Hadith #2001 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit said that the Prophet came out to inform them about lailat al-qadr, but finding two Muslims disputing together he said, âI came out to inform you about lailat al-qadr, but so and so and so and so had a dispute, and the knowledge of it has been withdrawn. That, however, may perhaps be better for you, so seek it on the ninth, the seventh and the fifth.â* *i.e. the twenty-ninth, twenty-seventh, and twenty-fifth. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2002 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying that when lailat al-qadr comes Gabriel descends with a company of angels who invoke blessings on everyone who is standing or sitting and remembering God who is great and glorious. Then when their festival day comes, i.e. the day when they break their fast, God speaks proudly of them to His angels saying, âMy angels, what is the reward of a hired servant who has fully accomplished his work?â They reply, âOur Lord, his reward is that he should be pai
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Hadith #2003 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that the Prophet used to engage in private devotions in the mosque during the last ten nights of Ramadan till God took him, and then his wives followed this practice after his death.* *Mirqat says that the Prophetâs wives observed periods of seclusion for devotion, not in the mosque but in their houses. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2004 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that Godâs messenger was the most generous of men, and he was as generous as possible in Ramadan. Gabriel used to meet him every night in Ramadan and the Prophet would go over the Qurâan to him. When Gabriel met him he was more generous than the wind which blows freely. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2005 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that the Qurâan was gone over* to the Prophet once annually, but that this was done twice in the year in which he died. He used to engage in private devotions in the mosque during ten nights every year, but he did this during twenty nights in the year in which he died. *Mirqat remarks that some expositors say the passive is used here because the person who went over the Quran to the Prophet was well-known, viz. Gabriel. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2006 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âDuring his private devotional exercises Godâs messenger would put his head near me when he was in the mosque, and I would comb it; and he entered the house only to relieve himself.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2007 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when âUmar consulted the Prophet about a vow he had made in the pre-Islamic period to spend a night in devotion in the sacred mosque, he said, âFulfill your vow.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2008 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet was accustomed to engage in private devotion in the mosque during the last ten nights of Ramadan; but one year he omitted it and he engaged in it during twenty nights the next year. Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it from Ubayy b. Kaâb.
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Hadith #2009 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when Godâs messenger intended to engage in private devotion in the mosque he prayed the dawn prayer and then entered his place of seclusion. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2010 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said that the Prophet used to visit the sick while engaged in a period of private devotion in the mosque and he would pass on straight ahead without pausing and ask for him. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2011 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said that the sunna for one who is observing a period of private devotion in a mosque is not to visit an invalid, or attend a funeral, or touch or embrace oneâs wife, or go out for anything but necessary purposes. There is no period of private devotion in a mosque without fasting, and it must be carried out in a congregational mosque. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2012 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when the Prophet observed a period of private devotion in the mosque his bedding was placed for him, or a couch was put down for him, behind the column of repentance.* *A column in the Prophetâs mosque in Medina, said to have got this name because the repentance of Abu Lubaba was accepted beside it. Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2013 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying about one who observes a period of private devotion in a mosque, âHe turns away from sins and he is rewarded for good deeds like one who does all good deeds.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2014 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthmÄn reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe best among you is he who learns and teaches the QurâÄn.â BukhÄrÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2015 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When we were in the Suffa (A kind of verandah at the mosque in Medina where certain poor people lived) Godâs mesÂsenger came out and asked, âWhich of you would like to go out every morning to ButhÄn or al-âAqÄ«q (Two wÄdis not far from Medina where camels were sold) and bring two large-humped she-camels without being guilty of sin or severing ties of relationship?â We replied, âMessenger of God, we would all like that.â He said, âDoes not one of you go out in the morning to the
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Hadith #2016 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWould one of you like, when he returns to his family, to find there three large, fat pregnant she-camels? When we replied that we would, he said, âThree verses which one of you recites in his prayer are better for him than three large, fat, pregnant she-camels.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2017 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âÄâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âOne who is skilled in the QurâÄn is associated with the noble, upright recording angels; and he who falters when reciting the QurâÄn and finds it difficult for him will have a double reward.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2018 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who, having been given the QurâÄn by God, stands reciting it during the night and during the day; and a man who having been given property by God, spends on others from it during the night and during the day.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2019 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« MÅ«sa al-Ashâari reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA beÂliever who recites the QurâÄn is like a citron whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is sweet, a believer who does not recite the QurâÄn is like a date which has no fragrance but has a sweet state, a hypocrite who does not recite the QurâÄn is like the colocynth which has no fragrance and has a better taste, and the hypocrite who recites the QurâÄn is like basil whose fragrance is sweet but whose taste is bitte
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Hadith #2020 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al KhattÄb reported Godâs messenger as saying, âBy this Book God exalts some peoples and lowers others.â Muslim transÂmitted it.
