
100 Hadith Qudsi (part 1)
One whose intention is not pure will deserve Hell in the
Hereafter. Purity of intention is essential in all deeds
1) Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying: The first of the people whose
case will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died as a martyr.
He will be brought forth. Allah will make him know about His blessings (which He
had bestowed on him in the World). The man will acknowledge them. Then Allah
will ask him: What did you do with them? He will say: I fought in Your way until
I died as a martyr. Allah will remark: You are lying. You fought so that you may
be called a brave warrior. Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be
dragged along on his face and cast into Hell.
Second will be a man who studied (religious) knowledge. Then
he taught it to others and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought (for
Judgment). Allah will remind him of His favors (showered on him in the world).
He will admit them (having enjoyed them in his life). Then Allah will ask him:
What did you do with them? He will reply: I acquired knowledge and imparted it
and also recited the Qur'an for Your sake. Allah will observe: You have told a
lie, for you got knowledge to be renowned as a scholar; and you recited the
Qur'an to be marked as a Qari (one who recites the Qur'an according to the
rules). Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be dragged along on
his face and thrown into Hell.
Third will be a man to whom Allah had made abundantly rich
and granted him every kind of wealth. He will be brought for judgment. Allah
will let him know about His gifts conferred upon him in the world. He will
recognize them. Then Allah will inquire: What did you with them? He will say: I
left no way in which you like money to be spent without spending in it for your
sake. Allah will say: You are lying. You did so to be described as generous (in
the society); (It means you got your reward in the world according to your
intention). Now you deserve nothing in the Hereafter except Hell). So orders
will be passed against him and he will be dragged along on his face until he
will be hurled into Hell.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and An-Nasa'i)
Warning against hypocrisy (show off)
2) Narrated Mahmoud
Ibn Lubaid: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: The most dreadful thing which I fear
about you is minor polytheism. The companions asked: What is the minor
polytheism? He said: It is hypocrisy; and he added that on the Day of Judgment,
when rewarding people for their deeds, Allah (sw) will say to the hypocrites: Go
to those for the sake of whom you used to perform good deeds; and see whether
you can get any reward from them.
(This Hadith is sound and mentioned in Musnad of Ahmad)
3) Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah (sw) said: Among all partners, I
am the most dispensable with association. So anyone who performs a deed in which
he ascribes to Me others; I will abandon him and his act of polytheism.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim).
Hazardship of shirk (joining partners with Allah)
4) Narrated Abu
Huraira that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: On the Day of Resurrection,
Ibrahim (Abraham) will see his father Azar (in such a pitiable condition) that
his face will be dark and covered with dust. Then Ibrahim will remind him: Did I
not warn you against denying me? His father will reply: Today I will not deny
you. Then, Ibrahim will say: O Lord! You have promised not to disgrace me on the
Day of Resurrection. So what will be more disgraceful to me than my wretched
father. Allah will say: I have forbidden Paradise for disbelievers. Then it will
be said: O Ibrahim, Look! what is underneath your feet? He will look and see his
father as a Hyena -besmeared with dirt caught by the legs and thrown into Hell.
5) Narrated Anas bin
Malik on the authority of the Prophet (pbuh), who said: Allah (sw) will say to
the least tormented person among the people of Hell on the Day of Resurrection:
Do you have any thing on earth, that you would give as a ransom (to protect
yourself against the torment of Fire)? He will say: Yes. Then Allah will say:
While you were in the backbone of Adam, I had demanded you much less than that,
i.e. to associate nothing with Me; but you declined and worshipped others
besides Me.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Superiority of Monotheism
6) Narrated Abu Dhar:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, Allah (sw) said: He who comes with a good deed,
its reward will be ten like that or even more. And he who comes with vice, his
reward will be only one like that, or I can forgive him. He who draws close to
Me a hand's span, I will draw close to him an arm's length. And whoever draws
near Me an arm's length, I will draw near him a fathom's length. And whoever
comes to Me walking, I will go to him running. And whoever faces Me with sins
nearly as great as the earth, I will meet him with forgiveness nearly as great
as that, provided he does not worship something with me.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim, Ibn Majah and
Ahmad in his Musnad).
7) Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: None of you will have argued for his
right in the world more vehemently than the believers who will do with their
Lord about their brethren who were admitted into Hell. The Prophet (pbuh) added:
They will say: O Lord! Our brethren used to offer prayers with us, observe fast
with us and perform pilgrimage (Hajj) with us. But You cast them into fire. The
Prophet (pbuh) further said: Allah will say: Go and bring out whoever you know
from among them. The Prophet (pbuh) said: The believers will come to them and
recognize them by face. Some of them will be those the fire would have seized up
to half of their shanks and some of them up to their ankles. They will bring
them and say: O Lord! We have taken out those for whom you gave us order. Then
the Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah will say: Bring out whoever has in his heart any
belief weighing a Dinar (a coin). Then He will say: Take out whoever has in his
heart the belief weighing half a Dinar until He will say: Take out whoever has
in his heart the belief that equals the weight of an atom.
