A Dua for Unity

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful.[59:10]

Best Times to make Dua (Supplication)

IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH....THE BENEFICIENT THE MERCIFULL :)

Best Times to make Dua (Supplication)

There are certain times dua (supplication) is more likely to be accepted by Allah (SWT) as mentioned by Prophet (SAW). These times are as follows:

1. The Last Third Of The Night
Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: 'In the last third of every night our Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer) (Allah (SWT)) descends to the lowermost heaven and says; "Who is calling Me, so that I may answer him? Who is asking Me so that may I grant him? Who is seeking forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?."' [Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith Qudsi]

Amr ibn Absah narrated that the Prophet said: 'The closest any worshipper can be to His Lord is during the last part of the night, so if you can be amongst those who remember Allah at that time, then do so.'[at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, al-Hakim - Sahih]

2. Late at night
When people are sleeping and busy with worldly pleasures Allah (SWT) gives the believers an opportunity, or an answer hour if they can fight sleep and invoke Allah (SWT) for whatever they need. The Prophet (SAW) said: 'There is at night an hour, no Muslim happens to be asking Allah any matter of this world or the Hereafter, except that he will be given it, and this (occurs) every night.'
[Muslim #757]

3. Between Adhan and Iqamah
Anas (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: 'A supplication made between the Adhan and Iqama is not rejected.'
[Ahmad, abu Dawud #521, at-Tirmidhi #212, Sahih al-Jami #3408, an-Nasai and Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (sound)]

4. An Hour On Friday
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah’s Messenger (SAW) talked about Friday and said: 'There is an hour on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while offering Salat (prayer) and asks something from Allah (SWT), then Allah (SWT) will definitely meet his demand.' And he (the Prophet (SAW) pointed out the shortness of that particular time with his hands.[Sahih al-Bukhari]

Some have said that this hour is from the time the Imam (prayer’s leader) enters the mosque on Friday’s prayer until the prayer is over (ie between the two khutbahs), whereas others have said that it is the last hour of the day (ie after the Asr prayer until the Maghrib prayer).

5. While Drinking Zamzam Water
Jaber (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: 'Zamzam water is for what it is drunk for.' [Ahmad 3: 357 and Ibn Majah #3062]. This means that when you drink Zamzam water you may ask Allah (SWT) for anything you like to gain or benefit from this water such as healing from illness.... etc.

6. While Prostrating
Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW), said: 'The nearest a slave can be to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so invoke (supplicate) Allah (SWT) much in it. [Muslim, abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and others, Sahih al-Jami #1175]

When a Muslim is in his Salat (prayer) he is facing Allah (SWT) and when he prostrates he is the nearest he can be to Allah (SWT) so it is best to invoke Allah (SWT) at this time. It is said that while in prostration, one should not ask for worldy needs (ie a nice car, a new job, etc), but for the Hereafter.

7. When Waking Up at Night
Narrated Ubada Bin As-Samit that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: 'Whomever wakes up at night and says La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la shrika lahu lahulmulku, wa lahul hamdu, wa huwa ala kulli shai'in qadir. Alhamdu lillahi, wa subhanallahi wa la ilaha illallahu, wallah akbir, wa la hawla wala quwata illa billah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah (SWT) He is the only one who has no partners. His is the kingdom and all the praises are for Allah (SWT) All the glories are for Allah (SWT) And none has the right to be worshipped but Allah (SWT) and Allah (SWT) is the most Great and there is neither might nor power except with Allah (SWT) and then says, Allahumma ighfir li (O Allah! Forgive me) or invokes Allah (SWT), he will be responded to and if he makes ablution and performs Salat (prayer), his Salat (prayer) will be accepted. [Sahih al-Bukhari]

8. At The End Of The Obligatory Salat:
Narrated Abu Omamah (RA): that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) was asked, O Messenger of Allah, which supplication is heard (by Allah (SWT), he said the end of the night and at the end of the obligatory Salat (prayer) [at-Tirmidhi]. This time is after saying 'At-tahyat' , and before making Tasleem (finishing prayer)

9. The Night Of 'Qadr' (Decree)
This night is the greatest night of the year. This is the night which the almighty Allah (SWT) said about it, "The night of Al-Qadar (Decree) is better than a thousand months." [Surah al-Qadr, 97: 3]

The Night of Decree is one of the odd nights of the last ten nights of the blessed month of Ramadan. The angels descend down to the earth, and the earth is overwhelmed with peace and serenity until the break of dawn and when he doors of Paradise are opened, the worshipper is encouraged to turn to Allah to ask for his needs for this world and the Hereafter.

