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100 Hadith Qudsi
One whose intention is not pure
will deserve Hell in the Hereafter. Purity of intention is essential
in all deeds
(1) Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying: The first of the people whose
case will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died
as a martyr. He will be brought forth. Allah will make him know
about His blessings (which He had bestowed on him in the World). The
man will acknowledge them. Then Allah will ask him: What did you do
with them? He will say: I fought in Your way until I died as a
martyr. Allah will remark: You are lying. You fought so that you may
be called a brave warrior. Then orders will be passed against him.
So he will be dragged along on his face and cast into Hell.
Second will be a man who studied (religious) knowledge. Then he
taught it to others and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought (for
Judgment). Allah will remind him of His favors (showered on him in
the world). He will admit them (having enjoyed them in his life).
Then Allah will ask him: What did you do with them? He will reply: I
acquired knowledge and imparted it and also recited the Qur'an for
Your sake. Allah will observe: You have told a lie, for you got
knowledge to be renowned as a scholar; and you recited the Qur'an to
be marked as a Qari (one who recites the Qur'an according to the
rules). Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be
dragged along on his face and thrown into Hell.
Third will be a man to whom Allah had made abundantly rich and
granted him every kind of wealth. He will be brought for judgment.
Allah will let him know about His gifts conferred upon him in the
world. He will recognize them. Then Allah will inquire: What did you
with them? He will say: I left no way in which you like money to be
spent without spending in it for your sake. Allah will say: You are
lying. You did so to be described as generous (in the society); (It
means you got your reward in the world according to your intention).
Now you deserve nothing in the Hereafter except Hell). So orders
will be passed against him and he will be dragged along on his face
until he will be hurled into Hell.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and An-Nasa'i)
Warning against hypocrisy (show off)
(2) Narrated Mahmoud Ibn Lubaid:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: The most dreadful thing which I fear
about you is minor polytheism. The companions asked: What is the
minor polytheism? He said: It is hypocrisy; and he added that on the
Day of Judgment, when rewarding people for their deeds, Allah (sw)
will say to the hypocrites: Go to those for the sake of whom you
used to perform good deeds; and see whether you can get any reward
from them.
(This Hadith is sound and mentioned in Musnad of Ahmad)
(3) Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah (sw) said: Among all partners,
I am the most dispensable with association. So anyone who performs a
deed in which he ascribes to Me others; I will abandon him and his
act of polytheism.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim).
Hazardship of shirk (joining partners with Allah)
(4) Narrated Abu Huraira that
the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: On the Day of Resurrection,
Ibrahim (Abraham) will see his father Azar (in such a pitiable
condition) that his face will be dark and covered with dust. Then
Ibrahim will remind him: Did I not warn you against denying me? His
father will reply: Today I will not deny you. Then, Ibrahim will
say: O Lord! You have promised not to disgrace me on the Day of
Resurrection. So what will be more disgraceful to me than my
wretched father. Allah will say: I have forbidden Paradise for
disbelievers. Then it will be said: O Ibrahim, Look! what is
underneath your feet? He will look and see his father as a Hyena
-besmeared with dirt caught by the legs and thrown into Hell.
(5) Narrated Anas bin Malik on
the authority of the Prophet (pbuh), who said: Allah (sw) will say
to the least tormented person among the people of Hell on the Day of
Resurrection: Do you have any thing on earth, that you would give as
a ransom (to protect yourself against the torment of Fire)? He will
say: Yes. Then Allah will say: While you were in the backbone of
Adam, I had demanded you much less than that, i.e. to associate
nothing with Me; but you declined and worshipped others besides Me.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Superiority of Monotheism
(6) Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) said, Allah (sw) said: He who comes with a good
deed, its reward will be ten like that or even more. And he who
comes with vice, his reward will be only one like that, or I can
forgive him. He who draws close to Me a hand's span, I will draw
close to him an arm's length. And whoever draws near Me an arm's
length, I will draw near him a fathom's length. And whoever comes to
Me walking, I will go to him running. And whoever faces Me with sins
nearly as great as the earth, I will meet him with forgiveness
nearly as great as that, provided he does not worship something with
me.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim, Ibn Majah and Ahmad in
his Musnad).
