The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.
The exercise of religious duty will not atone for the fault of an abusive tongue.
A man cannot be a Muslim till his heart and tongue are so.
Whoever hath been given gentleness, hath been given a good portion in this world and the next.
Whoever suppresseth his anger, when he hath in his power to show it, God will give him great reward.
That person is wise and sensible who subdueth his carnal desires and hopeth for rewards from...
Contentment
Riches are not from an abundance of wordly goods, but from a contented mind.
When you see a person, who has been given more than you in money and beauty; then look to those who have been given less.
Look to those inferior to yourselves, so that you may not hold God's benefits in contempt.
God loveth those who are conten...
Conscience
A man asked Muhammad what was the mark whereby he might know the reality of his faith. Muhammad said, "If thou derive plesure from the good which thou hast performed and thou be grieved for the evil which thou hast committed, thou art a true believer." The man said. "In what doth a fault really consist?" Muhammad said, "when action pricketh they conscience, forsake it."
All actions are judged by the motive prompting the...
Compassion
When the child (of Zainab) was brought to Muhammad, dying; its body trembling and moving; the eyes of the Apostle of God shed many tears. And Sad said, "O Messenger of God! What is the weeping and shedding of tears?" Muhammad replied, "This is an expression of the tenderness and compassion, which the Lord hath put into the hearts of His servants; the Lord doth not have compassion on and commiserate with His servants, except such as are tender and full of feeling."
The Apostle of God wept over Sad b. Ubadah. And he...
Cleanliness
Were it not for fear of troubling my disciples, verily I would order them to clean their teeth before every prayer.
God is pure and loveth purity and cleanlines...
Christians and Jews
Muhammad once referred to strife, and said, "It will appear at the time of knowledge leaving the world." Ziad said, "O Messenger of God, how will knowledge go from the world, since we read the Quran, and teach it to our children, and our children to theirs; and so on till the last day?" Then Muhammad said, "O Ziad, I supposed you the most learned man of Medinah. Do the Jews and Christians who read the Bible and the Evangel act on them?"
Do not exceed bounds in praising me, as the Christians do in praising Jesus, the...
Charity
Charity that is concealeth appeaseth the wrath of God.
Prayers lighten the heart, and charity is proof of Iman (Faith), and abstinence from sin is perfect splendor; the Quran is a proof of gain to you, if you do good, and it is a detriment to you if you do wrong; and every man who riseth in the morning either doeth that which will be the means of his redemption or his ruin.
Charity is a duty unto every Muslim. He who hath not the means thereto, let him do a good act or abstain from an evil one. That is his charity.
When...
Benefits
There are two benefits, of which the generality of men are the losers, and of which they do not know the valu...
Begging
Every man who shall beg, in order to increase his property, God will diminish it.
Verily God loveth a Muslim with a family, who is poor, and witholdeth himself from the unlawful and from begging.
Whoso openeth unto himself the door of begging, God will open unto him the door of poverty.
Verily it is better for any of you to take your rope and bring a bundle of wood upon your back and sell it, in which case God guardeth your honor than to beg of people, whether they give or not; if they do not give, your reputation...
Beauty
Muhammad said, "That person will not enter Paradise who hath one atom of pride in his heart." And a man present said, "Verily, a man is fond of having good clothes, and good shoes." Muhammad said, "God is Beauty and delighteth in the beautiful; but pride is holding man in contempt...
Animals
Fear God, in treating dumb animals and ride them when they are fit to be ridden and get off them when they are tired.
An adultress passed by a dog at a well; and the dog was holding out his tongue from thirst, which was near killing him, and the woman drew off her boot, and tied it to the end of her garment, and drew water for the dog, and gave him to drink; and she was forgiven for that act.
A woman was punished for a cat which she tied till it died from hunger. She gave the cat nothing to eat, nor did she set it...
Alms-giving
The best of alms is that which the right hand giveth, and the left hand knoweth not of.
The best of almsgiving is that which springeth from the heart, and is uttered by the lips to soften the wounds of the injured.
Almsgiving is duty unto you. Alms should be taken from the rich and returned to the poor."
There are seven people whom God will draw under His own shadow, on the day when there will be no other shadow; one of them a man who hath given alms and concealed it, so that his left hand knew not what his...
Aged Persons
"To every young person who honors the old, on account of their age, may god apoint those who shall honor him in his years."
"Verily, to honor an old man is showing respect to Go...
Adultery
"When a man committeth adultery, Iman (Faith) leaveth him; but when he leaveth such evil ways, Iman wil return to him."
"The adultery of the eye is to look with desire on the wife of another; and the adultery of the tongue is to utter what is forbidden."
"Ye followers of Muhammad, I swear of God, there is not anything which God so abhors, as adultery."
"Every eye is an adulterer; and every woman perfumeth herself, and goeth to an assembly where men are, wishing to show herself to them, with a look of lasciviousness,...
Abstinence
"Remember the lord in retirement from the people and make prayer thy sleep, and hunger thy food."
"Kill not your hearts with excess of eating and drinking."
"Illumine your hearts with hunger, and strive to conquer yourself with hunger and thirst; continue to knock on the gates of paradise by hunger."
"The world is sweet in the heart, and green to the eye; and verily God hath brought you, after those who went before you: then look to your action, and abstain from the world of wickedness."
"The...
In God's Name, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
According to Abu Daud these four Sayings of The Prophet contain the summary of Islamic law.
Actions will be judged according to intentions.
The proof of a Muslim's sincerity is that he payeth no heed to that which is not his business.
No man is a true believer unless he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.
That which is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful likewise, but there are certain doubtful things between the two from which it is well to abstai...
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