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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “None of you will have faith till he wishes for his
(Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.”

“Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of you
will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his
children.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said “None of you will have faith till he loves me more
than his father, his children and all mankind.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever possesses the following three qualities
will have the sweetness (delight) of faith:1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything
else.2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah’s sake.3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown
into the fire.”

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, “The reward of deeds depends upon the
intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he
has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman
to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred
for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy.”

(the mother of the faithful believers) Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, “Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says.” ‘Aisha added: Verily I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) being inspired divinely on a very cold day and noticed the sweat dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was over).

who took part in the battle of Badr and was a Naqib (a person heading
a group of six persons), on the night of Al-‘Aqaba pledge: Allah’s
Apostle said while a group of his companions were around him, “Swear
allegiance to me for:1. Not to join anything in worship along with Allah.2. Not to steal.3. Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse.4. Not to kill your children.5. Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation
among people).6. Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deed.”The Prophet (ﷺ) added: “Whoever among you fulfills his pledge will be
rewarded by Allah. And whoever indulges in any one of them (except the
ascription of partners to Allah) and gets the punishment in this
world, that punishment will be an expiation for that sin. And if one
indulges in any of them, and Allah conceals his sin, it is up to Him
to forgive or punish him (in the Hereafter).” ‘Ubada bin As-Samit
added: “So we swore allegiance for these.” (points to Allah’s
Apostle)

The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright daylight, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food likewise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “I do not know how to read.” The Prophet (ﷺ) added, “The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, ‘I do not know how to read.’ Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again I replied, ‘I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?’ Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me and said, ‘Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists), created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous.” (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, “Cover me! Cover me!” They covered him till his fear was over and after that he told her everything that had happened and said, “I fear that something may happen to me.” Khadija replied, “Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones.” Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin ‘Abdul ‘Uzza, who, during the pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, “Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!” Waraqa asked, “O my nephew! What have you seen?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, “This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Will they drive me out?” Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said, “Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly.” But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “A time will soon come when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and the places of rainfall (valleys) so as to flee with his religion from afflictions.”