(7) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: None of you will have argued for his
right in the world more vehemently than the believers who will do
with their Lord about their brethren who were admitted into Hell.
The Prophet (pbuh) added: They will say: O Lord! Our brethren used
to offer prayers with us, observe fast with us and perform
pilgrimage (Hajj) with us. But You cast them into fire. The Prophet
(pbuh) further said: Allah will say: Go and bring out whoever you
know from among them. The Prophet (pbuh) said: The believers will
come to them and recognize them by face. Some of them will be those
the fire would have seized up to half of their shanks and some of
them up to their ankles. They will bring them and say: O Lord! We
have taken out those for whom you gave us order. Then the Prophet (pbuh)
said: Allah will say: Bring out whoever has in his heart any belief
weighing a Dinar (a coin). Then He will say: Take out whoever has in
his heart the belief weighing half a Dinar until He will say: Take
out whoever has in his heart the belief that equals the weight of an
atom.
(This Hadith is sound and related by An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).
After narrating this Hadith, Abu Sa'id said: He who does not accept
it as true should read this verse:
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him
in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He
pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has
indeed invented a tremendous sin." (V.4:48)
Superiority of the believers in the Oneness of Allah and the
punishment of Jews and Christians
(8) Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) said: On the Day of Resurrection, my Ummah (nation)
will be gathered into three groups. one sort will enter Paradise
without rendering an account (of their deeds).another sort will be
reckoned an easy account and admitted into Paradise. yet another
sort will come bearing on their backs heaps of sins like great
mountains. Allah will ask the angels though He knows best about
them: Who are these people? They will reply: They are humble slaves
of yours. He will say: Unload the sins from them and put the same
over the Jews and Christians; then let the humble slaves get into
Paradise by virtue of My Mercy.
(This Hadith is sound and mentioned in Mustadrak of Al-Hakim.)
Superiority of those who neither treat with amulet, nor get
themselves branded nor take omens (but instead trust their Lord)
(9) Narrated Ibn Mas'ud that the
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: On the Day of Resurrection nations
will be brought. When I see my nation (Ummah) I will be amazed at
their multitudes and (distinguished) form. They will have filled up
the plain lands as well as the mountains. Allah will ask me: Are you
satisfied? I will say: Yes, O my Lord: He will say: Along with these
(people), seventy thousand persons (i.e., so many) will enter
Paradise without rendering an account. They will be those who
neither cure themselves with Ruqya (recitations) nor get themselves
branded (cauterized), nor take omens but they instead repose trust
in their Lord. Upon this, 'Ukkasha said: Supplicate Allah (sw)that
He makes me one among them), the Prophet (pbuh) said: O Allah! Make
him one of them. Another person said: Invoke a blessing for me too
(that Allah makes me one among them). The Prophet (pbuh) said: 'Ukkasha
has preceded you in this matter.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ibn Hibban)
Superiority of the words (There is no god but Allah)
(10) Narrated by 'Abdullah bin
Amr bin Al-'Aas that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: On the Day of
Resurrection, Allah will bring a person of my Ummah from among the
people; and spread before him ninety nine registers (filled up with
his deeds). Each of them will be as long as sight extends. Then
Allah will ask him: Do you deny anything of it? Have my preserving
writers treated you unjustly? The person will reply: No, my Lord.
Allah will further ask him: Do you have any excuse (for not having
good deeds)? He will say: No, my Lord. Then Allah will observe:
Behold! We have preserved a virtue of yours with us. Today there
will be no wrong with you. Then Allah will take out a slip
containing the words: "There is no god but Allah and that Muhammad
is His slave and Messenger."; and Allah will address the person:
Bring up your weights (of this slip). The person will remark: O
Lord! This slip (is so light in weight) that it may not be matched
with these large registers. Allah will observe: you will be done no
injustice The Prophet added: All the registers will be piled up in
one scale and the slip will be kept in the other scale of the
balance. (With the Grace of Allah), the scale with the registers
will be raised up (due to light weight) while the scale having the
slip will be the heavier as there is nothing that weighs more than
the name of Allah.