10. During The Rain
Narrated Sahel Ibn Sa'ad (RA): that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'Two will not be rejected, Supplication when the Adhan (call of prayer) is being called, and at the time of the rain'. [Al-Hakim 2: 114, and Abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah]

'Seek the response to your du'as when the armies meet, and the prayer is called, and when rain falls' [reported by Imam al-Shafi' in al-Umm, al-Sahihah #1469]. The time of the rain is a time of mercy from Allah (SWT) so, one should take advantage of this time when Allah (SWT) is having mercy on His slaves.

11. At the Adhan
'Seek the response to your du'as when the armies meet, and the prayer is called, and when rain falls' [reported by Imam al-Shafi' in al-Umm, al-Sahihah #1469]

In another hadith; 'When the prayer is called, the doors of the skies are opened, and the du'a is answered' [al-Tayalisi in his Musnad #2106, al-Sahihah #1413]

12. The One Who Is Suffering Injustice and Opression
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to Mua'ad Ibn Jabal (RA), 'Beware of the supplication of the unjustly treated, because there is no shelter or veil between it (the supplication of the one who is suffering injustice) and Allah (SWT)' [Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

The prophet (SAW) declared, 'Three men whose dua is never rejected (by Allah) are: the fasting person until he breaks his fast (in another narration, when he breaks fast), the just ruler and the one who is oppressed.'[Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi - Hasan]

In another hadith; The Prophet (SAW) declared: 'Three du'as are surely answered: The du'a of the oppressed, the du'a of the traveler, and the du'a of the father/mother (upon their child)'. The One who is suffering injustice is heard by Allah (SWT) when he invokes Allah (SWT) to retain his rights from the unjust one or oppressor. Allah (SWT) has sworn to help the one who is suffering from injustice sooner or later as the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said.

13. The Traveler
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said; Three supplications will not be rejected (by Allah (SWT)), the supplication of the parent for his child, the supplication of the one who is fasting, and the supplication of the traveler. [al-Bayhaqi, at-Tirmidhi - Sahih]

During travel supplication is heard by Allah (SWT) if the trip is for a good reason, but if the trip is for a bad intention or to perform illegal things (making sins) this will not apply to it.

14. The Parent's Supplication for their Child
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said; Three supplications will not be rejected (by Allah (SWT)), the supplication of the parent for his child, the supplication of the one who is fasting, and the supplication of the traveler. [al-Bayhaqi, at-Tirmidhi - Sahih]

15. Dua after praising Allah and giving salat on the Prophet (SAW) in the tashahhud at the end of salat.
Narrated Faddalah ibn Ubayd (RA): that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'When anyone of you makes du'a, let him start by glorifying his Lord and praising Him, then let him send blessings upon the Prophet (SAW), then let him pray for whatever he wants'
[abu Dawud #1481, at-Tirmidhi #3477]

In another hadith; Baqiy ibn Mukhallid (RA) narrated that that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'Every du'a is not responded to until one sends blessings upon the Prophet (SAW)' [al-Bayhaqi]

In another hadith; Umar (RA) narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said: 'Du'a is detained between the heavens and the earth and no part of it is taken up until you send blessings upon your Prophet (SAW)' [at-Tirmidhi #486]

After a person has finished his tashahhud and before saying the 'salam', supplication at this time is one likely to be responded to.
Ibn Mas'ud narrates: I was once praying, and the Prophet (SAW), Abu Bakr and Umar (were all present). When I sat down (in the final tashahhud), I praised Allah, then sent salams on the Prophet, then started praying for myself. At this, the Prophet (SAW) said:
'Ask, and you shall be given it! Ask, and you shall be given it!' [at-Tirmidhi #593 - hasan, Mishkat al-Misbah #931]

16. The dua of a Muslim for his absent brother or sister Muslim stemming from the heart.
The prophet (SAW) said: 'There is no believing servant who supplicates for his brother in his absence where the angels do not say, 'the same be for you'' [Muslim]

17. Dua on the Day of Arafat
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'The best supplication is the supplication on the day of Arafat'. [at-Tirmidhi and Malik]

The day of Arafat is the essence and pinnacle of Hajj. On this great and momentous day, millions of worshippers gather together on one plain, from every corner of the world, with only one purpose in mind - to respone to the call of their Creator. During this auspicious day, Allah does not refuse the requests of His worshippers.

