The Book of Miscellany

Riyad as-Salihin

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter Jannah"..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has forbidden you: disobedience to your mothers, to withhold (what you should give), or demand (what you do not deserve), and to bury your daughters alive. And Allah dislikes idle talk, to ask too many...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The finest act of goodness is that a person should treat kindly the loved ones of his father".

Riyad as-Salihin

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "A mother's sister is equivalent to (real) mother (in status)".

Riyad as-Salihin

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the major sins?" Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked this question thrice. We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah. (Please inform us.)". He said, "Ascribing partners to...

Riyad as-Salihin

A man came to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said, "Direct me to a deed which will admit me to Jannah and take me away from the Fire". The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Worship Allah and associate no partner...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When you break fast, you should do it with a date-fruit for there is blessing in it, and if you do not find a date- fruit, break it with water for it is pure." Messenger of...

Riyad as-Salihin

I had a wife whom I loved but 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) disliked her. He asked me to divorce her and when I refused, 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) went to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)...

Riyad as-Salihin

A man came to me and said, "I have a wife whom my mother commands me to divorce". I replied him that I had heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "A parent is the best of the gates of Jannah;...

Riyad as-Salihin

When Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told the women that they should give Sadaqah (charity), even if it should be some of their jewellery, I returned to 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud and said, "You are a man who does not possess much,...