be performed continuously since the day Allah sent me as a prophet until the day the last member of my community will fight with the Dajjal (Antichrist). The tyranny of any tyrant and the justice of any just (ruler) will not invalidate it. One must have faith in Divine decree.”

Muhammad

[14, 2526]
Sunni Hadith

God , Faith , Justice , Communication

“I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.”

Muhammad

Sahih Muslim, Book 019, Number 4366
Sunni Hadith
Context: It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.

“The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.”

Muhammad

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas, in AbuDawud, Book 38, Number 4447
Sunni Hadith

People

“You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you.”

Muhammad

Wisdom , Religion , Sense , Time

“Marry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you.”

Muhammad

Narrated Ma'qil ibn Yasar, in AbuDawud, Book 11, Number 2045
Sunni Hadith
Context: A man came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said: I have found a woman of rank and beauty, but she does not give birth to children. Should I marry her? He said: No. He came again to him, but he prohibited him. He came to him third time, and he (the Prophet) said: Marry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you.

Love , Women , People

“O womenfolk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk amongst the dwellers of Hell.”

Muhammad

Forgiveness , Hell

“Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them.”

Muhammad

Sunan Abu-Daud Book 11, Hadith 2139 http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=11&translator=3&start=44&number=2138#
Sunni Hadith
Context: Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri: I went to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them.

Food , Clothes

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "On the Day of Rising, Allah will not look at anyone who drags his waist-wrapper out of pride."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 616
Sunni Hadith
Variant: Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of the excellence of a person's Islam is his leaving alone what does not concern him."

Peace

“The best among you are those who are best to their wives.”

Muhammad

Muhammad narrated in Ibn Majah, #1978, and Al-Tirmizi, #3895.
Sunni Hadith

“The person who seeks knowledge while in his youth is similar to the act of inscribing something upon a rock; while the person who seeks knowledge while he is old is similar to the act of writing something upon the water.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 1, Page 222
Shi'ite Hadith

Youth , Knowledge , Water , Personality

“Sometimes I enter prayer and I intend to prolong it, but then I hear a child crying, and I shorten my prayer thinking of the distress of the child's mother.”

Muhammad

Fiqh us-Sunnah, Volume 2, Number 51b
Sunni Hadith

Thinking , Cry

“Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed by some graves at Madina and turned his face towards them and said, "Peace be upon you, O people of the graves! May Allah forgive us and you. You preceded us and we are following afterwards."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 584
Sunni Hadith

People , Peace , Forgiveness

“The first cases to be adjudicated between people on the Day of Judgment will be those of bloodshed [killing and injuring]”

Muhammad

Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1678, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6533.
Sunni Hadith

People

“A person shall arrive on the Day of Judgement and shall be in possession of good deeds in the measure of vastly accumulated clouds or towering mountains. (Witnessing them) he shall ask: ‘Oh My Lord! How can these be for me when I have not performed them?’ God shall reply: ‘This is your knowledge that you had taught and conveyed to the people, and which was acted upon after you had died.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 2, Page 18
Shi'ite Hadith

God , People , Mountain , Knowledge

“In one variant, "Allah Almighty has a hundred mercies out of which He sent down one mercy among jinn, men, beasts and insects by which they show affection to one another and by which they show mercy to one another and by which wild animals show mercy to their young. Allah Almighty has held back ninety-nine of the mercies and will show them to His slaves on the Day of Rising."”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith

Men , Animals

“By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to order for collecting fire-wood (fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the prayer then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone of them had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would have turned up for the 'Isha' prayer.”

Muhammad

Sahih Bukhari Volume 001, Book 011, Hadith Number 617.
Sunni Hadith

Men , Soul , Housing

“One version has, "Who is fearful of Allah and spares people from his evil."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 598
Sunni Hadith

People , Fear , Evil

“"I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," — putting his index and middle fingers together.”

Muhammad

Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 8 Book 73 Number 34
Sunni Hadith

Personality

“Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will he be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith
Source: Ahmad, al-Musnad 14:331 #18859, al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak 4:421-422, al-Tabarani, al-Mu`jam al-Kabir 2:38 #1216, al-Haythami 6:218-219, al-Bukhari, al-Tarikh al-Kabir 2:81 and al-Saghir 1:306, Ibn `Abd al-Barr, al-Isti`ab 8:170, al-Suyuti, al-Jami` al-Saghir http://www.sunnah.org/msaec/articles/Constantinople.htm
Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=XAYXAQAAIAAJ] and in [Emiralioglu, Pinar, Geographical Knowledge and Imperial Culture in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire, 2014, Ashgate Publishing, 978-1-4724-1533-2, 61, https://books.google.com/books?id=Ot2HQMwah_gC&pg=PA61]. According with Emiralioglu, it is "disputable if the hadith is accurate (sahih)".

“The first to be summoned to Paradise on the Day of Resurrection will be those who praise God in prosperity and adversity.”

Muhammad

Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 730
Sunni Hadith

God

“I advise you to recite the Qur’an and remember Allah much, for surely the Qur’an will remember you (do your dhikr) in the Heavens and it will be a Divine Light (nur) for you on the Earth.”

Muhammad

Al-Khisal, Page 525
Shi'ite Hadith

Light

“Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: A woman was punished because she had kept a cat tied until it died, and (as a punishment of this offence) she was thrown into Hell. She had not provided it with food or drink, and had not freed her so that she could eat the insects of the earth.”

