Short Hadiths

 

Sayings and the actions of the Prophet

 

 

Salah

 

“The key to heaven is Salah.”

 

Parents

 

“Paradise lies at the feet of your mother.”

 

 “A father’s pleasure is Allah’s pleasure, a father displeasure is Allah’s displeasure.”

 

Children

 

“He is not of us who has a compassion for our little ones and does not

honour our old ones.”

 

“No father can give his child anything better than good manners.”

 

“Whoever properly brings up two daughters until they reach maturity,

that man and myself (the Prophet) will be close in paradise as two adjacent fingers.”

 

Guests

 

“He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest.”

 

The needy

 

“One who tries to help the widow and the poor is like a warrior in the way of Allah.”

Truthfulness

 

“Guarantee me six things and I shall assure you of paradise: When you speak, speak the truth.

Keep your promise. Discharge your trust. Guard your chastity and lower your gaze and

withhold your hands from highhandedness.”

 

“Surely truth leads to virtue, and virtue leads to paradise.”

 

Brotherhood

 

“Each of you is a mirror of his brother, if you see something wrong in your brother,

you must tell him to get rid of it.”

 

“None of you can be a believer unless he loves for his brother what he

loves for himself.”

 

Charity

“Every good action is a charity and it is a good action to meet a friend

with a smiling face.”

 

“Removing from a road that which is harmful is charity.”

 

Kindness

 

“Allah is not kind to him who is not kind to people.”

 

“Those who are kind and considerate to Allah’s creatures, Allah bestows His kindness and affection on them.

Show kindness to the creatures on the earth so that Allah may be kind to you.”

 

Talking

 

“He who truly believes in Allah and the last day should speak good or keep silent.”

 

“He who keeps silent, remains safe.”

 

Pride

 

“If anyone has got an atom of pride in his heart, he will not enter paradise.”

 

Eating

 

“Say Allah’s name (Bismillah) and eat with your right hand and eat from near you.”

 

“The blessing of food is to wash hands at the beginning and washing after taking it.”

 

Politeness

 

“Allah is polite and likes politeness.”

 

Clothing

 

“Indeed, he who wears silk in this world will have no share in it

in the life after death.”

 

Greeting

 

“The young should say salam to the old, the passer-by to the one sitting

and the small group to the large one.”

 

“The best way of saying salam is shaking hands.”

 

“When one meets his brother, he should say salam to him.”

 

Modesty

 

“Modesty is part of faith.”

 

Back-biting

 

“If anyone pledges to me that he will keep his tongue under control, guard his chastity,

will not speak ill of other nor indulge in back-bitting and similar sins,

I shall assure him of paradise.”

 

Suspicion

 

“Beware of suspicion, for suspicion may be based on false information, do not spy on another,

do not disclose others’ hidden defects.”

 

Jealousy

 

Keep away from jealousy for as fire burns wood, so jealousy consumes good actions.”

 

Anger

 

“He is not strong who throws down another, but he is who controls his anger.”

 

“If anger rouses anyone, he should sit down and if that does not help, he should lie down.”

 

 

Gifts

“Give gifts to one another for gifts take away malice.”

 

 

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