18. Dua during the month of Ramadan

Ramadan is month full of many blessings, thus the du'a of Ramadan is a blessed one. This can be inferred from the Prophet (SAW) saying: 'When Ramadan comes, the Doors of Mercy (another narration says Paradise) are opened, and the doors of Hell are closed, and the Shaitans are locked up' Thus, it is clear that du'a during Ramadan has a greater chance of being accepted, as the Gates of Paradise and Mercy are opened. [Sahih al-Bukhari #1899, Muslim #1079 and others]

19. Dua when the Armies meet
When the Muslim is facing the enemy in battle, at this critical period, the du'a of a worshipper is accepted.

Sahl ibn Sa'd (RA) narrtaed the the Prophet (SAW) said: 'Two duas are never rejected, or rarely rejected: the du'a during the call for prayer, and the du'a during the clamity when the two armies attack each other' [Abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah, al-Hakim]

20. When Muslims gather for the purpose of invoking and remembering Allah (Dhikrullah).

The Prophet (SAW) said: If a group of people sit together remembering Allah, the angels will circle them, mercy will shroud them, peace will descend onto them and Allah will remember them among those with Him. [Muslim]

21. First Ten days of Dhul-Hijjah
The Prophet (SAW) said: 'There are no days during which good deeds are more beloved to Allah than during these ten days'
[Sahih al-Bukhai #969 and others]

22. Dua when the heart reaches out to Allah and is ready to be totally sincere

23. At Midnight

Abu Umamah (RA) said, the Prophet (SAW) was questioned; 'Which du'a is heard (by Allah)?' He answered, 'At midnight and at the end of every obligatory prayer.' [at-Tirmidhi - Hasan]

25. Dua of people after the death of a person

In a long hadith, Umm Salamah (RA) narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said, when Abu Salamah had just passed away, and had closed his eyes, 'Do not ask for yourselves anything but good, for the angels will say 'Ameen' to all that you ask for. O Allah, forgive Abu Salamah, and raise his ranks among those who are guided.' [Muslim, abu Dawud, Ahmad]

26. Dua of the one fasting until he breaks his fast.

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said; Three supplications will not be rejected (by Allah (SWT)), the supplication of the parent for his child, the supplication of the one who is fasting, and the supplication of the traveler. [al-Bayhaqi, at-Tirmidhi - Sahih]

27. Dua of the one fasting at the time of breaking fast

The prophet (SAW) declared, 'Three men whose dua is never rejected (by Allah) are: when a fasting person breaks fast (in another narration, the fasting person until he breaks his fast), the just ruler and the one who is oppressed.'[Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi - Hasan]

29. Dua of a just Ruler

The prophet (SAW) declared, 'Three men whose dua is never rejected (by Allah) are: the fasting person until he breaks his fast (in another narration, when he breaks fast), the just ruler and the one who is oppressed.'[Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi - Hasan]

30. Dua of a son or daughter obedient to his or her parents

It is well known in the story narrated in hadith os three men who were trapped by a huge stone in a cave. One of them who was kind to kis parents asked Allah to remove the stone, and his du'a was answered. [Sahih al-Bukhari 3:36 #472]

31. Dua immediately after wudu

Umar ibn Al-Khattab reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: 'There is not one of you that makes wudu, and does it perfectly, then says: I testify that there is no diety worthy of worship except Allah. he is Alone, having no partners. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger', except that the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, and he can enter into it through whichever one he pleases' [Muslim #234, abu Dawud #162, Ahmad, an-Nasa'i] Saying what has been mentioned in the hadith that is directly related to it (ablution)

32. Dua after stoning the Jamarat at Hajj

The stoning of the small Shaitan (jamrat sugra), or the middle Shaitan (jamrat wusta) pillars during Hajj. It is narrated that the Prophet (SAW) would stone the small Jamarah (one of the three pillars that is stoned in the last days of Hajj), then face the qiblah, raise his hands, and make du'a for a long time. He would then stone the middle Jamarah and do the same. When he stoned the large Jamarah, he would depart without making any du'a. [Sahih al-Bukhari #1753 and others]

33. At the Crowing of a Rooster

Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said: 'When you hear a rooster crowing, then ask Allah for His bounties, for it has seen an angel, and when you hear a donkey braying, then seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, for it has seen a Shaitan' [Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Sahih al-Jami #611]

34. Du'a made inside the Ka'bah
The Ka'bah is a sanctuary that has no comparison in the entire world. The du'a of one who prays inside the hijr is considered as being made inside the ka'bah, as it is part of the house (Baitullah). [This is the semicircle to the right of the Ka'bah if you face the door, opposite to the Yemeni corner and the Black stone wall.]

