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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

“A person who circumambulates this House (the Ka’bah) seven times and performs the two Rak’at Salat (of Tawaaf) in the best form possible will have his sins forgiven.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page 49
Shi'ite Hadith

Time , Housing , Personality

“Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa: Allah's Apostle invoked evil upon the pagans on the ay (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab, saying, "O Allah! The Revealer of the Holy Book, the Swift-Taker of Accounts, O Allah, defeat Al-Ahzab (i. e. the clans), O Allah, defeat them and shake them."”

Muhammad

[4, 52, 184]
Sunni Hadith

Books , Evil

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If I had the whole of Uhud in gold, it would not make me happy for three days to pass while I have any of it except something I have kept for a debt."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 466
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Happiness

“Abu Qatada al-Harith ibn Rib'i reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I stand in prayer and would like to make it long but I hear the crying of a child and shorten my prayer not wanting to make things difficult for its mother."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 231
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Cry

“Faith (belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i. e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, and scruple, etc.) is a part of faith.”

Muhammad

Bukhari 1:8 http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bukhari/bh1/bh1_07.htm
Sunni Hadith

Faith , Parting

“Anas reported that a Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "When will the Hour come?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "How have you prepared for it?" He said, "With love of Allah and His Messenger."”

Muhammad

He said, "You will be with the one you love."
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 369
Sunni Hadith

Love , Peace

“Abu Musa reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Visit the sick, feed the hungry and set captives free."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 5, hadith number 897
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "All of you are shepherds. Each of you is responsible for his flock. An amir is a shepherd. A man is a shepherd in respect of his family. The woman is a shepherd in respect of her husband's house and children. All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 283
Sunni Hadith

Children , Family , Peace , Housing

“'Abdullah ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best of companions in the sight of Allah Almighty is the one who acts best towards his companion. The best of neighbours in the sight of Allah Almighty is the one who acts best towards his neighbour."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 311
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“For every thing there is a face and the face of your religion is prayers. So see to it that none from amongst you damages and disfigures the face of his religion.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 209
Shi'ite Hadith

Religion

“The Prophet said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to crawl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses."”

Muhammad

Narrated Abu Huraira
Sunni Hadith

Time , Housing

“Abu 'Abdu'r-Rahman 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah the Mighty and Majestic accepts the repentance of His servant as long as his death-rattle has not begun."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 18
Sunni Hadith

Death , Peace

“Abu Hurayra 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Sakhr said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah does not look at your bodies nor your forms but He looks at your hearts and your actions."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 7
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Heart

“Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Make things easy for people and do not make them difficult. Give good news to people and do not frighten them away."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 637
Sunni Hadith

People , Peace

“It is better for any of you to carry a load of firewood on his own back than to beg from someone else.”

Muhammad

Muhammad Riyadh-Us-Saleheen, Chapter 59, hadith 540 http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/hadeeth/riyad/00/chap059.htm
Sunni Hadith

“One who listens to the Qur’an (while it is being recited) will be kept away from the evils of this world; and one who recites the Qur’an will be kept away from the trials of the hereafter. And the person who listens to even one verse of the book of Allah - this is better (for him) than possessing a mansion of gold.”

Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 92, Page 19
Shi'ite Hadith

Books , World , Evil , Personality

“Allah's Apostle said, "Say Amen' when the Imam says "Ghair-il-maghdubi 'alaihim wala-ddal-lin; not the path of those who earn Your Anger (such as Jews) nor of those who go astray (such as Christians); all the past sins of the person whose saying (of Amin) coincides with that of the angels, will be forgiven.”

Muhammad

Narrated Abu Huraira, in Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 12, Number 749
Sunni Hadith

Angels , Past , Personality , Anger

“Surely, there is no advantage (preference) for an Arab over an aajami (non-Arab), nor a non-Arab over an Arab, nor a white over a black, except by piousness and good deeds.”

Muhammad

Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 22391; al-Silsilat al-Saheeh, 2700
Sunni Hadith

“In one variant, "On the day He created the heavens and the earth, Allah Almighty created a hundred mercies, each mercy equal to what is between the heaven and the earth, and He put one mercy on the earth by which a mother has compassion for her child and wild animals and birds for each other. On the Day of Rising, He will perfect them with this mercy."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 420
Sunni Hadith

Bird , Animals , Perfection

“Abu Usayd Malik ibn Rabi'a as-Sa'idi said, "Once while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a man from the Banu Salama came up and asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there any devotion to my parents which I can show them after their death?' He said, 'Yes, praying for them, asking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their pledges after them, maintaining ties with relations which are only maintained through them, and honouring any friend of theirs."”

Muhammad

[Abu Dawud]
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 343
Sunni Hadith

Death , Peace , Forgiveness , Parent

“Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If this world had been worth as much as a gnat's wing in the eyes of Allah, no unbeliever would have had a single drink of water from it."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 477
Sunni Hadith

World , Peace , Drink , Water

“Ka'b ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Two hungry wolves loose among sheep do not cause as much damage as that caused to a man's deen by his greed for money and reputation."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 485
Sunni Hadith

Money , Peace

“Jabir B. Abdillah reported that once he was on an expedition with the Prophet salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa sallam, and when they were close to the city of Madinah, he sped on his mount. The Prophet salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa sallam asked him why he was in such a hurry to return home. Jabir replied, “I am recently married!” The Prophet salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa sallam asked, “To an older lady or a younger one?” [the Arabic could also read: “To a widow or a virgin?”], to which he replied, “A widow.” The Prophet salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa sallam said, “But why didn’t you marry a younger girl, so that you could play with her, and she could play with you, and you could make her laugh, and she could make you laugh?”He said, “O Messenger of Allah! My father died a martyr at Uhud, leaving behind daughters, so I did not wish to marry a young girl like them, but rather an older one who could take care of them and look after them.” The Prophet salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa salam replied, “You have made the correct choice.”Jabir continues, “So when we were about to enter the city, the Prophet salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa sallam said to me, "Slow down, and enter at night, so that she who has not combed may comb her hair, and she who has not shaved may shave her private area."”

