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[EasternQibla]

I post more on Muhammad (God rest his soul) here:

My emotional attachment to Muhammad (God rest his soul)

Richard

[EasternQibla]

I did find another nice hadith about Muhammad (God rest his soul), although I first raised it because of a mistranslation in it leading to a rather curious statement regarding the Quran.

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 362:

Narrated Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As:

This Verse:

'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of glad tidings and as a warner.' (48.8)

Which is in the Qur'an, appears in the SurahTorah thus: 'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of glad tidings and as a warner, and as a protector for the illiterates (i.e., the Arabs.) You are my slave and My Apostle, and I have named you Al-Mutawakkil (one who depends upon Allah). You are neither hard-hearted nor of fierce character, nor one who shouts in the markets. You do not return evil for evil, but excuse and forgive. Allah will not take you unto Him till He guides through you a crocked (curved) nation on the right path by causing them to say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." With such a statement He will cause to open blind eyes, deaf ears and hardened hearts.'

Richard

[ParadiseLost]

Abu Huraira reported it was said to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him): Invoke curse upon the polytheists, whereupon he said:

I have not been sent as the invoker of curse, but I have been sent as mercy."

(Sahih Muslim: Book #032, Hadith #6284)

MashAllah.

Edited by Lost_In_Paradise, 05 February 2012 - 11:58 AM.

[ala'adin]

“Do not be people without minds of your own, saying that if others treat you well you will treat them well, and that if they do wrong you will do wrong to them. Instead, accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and not to do wrong (even) if they do evil.” (Tirmidhi)

[ParadiseLost]

[size=3]Narrated Al-Ma'rur: At Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. I asked about the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother [using large font size is not allowed][size=3]with bad names." The Prophet said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Did you abuse him by calling his mother [using large font size is not allowed][size=3]with bad names You still have some characteristics of ignorance. Your slaves are your brothers and Allah has put them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears. Do not ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do so, then help them.' " [using large font size is not allowed]

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[ParadiseLost]

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:

Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.

(Sahih Muslim Book 32: No.6214)

This is a good one to think about. How many times have we found ourselves in a situation where we start to be suspicious about how a person feels towards us...we start to talk like - she/he did this and I think it means this or she/he said this and what did they really mean by this. Sometimes we get really wound up in all these type of suspicious thoughts. Especially for married couples suspicion can have a really devastating effect. Suspicion can also lead to gossip because if one person tells a person about their suspicious feelings of another person then all of a sudden these thoughts are related as true to other people ..because person A said so.

Also suspicion has had a really negative effect on the Muslim community in recent years - especially after 9/11 where people have become suspicious of Muslims or someone who looks like a Muslim. But this is just one example of how people in the world become suspicious of one another - this type of thing exists in many communities where people are suspicious of people from a different race, where people are suspicious of poor people etc.

Being too inquisitive about other peoples business causes one to become nosy - like why are they going out at this time, what is that neighbour doing across the road, etc etc. I am sure many of us know a spy/gossip in our area who wants to know everyone elses life and is always aware of what is going on - but nobody really likes a person like this. We shouldn't want to be the gossip of our community.

Edited by Lost_In_Paradise, 23 February 2012 - 08:21 PM.

[ala'adin]

The Prophet (SAWS) said

"Shall I tell you who is kept away from Hell and from whom Hell is kept away?" He then said "From everyone who is gentle and kind, approachable and of easy disposition"

[Tirmidhi, 1315]

[EasternQibla]

ala'adin,

That is a beautiful quoatation.

Richard

[ParadiseLost]

Prophet Muhammad pbuh didn't want special treatment from people just because he was a Prophet. I think this type of behaviour many people of the world today would benefit from...there are so many people in high positions in society who expect to be treated better than others and look down on others who don't have the same status as them especially with regards to socio-economic or political status. We should always do our best to avoid arrogance and consider others.

