PREFACE

All praises to the Sustainer of the worlds, and grace, honour and salutations on the Chief of Apostles and Seal of Prophets, Muhammad, his family, companions and those who followed him in an excellent fashion and invited mankind towards Allah, till the Day of Resurrection.

This is a reality which can be stated without any ambiguity and exaggeration, that in the Islamic world of today the most powerfull, useful and all-encompassing effort, is the struggle of the Tablighi Jamaat whose center is situated at the Tablighi Markaz Nizamuddin, Dehli (India) [1]. The scope of this effort and its impact is not restricted to the Indian subcontinent, or Asia, but extends to many continents and to a host of Islamic and Non-Islamic states.

The history of such campaigns and revolutionary or reformative movements shows that, after passage of a period of time, or when the scope of the effort enlarges greatly (specially when, by means of it, the attainment of certain advantages and leadership becomes apparent) then such weaknesses, unwanted objectives and neglect of the original goals set in, which reduce or even totally wipe out the true influence of the work.

However, the Tablighi effort (as far as the knowledge and observations of the writer go) has, to a large extent been saved from these tribulations up to now.

It is quite evident that the nature of this movement is based on giving others priority over oneself (despite one's dire needs), a passion for sacrifice, a quest for the pleasure of Allah, a desire for reaping rewards in the Hereafter, respect and honour of Islam and Muslims, humility and submissiveness to Allah, the proper fulfillment of religious obligations, with a desire for further advancement, a preoccupation with the remembrance of Allah, refraining as far as humanly possible from unprofitable and unnecessary preoccupations and undertaking protracted journeys, while enduring all sorts of hardships for the pleasure of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala have become a regular practice.

These special characteristics and distinctions of this work attributable to the sincerity of its first preacher (Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Rahimatullahu 'alaihi), his preoccupation with Allah, his prayers, struggle, sacrifice and above all, the acceptance of this work by Allah the Exalted. Beside this, it is also a consequence of those principles and preconditions which were declared essential by its first preacher from its very inception, and on which he always insisted and propagated. To think about the meanings and responsibilities inherent in the Kalimah, to acquire knowledge of the virtues of fulfilling all forms of obligatory worship, a consciousness of the virtues of knowledge and the remembrance of Allah along with a preoccupation with the remembrance of Allah, respect for Muslims with an appreciation and fulfillment of their rights, to correct the motives behind every action, so that it is done sincerely and solely for the pleasure of Allah, to refrain from all that is irrelevant, and an enthusiasm and consciousness of the virtues of travelling in the path of Allah. These are those elements and characteristics which have protected this movement from becoming a political, material organization, geared for obtaining material benefits, fame and authority, and it has remained a purely religious movement aimed at attaining the pleasure of Allah.

These principles and elements, which have been considered essential for this movement, have been derived from the Qura'n and Sunnah. They serve as its guardians to obtain the pleasure of Allah and protect Deen (religion) and their sources are the Qura'n and Prophetic practices and traditions.

There was thus a need that all the relevant Qura'nic verses and Ahadith (Prophetic practices and sayings) be compiled in a book. Praise be to Allah, that the second preacher of this movement of inviting towards righteousness, Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf (son of the first preacher, Sheikh Ilyas Rahimatullahu 'alaihi) who had a very profound and comprehensive knowledge of books of Ahadith, has collected all the relevant principles, rules and precautions from their original sources in the form of a book. He has been so comprehensive and extensive that this book is not merely a compilation of these principles rules and instructions, but perhaps an encyclopedia, in which without being selective or brief, all of these have been mentioned with their relative importance. It is perhaps the will of Providence that the writer's fortunate and worthy grandson Sheikh Sa'ad, (May Allah prolong his life and bless him with further works of this nature), has assumed the responsibility of publishing this book for general benefit. May Allah Ta'ala grant acceptance to this effort and service, and make it most beneficial. And this is not hard for Allah.

Note :
1. In this assertion and testimony, there is no negation of the importance of all those useful efforts and movements which cater to the reality and needs of the present times, and which also create the ability to counter the prevailing trials and tribulations. Here, the objective is only to acknowledge and highlight the effectiveness and vastness of the efforts being made from the Tablighi Da'wat and its Movement, in a positive manner.

Introduction

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: ... Indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) from amongst themselves (being human, people can easily benefit from his distinguished qualities), reciting unto them His verses (by means of these Qur'anic verses, inviting them and advising them) and purifying them (of sins and correcting their conduct) and teaches them the Book (Qur'an) and Al-Hikmah (his Sunnah), before which they were in manifest error. [Ale-'Imran 3:164]

In the context of the above verse, Sheikh Sayyad Sulaiman Nadavi Rahmatullahi 'alaihi writes (in the preface of a book about Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Rahmatullahi 'alaihi and his religious movement) that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was given the following Divine obligations of prophethood: Invite towards Allah by reciting the verses of the Qur'an, to purify /people's undesirable traits, and to teach them the Book and Wisdom (Sunnah).

It has been substantiated by the Qur'an and Ahadith-e-Sahiha (confirmed traditions) that the Ummah (followers) of the Last of the Prophets, Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, was Divinely deputed for the guidance of all peoples (nations) of the world. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: ...

(O Muslims) You are the best of the peoples, you have been sent towards mankind, to enjoin good and forbid evil. [Ale-'Imran 3:110]

This verse clearly implies that the Muslim Ummah is the deputy to the Prophet, in his ordained obligations of inviting towards righteousness, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. Hence, the obligations entrusted to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam - invitation through recitation of the Qur'an, purifying people of undesirable qualities, and teaching the Book and Wisdom - became the prime responsibilities of Muslim Ummah as well.

Therefore, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam taught his Ummah to spend their life and wealth in inviting towards Allah, learning and teaching Divine knowledge, Remembering and Worshipping Allah. The Sahabah gave preference to the above deeds over all worldly preoccupations. They were trained to practice these A'mal (actions) under all circumstances with complete dedication, patience, and forbearance withstanding all forms of difficulties and hardships. And they were taught to benefit others by sacrificing physically and materially.

In compliance with the command: ...

And strive hard in Allah's cause, as you ought to strive [Al-Hajj 22:78]

The Sahabah strove in the manner of prophets with piety, austerity, discipline, self-sacrifice, and giving preference to others. Thus, an environment was created in which emerged models of excellence, who became the elite of the Ummah. The era in which the deeds of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam were collectively practiced by the Ummah was declared to be the Khair-ul-Qurun, (the best of all the times, or the best period of the Ummah).

Then in successive periods, the religious elite of the Ummah spent their full effort and energy in fulfilling these Prophetic obligations. The luminance of these self-sacrificing efforts is still illuminating the world of Islam.

In these times, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala placed in the heart of Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Rahmatullahi 'alaihi a restlessness and anxiety over the erosion in Islam and a burning desire to correct this state of Ummah. In the view of the religious elite of his times he was unique in this respect. He used to remain restless and concerned for the revival of all what was revealed to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala in the whole world. He advocated, with resolute determination, that any effort for the revival of Deen can only be effective and acceptable when it's done in the manner of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam.

Therefore, such Da'i (one who invites towards Islam) need to be developed, whose desires should be consistent in knowledge, action, thought, perception, passion, compassion, and the manner of invitation to Islam - with the aspirations of prophets, particularly Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Not only should they posses a strong Iman and virtuous deeds, but their inner inspirations should be like those of prophets. They should cherish a fervent love of Allah and His fear, and a state of intimacy with Him.

In character and habits, they should adhere to the Sunnah of the Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Their love or hatred should be for the: sake of Allah. The motivating factor behind their inviting to Islam should be a deep compassion and mercy for Muslims, and kindness for all the creation of Allah. The oft-repeated Devine principle for prophets. "Our reward is solely with Allah," should be their hallmark. They should have no other objective except the pleasure of Allah.

They should have such a passionate desire for the revival of Deen in the world that it keeps driving them, away of their routines, in the path of Allah; while their lives and wealth becoming mere instruments in attaining this objective. There should be no notion of personal authority, status, wealth, property, honour and fame; not even a desire for personal rest and comfort. Whether sitting, standing, speaking, or walking; every act or move should be geared in this direction. To revive the ways of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in this effort and bring all facets of life according to the commandments of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and the Sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, and to equip those struggling in this path with the above, mentioned qualities the Six Points (of Tabligh) were prescribed. All the contemporary scholars and religious elite supported and commended these six qualities.

Sheikh Yusuf Rahmatullahi 'alaihi, son of Sheikh Ilyas Rahmatullahi 'alaihi, dedicated his whole life striving relentlessly with a directed zeal to promote the work in this direction and raise a group of workers equipped with these qualities. These qualities have been derived from reputable books of Ahadith, biography, and history, he compiled a three- volume book, Hayat-us-Sahabah (The Lives of the companions of the Prophet), which gives a representative glimpse of the life of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and his companions. By the grace of Allah, this book was published during his lifetime.

The Sheikh had compiled another book of hadlth, Muntakhab Ahadith, in respect of these six qualities (six points). However, prior to the final compilation of this book, he left for his heavenly abode. [Inna llilahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'oon]

Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf Rahmatullahi 'alaihi, spoke to numerous close friends and colleagues about this collection of ahadith He used to thank Allah, in gratitude and was well pieased with this collection. Allah alone knows what aspirations were in his heart and how he wanted to present the collection, to make it illuminating and effective. This is how it was destined by Allah.

By the grace of Allah, the Urdu rendering of Muntakhab Ahadith has already been presented (Jamadiul-Auwal 1421 or September 2000). Now this collection of ahadith with its English translation is being presented. In translating this book, it has been tried that the language remains simple and easy to grasp. For the clarification of the meanings of certain ahadith, some sentences have been added in brackets. Besides this, some explanatory notes have also been added.

Since, the Sheikh could not review the draft of the book, considerable effort had to be made to, correct the text of ahadith, and to make a critical analysis of the transmitters, and to classify the ahadith as Sahih, Hasan, or Dhaif (technical terms used in the classification of hadith) and an explanation of the difficult words of hadith. All the sources consulted have been referred to at the end of the book.

All precautions were taken in accomplishing this task and a group of scholars have substantially shared the burden. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bless all those associated with this venture with an excellent recompense. However, human error is always there. It is an earnest request to the scholars of Deen that they may kindly inform us of any amendments that may be needed. This collection was compiled by Sheikh Yusuf RahmatuHahi 'alaihi for a specific objective, the importance of which has been adequately explained by Sheikh Sayyad Abul Hasan AH Nadvi RahmatuHahi 'alaihi. It is, therefore, important to save this collection from any amendments or brevity.

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala appointed Prophets 'Alaihimus Salam to disseminate His word and knowledge for the eternal success of mankind. To benefit fully from these branches of sublime knowledge, it is essential that fervent belief be built according to the knowledge. While reading or listening to the words of Allah or Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, one should consider oneself completely ignorant. That is, belief in human experiences and research should be replaced by the belief in the unseen, and the heart should affirm every word, read or heard as the truth.

An etiquette of reciting or listening to the Qur'an is that one should imagine that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is addressing him, similarly when one sits to read or listen to hadith, one should think that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam is directly addressing him. While reading or listening, the effect of the words will be proportionate to the greatness and respect that one has for the addressee and how attentive one is.

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: . . .
When they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognised. [Al-Maidah 5:83]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says (at another place): . . .
(O Muhammad) announce the good news to my slaves. Those who listen to the Word and follow the best thereof (i.e. worship Allah alone and repent to Him and avoid Taghut etc), those are (the one) whom Allah has guided and those are the men of understanding. [Az-Zumar 39: 17-18]

It is reported in Bukhari

Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah decrees a matter in heaven, the angels strike their wings in fear and submission to His word. The decree of their Rabb sounds to them like (the chiming of) a chain on a smooth rock. When their hearts are relieved from fear, they ask one another what did your Rabb say? They reply that whatever He said is the Truth, and He is the Most High and the Greatest. (Bukhari)

In another narration from Bukhari

Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that whenever Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam would say something (important) he would repeat his words thrice, so that they are understood.

Therefore, it will be proper to read a hadith three times. One should be engaged in this knowledge with discipline; suppressing ones personal desires. Practice to read and hear attentively, lovingly and respectfully. Conversations in between should be avoided. An attempt should be made to sit with wudu, in the position of tashahhud, without reclining. The objective is that the Qur'an and words of hadith affect the heart. Such a fervent belief be built on the promises of Allah and His Prophet that it creates an earnest longing for Deen - the force which makes us perform every action according to the Sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, and to consult the scholars of Deen, for a systematic guidance in performing our deeds (actions) correctly.

I begin this book with an excerpt from the Preface of the book, Amaniyal Ahbar Sharh Ma' aniyal Athar by Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf Rahmatullahi 'alaih. This book is a commentary on Imam Tahawi Rahmatullahi 'alaih' s famous book of hadith Ma'anil Athar, on the life and sayings of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and his companions.

Quotation from the Preface of book Amaniyal Ahbar Sharh Ma'aniyal Athar - by Sheikh Mohammad Yusuf Rahmatullahi 'Alaihi

All praises be to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, Who created man, so He may lavishly spend (on man) His bounties that do not exhaust with passage of time, which are from such treasures that never deplete by spending and that are beyond human comprehension. In human beings, Allah has hidden such jewels of inherent capabilities that, if found and applied, will entitle him to benefit from the treasures of Ar-Rahman (the Most Beneficent). And by means of which he can attain such success as to dwell eternally in Paradise.

Allah's salutations be upon Muhammad Sallallahu alaihi wasallam, the Chief of all Prophets and Apostles, the one bestowed with the distinction of interceding for the sinful, and the one sent as a mercy and blessing to mankind. Allah had chosen him, before the creation of the Pen and the Preserved Tablet, to lead all Prophets and Apostles. And selected him for conveying His message to mankind. He was selected to describe His bounties and boundless treasures that were beyond human comprehension.

Allah endowed him with those branches of knowledge, relating to His Magnificent Self, which were never unfolded to mankind. Allah revealed to him such of His glorious and illustrious attributes, which none knew before; neither a close angel nor an Apostle. His (The Prophet's) chest was opened and he was empowered with the capability to comprehend all the hidden qualities placed in man -qualities by means of which man can achieve a proximity to Allah, and seek guidance in the affairs of this world and the Hereafter.

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala taught RasGlullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam the means of correcting the deeds of human beings, which are continually stemming from them with every passing moment. The correction of deeds forms the cornerstone of success in this world and the Hereafter, just as improper deeds result in deprivation and failure in both the worlds.

May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala be pleased with the Sahabah Radiyallahu anhum. They acquired the knowledge - knowledge, which is more numerous than the leaves of trees and the drops of rain that continually stemed from Nabi Sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Then they committed it to their memory, and preserved it in the most befitting manner. They accompanied the Prophet on journey and at home, and participated in all his pre-occupations: Da'wah (preaching), Jihad (striving in the cause), 'lbadah (worship), and social affairs. Then they learned to practice these deeds according to the Sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in his presence.

Blessed are the Sahabah, who acquired knowledge and its application directly from Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, without any intermediaries. Furthermore, they did not restrict these branches of knowledge to themselves; rather they conveyed this knowledge and wisdom, which was preserved in their hearts and the deeds that they performed, to others. Thus, illuminating the universe with Divine knowledge and spiritual prophetic deeds. As a result of their endeavours, the whole world became a cradle of learning and scholarship. Men became fountains of light and guidance; and their lives became firmly grounded on worship and Khilafat.

Kalaimah Tayyibah

Iman

The literal meaning of Iman is to believe in someone's words relying solely on his authority. In religious terms, it implies belief in the Unseen relying solely on the authority of the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.