(This Hadith is sound and related by At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and
Ahmad in his Musnad.)
Statement of Allah (sw), (whether you disclose that which is in
your minds or conceal, Allah will reckon you accordingly)
(11) Ibn 'Abbas said: When this
verse was revealed: (Whether you disclose what is in your minds or
conceal it, Allah will call you to account according to it) it
caused anxiety to the companions as had never been before. Then
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) observed: Say: We have heard and obeyed and
submitted (to The Lord!). The narrator added: Allah instilled faith
in their hearts and further revealed (for their satisfaction) this
verse: (Allah burdens not a soul beyond its capacity. It will get
every good that it earns and it will suffer every ill that it
commits. Our Lord! Call us not to account if we forget or make a
mistake. (When they said the same verse) Allah said: I have done.
They further said: Our Lord! Lay not upon us a burden as your did
lay on those before us. Allah said: I have done so The companions
further said. And pardon us, have Mercy on us . your are our
protector. The Lord said: one.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and At-Tirmidhi)
(12) Narrated Abu Huraira: When
this verse was revealed to Allah's Messenger (pbuh): (To Allah
belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and
whether you disclose what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah will
reckon you according to it. Then He will forgive whom He pleases and
chastise whom He likes as Allah is Al-Omnipotent over every thing).
The narrator said: The companions of Allah's Messenger (pbuh) felt
it hard. They came to him, sat down on their knees and said: O
Messenger of Allah, we have been assigned with some duties (tasks)
which we have capability to perform such as: prayer (Salat), fasting
(Saum), fighting in Allah's way (Jihad), and charity (Zakat). Now
this (the above mentioned verse) was revealed to you and it is
beyond our power to live up to Them, Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
Do you intend to say what the people of the two scriptures (The Jews
and Christians) had said before you: "We hear and disobey". Rather
you should say: "We hear, obey and seek your forgiveness, our Lord!
And to You is the return". When the people recited it, their tongues
became subdued with it. Then Allah revealed: (The Messenger believes
in what is sent down to him from His Lord, and so do the believers
(following him). Each one believes in Allah and His angels and His
books and His Messengers, saying: We differentiate not between any
of His Messengers; and they say: We hear and seek your forgiveness,
our Lord! And to you is the return. When they (The companions) said
the same, Allah abrogated this verse and Allah the Al Great,
revealed a new one replacing it: (Allah burdens not a soul beyond
its capacity. It gets every good that it earns and it suffers every
ill that it earns Our Lord! Punish us not, if we forget or make a
mistake. (When the companions repeated the same words) Allah said:
Yes: (The companions further repeated the words as revealed to the
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)) Our Lord! Do not lay on us a burden as that
you had laid on those before us. Allah said: Yes. (The companions
further repeated) Our Lord impose not on us (burdens) which we have
no strength to bear. Allah said: Yes. (The companions further
repeated). And pardon us and provide us protection; and have Mercy
on us. you are our Patron, so please grant us victory over the
disbelieving people). Allah said: Yes.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim). (2:286/6)
Broadness of Allah's Mercy
(13) Narrated Abu Huraira that
the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who said: Allah (sw) said: My mercy has
preceded (excelled) my wrath.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim).
An example of Allah's Mercy on his servants
(14) Narrated Abu Huraira that
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah says: Whenever My slave intends
to do a bad deed, (I say to the deeds recording angels): Do not
record it against him until he (actually) commits it. If he has done
so, write it down exactly as one in his record book. But if he
refrains from it for My sake, write down this as a virtue in his
favor. And when he intends to do a good deed, but does not actually
do it, write it as a virtue for him. And if he puts it into
practice, write its reward equal to, from ten to seven hundred times
(in his account).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and At-Tirmidhi).