'Amrah Radiyallahu 'Anha reports that someone asked 'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha. "What was the usual practice of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam at home?" She replied: "He was a human from among other humans. He himself removed the lice from his clothing, milked his goats, and did all his work himself". ( Il Tirmidhi Book 46 No 13)
Anas bin Maalik Radiyallahu 'Anhu reports: "No one was more beloved to the Sahaabah than Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. When they saw him they did not stand up, knowing that he did not approve of it" ( il Tirmidhi Book 46 No 6 )

[ParadiseLost]

Ibn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu says:

"Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam was the most generous among people in performing good deeds (No one could compare with him in generosity. He himself led a simple life, but in giving he would put a king to shame. At a time of great need a woman presented him a sheet, and he wore it as he was in need of it. A person came to him, and asked him for it, he presented the sheet to that person. Taking of loans and fulfilling the needs of others, when the creditors came, and if something had come from somewhere, he would pay the debts, and did not go home till everything was given to the needy. There exists many incidents of this nature, so much so that it is not possible to enumerate them). Particularly in the month of Ramadaan, he would be more generous till the month ended. (His generosity in this month exceeded all the other months). In this month when Jibra-eel 'Alayhis Salaam came and recited the Qur-aan to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam, at that time his generosity exceeded the wind that brings forth heavy rains".

( Il Tirmidhi Chapter 47 Number 11)

[ala'adin]

Narrated By Abdullah Ibn 'Amr

A man asked the prophet (SAWS) what sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good? He (SAWS) replied "to feed the poor, greet those whom you know and those whom you do not know.

[Bukhari]

off topic, sister you changed your name right? how comes?

[ParadiseLost]

off topic, sister you changed your name right? how comes?

Brother the new forum layout works better if usernames are under 13 characters long so unfortunately I had to change but its ok

[ParadiseLost]

The importance of sharing can be identified in the following hadith:

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr: We were one-hundred and thirty persons accompanying the Prophet who asked us whether anyone of us had food. There was a man who had about a Sa of wheat which was mixed with water then. A very tall pagan came driving sheep. The Prophet asked him, "Will you sell us (a sheep) or give it as a present?" He said, "I will sell you (a sheep)." The Prophet bought a sheep and it was slaughtered. The Prophet ordered that its liver and other abdominal organs be roasted. By Allah, the Prophet gave every person of the one-hundred-and-thirty a piece of that; he gave all those of them who were present; and kept the shares of those who were absent.The Prophet then put its meat in two huge basins and all of them ate to their fill, and even then more food was left in the two basins which were carried on the camel (or said something like it).

Sahih Bukhari Book 47 No. 787.

[ParadiseLost]

Muhammad pbuh was also a peacemaker

Narrated Sahl bin Sad: Once the people of Quba fought with each other till they threw stones on each other. When Allah's Apostle was informed about it, he said, "Let us go to bring about a reconciliation between them."
Sahih Bukhari Book 49 No.858

[ParadiseLost]

Again the importance of sharing is shown here, even if it is something small

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha said to Um Sulaim, "I have heard the voice of Allah's Apostle which was feeble, and I think that he is hungry. Have you got something (to eat)?" She took out some loaves of barley bread, then took her face-covering sheet and wrapped the bread in part of it, and pushed it under my garment and turned the rest of it around my body and sent me to Allah's Apostle . I went with that, and found Allah's Apostle in the mosque with some people. I stood up near them, and Allah's Apostle asked me, "Have you been sent by Abu Talha?" I said, "Yes." He asked, "With some food (for us)?" I said, "Yes." Then Allah's Apostle said to all those who were with him, "Get up!" He set out (and all the people accompanied him) and I proceeded ahead of them till I came to Abu Talha. Abu Talha then said, "O Um Sulaim! Allah's Apostle has arrived along with the people, and we do not have food enough to feed them all." She said, "Allah and His Apostle know better." So Abu Talha went out till he met Allah's Apostle. Then Abu Talha and Allah's Apostle came and entered the house. Allah's Apostle said, "Um Sulaim ! Bring whatever you have." She brought that very bread. The Prophet ordered that it be crushed into small pieces, and Um Sulaim pressed a skin of butter on it. Then Allah's Apostle said whatever Allah wished him to say (to bless the food) and then added, "Admit ten (men)." So they were admitted, ate their fill and went out. The Prophet then said, "Admit ten (more)." They were admitted, ate their full, and went out. He then again said, "Admit ten more!" They were admitted, ate their fill, and went out. He admitted ten more, and so all those people ate their fill, and they were eighty men. (Sahih Bukhari Hadith 65 No 294).