Verses of Qur'an

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet:
And We sent no Messenger before you except that We revealed to him: There is none worthy of worship except Me, so worship Me. [Al-Anbiya 21:25]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
The believers are only those whose hearts tremble with fear whenever Allah is mentioned. And when His verses are recited to them, these increase their faith; and in their Rabb (Sustainer) they vest their trust. [Al-Anfal 8:2]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And so, as for those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him, He will cause them to enter into a Mercy from Him and (bestow on them) a Bounty; and He will guide them to Him along a straight path.[An-Nisa 4:175]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Indeed! We do help Our Messengers and those who believe in the life of this world and on the Day (of Resurrection) when the witnesses will stand up. [Al-Mu'min 40:51]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and do not mix their belief with Zulm (by wronging themselves, that is, by worshipping others besides Allah), for them (only) there is peaceful security and they are the rightly guided. [Al- An 'am 6:82 ]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And those who believe are intense in their love for Allah. [Al-Baqarah 2:165 ]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet:
Say! Verily, my Salat and my sacrifice (of animals) and my living and my dying are for Allah,Rabb (Sustainer) of the Worlds. [Al-An'am 6:162 ]

Ahadith

1. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Iman (faith) has more than seventy branches; the superiormost one is saying of La ilaha illallah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah); and the inferior most is the removal of an obstacle from the way; and Haya is a branch of Iman. (Muslim)

Note: The essence, of Haya is that it restrains a man from evil and prevents a man from neglecting the obligations that he owes to Others. (Riyad-us-Salihin)

2. Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who accepts from me the Kalimah, which I presented to my uncle (Abu Talib at the time of his death) and he rejected it, this will be a means for his salvation. (Musnad Ahmad)

3. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Renew your Iman! It was asked: O Rasulallah! How do we renew our Iman? He said: Say frequently La ilaha illallah. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Targhib)

4. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The best Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is La ilaha illallah, and the best Du'a (supplication) is Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah). (Tirmidhi)

Note: This Kalimah is the basis of the entire Deen. Without the belief in Kalimah, neither Iman (faith) nor Aa'mal (deeds) are acceptable. Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) is said to be the best Du'a because praising Allah, Who is the Most Generous, amounts to asking Him for His help or favours. (Mazahir Haque)

5. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whenever a slave (of Allah) says La ilaha illallah sincerely, the doors of the skies are opened (for it to ascend) until it reaches the 'Arsh (Throne of Allah, and is readily accepted) provided he abstains from major sins. (Tirmidhi)

Note: To say sincerely means that it is free from pretence and hypocrisy. Abstaining from major sins ensures its rapid acceptance, and even if it is recited without abstaining from the major sins, it is still beneficial and rewarding. (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih)

6. Ya'la ibn Shaddad Radiyallahu 'anhu says that my father Shaddad narrated to me in the presence of 'Ubadah ibn Samit Radiyallahu 'anhuma who verified the narration. He said: We were present with Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. He inquired: Is there any stranger amongst you, that is, the people of the Book? We said: No, O Rasulallah! He then asked us to shut the door and said: Raise your hands and say La ilaha illallah. So, we raised our hands for a while (and recited the Kalimah). Afterwards Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam lowered his hand and said: Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah). O Allah! Verily, You have sent me with this Kalimah and have ordered me to convey it and have promised me Paradise on it, and verily, You do not break Your Promise. He then said addressing the Sahabah: Indeed, rejoice for Allah has forgiven you! (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Bazzar, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

7. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whenever a slave of Allah said La ilaha illallah and died believing in it, he surely entered Paradise. I asked: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He replied: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen. I again asked: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He repeated: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen. I asked the third time: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He emphasized: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen, despite your disapproval O Abu Dhar! (Bukhari) .

Note: Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu was surprised that despite such major sins, how could a man enter Paradise while justice demanded that he should be subjected to punishment. Hence, Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said emphatically to remove his astonishment that despite the disapproval of Abu Dhar, the man will enter Paradise, implying that even though he may have done sins, but because of his Iman he will turn with repentance and get his sins forgiven; or Allah will out of His Infinite Mercy, forgive him and send him to Paradise without any punishment or after a punishment. In any case, He will eventually send him to Paradise. (Mu'ariful Hadith)

8. Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Islam will gradually fade as the design on cloth fades, until neither Siyam (fasting), nor Zakat (charity) nor Nusuk (religious devotion and sacrifice) will be known. In a certain night the Qur'an will be lifted from the hearts of men leaving not a single verse on the earth, and only a few groups of people will remain, of old men and old women, saying: We found our forefathers reciting the Kalimah La ilaha illallah, so we are reciting it silah ibn Zufr said to Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu: How will their saying of La ilaha illallah benefit them when they neither know Siyam, nor Zakat, nor Nusuk? Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu evaded him So he repeated his question thrice, each time Hudhaifah evaded him. Then, after the third time, he turned and faced him saying: O Silah! It will indeed save them from the Fire. (Mustadrak Hakim)

9. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who says La ilaha illallah, it shall benefit him (be a means for his salvation) though before that he may be afflicted by what (Punishment) is to befall him. (Bazzar, Tabarani, Targhib)

10. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Shall I not inform you of the advice of Nuh 'Alaihis Salam to his son? They said: Indeed do inform us. He said: Nuh 'Alaihis Salam advised his son saying: O my son! I advise you to act upon two things and forbid you from two. I advise you to say: La ilaha illallah; if it were placed in one pan of the scale, and the skies and the earth in the other pan, it would outweigh them. And if these (the skies and the earth) were to form an invincible circle, it (the Kalimah) would break through the circle and would reach Allah Ta'ala. And I advise you to say: Subhanallahil Azim Wabihamdihi (Glory be to the Most Exalted Allah, and Praise be to Him), as it is the worship of the entire creation, and by it, their sustenance is allotted; and I forbid you from two; Shirk (polytheism) and Kibr (arrogance) because these two evils keep one away from Allah Ta'ala. (Bazzar, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

11. Talha ibn 'Ubaidullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, I know a Kalimah which if recited by a dying man, will be a means of solace for his departing soul and will be a light for him on the Day oi Resurrection (this Kalimah is La ilaha illallah)- (Abu Ya'la, Majma-'uz- Zawaid)

12. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated (in a long narration) that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Each and everyone will be liberated from Fire, who had said La ilaha illallah, and in his heart, there was goodness '(Iman) equal to the weight of a grain of barley. After them everyone will be liberated from the Fire who_ had said: La ilaha illallah, and in his heart, there was goodness (Iman) equal to the weight of a grain of wheat. After that, everyone will be liberated from the Fire who had said: La ilaha illallah, and in his heart, there was goodness (Iman) equal to the weight of a particle of dust. (Bukhari)

13. Miqdad ibn Aswad Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: There shall not remain upon the earth a house made of mud or of camel's hair in any city, village or desert, except that Allah will make this Kalimah of Islam to enter into it, either with a big honour and love or with a submissive humiliation- either Allah will honour them by making them from among the people of the Kalimah, or disgrace them by making them live as subjects of the Muslims. (Musnad Ahmad)

14. Ibn-e-Shimasa Al Mahri Rahimahullah narrates that we were present with 'Amr ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma while he was in the throes of death. After weeping continously, he turned his face towards the wall. At this, his son consoled him saying: O my father! Has Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam not given you the glad tidings of such and such? Has Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam not given you the glad tidings of such and such? He then faced us and said: Verily the most excellent thing that we prepare (for ourselves) is the testimony of La ilaha illallahu wa anna Muhammad ur Rasulullah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His Messenger). Indeed I have passed my life through three stages. I had seen myself when there was no one more bitter in hatred towards Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam than myself, and no one more desiring to seize an opportunity to kill him than myself! And had I died in that state, I certainly would have been of the people of the Fire. Then, Allah placed Islam in my heart, I came to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: Give me your right hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you. He extended his right hand, but I withdrew my hand. At this, he asked: What is with you O 'Amr? I said: I want to make a condition. He said: Make a condition of what? I said: That I be forgiven! He said: Did you not know that (the acceptance of) Islam eradicates the sins committed before it and Hijrah (migration) eradicates the sins committed before it and that Hajj (pilgrimage) eradicates the sins committed before it.

And (thereafter) no one was more revered to me than Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. And I could not bear to fill my eyes (with the sight) of him out of reverence for him. And if I were asked to describe him, I would not be able to do so, as I never looked at him to my fill; and had I died in that state, I would have been hopefully amongst the people of Paradise. Afterwards, we were given responsibilities regarding which I know not how I have fared. (This was the third phase of my life) So when I die (see that) I am not accompanied by a wailing woman, or a fire. When you have buried me, mould the mud upon my grave (in the shape of) a mound, then remain standing around my grave for such time as it would take to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, so that I may feel solace from you, while I see what reply I give to the messengers (angels) of my Rabb. (Muslim)

15. 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: O son of Khattab! Go and announce amongst the people that indeed none shall enter Paradise except the Mu'minun (believers). (Muslim)

16. Abu Laila Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Woe to you O Abu Sufyan! Indeed I have come to you with (the success of) this world and the Hereafter, so accept Islam, and enter into safety. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

17. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: When the Day of Resurrection will take place, I will be allowed intercession, so I will say: O my Rabb! Send to Paradise whoever had in their hearts a mustard seed of Iman (Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will accept my intercession), so they will enter Paradise. Then, I will say: Send to Paradise whoever had in his heart the smallest particle (of Iman). (Bukhari)

18. Abu Sa'Td Al Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi narrated: When the people of Paradise will have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire will have entered the Fire, Allah Ta'ala will say: Take out from it whosoever had in his heart Iman equal to the weight of a mustard seed. Accordingly, they will be taken out from the Fire, blackened (by it). They will be cast into the River of Life from where they shall sprout afresh, as a seed sprouts on the bank of a torrential stream. Have you not seen how it comes out yellow and curved? (Bukhari)

19. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man asked Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: O Rasulallah! What is Iman? He replied: When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, then you are a Mu'min (believer). (Mustadrak Hakim)

20. 'Abbas ibn 'Abdul Muttalib Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He has indeed tasted the delightful flavour of Iman; who is pleased with Allah as Rabb, and with Islam as Deen (religion) and with Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam as (Allah's) Messenger. (Muslim)

Note: It means that whosoever worships Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and leads a life according to Islam with complete obedience to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam along with a profound love for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has indeed tasted the sweetness of Iman.

21. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Whosoever possesses the following three qualities will have tasted the sweetness of Iman: The one who loves Allah and His Rasul more than anything else; the one who loves a person only for the sake of Allah; and the one who hates to return to Kufr (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the Fire. (Bukhari)

22. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone, who loves for the sake of Allah alone and hates for the sake of Allah alone; gives for the sake of Allah alone and withholds for the sake of Allah alone, has indeed perfected his Iman. (Abu Dawood)

23. Ibne' Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked Abu Dhar: O Abu Dhar! Which hand-hold of Iman is most trustworthy? He replied: Allah 'Azza wa Jalil, and His Rasool know best. He said: Friendship for the sake of Allah alone, love for the sake of Allah alone and hatred for the sake of Allah alone. (Baihaqi)

Note: It means that from amongst the branches of Iman, the most lasting and invigorating is that, in one's dealings whether be it for making or breaking ties, for love or hatred, one looks solely to the pleasure of Allah and acts according to His Commandments, leaving aside all his personal desires.

24. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Good tidings to the one who has believed in me and seen me; and good tidings seven times over to the one who has believed in me and has not seen me. (Musnad Ahmad)

25. 'Abdur Rahman ibn Yazid Rahimahullah narrates that some people mentioned the Sahabah of Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and their Iman before 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhu. So, 'Abdullah said: Verily, the prophethood of Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was clear and obvious for anyone who had seen him. And I swear by the One, besides Whom there is no one worthy of worship, no believer has a faith better than the belief in the Unseen. He then recited (from Al-Baqarah 2:1) AlifLam Mim Dhalikal Kitabu la rayba fih...bil Ghaib 'This is the Book (the Qur'an), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun\ pious and righteous persons — who believe in the unseen!" (Mustadrak Hakim)

26. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I wish that I could meet my brothers. The Sahabah of Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Are we not your brothers? He replied: You are my companions, but my brothers are those who will believe in me without having seen me. (Musnad Ahmad)

27. Abu 'Abdur Rahman Al Juhani Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that we were sitting with Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, when two riders appeared. When he saw them, he said: These two men appear to be from the tribe of Kindah, Madhhij! When they reached him, it became evident that they were, in fact, from Madhhij. One of them came close to him to pledge allegiance. Upon taking the hand of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, he said: O Rasulallah! What will be the reward for the one who has seen you and believes in you and verifies (that which) you (have been sent with) and follows you? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Good tidings for him. So he passed his hand over the Prophet's hand and left, having made his pledge. Then the other came forward and took the Prophet's hand to pledge allegiance. He said: O Rasulallah! The one who believes in you, and verifies you and follows you although he had not seen you, what will he get? He replied: Good tidings to him, again good tidings to him, and again good tidings to him. So he passed his hand over the Prophet's hand and left, having made his pledge. (Musnad Ahmad)

28. Abu Musa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are three types of people, who will have a double reward: A man from among the people of the Book (Jew or Christian), who believed in his Prophet and (also) believed in Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; a slave when he fulfils the rights (duties) of Allah as well as the rights of his master; and a man who possessed a maid-servant and brought her up in an excellent manner and educated her with the best of knowledge and then set her free and married her, for him is a double reward. (Bukhari)

Note: The objective of this hadith is to explain that a double reward will be recorded in respect of each and every of their deeds, compared with those of others. For example, if anyone offers Salat,' he will receive a tenfold reward and when anyone of them from these three persons does the same action, his reward will be twenty-fold. (Mazahir Haque)

29. Awsat Rahimahullah narrated that Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu addressed us saying: A year ago Rasulullah Sailallahu 'alaihi wasallam stood at this very place where I am standing. And thereafter, Abu Bakr began to weep. Then Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu said: Ask Allah for Afiyah (well being) as no one has been given anything better than 'Afiyah after Yaqin (certainty in faith). (Musnad Ahmad)

30. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that indeed Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The beginning of the reformation of this Ummah was due to firm belief and abstaining from worldly pleasures and the beginning of the decline of this Ummah will be due to miserliness and long hopes. (Baihaqi)

31. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, if you put your faith completely in Allah, as it ought to be, then surely you will be provided sustenance as birds are provided for. They leave in the morning with their empty stomachs and return in the evening duly filled. (Tirmidhi)

32. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrated that he accompanied Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in an expedition towards Najd; and when Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was returning from this expedition, he was with him. At noon, they reached a valley, full of thorny trees. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the trees, seeking shade. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam rested under a tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for a while when Rasulullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam suddenly called us, and there was a Beduin disbeliever with him. He said: This (Beduin) drew my sword at me while I was asleep: So I woke up, while the naked sword was in his hand and he said to me: Who can save you from me? I said to him three times: Allah! Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam did not punish him and sat down. (Bukhari)

33. Salih ibn Mismar and Ja'far ibn Burqan Rahimahullah narrate that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked Harith ibn Malik: How are you, O Harith ibn Malik? He replied: A Mu'min, O Rasulallah! He asked: A true Mu'min! He replied: A true Mu'min. Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: For every truth, there is a reality. So what is the reality of your Iman? He replied: I have turned myself away from the world, and pass my nights awake (in worship) and pass my days in thirst (fasting). And as if I am seeing the l Arsh (Throne) of my Rabb when it shall be brought, and as if I am seeing the people of Paradise visiting one another therein, and as if I am hearing the howling of the people of the Fire! At that, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: (Harith is) A Mu'min whose heart has been enlightened. (Musannaf 'Abdur Razzaq)

34. Ma'iz Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam was asked which of the deeds are most virtuous? He said: Iman on Allah the One, then Jihad, and then an accepted Hajj. These surpass all other deeds (in excellence), as the distance between the rising of the sun and its setting in the west. (Musnad Ahmad)

35. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day the Sahabah of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mentioned about the (luxuries of the) world in his presence. So, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam (drawing the attention of the Sahabah to emphasize strongly the importance of the topic) said: Behold! Will you not listen? Behold! Will you not listen? Verily, a simple, humble hardy life emanates from Iman. Verily, a simple, humble hardy life emanates from Iman. Meaning thereby, a hardy life with simple clothes and giving up luxuries of life to such an extent that a person's skin becomes dry. (Abu Dawud)

Note: This does not mean that Iman is limited to a hardy life but Iman encompasses within itself numerous distinguished qualities.