(This Hadith is sound and related by An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).
After narrating this Hadith, Abu Sa'id said: He who does not
accept it as true should read this verse:
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up
with Him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He
pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed
invented a tremendous sin." (V.4:48)
Superiority of the believers in the Oneness of Allah and the
punishment of Jews and Christians
8) Narrated Abu Musa:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: On the Day of Resurrection, my Ummah (nation)
will be gathered into three groups. one sort will enter Paradise without
rendering an account (of their deeds).another sort will be reckoned an easy
account and admitted into Paradise. yet another sort will come bearing on their
backs heaps of sins like great mountains. Allah will ask the angels though He
knows best about them: Who are these people? They will reply: They are humble
slaves of yours. He will say: Unload the sins from them and put the same over
the Jews and Christians; then let the humble slaves get into Paradise by virtue
of My Mercy.
(This Hadith is sound and mentioned in Mustadrak of
Al-Hakim.)
Superiority of those who neither treat with amulet, nor get
themselves branded nor take omens (but instead trust their Lord)
9) Narrated Ibn
Mas'ud that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: On the Day of Resurrection nations
will be brought. When I see my nation (Ummah) I will be amazed at their
multitudes and (distinguished) form. They will have filled up the plain lands as
well as the mountains. Allah will ask me: Are you satisfied? I will say: Yes, O
my Lord: He will say: Along with these (people), seventy thousand persons (i.e.,
so many) will enter Paradise without rendering an account. They will be those
who neither cure themselves with Ruqya (recitations) nor get themselves branded
(cauterized), nor take omens but they instead repose trust in their Lord. Upon
this, 'Ukkasha said: Supplicate Allah (sw)that He makes me one among them), the
Prophet (pbuh) said: O Allah! Make him one of them. Another person said: Invoke
a blessing for me too (that Allah makes me one among them). The Prophet (pbuh)
said: 'Ukkasha has preceded you in this matter.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ibn Hibban)
Superiority of the words (There is no god but Allah)
10) Narrated by
'Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'Aas that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: On the Day of
Resurrection, Allah will bring a person of my Ummah from among the people; and
spread before him ninety nine registers (filled up with his deeds). Each of them
will be as long as sight extends. Then Allah will ask him: Do you deny anything
of it? Have my preserving writers treated you unjustly? The person will reply:
No, my Lord. Allah will further ask him: Do you have any excuse (for not having
good deeds)? He will say: No, my Lord. Then Allah will observe: Behold! We have
preserved a virtue of yours with us. Today there will be no wrong with you. Then
Allah will take out a slip containing the words: "There is no god but Allah and
that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."; and Allah will address the person:
Bring up your weights (of this slip). The person will remark: O Lord! This slip
(is so light in weight) that it may not be matched with these large registers.
Allah will observe: you will be done no injustice The Prophet added: All the
registers will be piled up in one scale and the slip will be kept in the other
scale of the balance. (With the Grace of Allah), the scale with the registers
will be raised up (due to light weight) while the scale having the slip will be
the heavier as there is nothing that weighs more than the name of Allah.
(This Hadith is sound and related by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah
and Ahmad in his Musnad.)
Statement of Allah (sw), (whether you disclose that which is
in your minds or conceal, Allah will reckon you accordingly)
11) Ibn 'Abbas said:
When this verse was revealed: (Whether you disclose what is in your minds or
conceal it, Allah will call you to account according to it) it caused anxiety to
the companions as had never been before. Then Allah's Messenger (pbuh) observed:
Say: We have heard and obeyed and submitted (to The Lord!). The narrator added:
Allah instilled faith in their hearts and further revealed (for their
satisfaction) this verse: (Allah burdens not a soul beyond its capacity. It will
get every good that it earns and it will suffer every ill that it commits. Our
Lord! Call us not to account if we forget or make a mistake. (When they said the
same verse) Allah said: I have done. They further said: Our Lord! Lay not upon
us a burden as your did lay on those before us. Allah said: I have done so The
companions further said. And pardon us, have Mercy on us . your are our
protector. The Lord said: one.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and At-Tirmidhi)
12) Narrated Abu
Huraira: When this verse was revealed to Allah's Messenger (pbuh): (To Allah
belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and whether you
disclose what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah will reckon you according to
it. Then He will forgive whom He pleases and chastise whom He likes as Allah is
Al-Omnipotent over every thing). The narrator said: The companions of Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) felt it hard. They came to him, sat down on their knees and
said: O Messenger of Allah, we have been assigned with some duties (tasks) which
we have capability to perform such as: prayer (Salat), fasting (Saum), fighting
in Allah's way (Jihad), and charity (Zakat). Now this (the above mentioned
verse) was revealed to you and it is beyond our power to live up to Them,
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Do you intend to say what the people of the two
scriptures (The Jews and Christians) had said before you: "We hear and disobey".