Warning to those who loose hope in the Mercy of Allah
(15) Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying: There were two fraternal
persons among the sons of Israel. One of them was engrossed in
committing sins while the other was devoted to worship. The devotee
used to see his fellow committing sin and advise him. Desist from
doing so. One day when he found his fellow committing sin. He said
to him: Avoid it. His fellow said: Leave me alone. Have you been
sent out as a vigilant on me. The devotee said: By Allah, He will
neither forgive you nor admit you to Paradise. When they died, they
were gathered before the Lord of the Worlds. Allah asked the
devotee: Were you assured of knowing Me or were you having power
over what was in My Hands? Then He said to the sinner: Go and enter
Paradise by My Mercy; and ordered the angels about the devotee: Lead
him to the Hell.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Abu Da'ud in his Sunan)
After narrating the Hadith, Abu Huraira commented: By Him in whose
hands my soul is: One word spoken by the devotee ruined his good
deeds in the World as well as in the Hereafter.
(16) Narrated Jundub that
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) stated that a person said: By Allah! Allah
will not forgive so and so (person). Thereupon Allah, the Exalted
remarked: Who is he who swears by Me (and says) that I will not
forgive so and so (listen!) Verily I have forgiven so and so and
nullified your deeds. or as the Messenger (pbuh) said.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and also mentioned in
Mo'jam Al-Tabrani Al-Kabir)
Superiority of Fear of Allah
(17) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri.
He quoted the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as saying to his companions
that: a man from among the early people or from those before you had
said a word, i.e. Allah had blessed him with wealth and sons. When
death approached him, he asked his sons: How was I being as a
father? They replied: You were the best father. He said: I didn't
save or perform any good deeds for Allah. If Allah takes possession
of me, He will punish me. So, look! when I am dead, burn me until I
become coal then crush me well and scatter (my ashes in the air) on
a storming day. The Prophet (pbuh) said: He took a covenant from his
sons (and died). They did according to his will and spread his ashes
in the air on a stormy day. Allah said: Be and there he was embodied
before Him. Allah, the Exalted. asked him: O my slave! what induced
you to do what you did. He replied: It was your fear (so that I may
not appear before you). The Prophet (pbuh) added: Allah, the Exalted
rewarded him with His Mercy; the Prophet (pbuh) said second time:
Allah did not punish him.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Superiority of Dhikr (remembrance) and becoming close to Allah by
way of righteous deeds and good faith in Him
(18) Narrated Abu Huraira said:
The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah (sw) says: I am in accordance with
the thoughts of My slave about Me; and I am with him, when he
remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him
in My heart. If he remembers Me in a group, I remember him in a
better group (i.e. angels). If he draws near Me by the span of a
palm, I draw near him by a cubit. If he draws near Me by a cubit, I
draw near him by the space covered by two hands. If he walks towards
Me, I go to him running.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
(19) Narrated Abu Huraira ( that
the Prophet (pbuh) stated: Allah (sw) observed: I am with My slave
when he remembers me and moves his lips (with remembrance).
(This Hadith is sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad).
(20) (One day) Abu Huraira and
Abu sa'id were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (sw) who said:
When a slave says: i.e. There is no god but Allah and Allah is the
Most-Great. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. Indeed,
there is no god except Me and I am All-Great. When he says: There is
no god but Allah and He is the only One. Allah remarks: My slave has
spoken the truth. Indeed, there is no god except Me and I am the
One. When he says: There is no god but Allah and there is no
associate with Him. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth.
There is no god except Me and I have no partner. When he says: There
is no god but Allah. To Him belongs the sovereignty and To Him is
due all praise. Allah remarks: My slave has spoken the truth. There
is no god except Me. To Me belongs the kingdom and To Me is due all
praise. When he says: There is no god but Allah and there is no
power or might except with Him). Allah remarks: My slave has spoken
the truth. There is no god except Me and the power and might belongs
to Me.