36. 'Amr ibn 'Abasah Radiyallahu 'anhu asked: Which Iman is the best? Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Hijra (generally it means migration). And then asked: What is Hijra? Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: To forsake evil. (Masnad Ahmad)

37. Sufyan ibn ' Abdullah Aththaqafi Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that I asked: O Rasulallah! Tell me something most important about Islam, so that I will have no further need to ask about this from anyone after you. He said: Say, I believe in Allah, and be steadfast therein. (Muslim)

Note: First, to believe in Allah and in all of His attributes, then comply with His Commandments and those of His Messenger. This Iman and compliance thereof ought not to be transitional but should be held Steadfastly to. (Mazahir Haque)

38. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn 'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the Iman in your hearts becomes worn just as clothes become worn out and tattered. So, keep on asking Allah to renew the Iman in your hearts. (Mustadrak Hakim)

39. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, Allah has forgiven my Ummah the evil promptings or desires of their hearts, as long as they do not act upon them or speak of them. (Bukhari)

40. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that some of the Sahabah Radiyallahu 'annum came to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and asked him: We find that, in our hearts, arise such thoughts that we would be ashamed to talk of them. He said: Well, do you indeed feel like that? We said: Yes. He replied: That is pure Iman. (Muslim)

Note: This means that when these thoughts instigate you; and far from believing in them, you do not even want to utter them. Then indeed this is the sign of perfect Iman. (Nawawi)

41. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Testify frequently La ilaha illallah (None is worthy of worship except Allah) before a barrier (death or illness) comes between you and it. (Musnad Abu Ya'la, Targhib)

42. 'Uthman ibn 'Affan Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who died knowing (and believing) that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, will enter Paradise. (Muslim)

43. 'Uthman ibn 'Affan Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who died knowing that Allah is True and He exists, will enter Paradise. (Musnad Abu Ya'la)

44. 'Ali Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said in a Hadith Qudsi that Allah Ta'ala says: Indeed I am Allah, there is none worthy of worship except Me; he who acknowledges My Oneness enters My fortress, and he who enters My fortress is safe from My Punishment. (Shirazi, Jami-'us-Saghir)

45. Makhul Rahimahullah narrated that a very old man, with eyebrows drooping over his eyes, came and said: O Rasulallah A man who had betrayed, fornicated, and not left any wish or a slightest desire (whether permitted or forbidden) but fulfilled it; if his sins were distributed amongst the entire population of the world, they would be destroyed thereby. Can his turning with repentance be accepted? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: Have you embraced Islam? He replied: As for me, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, Alone, without partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Then, indeed Allah will keep forgiving you and replacing your evil deeds with righteous ones as long as you are faithful to the words of this Kalimah. At this, the old man exclaimed: O Rasulallah! And my betrayals and my fornication? Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: And your betrayals and your fornication. The old man then turned and left saying (out of sheer joy): Allahu Akbar, La illha illallah. (Tafsir ibn Kathir)

46. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn 'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Indeed Allah will summon a man from my Ummah in the presence of the entire creation on the Day of Resurrection and ninety-nine scrolls (of evil deeds) will be unrolled in front of him, while each scroll (length) being as far as the eye can see. He (Allah) will ask: Do you deny anything (written) here? Have My scribes done any injustice to you? He will say: No, my Rabb. Allah will say: Have you got any excuse for it? He will reply: No, my Rabb. Allah will say: We have with us a good deed of yours, and verily, today no injustice will be done to you. Then a piece of paper will be brought forth written therein will be these words:

I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Then Allah will say: Go and have it weighed. He will say: O my Rabb, what is (the weight of) this paper as compared to all of these scrolls? Allah will say: Indeed there will be no injustice to you. The scrolls will then be placed in one pan (of the scale) and the piece of paper in the other pan. Thereupon, compared to the weight of the piece of paper, the pan of scrolls will begin to fly. And nothing can outweigh the name of Allah. (Tirmidhi)

47. Abu 'Amrah Al Ansari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that I am His Messenger. Any slave (of Allah) who meets Allah with this belief, this Kalimah will keep him away from Fire on the Day of Resurrection. In another narration: Anyone who meets Allah on the day of Judgement testifying these two, (Oneness of Allah and Prophethood of Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) shall enter Paradise, despite all his sins. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

Note: Commentators in the light of this and similar ahadTth state that such a person will enter into Paradise either his sins being forgiven by the Mercy of Allah or after he has withstood punishment. (Mu'ariful Hadlth)

48. 'Itban ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that I am His Messenger can never enter Hell or be burnt by its fire. (Muslim)

49. Abu Qatadah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates from his father that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and his tongue frequently recites it while his heart is contented with it, the Fire shall not burn (Baihaqi)

50. Mu'adh ibn Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who dies, bearing witness with the certainty of his heart that there is none worthy of worship but Allah and that I am His Messenger, will be forgiven by Allah. (Musnad Ahmad)

51. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said, while Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu was riding behind him on the same camel's saddle: O Mu'adh ibn Jabal! Mu'adh replied: Here I am at your service, may you be blessed, O Rasulallah! He again said: O Mu'adh! He again replied: Here I am at your service, may you be blessed, O Rasulallah! May you be blessed, this happened thrice, then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger truthfully from his heart, then Allah will forbid him from the Fire. Mu'adh said: O Rasulallah! Should I not inform people that they may rejoice? He replied: Consequently, they will depend on this alone (and give up their good deeds). However, Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated this hadith, at the time of his death, for fear of the sin (of concealing knowledge). (Bukhari)

Note: Commentators give two explanations to the Ahadlth in which Hell (Fire) is forbidden, only on bearing witness of La ildha illallahu Muhammad-ur -Rasulullah "There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah". One is deliverance from eternal Punishment of Hell, i.e. they would not be in Hell forever like unbelievers or polytheists, though they would be in Hell for such time until Punishment for their sins is over. The second meaning is that bearing testimony to La ildha illallahu Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah encompasses the whole of Islam. One who testifies to this truly and thoughtfully will indeed mould his life according to the tenets of Islam. (Mazahir Haque)

52. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He will be the most blessed by my intercession on the Day of Resurrection who says La ilaaha illallaah with all the sincerity of his heart. (Bukhari)

53. Rifa'ah AI JuhanT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I testify before Allah that any slave of Allah who dies, bearing witness truthfully from his heart that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah, and maintains righteous deeds, will certainly enter Paradise. (Musnad Ahmad)

54. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu said: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily I know a Kalimah, which no slave of Allah says truthfully from his heart, and then dies in that state, except that Allah will surely forbid him from the Fire; that Kalimah is La ilaha illallah. (Mustadrak Hakim)

55. Iyyad Al Ansari Radiyallahu 'anhu ascribes to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam that he said: Verily La ilaha illallah is a Kalimah regarded precious by Allah. It has with Allah a high status. And it is a Kalimah that he who says it truthfully, Allah will send him to Paradise, and he who says it insincerely, it will save his blood (life) and protect his wealth (in this world) but when he will meet Allah on the Day of Judgement, He will take him into account. (Bazzar, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

Note: The Kalimah becomes a source of protection for one's life and property even if it is said insincerely. This is because he is apparently a Muslim and as such he will neither be killed nor his property confiscated as is done with a fighting unbeliever.

56. Abu Bakr SiddTq Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who bears witness to La ilaha illallah- there is none worthy of worship except Allah, with his heart verifying his tongue, shall enter Paradise from any of its doors he wishes. (Abu Ya'la)

57. Abu Musa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Take good news, and give good news to others, that he, who bears witness to La ilaha illallahu- there is none worthy of worship except Allah and is truthful in his testimony thereof, will enter Paradise. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

58. Abu Darda Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He will enter Paradise who sincerely bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. (Majma-'ul-Bahrain)

59. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When I entered Paradise, I saw on both of its sides three lines written in gold. The first line read: La ilaha illallahu Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). The second line read: What we had sent forth, we found (the reward) thereof, and what we had consumed, we benefitted from it, and what we had left behind, was a loss. And the third line read: Sinful Ummah and Ever Forgiving Rabb. (Jami-'us-Saghir)

60. 'Itban ibn Malik Al Ansari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Not shall a slave (of Allah) appear on the Day of Resurrection having said La ilaha illallah seeking only the pleasure of Allah, except that Allah will forbid the Fire upon him. (Bukhari)

61. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who departs from the world with, sincere belief in Allah alone Who has no partners, and having established Salat and paid Zakat, departs in such a state that Allah is pleased with him. (Mustadrak Hakim)

Note: Sincere belief means that he was obedient from the core of his heart.

62. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, he is successful who has sincerely dedicated his heart to Iman and purified his heart (from polytheism and hypocrisy) and kept his tongue truthful, and made his Nafs, the innerself, satisfied (by the rememberence of Allah), and kept his manners upright, and lent his ears to listening attentively (to the truth) and his eyes observing (with the light of Iman). (Musnad Ahmad)

63. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhuma said: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who meets Allah, not ascribing any partner to Him, enters Paradise. And he, who meets Allah ascribing a partner to Him, enters the Fire. (Muslim)

64. 'Ubadah ibn Samit Radiyallahu 'anhu said: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who died not ascribing any partner to Allah, Allah indeed forbids the Fire upon him. ('Amalul Yaumi wal Lailah by Nasai)

65. Nawwas ibn Sam'an Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, indeed, forgiveness becomes incumbent for him. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

66. Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked: O Mu'adh! Did you hear a sound last night? I replied: No. Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said: Verily, an angel came to me from my Rabb, and gave me the good tidings that whoever from my Ummah dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, will enter Paradise. I said: O Rasulallah! Should I not go out to the people and give them these good tidings? Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Leave them on their own, so that they may compete in righteousness. (Tabarani)

67. Mu'adh ibn Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: O Mu'adh! Do you know what is Allah's right upon His slaves and what are the slave's rights upon Allah? I replied: Allah and His Rasul know best. He said: Indeed, Allah's right upon His slaves is that they worship Him, and do not ascribe any partners to Him. And the slave's rights upon Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is that He will not punish anyone who does not ascribe any partner to Him. (Muslim)

68. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He, who meets Allah not ascribing any partner to Him, and not having killed anyone, will meet Allah with the least burden on his back. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

69. JarTr Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, and has not shed blood unjustly, will be sent to Paradise, from any of its doors he desires. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

Beleief In the Unseen

Believing in Allah Ta'ala and in the Unseen Truths, and believing in all that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has presented as a certainty, and rejecting material experiences, human perceptions and mortal pleasures, if they are contrary to what has been revealed to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Belief in Allah Ta'ala and His Attributes, His Messenger, and in Predestination.

Verses Of Quran

(When the Jews and Christians said as our Qiblah and that of the Muslims is the same, how can we be punished? Answering these thoughts) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said:
It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East or towards the West but the righteousness is this that they believe in Allah and the Last Day,and in the angels, and the Books, and the Prophets; and given their wealth, for love of Him to relatives, the orphans, the needy and the traveller and to those who ask, and to set slaves free and establish Salat and give Zakat. And those who fulfill their oaths (treaty) when they make one, and those who are patient in extreme poverty and illness, and at the time of stress during battle. Such are the truthful and such are the pious. [Al-Baqarah 2:177 ]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
O mankind! Remember Allah's favours to you! Is there any Creator other than Allah Who provides for you sustenance from the sky and the earth? None is worthy of worship but He. How then are you turning away (from Him). [Fatir 35:3]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a child when He has no wife, and He created all things and is the Knower of all things? [Al-An'am 6:101]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Have you seen the semen that you emit (in the womb of the women)? Do you create it (transform this semen into a perfect human being), or are We the Creator? [Al-Waqi 'ah 56:58-59]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Have you seen that which you cultivate (sow into the ground)? Is it you who cause it to grow, or are We the Grower? [Al-Waqi 'ah 56:63-64]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Have you observed the water which you drink? Is it you who cause it to come down from the rain-clouds, or are We the Causer? If We willed We could turn it bitter. Why then do you not give thanks? Have you observed the fire that you kindle? Is it you who have grown the tree that serves as its fuel, or were We the Grower? [Al-Waqi 'ah 56:68-72]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Indeed, Allah is the One Who splits the seed and the pit (of fruits etc. for sprouting). He brings forth the living from the dead, and the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are you turning away?He is the Cleaver of the daybreak; and He has appointed the night for resting in tranquility, and the sun and the moon for calculating (time). That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.
And He is the One Who has set for you the stars that you may be guided by them, in your course in the darkness of the land and the sea. We have explained Our revelations for people who have knowledge.
And He is the One Who has produced you from a single soul, and has given you a place of residing (on the earth) and then an abode (in your graves). We have explained Our revelations for people who have understanding.
And He is the One Who sends down water from the sky, with which We bring forth vegetation of every kind and from them We bring forth green blades, from which We bring forth the thick- clustered grain; and from the date- palm, from the pollen of which spring lush bunches bending with their weight; and gardens of grapes, and olive, and pomegranate, alike (featured) and unlike. Look at their fruits when they bear fruit and ripen. Indeed, herein verily are signs for those who believe.[ Al-An'am 6:95-99]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
So praise be to Allah, Sustainer of the heavens, and Sustainer of the earth, the Sustainer of the worlds. And to Him (Alone) belongs Majesty in the heavens and the earth. And He is the Mighty, the Wise. [Al-Jathiyah 45:36-37]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet:
Say! O Allah! Possessor of Sovereignty! You give Sovereignty to whom You will, and You withdraw Sovereignty from whom You will. You exalt whom You will, and You abase whom You will. In Your Hand is (all) the good. Indeed, You are able to do all things. You cause the night to pass into the day and You cause the day to pass into night, and You bring forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living, and You give sustenance to whom You choose without limit. [Ale 'Imran 3:26-27]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And with Him (Allah) are the keys of the unseen (of which) none but He knows. And He knows what is in the land and in the sea. And there is not a leaf that falls but that He knows about it, and not a grain (seed) in the darkness of the earth, nor a thing alive (organic), or dry (inorganic) but that (it is noted) in a clear record.
And He is the One Who takes your souls by night (when your are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day. And He brings you back to life each day that a term appointed (your life period) be fulfilled. And afterward unto Him is your return. Then He will proclaim unto you what you used to do.[Al-An'am 6:59-60]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet:
Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feeds and is never fed? [Al-An'am 6:14]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And nothing exists, except that We have treasures of it. And We do not send it down except in an appointed measure. [Al-Hijr 15:21]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Do these hypocrites seek honour, and power at the hands of disbelievers? Verily, then to Allah belongs all honour and power. [An-Nisa 4:139]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And so many a moving (living) creature carry not their own provision. Allah provides for them and for you. He is the Hearer, the Knower. Al-'Ankabut [29:60]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet:
Say (to mankind): what do you think, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight and sealed your hearts, Who is there other than Allah Who could restore it for you? See how We display Our revelations to them? Yet still they turn away.[Al-An'am 6:46]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
Say (to mankind): Have you considered, if Allah made the night unending for you till the Day of Resurrection, is there anyone apart from Allah who could bring you the light? Will you then not hear?
Say (to mankind): Have you considered, if Allah made the day unending for you till the Day of Resurrection, is there anyone apart from Allah who could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you then not see? [Al-Qasas 28:71-72]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And of His signs are the ships, like (floating) mountains in the sea; If He wills, He calms the wind so that they keep still upon its surface. Indeed, herein are signs for every patient and grateful (heart). Or (if He wills), He causes them to perish, on account of that which they have earned and He forgives much. [Ash-ShQra 42:32-34]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And indeed We had given Dawud grace from Us (by saying): O hills Glorify Allah with him! And (O) birds you also. And We made the iron soft for him. [Saba 34:10]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
(Because of the mischief of Qarun) We made him sink into the earth with his dwelling. Then he had no group and party to help him other than Allah, nor was he of those who could save himself. [Al-Qasas 28:81]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Then We revealed to Musa (saying)! Strike the sea with your staff. And (as he did this) it parted, (causing many through ways) and each part was like a huge mountain. [Ash-Shu'ara' 26:63]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And Our ordaining (a thing and its coming into being) is but one act like the twinkling of an eye [Al-Qamar 54:50]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Indeed He (Allah) is the One Alone Who creates and He is the One Alone Whose Orders prevail. [Al-A'raf7:54]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
(Every messenger gave the same message to his people; worship Allah) You have none worthy of worship but Him. [Al-A'raf 7:59]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And if all the trees on the earth were pens, and the seas, with seven more seas to help it (were made ink), even then the words of Allah (describing His wonders, grandeur and majesty) would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Mighty, Wise. [Luqman 31:27]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet:
Say! Nothing befalls us save that which Allah has decreed for us. He is our Protector, Lord and Helper; (so there is some good in whatever befalls us), and in Allah let the believers put their trust. [At-Tawbah9:51]