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Hadith #2021 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« SaâÄ«d al-KhudrÄ« told of Usaid b. Hudair saying that one night when he was reciting sÅ«ra al-Baqara (QurâÄn, 2) with his mare tied beside him it moved round in a circle, so he stopped reciting and it stopped moving. He resumed his recitation and it went round in a circle, so he stopped reciting and it stopped moving. Once more he recited and the mare moved round in a circle, so he left off reciting, for his son YahyÄ was near it and he was afraid it might injure him. When he had move
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Hadith #2022 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-BarÄ said that when a man was reciting sÅ«ra al-Kahf (QurâÄn,18) with a horse tied with two ropes at his side a cloud overshadowed him, and as it began to come nearer and nearer his horse began to take fright. He went and mentioned that to the Prophet in the morning and he said, âThat was the Shechina* which came down by reason of the QurâÄn.â *The word in Arabic is as-sakÄ«na which may be translated calmness; but here it has the article which indicates something more precise. It m
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Hadith #2023 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I was praying in the mosque the Prophet called me and I did not answer him, but I went to him afterwards and explained that I had been praying, whereupon he asked me whether God had not said, âRespond to God and to the messenger when He calls you,â (QurâÄn, 8:24) adding, âLet me teach you the greatest sÅ«ra in the QurâÄn before you leave the mosque.â He then took me by the hand, and when we were about to go out I reminded him of saying he would teach me the greatest sÅ«ra in t
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Hadith #2024 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not make your houses graveyards*. The devil flies from the house in which sÅ«ra al-Baqara is recited.â *A house in which there is no prayer or recitation of the QurâÄn is here intended. The dead cannot engage in these practices, so such a house is likened to a graveyard. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2025 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« UmÄma said he heard Godâs messenger say, âRecite the QurâÄn, for on the day of resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it. Recite the two shining ones, Baqara and sÅ«ra Äl ImrÄn (QurâÄn, 2 and 3). for on the day of resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks* pleading for those who recite them. Recite sÅ«ra al-Baqara, for using it produces blessing and abandoning it produces regret, and the slothful are unabl
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Hadith #2026 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-NawwÄs b. SamâÄn said he heard the Prophet say, âOn the day of resurrection the QurâÄn and those who acted according to it will be brought with sÅ«ra al-Baqara and Äl âImran preceding them* like two black clouds or canopies with light between them, or as though they were two flocks of birds in ranks pleading for the one who recited them.â * MirqÄt says the pronoun may refer either to the people ahl mentioned, or to the QurâÄn, One may therefore read here either âthemâ or
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Hadith #2027 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger asked, âAbul Mundhir (this is Ubayyâs Kunya), do you know which verse of Godâs Book that you have is greatest?â I replied, âGod and His messenger know best.â He repeated his question and I said, âGod, there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal.â Thereupon he struck me on the breast and said, âMay knowledge be pleasant for you, Abul Mundhir!â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2028 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I had been placed in charge of the zakÄt of RamadÄn by Godâs messenger, and when someone came to me and began to take up handfuls of the food, I seized him and told him I was certainly going to take him before Godâs messenger. But when he said, âI am needy, have children dependent on me, and my need is great,â I let him go. In the morning the Prophet asked, âWhat happened to your prisoner last night, AbÅ« Huraira?â and I replied, âMessenger of God, he complained of great need and
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Hadith #2029 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
FÄtihat al-KitÄb (QurâÄn, 1) and the last verses of sÅ«ra al-Baqara (QurâÄn, 2). You will not recite a phrase of them without being given the blessing it contains.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2030 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« MasâÅ«d reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone recites the two verses at the end of sÅ«ra al-Baqara at night they will avert harm from him.â *Or will be enough for him. (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2031 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ«d DardÄâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone learns by heart ten verses at the beginning of sÅ«ra al-Kahf (QurâÄn, 18) he will be proÂtected from the dajjal.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2032 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIs any of you incapable of reciting a third of the QurâÄn in a night?â On being asked how they could recite a third of the QurâÄn he replied. ââSay, He is God, Oneâ (QurâÄn, 112) is equivalent to a third of the QurâÄn.â Muslim transmitted it, and BukhÄrÄ« transmitted it from AbÅ« SaâÄ«d.
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Hadith #2033 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âÄâisha said that the Prophet sent a man in charge of an expedition and he would recite for his companions during their prayer, finishing with âSay, He is God, One.â When they returned they mentioned that to the Prophet, and he told them to ask him why he did that. They asked him and he replied, âBecause it is a description of the ComÂpassionate One, and I like to recite it.â Then the Prophet said, âTell him that God loves him.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2034 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said a man told Godâs messenger that he liked the sÅ«ra âSay, He is God, One,â to which he replied, âYour love of it will bring you into paradise.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it and BukhÄrÄ« transmitted someÂthing to the same effect.
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Hadith #2035 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âÄmir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhat wonÂderful verses have been sent down to-night! The like of them has never been seen. They are âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawnâ and âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of men.ââ (QurâÄn, 113 and 114). Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2036 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âÄâisha said that every night when the Prophet went to his bed he joined his hands and breathed into them, reciting into them, âSay, He is God, Oneâ; âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawnâ; and âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of men.â Then he would wipe as much of his body as he could with his hands, beginning with his head, his face and the front of his body, doing that three times. (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim)
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Hadith #2037 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
the QurâÄn which will contend with men, having an exoteric and an esoteric meanÂing; the trust;* and ties of relationship which will say, âGod join those who joined me and sever those who severed meâ!â *Cf. QurâÄn, 33:72 It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna
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Hadith #2038 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallÄh b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe one who was devoted to the QurâÄn will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode when he comes to the last verse he recites.â Ahmad, TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and NasÄâÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2039 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âAnyone who has nothing of the QurâÄn within him is like a ruined house.â TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, and TirmidhÄ« said this is a sahÄ«h tradition.
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Hadith #2040 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Saâid reported Godâs messenger as stating, âGod who is blessed and exalted says, âTo him who is so occupied with the QurâÄn as to neglect making mention of me and making request of me I will give the most excellent things I give to those who ask.â The superiority of Godâs words over all other words is like Godâs superiority over His creatures.â TirmidhÄ«, DÄrimÄ«, and BaihaqÄ«, in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn, transmitted it, and TirmidhÄ« said this is a hasan gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2041 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIf anyone recites a letter of Godâs Book he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward (Al-QurâÄn, 6:160). I do not say that A.L.M are one letter*, but alif is a letter, lÄm is a letter and mÄ«m is a letter.â *These letters occur at the beginning of sÅ«ras 2, 3, 29, 30, 31 and 32. No satisfactory explanation of their meaning has been given. A brief discussion of them is given by AbdullÄh YÅ«suf Ali in The Holy QurâÄn, Text, Translation & Commentary (L
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Hadith #2042 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While passing in the mosque I found the people engrossed in talk, so I went to visit âAlÄ« and told him. He asked if that was really so, and when I assured him that it was, he said he had heard Godâs messenger say, âDissension will certainly come,â and asked him how it could be avoided, to which he replied, âGodâs Book is the way, for it contains information of what has happened before you, news of what will happen after you, and a decision regarding matters which occur among you (Th
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Hadith #2043 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
MuâÄdh al-Juhani reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone recites the QurâÄn and acts according to its contents, on the day of resurrection his parents will be given to wear a crown whose light is better than the light of the sun in the dwellings of this world if it were among you. So what do you think of him who acts according to this?â Ahmad and AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d transmitted it.