Rather you should say: "We hear, obey and seek your forgiveness, our Lord! And
to You is the return". When the people recited it, their tongues became subdued
with it. Then Allah revealed: (The Messenger believes in what is sent down to
him from His Lord, and so do the believers (following him). Each one believes in
Allah and His angels and His books and His Messengers, saying: We differentiate
not between any of His Messengers; and they say: We hear and seek your
forgiveness, our Lord! And to you is the return. When they (The companions) said
the same, Allah abrogated this verse and Allah the Al Great, revealed a new one
replacing it: (Allah burdens not a soul beyond its capacity. It gets every good
that it earns and it suffers every ill that it earns Our Lord! Punish us not, if
we forget or make a mistake. (When the companions repeated the same words) Allah
said: Yes: (The companions further repeated the words as revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh)) Our Lord! Do not lay on us a burden as that you had laid on
those before us. Allah said: Yes. (The companions further repeated) Our Lord
impose not on us (burdens) which we have no strength to bear. Allah said: Yes.
(The companions further repeated). And pardon us and provide us protection; and
have Mercy on us. you are our Patron, so please grant us victory over the
disbelieving people). Allah said: Yes.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim). (2:286/6)
Broadness of Allah's Mercy
13) Narrated Abu
Huraira that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who said: Allah (sw) said: My mercy has
preceded (excelled) my wrath.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim).
An example of Allah's Mercy on his servants
14) Narrated Abu
Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah says: Whenever My slave
intends to do a bad deed, (I say to the deeds recording angels): Do not record
it against him until he (actually) commits it. If he has done so, write it down
exactly as one in his record book. But if he refrains from it for My sake, write
down this as a virtue in his favor. And when he intends to do a good deed, but
does not actually do it, write it as a virtue for him. And if he puts it into
practice, write its reward equal to, from ten to seven hundred times (in his
account).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and
At-Tirmidhi).
Warning to those who loose hope in the Mercy of Allah
15) Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying: There were two fraternal
persons among the sons of Israel. One of them was engrossed in committing sins
while the other was devoted to worship. The devotee used to see his fellow
committing sin and advise him. Desist from doing so. One day when he found his
fellow committing sin. He said to him: Avoid it. His fellow said: Leave me
alone. Have you been sent out as a vigilant on me. The devotee said: By Allah,
He will neither forgive you nor admit you to Paradise. When they died, they were
gathered before the Lord of the Worlds. Allah asked the devotee: Were you
assured of knowing Me or were you having power over what was in My Hands? Then
He said to the sinner: Go and enter Paradise by My Mercy; and ordered the angels
about the devotee: Lead him to the Hell.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Abu Da'ud in his Sunan)
After narrating the Hadith, Abu Huraira commented: By Him in
whose hands my soul is: One word spoken by the devotee ruined his good deeds in
the World as well as in the Hereafter.
16) Narrated Jundub
that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) stated that a person said: By Allah! Allah will
not forgive so and so (person). Thereupon Allah, the Exalted remarked: Who is he
who swears by Me (and says) that I will not forgive so and so (listen!) Verily I
have forgiven so and so and nullified your deeds. or as the Messenger (pbuh)
said.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and also
mentioned in Mo'jam Al-Tabrani Al-Kabir)
Superiority of Fear of Allah
17) Narrated Abu
Sa'id Al-Khudri. He quoted the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as saying to his
companions that: a man from among the early people or from those before you had
said a word, i.e. Allah had blessed him with wealth and sons. When death
approached him, he asked his sons: How was I being as a father? They replied:
You were the best father. He said: I didn't save or perform any good deeds for
Allah. If Allah takes possession of me, He will punish me. So, look! when I am
dead, burn me until I become coal then crush me well and scatter (my ashes in
the air) on a storming day. The Prophet (pbuh) said: He took a covenant from his
sons (and died). They did according to his will and spread his ashes in the air
on a stormy day. Allah said: Be and there he was embodied before Him. Allah, the
Exalted. asked him: O my slave! what induced you to do what you did. He replied:
It was your fear (so that I may not appear before you). The Prophet (pbuh)
added: Allah, the Exalted rewarded him with His Mercy; the Prophet (pbuh) said
second time: Allah did not punish him.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Superiority of Dhikr (remembrance) and becoming close to
Allah by way of righteous deeds and good faith in Him
18) Narrated Abu Huraira said: The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah
(sw) says: I am in accordance with the thoughts of My slave about Me; and I am
with him, when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember
him in My heart. If he remembers Me in a group, I remember him in a better group
(i.e. angels). If he draws near Me by the span of a palm, I draw near him by a
cubit. If he draws near Me by a cubit, I draw near him by the space covered by
two hands. If he walks towards Me, I go to him running.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
19) Narrated Abu
Huraira ( that the Prophet (pbuh) stated: Allah (sw) observed: I am with My
slave when he remembers me and moves his lips (with remembrance).
(This Hadith is sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad).
