Bulugh al-Maram

اِتَّقُوا اَلظُّلْمَ, فَإِنَّ اَلظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ, وَاتَّقُوا اَلشُّحَّ, فَإِنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ…

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Beware of oppression, for oppression will turn into excessive darkness on the Day of Resurrection and beware of niggardliness, for niggardliness destroyed your predecessors.”…

إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ اَلشِّرْكُ اَلْأَصْغَرُ: اَلرِّيَاءُ

Mahmud bin Labid (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The thing I fear most for you is the lesser shirk (polytheism), showing-off (of good deeds).” Related by Ahmad with a good chain of…

آيَةُ اَلْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ, وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ, وَإِذَا ائْتُمِنَ خَانَ

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“There are three signs of a hypocrite: when he speaks, he tells lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he…

وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ

Al·Bukhari and Muslim reported another hadith on the authority of ’Abdullah bin ’Umar (RAA) with the addition, “and when he quarrels, he is abusive…

سِبَابُ اَلْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ, وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ

Ibn Mas'ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

insulting a Muslim is disobedience to Allah, and fighting with him is Kufr (disbelief).” Agreed upon.

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ, فَإِنَّ اَلظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ اَلْحَدِيثِ

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the most false form of talk.” Agreed upon.

مَا مِنْ عَبْدِ يَسْتَرْعِيهِ اَللَّهُ رَعِيَّةً, يَمُوتُ يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ, وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لِرَعِيَّتِهِ, إِلَّا…

Ma'qil bin Yasar (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “Any governor in charge of Muslim subjects who dies while acting…

اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِي شَيْئًا, فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِ, فَاشْقُقْ عَلَيْهِ

‘A’ishah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“O Allah, cause distress to him who has any charge over my people and causes them distress.” Related by Muslim.

إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ, فَلْيَتَجَنَّبِ اَلْوَجْهَ

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“When any of you fights, he must avoid (striking) the face.” Agreed upon.

يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! أَوْصِنِي. فَقَالَ: لَا تَغْضَبْ, فَرَدَّدَ مِرَارًا. قَالَ: لَا تَغْضَبْ

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated, ‘A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, advise me.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Do not get angry.” The man repeated that several times and he replied, “Do not get angry.” Related by Al-Bukhari.

إِنَّ رِجَالاً يتخوَّضون فِي مَالِ اَللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ, فَلَهُمْ اَلنَّارُ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ

Khawlah al-Ansariyah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Some men acquire Allah’s Property (such as the funds of the Muslim state treasury, Zakah etc.) and they will go to Hell on the…

يَا عِبَادِي! إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ اَلظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي, وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا, فَلَا تَظَّالَمُوا

Abu Dharr (RAA) quoted the Prophet (ﷺ) saying among what he narrated from Allah, the Most High that He has said, “O MY slaves,…

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا اَلْغِيبَةُ? قَالُوا: اَللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ: ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ. قِيلَ:…

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked, “Do you know what backbiting is?” They replied, `Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) know…

لَا تَحَاسَدُوا وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا, وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا, وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا, وَلَا يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ…

Abu Hurairah [RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Avoid jealousy between yourselves, do not outbid one another (with a view to raising the price), do not harbor hatred against one another, do…

اَللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنِي مُنْكَرَاتِ اَلْأَخْلَاقِ, وَالْأَعْمَالِ, وَالْأَهْوَاءِ, وَالْأَدْوَاءِ

Qutbah bin Malik (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in you from evil morals, deeds,…

لَا تُمَارِ أَخَاكَ, وَلَا تُمَازِحْهُ, وَلَا تَعِدْهُ مَوْعِدًا فَتُخْلِفَهُ

Ibn ’Abbas (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Don’t dispute with your brother; don’t make jokes with him; and don’t make him a promise which you would break.” Related by At-Tirmidhi with…

خَصْلَتَانِ لَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي مُؤْمِنٍ: اَلْبُخْلُ, وَسُوءُ اَلْخُلُقِ

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RAA), narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“There are two characteristics which are not combined in a believer; miserliness and bad morals.” Related by At-Tirmidhi with a weakness in its chain…

اَلْمُسْتَبَّانِ مَا قَالَا, فَعَلَى اَلْبَادِئِ, مَا لَمْ يَعْتَدِ اَلْمَظْلُومُ

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“When two men insult one another, what they say is mainly the fault of the one who began it, so long as the one…

مَنْ ضَارَّ مُسْلِمًا ضَارَّهُ اَللَّهُ, وَمَنْ شَاقَّ مُسَلِّمًا شَقَّ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ

Abu Sirmah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“He who causes harm to a Muslim will be harmed by Allah, and he who acts in a hostile manner against a Muslim, will…

إِنَّ اَللَّهَ يُبْغِضُ اَلْفَاحِشَ اَلْبَذِيءَ

Abu ad-Darda (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Allah hates the profligate and the obscene.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Sahih.