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

Discover the profound teachings and wisdom of Muhammad through his powerful quotes. From the importance of truth and humility to the significance of prayer and justice, delve into the words of the Messenger of Allah and be inspired to live a meaningful and righteous life.

Muhammad was an Arab religious, social, and political leader who founded Islam. He preached and confirmed the monotheistic teachings of previous prophets and is considered the Seal of the Prophets in Islam. Muhammad was born in Mecca in approximately 570 CE and was raised by his grandfather and uncle following the deaths of his parents. At the age of 40, he received his first revelation from God through the angel Gabriel. He faced persecution from polytheists in Mecca and eventually migrated to Medina with his followers. In Medina, he united tribes under the Constitution of Medina and later conquered Mecca with an army of Muslim converts. Muhammad died in 632, leaving behind the revelations that formed the Quran as well as teachings recorded in Hadith and sira literature.

The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed to be revealed by God through Gabriel to Muhammad. It provides minimal information about Muhammad's life, so additional sources are relied upon to learn about him. Early biographies by writers of the Muslim era provide valuable information, although their accuracy is debated. The hadith collections also play a significant role in understanding Muhammad's teachings and traditions.

Muslim scholars emphasize the importance of hadith literature due to its traditional chain of transmission, while some Western academics cautiously view it as historical sources. It is important to distinguish between traditions touching legal matters and purely historical events when evaluating these sources for their accuracy.

Overall, Muhammad's life and teachings form the basis of Islamic religious belief, with his followers considering him a prophet divinely inspired by God to guide humanity towards monotheism and submission to God's will.

✵ 570 – 8. June 632
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Muhammad Quotes

“Muslim also related it from Salman al-Farisi who said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty has a hundred mercies. One of them is the mercy by which creatures show mercy to one another, and ninety-nine are for the Day of Rising."”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took hold of my shoulders and said, "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller on the road." Ibn 'Umar used to say, 'In the evening, do not anticipate the morning, and in the morning do not anticipate the evening. Take from your health for your illness and from your life for your death."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 471
Sunni Hadith

Life , Death , Health , World

“Narrated Abu Qilaba: Allah's Apostle said, "The blood of a Muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in three cases: In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam (apostate) and leaves the Muslims."”

Muhammad

[9, 83, 37]
Sunni Hadith

Personality

“Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The metaphor of the five prayers is that of an sizeable flowing river at the door of one of you in which he washes five times every day."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 5, hadith number 1043
Sunni Hadith
Variant: Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The metaphor of the five prayers is that of an sizeable flowing river at the door of one of you in which he washes five times every day."

Peace , Time

“Abu Musa reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A believer in respect of another believer is like a building whose parts support one another." and he intertwined his fingers.”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 222
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Support , Parting

“Narrated Anas: The Prophet offered the Fajr Prayer near Khaibar when it was still dark and then said, "Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile) nation (to fight), then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned." Then the inhabitants of Khaibar came out running on the roads. The Prophet had their warriors killed, their offspring and woman taken as captives. Safiya was amongst the captives, She first came in the share of Dahya Alkali but later on she belonged to the Prophet. The Prophet made her manumission as her 'Mahr.'”

Muhammad

[5, 59, 512]
Sunni Hadith

Hostility , Evil , Fight

“The prayer of a person is (in reality) a light in his heart, so whoever desires, can illuminate his heart”

Muhammad

by means of prayers
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume7, Tradition 18973
Shi'ite Hadith

Reality , Light , Heart , Personality

“'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When one of you dozes off while he is praying, he should go and lie down until he is no longer sleepy. If someone prays when he is drowsy, he may not know whether he is asking for forgiveness or asking for something bad for himself."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 147
Sunni Hadith

Lie , Peace , Forgiveness

“Jarir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "If someone does not show mercy to people, Allah will not show mercy to him."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 277
Sunni Hadith

People

“Malik related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam from 'Amr ibn Mu'adh al-Ash-hali al-Ansari that his grandmother said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'O believing women! Let none of you despise giving to her neighbour even if it is only a roasted sheep's trotter.'”

Muhammad

Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas, chapter 58, hadith number 4
Sunni Hadith

Women , Peace

“Haritha ibn Wahb said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Shall I tell you about the people of the Fire? All those who are coarse, domineering, and arrogant.'"”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 614
Sunni Hadith

People , Peace

“Abu Hurayra reported the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Race to good actions as fast as you can. What are you waiting for except delayed poverty, oppressive wealth, debilitating illness, dottering senility, a swift death or the Dajjal? Or are you waiting for an unseen evil, or the Last Hour? The Last Hour will be most bitter and terrible."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 578
Sunni Hadith

Death , Peace , Evil , Waiting

“These hearts rust just as iron rusts; and indeed they are polished through the recitation of the Qur’an.”