Muhammad

Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, Book 026, Number 5570
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Food , Cats , Hell

“The Amir al-Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Actions only go by intentions. Everyone gets what they intend. Anyone, therefore, who emigrates to Allah and His Messenger, his emigration is indeed to Allah and His Messenger. But anyone who emigrates to gain something of this world or to marry a woman, his emigration is to that to which he emigrated."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 1
Sunni Hadith

World , Peace

“The prayer is the standard of Islam. Whosoever loves prayers, and observes their limits, timings and methods, is a true believer.”

Muhammad

Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18870
Shi'ite Hadith

Love , Time

“'Atiyya ibn 'Urwa as-Sa'di, the Companion, said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The slave [of Allah] will not achieve the status of being one of the Godfearing until he leaves what does not concern him out of consideration for what does concern him."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 596
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Ka'b ibn 'Iyad said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Every community has a trial, and the trial of my community is wealth."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 481
Sunni Hadith
Variant: Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every right thing is sadaqa."

Peace , Communication , Wealth

“Brighten up your houses through the recitation of the Qur’an, and do not make them (your homes) like graves, similar to what the Jews and Christians have done (by not performing the prayers and worship of God in their house and limiting this to the Synagogues and Churches).”

Muhammad

Usulul Kafi, Volume 2, Page 610
Shi'ite Hadith

God , Home , Housing

Muhammad

Muwatta of Imam Malik, Book of Sadaqa, hadith 10 http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-4938
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“The example of a believer is like a fresh tender plant; from whichever direction the wind blows, it bends the plant. But when the wind dies down, (it) straightens up again.”

Muhammad

Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 4, Number 1
Sunni Hadith

“Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best jihad is a just word in the presence of a tyrannical ruler."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 194
Sunni Hadith
Variant: Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Wealth is not from a lot of money. Wealth is the independence of the self."

Peace

“Narrater Abu Hurairah. Allah's Apostle said, "Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor, and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should entertain his guest generously and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quiet.”

Muhammad

[8, 73, 47](Previous Reference for link only. Correct Ref: Bukhari Vol.8 Book78 Hadith6018)
Sunni Hadith

“Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah)." Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: Our Prophet told us about the message of our Lord that "Whoever amongst us is killed will go to Paradise." Umar asked the Prophet, "Is it not true that our men who are killed will go to Paradise and their's (i. e. those of the Pagan's) will go to the (Hell) fire?"”

Muhammad

The Prophet said, "Yes."
[4, 52, 72]
Sunni Hadith

Men , World , Hell , Time

“Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No young man honours an old man on account of his age without Allah decreeing for him one who will honour him in his old age."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 359
Sunni Hadith

Age , Peace

“Avoid cruelty and injustice for, on the Day of Judgment, the same will turn into several darknesses; and guard yourselves against miserliness; for this has ruined nations who lived before you.”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, Hadith 203
Sunni Hadith

“Allah's Apostle said, "O Aisha! This is Gabriel sending his greetings to you." I said, "Peace, and Allah's Mercy be on him." 'Aisha added: The Prophet used to see things which we used not to see.”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith
Source: Narrated 'Aisha, in Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 220

Peace

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A believing man should not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes something in her character, he should be pleased with some other or another trait of hers."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 275
Sunni Hadith

Hate , Peace

“Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Muslims (to offer the prayer) of Eid al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her religion."”

Muhammad

Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, in Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 06, Number 301
Sunni Hadith

Women , Religion , Intelligence , Hell

“The example of the five (daily) prayers is like that of a clear-water river flowing in front of your houses in which a person washes himself five times a day – cleansing him from all dirt.”

Muhammad

Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18931
Shi'ite Hadith

Water , Time , Housing , Personality

“God has removed from our societies the prejudice and the prides of the ignorant time, when the societies divided to either faithful pious or the ignorant time, when the societies divided to either faithful pious or transgressor oppressors. The people are representing the children of Adam and Adam was created from the dust, and there will be no greatness of Arab above foreigner except by the way of pious and humbleness.”

Muhammad

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, as quoted by Ahmed Shendy Yousef in The Brotherhood in Islam, Message to the Jews, Christians and Muslims page 30.
Sunni Hadith

God , Children , People , Faith

“A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that.”

Muhammad

Bukhari 4:538 http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bukhari/bh4/bh4_541.htm This is an extraordinary hadith, because following the Sunnah of Muhammad (peace be upon him), prostitutes can be extremely despised figures among most Muslims, yet it expresses the idea that even someone working in one of the most despised of professions, in showing mercy to an animal, can merit the forgiveness of Allah, and the wise.
Sunni Hadith

Dogs , Shoe , Water

“Narrated Usama: The Prophet said, "I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were women."”

Muhammad

[7, 62, 124]
Sunni Hadith

Women , People

“He also reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone passing through any of our mosques or markets carrying arrows should hold or grasp them by their heads so that no Muslim will be injured by them."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 223
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Allah’s Messenger kissed Al-Hasan ibn `Ali while Al-Aqra` ibn Habis At-Tamim was sitting with him. Al-Aqra` said, "I have ten children and have never kissed one of them." The Prophet cast a look at him and said, "Whoever is not merciful to others will not be treated mercifully."”

Muhammad

Al-Bukhari
Sunni Hadith