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Hadith #2044 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âAmir said he heard Godâs messenger say, âIf the QurâÄn were put in a skin and thrown into the fire it would not burn.â DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2045 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAlÄ« reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone recites the QurâÄn, learns it by heart, declares what is lawful in it to be lawful and what is unlawful in it to be unlawful, God will bring him into paradise and make him intercessor for ten of his family all of whom have deserved hell.â Ahmad, TirmidhÄ«, Ibn Majah and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, TirmidhÄ« saying that this is a gharÄ«b tradition, and that Hafs b. SulaÄ«mÄn the transmitter is not strong, but is declared to be a weak t
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Hadith #2046 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When Godâs Messenger once asked Ubayy b. Kaâb how he recited in the course of the prayer and he recited Umm al- QurâÄn (Al-QurâÄn 1) , he said, âBy Him in whose hand my soul is, nothing like it has been sent down in the Torah, the InjÄ«l, the ZabÅ«r, or the QurâÄn, and it is seven of the oft-repeated verses and the mighty QurâÄn (QurâÄn, 15:87) which I have been given.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, and DÄrimÄ« transmitted from ânothing like it has been sent down,â but he
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Hadith #2047 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âLearn and recite the QurâÄn, for to one who learns, recites and uses it in prayer at night it is like a bag filled with musk whose fragrance diffuses itself everywhere; and he who learns it and goes to sleep having it within him is like a bag with musk tied up in it.â TirmidhÄ«, NasÄâÄ« and Ibn MÄjah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2048 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIf anyone recites in the morning HÄ MÄ«m al-Muâmin (Al-QurâÄn, 40:1-3) to âto Him is the final goalâ and the Throne Verse (Al-QurâÄn, 2:255) he will be guarded by them till the evening, and if anyone recites them in the evening he will be guarded by them till the morning.â TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, TirmidhÄ« saying this is a gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2049 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âTwo thousand years before creating the heavens and the earth God inscribed a book of which He sent down two verses with which He concluded SÅ«rat al-Baqara. The devil will not come near a house in which they are recited three nights.â TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, TirmidhÄ« saying this is a gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2050 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ«d DardÄâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who recites three verses at the beginning of al-Kahf will be protected from the trial of the dajjÄl.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, saying this is a hasan sahÄ«h tradition.
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Hadith #2051 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEverything has a heart, and the heart of the QurâÄn is YÄ SÄ«n (QurâÄn, 36). God will record anyone who recites YÄ SÄ«n as having recited the QurâÄn ten times.â TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, TirmidhÄ« saying this is a gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2052 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA thousand years before creating the heavens and the earth God recited TÄâ HÄâ (QurâÄn, 20) and YÄâ SÄ«n, and when the angels heard the recitation they said, âHappy are a people to whom this comes down, happy are the minds which carry this, and happy are the tongues which utter thisâ.â DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2053 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf someone recites HÄâ MÄ«m ad-DukhÄn (QurâÄn, 44) any night, seventy thousand angels will ask forgiveness for him in the morning.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, saying that this is a gharÄ«b tradition and that âUmar b. AbÅ« Khathâam the transmitter is declared to be weak. Muhammad, i.e. BukhÄrÄ«, said his traditions were rejected.
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Hadith #2054 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone recites HÄâ MÄ«m ad-DukhÄn on a Thursday night his sins will be forgiven.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, saying that this is a gharÄ«b daâÄ«f tradition and that HishÄm AbÅ«l MiqdÄm its transmitter is declared to be weak.
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Hadith #2055 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-IrbÄd b. SÄriya said the Prophet used to recite al-MusabbihÄt* before going to sleep, and say they contained a verse which is better than a thousand verses. *These are said to be sÅ«ras 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 87 which begin with the perfect, imperfect, or imperative of the verb sabbaha (âto glorifyâ). TirmidhÄ« and AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d transmitted it, and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it in mursal form on the authority of Khalid b. MaâdÄn. TirmidhÄ« said this is a hasan gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2056 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA sÅ«ra in the QurâÄn containing thirty verses interceded for a man till his sins were forgiven. It was âBlessed is He in whose hand is the kingdom.ââ (QurâÄn, 67) Ahmad, TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d, NasÄâi and Ibn MÄjah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2057 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbÄs said that one of the Prophetâs companions set up his tent over a grave without realising that it was a grave, and it contained a man who was reciting the sÅ«ra, âBlessed is He in whose hand is the kingdom,â up to the end. He went and told the Prophet, who said, âIt is the defender; it is the protector which is protecting him from Godâs punishment.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, .saying this is a gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2058 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said it was the Prophetâs custom not to go to sleep till he had recited âA. L. M The sending down,â (QurâÄn, 32) and âBlessed is He in whose hand is the kingdom.â Ahmad, TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, TirmidhÄ« saying this is a sahÄ«h tradition. The same is said in Sharh as-sunna, but in al-MasÄbÄ«h it is called gharÄ«b.
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Hadith #2059 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbÄs and Anas b. MÄlik reported Godâs messenger as saying that âWhen is shakenâ (QurâÄn, 99) is equivalent to half the QurâÄn, âSay, He is God, Oneâ (QurâÄn, 112) is equivalent to a third of the QurâÄn, and âSay, O infidelsâ (QurâÄn, 109) is equivalent to a quarter of the QurâÄn. TirmidhÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2060 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maâqil b YasÄr reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone says three times in the morning, âI seek refuge in God, the Hearer and Knower, from the accursed devilâ, and recites three verses at the end of sÅ«ra al-Hashr (QurâÄn, 59), God will put in charge of him seventy thousand angels who will invoke blessings on him till the evening, and if he dies that day he will die as a martyr. If anyone says them in the evening he will be in that rank.â TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it, T
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Hadith #2061 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone recites two hundred times daily, âSay, He is God, Oneâ, the sins of fifty years will be wiped out, unless he is in debt.â TirmidhÄ« and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it. The latterâs version has âfifty timesâ, and he did not mention âunless he is in debt.â
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Hadith #2062 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone who is about to sleep on his bed lies on his right side, then recites âSay, He is God, Oneâ a hundred times, the Lord will say to him on the day of resurrection, âMy servant, enter paradise to your rightâ.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2063 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The Prophet, on hearing a man reciting âSay, He is God, Oneâ remarked, âIt is certain.â I asked him what was certain, and he replied that it was paradise. MÄlik, TirmidhÄ« and NasÄâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2064 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Farwa b. Naufal quoted his father as saying that he had asked Godâs messenger to teach him something to say when he went to bed, and was told to recite, âSay, O infidelsâ, for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism. TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2065 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While I was travelling with Godâs messenger between *al-Juhfa and al-Abwaâ a wind and intense darkness enveloped us, whereupon Godâs messenger began to seek refuge in God, reciting âI seek refuge in the Lord of the dawnâ and âI seek refuge in the Lord of men.â(QurâÄn, 113 &114) He then said, âUse them, âUqba, when seeking refuge in God, for no one can use anything to compare with them for the purpose.â *Al Juhfa- a village about 82 miles from Mecca. Al Abwaâ- a village b
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Hadith #2066 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We went out one rainy and intensely dark night to look for Godâs messenger, and when we caught up on him he said to me, âSay.â I asked him what I was to say, and he replied, âIf you recite âSay, He is God, Oneâ and al-MuâawidhatÄn (The last 3 sÅ«ras of the QurâÄn) three times morning and evening, they will serve you for every purpose.â TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and NasÄâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2067 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âÄmir said that when he asked Godâs messenger whether he should recite sÅ«ra HÅ«d (QurâÄn, 11) or sÅ«ra YÅ«suf (QurâÄn, 12), he told him he could recite nothing more effective with God than âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn.â Ahmad, NasÄâi and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2068 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âExpound the QurâÄn and take as guide its unusual expressions, they being the things made obligatory in it and the limits set in it.â Transmitted by BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2069 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âÄâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âReciting the QurâÄn during prayer is more excellent than reciting it at other times, and reciting the QurâÄn at a time other than during prayer is more excellent than extolling God and declaring His greatness. Extolling God is more excellent than sadaqa, sadaqa is more excellent than fasting, and fasting is a protection from hell.â Transmitted by BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2070 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthmÄn b. â AbdallÄh b. Aus ath-ThaqafÄ«, on his grandfatherâs authority, reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA manâs recitation of the QurâÄn without using a copy of it produces a thousand degrees of reward, but his recitation while using a copy is double that, reaching two thousand degrees.â Transmitted by BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2071 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThese hearts beÂcome rusty just as iron does when water gets to it.â On being asked what could clear them he replied, âA great amount of remembrance of death and recitation of the QurâÄn.â Transmitted by BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2072 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Aifaâ b. âAbd al-KilÄâÄ« told of a man who asked Godâs messenger which sÅ«ra of the QurâÄn was greatest and was told that it is âSay, He is God, One.â He asked which verse of the QurâÄn was greatest and was told that it is the Throne Verse, âGod, there is no god but He, the Living, he Eternal.â He asked Godâs prophet which verse he would like to bring good to him and his people and was told, ââThe end of sÅ«ra al-Baqara, for it is one of the treasures of Godâs merc
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Hadith #2073 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd al-MÄlik b. âUmair reported in mursal form that Godâs mesÂsenger said, âFÄtihat al-KitÄb contains healing for every disease.â DÄrimÄ« and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2074 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthmÄn b. âAffÄn said, âIf anyone recites the end of Äl âImrÄn (QurâÄn, 3) on a night, the reward for a night spent in prayer will be recorded for him.â Transmitted by DÄrimÄ«.
