Darussalam Quotes

It was narrated from Mu‘adh bin Jabal that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) took him by the hand and said: “O Mu‘adh, by Allah I love you. He said: I advise you, O Mu‘adh,  that you never leave saying after every prayer: ‘O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You and worship You properly.

May his nose be rubbed in the dust, may his nose be rubbed in the dust, may his nose be rubbed in the dust.” It was said: “Who, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “The one whose parents, one or both of them, reach old age during his lifetime and he does not enter Paradise.

Those that were before you (the Salaf), used to detest excessive speech. And they considered anything as excessive speech except speaking about the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him), commanding good and forbidding evil, and speaking about what a man needs to speak because of a need he has to fulfil in his daily life.

Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise and whoever disobeys me has refused.

Every action of the son of Adam is for himself except fasting. It is done for My sake, and I will give a reward for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied 10 times”.

Part of a person’s being a good Muslim is his leaving alone that which does not concern him.

A Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him): “When will the Hour be?” The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said to him: “What have you  prepared for it?” He said: “Love for Allah and His Messenger.” He said: “You will be with those whom you love.

Allah has forbidden to you disobedience towards mothers.

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

A man will follow the way of his close friends, so let one of you look to whom he takes as a close friend.

For every disease there is a remedy.

Look at the one who is at a lower level than you, and do not look at the one who is above you, for that may keep you from scorning the blessing of Allah.

Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt. Truthfulness brings tranquility whilst lying sows doubt.

The deceased is followed by three things; two go back and one remains with him. He is followed by his family, his wealth and his deeds, then his family and wealth go back and his deeds remain.

The muslims never had any intention to seize the wealth and property of people, or to kill them through bloody wars; they never had any desire to employ compulsion in their approach to propagating islam: on the countrary, their sole purpose was to provide an atmosphere of freedom in ideology or religion: Then whosoever wills, let him believe, and whosoever wills, let him disbelieve.

There is no day on which the people get up but two angels come down and one of them says: ‘O Allah, give in compensation to the one who spends (in charity),’ and the other says: ‘O Allah, cause ruin to the one who withholds.

There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, nor will He look at them, and theirs will be a painful torment: an old man who commits adultery, a king who tells lies and a poor man who is arrogant.

Whoever does not show mercy to people, Allah will not show mercy to him.

Righteousness is a good attitude, and sin is that which wavers in your heart and you do not want the people to find out about it.

No person conceals (the faults of) another in this world but Allah will conceal him (his faults) on the Day of Resurrection.

A prostitute saw a dog on a hot day that was circling a well, with its tongue hanging out because of thirst. She drew some water for it with her shoe, and she was forgiven.

The Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: “Woe to him who speak and lie so that he can make people laugh – woe to him, woe to him.

Allah loves the slave who is pious, independent of means and hidden from the people.

Every act of kindness is a charity.

Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be please with him) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, then let him speak good or remain silent.

How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for all his affairs are good, and that does not apply to anyone except the believer. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him.

A man came to the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, which charity brings the greatest reward?” He said, “If you give in charity when you are healthy and miserly, fearing poverty and hoping for richness. Do not delay until you are at the point of death and you say: ‘Give this to so and so, give this to so and so,’ when it already belongs to so and so.

The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Verily, man will be deprived of Rizq (provision) because of sins that he commits.

By Allah, he is not a believer, by Allah he is not a believer.” It was said: “Who, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “The one whose neighbour is not safe from his annoyance.

End of the World: The Major and Minor Signs of the Hour, by Dr. Muhammad al-'Areefi. Darussalam, New York, 2008.(page