(Its chain of authorities is sound and related by the Majah, At-Tirmidhi
and Ibn Hibban).
Superiority of the company of pious people
(21) Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah has some angels who roam about
the streets in search of people mentioning Allah's names. When they
find such a gathering, they call one another saying: Come to the
object of your pursuit. The Prophet added: The angels surround them
with their wings up to the lowest heaven (sky of the world). He
further added: (When the people in the gathering disperse, the
angels ascend to the heaven). Their Lord, who knows best about the
people, asks them: What do my slaves say? The angels reply: They
were glorifying You (by repeating the words "Allah is the
All-Glorified), exalting You (by repeating the words "Allah is
All-Great"), praising You (by repeating the words All praise be to
Allah), and dignifying You. He asks them: Have they seen Me? The
angels reply: No, By Allah. O Lord! They haven't seen You (at all).
He asks: How would it be if they saw Me? The angels reply: If they
saw You, they would worship You more devotedly, dignify You more
fervently and exalt You more sincerely. Then Allah asks them: What
do they ask Me? The angels reply: They ask You Paradise. He asks
them: Have they seen it? The angels reply: No, By Allah, They have
not seen it. He asks: How would it be, if they saw it? The angels
reply: If they saw it, they would crave for it eagerly, seek after
it vigorously and desire for it ardently. He asks: From what do they
seek My protection? The angels reply: (They seek your protection)
from the Hell-fire. He asks: Have they seen it? The angels reply:
No, By Allah, O Lord! They haven't see it (at all). He asks: How
would it be, if they saw it. The angels reply: If they saw it, they
would fear it extremely and flee from it hastily. Then Allah says
(to the angels): I make you witness that I have forgiven them.
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) added: One of the angels would say: O Lord!
among them was so and so (a much sinning slave) who was not actually
included in the gathering but he happened to came there for some
need (and sat down with them.) Allah would remark: Anyhow, they were
all sitting together, so their companion will not be reduced to
misery (i.e. they were sitting together and glorifying Allah, so he
who sits with them will not suffer but get forgiveness as a reward
for his (association with the people remembering Allah).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Continuous inducement for repentance and seeking Allah's
forgiveness
(22) Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) saying that: a sin was committed
by one of the slaves or may be he said, that: one of the slaves
committed a sin. He said: O my Lord! I have committed a sin, or he
said, a sin was committed by me. So please forgive. His Lord would
say: Does my slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and
(if He likes) can punish him. Anyhow, I have forgiven my slave.
No sooner does the time elapse as much as Allah wishes, than is
another sin committed by him or he commits another sin. He says: O
my Lord! I have committed a sin, or a sin was committed by me. So
please forgive it. Allah will observe: Does my slave know that he
has a Lord who can forgive him and (if He likes) can punish him too.
Anyhow, I have forgiven him again. No sooner does the time elapse as
much as Allah wishes, than another sin committed by him or he
commits another sin. He says: O my Lord! I have committed a another
sin, or sometimes he says another sin is committed by me. So please
forgive it. Allah will remark: Does my slave know that he has a Lord
who can forgive him and (if He likes) can punish him too. Anyhow, I
have forgiven him for the third time. So let him do whatever he
wishes.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
(23) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
I heard the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) saying: The devil said to his
Lord: By Your Glory and Majesty! As long as the progeny of Adam
exists on earth, I shall continuously misguide them. At this Allah
remarked: By My Glory and Majesty! As long as they seek My
forgiveness, I will go on to pardon them.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ahmad in his Musnad).
He who loves to meet Allah (sw)by way of death like martyrs) Allah
too loves to meet him
(24) Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said that Allah, the Exalted, observed: If
My slave loves meeting Me, I too love meeting him. If he dislikes to
meet Me, I too hate to meet him.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and An-Nasa'i).