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Hadith #2075 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
MakhÅ«l said, âIf anyone recites Äl âImrÄn on a Friday, the angels will invoke blessings on him till night comes.â Transmitted by DÄrimÄ«.
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Hadith #2076 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jubair b. Nufair reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod finished sÅ«ra al Baqara with two verses which I have been given from His treasure which is under the Throne ; so learn them and teach them to your womenfolk, for they are a blessing, a means of approach and a supplication.â DÄrimÄ« transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #2077 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Kaâb reported Godâs messenger as saying, âRecite sÅ«ra HÅ«d (QurâÄn, 9) on Fridays.â DÄrimÄ« transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #2078 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Saâid reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone recites sÅ«ra al-Kahf (QurâÄn, 18) on Friday, light will shine brightly for him till the next Friday.â BaihaqÄ« transmitted it in al-DaâawÄt al-kabir.
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Hadith #2079 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Recite the rescuer, which is A.L.M. The sending down (QurâÄn, 32) for I have heard that a man who had committed many sins used to recite it and nothing else. It spread its wing over him and said, âMy Lord, forgive him, for he often used to recite me so the Lord most high made it an intercessor for him and said, âRecord for him a good deed and raise him a degree in place of every sin.â KhÄlid said also: It will dispute on behalf of the one who recites it when he is in his grave saying,
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Hadith #2080 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAtÄ b. AbÅ« RabÄh told of hearing that Godâs messenger said, âIf anyone recites YÄâ SÄ«n at the beginning of the day, his wants will be supplied.â DÄrimÄ« transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #2081 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maâqil b. YasÄr al-MuzanÄ« reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone recites YÄâ SÄ«n (QurâÄn, 36) out of a desire for Godâs favour, his past sins will be forgiven him; so recite it over those of you who are dying.â BaihaqÄ« transmitted it in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2082 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
37, 45, 47, 48, 50, 61, 67, and 93. The name is most appropriately explained as meaning that this is the section of the QurâÄn which contains many shorter sÅ«ras. DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2083 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAlÄ« told that he heard Godâs messenger say, âEverything has an adornment, and the adornment of the QurâÄn is ar-RahmÄnâ (QurâÄn, 57) Transmitted by BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2084 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn MasâÅ«d reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who recites sÅ«ra al-Waqiâa (QurâÄn, 56) every night will never be afflicted by want.â Ibn MasâÅ«d used to order his daughters to recite it every night. Transmitted by BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2085 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAlÄ« said that Godâs messenger used to like this sÅ«ra, âGlorify the name of thy most high Lord.â(QurâÄn, 87) Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2086 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallÄh b. âAmr told of a man coming to the Prophet and asking him to teach him to recite. On being told to recite three of the sÅ«ras with A. L. R (QurâÄn, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15) he replied, âI am old, my heart has difficulty in rememÂbering, and my tongue is sluggish.â When told that in that case he should recite three with HÄâ MÄ«m (QurâÄn, 40 to 46) he gave the same reply and then asked Godâs messenger to teach him to recite a comprehensive sÅ«ra. He taught him to rec
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Hadith #2087 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âCan one of you not recite a thousand verses daily?â Then when he was asked who could recite a thousand verses daily he replied, âCan one of you not recite âRivalry has distracted youâ?â(QurâÄn, 102) Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2088 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
SaâÄ«d b. al-Musayyib reported in mursal form that the Prophet said, âIf anyone recites ten times âSay, He is God, Oneâ, a palace will be built for him in paradise because of it; if anyone recites twenty times two palaces will be built for him in paradise because of it; and if anyone recites it thirty times three palaces will be built for him in paradise beÂcause of it.â âUmar b. al-KhattÄb said, âI swear by God, messenger of God, that we shall then produce many palaces for ourse
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Hadith #2089 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Hasan reported in mursal form that the Prophet said, âIf anyone recites a hundred verses in a night the QurâÄn will not argue against him that night; if anyone recites two hundred verses in a night he will be recorded as having spent a night standing in prayer; and if anyone recites five hundred to a thousand verses in a night, in the morning he will have a reward equivalent to a qintÄr*. He was asked what a qintar was and replied that it was twelve thousand . *This is the measure to wh
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Hadith #2090 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« MÅ«sÄ al-AshâarÄ« reported Godâs messenger as saying, âKeep refreshing your knowledge of the QurâÄn, for I swear by Him in whose hand my soul is that it is more liable to escape than camels which are tethered.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2091 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn MasâÅ«d reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIt is wrong for one to say that he has forgotten such and such a verse, for he has been made to forget. Study the QurâÄn, for it is more apt to escape from menâs minds than animals.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim, Muslim adding âwhich are tetheredâ.)