Muhammad

Irshadul Qulub; Page 78
Shi'ite Hadith

Heart

“Ibn 'Umar said, "When we used to give allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to hear and obey, he would say to us, 'In so far as you are able.'"”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 664
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be killed even in the Sanctuary: They are the rat, the scorpion, the kite, the crow and the rabid dog.”

Muhammad

Hadith - Bukhari 4:531, Narrated by 'Aisha
Sunni Hadith

Dogs , Animals

“Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Somebody asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Apostle replied "A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his mischief."”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith

Life , People , Mountain

“The Prophet said, ‘But for the Israelites, meat would not decay, and if it were not for Eve, wives would never betray their husbands.”

Muhammad

[4, 55, 547] (Israelites refer to the 12 tribes of Exodus. Not to be confused with modern people of Israel.)
Sunni Hadith

“Abu Hurayra reported that a man said to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Advise me." He said, "Do not get angry." He repeated his request several times and the Prophet said, "Do not get angry."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 639
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Time

“O People, verily your blood, your property and your honour are sacred and inviolable until you appear before your Lord, as the sacred inviolability of this day of yours, this month of yours and this very town (of yours). Verily you will soon meet your Lord and you will be held answerable for your actions.”

Muhammad

Final sermon

People , Appearance

“'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If anyone has four characteristics, he is a pure hypocrite, and if anyone has one of them, he has an aspect of hypocrisy until he gives it up: whenever he is trusted, he betrays his trust; whenever he speaks, he lies; whenever he makes an agreement, he breaks it; and whenever he quarrels, he deviates from the truth speaks falsely."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 690
Sunni Hadith

Truth , Peace , Falseness

“I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The Jews will fight with you, and you will be given victory over them so that a stone will say, 'O Muslim! There is a Jew behind me; kill him!"”

Muhammad

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, in Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 791
Sunni Hadith

Victory , Fight

“Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah is pleased with His slave who eats a morsel and praises Allah for it or takes a drink and praises Allah for it."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 140
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Drink

“If you want ease and success in this world, the death of a martyr, to be saved on the Day of Loss, a shade on the Day of the burning Qiyamat, and guidance on the Day of going astray, then take lessons from the Qur’an. Surely it is the word of the Merciful, a protection from the Satan, and one of the most weightiest of things for the scale of (good) deeds”

Muhammad

on the Day of Judgement
Jami’ul Akhbar, Page 78
Shi'ite Hadith

Death , World , Loss , Success

“Not your flesh nor bones shall bejudge in the A'khira (Judgement day), but your brain, the centre of consciousness where you reside. You as a soul shall be judged.”

Muhammad

Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim [citation needed]
Sunni Hadith

Soul

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If the believers knew the punishment which Allah has, none of them would have any hope of attaining His Garden [heaven]. If the unbelievers knew the mercy which Allah has, none of them would despair of reaching His Garden.”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 443
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Hope , Despair

“He also reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Help your brother, wronging or wronged." A man said, "Messenger of Allah, I can help him if he is wronged but tell me how I can help him if he is wronging?" He said, "You can restrain him - or prevent him - from injustice. That is helping him."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 237
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Help

“'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal said, "A man said to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I love you." He said, "Be careful of what you say." He said, "By Allah, I love you," three times. He said, "If you love me, then prepare yourself for poverty. Poverty comes swifter to the one who loves me than a flood to its destination."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 484
Sunni Hadith

Love , Peace , Time

“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”

Muhammad

Abu Saíd Saád bin Malik bin Sinan Al-Khudri in The Sunnah and the Science of Hadith by Imam Yahia bin Sharaful-Deen An-Nawawi http://www.wisdom.edu.ph/Sunnah/3FortyHadith.html Hadith 32
Shi'ite Hadith

“Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in the afternoon is better than the world and whatever is in it."”

Muhammad

[4, 52, 50]
Sunni Hadith

World , Fight

“Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "None of you eats better food than that which he eats as a result of the work of his own hand. The Prophet Dawud used to eat from the work of his own hand."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 543
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Food

“The superiority of the Qur’an over the rest of words, is like the superiority of Allah over His creations.”

Muhammad

Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, Volume 4, Page 237
Shi'ite Hadith

“Narrated 'Ali: When it was the day of the battle of Al-Ahzab (i. e. the clans), Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Fill their (i. e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire as they busied us so much that we did not perform the prayer (i. e. 'Asr) till the sun set."”

Muhammad

[4, 52, 182]
Sunni Hadith

Business , Sun , Housing

“Everything in existence prays for the forgiveness of the person who teaches the Qur’an - even the fish in the sea.”