Allah SubhanahQ wa Ta'ala says:
If Allah inflicts you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but Him; and if He desires good for you, there is none who can repel His Bounty. He causes it to reach whomsoever He wills of His bondsmen; He is Forgiving, the Merciful.[Yunus 10:107]

Ahadith

70. Ibne-' Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Jibrail 'Alaihis Salam asked Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: Tell me what is Iman? Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Iman is that you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and in the angels, and the Books, and in the Prophets, and that you believe in death, and life after death, and that you believe in Paradise and Hell, and the Accountability, and the Scale (of deeds), and that you believe in all (aspects of) destiny, its good and its bad. Jibrail 'Alaihissalam said: Then if I do that, have I believed? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: If you do that, you have believed. (Musnad Ahmad)

71. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Iman is that you believe in Allah, and His angels, and meeting Him (in the Hereafter), and His Messengers, and that you believe in the Resurrection. (Bukhari)

72. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who dies believing in Allah, and the Last Day, it will be said to him: Enter from any of the eight doors of Paradise that you wish. (Musnad Ahmad)

73. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily in the heart of man, a thought is stirred by Shaitan, and a thought is stirred by an angel. As for the thought stirred by Shaitan, it instigates towards the doing of evil, and falsifying the Truth. And as for the thought stirred by the angel, it urges towards the good, and confirmation of the Truth. So he, who finds in his heart the thought of doing good and affirming the Truth, should know that it is (guidance) from Allah and should praise (and thank) Allah, and he who finds in his heart the other thought (from Shaitan) should seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, the accursed; and then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam recited this verse from the Qur'an, "Shaitan makes you fear poverty and bids you to commit evil deeds" (Surah Baqarah 2:268) (Tirmidhi)

74. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Revere Allah (hold Allah in the highest regard, the Exalted, Majestic and Glorious), He will forgive you. (Musnad Ahmad)

75. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu, narrates from Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in one of Hadith Qudsi that Allah Tabkraka wa Ta'ala has said: O My slaves! I have indeed made oppression unlawful upon Myself and have made it unlawful for you, so do not oppress one another. O My slaves! All of you are astray, except whom I have guided, so seek guidance from Me, I will guide you. O My slaves! All of you are hungry except whom I have fed, so seek food from Me, I will feed you. O My slaves! All of you are naked, except whom I have clothed, so seek clothing from Me, I will clothe you. O My slaves! Verily you commit errors day and night, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness from Me, I will forgive you. O My slaves! You will not be able to harm Me, and succeed in such a purpose; and neither will you be able to benefit Me and succeed in such a purpose. O My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn, were as pious as the one with the most pious heart amongst you, that would not cause any increase in My Kingdom. O My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn were as wicked as the one with the most wicked heart amongst you, that would not cause any decrease in My Kingdom. O My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn were to stand in one plain and ask of Me, and I were to give every one what he asked, that would not decrease of what I possess even to the extent of the water which a needle when dipped into the sea can take out from it. O My slaves! They are only your deeds which I put to your account and then pay you in full for them, so he who finds (therein) good, should praise Allah, and he who finds otherwise should undoubtedly blame no one but himself, alone. (Muslim)

76. Abu Musa Al Ash 'an narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam stood amongst us and made five statements: 1. Verily Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala does not sleep, nor He seeks to sleep. 2. He lowers the scale (of sustenance) and raises it. 3. The deeds of the night are lifted up to Him before the deeds of the day. 4. And the deeds of the day before the deeds of the night. 5. His veil is Light (between Him and His creation). If He were to raise it, the sublime splendour of His Face would set ablaze all His creation where His glance reaches. (Muslim)

Note: The verses and ahadith in which the faces, eyes, hands or other physical traits of Allah are mentioned, are allegorical. Their meaning is beyond human comprehension.

77. Ibne- 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily Allah Ta'ala has created Israfil 'Alaihis Salam. From the day he was created he has been keeping both his feet in line, not raising his eyes. There are seventy (veils of light) between him and the Sustainer, Blessed and Exalted. If he were to come near any of those (veils of light), he would be set ablaze. (Masabih-hus-Sunnah)

78. Zurarah ibn Awfa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asked Jibrail 'Alaihis Salam: Have you seen your Rabb (Sustainer)? Jibrail 'Alaihis Salam trembled and replied: O Muhammad! Indeed between me and Him are seventy veils of light, if I were to come close to any of them, I would be burnt. (Masabih-hus-Sunnah)

79. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported from Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a Hadlth Qudsi that Allah 'Azza wa Jalil said: Spend, (O man), I shall spend on you. And then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Hand (treasures) of Allah is full and spending day and night continuously does not effect its fullness. And he said: Do you see, what He spent since He created the sky and the earth? And His 'Arsh (Throne) was over the waters. Indeed this has not decreased that which is in His Hand? In His Hand is the Scale (of justice), whereby- he raises and lowers (people). (Bukhari)

80. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi narrated: Allah shall seize the earth on the Day of Resurrection, and fold the sky. in His right hand, then He will say: I am the King. Where are the kings of the earth? (Bukhari)

Note: The attribute of seizing the earth, folding the sky, the Hand of Allah, and the like are all Truth, the reality of which is beyond our grasp as it does not have any resemblance with the attributes of creation. Allah has no resemblence to His creation; neither in His Entity, nor in His Attributes, but in words alone. Allah and His Attributes are far above the comprehension of any of His creation.

81. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily I see what you do not see, and I hear what you do not hear. The sky creaks (with the Greatness and Magnificence of Allah), and it is its right to creak! There is not, therein, the space of four fingers, but that an angel is lowering its forehead in prostration to Allah. By Allah! If you knew what I know, you would have laughed little and wept much, and you would not have taken pleasure from your wives in beds, and you would have gone out to the tops of the lofty heights, supplicating fervently to Allah. Indeed, I wish that I were (but) a plant to be plucked (from the earth)! (Tirmidhi)

82. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily there are ninety-nine names of Allah; one hundred less one, he who memorizes them enters Paradise. He is Allah besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, He is:

Ar-Rahman - The Compassionate

Ar-Rahim - The Most Merciful

Al-Malik - The King

Al-Quddus - The Most Holy

As-Salam - The Granter of peace and Free of all Blemishes

Al-Mu 'min - The Granter of safety and security

Al-Muhaimin - The Guardian of all things

Al-Aziz - The Mighty

Al-Jabbar - The Overpowering

Al-Mutakabbir - The Greatest in Majesty

Al-Khaliq - The Creator

Al-Bari - The One Who brings creation into being

Al-Musawwir - The One Who designs and gives shape to the creation

Al-Ghaffar - The Continually Forgiving

Al-Qahhar - The Most Dominant

Al-Wahhab - The Most Generous Bestower

Ar-Razzaq - The Provider

Al-Fattah - The Opener to the way to victory And mercy

Al-'Alim - The All Knowing

Al-Qabid - The Withholder of sustenance and life

Al-Basit - The Plentiful Giver

Al-Khafid - The Abaser

Al-Rafi' - The Exalter

Al-Mu'iz - The Giver of honour and dignity

Al-Mudhil - The Giver of disgrace

As-Sami' - The All Hearing

Al-Basir - The All Seeing

Al-Hakam - The Indisputable Judge

Al-'Adl - The Just

Al-Latif - The Most Gracious

Al-Khabir - The All Aware

Al- Halim - The Clement

Al-'Azim - The Incomparably Great

Al-Ghaffir - The All Forgiving

Ash-Shakur - The Grateful Rewarder and Recompenser

Al- 'Aliyyu - The Most High

Al-Kabir - The Most Great

Al-Hafiz - The Protector

Al-Muqit - The Sustainer and Controller of all Things

Al-Hasib - The Reckoner

Al-Jalil - The Majestic

Al-Karim - The Generous and Benevolent

Ar-Raqib - The Watcher of all things

Al-Mujib - The Answerer and Responder

Al-Wasi' - The Vast in His Knowledge and Goodness

Al-Hakim - The Most Wise

Al-Wadud - The Most Loving

Al-Majid - The Glorious and Exalted

Al-Ba'ith - The Resurrector of the dead

Ash-Shahid - The Witness

Al-Haq - The Absolute True in His Being and Attributes

Al-Wakil - The Trustee

Al-Qawi - The Most Powerful

Al-Matin - The Most Firm

Al-Wali - The Loving Patron and Supporter

Al- Hamid - The Praiseworthy

Al-Muhsi - The All-Knowing

Al-Mubdiu - The Originator of Creation

Al-Mu'id - The Recreatbr of Creation

Al-Muhyi - The Giver of Life

Al-Mumit - The Giver of Death

Al- Hayy - The ever Living

Al-Qayyum - The Eternal Sustainer

Al-Wajid - The Self-Sufficient

Al-Majid - The Grand

Al-Wahid - The One

Al-Ahad - The Single

As-Samad - The One Who Depends on none and all others depend on Him

Al-Qadir - The Most Powerfully Able

Al-Muqtadir - The Prevailing

Al-Muqaddim - The Advancer

Al-Muakhkhir - The Delayer

Al-Awwal - The First

Al-'Akhir - The Last

Az-Zahir - The Manifest

Al-Batin - The Hidden

Al-Wali - The Governor

Al-Muta'ali - The Sublime

Al-Barr - The Amply Beneficent

At-Tawwab - The Acceptor of Repentance

Al-Muntaqim - The Avenger

Al-'Afwu - The Pardoner

Ar-Rauf- The Benevolent, Sympathetic

Malik ul Mulk - The Ruler of the Kingdom

Dhul Jaliili wal - The Sustainer of Majesty and

Ikram - Splendour

Al-Muqsit - The Most Equitable

Al-Jami' - The Gatherer

Al-Ghani - The Self-Sufficient, Independent

Al-Mughni - The Granter of Wealth and Sufficiency

Al-Mani'u - The Depriver

Ad-Darru - The Afflicter of Harm

An-Nafi' - The Granter of Benefits

An-Nur - The Light

Al-Hadi - The Guide

Al-Badi - The First Causer and Creator

Al-Baqi - The Enduring

Al-Warith - The Inheritor

Ar-Rashid - The Perfect Director

As-Sabur - The Most Forbearing

Note : Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has many names as mentioned in the Qur'an and Ahadith. Of them, ninety nine are in this hadith. (Mazahir-e- Haque)

83. Ubayy ibn K'ab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that once the Mushrikin (polytheists) said to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: O Muhammad! What is the lineage of your Rabb? Thereupon Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, sent down (Surah Echlas): "Say (O Muhammad)! He is Allah, The One. Allah, the Self-Sufficient upon Whom all depend. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is none comparable to Him". (Musnad Ahmad)

84. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrated in a Hadith Qudsi that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said: The son of Adam belies Me and it was not right for him to do so. And he has abused Me, although it was not right for him to do so. He accuses Me of lying by saying that I shall never resurrect him, as I had originally created him; and he abuses Me by saying that Allah has taken a son, while I am the Self- Sufficient upon Whom all depend, neither have I been born, nor has anyone been born (to Me), and none can be compared to Me. (Bukhari)

85. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: People will not cease to ask amongst themselves (about Allah), until (they cross all bounds) and say: Allah created creation, but who (then) created Allah? When they say such a thing, say to them:
Allah is One, Allah is the Self-Sufficient upon Whom all depend, He did not give birth, nor was He given birth to, and there is none like (comparable to) Him. Then spit lightly on your left side three times and seek refuge (in Allah) from Shaitan the accursed. (Abu Dawud, Mishkat-uI-Masabih)

86. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi narrates that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has said: The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time (era), whereas I am Time (era). Authority of all affairs is in My Hand and I alternate the night and the day. (Bukhari)

87. Abu Musa Al Ash'ari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No one is more patient over injurious words which he hears than Allah! Men (the Mushrikin) attribute a son to Him, yet He keeps them in a state of well being and provides for them! (Bukhari)

88. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi said: When Allah had created the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him above the Throne: Indeed My Mercy prevails over My Anger. (Muslim)

89. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily if the believer were to know what punishments Allah has (for the transgressors), none would have any hope left for His Paradise, and if the disbeliever were to know of the Mercy of Allah, none would have despaired of His Paradise. (Muslim)

90. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily Allah has one hundred Mercies. He has sent down from these one Mercy among the jinn, men, animals, and creeping insects. By it, they (all) show kindness to one another, and by it, they show mercy to one another, and by it, a beast shows kindness to its young; and Allah has withheld ninety-nine Mercies which He will grant to His slaves on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim)

And in another version of Muslim: When it will be the Day of Resurrection, He will complete them with this Mercy (and that is, He will bestow upon His slaves the complete one hundred Mercies). (Muslim)

91. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that some prisoners (of war) were brought before Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, and a woman from amongst the prisoners was searching (for her child). Upon finding the infant among the prisoners, she took him, placed him with her body and began nursing him. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to us: Do you think this woman can cast her son into the fire? We replied: No, by Allah, so long as she is in a position not to cast him. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah is more Merciful to His slaves than this woman is to her son! '(Muslim)

92. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam stood up for Salat, and we, too, stood up with him. A villager, while he was engaged in Salat, supplicated loudly: O Allah! Bestow Mercy on me and Muhammad and do not bestow Mercy on anyone besides us! When Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam (completed Salat and) offered Salam, he said to the villager: Undoubtedly you have confined a very vast thing, meaning Allan's Mercy. (Bukhari)

93. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: By the One in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, anyone from mankind, Jew or Christian, who hears of me and then dies without believing in that with which I have been sent, will certainly be among those who go to Hell. (Muslim)

94. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that some angels came to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam while he was sleeping. Some of them said: Verily he is sleeping. And others said: Verily, his eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake. Then they said: Undoubtedly, there is an example for this companion of yours. One of them said: Then set forth an example for him. Some of them said: He is sleeping. The others said: His eyes are sleeping, but his heart is awake. Then they said: His example is that of a man who has built a house and offered therein a feast and sent an invitor. So, whoever accepted the invitation, entered the house, and ate of the feast. And whoever did not accept the invitation did not enter the house, nor did he eat of the feast. Then the angels said: Interpret this (example) to him so that he may understand it. Some of them said: He is sleeping, the others said: Verily, his eyes are sleeping, but his heart is awake! Then they said: The house stands for Paradise, the invitor is Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam; whoever obeys Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, obeys Allah and whoever disobeys Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, disobeys Allah. And Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam has distinguished the people (that is, through his message the good is distinguished from bad and the believers from the unbelievers). (Bukhari)

Note: The sleeping of the prophets 'Alaihimus Salam is different from that of common people. A man during sleep becomes unaware of his surroundings and happenings; whereas this is not the case with prophets. Their sleep relates only to their eyes, whereas their hearts continue to be devoted to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. (Bazlul Majhud)

95. Abu Musa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed my example and the example of what Allah has sent with me, is that of a man who came to some people and said: O my people! Verily I have seen the (enemy's) army with my own eyes, and indeed I am a sincere Warner, so protect yourself! So, a group of his people obeyed him; and left at night proceeding out stealthily till they were safe. While another group of them disbelieved him and stayed at their place till the morning. So, the army attacked them at dawn, destroying and annihilating them. Hence, this is the. example of the one who obeys me and follows what I have come with (Qur'an and Sunnah), and the example of the one, who disobeys me and disbelieves in the Truth which I have come with. (Bukhari)

Note: Traditionally, Arabs attacked at dawn. Those who wished to avoid this danger, travelled in the early part of the night.