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Hadith #2092 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âHe who studies the QurâÄn is like the owner of tethered camels. If he pays attention to them he keeps hold of them, but if he lets them loose they go away.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2093 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jundub b. âAbdallÄh reported Godâs messenger as saying, âRecite the QurâÄn as long as you can concentrate on it, but when your concentraÂtion flags give it up.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2094 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
QatÄdÄ said that when Anas was asked how the Prophet recited the QurâÄn he replied that he did so prolonging the words. Then he recited âIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,â prolonging each phrase. BukhÄrÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2095 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod has not listened to anything as He does to a prophet chanting* the QurâÄn.â *There are different opinions about the meaning of yataghannÄ which is here used. While some explain it as in the translation, others prefer to understand it in the sense of yastaghnÄ« which means being content with. (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2096 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod has not listened to anything as He does to a prophet with a good voice reciting the QurâÄn aloud.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2097 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe does not belong to us who does not chant the QurâÄn.â BukhÄrÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2098 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When Godâs Messenger was on the pulpit he asked him to recite to him and he replied, âShall I recite to you when it was sent down to you?â He said that he liked to hear it from someone else, so âAbdallÄh recited SÅ«rat an-Nisaâ up to this verse, âHow then shall it be when We bring from every people a witness and bring you against them as witness?â(Al-QurâÄn, 4:1-41) Then on being told that that was enough for the present, he turned round to him and saw the tears falling from hi
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Hadith #2099 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying to Ubayy b. KÄâb, âGod has commanded me to recite the QurâÄn to you.â He asked, âDid God mention me to you by name?â and when he was told that He had, he said, âHave I been mentioned in the presence of the Lord of the uniÂverse?â On being told that he had, tears fell from his eyes. In a version he said God had commanded him to recite to him âThose who disbelieve were not â¦â (QurâÄn, 98). He asked if He had mentioned him by nam
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Hadith #2100 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that Godâs-messenger forbade taking the QurâÄn into enemy territory. A version by Muslim has, âDo not take the QurâÄn with you when travelling, for I cannot guarantee that the enemy will not get it.â (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2101 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I sat with a company of the poor*members of the Emigrants who were sitting close together because of lack of clothing while a reader was reciting to us. Godâs messenger came along and stood beside us, and when he did so the reader stopped and gave him a salutation. He asked what we were doing, and when we told him we were listening to Godâs Book he said, âPraise be to God who has put among my people those with whom I have been ordered to keep myself.â(QurâÄn,18:28) He then sat down am
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Hadith #2102 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-BarÄâ b. Äzib reported Godâs messenger as saying, âBeautify the QurâÄn with your voices.â Ahmad, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d, Ibn MÄjah and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2103 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
SÄâd b. UbÄda reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEvery man who recites theâ QurâÄn and then forgets it* will meet God on the day of resurrection in a maimed condition.â *This has been explained as referring to one who has learned the QurâÄn by heart and later forgets it, or neglects to recite it. AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and DÄrimÄ« transÂmitted it.
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Hadith #2104 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbdallÄh b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe one who recites the QurâÄn in less than three nights does not understand it.â TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2105 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âÄmir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who recites the QurâÄn loudly is like him who gives sadaqa openly, and he who recites the QurâÄn quietly is like him who gives sadaqa secretly.â TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and NasÄâi transmitted it, TirmidhÄ« saying this is a hasan gharÄ«b tradition.
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Hadith #2106 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Suhaib reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who treats what the QurâÄn prohibits as permissible does not believe in it.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, but said this is a tradition whose isnÄd is not strong.
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Hadith #2107 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Laith b. Saâd quoted Ibn AbÅ« Mulaika who quoted YÄâlÄ b. Mamlak as saying that he asked Umm Salama about the manner in which the Prophet recited, and she described it in a manner by which it was explained word by word.* *This is explained as meaning that she showed how he pronounced each syllable distinctly, or simply that she gave an illustration of the fine quality of the Prophetâs recitation. TirmidhÄ«, AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and NasÄâi transÂmitted it.
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Hadith #2108 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Juraij quoted Ibn AbÅ« Mulaika who reported Umm Salama as saying, âGodâs messenger used to make pauses in his recitation. He would say, âPraise be to God, the Lord of the universeâ, then stop. He would next say, âThe Compassionate, the Mercifulâ, then stop.â TirmidhÄ« transmitted it, but he said that its isnÄd is not fully connected, because al-Laith transmitted this tradition from Ibn AbÅ« Mulaika from YÄâlÄ b. Mamlak from Umm Salama, and al-Laithâs tradition is sounder
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Hadith #2109 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger came out to us when we were reciting the QurâÄn, our number including nomad Arabs and non-Arabs, and said, âRecite, for it is all good; but after you people will come who will straighten it as an arrow is straightened, seeking a reward for it in this world and not waiting for their reward in the next.â AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d and BaihaqÄ«, in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2110 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hudhaifa reported Godâs messenger as saying, âRecite the QurâÄn with the modulations and tones of the Arabs, but avoid the modulations of those who recite love poetry and the modulations of the people of the two Books. After my death people will come who will trill when they recite the QurâÄn as is done in singing and wailing, but it will go no farther than their throats, and they and those who are charmed by their performance will be led into error.â BaihaqÄ« in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn a
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Hadith #2111 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-BarÄâ b. âÄzib told that he heard Godâs messenger say, âBeautify the QurâÄn with your voices, for the beautiful voice increases the beauty of the QurâÄn.â DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2112 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
TÄwÅ«s told in mursal form that when the Prophet was asked who had the most beautiful voice for the QurâÄn and whose recitation was most beautiful he replied, âThe one of whom you think when you hear him recite that he fears God.â TÄwÅ«s added that Talq* was like that. * A companion of the Prophet who belonged to al-YamÄma. DÄrimÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2113 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbÄ«da al-MulaikÄ« who was a Companion reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not make the QurâÄn a pillow,* but recite it as it deserves to be recited during the night and the day. Recite it aloud, chant it and consider its contents, perhaps you may prosper; but do not seek to get reward for it in this world, for it provides rewards.â(i.e., in the next world) *A figure of speech warning against laziness or neglect. Baihaqi transÂmitted it in Shuâabâ al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2114 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I heard HishÄm b. HakÄ«m b. HizÄm reciting sÅ«ra al-FurqÄn (QurâÄn, 25) in a different manner from my way of reciting it, and Godâs messenger had taught me to recite it. I nearly spoke sharply to him, but I delayed till he had finished, and then catching his cloak at the neck I brought him to Godâs messenger and said, âMessenÂger of God, I heard this man reciting sÅ«ra al-FurqÄn in a manner different from that in which you taught me to recite it.â He told me to let him go and tol
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Hadith #2115 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I heard a man who recited, and as I had heard the Prophet reciting differently I took him to the Prophet and told him and noticed that he gave a disapproving look. He then said, âBoth of you are doing it well, so do not disagree, for your predecessors disagreed and perished.â BukhÄrÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2116 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I was in the mosque a man entered and prayed and recited in a manner to which I objected. Afterwards a man entered and recited in a manner different from the other. When we had finished the prayer we all went to visit Godâs messenger, and I said, âThis man recited in a manner to which I objected and the other entered and recited in a manner different from his.â The Prophet then commanded them to recite, and when they had done so he expressed approval of both of them. This made me incl
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Hadith #2117 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbÄs reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGabriel taught me to recite in one mode, and when I replied to him and kept asking him to give me more he did so till he reached seven modes.â Ibn ShihÄb said he had heard that those seven modes are essentially one, not differing about what is permitted and what is prohibited. (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2118 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ubayy b. Kaâb told of Godâs messenger meeting Gabriel and saying, âI have been sent, Gabriel, to a people who are unlettered, among whom are old women and old men, boys and girls, and men who have never read a book.â He replied, âThe QurâÄn, Muhammad, has been sent down in seven modes.â In a version by Ahmad and AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d he said, âThey include only what is sufficiently health-giving.â In a version by NasÄâi the Prophet is quoted as saying that Gabriel and Michael came t
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Hadith #2119 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain said that when he came upon a story-teller who was reciting the QurâÄn and then asking for payment he first uttered the words, âWe belong to God and to Him do we returnâ and then told that he had heard Godâs messenger say, âWhen anyone recites the QurâÄn, let him ask a reward for it from God, for people will arise who will recite the QurâÄn and ask a reward for it from men.â Ahmad and TirmidhÄ« transmitted it.