Muhammad

Usulul Kafi, Volume 3, Page 301
Shi'ite Hadith

Forgiveness , Fish , Personality , Sea

“Abu Hurayra stated, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The most perfect of believers in belief is the best of them in character. The best of you are those who are the best to their women."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 278
Sunni Hadith

Women , Peace , Perfection

“"The good deeds of one who, without any appropriate excuse does not offer his prayer until its time passes away, are annulled." He then said: "The divide between a believer and disbelief is the abandonment of prayers."”

Muhammad

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

Time

“The position of prayers with respect to religion is similar to that of the head with respect to the body.”

Muhammad

Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18972
Shi'ite Hadith

Religion

“The Prophet said, "(It happens that) I start the prayer intending to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I shorten the prayer because I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother’s passions."”

Muhammad

Al-Bukhari [citation needed]
Sunni Hadith

Passion

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Someone who strives on behalf of widows and the poor is like someone who fights in the way of Allah." I think that he also said, "And like someone who continually stands at night in prayer and like someone who continually fasts."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 265
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Way , Thinking , Fight

“O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i. e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person, except in piety.”

Muhammad

Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #22978
Sunni Hadith

God , People , Personality

“Abu Dharr reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O Abu Dharr, if you cook a stew put a lot of water in it, keeping your neighbours in mind."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 304
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Water , Cooking

“Walimah is only in five occasions: in the ‘Urs, Khurs, ‘Idhar, Wikar and the Rikaz – ‘Urs is when a person gets married; and Khurs is when a child is born; and ‘Idhar is on the circumcision of a baby boy; and Wikar is when a person purchases a house; and Rikaz is when a person returns from Hajj.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page 384
Shi'ite Hadith

Boy , Baby , Housing , Personality

“The Prophet said, "A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or not, as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one should not listen to it or obey it.”

Muhammad

Narrated 'Abdullah Volume 9, Book 89, Number 258 http://web.archive.org/web/20111004120922/http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/089-sbt.php#009.089.258
Sunni Hadith

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The very poor man is not the one who goes around to people to ask for a bite or two to eat or a date or two, but the one who does not have enough for himself but is too shy to ask so that he is given sadaqa - or does not beg from people importunately."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 537
Sunni Hadith

People , Peace

“God does not judge you according to your bodies and appearances, but He looks into your hearts and observes your deeds.”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith

God , Appearance , Heart

“Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream that I waved a sword and it broke in the middle, and behold, that symbolized the casualties the believers suffered on the Day (of the battle) of Uhud. Then I waved the sword again, and it became better than it had ever been before, and behold, that symbolized the Conquest (of Mecca) which Allah brought about and the gathering of the believers. "”

Muhammad

[9, 87, 164]
Sunni Hadith

Dreams , Suffering

“That he heard the Prophet saying, "It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman, and no lady should travel except with a Muhram (i. e. her husband or a person whom she cannot marry in any case for ever; e. g. her father, brother, etc.)." Then a man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa and my wife is proceeding for Hajj."”

Muhammad

Allah's Apostle said, "Go, and perform the Hajj with your wife."
Narrated Ibn Abbas Volume 4, Book 52, Number 250 http://web.archive.org/web/20110924235556/http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/052-sbt.php#004.052.250
Sunni Hadith

Travel , Personality

“The one who recites the Qur’an and the one who listens to it have an equal share in the reward.”

Muhammad

Mustadrakul Wasa’il, Volume 1, Page 293
Shi'ite Hadith

“Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A strong person is not the person who throws his adversaries to the ground. A strong person is the person who contains himself when he is angry."”

Muhammad

Muwatta of Imam Malik, Good Character, hadith 12 http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-4701
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Strong , Personality

“The people of the Qur’an (those who recite and those who memorize the Qur’an) will be in the highest level (in Heaven) from amongst all of the people with the exception of the Prophets and Messengers. Thus, do not seek to degrade the people of the Qur’an, nor take away their rights, for surely they have been given a high rank by Allah.”

Muhammad

Thawabul A’mal, Page 224
Shi'ite Hadith

People

“Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: "Allah's Apostle said, "A time will come upon the people, when a group of people will wage a holy war and it will be said, 'Is there amongst you anyone who has accompanied Allah's Apostle?' They will say, 'Yes.' And so victory will be bestowed on them. Then a time will come upon the people when a group of people will wage a holy war, and it will be said, "Is there amongst you none who has accompanied the companions of Allah's Apostle?' They will say, 'Yes.' And so victory will be bestowed on them. Then a time will come upon the people when a group of people will wage a holy war, and it will be said, "Is there amongst you anyone who has been in the company of the companions of the companions of Allah's Apostle?' They will say, 'Yes.'”

Muhammad

And victory will be bestowed on them."
[5, 57, 1]
Sunni Hadith

War , People , Time , Victory