Usamah ibn Zayd narrated, 'When the Prophet (SAW) entered the House (Ka'bah), he made du'a in all of its corners [Muslim 2: 968 and others]

35. Du'a on the mount of Safa or Marwah during Umrah or Hajj

It is narrated that the Prophet (SAW) would make long du'as at Safa and Marwah. [Muslim #1218 and others]

36. Dua at any of the holy sites.

37. While reciting Surah al-Fatihah

The Prophet (SAW) said that Allah the Exalted had said: ' I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for. When the servant says: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe, Allah the Most High says: My servant has praised Me. And when he (the servant) says: The Most Compassionate, the Merciful, Allah the Most High says: My servant has lauded Me. When he (the servant) says: Master of the Day of Judgment, He remarks: My servant has glorified Me, and sometimes He will say: My servant entrusted (his affairs) to Me. When he (the worshipper) says: Thee do we worship and of Thee do we ask help, He (Allah) says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for. Then, when he (the worshipper) says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of those to whom Thou hast been Gracious -- not of those who have incurred Thy displeasure, nor of those who have gone astray, He (Allah) says: This is for My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for. [Muslim 4: 395]

38. Saying 'Ameen' during prayer

After finishing the recitation of al-Fatihah, the saying of'Ameen' in congregation. The Prophet (SAW) said: 'When the Imam says 'Ameen', then recite it behind him (as well), because whoever's Ameen coincides with the Ameen of the angels will have all of his sins forgiven.' [Sahih al-Bukhari #780, Muslim #410 and others]

39. While visiting the sick, and dua made by the sick

Umm Salamah narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said: 'When you visit the sick, or the dead then say good, because the angels say 'Ameen' to whatever you say [Muslim #2126]

Ali (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: 'When a Muslim visits his sick Muslim brother in the morning, seventy thousand angels make dua for his forgiveness till the evening. And when he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels make dua for his forgiveness till the morning, and he will be granted a garden for it in Jannah.'
[at-Tirmidhi, abu Dawud]

The prohibition against backbiting and the command to guard the tongue

In the Name of ALLAH the Most Beneficent and the Merciful , I Begin

The prohibition against backbiting and the command to guard the tongue
Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous)
by Imam Nawawi

My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.[Soorah TaaHaa 20:114]

Chapter: The prohibition against backbiting and the command to guard the tongue

Allah says, "Do not backbite one another Would any of you like to eat his brother's dead flesh? No, you would hate it. But have taqwa of Allah. Allah is Ever-Returning, Most Merciful," (49:12)

and He says, "Do not pursue what of which you have no knowledge of hearing, sight, and hearts will all be questioned." (17:36)

Allah says, "He does not utter a single word without a watcher by him, pen in hand." (50:18)

1511. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should speak good words or be silent." [Agreed upon]

This hadith clearly indicates that he should not speak unless the words he speaks are good. That means speech whose benefit is clear. If there is any doubt about benefit occurring, he should not speak.

1512. Abu Musa said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, whose Islam is best?' He said, 'The one from whose tongue and hands the Muslims are safe.'" [Agreed upon]

1513. Sahl ibn Sa'd reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who safeguards for My sake what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I will safeguard the Garden for him." [Agreed upon]

1514. Abu Hurayra reported that he heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "A slave of Allah might say something, without realising its seriousness, which causes him to slip into the Fire by a greater margin than the distance between the east and the west." [Agreed upon]

1515. Abu Hurayra is that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A slave of Allah might say something which pleases Allah Almighty without realising it on account of which Allah raises him some degrees. A slave of Allah might say something which angers Allah Almighty without realising it on account of which he falls into Jahannam." [al-Bukhari]

1516. Abu 'Abdu'r-Rahman Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man may say something which pleases Allah Almighty without him realising the full extent of its implication, and because of it, Allah prescribes His pleasure for him until the Day he meets Him. And a man may likewise say something which angers Allah without him realising the full extent of its implication, and because of it, Allah prescribes His wrath for him until the Day he meets Him. [Malik in al-Muwatta' and at-Tirmidhi]

1517. Sufyan ibn 'Abdullah said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, tell me something I can cling to.' He said, 'Say: "My Lord is Allah" and then go straight.' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, what is the thing you fear most for me?' He took hold of his tongue and then said, 'This.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