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Hadith #2120 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone recites the QurâÄn seeking thereby to get a living from people, he will come on the day of resurrection with his face as a fleshless bone.â Baihaqi transÂmitted it in Shuâab al-Ä«mÄn.
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Hadith #2121 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbÄs said that Godâs messenger did not know where sÅ«ras were to be separated till âIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,â was sent down. AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d transmitted it.
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Hadith #2122 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When we were in Hims Ibn MasâÅ«d recited sÅ«ra YÅ«suf (Quran, 12) and a man declared that it was not sent down like that. To this âAbdallÄh replied, âI swear by God that I recited it in the time of Godâs messenger and he told me I had done it well.â While speaking to him he noticed the smell of wine on him, so he said, âDo you drink wine and declare the Book false?â and then gave him the prescribed beating. (BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2123 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AbÅ« Bakr sent for me after the slaughter of those who fought at al-YamÄma and âUmar b. al-KhattÄb was with him. AbÅ« Bakr told me that âUmar had come to him and drawn attention to the extensive slaughter among QurâÄn readers at the battle of al- YamÄma, saying he was afraid that if readers continued to be killed in large numbers at other battles a large amount of the QurâÄn would be lost, and that he therefore thought he should give command that the QurâÄn be collected. He had a
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Hadith #2124 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Being alarmed at their difference in reading the QurâÄn he said to âUthmÄn, âCommander of the faithful, set this people right before they disagree about the Book in the manner of the Jews and the Christians.â âUthmÄn therefore sent a message to Hafsa asking her to send the sheets to him so that they might make copies of them, after which he would return them to her. Hafsa sent them to âUthmÄn and he commanded Zaid b. ThÄbit, âAbdallÄh b. az-Zubair, SaâÄ«d b. al-âÄs and â
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Hadith #2125 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said he asked âUthmÄn what had induced them to deal with al-AnfÄl (QurâÄn, 8) which is one of the MathÄnÄ«* and with BarÄâa which is one with a hundred verses, joining them without writing the line containÂing âIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,â and putting it among the seven long ones. When he asked again what had induced them to do that, âUthmÄn replied, âOver a period sÅ«ras with numerous verses would come down to Godâs messenger, and whe
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Hadith #2126 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEvery prophet has a supplication which receives an answer, but whereas every prophet made his supplication in this world, I have kept mine till the day of resurrection to be used in intercession for my people, and if God will, it will reach those of my people who have died without associating anything with God.â Muslim transmitted it, and Bukhari has a shorter version.
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Hadith #2127 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as. saying, âO God, I have entered into a covenant with Thee which Thou wilt not break. I am only a human being, so when I have injured, reviled, cursed or beaten a believer, make that for him a mercy, a purification and a means by which Thou wilt bring him near to Thee on the day of resurrection.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2128 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen one of you makes supplication he must not say, âO God, forgive me if Thou wilt, show mercy to me if Thou wilt, provide for me if Thou wiltâ, but must make his request definite, for He does what He wills and there is no one to impose compulsion on Him.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2129 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen one of you makes supplication he must not say, âO God, forgive me if Thou wilt, but must be definite and cherish a great desire, for nothing which God gives is burdensome to Him.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2130 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA servant is granted an answer provided he does not ask for anything sinful or for breaking ties of relationship, and provided he does not demand an answer quickly.â On being asked what demanding an answer quickly meant, Godâs messenger replied, âIt is when he says he has prayed and prayed and does not think he will be answered, so he grows weary in such circumstances and gives up supplication.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2131 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dardaâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA Muslimâs supplication for an absent brother receives an answer. An angel is stationed at his head, and as often as he makes supplication that his brother may be given what is good the angel who is put in charge of him says, âAmen, and may you receive the likeâ.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2132 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not invoke curses on yourselves, or on your children, or on your possessions lest you happen to do it at a time when God is asked for something and grants your requests.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2133 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-Nuâman b. Bashir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSupplication is worship.â He then recited, âAnd your Lord said, If you call on me I will aswer you.â* *Qurâan, xl, 60. Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2134 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messsenger as saying, âSupplication is the pith of worship.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2135 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNothing is more honourable in Godâs sight than supplication.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2136 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman al-Farisi reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNothing but supplication averts the decree, and nothing but righteousness increases life.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2137 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSupplication is beneficial regarding things which have happened and things which have not happened, so devote yourselves to supplication, servants of God.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ahmad transmitted it from Muâadh b. Jabal. Tirmidhi said this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2138 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNo one offers a supplication without God bringing him what he asks or keeping away from him a like amount of evil, provided he does not ask for something sinful or for breaking ties of relationship.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2139 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying, âAsk God for some of His bounty, for God likes to be asked, and the most excellent worship is expectation of relief.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2140 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod will be angry with those who do not make requests from Him.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2141 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf the gate of supplication is opened for any of you, the gates of mercy will be opened for him, and God is not asked for anything He likes so much as to be asked for security.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2142 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone finds pleasure in receiving an answer from God in times of difficulty, he should make many supplications when times are easy.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2143 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSupplicate God when you are assured of being answered, and know that God does not answer a supplication which comes from a careless and inattentive heart.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2144 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik b. Yasar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen you make requests of God, do so with the palms of your hands and not the backs upward.â In the version of Ibn âAbbas he said, âWhen you make requests of God, do so with the palms of your hands and not the backs upward, and when you are finished wipe your faces with them.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2145 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman reported Godâs messenger as saying, âYour Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of a servant when he raises them to Him .â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Baihaqi, in ad-Daâawat al-kabir, transmitted it.
