Category: Q n A

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and
the people of Hell will go to Hell, Allah will order those who have
had faith equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed to be taken
out from Hell. So they will be taken out but (by then) they will be
blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river of Haya’
(rain) or Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to which is the
right term), and they will revive like a grain that grows near the
bank of a flood channel. Don’t you see that it comes out yellow and
twisted”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever observes fasts during the month of
Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah’s rewards,
then all his past sins will be forgiven.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “While I was sleeping I saw (in a dream) some
people wearing shirts of which some were reaching up to the breasts
only while others were even shorter than that. Umar bin Al-Khattab was
shown wearing a shirt that he was dragging.” The people asked, “How
did you interpret it? (What is its interpretation) O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?”
He (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) replied, “It is the Religion.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens
himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So
you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and
receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength
by worshipping in the mornings, the afternoons, and during the last hours of the nights.” (See Fath-ul-Bari, Page
102, Vol 1).

Once Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) passed by an Ansari (man) who was admonishing
his brother regarding Haya’. On that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Leave him
as Haya’ is a part of faith.” (SeeHadith 9)

When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina, he stayed first with his grandfathers
or maternal uncles from Ansar. He offered his prayers facing
Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he
wished that he could pray facing the Ka’ba (at Mecca). The first
prayer which he offered facing the Ka’ba was the ‘Asr prayer in the
company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that prayer
with him came out and passed by some people in a mosque who were
bowing during their prayers (facing Jerusalem). He said addressing
them, “By Allah, I testify that I have prayed with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
facing Mecca (Ka’ba).’ Hearing that, those people changed their
direction towards the Ka’ba immediately. Jews and the people of the
scriptures used to be pleased to see the Prophet (ﷺ) facing Jerusalem in
prayers but when he changed his direction towards the Ka’ba, during
the prayers, they disapproved of it.Al-Bara’ added, “Before we changed our direction towards the Ka’ba
(Mecca) in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we
did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers.) Allah
then revealed: And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to be
lost (i.e. the prayers of those Muslims were valid).’ ” (2:143).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against
the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped
but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), and offer the prayers
perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform that,
then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws
and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was asked, “What is the best deed?” He replied, “To
believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then
asked, “What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, “To participate in
Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah’s Cause.” The questioner again
asked, “What is the next (in goodness)?” He replied, “To perform Hajj
(Pilgrim age to Mecca) ‘Mubrur, (which is accepted by Allah and is
performed with the intention of seeking Allah’s pleasure only and not
to show off and without committing a sin and in accordance with the
traditions of the Prophet).”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of) people while
I was sitting there but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) left a man whom I thought the
best of the lot. I asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Why have you left that
person? By Allah I regard him as a faithful believer.” The Prophet (ﷺ)
commented: “Or merely a Muslim.” I remained quiet for a while, but
could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him.
And then asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “Why have you left so and so? By
Allah! He is a faithful believer.” The Prophet (ﷺ) again said, “Or merely
a Muslim.” And I could not help repeating my question because of what
I knew about him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Sa’d! I give to a person
while another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on his
face in the Fire by Allah.”

A person asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . “What (sort of) deeds in or (what
qualities of) Islam are good?” He replied, “To feed (the poor) and
greet those whom you know and those whom you don’t know.”