Muhammad

Then he said to me, "When you enter upon her, then be wise and gentle.”
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah [Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim, with various wordings, in their two Sahihs]
Sunni Hadith

Home , Girl , Reading , Daughters

“Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said from the mimbar when mentioning sadaqa and refraining from asking, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one which expends, and the lower one is the one which asks."”

Muhammad

Muwatta of Imam Malik, Book of Sadaqa, hadith 8 http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-4936
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Anas said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Allah Almighty says, "O son of Adam! I will forgive you as long as you call on Me and have hope in Me, no matter what you do. Son of Adam, I do not care if your wrong actions reach to the clouds of heaven and then you ask Me for forgiveness, I will forgive you. Son of Adam, if you were to come with sins equivalent in weight to the whole earth and then meet Me having not associated anything with Me, I would come to you with the same amount of forgiveness."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 442
Sunni Hadith

Peace , Hope , Forgiveness

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I and an orphan's guardian, whether he is a relative or a non-relative, will be like these two in the Garden [heaven]," and the transmitter, Malik ibn Anas, indicated the index and middle fingers.”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 263
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "None of you can truly be said to believe until he wants for his brother what he wants for himself."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 2, hadith number 236
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "None of you should wish for death. If he does good, he may increase in it, and if he does evil, he may turn in repentance."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 585
Sunni Hadith

Death , Peace , Evil

“Seven kinds of people will be sheltered under the shade of God on the Day of Judgment…They are: a just ruler, a young man who passed his youth in the worship and service of God…one whose heart is attached to the mosque…two people who love each other for the sake of God…a man who is invited to sin…but declines, saying 'I fear God'…one who spends his charity in secret, without making a show…and one who remembers God in solitude so that his eyes overflow.”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, Hadith 376
Sunni Hadith

Love , God , People , Secret

“'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No one who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart will enter the Garden [heaven]." A man said, "And if the man likes his clothes to be good and his sandals to be good?" He said, "Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty. Pride means to renounce the truth and abase people."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 4, hadith number 612
Sunni Hadith

Love , People , Truth , Peace

“Recite the Qur’an in such a way that your hearts develop a love for it and your skin becomes softened by it. However as soon as your hearts become indifferent to it (meaning that the Qur’an has no effect on you), then stop reciting it.”

Muhammad

Mustadrakul Wasa’il, Volume 4, Page 239
Shi'ite Hadith

Love , Way , Heart , Indifference

“The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars.”

Muhammad

Sunan Abu Dawood, Book of Knowledge, Hadith 3634
Sunni Hadith

Star , Learning , Night

“…Do not betray, do not be excessive, do not kill a newborn child.”

Muhammad

Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1731, and Al-Tirmizi, #1408.
Sunni Hadith

“I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand.”

Muhammad

Narrated in Abu Huraira, in Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220
Sunni Hadith

World , Sleep , Victory , Heart

“I have been helped by terror (in the heart of the enemy); I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; and while I was asleep I was brought the keys of the treasures of the earth which were placed in my hand.”

Muhammad

[4, 1066]
Sunni Hadith

Help , Heart

“I have been commissioned with words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies): and while I was asleep I was brought the keys of the treasures of the earth which were placed in my hand. And Abfi Huraira added: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) has left (for his heavenly home) and you are now busy in getting them.”

Muhammad

[4, 1063]
Sunni Hadith

Home , Peace , Business , Help

“I have been given superiority over the other prophets in six respects: I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies): spoils have been made lawful to me: the earth has been made for me clean and a place of worship; I have been sent to all mankind and the line of prophets is closed with me.”

Muhammad

[4, 1062]
Sunni Hadith

Law , Help , Heart

“It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: I have been commanded to fight against people, till they testify to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the messenger (from the Lord) and in all that I have brought. And when they do it, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.”

Muhammad

[1, 31]
Sunni Hadith

Fight , God , People , Law

“The good deeds of one who, without any appropriate excuse does not offer his prayer until its time passes away, are annulled.”

Muhammad

He then said: "The divide between a believer and disbelief is the abandonment of prayers."
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
Shi'ite Hadith

Time

“It Is narrated on the authority of Abu Malik: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship beside Allah, his property and blood became inviolable, an their affairs rest with Allah.”

Muhammad

[1, 34]
Sunni Hadith

God , People , Peace

“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. You know that every Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. Remember, one day you will appear before Allah and answer for your deeds. So beware, do not astray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.”

Muhammad

Final sermon

Appearance

“Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O Allah, there is no life but the life of the Next World."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 3, hadith number 460
Sunni Hadith

World , Peace , Life

“Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every right thing is sadaqa."”

Muhammad

Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 1, hadith number 134
Sunni Hadith

Peace

“I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies) and I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning.”

Muhammad

Source: Sunni Hadith [4, 1067]

Help , Heart

“I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with awe (cast into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping last night, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me till they were put in my hand.”

Muhammad

Sunni Hadith
Source: Narrated in Bukhari by Abu Huraira, Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 127 http://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/17

Sleep , Victory , Night , Heart

“O my uncle! by God if they put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left on condition that I abandon this course, until God has made me victorious, or I perish therein, I would not abandon it.”

Muhammad

https://hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/2689/3869/29058
Sunni Hadith

God , Sun , Victory

“O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me and join me to the higher companions...”

Muhammad

Al-Bukhaari (5674) and Muslim (2191)
Reported to be Muhammed's last words
Sunni Hadith

Forgiveness