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Hadith #2146 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar said that when Godâs messenger raised his hands in supplication he did not lower them till he wiped his face with them. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2147 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs messenger liked comprehensive supplications and abandoned other kinds. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2148 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe supplication which gets the quickest answer is that made by one distant friend for another.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2149 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I asked the Prophetâs permission to perform an âumra and he gave me permission, saying, âInclude me in your supplication, little brother, and do not forget me.â Then he said a word to me for which I would not be willing to take the world in exchange. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it, Tirmidhiâs version ending with âdo not forget me.â
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Hadith #2150 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
one who has just ended a fast, a just imam, and one who has been wronged whose supplication is raised by God above the clouds and for which the gates of heaven are opened. The Lord says, âI swear by my might that I will certainly help you, though it be after some timeâ.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2151 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
that of a parent, that of a traveller, and that of one who has been wronged.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2152 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âLet one of you ask his Lord for all that he needs, even for the thong of his sandal when it is cut.â He added in a version from Thabit al-Bunani in mursal form, âeven asking Him for salt, and even asking Him for his thong when it is cut.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2153 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that Godâs messenger used to raise his hands in supplication so that the whiteness under his armpits was visible.
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Hadith #2154 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl b. Saâd told of the Prophet being accustomed to place his two fingers opposite his shoulders and make supplication.
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Hadith #2155 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
As-Saâib b. Yazid, on his fatherâs authority, said that when the Prophet made supplication and raised his hands, he wiped his face with them. Baihaqi transmitted the three traditions in ad-Daâawat al-kabir.
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Hadith #2156 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIkrima quoted Ibn âAbbas as saying, âWhen asking for something you should raise your hands opposite your shoulders or thereabout, when asking for forgiveness you should point with one finger, and when making earnest supplication you should stretch out both your hands.â In a version he said, âEarnest supplication should be made thus,â raising his hands and putting their backs next his face. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2157 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar used to say, âYour raising of your hands is an innovation. Godâs messenger did no more than this,â meaning that he raised them to his breast. Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2158 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ubayy b. Kaâb said that when Godâs messenger mentioned anyone for whom he made supplication, he began with himself. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan gharib sahih tradition.
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Hadith #2159 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He will give him as peedy answer, or store it up for him in the next world, or turn away from him an equivalent amount of evil.â Those who heard it said they would then make many supplications and he replied that God was more ready to answer than they were to ask. Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2160 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
that of one who is wronged till help comes, that of a pilgrim till he comes home, that of one engaged in jihad till he stops, that of a sick person till he recovers, and that of someone for an absent brother. Then he added, âThe one of those which gets the quickest answer is that for an absent brother.â Baihaqi transmitted it in ad-Daâawat al-kabir.
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Hadith #2161 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira and Abu Said reported Godâs messenger as saying, âPeople will not sit remembering God without the angels surrounding them, mercy covering them, peace(1) descending on them, and God mentioning them among those who are with Him.â 1. Here I have translated as-sakina as âpeaceâ , but cf. p.448, n. 2. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2162 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs messenger was travelling on the way to Mecca and came to a mountain called Jumdan he said, âGo on, this is Jumdan; the mufarriduna have gone ahead.â On being asked what the mufarriduna meant he replied, âThose men and women who make frequent remembrance of God.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2163 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who remembers his Lord and he who does not are like the living and the dead.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2164 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as stating that God says, âI am present when my servant thinks of me, and I am with him when he remembers me. If he remembers me inwardly I shall remember him inwardly, and if he remembers me among people I shall remember him among people who are better than they.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2165 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as stating that God says, âHe who does a good deed will have ten times that amount of blessing, and I shall give more; but he who does an evil deed will have an equivalent reward of evil, or I shall grant forgiveness. If anyone draws the length of a span near me I shall draw the length of a cubit near him, and if anyone draws the length of a cubit near me I shall draw the length of a fathom near him. If anyone comes to me walking I shall come to him at a ru
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Hadith #2166 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as stating that God has said, âIf anyone is hostile to a friend of mine, I have declared war against him. No one draws near to me with anything dearer to me than what I have made obligatory for him. If my servant keeps drawing near to me with supererogatory acts I shall love him, and when I love him I shall be his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he grasps and his foot with which he walks. If he asks from me I
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Hadith #2167 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod has angels who go about on the roads seeking those who remember God, and when they find people doing so they call to one another, âCome to what you are looking forâ, and surround them with their wings up to the lowest heaven.â He said that their Lord then asks them, although He is best informed about them, âWhat are my servants saying?â They reply, âThey are extolling, magnifying, praising and glorifying Thee.â He asks whether they ha
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Hadith #2168 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakr met me and asked, âHow are you, Hanzala?â I replied, âHanzala has become a hypocrite.âHe said, âPraise be to God! What are you saying?â I replied, âWe are with Godâs messenger and he reminds us of hell and paradise making us almost seem to see them, then when we go out and leave Godâs messenger we have dealings with our wives, our children and our properties and forget much.â On hearing this Abu Bakr said, âI swear by God that I have the same kind of experience.â
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Hadith #2169 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abud Dardaâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWould you like me to tell you the best and purest of your deeds in the estimation of your King, those which raise your degrees highest, those which are better for you than spending gold and silver, and are better for you than that you should meet your enemy and cut off one anotherâs head?â On receiving a reply in the affirmative he said, âIt is remembering God.â Malik, Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, but Malik traced it