96. 'Abdullah ibn Thabit Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that 'Umar ibnil-Khattab came to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: O Rasulallah! Indeed, I passed by a brother of mine from (the tribe of) Quraizah; so he wrote me some comprehensive (passages) from the Torah. Should I not show them to you? ('Abdullah) said: Thereupon, the face of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam changed colour. 'Abdullah ibn Thabit then said: So I said to Umar: Do you not see the expression (of anger) on the face of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam? 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhu (realizing his mistake hastily) said:

We are pleased with Allah Ta'ala as our Rabb and with Islam as our Religion and with Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam as His Messenger.

'Abdullah said: At that the anger of Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam subsided, and he said: By the One in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, if Musa were to appear among you, and then you followed him, and forsook me, you would indeed go astray. Verily you are my share from amongst the nations, and I am your share from amongst the prophets (your success thus lies in following me). (Musnad Ahmad)

97. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: All of my Ummah will enter into Paradise, except he who refused. The Sahabah said: O Rasulallah! And who would refuse? He replied: He who obeyed me entered Paradise, and who disobeyed me, refused! (Bukhari)

98. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: None of you would attain perfection in Iman, until his desires are made subject to that (Deen) which I have brought. (Sharh-hus-Sunnah lil Baghawi, Jami'ul- 'Ulum wal Hukum)

99. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to me: Sonny! If you can keep your heart, morning and evening, devoid of deceit and ill-will towards anyone, then do so. Then he said to me: Sonny! And this is my Sunnah, and he, who revives my Sunnah, has indeed loved me; and he who loves me will be with me in Paradise. (Tirmidhi)

100. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a group of three (men) came to the houses of the wives of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam asking about the worship of Allah by Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. So when they were informed, it seemed less (than their expectation). They said: Where are we, compared to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam when Allah has forgiven his past and future sins. So one of them said: As for me, I will offer Salat throughout the night forever, and another said: I will fast forever and I will not break my fast. And another said: I will forsake women, never to marry. Then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam came to them and said: Are you the ones who have said such and such? Behold. By Allah! Indeed I am the one who fears Allah most amongst you, and the most pious amongst you. Yet (in spite of that) I fast, and break fast, and offer Salat and I sleep (at night) and I marry women, so whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me! (Bukhari)

101. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who holds fast to my Sunnah during the time of corruption in my Ummah, for him is the reward of a Martyr. (Tabarani, Targhib)

102. Malik ibn Anas Rahimahullah reports that a saying of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had reached him in which he said:.! have left with you two things; and you shall never go astray as along as you hold fast to them: the Book of Allah, and the Sunnah of His Prophet. (Muatta Imam Malik)

103. 'Irbad ibn Sariyah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam after the morning Salat, gave us a profound heart rending sermon, causing the eyes to flow and the hearts to tremble. So a man said: Indeed this is a sermon of one bidding farewell! So what do you enjoin upon us, O Rasulallah? He replied: I enjoin you with Allah's Taqwa (fear and obedience) and to hear and obey those in authority, even if he be an Abyssinian slave! For verily whoever lives among you, shall see many disagreements. And I warn you to beware of innovations in Deen, for verily they are misguidance. So whoever among you sees those times, he must adhere steadfasdy to my Sunnah, and the Sunnah of my rightly guided Khulafa (successors). (Tirmidhi)

104. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saw a gold ring on the hand of a man; so he removed it and threw it away and said: How does anyone of you want to place a burning coal in his hand? It was said to the man, after Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had left: Take your ring and benefit thereby. He replied: No! By Allah, I will never take it, as Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam had thrown it away. (Muslim) Note: It is forbidden for men to wear golden ornaments.

105. Zainab Radiyallahu 'anha narrates: I called upon Umme Hablbah Radiyallahu 'anha, the wife of Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, when her father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb had passed away. Umme Habibah asked for a perfume, containing some yellow substance Khaluq or something else. She applied some of it on a maid, then, rubbed the two sides of her own face (with it) and then said: By Allah! I have no need for fragrance but that I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn over a deceased for more than three days, except over a husband, which is for four months and ten days. (Bukhari)

Note: Khaluq is a type of combined fragrance of which saffron is a major ingredient.

106. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed a man asked Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: When would be the Last Hour O Rasullallah? Rasulullah §allallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: What have you prepared for it? He replied: I have not prepared for it with much of Salat, nor Saum, nor Sadaqah; but I love Allah and His Messenger. He said: (On the day of Resurrection) You will be with those whom you loved (in this world). (Bukhari)

107. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrates that a man came to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said: O Rasulallah! You are more beloved to me than myself, and more beloved to me than my wife and wealth, and more beloved to me than my children. Indeed when I am in my house and I think of you, I lose my patience until I visit and see you. When I remember that you and I are going to die. I know that as you enter Paradise you would be elevated along with the prophets, and if I enter Paradise, I fear that I may not see you. Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam did not reply to him until JibraTl 'Alaihis Salam came with the following verse:
He who obeys Allah and His Messenger, they are (will be) among those upon whom Allah has bestowed a special bountiful favour (reward); as they will be in the company of the Prophets, the §iddTqTn, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. (Tabarani, Majma-'uz-Zawaid)

Note: Siddiq means the one who has a surpassing degree of strength of Iman and Yaqin.

108. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: From amongst those people of my Ummah who intensely love me will be some who will come after me. Each one of them would desire, that he could see me, even in exchange for (sacrifying) his family and wealth! (Muslim)

109. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I have been given superiority over the rest of the prophets in six respects: I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by fear (in the hearts of enemies); and captured enemy assets have been made lawful to me; the earth has been made for me a place of worship and ceremonially pure; I have been sent to the entire mankind; and the line of prophets ended on me. (Muslim)

110. 'Irbad ibn Sariyah Radiyallahu 'anhu, the companion of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily I am the slave of Allah and the seal of prophets. (Mustadrak Hakim)

111. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed my example and the example of the preceding prophets is that of a man who built a house, and perfected and beautified it, but left a place for one brick in a corner. Now, people move around the house and marvel at its beauty but also say: Why a brick was not placed in this corner? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I am that brick; and I am the seal of the prophets. (Bukhari)

112. Ibne-' Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I was (riding) behind Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam one day; when, he said to me: O lad! Indeed, I will teach you (some) words of wisdom: Guard the Commandments of Allah, He will guard you! Guard the Commandments of Allah, you will find Him before you (Allah will help you). If you ask, ask from Allah alone, and when you seek help, seek help from Allah alone, and believe that if the entire mankind gathered to benefit you by anything, they cannot benefit you except by that which Allah has written for you! And if they gathered to harm you with anything, they can not harm you except by that which Allah has written for you. The pens of destiny have been lifted, and the (ink of the) scrolls has dried! (Tirmidhi)

Note: The decision of destiny can never be changed.

113. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: For everything there is a reality; and no slave of Allah can reach the reality of Iman until he believes that which had befallen him, could not have missed him; and what had missed him, could not have befallen him. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma-'uz- Zawaid)

Note: One must believe that whatever befalls him is predestined from Allah, and he does not know what good is hidden in it for him. Belief in destiny guards one's Iman and is a protection from the promptings of Shaitan.

114. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Allah had written the destiny of the entire creation fifty thousand years before he created the skies and the earth. He said- And at that time His Throne was upon the water. (Muslim)

115. Abu Darda Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Indeed, Allah 'Azza wa Jalil has decided live things for every slave; his time of death, his deeds (good or evil), his burial place, his age and his sustenance. (Musnad Ahmad)

116. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No person is a true believer until he believes that destiny, good and bad, is from Allah. (Musnad Ahmad)

117. 'AIT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: No slave of Allah is a true believer, until he believes in four things: 1. He bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah; and He has sent me with the Truth. 2. He believes in death. 3. He believes in the Resurrection after death, and 4. He believes in destiny. (Tirmidhi)

118. Abu Hafsah Rahimahullah narrates that 'Ubadah ibn Samit advised his son: Sonny! Indeed you can never taste the reality of Iman (faith) until you believe that what befalls you could not have missed you, and what missed you could not have befallen you. I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam narrating in a Hadlth Qudsi: Verily the first (thing) that Allah Ta'ala created was the pen, then He ordered: Write! It (the pen) asked: My Rabb, what shall I write? He Commanded: Write down the destiny of everything that is to take place until the Day of Judgement. Sonny! Indeed, I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who dies upon belief other than this, is not from me. (Abu Dawud)

119. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Allah has put an angel incharge at the womb of the mother. So the angel proclaims: O my Rabb! It is now a drop of sperm (fertilized ovum); O my Rabb! It is now something that clings. O my Rabb! It is now a piece of flesh. When Allah wills to complete it's creation; the angel asks: O my Rabb! What shall I write about it, male or female? Whether wretched (evil doer) or blessed (doer of good)? How much will be its provisions? Then, what will be its age? So, all that is written while it is still in the mother's womb. (Bukhari)

120. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the magnitude of the reward is proportionate to the magnitude of the affliction. And indeed when Allah loves people He afflicts them, and those who accept it gladly receive Allah's pleasure, but those who are displeased receive Allah's displeasure. (Tirmidhi, Ibn'majah)

121. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha, the wife of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, narrates: I asked Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam about the plague. So he informed me that it is a punishment (that) Allah sends upon whom He wills; and verily, Allah has made it a source of mercy for the believers. Anyone who remains in his place patiently, at the time of an epidemic of plague, anticipating (reward from Allah), believing that nothing shall befall him but what Allah has written for him, then (by destiny, if he is afflicted by plague there) will be the reward of a martyr for him. (Regardless whether he dies or not because of the plague). (Bukhari) Note: Another hadlth clarifies the order of the Shari'ah, that if plague breaks out in a region, whoever happens to be there should not leave, and who is outside that locality should not enter. Therefore, this hadlth grants solace for the one who stays patiently in the locality of the plague. Plague is considered a communicable disease in which lymph nodes enlarge mainly in the neck, armpit or groins. The patient generally dies on the second or third day. (Fathul- Bari)

Some scholars have termed every epidemic disease as plague. (Takmilah Fathul Mulhim)

122. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I served Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam for a period of ten years from the age of eight. During this period, he never scolded me for any loss that took place at my hands. And if anyone of his family scolded me, he would say: Leave him, for indeed, if a thing was destined, it had to happen. (MasabTh-hus-Sunnah)

123. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Every thing is destined, even mental weakness and intelligence. (Muslim)

124. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A believer who is strong is better and more beloved to Allah than the one who is weak, although both bear goodness. Aspire for what benefits you, and seek help from Allah; and do not give up. And if any adversity befalls you, do not say if I had done this or that, it would have resulted in such and such. But say, Allah so destined and did it as He desired. For verily (the word) "if opens the way for the work of Shaitan. (Muslim)

Note: For a man to say that "if I had done this or that it would have resulted in such and such" is forbidden when it is used in the context of negating destiny; and to say that destiny is nothing but relying solely on one's planning and efforts is a situation in which Shaitan gets the opportunity to remove his belief in destiny.

125. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'Qd Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Behold! Indeed, the 'Trusted Spirit' Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam inspired in my heart that undoubtedly no one shall die until he has consumed in full his allotted sustenance. So fear Allah, and in your quest for sustenance, be dignified and upright. The delay in your sustenance should not lead you into seeking it by forbidden means. For undoubtedly that which is with Allah, can only be obtained by His obedience. (Sharh us Sunnah lil Bagawi)

126. 'Awf ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam gave a decision between two men. And that the one against whom the decision had been given, turned away and said: (Allah is sufficient for me, and what an excellent Disposer of affairs is He). Thereupon Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam remarked: Allah Ta'ala condemns inadequate efforts. Therefore, carry out your affairs diligently and intelligently. However inspite of this, if a matter overpowers you then say: (Allah is sufficient for me and what an excellent Disposer of affairs is He). (Abu Dawud)