1518. Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not say much without mentioning Allah. A lot of talk without mentioning Allah Almighty makes people's hearts hard. The furthest of people from Allah are the hard-hearted." [at-Tirmidhi]

1519. Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Anyone whom Allah protects from the evil of what is between his jaws and the evil of what is between his legs will enter the Garden.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

1520. 'Uqba ibn 'Amir said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, what ensures safety?' He said, 'Holding your tongue, keeping to your house and weeping for your sins.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

1521. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When the son of Adam starts the day, all his limbs supplicate his tongue, saying, 'Fear Allah in respect of us. We move by you. If you go straight, we go straight. If you go crooked, we go crooked.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

1522. Mu'adh said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action which will admit me to the Garden and keep me far from the Fire.' He said, 'You have asked about a great matter, but it is easy for the one to whom Allah Almighty makes it easy: worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, do the prayer, pay the zakat, fast Ramadan and go on hajj to the House.' Then he said, 'Shall I direct you to the gates of good? Fasting, which is a protection, and sadaqa, which extinguishes mistakes as water extinguishes fire, and the prayer of a man in the middle of the night.' Then he recited, 'Their sides eschew their beds' until he reached 'what it used to do.' (32:16-17) Then he said, 'Shall I tell you of the head of the matter, its support and its peak?' I said, 'Yes indeed, Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'The head of the matter is Islam and its support is the prayer and its peak is jihad.' Then he said, 'Shall I tell you of the foundation of all that?' I said, 'Yes, indeed, Messenger of Allah.' He took hold of his tongue and said, 'Restrain this.' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, will we be taken to task for what we say ?' He said, 'May your mother be bereaved! Are people thrown on their faces into the Fire for anything but the harvest of their tongues?'" [at-Tirmidhi]

1523. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do you know what backbiting is?" They said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "To mention your brother in a manner he dislikes." It was said, "What if my brother is as I say?" He said, "If he is as you said, you have backbitten him. If he is not as you said, you have slandered him." [Muslim]

1524. Abu Bakra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said in his khutba on the Day of Sacrifice during the Farewell Hajj, "Your blood, your property and your honour are sacred to you, like the sacredness of this day in this month in this city. Have I not conveyed it?" [Agreed upon]

1525. 'A'isha said, "I said to the Prophet, 'Such-and-such should be enough for you in respect of Safiyya.' (Some of the transmitters say that she meant her shortness.) He said, 'You have said something that, if it were mixed with the water of the ocean, would still pollute it!' [She said,] I said, 'I related something unpleasant about someone to him and he said, "I would not like to relate anything unpleasant about someone, even if I were to receive such-and-such a thing [for doing it]."'" [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

1526. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When I ascended through the heavens, I passed by some people holding copper nails with which they were gouging their faces and chests. I said, 'Who are these, Jibril?' He said, 'Those are the people who consumed people's flesh and attacked their honour.'" [Abu Dawud]

1527. Abu Hurayra stated that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The blood, honour and property of every Muslim is sacred for another Muslim." [Muslim]

Excellence of Friday Prayer

ALLAH(Subahannalu Taa’la) says in Soorah al-Jumu'ah - (Friday) Chapter 62 Verse 9

"O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salât (prayer) on Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allâh [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salât (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if you did but know!"

Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 13 :: Hadith 6

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Any person who takes a bath on Friday like the bath of Janaba and then goes for the prayer (in the first hour i.e. early), it is as if he had sacrificed a camel (in Allah's cause); and whoever goes in the second hour it is as if he had sacrificed a cow; and whoever goes in the third hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a horned ram; and if one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had offered an egg. When the Imam comes out (i.e. starts delivering the religious talk ), the angels present themselves to listen to the Khutba."

Neglecting Friday without reason

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(Thirmidhi Hadiz no 500)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ تَرَكَ الْجُمُعَةَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ تَهَاوُنًا بِهَا طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ

Ubaydah ibn Sufyan reported on the authority of Sayyidina Abu Ja’d who, according to Muhammad ibn Umar, was a sahabi that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, ‘If anyone neglects Friday (salah) three times out of laziness then Allah puts a seal on his heart.”

