Qabisah ibn Jabir reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever renounces the worldly life, afflictions will be made easy…
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Khawlani on Zuhd: Asceticism is to trust Allah over yourself
Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported: Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “To renounce the world does not mean to forbid what is…
View More Khawlani on Zuhd: Asceticism is to trust Allah over yourselfHadith on Trials: Believer purified by illness like iron in a fire
Abdur Rahman ibn Azhar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the parable of the believer, when he is…
View More Hadith on Trials: Believer purified by illness like iron in a fireHadith on Iman: O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith
Ammar ibn Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, by your knowledge of the Unseen and your…
View More Hadith on Iman: O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faithFudayl on Virtue: What is humility? What is patience?
Ibrahim ibn al-Ash’at reported: I asked Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, “What is humility?” Al-Fudayl said, “It is to humble yourself…
View More Fudayl on Virtue: What is humility? What is patience?Hadith on Qadr: Every day Allah attends to some matters
Abu Darda reported: Regarding the saying of the Almighty, “Every day he brings forth a matter,” (55:29), the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,…
View More Hadith on Qadr: Every day Allah attends to some mattersHadith on Patience: Reward for patience at first strike is Paradise
Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, if you are patient and restrained…
View More Hadith on Patience: Reward for patience at first strike is ParadiseHadith on Qadr: True faith is to believe Allah controls destiny
Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Everything has a reality, and the servant will not reach the reality of…
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A servant does not have faith until he believes in…
View More Hadith on Providence: Believers must accept the Divine DecreeSufyan on Dua: What he dislikes is good if he prays about it
Ibn Abi Dunya reported: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What a servant dislikes may be better for him than what…
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