Belief in the Hereafter

Verses of Quran

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
O mankind! Fear your Sustainer. Indeed! The tremor of the Hour (of Doom) is a tremendous thing.
On the day when you see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursing, and every pregnant one will abort her burden (foetus) out of fear; and you will see mankind as drunken; yet, they will not be drunk, but indeed punishment of Allah is severe (because of which they will appear drunken). [Al-Hajj22: 1-2]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
(On the Day of Resurrection) And no close friend will ask a friend (about his condition).
Though they shall be made to see one an another. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the Punishment of that Day at the price of his children,
And his spouse, and his brother,
And his kinsfolk whoever sheltered him.
And all that the earth contains; so that it might save him. But never! [Al-Ma'arij 70: 10-15]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And think not that Allah is unaware of what the wicked do. He is only giving them a respite till a day, when eyes will stare (in terror), As they come hurrying on in fear, their heads upraised, their gaze not returning (back) to them, and their hearts empty (of any hope of betterment because of the circumstances of extreme fear on the day of judgement). [Ibrahim 14: 42-43]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
The weighing (in the Balance) on that Day is true. As for those whose scale is heavy, they are those who. are the successful. And as for those whose scale is light, they are those who will lose their own selves (by entering Hell) by denying our revelations. [AI-A'raf .7: 8-9]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Gardens of Eden! They (who have done good deeds) will enter them wearing armlets of gold and pearls and their raiment (clothes) therein is silk.
And they say: Praise is to Allah who has put away grief from us. Indeed! Our Sustainer is Forgiving, Bountiful; Who, of His grace, has given us abode in the mansion of eternity, where no toil touches us, nor can weariness affect us. [Fatir 35: 33-35]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Indeed! Those who feared (Allah) will be in a place secure. Amid gardens and springs. Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another. And so it will be. And We shall wed them to fair maidens with wide lovely eyes. They call therein for every variety of fruit, in safety. They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He has saved them from the doom of Hell. A bounty from your Sustainer. That is the supreme triumph. [Ad-Dukhan 44: 51-57]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Verily the righteous shall drink from a (cup of wine) flavoured with Camphor from a spring of Paradise called Kafur. A spring from where the slaves of Allah will drink, causing it to gush forth (wherever they wish) abundantly. They (are those) who fulfil their ordained deeds sincerely, and they fear a Day whose evil will be wide spread (to one and all).
And they feed, for the love for Him, the poor, the orphans, and the captives,
(Saying:) We feed you, seeking only Allah's countenance. We wish from you no reward, nor thanks.
Verily we fear from our Sustainer a Day, hard and distressful. So, Allah will save them from the evil of that Day (for their obedience and sincerity) and give them a light of beauty and joy.
And their recompense shall be Paradise and silken attire. They will be reclining therein on raised couches; they will find therein neither (the heat of) a sun nor the bitter cold. 'And the shade of the trees is close ; upbn them; and. the branches of fruits thereof will hang low within their reach.
And amongst them will be passed around goblets of silver and beakers (as) of glass, Crystal clear, but made of silver.
They will determine the measure thereof, according to their desire. And they will be given to drink from a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil (ginger flavoured), From a spring called Salsabil.
And youths of everlasting youth will serve them; when you look at them you would think they were as scattered pearls;
And when you look there (in Paradise), you will see a delight (that cannot be imagined) and a great dominion.
Their raiment will be of fine green silk, and gold embroidery. They will be adorned with bracelets of silver; and their Sustainer will slake their thirst by giving them a pure drink Himself.
(And it will be said to them): Verily, this is a reward for you; and your endeavour has found acceptance. [Al-Insan 76: 5-22]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And those on the right hand, what of those on the right hand?
(They will be) Amongst thorn-less Lote trees.
And clustered plantains with fruits piled one above another.
In a shade long extended.
By water flowing constantly.
And fruits in abundance.
Neither out of reach, nor forbidden (perennial).
And on couches raised high.
Verily, We have created them (maidens) of a special creation.
And made them virgins.
Beloved of their husbands only, equal in age.
For those of the Right Hand.
A multitude of those (of the Right Hand) will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam).
And a multitude (of those of the Right Hand) will be from later generations. [Al-Waqi'ah 56:27-40 ]

Note: According to another interpretation the previous generations means people from the previous Ummah; and later generations means people from this Ummah. (Bayanul Qur'an)

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Therein (Paradise), you shall have (all) that you desire; and therein you shall have (all) that you ask for.
A gift of welcome, from (Allah) the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. [Fussilat 41: 31-32]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And indeed for the transgressors, will be an evil journey' s end.
Hell, where they will burn, an evil resting place.
This is indeed so (for the transgressors)! Boiling fluid and rotting wound discharge; let them taste it.
And other (torments) of similar kind all together. [Swad 38: 55-58]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say to the dwellers of Hell:
Depart you to that which you used to deny! Depart you to a shadow (the smoke of Hell-Fire which will rise because of its excess and then fall apart) in three columns.
Neither shady (for cool comfort) nor any use (shelter) against the fierce flame of the Fire.
Verily! It (Hell) will throw sparks (huge) as forts (these sparks when they rise will be like great forts).
(Then these sparks when they will fall on the earth) they will become as if they were yellow camels. [Al-Mursalat 77: 29-33]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
They (dwellers of Hell) shall have a covering of Fire above them and a covering (of Fire) beneath them (This is that torment). With which Allah does frighten His slaves. O My slaves! Therefore, fear Me! [Az-Zumar 39: 16 ]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Verily, the tree of Zaqqum,
Will be the food for sinners;
Like molten brass, it will boil in their bellies,
Like the seething of boiling water.
(It will be said to the angels): Seize him, and drag him into the midst of the blazing Fire, Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.
Taste (this)! Verily, you thought you were mighty and generous. Verily! This is that which you used to doubt. [Ad-Dukhan 44: 43-50]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
In front of him (every rebellious transgressor) is Hell, and he will be made to drink boiling festering water.
Which he will sip, but will be unable to swallow it, and death will approach him from every side, yet he will not die; and in front of him will be a harsh torment (becoming ever severe, and he will continue to sob for an eternity). [Ibrahim 14: 16-17]

Ahadith

127. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu said: O Rasulallah! Indeed you have aged! He replied: (The Surah) Hud, Al-Waqi'ah, Al-Mursalat, 'Amma Yata Sa'alun, and Idhash Shamsu Kuwwirat have aged me. (Tirmidhi)

128. Khalid ibn 'Umair Al 'Adawi Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that 'Utbah ibn Ghazwan Radiyallahu 'anhu in a sermon after glorifying and praising Allah, said to us: Undoubtedly, the world has announced its termination; and has turned on its heel in a hasty flight; and what is left are but a few drops, like the residual drops in a bowl which the drinker sucks out. And indeed, you will all be transferred (at death) from the world, to a never-ending abode. So depart with the best deeds with you. For verily, it has been mentioned to us that when a stone is cast from the edge of Hell, it continues to fall for seventy years but will not reach its depth. And by Allah, Hell will be filled (with men and Jinn). So, does this surprise you? And it has been mentioned to us that the expanse between the two panels of the door of Paradise is (a journey of) forty years, yet a day will come, when this expanse will be packed due to the large crowds of people. And verily, I have seen that time, when I was the seventh among seven (Sahabah) with Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, we had nothing to eat but leaves of tree, until the corners of our mouths became festered with ulcers. And I managed to acquire a piece of broad cloth which I divided between myself and Sa'd ibn Malik. So, I wore it to cover my lower half, and Sa'd ibn Malik wore the other piece. But, today each of us is an Amir (Governor) of a city from amongst the great cities. And verily, I seek refuge in Allah that I should ever consider myself great whereas I am regarded low by Allah. And verily, never is there a prophet hood (and its ways) except that gradually it goes into oblivion, until worldly kingdom takes its place. So, in the near future you will realise and have the experience of other governors. (Muslim)

Note: The characteristics of prophetic ways is that justice is established and people develop an indifference to this world and the love of the Hereafter prevails. Whereas in worldly kingdoms, these characteristics are not usually found. (Takmalah, Fathul Mulhim)

129. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrates that whenever it was her turn for Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam to spend the night, he would go out at the end of the night to Baqi (graveyard) and say: Peace be upon you. O dwellers of the abode of believers. The tomorrow which you were being promised about has reached you at its appointed time; and Allah willing, we shall be joining you. O Allah! Forgive the dewellers of Baqi'. (Muslim)

130. Mustawrid ibn Shaddad Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: By Allah! This world compared to the Hereafter is like one of you dipping his finger in the ocean and then observing the quantity of water on it. (Muslim)

131. Shaddad ibn Aws Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He is wise and shrewd Who takes account of himself and prepares for what is after death. And he is weak and incapable who follows his desires and yet pins high hopes on Allah's Mercy. (Tirmidhi)

132. 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that I came to Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, being the tenth one of ten Sahabah. A man of the Ansar stood up and said: O Nabi Allah! Who is the wisest and the most resolute amongst people? He replied: He who remembers death the most, and prepares most diligently for death before it overtakes him. Undoubtedly, these are the wisest. They have acquired the nobility of this world and the dignity of the Hereafter. (Ibn-Majah, Tabarani, Majma -'uz-Zawaid)

133. 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam traced a square and traced a line in the middle protruding out of its border and traced smaller lines up to the one that was in the middle and then he said: This middle line is man, and this (square) is death surrounding him (decreed life-span). And the line protruding out of the square shows his hopes. And these smaller lines are the incidents (to take place). If one incident misses him, he is mangled by the other. And if it misses him, he is mangled by yet another. (Bukhari)

134. Mahmud ibn Labid Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There are two things that the son of Adam dislikes: Death, although death is better (for a believer) than trials (which endanger his faith); and scarcity of worldly belongings. And this scarcity of worldly belongings results in less reckoning on the Day of Judgement. (Musnad Ahmad)

135. Abu Salamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He, who meets Allah testifying that none is worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and believes in resurrection and in reckoning, enters Paradise. (Al-Bidaya wan Nihayah)

136. Umme Darda' Radiyallahu 'anha narrates: I enquired from Abu Darda': Why do you not go and seek for your guests what men (usually) seek (fine food and drink) for their guests? So he replied: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily, before you is a very difficult pass! The heavily burdened shall not cross through it with ease, so I desire to keep myself light for that passage (Baihaqi)

Note: 'Men seek fine food and drink' means that his wife wanted him to take out time and effort to earn, if not for his family, then at least for the sake of his guests.

137. Hani Rahimahullahu, the freed slave of 'Uthman Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that when 'Uthman stood by a grave he would weep until his tears wet his beard. So, he was asked; When Paradise and Hell are mentioned, you do not weep, but (why do) you weep at this (sight of the grave)? So he replied: Indeed, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the grave is the first stage among the stages of the Hereafter; if one is saved from (the Punishment of) it then what is to follow will be easier. And if one does not find safety from it, then what is to follow shall be more severe than it. And Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I have not seen a sight more horrifying than (the Punishment of) the grave. (Tirmidhi)

138. 'Uthman ibn 'Affan Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that when Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam used to finish the burial of the dead, he would stay at his grave and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother and beg steadfastness for him, as indeed he is now being questioned. (Abu Dawud)

139. Abu Sa'id Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, while entering his Masjid saw some persons laughing in a manner that their teeth were visible. He said: Behold! If you frequently remember the destroyer of pleasures, that is, death, it will distract you from what I am seeing (your excessive laughing). So remember frequently the destroyer of pleasures, that is, death. For verily, not a day passes upon the grave but that it cries out saying: I am the house of exile; and I am the house of loneliness; and I am the house of dust; and I am the house of worms. When a believing slave of Allah is buried, the grave says to him: You are most welcome! Indeed, you were the most beloved to me of all those who used to walk upon me. So now, when you have been placed in my charge and you have been brought to me, you will see my excellent treatment. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then said: So thegrave expands for. him as far as the eye can see; and a door of Paradise is opened for him.

And when an immoral slave of Allah or an unbeliever is buried; the grave says to him: You are most unwelcome! Indeed you were the most despised by me of all those who used to walk upon me. So today, as you have been placed in my charge, and you have been brought to me, you will soon see my treatment towards you. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The grave then closes on him until its one side meets the other, and his ribs get intermingled; Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam then (illustrating) placed the fingers (of one hand) between the fingers (of the other hand). He added: Allah sends upon him seventy serpents; if one of them were to breathe upon the earth, it would not produce any crops as long as the world remained; they will go on biting and lacerating him until he is brought forth for his Account on the Day of Resurrection. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The grave is either a garden from among the gardens of Paradise or a pit from among the pits of Hell. (Tirmidhi)

140. Bara ibn 'Azib Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: We went out with Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam along with the funeral of a man from the Ansar until we reached the grave, which had not yet been completely dug. So, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sat and we sat around him in silence as though birds were perched upon our heads, and in his hand was a stick with which he was making marks on the ground. He then raised his head and said two times or three times: Seek refuge in Allah from the Punishment of the grave. He then said: (When a believer is buried in the grave), and two angels will approach the buried person and make him sit up, and then ask him: Who is your Rabb? He will reply: My Rabb is Allah. Then they will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: My religion is Islam. Then they will ask him: What do you say about this man who was sent to you ? He will reply: He is the Messenger of Allah. Then they will ask him: What makes you certain of that? He will reply: I read the Book of Allah and I believed and I testified in it. Then, a Caller will announce from the heavens: My slave has said the truth so spread for him a bedding from Paradise and dress him from the clothes of Paradise, and open for him a window towards Paradise. The joy, pleasant breeze and fragrances of Paradise will reach him, and the grave will be expanded for him as far as his eye can see.

Then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mentioned the death of an unbeliever: Verily, the soul of an unbeliever shall be returned to his body. Two angels will approach him, and make him sit up, and ask him: Who is your Rabb? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know! Then they will ask. him: What is your religion? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know! Then they will ask him: What do you say about this man who was sent to you? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know! At this, a Caller from the heavens will announce: He has lied. So spread for him a bedding of the Fire, and clothe him with the Fire, and open for him a window to the Fire that its heat and scorching wind reach him, and his grave will close upon him until his ribs are intertwined. (Abu Dawud)

Note: The announcement from the heavens about an unbeliever, 'he has lied,' means that he is pretending to be ignorant; though in fact he had refuted Allah's Oneness, His Prophet and Islam. (Ma'ariful Hadlth)

141. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, the slave of Allah, when he is placed in his grave, and his companions depart, he indeed hears the beat of their sandals, and then two angels come to him and make him sit up and ask: What did you use to say of this man, Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wassallum? As for the Mu'min (believer) he will say: I bear witness that he is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. It will then be said to him: Look towards your dwelling in Hell; Allah has replaced it with a dwelling in Paradise. He will then see both the dwellings.

And as for the Munafiq (hypocrite) and Kafir (unbeliever), it will be said to them: What did you use to say concerning this man? He will reply: I do not know; I used to say what the people were saying. It will then be said to him: Indeed, you knew not, nor did you follow those who knew. Then, he will be beaten by hammers of iron, causing him to scream, the sound of which will be heard by everyone around him except men and Jinn. (Bukhari)

142. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Hour of the Day of Resurrection will not come until there will be no one left in the world who says Allah, Allah. And in another narration: The Hour of the Day of Resurrection will not be established so long as there is someone saying, Allah, Allah. (Muslim)

Note: This means that the Day of Resurrection will occur when the world becomes devoid of Allah's remembrance. This hadTth also explains that the Day of Resurrection will not be established so long there is a single man saying: O people! Fear Allah and worship Him. (Mirqat)

143. 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Last Hour will come only upon the most wicked people. (Muslim)

144. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Dajjal will appear in my Ummah and remain for forty; I do not know whether for forty days, or forty months, or forty years. Then Allah will send 'Isa ibn Maryam resembling 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud. He will seek out Dajjal and then destroy him. Thereafter, people shall remain for seven years without enmity even between two persons. Then Allah will send a cool breeze from the direction of Syria; whereupon none shall remain upon the face of the earth whose heart has the tiniest particle of Iman, except that his life shall be seized by this breeze.. Even if one of you were to enter the innermost recess of a mountain, it (the breeze) would enter even there and seize him. Thereafter, only the most wicked people shall remain who are as unstable as birds (easily startled) with a tendency to wickedness with the intelligence of beasts of prey (who have little intelligence and show violence and anger), neither knowing right nor objecting to evil. Then Shaitan will appear to them and say: Will you not comply to my command? They will say: What do you command us? He will then order them to worship idols (and they will obey him). Abundant sustenance will be granted to them and apparently, they will enjoy a good and luxurious life.

Then the Trumpet will be blown; and everyone who hears it will bend one side of his neck, and raise the other, listening attentively. The first to hear it will be a man plastering a water tank for his camels. Then he will collapse senseless, and die and so will all the people with him. Then Allah will send down rain resembling dew, causing the bodies of the people to sprout like plants from the earth. Thereafter the Trumpet will be blown a second time, and the people will rise looking around. Then it will be said: O people! Hasten towards your Rabb! The angels will be told to restrain them for they are to be questioned. Command then will be given to bring forth those who are to go to Hell and when they asked what proportion is to be brought forth, they will be told it is nine hundred and ninety nine out of every thousand. That will be a day which will make children grey haired; and that is the day when the Shin will be bared (Muslim)

In another narration it is stated: Hearing that nine-hundred-and- ninety-nine out of a thousand will be doomed to the Fire (of Hell), the Sahabah were deeply grieved and it showed on their faces. Then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Nine-hundred-and- ninety-nine will be from Yajuj Majuj (Gog and Magog) and one from you. (Bukhari)

Note: Shin is one of the allegorical terms used in the Quran like face and hand. It is a special attribute of Allah. We should believe in it in the same manner as we believe in the existence, life, the hearing and seeing of Allah. (Tafsir Usmani).