20 ) (One day) Abu
Huraira and Abu sa'id were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (sw) who said:
When a slave says: i.e. There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Most-Great.
Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. Indeed, there is no god except Me
and I am All-Great. When he says: There is no god but Allah and He is the only
One. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. Indeed, there is no god
except Me and I am the One. When he says: There is no god but Allah and there is
no associate with Him. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. There is no
god except Me and I have no partner. When he says: There is no god but Allah. To
Him belongs the sovereignty and To Him is due all praise. Allah remarks: My
slave has spoken the truth. There is no god except Me. To Me belongs the kingdom
and To Me is due all praise. When he says: There is no god but Allah and there
is no power or might except with Him). Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the
truth. There is no god except Me and the power and might belongs to Me.
(Its chain of authorities is sound and related by the Majah,
At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban).
Superiority of the company of pious people
21) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
Allah has some angels who roam about the streets in search of people mentioning
Allah's names. When they find such a gathering, they call one another saying:
Come to the object of your pursuit. The Prophet added: The angels surround them
with their wings up to the lowest heaven (sky of the world). He further added:
(When the people in the gathering disperse, the angels ascend to the heaven).
Their Lord, who knows best about the people, asks them: What do my slaves say?
The angels reply: They were glorifying You (by repeating the words "Allah is the
All-Glorified), exalting You (by repeating the words "Allah is All-Great"),
praising You (by repeating the words All praise be to Allah), and dignifying
You. He asks them: Have they seen Me? The angels reply: No, By Allah. O Lord!
They haven't seen You (at all). He asks: How would it be if they saw Me? The
angels reply: If they saw You, they would worship You more devotedly, dignify
You more fervently and exalt You more sincerely. Then Allah asks them: What do
they ask Me? The angels reply: They ask You Paradise. He asks them: Have they
seen it? The angels reply: No, By Allah, They have not seen it. He asks: How
would it be, if they saw it? The angels reply: If they saw it, they would crave
for it eagerly, seek after it vigorously and desire for it ardently. He asks:
From what do they seek My protection? The angels reply: (They seek your
protection) from the Hell-fire. He asks: Have they seen it? The angels reply:
No, By Allah, O Lord! They haven't see it (at all). He asks: How would it be, if
they saw it. The angels reply: If they saw it, they would fear it extremely and
flee from it hastily. Then Allah says (to the angels): I make you witness that I
have forgiven them. Allah's Messenger (pbuh) added: One of the angels would say:
O Lord! among them was so and so (a much sinning slave) who was not actually
included in the gathering but he happened to came there for some need (and sat
down with them.) Allah would remark: Anyhow, they were all sitting together, so
their companion will not be reduced to misery (i.e. they were sitting together
and glorifying Allah, so he who sits with them will not suffer but get
forgiveness as a reward for his (association with the people remembering Allah).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Continuous inducement for repentance and seeking Allah's
forgiveness
22) Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
saying that: a sin was committed by one of the slaves or may be he said, that:
one of the slaves committed a sin. He said: O my Lord! I have committed a sin,
or he said, a sin was committed by me. So please forgive. His Lord would say:
Does my slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if He likes) can
punish him. Anyhow, I have forgiven my slave.
No sooner does the time elapse as much as Allah wishes, than
is another sin committed by him or he commits another sin. He says: O my Lord! I
have committed a sin, or a sin was committed by me. So please forgive it. Allah
will observe: Does my slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if
He likes) can punish him too. Anyhow, I have forgiven him again. No sooner does
the time elapse as much as Allah wishes, than another sin committed by him or he
commits another sin. He says: O my Lord! I have committed a another sin, or
sometimes he says another sin is committed by me. So please forgive it. Allah
will remark: Does my slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if
He likes) can punish him too. Anyhow, I have forgiven him for the third time. So
let him do whatever he wishes.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
23) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: I heard the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) saying: The devil said to his Lord: By Your Glory and Majesty!
As long as the progeny of Adam exists on earth, I shall continuously misguide
them. At this Allah remarked: By My Glory and Majesty! As long as they seek My
forgiveness, I will go on to pardon them.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ahmad in his Musnad).
He who loves to meet Allah (sw)by way of death like martyrs)
Allah too loves to meet him
24) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said that
Allah, the Exalted, observed: If My slave loves meeting Me, I too love meeting
him. If he dislikes to meet Me, I too hate to meet him.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and An-Nasa'i).
Sign of Allah's love for His slave
25) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
When Allah loves a person, He calls Jibrael and says (to him): I love so and so,
therefore you should also love him. The Prophet (pbuh) added: So, Jibrael begins
to love him. Then he makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves so
and so, therefore you should also love him. Then the inhabitants of heaven (the
angels) would love him. He (pbuh) added: Thus acceptance is established for him
on earth (i.e. that person becomes popular among the people). When Allah
dislikes any slave He calls Jibrael and says to him: I hate so and so, therefore
you should also hate him. Then he calls out to the inhabitants of heaven: Allah
hates so and so, therefore you should also hate him. Thus hatred is established
for him on earth. (i.e. then hatred prevails against him among the people).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and At-Tirmidhi).