[Ahmed15498, Abu Dawud 1052, Nisai 1368, Ibn e Majah 1125]

The Gems

Praise be to Allah !!!!!
THE GEMS

The Noble and Last Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

1. “What enables people to enter paradise more than anything is piety and good character.” [At-Tirmidhi]

2. “The most complete in faith are those best in character and kindest to their families.” [At-Tirmidhi]

3. “The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character.” [Al Bukhari]

4. “A parent can give a child no greater gift than beautiful manners.” [Al-Hakim]

5. “There is nothing heavier than good character put in the scale of a believer on the Day of Resurrection.” [Abu Dawood]

6. “God does not regard your externals or your riches but rather your hearts and your deeds.” [Muslim]


Equality

7. “…You should show courtesy and be cordial with each other, so that nobody should consider himself superior to another nor do him harm.” [Muslim]

8. “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 a black, nor a black has any superiority over a white except by piety and good action.” [Al Bukhari]


Self-Effort

9. “It is better for any of you to carry a load of firewood on his own back than begging from someone else.” [Al Bukhari and Muslim]


Altruism & Humanity

10. “None of you will have faith until he wishes for his brother what he likes for himself.” [Muslim]

11. “Love for humanity what you love for yourself.” [Al-Bukhari]

12. “Never express joy at your fellow man’s afflictions, for God just might free him of them and afflict you.” [At-Tabarani]

Cleanliness

13. “Islam is clean, so cleanse yourselves, for only the cleansed shall enter Paradise.” [At-Tabarani]


Friendliness & Kindness


14. “Hearts naturally love those who are kind to them and loathe those who are cruel.” [Al-Bayhaqi]

15. “Two should never converse privately excluding a third until others join them. The reason being is that it would dismay him.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

16. “One aspect of manliness is for a fellow to listen attentively to his brother should he address him.” [Al-Khatib]

17. “Kindness is not to be found in anything but that it adds to its beauty and it is not withdrawn from anything but that it makes it defective.” [Muslim]

Mercy and Compassion

18. “Those who show mercy have God’s mercy shown to them. Have mercy on those here on earth, and the One there in Heaven will have mercy on you.” [Imam Ahmad]

19. “You see the believers as regards their being merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being kind, resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever with it.” [Al-Bukhari]

20. “He who is deprived of gentleness is deprived of good.” [Abu Dawood]

21. “Exchange gifts, and mutual love arises; shake hands, and enmity will fall away.” [Ibn 'Asakir]


Consideration for Others

22. “Should one of you yawn, let him place his hand over his mouth and avoid a yawner’s howl. Even Satan derides the howling yawner.” [Ibn Majah]

23. “If one of you requests permission to enter a place and, after three requests, permission is yet not granted, he should leave.” [Al Bukhari and Muslim]

24. “If you happen to see a funeral procession, stand for it until it passes or the dead is laid to rest.” [Al Bukhari and Muslim]

25. “Every Muslim has five rights over every other Muslim: the right to a reply should he greet him; an acceptance, should he invite him; a visit, should he fall ill; a prayer, should he sneeze; a presence at his funeral, should he die.” [Ibn Majah]


26. “He who directs others to a good deed is as the one who did it; and, assuredly, God loves the act of aiding the distressed.” [Ibn Abi ad-Dunya]

27. “May God have mercy on a servant who spoke well and gained good, or kept silent and avoided harm.” [Ibn Al Mubarak]

28. “Whoever does you a favor, repay him; and if you are unable to, then at least pray for him.” [At-Tabarani]

29. Anyone who sees a believer degraded, and, being able to defend him, does not, is degraded by God on the Day of Judgment. [Imam Ahmad]

Minding One’s Own Business

30. “Whoever spies on a group’s private conversation knowing that they would dislike him doing so shall have lead poured into his ears on the Day of Judgment.” [Al-Bukhari]

31. “Beautiful Islam entails minding one’s own business.” [At-Tirmidhi]


Ease

32. “Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them).” [Al-Bukhari]

33. “The believer gets along with people and they feel comfortable with him. There is no goodness in the one who does not get along with people and with whom they do not feel comfortable.” [Ahmad]


Women

34. “The best among you is the one who acts best toward his wife, and I am better than any of you toward his wife.” [Ibn Majah]

35. In response to the question, “What is the right of the wife over the husband?” The Messenger of God (pbuh) said, “That he not hit her in the face and not abuse her, that he feeds her with what he eats, that he clothes her in what he wears, and that he not keep himself apart from her.” [Tabrisi]

36. “Treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and committed helpers.” [Al-Bukhari]

37. “Paradise lies beneath the feet of mothers.” [Ahmad]