In a hachlh of Sahih Bukhari and Muslim narrated by Abu Sa'id Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam is quoted as saying: Allah 'Azza wa Jalil will bare His Shin and then all the believers, men and women, will prostrate themselves before Him; but there will remain those who used to prostrate in the world for showing off and for gaining good reputation. Such people will try to prostrate (on the Day of Judgment) but their backs will be as stiff as a single column.

Dajjal is the Great Deceiver who will appear near the end of the world and will claim to be God and will be killed by 'Isa 'alaihis Salam at his Second Coming.

145. Abu Sa'id Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: How can I enjoy life and be at ease, when the one entrusted with the Horn has placed it to his mouth and has lent his ear attentively, waiting for the order to blow it. This statement seemed to bear heavily upon the Sahabah of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, so he said to them: Say:(Allah is sufficient for us! The Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!) (Tirmidhi)

146. Miqdad Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: The sun shall be brought close to the creation on the Day of Resurrection until there is one mile between it and them. Mankind will sweat according to what they have done; the sweat reaching to the ankles of some, to the knees of others, to the waist of others, while some will have their mouths covered by the sweat. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pointed his hand to his mouth. (Muslim)

147. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Mankind will be assembled on the Day of Resurrection in three classes, one walking, one riding and one walking on their faces. It was asked: O Rasulallah! How will they walk on their faces? He replied: Verily, the one who made them walk on their feet is able to make them walk on their faces. They will avoid with their face every obstacle and thorn. (Tirmidhi)

148. 'AdT ibn Hatim Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There is not anyone of you but that his Rabb will speak directly to him, without any interpreter between them. Then he will look to his right, and he will not see anything except what he had sent ahead from his deeds. And he will look to his left, and he will not see anything except what he had sent ahead. And he will look in front of him, and he will not see anything except the Fire in front of his face. So protect yourselves from the Fire even if it should be by half a date. (Bukhari)

149. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrated: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying in one of his Salat: O Allah! Make my account easy. When he finished his Salat, I asked: O Nabiyallah! What is 'easy account'? He replied: That one's book of deeds be looked into and then he be forgiven. Verily, O 'A'ishah! He who will be interrogated on that Day will be ruined! (Musnad Ahmad)

150. Abu Sa'id Al Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu approached Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and asked: Inform me who will be strong enough to stand on the Day of Resurrection, about which Allah ' Azza wa Jalil has mentioned: (The Day the people will stand before the Rabb-Sustainer of the worlds). He replied: That Day will be so shortened for the believer as is the (the duration of) obligatory Salat. (Baihaqi, Mishkat)

151. 'Awf ibn Malik Al Ashja'i Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: An angel came to me from my Rabb, and gave me the option to choose between half of my Ummah going to Paradise, or my right for intercession. So I chose intercession (so that my entire Ummah benefits from it and none is deprived) and it is for those who die without ascribing any partner to Allah. (Tirmidhi)

152. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: My intercession will be for those of my Ummah who have committed major sins. (Tirmidhi)

153. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: On the Day of Resurrection, mankind will be in confusion. Then they will approach Adam 'Alaihis Salam and say: Intercede for us before your Rabb. He will reply: I am not eligible to intercede, you should approach Ibrahim, as he is the Khalil (close friend) of Ar-Rahman. So, they will approach Ibrahim 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say to them: I am not eligible, you should approach Musa, as he is Kalimullah (who speaks to Allah Ta'ala). So, they will approach Musa 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say: I am not eligible, you should approach 'Isa, as he is Ruhullah and Kalimatullah (the Spirit of Allah, and Word of Allah). So, they will approach 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam; but he will say: I am' not eligible, you should approach Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Thus, they will approach me and I will say, I am the one to intercede. So I will beseech my Rabb; and He will oblige me. Then He will inspire me with such words that I will praise Him with, but I have no knowledge of these words now. So I will praise Him by those praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So, I will submit: O my Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! (Have mercy on it). It will then be said: Go and take out of the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a grain of barley. So, I will go and obey as commanded.

Then I will return and praise Him again by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will beseech: O My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out from the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a particle of dust or a mustard seed. So, I will go and comply with the command.

Then I will return and, praise Him once more by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will implore: O My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out from the Fire whoever has Iman, in his heart, as much as the smallest, smallest, smallest grain of mustard seed. So I will go and do as bidden.

And then, I will return for the fourth time and praise Him by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will urge: O My Rabb! Permit me (to intercede) for anyone who has said La ilaha illallah. Thus, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: By My Honour, and By My Majesty, and By My Grandeur, and By My Sublimity; whoever has said La ilaha illallah, I will certainly take him out of the Fire. (Bukhari)

And in the narration of Abu Sa'id Al Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu: (In reply to the urges of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam for the fourth time) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: The Angels have interceded, and the Prophets have interceded, and the believers have interceded, and none remain except the Most Merciful of the Merciful. He will then grasp a handful from the Fire, taking out those who had not done a single virtuous act, and who had been turned to charcoal. He will then put them into a river of life at the entrance of Paradise, called Nahar-ul-Hayat (the River of Life). They will be revived like the seedlings that sprout in the silt carried by a flood. And they will come forth like pearls; around their necks shall be straps of gold. The dwellers of Paradise will recognize them by these straps as those whom Allah had released from the Fire and made to enter Paradise without having done any good deed. Then Allah will say to them: Enter into Paradise, and whatever you have seen is yours. So they will say: O our Rabb! You have given us what none was given in the world! He will reply: For you I have something better than this. They will say: O our Rabb! What could be better than this? He will then reply: My Pleasure, and now I will never be angry with you. (Muslim)

Note: Isa 'Alaihis Salam has been referred in this hadlth as Ruhullah and Kalimatullah, as he was born without a father on the Command of Allah: Run! (Be! and it became), and by a breath of Jibrail 'Alaihis Salam (as commanded by Allah) in the collar of his mother causing him to be a soul and a living being. (Tafsir ibn Kathir)

154. Imran ibn Husain Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: A group of people will come out of the Fire by the intercession of Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and enter Paradise; they will be called the Jahannamin (people of Hell). (Bukhari)

155. Abu Sa'id Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily, from amongst my Ummah, there will be some people who will intercede for a nation and some who will intercede for a tribe, and some who will intercede for a small group, and some who will intercede for a single man, until they enter Paradise. (Tirmidhi)

156. Hudhaifah and Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhuma both narrate in a lengthy narration that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The qualities of 'trustworthiness' and 'kinship' will be sent and will stand on the two sides of the Sirat (the bridge over Hell), right and left (so as to intercede for those who cared for them or object to those who disregarded them). Then the first amongst you shall pass over it like lightning. I said : May my father and mother be sacrificed for you what is meant by "pass like the lightning?" He replied: Do you not see how lightning passes and returns within the blink of an eye! Then, (the next in rank) would pass like the wind, and like a swift bird, and like a fast runner. That is, everyone will cross according to his deeds.

And your Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam will be standing on (the Sirat) saying: O my Rabb! Grant safety! Grant safety! Until such people will come that due to the weakness of their deeds, they will only be able to crawl . He (then) said: And on the sides of the Sirat hooks would be suspended ready to catch anyone whom they would be ordered to catch. So, some will escape wounded and some would be piled up in Fire. And by the One in Whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah; Indeed, the depth of Hell is seventy years. (Muslim)

157. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: While I was passing through Paradise, I found myself by a river on the two sides of which were domes of hollow pearls. I asked: What is this O Jibrail? He replied: This is the Kauthar that your Rabb granted. Its soil was the most excellent musk. (Bukhari)

158. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: My pond (Al-Kauthar) is as large as a month's journey and its sides are equal. Its water is brighter than silver, and its fragrance is more delightful than musk. And its drinking cups are (as numerous) as the stars in the sky. Whoever will drink from it shall never feel thirst thereafter. (Muslim)

Note: The distance of one month's journey implies that the size of Al-Kauthar is so large that it will take one month to go across it.

159. Samurah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily for every prophet there is a pond, and indeed they will vie with one another about which of them will have the largest number coming down to it. I hope, indeed, my pond will be the most heavily attended. (Tirmidhi)

160. 'Ubadah ibn Samit Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Who bears witness that none is worthy of worship but Allah, the Alone, without any partners and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and that 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam is the slave of Allah, and His Messenger, and His Word that was granted to Maryam 'Alaihis Salam and a Spirit from Him, and that Paradise is a reality, and that Fire is a reality. Allah will indeed, send him to Paradise whatever his deeds may be. Junadah Radiyallahu 'anhu added in his narration: He may enter from any of the eight doors of Paradise that he wishes ! (Bukhari)

161. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi narrated that Allah Ta'ala has said: I have prepared for My pious slaves that which no eye has seen and no ear has heard, and which has not entered into the heart of any man. If you wish, recite: And no one knows what delights of the eyes have been hidden from them! (As-Sajdah 33: 16) (Bukhari)

162. Sahl ibn Sa'd Al Sa'idi Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The space that a whip occupies in Paradise is better than the world and what it contains (Bukhari)

163. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The length of any of your bows, or the space that a step occupies in Paradise is better than the world, and what it contains. And if a woman of the women of Paradise were to look upon the earth, the entire space between Paradise and the earth would become illuminated and filled with fragrance, and her scarf is better than the world and what it contains. (Bukhari)

164. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Verily there is a tree in Paradise that a rider, travelling under its shade for one hundred years, will not be able to cross it. Recite, if you wish: (in shade long extended) (Al-Waqi'a 56:30) (Bukhari)

165. Jabir Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Verily the people of Paradise will eat and drink, and they will not spit, nor urinate, nor defecate, nor blow their noses. The Sahabah asked: Then what will happen to the food (that they eat)? He replied: It will produce belching and sweat like musk. They will be inspired to recite the glory of Allah and (His) Praise, just as they breathe! (Muslim)

166. Abu Sa'id Al Khudri and Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrate that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: An announcer shall announce (in Paradise): Verily, for you it is decreed that you shall remain in perfect health, never to fall ill. And verily, for you it is decreed that you shall continue to live, never to die. And verily, for you (it is decreed) that you shall remain young, never to grow old. And verily, for you it is decreed that you shall live in pleasure and delight, never in misery and in distress, and that (is the meaning of what) Allah ' Azza wa Jalil has said : It will be announced to them that this is the Paradise that you have inherited by virtue of what you used to do. (Muslim)

167. Suhaib Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi said: When the people of Paradise will have entered Paradise, Allah Ta'ala will say: Do you desire that I may bestow upon you with one more Blessing? They will reply: Have You not enlightened our faces! Have You not made us enter into Paradise, and saved us from the Fire! Rasulullah said: Then Allah will remove the veil, (between him and them); and they will not have been given anything dearer to them than looking at their Sustainer, the Mighty and the Magnificient. (Muslim)

168. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Do not envy an evil person's well being because verily you do not know what he will meet with after his death. Indeed, Allah has a killer (the Hell Fire) for him and he will never die. (Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawaid, Sharh-us Sunnah)

169. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Your fire is one part from seventy parts of the Fire of Hell. It was said: O Rasulallah! Even this would have been enough! He replied: It has sixty nine parts in excess of fires in this world, each of these being equivalent to their heat. (Bukhari)

170. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam in a Hadith Qudsi said: On the Day of Resurrection a person from the people of the Fire, who had been living the most comfortable and luxurious life in the world, will be brought, and dipped once in the Fire. Then he will be asked: O son of Adam! Do you recall seeing any good, a moment of comfort or luxury? He will reply: No, by Allah, O my Rabb!

And a person from the people of Paradise, who had been living a most distressful life in the world, will be brought, (and) dipped once in Paradise. Then he will be asked: Have you experienced any misfortune? Has any distress come your way? To which he will reply: No, by Allah, O my Rabb! No misfortune has ever come my way and I have never experienced any distress. (Muslim)

171. Samurah ibn Jundub Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: There will be some to whose ankles the Fire will reach, some to whose knees the Fire will reach, some to whose waist the Fire will reach and some to whose collar-bone the Fire will reach. (Muslim)

172. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam recited the following verse: Fear Allah (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden), as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam.
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam (while describing the fear of Allah and the punishment of the Hereafter) said: If a single drop of Az-Zaqqum (a tree in Hell) were to be dropped into this world, it would spoil the people's means of livelihood; so what about those Whose food it is? (Tirmidhi)

173. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi 'wasallam in a Hadlth Qudsi said: When Allah had created Paradise, He said to Jibrall ('Alaihis Salam): Go and visit it! So he went and saw it, returned, and submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might and Honour, none shall hear about it except that he shall (strive to) enter it! Then (Allah) surrounded it with adversities (adherence to Shari'ah, which at times is against personal desires) and ordered: O Jibrall! Go and visit it (again). So he went, saw it, and returned; then submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might and Honour, indeed I fear that none shall (be able to) enter it! Then, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When Allah created the Fire (of Hell), then He said: O Jibrall! Go and visit it! So he went and saw it, returned, and submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might and Honour, none shall hear about it except that he shall (strive to) avoid it! Then (Allah) surrounded it with carnal desires, and ordered: O Jibrall! Go and visit it (again)! So he went, saw it, and returned, then submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might, Honour, and Majesty; I fear that none shall (be able to) avoid it! (Abu Dawud)

Success is in Obeying the Commandments of Allah Ta'ala

In order to seek benefit directly from Allah Ta'ala, it is necessary to believe that complete success in this World and the Hereafter lies only in complying with His Commandments in the way shown by Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam

Verses Of Quran

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
It is unbecoming of a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should claim freedom of choice in their affairs. And whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has most certainly gone astray. [Al-Ahzab 33: 36]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
We sent no messenger except that he be obeyed by Allah's will. [An-Nisa 4:64]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain from it. [Al-Hashr 59: 7]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example (to follow), for the one who hopes for (the meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much. [Al-Ahzab 33: 21]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
So let those who oppose His (Allah's) Command, beware, lest some trial or painful punishment befall them. [An-Nur 24:63]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Whoever does righteous deeds- whether male or female-while he (or she) is a true believer, verily to him We will give a good life (in this world, respect, contentment, lawful provision, the pleasure of the remembrance of Allah and the delights of His love). And We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter). [An-Nahl 16: 97]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed achieved a great success. [Al-Ahzab 33: 71]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam:
Say (to mankind): If you (really) love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving, Most Merciful. [Ale'Imran 3: 31]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Verily, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger) and do good deeds, the Most Gracious (Allah) will bestow love for them (in the hearts of mankind). [Maryam 19: 96]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And he who performs deeds of righteousness, and he is a believer, he will have no fear of injustice or of any curtailment (of his reward). [Ta Ha 20: 112 ]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And whosoever fears Allah (that is, fulfils all His Commandments and avoids all that is forbidden), He (Allah) will make for him a way out (of every difficulty). And He will provide him from where (sources) he could never imagine.[At-Talaq 65: 2-3]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Do they not see how many a generation We destroyed before them; whom We had empowered on the earth more, than We had empowered you (in physical strength, wealth in abundance, hailing from noble families, enjoying respect, long lives, holding estate and power etc.). And We sent down on them abundant showers from the sky. and made the rivers flow beneath them. But We destroyed them for their sins, and created after them other generations. [Al-An'am 6:6]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
Wealth and children are adornments of worldly life; but good deeds, the fruit of which endures for ever are of far greater merit with your Rabb and a far better source of hope. [Al-Kahf 18: 46]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
All that is with you is bound to come to an end, whereas that which is with Allah is everlasting. And most certainly shall We grant to those, who are patient in adversity, their reward in accordance with the best that they ever did. [An-Nahl 16: 96]

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:
And whatever you are given (now) is but for the (passing) provision of life in this world and for its adornment, whereas that which is with Allah is (so much) better and everlasting. Have you then no sense? [Al-Qasas 28: 60]

Ahadith

174. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Hasten to perform good deeds before you are overtaken by seven things: Are you waiting for 1. Such poverty that makes one unmindful of devotion, or 2. Wealth that makes one rebellious, or 3. Sickness that disables, or 4. Old age that makes one lose his senses, or 5. Sudden death (often not giving an opportunity of turning with repentance), or 6. Dajjal who is the worst evil of those absent evils being awaited, or 7. The Hour? And the Hour is very grievous and very bitter. (Tirmidhi)

Note: This means that one should prepare for his Hereafter by performing good deeds before any of the above mentioned seven situations arises, thus rendering him unable to do good deeds.

175. Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Three follow the dead, two return and one remains with him. His family, his wealth and his deeds follow him whereas his family and wealth return and his deeds remain with him. (Muslim)

176. 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam one day delivered a sermon saying: Behold! The world and its things are indeed a temporary commodity (and as such have no worth and value), shared and consumed by both the pious and the impious people alike! Indeed, the Hereafter is truly a reality and will arrive at its appointed time in which Judgement will be made by a Powerful King. Behold! Indeed all good, in its entirety is in Paradise. Indeed all evil, in its entirety is in the Fire. Understand well, do good deeds with due fear of Allah, and know that you will be confronted by your deeds. Whosoever does a particle weight of good, shall see it; and whosoever does a particle weight of evil, shall see it. (Musnad Shaf'i)

177. Abu Sa'id Al Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying : When the slave of Allah enters into Islam and the beauty of Islam comes into his life, every evil deed that he had committed previously is forgiven by Allah. Thereafter, starts the settelement of acconts, the reward of a good deed is ten times to seven hundred times and the punishment for an evil deed is equivalent to it unless Allah overlooks it. (Bukhari)

Note: The beauty of Islam comes into life means that one's heart should be illuminated with Iman and the body should be dedicated in obedience to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.

178. Umar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi' Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said : Islam means that you bear witness that there is none worthy of worsjip except Allah and Muhammed is his Messenger, and to establish Salat, and pay Zakat, and fast in the month of Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House of Allah if you are able to do so. (Muslim).

179. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi' Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said : Islam is that you worship Allah subhanahu wa Ta'ala and do not ascribe any partner to him, and to establish Salat, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, to perform Hajj to the House of Allah, to enjoin good, to forbid from evil, and to offer Salam to your family. So, if anyone is deficient in any of these, he has left a part of Islam and he, who leaves all of the, has turned his back to Islam (Mustadrak Hakim)

180. Hudaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said : Islam has eight parts. Iman is one part, and performing Salat is one part, and giving Zakat is one part, and performing Hajj to the House of Allah is one part, and fasting in Ramadan is one part, and enjoining good is one part, and forbidding evil is one part, and Jihad in the Path of Allah is one part. Indeed one is unsucessful who has no share in any of these parts. (Majma-uz-Zawaid, Bazzar)

181. Ibn Abbas Radiyallahu anhuma narrates that Nabi Sallalahu 'alaihi wasallam said : Islam is to surrender yourself to Allah (with correct belief and actions) and bear witness with heart and tongue that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammed is His slave and Messnger, and to establish Salat, and tp pay Zakat. (Musnad Ahmad).

182. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a villager came to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and said : Guide me to a deed, by doing which I shall enter Paradise, Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: Worship Allah and do not ascribe any partner to Him, and establish the obligatory salat, and pay the obligatory Zakat, and fast in Ramdan. The villager replied: By Him in Whose Hand mny life is, I shall not add anything to it. When he had turned away, Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said : Anyone who wished to see a man form among the people of Paradise, he may look at this man. (Bukhari)

183. Talha ibn Ubaidullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man of the people of Najd with dishevlled hair cam to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. We could hear the sound of his voice but could not understand what he is saying till he came close to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and we realised that he was asking about Islam. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said : Five times of Salat each day and night. He asked : Must I observe more than them? He replied : No, unless you do it voluntarily. Then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said : And fasting during month of Ramadan is obligatory. He asked : Must I observe anything else? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied : No, unless you do it voluntarily. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam the mentioned Zakat to him and he asked : Must I pay anything else? He replied : No, unless you give it voluntarily. Then he turned and lect saying : By Allah, I will not do more than that nor less than that. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam remarked : He has succeeded if (he keeps) true to his words. (Bukhari)

184. `Ubadah ibn Samit Radiyallahu `anhu narrates that Rasalullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said to a group of his Sahabah who were sitting around him: Swear allegiance to me that you will not ascribe any partner to Allah, and will not steal, and will not commit adultery, and will not kill your children and will not falsely accuse anyone, and will not be disobedient concerning what is good. Thus, whoever fulfils this oath, Allah will be responsible for his reward. Whoever will commit any of these sins and is punished in this world, then that punishment will be an atonement for him. But if any of these sins are done and Allah conceals them, then his matter is with Allah; if He wants, He may forgive him, and if He wants, He may punish him. ('Ubadah ibne-Samit Radiyallaltu 'anhu said) So we swore allegiance to him on that basis. (Bukhari)

185. Mu'adh Radiyallahu `anhu narrates that Rasalullah SahaIlahu `alaihi wasallam enjoined upon me ten things: Do not ascribe anything as a partner to Allah even though you may be killed and burnt; and do not disobey your parents even if they order you to leave your wife and spend all your wealth; and do not deliberately neglect any obligatory Salat, since he who deliberately neglects Salat is no longer within the responsibility of Allah; and do not drink wine, since indeed it is the root of every evil deed; and beware of disobedience for verily disobedience causes the wrath of Allah to descend; and beware of fleeing from the line of battle even though your companions die; and if people die (from a calamity like plague, etc.) and you are among them, stay where you are; and spend on your family according to your means; and do not refrain (from using) the cane in bringing (them) up with good habits; and make them fear Allah. (Musnad Ahmad)

Note: In this tracirth the obedience of parents mentioned is the obedience of the highest level. Similarly not to ascribe anything as a partner to Allah even though one may be killed or burnt for it, is the highest level of steadfastness; whereas in such a state it is permissible to utter words of disbelief if the heart remains contented with iman. (Mirqat)

186. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who believes in Allah and His Messenger, establishes Salat, and fasts during Ramadan. Allah has taken it upon HimseIf to send him to Paradise; whether he was engaged in Jihad in the Path of Allah, or whether he remained in the land where he was born. The Sababah inquired: O Rasulallah! Should we not give this good news to the people? Rasulullah Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam replied: (No, because) there are one hundred ranks in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who engage in Jihad in the Path of Allah and between two ranks there is a distance equal to the distance between the earth and the sky. So, when you ask Allah for Paradise, ask Him for Firdaus, for it is the best and highest part of Paradise, 'above it is the Throne of the Compassionate One and from it the rivers of Paradise flow. (Bukhari)

187. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who comes to Allah with Iman and having performed these five (deeds) will enter Paradise: He who regularly offered the five Salat at their prescribed time with properly performed ablution, bowing and prostrations: fasted during the month of Ramadan: performed Hajj if he had the means; paid zakat gladly; and fulfilled the trust placed in him. It was asked: O Rasulallah! What does fulfilling the trust mean? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam answered: To take bath after Janabah (a man is in a state of Janabah when semen is discharged out with passion while one is awake or asleep), for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has not placed a trust with the son of Adam regarding any religious deed except this purification (since this bath is a secret act that can only be performed by the Fear of Allah). (Tabarani)

188. Fadalah ibn 'Ubaid Al Ansari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: Whoever has Iman upon me, obeys me, and does Hijrah (migrates), I assume responsibility for providing a house in the outskirts of Paradise and a house in the midst of Paradise. And for a person, who has Iman upon me, obeys me, and engages in Jihad in the Path of Allah, I assume responsibility for providing him with a house in the outskirts of Paradise, a house in the midst of Paradise, and a house in the upper part of Paradise. Whosoever does this has obtained goodness of every kind and is saved from evil of every kind and in whatever circumstances he dies (he will deserve Paradise). (ibn Hibban)

189. Mu'adh ibn Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who meets Allah in such a state that he does not ascribe any partner to Him, observes the five times Salat and fasts during the month of Ramadan, he will be forgiven. (Musnad Ahmad)

I90. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu `anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: He who meets Allah in such a state that he had not associated any partner with Him, and had paid Zakat on his wealth gladly, expecting a reward thereof, and had listened to and obeyed (the imam, leader of the Muslims), for him is Paradise. (Musnad Ahmad)

191. Fadalah ibn-'Ubaid Radiyallahu `anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The Mujahid (one striving in the Path of Allah) is he who fights against his personal desires. (Tirmidhi)

192. 'Utbah ibn `Abd Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: If a person were to remain in prostration, from the day of his birth till the day he died, to please Allah 'Azza Wa Jail, then despite this on the Day of Resurrection, he will consider this deed to be small. (musnad Ahmed, Tabarani, majma-uz-Zawaid)

193. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam saying: He who has two habits will be reckoned by Allah as amongst the grateful and the patient. And if he does not possess these two habits, he will not be reckoned by Allah as amongst the grateful and patient; He who sees his superior in Islam and follows him, and sees one inferior in worldly things and then expresses his thanks to Allah, that out of His Mercy and Grace Allah has kept him in a better state. Then Allah reckons him amongst the grateful and patient. And he who looks to his inferiors concerning religion, and looks to one superior in worldly riches, and expresses sorrow for getting less, then Allah will not record him as amongst the grateful and patient.(Tirmidi)

194. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: The world is a believer's prison, and an unbeliever's Paradise. (Muslim)

Note: For a believer the rewards and delights of Paradise which are there for him make this world like a prison; and for the unbeliever there is endless Punishment in the Hereafter and so this world is for him like Paradise. (Mirqat)

195. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: When captured enemy assets will he considered as one's own wealth; and property given in trust will be considered as booty for oneself; Zakat will be looked upon as a fine; knowledge will be acquired for worldly needs and gains and not for Islamic objectives: a man will obey his wife and disobey his mother; a man will bring his friends nearer and drive his father far off; noises will be raised in the masjids; the most wicked of a tribe will become its ruler; the most worthless member of a people will become its leader; a man will he honoured for fear of the evil he may do; singing girls and musical instruments will come into vogue; drinking of wine will become common; and the later generations will begin to curse the previous generations; then wait, for red violent winds, earthquakes, swallowing up by the earth, defacement (of human faces), pelting of stones from the skies as rain, and a continuing chain of disasters followed one by another, like beads of a necklace falling one after the other rapidly when its string is cut. (Tirmidhi)

196. 'Uqbah ibn Amir Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: One who does evil deeds and afterwards keeps doing good deeds, is like a person wearing a tight armour which is choking him. When he does a good deed a ring is loosened, with the next good deed a second ring is loosened, thus with every good deed the rings are loosened one after the other so the armour eventually falls to the ground. (Musnad Ahmad)

Note: It means that a sinner is tied in his sins, and is in a state of distress. By doing good deeds his ties of sins are progressively loosened and distress removed.

197. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma said: When dishonesty in the captured enemy assets becomes evident among people, Allah puts fear of the enemy into their hearts; and when fornication becomes widespread among people, death prevails among them; and when people indulge in short measure and weight,their sustenance is cut off; and when people do injustice in their decisions, bloodshed becomes widespread among them; and when people break their covenants, the enemy is imposed upon them. (Muatta Imam Malik)

198. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu says that he heard a person saying: A cruel person only harms himself. Upon this Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu said: He not only harms himself, but I swear by Allah, that due to the cruelty of the oppressor the bustard (ruddy goose) withers away and perishes in its nest. (Baihaqi)

Note: The harm of cruelty is not restricted to the cruel person, but it is a source of widespread calamities of all sorts. Rains are stopped, even birds consequently do not find a single grain and ultimately perish in their nests out of sheer hunger.

199. Samurah ibn Jundub Radiyallahu 'anhu nanates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam very often used to ask his companions: Did anyone of you have a dream? So one of them would narrate a dream, and Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam would interpret it. One morning Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said: Proceed with us. I proceeded with them and when we came across a man lying down, and then another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock, and he was throwing the rock at the man's head (who was lying down), crushing his head. The rock rolled away at the other end, the thrower followed it and brought it back. By the time he reached the man, his head had been restored to its normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my companions: 'Subhanallah! Who are these two persons? They said: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back; and another man was standing over his head with iron pincers, and he would put the pincers in one side of the man's mouth, tearing that side of his face, his nose and eyes to the back of the neck, and similarly the same is done at the other side. He hardly completed one side when the other side is restored to its normal state, then he returns to the first side to repeat it. I asked my two companions: Subhanallahl Who are these two persons? They said: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded and came across some thing like a baking oven; Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: In that oven there was a lot of noise and screaming. We looked into it and found naked men and women, and a flame of fire reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them they screamed loudly. I asked them: Who are these? They said: Proceed! Proceed! And so, we proceeded. Then we came across a river, like red blood. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam added: In the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. The swimming man went close to the man with the stones. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth, whereupon he went swimming again. He returned, and every time this was repeated. I asked my two companions: Who are these? They said to me: Proceed! Proceed! And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance you would have ever seen! Beside him, there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions: Who is this (man)? They replied: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colours. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children, in such large numbers that I had never seen anything like it. I said to my companions: Who is this? They replied: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, larger and better than any I had ever seen! My two companions said to me: Go up and ascend. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam added: So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks, and we went to its gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one half of their bodies as handsome as the most handsome person you had ever seen. The other half of their bodies as ugly as the most ugly person you had ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to jump into the river. There was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was as white as milk. Those men went and dipped themselves in it and when they returned to us, their ugliness had disappeared and they became handsome. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam further added: My two companions then pointing, said to me, that is your place, the Jannat-ul- 'Adan. I raised my sight, and there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions told me: That (palace) is your palace. I said to them: (May Allah bless you both.) Let me enter it. They replied: Not now, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them: I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all this mean? They replied: We will inform you. As for the first man you came upon, whose head was being crushed with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who memorizes the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps neglecting the obligatory Salat. And for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women, whom you saw in an oven-like structure, are the fornicating men and women. The man whom you saw swimming in the river and who was given a stone to swallow, is the eater of Riba (usury), and the ugly looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the Warden of Hell, and the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Ibrahim 'Alaihis Salam, and the children around him are those children who die with the natural faith with which every child is born. The narrator added: Some Muslims asked Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam: O Rasulullah! What about the polytheist's children? Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam replied: And also polytheist's children. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam added: The men you saw half handsome and half ugly, were those persons who along with good deeds had also done evil deeds but Allah forgave them. (Bukhari). .

200. Abu Dhar and Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrate that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: I will indeed recognize my Ummah among all other Ummahs on the Day of Resurrection. The Sahabah said: O Rasulallah! How would you recognize your people? He said: I will recognize them by their book of deeds in their right hands; I will recognize them from their shining faces due to the prostration marks on their foreheads; and I will recognize them by a light running in front of them. (Musnad Ahmad)

Note: This light will be the light of Iman of every believer, which will be in proportion to the strength of his Iman. (Kashf-ur-Rahman)

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