إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى

The strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than the weak believer, and there is good in both

إن الحلال بين، وإن الحرام بين

The supplication that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) recited most was: "Allāhumma rabbana ātina fi ad-dunya hasanah wa fi al-ākhirati hasanah wa qina ‘adhāb an-nār (O Allah our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good and protect us from the torment of the Fire)

إن الله طيب لا يقبل إلا طيبا، وإن الله أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين

Woe to him who speaks and tells lies so as to make people laugh thereby. Woe to him! Woe to him!

لا يؤمن أحدكم، حتى يحب لأخيه ما يحب لنفسه

Praise be to Allah Who gave us food and drink, provided for us sufficiently, and gave us shelter, for how many there are who have no one to provide for them or to give them shelter

إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء

There are three supplications that will undoubtedly be answered: the supplication of the oppressed

إن مما أدرك الناس من كلام النبوة الأولى: إذا لم تستحي فاصنع ما شئت

Shall I tell you what ‘ada is? It is calumny which is committed among the people

قل لي في الإسلام قولا لا أسأل عنه أحدا غيرك، قال: قل: آمنت بالله، ثم استقم

Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited a sick person, he would say: No harm, (it will be) purification (from sins) if Allah wills

الطهور شطر الإيمان، والحمد لله تملأ الميزان، وسبحان الله والحمد لله تملآن أو تملأ ما بين السماء والأرض

Anyone has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise

لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يكون هواه تبعا لما جئت به

A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that upon which the sun rises and sets

أربع من كن فيه كان منافقا، وإن كانت خصلة منهن فيه كانت فيه خصلة من النفاق حتى يدعها: من إذا حدث كذب، وإذا وعد أخلف، وإذا خاصم فجر، وإذا عاهد غدر

If you pursue the faults of the Muslims, you will surely corrupt them, or you will nearly corrupt them

لو أنكم كنتم توكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا

Whoever incites a woman against her husband or a slave against his master is not one of us

البر: حسن الخلق، والإثم ما حاك في صدرك، وكرهت أن يطلع عليه الناس

Whoever forsakes his brother for a year is like shedding his blood

لا يزال لسانك رطبا من ذكر الله

The bell is the musical instrument of the Satan

ألا أنبئكم بأكبر الكبائر؟

A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe, and a Muhājir (emigrant) is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden

إذا أحب الرجل أخاه فليخبره أنه يحبه

The proficient reciter of the Qur’an will be with the noble and obedient angel-scribes, and the one who recites the Qur’an stutteringly and finds it difficult will have two rewards

الكبائر: الإشراك بالله، وعقوق الوالدين، وقتل النفس، واليمين الغموس

When Allah gathers the first and the last on the Day of Judgment, a banner will be raised for every traitor, and it will be said: This is the betrayal of so-and-so, the son of so-and-so

الساعي على الأرملة والمسكين، كالمجاهد في سبيل الله، أو القائم الليل الصائم النهار

He does not belong to us who does not show mercy to our young and honor our old

اجتنبوا السبع الموبقات

The needy is not the one who can be turned away with a date-fruit or two, or a morsel or two. But, the needy is the one who abstains from begging

أنا أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك، من عمل عملا أشرك فيه معي غيري تركته وشركه

The supplication of a Muslim for a fellow Muslim in his absence is answered

لا تجعلوا بيوتكم قبورا، ولا تجعلوا قبري عيدا، وصلوا علي؛ فإن صلاتكم تبلغني حيث كنتم

Are you granted victory and provided with sustenance except through your weak ones?

أدخله الله الجنة على ما كان من العمل

Take no companion except a believer and let no one eat your food except an Allah-fearing person

من لقي الله لا يشرك به شيئا دخل الجنة، ومن لقيه يشرك به دخل النار

This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever

من يضمن لي ما بين لحييه وما بين رجليه أضمن له الجنة

The closest people to Allah are the ones who give the Salām first

أفضل الذكر: لا إله إلا الله، وأفضل الدعاء: الحمد لله

The best of people is the one whose life is long and his deeds are good

الجنة أقرب إلى أحدكم من شراك نعله، والنار مثل ذلك

Perhaps a disheveled, rejected person at the doors, if he were to swear by Allah, He would fulfill his oath

الصلوات الخمس، والجمعة إلى الجمعة، ورمضان إلى رمضان، مكفرات ما بينهن إذا اجتنب الكبائر