Exhortation for developing mutual love and mercy among the
Muslims
26) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
Indeed Allah (sw) would say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam! I fell
ill but you visited Me not. He will say: How could I visit You while You are the
Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you not know that My slave so and so was
sick but you visited him not? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you
would have found Me by him? O son of Adam! I asked you for food but you fed Me
not. The slave will say: O Lord! How could I feed You whereas You are the Lord
of the worlds? Allah will say: Do you not know that such and such slave of Mine
asked you for food but you did not feed him. Did you not know that if you had
fed him, you would surely have found that with Me. O son of Adam! I asked you to
give Me a drink but you gave Me not a drink. The slave will say: O Lord! How
should I give You a drink while You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say:
My slave so and so asked you to give him a drink but you gave him no drink. Had
you provided him a drink, you would have surely found the reward for doing so
with Me.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
Allah screens the believer in the world as well as in the Hereafter
27) Narrated Safwan bin Mobraz Al-Mazan: While I was on my
way along with Ibn 'Umar ( taking (holding up) his hand in mine. Suddenly a man
appeared to him and said: What did you hear Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying
about confidential talk (secret conversation)? He said: I heard Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) saying: (On the Day of Resurrection) Allah will draw near to a
believer and put His forgiveness over him and screen him (his sins) then Allah
will say: Do you know such and such sin? Do you know such and such? He will say:
Yes, my Lord! This conversation will continue) until Allah will make him confess
his sins, and thinks that he is ruined. Then Allah will say: I concealed them
(your sins in the world) and I do forgive you today. Then he will be given the
record book containing his good deeds. As regards, the infidels and hypocrites,
the witnesses will say: These are the people who have disbelieved their Lord.
Behold! Allah's Curse is upon transgressors (wrong doers).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and
Ibn Majah)
Superiority of the believer
28) Narrated Abu Huraira The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah (sw)
said: Indeed a believer is in every good place with Me. He praises Me even while
I take out his soul from between his sides.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Musnad Ahmad.)
Superiority of one who granted a grave period to an insolvent
29) Narrated Abu Mas'ud (: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: A
man from among those who were before you was called to account by Allah on the
Day of Resurrection. No good was found in his account except that he, used to
mix with people and being a rich man, used to lend money to the people and order
his servants to let off the men who are unable to repay debt. The Prophet (pbuh)
said: Allah (sw) said to the angels: We are worthier than him of that
generosity. So let him off (enter Paradise).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
30) Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: A man
never did good deeds. Rather, he used to lend (money) the people and advise his
servants: Take from the solvent and leave the insolvent and forgive him. Perhaps
Allah may forgive us. When he died, Allah (sw) asked him: Did you ever do
anything good? He replied: No, but I had a servant and I used to lend people
money. Whenever I sent him out to recover the loans, I advised him: Accept from
the solvent and leave the one who is unable to repay (i.e. excuse him). May
Allah forgives us. then Allah The Exalted remarked: I have forgiven you.
(This Hadith is good and related by An-Nasa'i.)
Merit of love for the sake of Allah
31) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love one another
for My glory's sake. Today I will shelter them in My shade, today there is no
shade but only My shade.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
32 ) Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
quoting his Lord ( Who said: My love is established for those who love one
another for My sake; and My love is established for those who spend money for My
sake; and My love is established for those who visit one another for My sake.
(In fact) those who love one another for the sake of Allah will be at pulpits of
light in the shade of Allah's Throne on a day when there is no shade but His
shade.
(This Hadith is sound through all its channels and related in
Musnad of Ahmad.)
33) Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal: He said: I heard Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) saying: Allah said: For those who love one another for the sake
of My glory there will be pulpits of light for which the Prophets and martyrs
will envy them. (On the Day of Resurrection)
(This Hadith is good and related by At-Tirmidhi.)
Paradise is surrounded with hardships where as the Hell is
encompassed with lusts to attract sinners
34) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
When Allah created Paradise, He ordered Jibrael: Go and see it. So he went and
saw it. Then he returned and said: O Lord, By Your glory! who hears of it would
love entering it. Then He encompassed it with unpleasant things (hardships of
worship) and said: O Jibrael! Go (again) and see it. So he went away to look at
it. Then he came back and said: O Lord, By Your glory! I fear that no one will
enter it. The Prophet (pbuh)) said: When Allah created Hell, He said: O Jibrael,
go and see it So he went and saw it. Then he turned up and said: O Lord, By Your
glory! No one who hears of it will enter it. So he encompassed it with lusts
(worldly deceives) and said: O Jibrael! Go back and see it. He went again to see
it and came back saying: O Lord, By Your glory! I fear that no one will escape
from entering it
(This Hadith is fair and related by Abu Da'ud, At-Tirmidhi,
An-Nasa'i. Musnad of Ahmad and Mustadrak of Al-Hakim)
Some of what Allah has prepared for His righteous slaves
35) Narrated Abu Huraira the Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah (sw)
said, "I had prepared for my righteous slaves what no eye has seen nor ear has
heard nor a human mind has realized. (nor it has occurred to human heart)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, and
At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.)