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Hadith #2170 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Busr told of a desert Arab coming to the Prophet and asking who was best among men, to which he replied, âHappy is he whose life is long and whose deeds are good.â He asked Godâs messenger what deed was most excellent, and he replied, âThat you should leave the world with the mention of God fresh on your tongue.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2171 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen you come upon the pastures of paradise feed on them.â On being asked what the pastures of paradise were he replied that they were circles where God is remembered. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2172 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone sits in a place where he does not remember God, deprivation will descend on him from God; and if anyone lies down in a place where he does not remember God, vengeance will descend on him from God.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2173 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âPeople who arise from an assembly in which they did not remember God will be just as if they had got up from an assâs corpse, and it will be a cause of grief to them.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2174 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf people sit in an assembly in which they do not remember God or invoke a blessing on their Prophet, vengeance will descend upon them. If God will He will punish them, but if He wills He will forgive them.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2175 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Habiba reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEverything a son of Adam says counts against him and not in his favour, except recommending what is good, prohibiting what is objectionable, or making mention of God.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2176 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not speak much without mentioning God, for much talk without mention of God produces hardness of heart, and the one who is farthest from God is he who has a hard heart.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2177 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thauban said that when âAnd those who hoard gold and silverâ 1. came down they were with the Prophet on one of his journeys. One of his companions said, âIt has come down about gold and silver. Would that we knew what property is best so that we might get it!â He replied, âThe best property is a tongue which makes mention of God, a grateful heart, and a believing wife who helps a man with his faith.â 1. Qurâan, ix, 34. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2178 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid said that Muâawiya went out to a circle in the mosque and asked them what had made them sit together. When they replied that they had sat down to remember God, he said, âI adjure you by God, has nothing else made you sit together?â On their reply that there was certainly no other cause he said, âI did not adjure you because I suspected you. No one in my position with relation to Godâs messenger has fewer traditions from him than I have; but Godâs messenger went out to a c
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Hadith #2179 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Busr told of a man saying, âMessenger of God, the ordinances of Islam are too many for me, so tell me something to which I may cling.â He replied, âYour tongue will continue to be supple by making mention of God.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2180 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid said Godâs messenger was asked who would be most excellent and most exalted in degree in Godâs estimation on the day of resurrection, and replied, âThe men and women who make frequent mention of God.â He was asked if they would be superior even to the man who had fought in Godâs path, and replied, âEven though he plied his sword among infidels and polytheists till it was broken and smeared with blood, the one who made mention of God would have a more excellent degree than
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Hadith #2181 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe devil is couching at the heart of the son of Adam. When he mentions God he withdraws, but when he is neglectful he makes evil suggestions.â Bukhari mentioned it in a note.
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Hadith #2182 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik said he heard Godâs messenger used to say, âThe one who makes mention of God among those who are negligent is like one who goes on fighting after others have fled; the one who makes mention of God among those who are negligent is like a green branch upon a withered tree; (A version has, âLike a green tree amidst the treesâ); the one who makes mention of God among those who are negligent is like a lamp in a dark house; the one who makes mention of God among those who are negligent w
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Hadith #2183 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Jabal said, âA man does nothing more calculated to rescue him from Godâs punishment than making mention of God.â Malik, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2184 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as stating that God says, âI am with my servant when he remembers me and his lips move making mention of me.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2185 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar told that the Prophet used to say, âEverything has a polish, and the polish for hearts is rememberance of God. Nothing is more calculated to resuce from Godâs punishment than remembrance of God.â He was asked whether this did not apply also to jihad in Godâs path, and said, âNot even if one should ply his sword till it is broken.â Baihaqi transmitted it in ad-Daâawat al-kabir.
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Hadith #2186 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod had ninety-nine names, one short of a hundered. He who retains them in his memory* will enter paradise.â A version has, âAnd He is One. He loves what is single.â *The Arabic is ahsaha, a word which has different meanings. Besides the meaning above can mean to number, to reach the last number, to understand, to attain comprehensive knowledge. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2187 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod Most High has ninety-nine names. He who retains them in his memory will enter paradise. He is God than whom there is no god, the Compassionate, the Merciful, the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace, the Preserver of security, the Protector, the Mighty, the Overpowering, the Great in Majesty, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner, the Forgiver, the Dominant, the Bestower, the Provider, the Decider, the Knower, the Withholder, the Plentiful
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Hadith #2188 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida told that Godâs messenger heard a man saying, âO God I ask Thee by virtue of Thy being God than whom there is no god, the One, He to whom men repair, who has not begotten and has not been begotten, and to whom no one is equal,â and said, âHe has supplicated God using His greatest name, when asked by which He gives and when supplicated by which He answers.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2189 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that when he was sitting with the Prophet in the mosque a man who was praying said, âO God, I ask Thee by virtue of the fact that praise is due to Thee than whom there is no god, who showest favour and beneficence, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Lord of Majesty and Splendour, O Living One; O Eternal One, I ask of Thee.â The Prophet then said, âHe has supplicated God using His greatest name, when supplicated by which He answers and when asked by which He gives.â
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Hadith #2190 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of Yazid reported the Prophet as saying, âGodâs greatest name is in these two verses, âAnd your God is one God; there is no god but He, the Compassionate, the Mercifulâ â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2191 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âThere is no god but Thee to whom be the glory. I was indeed a wrongdoer.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2192 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida said that once when he entered the mosque with Godâs messenger at the time of the evening prayer a man was reciting with a loud voice, so he asked Godâs messenger whether he thought the man was hypocritical, but he repliedâ âNo, he is a penitent believer.â He said that Abu Musa al-Ashâari was * reciting in a loud voice, and Godâs messenger began to listen to his recitation. Afterwards Abu Musa sat down and engaged in supplication saying, âO God, I call Thee to witness tha
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Hadith #2193 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Glory be to God; Praise be to God; there is no god but God; and God is most great.â A version has, âThe words dearest to God are four: Glory be to God; Praise be to God; there is no god but God; and God is most great. It does not matter which you say first.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2194 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Glory be to God; Praise be to God; there is no god but God; and God is most great, is dearer to me than everything on which the sun rises.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2195 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says a hundred times in a day, âGlory be to God, and I begin with praise to Himâ, his sins will be removed from him though they are like the foam of the sea. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2196 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying that if anyone says a hundred times morning and evening, âGlory be to God, and I begin with praise of Himâ, only one who said what he said, or more than it, will bring anything more excellent than he on the day of resurrection. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2197 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Glory be to God, and I begin with praise of Him; and Glory be to God the Incomparably Great.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2198 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Once when we were with Godâs messenger he asked whether any of us was incapable of acquiring a thousand blessings daily, and when one of those who were sitting with him asked how any of them could acquire a thousand blessings he replied, âIf he says âGlory be to Godâ a hundred times, a thousand blessings will be recorded for him or a thousand sins will be removed from him.â Muslim transmitted it. In his book, in all the versions on the authority of Musa al-Juhani, âor . . . will be r
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Hadith #2199 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Glory be to God and I begin with praise of Him.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2200 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Glory be to God, and I begin with praise of Him to the number of His creatures, in accordance with His good pleasure, to the weight of His throne and the extent of His words.â Muslim transmitted it.
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