38. “The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for God’s Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night.” [Al-Bukhari]

39. “Condemned is anyone who separates child from mother.” [Al-Bayhaqi]


Covering Faults & Backbiting

40. “Do you know what backbiting is?” Muhammad’s companions replied: “God and His Messenger know best.” Muhammad (pbuh) then said, “It is to say something about your brother that he would dislike.” Someone asked him, “But what if what I say is true?” The Messenger of God (pbuh) said, “If what you say about him is true, you are backbiting him, but if it is not true then you have slandered him.” [Muslim]

41. “Should you become eager to mention another’s faults, recall your own.” [Ar-Rafi’i]

42. “The servant who conceals the faults of others in the world, God would conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.” [Muslim]

43. “Whoever attempts to fault a man by mentioning something untrue about him will be detained in Hell by God until he produces the proof for his remarks.” [At-Tabarani]

44. “Veiling the faults of the faithful is akin to restoring life to the dead.” [At-Tabarani]

45. “Beware of suspicion, for it is the most deceitful of thought.” [Al Bukhari and Muslim]


Charity & Generosity

46. “The best charity a Muslim practices is acquiring some knowledge and teaching it to his brother.” [Ibn Majah]

47. “God said, ‘Spend, Oh son of Adam, and I shall spend on you.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

48. “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.” [Al-Tirmidhi]

49. “Each one of you should save himself from the fire by giving even half of a date (in charity). And if you do not find a half date, then (by saying) a pleasant word (to your brethren).” [Al Bukhari]

50. “A kind word is charity.” [Al Bukhari and Muslim]

51. “God will say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘O Son of Adam, I asked you for food and you fed Me not.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, and how should I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds?’ He will say, ‘Did you not know that My servant so-and-so asked you for food and you fed him not? Did you not know that had you fed him you would surely have found that with Me?’” [Muslim]

52. “Two qualities are never coupled in a believer: miserliness and immorality.” [Al-Bukhari]

53. When a man complained to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) of having a hard heart, the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Stroke orphans’ heads and feed the poor.” [Al-Tirmidhi]

54. The Prophet said, “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. [Bukhari]

55. “Charity given to one’s relatives twice multiplies its reward” [At-Tabarani]

Visiting the Sick

56. “The most rewarding visitation of the sick is the one that is appropriately brief.” [Ad-Daylami]

57. “God will say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘O Son of Adam, I fell ill and you did not visit Me.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, and how should I Visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds.’ He will say, ‘Did you not know that My servant so-and-so had fallen ill and you did not visit him? Did you not know that had you visited him, you would have found Me with him.’” [Muslim]

Politics

58. “If a people’s dignitary pays a visit, honor him.” [Ibn Majah]

59. “God says, ‘Oh My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another.’” [Muslim]

60. “It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.” [Al-Tirmidhi]

61. The Messenger of God (pbuh) [after hearing the question, ‘What is the best type of Jihad (struggle)?’] said, “Speaking truth before a tyrannical ruler.” [An-Nisai]

62. “Avoid cruelty and injustice…and guard yourselves against miserliness, for this has ruined nations who lived before you.” [Muslim]

63. “On the Day of Judgment, God will humiliate and forsake anyone who betrays a believer to a tyrant.” [Al-Bayhaqi]

64. “Whoever walks with a tyrant in support of him, while aware of his tyranny, has abandoned Islam.” [At-Tabarani]

Medicine

65. “Seek out remedies for your ailments, O servants of God, for God has not created a disease without creating a corresponding cure.” [Ahmad]


Humility and Modesty

66. “Modesty is part of faith and fosters only goodness.” [Muslim]

67. “Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives, God adds to his respect; and the one who shows humility, God elevates him in the estimation (of the people).” [Muslim]

68. “Practice humility until no one oppresses or belittles another.” [Muslim]

Sincerity

69. “Speak the truth even though it is bitter.” [Ibn Hibban]

70. “The servants God loves most are those most sincere with God’s servants.” [Imam Ahmad]

71. “A person who teaches goodness to others while neglecting his own soul is like an oil lamp, which illumines others while burning itself out.” [At-Tabarani]

72. “If a person does not give up false accusations and bad behavior while fasting, God has no need of his giving up food and drink.” [Al-Bukhari]



Brotherhood and Sisterhood

73. “Do not hate one another, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert each other, and O, God’s worshipers! Be brothers. Lo! It is not permissible for any Muslim to desert (not talk to) his brother for more than three days.” [Al-Bukhari]