By Allah, there is no true life except that of the Hereafter, so forgive the Ansār (Supporters) and the Muhājirah (Emigrants)

ما يصيب المسلم من نصب ولا وصب ولا هم ولا حزن ولا أذى ولا غم حتى الشوكة يشاكها إلا كفر الله بها من خطاياه

Indeed, this world is cursed, and everything in it is cursed, except for the remembrance of Allah, what aligns with it, and a scholar or a knowledge seeker

حجبت النار بالشهوات، وحجبت الجنة بالمكاره

Richness is not the abundance of wealth. Rather, true richness is self-sufficiency

حق المسلم على المسلم خمس: رد السلام، وعيادة المريض، واتباع الجنائز، وإجابة الدعوة، وتشميت العاطس

The liar is not the one who seeks reconciliation between people, conveying good, or saying good things

رحم الله رجلا سمحا إذا باع، وإذا اشترى، وإذا اقتضى

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was never asked anything and said 'no'

كان رجل يداين الناس، فكان يقول لفتاه: إذا أتيت معسرا فتجاوز عنه، لعل الله يتجاوز عنا

Get together over your food and mention the name of Allah, so that it will be blessed for you

من خَرج في طلب العلم فهو في سَبِيلِ الله حتى يرجع

One who serves people to drink should be the last to drink

اتق الله حيثما كنت، وأتبع السيئة الحسنة تمحها، وخالق الناس بخلق حسن

Be indifferent to worldly life; Allah will love you, and be indifferent to what people have; people will love you

إذا التقى المسلمان بسيفيهما فالقاتل والمقتول في النار

The believer should not be stung twice from the same hole

إن الحلال بين وإن الحرام بين

The pleasure of Allah is in the pleasure of the parents, and the displeasure of Allah is in the displeasure of the parents

إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء

Travel is a portion of torment

إن الله لا ينظر إلى صوركم وأموالكم، ولكن ينظر إلى قلوبكم وأعمالكم

Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy

إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى

The lasting good deeds are the statements: There is no god but Allah, glory be to Allah, Allah is the greatest, praise be to Allah, there is no power or might except with Allah

لا تغضب

A believer is the mirror of his fellow believer

لو أنكم تتوكلون على الله حق توكله، لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير، تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا

Whoever exalts himself over others and walks with a swaggering gait (with pride), will meet Allah while He is angry with him

أذنب عبد ذنبا، فقال: اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي

The example of the companion of the Qur’an is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will hold them; but if he releases them, they will run away

إن المقسطين عند الله على منابر من نور، عن يمين الرحمن عز وجل، وكلتا يديه يمين

That he passed by some boys, so he greeted them with Salām and said that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to do so

من يحرم الرفق يحرم الخير

All rights will be restored on the Day of Judgment, until even the hornless sheep will settle its score with the horned one

أتدرون ما الغيبة؟، قالوا: الله ورسوله أعلم، قال: ذكرك أخاك بما يكره

Travel during the night, for indeed, the land is folded up at night

إن رجالا يتخوضون في مال الله بغير حق، فلهم النار يوم القيامة

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stick to the rear while traveling, urging the weak to walk quickly, letting some ride behind him, and making supplication for them

إياكم والظن؛ فإن الظن أكذب الحديث

Seek refuge with Allah from arduous afflictions, degrading misery, preordained evils, and from the gloating of enemies

كل بني آدم خطاء، وخير الخطائين التوابون

Food for two persons suffices for three, and food for three persons suffices for four

كل معروف صدقة

Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and arrange for the release of captives

لا تحقرن من المعروف شيئا، ولو أن تلقى أخاك بوجه طلق

While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him

ليس الشديد بالصرعة، إنما الشديد الذي يملك نفسه عند الغضب

Oxus, Jaxartes, Euphrates, and the Nile are all from the rivers of Paradise

من دل على خير فله مثل أجر فاعله

Beware of the invocations of the oppressed person, for, indeed, they rise to heaven as if they were sparks of fire

لا تسبوا الأموات، فإنهم قد أفضوا إلى ما قدموا

When two people insult each other, the one who started will be the sinner until the oppressed exceeds the limits

لا يحل لرجل أن يهجر أخاه فوق ثلاث ليال، يلتقيان، فيعرض هذا ويعرض هذا، وخيرهما الذي يبدأ بالسلام

May the fasting people break their fast in your house, and may the righteous eat your food, and may the angels ask forgiveness and mercy for you

