Shahih Muslim

أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْق...

Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in divine decree, both its good and its...

الإِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَسَبْعُونَ شُعْبَةً أَفْضَلُهَا قَوْلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَدْنَاهَا إِم...

Faith has seventy-odd branches. The highest is the declaration 'There is no god but Allah,' the lowest is removing harm from the road, and...

الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى...

A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. And a muhajir (emigrant) is one who abandons what Allah has forbidden.

ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الإِيمَانِ: أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَي...

There are three qualities whoever has them will taste the sweetness of faith: that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than all else,...

لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ

None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِالل...

Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his neighbor. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his...

أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا: إِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، ...

There are four traits; whoever has them is a complete hypocrite: when entrusted he betrays, when he speaks he lies, when he promises he...

إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ، الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ

Verily, Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down on people.

مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

Whoever cheats us is not one of us.

الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ

Purification is half of faith, and 'praise be to Allah' fills the scale.

إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ الْعَبْدُ الْمُسْلِمُ أَوِ الْمُؤْمِنُ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ كُلُّ ...

When a Muslim servant or believer washes his face during ablution, every sin he committed with his eyes is washed away with the water, or...

سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصُّفُوفِ مِنْ إِقَامَةِ الصَّلَاةِ

Straighten your rows, for straightening the rows is part of establishing the prayer properly.

صَلَاةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلَاةَ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً

The congregational prayer is twenty-seven degrees superior to the prayer offered individually.

الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِّرَاتٌ مَا ...

The five daily prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan are expiation for what is between them, as long as major sins are avoided.

خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ

The best among you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.

كُلُّ سُلَامَى مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ: تَعْدِلُ بَيْن...

Every joint of a person must give charity every day the sun rises: mediating justly between two people is charity, helping someone onto...

كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ

Every act of goodness is charity.

اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ

Protect yourselves from the Fire even if with half a date (in charity).

مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

Whoever cheats us is not one of us.

سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ: إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ، وَشَابٌّ ...

Seven will be shaded by Allah on a Day when there is no shade but His: a just ruler, a youth raised in worship of his Lord, a man whose...

لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ

Richness is not in having many possessions. Rather, true richness is the richness of the soul.

لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ: فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ وَفَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ

The fasting person has two moments of joy: one when he breaks his fast and one when he meets his Lord.

أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ

The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer.

اسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ وَإِنَّ أَعْوَجَ شَيْءٍ فِ...

I advise you to treat women well, for woman was created from a rib. The most curved part of the rib is the upper part. If you try to...

أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ الصَّلَاةُ لِوَقْتِهَا

The best of deeds is prayer performed on time.

إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً

Indeed, the best among you are those who are best in repaying their debts.

اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَوْلَادِكُمْ

Fear Allah and be just among your children.

إِذَا مَاتَ الإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِي...

When a person dies, their deeds are cut off except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for...

يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُوا

Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away.

خَيْرُ يَوْمٍ طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيهِ خُلِقَ آدَمُ وَفِيهِ أُدْخِلَ الْ...

The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On that day Adam was created, on it he entered Paradise, and on it he was expelled from it.

الإِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَسَبْعُونَ أَوْ بِضْعٌ وَسِتُّونَ شُعْبَةً، فَأَفْضَلُهَا قَوْلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّ...

Faith has over seventy or sixty branches. The most virtuous is saying 'There is no god but Allah,' and the lowest is removing harm from the...

مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ

He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.

لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ

There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.

إِنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَحَاسِنَكُمْ أَخ...

The most beloved of you to me and the closest in assembly to me on the Day of Judgment are the best of you in character.

الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ، وَالإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ وَكَرِهْتَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِ النَ...

Righteousness is good character. And sin is what troubles your soul and you dislike people finding out about it.

مَا شَيْءٌ أَثْقَلُ فِي مِيزَانِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ خُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ

Nothing is heavier on the believer's scale on the Day of Resurrection than good character.

لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَاطِعُ رَحِمٍ

The one who severs ties of kinship will not enter Paradise.

لَا تَحَاسَدُوا وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا وَلَا يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى ...

Do not envy one another, do not hate one another, do not turn your backs on one another, do not undercut one another in business, and be...

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ وَلَا تَحَسَّسُوا وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا...

Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most untruthful of speech. Do not spy on one another, do not eavesdrop, do not compete enviously,...

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَجْسَامِكُمْ وَلَا إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوب...

Verily, Allah does not look at your bodies or your appearances, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.

مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ

Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.

يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلَا تَظَا...

O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and made it forbidden among you, so do not oppress one another.

انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا. قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا نَنْصُرُهُ مَظْلُومًا ف...

Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed. They said: O Messenger of Allah, we help the oppressed, but how do we help the...

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ؟ قَالُوا: الْمُفْلِسُ فِينَا مَنْ لَا دِرْهَمَ لَهُ وَلَا مَتَاعَ. فَقَا...

Do you know who the bankrupt person is? They said: The bankrupt among us is one who has no money or possessions. He said: The bankrupt from...

أَدِّ الْأَمَانَةَ إِلَى مَنِ ائْتَمَنَكَ وَلَا تَخُنْ مَنْ خَانَكَ

Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not betray the one who betrayed you.

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ: ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَك...

'Do you know what backbiting is?' They said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'It is mentioning your brother with what he...

مَنْ عَالَ جَارِيَتَيْنِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَا وَهُوَ وَضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ

Whoever raises two girls until they reach maturity, he and I will come on the Day of Resurrection like this — and he joined his fingers...

أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا دَعَانِي

I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he calls upon Me.

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ اسْمًا، مِائَةً إِلَّا وَاحِدًا، مَنْ أَحْصَاهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّة...

Allah has ninety-nine names; one hundred minus one. Whoever preserves them (memorizes and acts upon them) will enter Paradise.

مَنْ نَفَّسَ عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ الدُّنْيَا نَفَّسَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَ...

Whoever relieves a believer's distress in this world, Allah will relieve his distress on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever makes it easy for...

مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ

Whoever takes a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise.

وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَر...

By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him more than seventy times a day.

مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُو...

Whoever says 'There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all...

الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ

Supplication is worship itself.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الرَّحْمَةَ يَوْمَ خَلَقَهَا مِائَةَ رَحْمَةٍ، فَأَمْسَكَ عِنْدَهُ تِسْعًا وَتِ...

Allah created mercy in one hundred parts. He kept ninety-nine parts with Himself and sent down one part to earth. From that one part comes...

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ كِتَابًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ: إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي

Allah wrote a decree before He created the creation: 'My mercy has preceded My anger.'

نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ: الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ

There are two blessings which many people lose: health and free time.

أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ هَاذِمِ اللَّذَّاتِ يَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ

Remember often the destroyer of pleasures, meaning death.

مَا الدُّنْيَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا مِثْلُ مَا يَجْعَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِصْبَعَهُ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيَنْ...

The world compared to the Hereafter is like one of you dipping his finger into the sea — let him see how much water it brings back.

كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ

Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler.