Keeping away from the hadeeth of the Prophet ﷺ is the root of tribulation!
Tag: hadeeth
Pray before you are prayed upon
“I want to pray.” [This is] the wish of one of the elderly, [currently] in intensive care. [As per the old adage] “as you were raised, you shall grow old.”
The remembrance of Allaah
The remembrance of Allaah (dhikr) incorporates:
• the recitation of the Qur.aan
• reading the Prophetic ahaadeeth
• busying oneself with Islaamic knowledge
Protecting his photographic memory
Shaykh Ihsaan Ilaahee Zaheer رحمه الله informed me about our Shaykh, Muhammad al-Gondalwi رحمه الله that he would not read the newspapers or magazines – so as not to [inadvertantly] memorise them!
Created for hadeeth
In this world, Abu Daawood was created for [the knowledge of] hadeeth, and [as] for the Hereafter, [he was created] for Paradise [إن شاء الله].
Most authentic book
There is no book more authentic on the face of the earth, than the book of [al-Imaam] Muslim.
Before putting pen to paper
I did not put [pen to paper and record] any hadeeth in my book “Saheeh [al-Bukhaaree]” except that I washed before [doing so], and then prayed two rak’ahs.
The weapon of the believer
The chain of narration is the weapon of the believer, so if he does not have a weapon, with what will he then fight?
al-Jaami’ as-Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree
I was asleep [by the Ka’bah] between the [al-Hajr al-Aswad] corner and the Maqaam [Ibraaheem], and I saw the Prophet ﷺ, and he said to me
Alone, and in the study of hadeeth
‘Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak used to stay in his house a lot, and so it was said to him ‘Are you isolating yourself?’ He said: ‘How can I isolate myself when I am with the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions?!