Later on Abu Huraira said: Recite if you wish: (No soul knows
about the joy of eyes (pleasure) which has been hidden (concealed) for them.
(the people).
Allah's pleasure for the inhabitants of Paradise
36) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
said: Verily, Allah will address the inhabitants of Paradise: O inhabitants of
Paradise! They will say: We present ourselves and are at Your pleasure; and
goodness rests in Your hands. He will ask them: Are you satisfied? They will
say: Why should we not be satisfied, O Lord! while You have given us what You
have not given to anyone of Your creation? Then He will say: Would you not like
Me to grant you something better than that? They will say: O Lord! What is
better than that?. He will say: I will never be angry with you afterwards.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Inhabitants of Paradise will be given pursuit
37) Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet (pbuh)was narrating
a Hadith while a Bedouin was in his company: One of the inhabitants of Paradise
will seek permission from his Lord for cultivation. Allah will ask him: what do
you wish? He will reply in affirmative and say: But I like to cultivate (the
land). (when the man is permitted) he will soon sow the seeds. The plants will
grow up get ripe and be ready for harvesting. Then the yield will develop into
conglobation like huge mountains then Allah (sw) will say: O son of Adam!
Nothing can satisfy you. At this, the Bedouin remarked: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)!
This man must be either from Quraish (i.e. an emigrant) or an Ansari (resident
of Madina) because they are cultivators whereas we are not farmers (on hearing
it) Allah's Messenger (pbuh) laughed.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
The Last to enter Paradise
38) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud: Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
said: The last entrant to Paradise would be a man who walks once and stumbles
once and be burnt by the fire once. When he gets beyond it, he will turn to it
and say: Blessed is He who has saved me from you and has given me what He gave
nobody in the earlier or later times. Then a tree would be raised up for him. So
he will say: O my Lord! bring me closer to this tree so that I may take shelter
in its shade and drink from its water. Allah would say: O son of Adam! If I
grant you this, you will demand Me something else. He will say: No, my Lord. He
promised that he would ask for nothing else. His Lord would excuse him because
He sees that the man would not have patience over it. So He will make him near
it. Then he will take shelter in its shade and drink its water. Afterwards, a
tree more beautiful than the first would be raised up before him. So he will
say: O my Lord! Bring me near this tree. So that I may drink its water and take
shelter in its shade. I shall not ask you for anything other than that. Allah
will say: O son of Adam! Did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for
anything else. He will reply: Probably I shall ask for nothing if you bring me
near it. And he promised Him that he would not ask Him for anything else. His
Lord would excuse him because He knows that he would not keep his word. Anyhow,
He would bring him near to the tree. The man will take shelter in its shade and
drink its water. Then a tree more beautiful than the first two would be raised
up at the gate of the Paradise. He will say: O Lord! Please make me near to this
tree so that I may enjoy its shade and drink its water. I shall not ask You
anything else. His Lord would excuse him that the temptation of which he could
not resist. So He will make him near this tree. When He would bring him near it,
he would hear the voices of the inhabitants of the Paradise. He would say: O my
Lord! Admit me to it. Allah would say: O son of Adam! What will bring an end o
your demands to Me? Will it please you if I give you the (whole) world and a
similar one along with it? The man will say: are you mocking at me, though you
are the Lord of the worlds?
(Narrating this Hadiths Ibn Mas'ud laughed and asked (the
hearers): Why don't you ask me what I am laughing at. They said: Why do you
laugh? He said: In the same way Allah's Messenger (pbuh) also laughed (when he
said His Hadith, and (the companions) asked: Why do you laugh, O Messenger of
Allah? He replied: On account of the laughter of the Lord of the Worlds when the
Desiree of Paradise said: are you mocking at me though you are the Lord of the
worlds? At this, Allah will remark: I am not mocking at you, but I am
All-capable to do whatever I wish.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim)
39) Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: I know
the last of the dwellers of the Hell to come out and the last of the people of
Paradise to enter. He is a man who would be brought before Allah on the Day of
Resurrection. Then Allah will command the angels: Ask him about the minor sins
and hide the major ones. Then it will be said to him: On such and such day you
did that and that sin; and on such and such day you committed that and that bad
deed. The Prophet (pbuh) added: It will be said to him: In place of every evil
deed, you will be granted one good deed. The Prophet (pbuh) continued. The
sinner would say: My Lord! I have done things which I do not find here. The
narrator said: Indeed I saw the Messenger of Allah (sw) laugh until his premolar
teeth were visible. (because the sinner was forgiven.)
(This Hadith is sound and related by At-Tirmidhi.)
