Category: Hadith
HD (Hadith) Notes
Hadith of the Day – July 8
It is not lawful to desert your brother for more than three nights
Sahih al-Bukhari 6076
Full Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ لاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا، وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثِ لَيَالٍ ”.
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not hate one another, nor be jealous of one another; and do not desert one another, but O Allah’s worshipers! Be Brothers! And it is unlawful for a Muslim to desert his brother Muslim (and not to talk to him) for more than three nights.“
Lesson
This Hadith explains the importance of forgiving and forgetting. If one’s brother/sister does something rude, one should not abandon them for longer than three nights; instead, he/she should forgive them, forget the deed, and continue life with them.
Ayah of the Day – July 7
Spend in the way of Allah and do not put yourselves into destruction, and do good. Indeed, Allah loves those who do good.
Quran 2: 195
Full Ayah
وَأَنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ ۛ وَأَحْسِنُوا ۛ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Allah says in Surah Baqarah Ayah 195:
“Spend in the way of Allah and do not put yourselves into destruction, and do good. Indeed, Allah loves those who do good.”
Lesson
Allah stresses the importance of giving charity in this Ayah. Giving Zakah/Sadaqah brings goodness to oneself; these actions are a means of protecting ourselves from sin and hardships. Hence, we should all strive to do good deeds, for “Indeed, Allah loves those who do good“
Hadith of the Day – July 6
When someone enters his house without saying “Bismillah”, Satan says he has found a place to spend the night
Sahih Muslim 5006
Full Hadith
وعن جابر، رضى الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: “إذا دخل الرجل بيته، فذكر الله تعالى عند دخوله وعند طعامه، قال الشيطان لأصحابه: لا مبيت لكم ولا عشاء، وإذا دخل ، فلم يذكر الله تعالى عند دخوله، قال الشيطان: أدركتم المبيت؛ وإذا لم يذكر الله تعالى عند طعامه قال: أدركتم المبيت والعشاء“))
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying:
“When a person enters his house and mentions the name of Allah at the time of entering it and while eating the food, Satan says (addressing himself: You have no place to spend the night and no evening meal; but when he enters without mentioning the name of Allah, the Satan says: You have found a place to spend the night, and when he does not mention the name of Allah while eating food, he (the Satan) says: You have found a place to spend the night and evening meal.”
Lesson
We should enter the house saying Bismillah (In the name of Allah). Who wants Shaitaan to stay in their house? There are many blessings and virtues of saying Bismillah, one of them being that Shaitaan hates those words, thus avoiding any place where these words are said.
Hadith of the Day – July 5
Give in charity from honestly earned money
Sahih al-Bukhari 1410
Full Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ ـ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِعَدْلِ تَمْرَةٍ مِنْ كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ ـ وَلاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ الطَّيِّبَ ـ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتَقَبَّلُهَا بِيَمِينِهِ، ثُمَّ يُرَبِّيهَا لِصَاحِبِهِ كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ ”.
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If one give in charity what equals one date-fruit from the honestly earned money and Allah accepts only the honestly earned money –Allah takes it in His right (hand) and then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much s that it becomes as big as a mountain.”
Lesson
We should always give charity from lawful and honest money. There is no benefit in giving Sadaqah from unlawful — Haraam — money since it is unlawful. Giving unlawful money for something good gives no value to the action.
Hadith of the Day – July 4
The first thing to purify is the abdomen, so eat Halal food.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7152
Full Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنِ طَرِيفٍ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ صَفْوَانَ وَجُنْدَبًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ وَهْوَ يُوصِيهِمْ فَقَالُوا هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْئًا قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ” مَنْ سَمَّعَ سَمَّعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ـ قَالَ ـ وَمَنْ يُشَاقِقْ يَشْقُقِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ”. فَقَالُوا أَوْصِنَا. فَقَالَ” إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُنْتِنُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ بَطْنُهُ، فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ لاَ يَأْكُلَ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا فَلْيَفْعَلْ، وَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ لاَ يُحَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ بِمِلْءِ كَفِّهِ مِنْ دَمٍ أَهْرَاقَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ ”. قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَنْ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جُنْدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ جُنْدَبٌ.
Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima:
I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan’s companions when Jundab was advising. They said, “Did you hear something from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” Jundab said, “I heard him saying, ‘Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.'” The people said (to Jundab), “Advise us.” He said, “The first thing of the human body to purify is the `Abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so.”
Lesson
As dutiful Muslims, we should decide what we eat with caution. If a food is doubtful, it is better not to eat it since there’s a possibility of it being haram. It is said that when someone eats something haram, their prayers are not accepted for 40 days, thus emphasizing the significance of being 100% sure that what we eat is halal.
Hadith of the Day – July 3
“He who sends prayers upon me once, Allah sends prayers upon him ten times.”
Sahih Muslim 408
Full Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ – عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا ”
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“He who sends prayers upon me once, Allah sends prayers upon him ten times.”
Lesson
We should send blessings on the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as much as we can. After all, who does not want Allah to send prayers upon them? Whether it’s the short Durood or a long one, remember to say them at least 100 times per day. However, on Friday, we should try to say the Durood as much as possible, for it is said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is informed of each and every person who sends prayers upon him.
Hadith of the Day – July 2
The difference between a believer and an unbeliever is whether he/she says his/her prayers or not
Sahih Muslim Book 1 #147
Full Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ “ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَبَيْنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْكُفْرِ تَرْكُ الصَّلاَةِ ”
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Zubair that he heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah saying, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) say:
“Between man and polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of salat.”
Lesson
The most important lesson to take from this hadith is that prayer should be observed with care. Missing prayers is such a grave sin, to the extent that the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam has clearly stated that prayer is what distinguishes a believer from an unbeliever. Therefore, we should pray properly and on the right time.
Hadith of the Day – July 1
“Eat and drink with the right hand – Satan eats and drinks with left hand.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 3776
Full Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ ” .
Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet(ﷺ) say
“When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.”
Lesson
We should eat with our right hand to oppose the actions of Shaitaan. It is mentioned in another Hadith that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Mention the Name of Allah and eat of the dish what is nearer to you” (Sahih al-Bukhari 5378). This way, we will bot only oppose Shaitaan’s actions; we will also get the reward for adhering to the Prophet ﷺ’s advice.
Hadith of the Day – June 30
“If something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then Allah will say: ‘Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshiper?’ So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed.”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 413
Full Hadith
عَنْ حُرَيْثِ بْنِ قَبِيصَةَ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا. قَالَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَحَدِّثْنِي بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ “ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ صَلاَتُهُ فَإِنْ صَلُحَتْ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ وَأَنْجَحَ وَإِنْ فَسَدَتْ فَقَدْ خَابَ وَخَسِرَ فَإِنِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ انْظُرُوا هَلْ لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ فَيُكَمَّلَ بِهَا مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنَ الْفَرِيضَةِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ”
Huraith bin Qabisah narrated:
“I arrived in Al-Madinah and said: ‘O Allah! Facilitate me to be in a righteous gathering.'” He said: “I sat with Abu Hurairah and said: ‘Indeed I asked Allah to provide me with a righteous gathering. So narrate a hadith to me which you heard from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) so that perhaps Allah would cause me to benefit from it.’ He said: ‘I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) say: “Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost. So if something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then the Lord, Mighty and Sublime says: ‘Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshipper?’ So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed. Then the rest of his deeds will be treated like that.“
Lesson
From this Hadith, we learn the importance of praying Nafl (optional) prayers. If we make a mistake while praying the Fard (obligatory) prayer, our optional prayers can fill in the gaps. We should try our best to pray as many optional prayers as we can.