لا يدخل الجنة قاطع رحم

The best sitting places are the widest

لا يدخل الجنة قتات

Whoever Allah saves from the evil of what is between his jaws and the evil of what is between his legs will enter Paradise

من أحب أن يبسط له في رزقه، وينسأ له في أثره، فليصل رحمه

Worship during times of turmoil is like emigration to me

أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد، فأكثروا الدعاء

Read the Qur’an, as it will come as an intercessor for its companions on the Day of Resurrection

من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليقل خيرا أو ليصمت

The dwellers of Paradise will see the upper abodes of Paradise as you see the stars in the sky

من لا يرحم الناس لا يرحمه الله عز وجل

Allāhumma inni as’aluka al-huda wa at-tuqa wa al-‘afāf wa al-ghina (O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency)

إن أبغض الرجال إلى الله الألد الخصم

Whoever says: Subhānallāh al-‘azhīm wa bihamdih (Glory be to Allah the Most Great and praise is due to Him), a date palm will be planted for him in Paradise

أحب الكلام إلى الله أربع: سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، لا يضرك بأيهن بدأت

It is not lawful for a Muslim woman to travel the distance of one night unless accompanied by a man who is a Mahram (non-marriageable male relative) to her

سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن أكثر ما يدخل الناس الجنة، فقال: تقوى الله وحسن الخلق

No Muslim invokes Allah with a supplication that does not involve sin or severing ties of kinship, except that Allah will grant him one of three: either His supplication will be answered soon, or He will save it for him in the Hereafter, or He will avert from him an equivalent amount of evil." They said: Then we should do more. He said: "Allah is even more

الحياء من الإيمان

The Prophet of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say during times of distress: "There is no god but Allah, the Most Great, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the Noble Throne

الدعاء هو العبادة

When any of you yawns, let him put his hand over his mouth, for indeed, the devil enters

عليكم بالصدق، فإن الصدق يهدي إلى البر، وإن البر يهدي إلى الجنة

There are two blessings in which many people incur loss: health and free time

كلمتان خفيفتان على اللسان، ثقيلتان في الميزان، حبيبتان إلى الرحمن

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his prostration: "Allāhumma ighfir li dhambi kullahu, diqqahu wa jillahu, wa awwalahu wa ākhirahu, wa ‘alāniyatahu wa sirrahu (O Allah, forgive me all my sins, the small and the great, the first and the last, the public and the private)

ليس شيء أكرم على الله تعالى من الدعاء

Verily, your Lord is Bashful and Munificent. He is too Bashful of His slave to let him go empty-handed when raising his hands to Him

من رد عن عرض أخيه رد الله عن وجهه النار يوم القيامة

No people sit in a gathering in which they do not remember Allah and do not invoke blessings upon their Prophet, except that it will be a source of regret for them. If He wills, He will punish them, and if He wills, He will forgive them

من قال: سبحان الله وبحمده، في يوم مائة مرة، حطت خطاياه وإن كانت مثل زبد البحر

Adh-hib al-ba’sa rabb an-nās washfi anta ash-shāfi la shifā’ illa shifā’uk shifā’an la yughādiru saqama (Remove the harm, Lord of the people, and heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves behind no illness)

من قال: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير، عشر مرار

Successful is the one who embraces Islam, is provided with mere subsistence, and Allah makes him content with what He has given him

من يرد الله به خيرا يفقهه في الدين

Whoever among you wakes up in the morning healthy in his body, secure in his dwelling, and has his food for the day, it is as if the whole world has been given to him

إن الله يحب العبد التقي الغني الخفي

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) liked comprehensive supplications and would leave aside anything else

أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يرد الطيب

None of you should say: O Allah, forgive me if You will, have mercy on me if You will, and grant me sustenance if You will. Let him be determined in his request, for indeed, He does what He wills; none can compel Him

أكمل المؤمنين إيمانا أحسنهم خلقا، وخيركم خيركم لنسائهم

No two Muslims meet and shake hands except that their sins are forgiven before they part

إن الرفق لا يكون في شيء إلا زانه، ولا ينزع من شيء إلا شانه

May Allah brighten the person who hears something from us and conveys it as he heard it, for perhaps the one to whom it is conveyed is more mindful than the hearer

إن الله ليرضى عن العبد أن يأكل الأكلة فيحمده عليها، أو يشرب الشربة فيحمده عليها

I said: O Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutiful? he said: "Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then the next in nearness and so on