Superiority of martyrs
40)
Narrated Masruq: We asked 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud ( about
this verse:
"Think not of those who have been killed in the way of Allah
as dead; rather they are alive with their Lord being provided with
sustenance.(3:169)
He ('Abdullah bin Mas'ud said: We asked the Prophet (pbuh)
the meaning of this verse. So he explained it like this:
Their souls are in insides some green birds beside lanterns
suspended from the divine throne roaming freely in the Paradise where ever they
like. Then they take shelter at those lanterns. Once their Lord looked at them
and said: Do you want anything else? They said: What more shall we want? We roam
freely in Paradise as we like. Allah asked them the same question three times.
When they felt that they would not be spared from being asked, they said: O
Lord! We like you to put back our souls into our bodies so that we may be killed
in Your way once again. As Allah saw that they had no wish. they would be let
for joy in heaven.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
41) Narrated Anas: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: A man from
among people of Paradise will be brought forward. Allah will ask him: O Son of
Adam! How did you find your home? He will reply: O my Lord! It is the best home,
then Allah will say: Ask and wish anything you like. The man will say: I would
ask You to send me back to the world in order to be killed in Your way ten
times. (This is because of the superiority of the martyrdom and the high
position which martyrs would be made to occupy in heaven).
(This Hadith is sound and related by An-Nasa'i)
42) Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Prophet (pbuh) quoted his Lord as
saying: Whoever of My slaves comes out to fight in My way seeking My pleasure, I
guarantee him that I will compensate his suffering with reward and booty (during
his lifetime) and if he dies, I would forgive him, have mercy on him and let him
enter Paradise.
(This Hadith is Fairly sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad.)
Reason of revelation of Allah's statement or martyrs
43) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's; Messenger (pbuh) said: When
your brethren were killed as martyrs in the battle of Uhod, Allah put their
souls into some green birds which arrived at the rivers of Paradise, ate from
its fruits and took shelter beside lanterns, made of gold, and suspended in the
shade of the divine Throne. When they enjoyed eating, drinking and sleeping,
they said: Who will convey to our brethren on earth that; (we are alive in
Paradise where we are provided with sustenance, so that they would neither
renounce fighting in the way of Allah nor retreat at the time of war). Allah,
the Glorified, said: I shall inform them of you. The Prophet (pbuh) said: So
Allah revealed this verse:
(Don't consider those killed in the way of Allah as dead,
rather they are alive with their Lord being provided with sustenance).(3:169)
(This Hadith is good and related in Sunan Abi Da'ud)
Some attributes of the Inhabitants of Paradise and Hell
44) Aiyad Ibn Himar Al-Majashie reported that one day Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) said in his speech: Behold! Indeed Allah has commanded me to
inform you of what you are unfamiliar with; and what He has taught me today:
Every wealth, I have conferred upon a slave is lawful. Indeed I have created My
slaves being true in faith; but the satans approached them and turned them away
from their religion and what had been permissible declared as forbidden for
them. Further the satans ordered them to make partners with me for which I have
revealed no evidence. Verily, Allah looked at the people on earth and hated both
Arabs and non-Arabs - except a few people of the Scripture. Allah added: I have
sent you as a Prophet to the people so that I may test you and test the
believers through you and revealed to you a book that water cannot erase. So you
should read it while asleep and awake. The Prophet (pbuh) said: Indeed Allah has
ordered me to burn (the disbelievers of) Quresh, (the Prophet's tribe of Mecca)
So I said: O Lord! They would crush my head like bread. Allah said: Drive them
out as they drove you out of your city. Fight them, We shall support you. Spend
(money in the cause of Allah), We will spend on you. Send an army, We will send
five like that. Fight with your followers against those who deny you. He said:
The inhabitants of Paradise are three kinds of people: First is a powerful,
just, almsgiver, and a successful man. second is a kind, tender-hearted man
towards every relative and Muslim. Third is a decent father to many children. He
also said: Dwellers of Hell are five types: First is a weak-follower man who has
no sense to avoid the evil or work for family or wealth. Second is a dishonest
man whose greed is well known to people, even for minor things. Third is a man
who will betray you about your family and wealth at both the ends of the day. He
also mentioned a miser or a liar and a person who uses bad words.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
45) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (pbuh) said: Once
Paradise and Hell argued with one another. Hell said: I have been given
preference by the oppressors and tyrants. Paradise said: What is the matter with
me that only weak and humble people enter me. Allah Sa'id to the paradise: You
are My mercy. I will bestow mercy through you on whom I wish from among My
slaves. And He said to Hell: Rather you are My torment. I will torment by you
whom I wish from among My slaves. The Prophet (pbuh) added: Each of them will
take its capacity. As for Hell, it will not be filled until Allah puts down His
glorified foot in it. Then it will say: Enough! Enough! Enough! at that time all
its parts will be filled up. Allah will not treat unjustly any one of His
creation. As regards Paradise, Allah will create other creations to fill it.