[ParadiseLost]

Muhammad pbuh taught us not to be greedy and again he encouraged sharing to others, something we definitely will be rewarded for

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,

"The food for two persons is sufficient for three, and the food of three persons is sufficient for four persons."

Bukhari Book 65 No. 304

[ParadiseLost]

Muhammad pbuh cared so much for his followers that he was always afraid of them losing their way and not following the straight path. One of his main concerns was that our desires would control us especially the desire for wealth ...The following hadith reminds me of a saying that the more we have, the more we want

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "The thing I am afraid of most for your sake, is the worldly blessings which Allah will bring forth to you." It was said, "What are the blessings of this world?" The Prophet said, "The pleasures of the world." A man said, "Can the good bring forth evil?" The Prophet kept quiet for a while till we thought that he was being inspired divinely. Then he started removing the sweat from his forehead and said," Where is the questioner?" That man said, "I (am present)." Abu Sa'id added: We thanked the man when the result (of his question) was such. The Prophet said, "Good never brings forth but good. This wealth (of the world) is (like) green and sweet (fruit), and all the vegetation which grows on the bank of a stream either kills or nearly kills the animal that eats too much of it, except the animal that eats the Khadira (a kind of vegetation). Such an animal eats till its stomach is full and then it faces the sun and starts ruminating and then it passes out dung and urine and goes to eat again. This worldly wealth is (like) sweet (fruit), and if a person earns it (the wealth) in a legal way and spends it properly, then it is an excellent helper, and whoever earns it in an illegal way, he will be like the one who eats but is never satisfied."

Sahih Bukhari Book 76 No 435

[ParadiseLost]

Hopefully we can help others learn about Islam like Muhammad pbuh did even if we are in the middle of doing something


It was narrated that Humaid bin Hilal said: "Abu Rifa'ah said: 'I came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while he was delivering a Khutbah, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, a stranger has come to ask about his religion, for he does not know what his religion is." The Messenger of Allah [SAW] stopped delivering his Khutbah and turned to me. A chair was brought, and I think its legs were of iron. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sat down on it and started to teach me what Allah has taught him, then he went and completed his Khutbah.'" (Sahih)

Source: An Nasai Book 49 , 5394

[ala'adin]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "When Allah loves a slave, He calls Jibril and says: `I love so-and-so; so love him'. Then Jibril loves him. After that he (Jibril) announces to the inhabitants of heavens that Allah loves so-and-so; so love him; and the inhabitants of the heavens (the angels) also love him and then make people on earth love him".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

[ParadiseLost]

Muhammad pbuh did not want his followers to find Islam difficult, he was aware that people were at different stages in their faith which is why he did his best to make religion easy for people as can be seen in an example below

Narrated Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order them to use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer. AbuSalamah said: Zayd ibn Khalid used to attend the prayers in the mosque with his tooth-stick on his ear where a clerk carries a pen, and whenever he got up for prayer he used it. (Sunan AbuDawud Book 1 No. 47)

also found in sahih muslim book 2 no.487
Abu Huraira reported: the Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Were it not that I might over-burden thebelievers-and in the hadith transmitted by Zuhair" people" -I would have ordered them to use toothstick atevery time of prayer.