74. “A believer is like a brick for another believer, the one supporting the other.” [Muslim]

75. “The believers are like one person; if his body aches, the whole body aches with fever and sleeplessness.” [Muslim]

76. “If a Muslim consoles his brother during some crisis, God will adorn him in garments of grace on the Day of Judgment.” [Ibn Majah]

77. “After obligatory rites, the action most beloved to God is delighting other Muslims.” [At-Tabarani]

78. “Abandon desire for this world, and God will love you. Abandon desire for others’ goods, and people will love you.” [Ibn Majah]

79. “Three practices will keep sincere your brother’s love for you: greeting him when you see him; making room for him in gatherings; and calling him by the most endearing of his names.” [Al-Bayhaqi]

80. “Neither argue with nor tease your brother, and never give your word to him and then break it.” [At-Tirmidhi]

81. “The gates of Paradise will be opened on Monday and on Thursdays, and every servant [of God] who associates nothing with God will be forgiven, except for the man who has a grudge against his brother.” [Muslim]

The Conscience

82. “Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding out about.” [Muslim]

83. “If your good deeds delight you and your foul deeds distress you, you are a believer.” [Ad-Diyya’]

84. “A person has done enough wrong in his life if he simply repeats everything he hears.” [Muslim]



Choice of Friends

85. “A person’s spiritual practice is only as good as that of his close friends; so consider well whom you befriend.” [At-Tirmidhi]




Rekindling Kinship Bonds

86. “Among those not graced with God’s glance on the Day of Judgment are a severer of bonds of kin and an obnoxious neighbor.” [Ad-Daylami]

87. “The most virtuous behavior is to engage those who sever relations, to give to those who withhold from you, and to forgive those who wrong you.” [At-Tabarani]

88. “Nurse no grudge, nurse no aversion and do not sever ties of kinship and live like fellow-brothers as servants of God.” [Muslim]



Sin

89. “The majority of man’s sins emanate from his tongue.” [At-Tabarani]

90. “The worst of heinous sins are idolatry, murder, abuse of one’s parents, and false testimony.” [Al-Bukhari]

91. “God removes faith from one who engages in illicit sex or consumes intoxicants just as a man removes his shirt when pulling it over his head.” [Al-Hakim]

92. “Whoever has no shame before others has no shame before God.” [At-Tabarani]

93. “Never do in private what you would conceal from others in public.” [Ibn Majah]

94. “He who sins laughing enters hell crying.” [Abu Nu'aym]


Respect for Parents

95. “Whoever pleases his parents has pleased God, and whoever angers them has angered God.” [Ibn an-Najjar]

96. A man came to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and asked, “Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?” The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Your mother.” The man said. “Who is next?” The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Your mother.” The man further said, “Who is next?” The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Your mother.” The man asked for the fourth time, “Who is next?” The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Your father.” [Al-Bukhari]



Respect for the Elderly

97. “Whoever fails to care for our youth, respect our aged, enjoin right, and denounce wrong is not counted among us.” [Ahmad]

98. “A young man never honors an old man due to age but that God send someone to honor him when he reaches that age.” [At-Tirmidhi]


Kindness to Neighbours

99. “A believer is not one who eats his fill while his next door neighbor goes hungry.” [Al-Bukhari]

100. “Gabriel continued to recommend me about treating the neighbors kindly and politely so much so that I thought he would order me to make them as my heirs.” [Al-Bukhari]

101. “Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day (of Judgment) should not harm his neighbor. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should entertain his guest generously. And anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or keep quiet.” [Al-Bukhari]


Respect for the Dead

102. “Recall the good qualities of your dead, and refrain from mentioning their shortcomings” [At-Tirmidhi]

Kindness to Servants

103. “Never strike your maids over broken dishes, for dishes, like people, have pre-determined life spans.” [Abu Nu'aym]

104. “Anytime you lighten the load of your servant, a reward is allotted to your scales on the Day of Judgment.” [Al-Bayhaqi]

Anger-Management

105. “God veils the faults of anyone who suppresses his anger.” [Ibn Abi ad-Dunya]

106. “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.” [At-Tirmidhi]


Hypocrisy

107. “The characteristics of a hypocrite are three, when he speaks, he lies; when he gives his word, he breaks it; and when he is given a trust, he is unfaithful.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Kindness to Animals

108. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was asked: “…Are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?” Muhammad (pbuh) replied, “There is a reward for kindness to every living being.” [Al-Bukhari]