سنن ابو داؤد

إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ الْعَبْدُ الْمُسْلِمُ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ كُلُّ خَطِيئَةٍ نَظَرَ ...

When a Muslim servant performs ablution and washes his face, every sin that he looked at with his eyes comes out from his face with the...

لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ

Were it not that I would cause hardship to my community, I would have commanded them to use the siwak (tooth-stick) before every prayer.

مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطُّهُورُ، وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ، وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ

The key to prayer is purification, its beginning is the takbir (saying Allahu Akbar), and its conclusion is the taslim (saying As-salamu...

لَا تُسْرِفْ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى نَهَرٍ جَارٍ

Do not be wasteful even if you are by a flowing river.

مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمَسَّ مِنْ طِيبٍ إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ وَلَبِسَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ ثِيَ...

Whoever takes a bath on Friday and applies perfume if he has any, wears his best clothes, then goes to the mosque without stepping over...

سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصُّفُوفِ مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّلَاةِ

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

أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ

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

أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ

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

أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ

The most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it is small.

الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ

Supplication (dua) is worship itself.

سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي ...

The master of seeking forgiveness is to say: 'O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and...

مَنْ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا وَمِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجً...

Whoever persists in seeking forgiveness, Allah will provide for him a way out of every distress and relief from every anxiety, and will...

خَيْرُ النِّسَاءِ الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ، وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ، وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَ...

The best of women is the one who pleases her husband when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands, and does not oppose him regarding...

أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ

The best charity is providing water.

الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ صَدَقَةٌ وَعَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ ثِنْتَانِ صَدَقَةٌ وَصِلَةٌ

Charity given to a poor person is just charity, but charity given to a relative is two things: charity and maintaining ties of kinship.

ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّكَ اللَّهُ وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ يُحِبَّكَ النَّاسُ

Be detached from the worldly life and Allah will love you, and be detached from what people possess and people will love you.

لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ

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

لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ

Richness is not having many possessions, but rather true richness is the richness of the soul.

لَا يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلَّا كَانَ ثَالِثَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ

No man should be alone with a woman, for the third of them is the devil.

اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

Beware of oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection.

إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً

The best among you are those who are best in repaying their debts.

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ آكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلَهُ وَكَاتِبَهُ وَشَ...

The Messenger of Allah cursed the one who consumes usury, the one who pays it, the one who records it, and its two witnesses.

مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

Whoever cheats us is not one of us.

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.

اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَوْلَادِكُمْ

Fear Allah and treat your children equally.

إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِ...

When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for...

لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَوَكَّلْتُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرَزَقَكُمْ كَمَا يَرْزُقُ الطَّيْرَ ت...

If you were to rely upon Allah with true reliance, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds: they go out in the morning hungry...

طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ

Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.

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

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

فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ

The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the full moon over the rest of the stars.

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.

الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ

The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ النَّهَارِ وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَ...

Allah extends His hand at night so that the one who sinned during the day may repent, and extends His hand during the day so that the one...

أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ

The best jihad is a word of truth before a tyrannical ruler.

مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِلَّهِ وَأَبْغَضَ لِلَّهِ وَأَعْطَى لِلَّهِ وَمَنَعَ لِلَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَكْمَلَ الْإِي...

Whoever loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and withholds for the sake of Allah, has...

عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِ...

How wonderful is the affair of the believer! All their affairs are good. This is only for the believer: if something good happens, they are...

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

The strong man is not the one who can overpower others in wrestling; rather, the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is...

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

The most beloved of you to me and the nearest of you to me in seating on the Day of Resurrection are the best of you in character.

الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ

A good word is charity.

يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُوا

Make things easy and do not make them difficult, give good tidings and do not drive people away.

يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُوا

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

خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِهِ، وَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِي

The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family.

خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِهِ وَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِي

The best of you is the one who is best to his family, and I am the best of you to my family.

خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِهِ وَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِي

The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family.

اذْكُرُوا مَحَاسِنَ مَوْتَاكُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مَسَاوِئِهِمْ

Mention the good qualities of your dead and refrain from speaking of their faults.

الْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُ أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِ يَكُفُّ عَلَيْهِ ضَيْعَتَهُ وَيَحُو...

The believer is the mirror of the believer. The believer is the brother of the believer; he protects him from loss and guards him from...

لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا وَيُوَقِّرْ كَبِيرَنَا

He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our elders.

لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا وَيَعْرِفْ حَقَّ كَبِيرِنَا

He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young ones and recognize the rights of our elders.

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى ا...

Beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire.

حَقُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ خَمْسٌ: رَدُّ السَّلَامِ وَعِيَادَةُ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعُ الْج...

The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are five: returning the greeting, visiting the sick, following the funeral procession, accepting...

حَقُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ خَمْسٌ رَدُّ السَّلَامِ وَعِيَادَةُ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعُ الْجَ...

The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are five: returning the greeting, visiting the sick, following the funeral procession, accepting...

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

When the Prophet went to bed, he would say: 'In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.'

مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ وَحِينَ يُمْسِي سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ لَمْ يَأْتِ...

Whoever says 'Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him' one hundred times in the morning and evening, no one will come on the Day of...

مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ وَحِينَ يُمْسِي: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ لَمْ يَأْت...

Whoever says 'Glory be to Allah and praise Him' one hundred times in the morning and evening, no one will come on the Day of Resurrection...

إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ وَعِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ ...

When a man enters his house and mentions Allah upon entering and upon eating, Satan says to his companions: 'You have no place to stay and...

خَيْرُ الْأَصْحَابِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرُهُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ، وَخَيْرُ الْجِيرَانِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْر...

The best companion in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his companion, and the best neighbor in the sight of Allah is the one...

مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ

Gabriel kept advising me about the neighbor until I thought he would make him an heir.

مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ

Jibril kept advising me about the neighbor until I thought he would make him an heir.

لَا تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا أَوَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ ع...

You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I tell you something which, if...

بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ فَشَكَرَ اللَّه...

While a man was walking on a road, he found a thorny branch on the path and removed it. Allah thanked him for that and forgave him.