(Being All-Merciful)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Insignificance and worthlessness of this world
46) Narrated Anas that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: One of
the most miserable people in the world will be brought from among the people of
Paradise. Allah will say (to the angels): Dip him once in Paradise. So they will
dip him once in it. Then Allah will ask him: Did you ever face any distress or a
thing you hate. He would say: No, By Your Glory! Never did I face anything
unpleasant. Then one of the most affluent people of the world will be brought
from Hell. Allah will command (the angels:) Dip him once in it. Then He will ask
him: O son of Adam! Did you ever enjoy any comfort? (that is, a dip in hell can
make one forget the meaning of comfort.)
(This Hadith is sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad)
Some Scenes of Resurrection
47) Narrated Abu Sa'id AlKhudri that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
Allah will call: O Adam! He will say: I am present and at Your pleasure and
goodness rests in Your hands. Allah will say: Bring forth the group for Hell.
Adam will ask: Who are the people doomed to Hell? Allah will say: They are nine
hundred and ninety nine out of every one thousand. The Prophet (pbuh) said: At
this juncture every child would turn gray-haired and every pregnant would
miscarry due to the dread of the moment and you would see people as drunk while
they would not actually be. The torment of Allah would be grievous enough to
make them so. Then the companions asked: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh) ! Who would
be that single person among us? He said: Be happy! When one is selected for
Paradise) from among you, one thousand from Gog and Magog would be sent to Hell.
Then he said: By Him in whose hand is my soul! I hope you will constitute one
fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise. We exclaimed.(Allah is All-Great) He
said: I anticipate you would be one third of the people of Paradise. again we
shouted. He said: I expect you would be half of the people of Paradise. Again we
exclaimed. He further said: Despite, You would be just like a black hair in the
skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black one .(i.e. your
number compared with the non-Muslims will be very small but in Paradise you will
be the majority)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
48) Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the companions of the Prophet
(pbuh) asked him: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh) ! Will we be able to see our Lord
on the Day of Resurrection? He said: Do you feel any difficulty in seeing the
Sun at noon when it is not cloudy. They said: No. He further said: Do you feel
any difficulty in seeing the Moon at the night of full moon when there is no
cloud. They said: No. Thereupon he said: By Him who holds my life! You will not
face any difficulty in seeing Allah as much as seeing one of them. The Prophet (pbuh)
added: Then Allah would sit for judgment upon the slaves and would say: O so and
so! Did I not honor you and make you chief and provide you a spouse and subdue
for you horses and camels and offered you an opportunity to rule over your
subjects and take one fourth of booty. The slave would say, Yes. The Prophet (pbuh)
said: Allah would say: Did you not think that you would meet me? He would say:
No. Thereupon, Allah would say: I overlook you today as you forgot me. Then the
second person will be brought (for judgment). Allah would say: O so and so! Did
I not honor you and make you the chief and make you a pair and subdue for you
horses and camels and offered you an opportunity to rule over your subjects and
take one fourth of booty. He would say: Yes, my Lord! Then he would say: Did you
not think that you would meet Me. The slave would say: No. At this moment Allah
would say: Well, I overlook you today as you forgot Me. Then the third one would
be brought for judgment. Allah would ask him the same thing. At this, the slave
would say: O. my Lord! I believed in You and Your Book and Your apostles. Also,
I performed prayers, observed fast and gave charity. Then he would speak in good
terms like this. Allah would say: Well;. The Prophet (pbuh) added: Then, it
would be said to him: Now, we will bring our witnesses to you. Then man will
think: Who will bear witness upon me. Then, his mouth would be sealed and it
would be said to his thighs, flesh and bones: Speak. So his thighs, flesh and
bones would bear witness to his deeds. This is because he will not be able to
make any excuse for himself. He would be a hypocrite whom Allah would be angry
with.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and Abu Da'ud)
49) Narrated Anas bin Malik: We were in the company of
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) when he Laughed and said: Do you know why I laughed?
The narrator said: We said: Allah and His Messenger (pbuh) know best. Then the
Prophet (pbuh) said: I laughed at the talk of the slave to his Lord on the Day
of Resurrection as he would say: O my Lord! Have You not guaranteed me
protection against injustice? The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah would say: Yes. The
Prophet (pbuh) )added: Then the slave would say: Today I do not allow any
witness against me except a witness of my own self. Then the Prophet (pbuh)
said: Allah would say: Today only yourself and the noble recording angels would
be witnesses to you. Then the Prophet (pbuh) ) said: Then his mouth would be
sealed and it would be said to his limbs: speak. The Prophet (pbuh) ) added:
They would speak of his deeds. He ( said: Then he would be made free to talk.
The Prophet (pbuh) ) said: He would say to his limbs: Woe and curse be upon you.
For only your sake I was contending.
Statement of Allah (sw): "All the earth is in His possession
on the Day of Resurrection"
50)
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger saying:
Allah would grasp the whole planet of the Earth and roll it up on the day of
resurrection and all the heavens will be in His right hand. Then He will say: I
am the King. Where are the monarchs of the Earth?
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
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