Sign of Allah's love for His slave
(25) Narrated Abu Huraira that
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: When Allah loves a person, He calls
Jibrael and says (to him): I love so and so, therefore you should
also love him. The Prophet (pbuh) added: So, Jibrael begins to love
him. Then he makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves
so and so, therefore you should also love him. Then the inhabitants
of heaven (the angels) would love him. He (pbuh) added: Thus
acceptance is established for him on earth (i.e. that person becomes
popular among the people). When Allah dislikes any slave He calls
Jibrael and says to him: I hate so and so, therefore you should also
hate him. Then he calls out to the inhabitants of heaven: Allah
hates so and so, therefore you should also hate him. Thus hatred is
established for him on earth. (i.e. then hatred prevails against him
among the people).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and At-Tirmidhi).
Exhortation for developing mutual love and mercy among the Muslims
(26) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Indeed
Allah (sw) would say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam! I
fell ill but you visited Me not. He will say: How could I visit You
while You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you not
know that My slave so and so was sick but you visited him not? Did
you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me by
him? O son of Adam! I asked you for food but you fed Me not. The
slave will say: O Lord! How could I feed You whereas You are the
Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Do you not know that such and
such slave of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him. Did
you not know that if you had fed him, you would surely have found
that with Me. O son of Adam! I asked you to give Me a drink but you
gave Me not a drink. The slave will say: O Lord! How should I give
You a drink while You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: My
slave so and so asked you to give him a drink but you gave him no
drink. Had you provided him a drink, you would have surely found the
reward for doing so with Me.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
Allah screens the believer in the world as well as in the Hereafter
(27) Narrated Safwan bin Mobraz Al-Mazan: While I was on my way along
with Ibn 'Umar ( taking (holding up) his hand in mine. Suddenly a
man appeared to him and said: What did you hear Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
saying about confidential talk (secret conversation)? He said: I
heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying: (On the Day of Resurrection)
Allah will draw near to a believer and put His forgiveness over him
and screen him (his sins) then Allah will say: Do you know such and
such sin? Do you know such and such? He will say: Yes, my Lord! This
conversation will continue) until Allah will make him confess his
sins, and thinks that he is ruined. Then Allah will say: I concealed
them (your sins in the world) and I do forgive you today. Then he
will be given the record book containing his good deeds. As regards,
the infidels and hypocrites, the witnesses will say: These are the
people who have disbelieved their Lord. Behold! Allah's Curse is
upon transgressors (wrong doers).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Ibn
Majah)
Superiority of the believer
(28) Narrated Abu Huraira The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah (sw) said:
Indeed a believer is in every good place with Me. He praises Me even
while I take out his soul from between his sides.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Musnad Ahmad.)
Superiority of one who granted a grave period to an insolvent
(29) Narrated Abu Mas'ud (: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: A man from
among those who were before you was called to account by Allah on
the Day of Resurrection. No good was found in his account except
that he, used to mix with people and being a rich man, used to lend
money to the people and order his servants to let off the men who
are unable to repay debt. The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah (sw) said
to the angels: We are worthier than him of that generosity. So let
him off (enter Paradise).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
(30) Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: A man never
did good deeds. Rather, he used to lend (money) the people and
advise his servants: Take from the solvent and leave the insolvent
and forgive him. Perhaps Allah may forgive us. When he died, Allah (sw)
asked him: Did you ever do anything good? He replied: No, but I had
a servant and I used to lend people money. Whenever I sent him out
to recover the loans, I advised him: Accept from the solvent and
leave the one who is unable to repay (i.e. excuse him). May Allah
forgives us. then Allah The Exalted remarked: I have forgiven you.
(This Hadith is good and related by An-Nasa'i.)
Merit of love for the sake of Allah
(31) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah will
say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love one another
for My glory's sake. Today I will shelter them in My shade, today
there is no shade but only My shade.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
(32) Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
quoting his Lord ( Who said: My love is established for those who
love one another for My sake; and My love is established for those
who spend money for My sake; and My love is established for those
who visit one another for My sake. (In fact) those who love one
another for the sake of Allah will be at pulpits of light in the
shade of Allah's Throne on a day when there is no shade but His
shade.
(This Hadith is sound through all its channels and related in Musnad
of Ahmad.)
(33) Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal: He said: I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
saying: Allah said: For those who love one another for the sake of
My glory there will be pulpits of light for which the Prophets and
martyrs will envy them. (On the Day of Resurrection)
(This Hadith is good and related by At-Tirmidhi.)
Paradise is surrounded with hardships where as the Hell is
encompassed with lusts to attract sinners
(34) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: When
Allah created Paradise, He ordered Jibrael: Go and see it. So he
went and saw it. Then he returned and said: O Lord, By Your glory!
who hears of it would love entering it. Then He encompassed it with
unpleasant things (hardships of worship) and said: O Jibrael! Go
(again) and see it. So he went away to look at it. Then he came back
and said: O Lord, By Your glory! I fear that no one will enter it.
The Prophet (pbuh)) said: When Allah created Hell, He said: O
Jibrael, go and see it So he went and saw it. Then he turned up and
said: O Lord, By Your glory! No one who hears of it will enter it.
So he encompassed it with lusts (worldly deceives) and said: O
Jibrael! Go back and see it. He went again to see it and came back
saying: O Lord, By Your glory! I fear that no one will escape from
entering it
(This Hadith is fair and related by Abu Da'ud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i.
Musnad of Ahmad and Mustadrak of Al-Hakim)
Some of what Allah has prepared for His righteous slaves
(35) Narrated Abu Huraira the Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah (sw) said,
"I had prepared for my righteous slaves what no eye has seen nor ear
has heard nor a human mind has realized. (nor it has occurred to
human heart)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, and At-Tirmidhi
and Ibn Majah.)
Later on Abu Huraira said: Recite if you wish: (No soul knows about
the joy of eyes (pleasure) which has been hidden (concealed) for
them. (the people).
Allah's pleasure for the inhabitants of Paradise
(36) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:
Verily, Allah will address the inhabitants of Paradise: O
inhabitants of Paradise! They will say: We present ourselves and are
at Your pleasure; and goodness rests in Your hands. He will ask
them: Are you satisfied? They will say: Why should we not be
satisfied, O Lord! while You have given us what You have not given
to anyone of Your creation? Then He will say: Would you not like Me
to grant you something better than that? They will say: O Lord! What
is better than that?. He will say: I will never be angry with you
afterwards.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Inhabitants of Paradise will be given pursuit
(37) Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet (pbuh)was narrating a
Hadith while a Bedouin was in his company: One of the inhabitants of
Paradise will seek permission from his Lord for cultivation. Allah
will ask him: what do you wish? He will reply in affirmative and
say: But I like to cultivate (the land). (when the man is permitted)
he will soon sow the seeds. The plants will grow up get ripe and be
ready for harvesting. Then the yield will develop into conglobation
like huge mountains then Allah (sw) will say: O son of Adam! Nothing
can satisfy you. At this, the Bedouin remarked: O Allah's Messenger
(pbuh)! This man must be either from Quraish (i.e. an emigrant) or
an Ansari (resident of Madina) because they are cultivators whereas
we are not farmers (on hearing it) Allah's Messenger (pbuh) laughed.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
The Last to enter Paradise
(38) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said:
The last entrant to Paradise would be a man who walks once and
stumbles once and be burnt by the fire once. When he gets beyond it,
he will turn to it and say: Blessed is He who has saved me from you
and has given me what He gave nobody in the earlier or later times.
Then a tree would be raised up for him. So he will say: O my Lord!
bring me closer to this tree so that I may take shelter in its shade
and drink from its water. Allah would say: O son of Adam! If I grant
you this, you will demand Me something else. He will say: No, my
Lord. He promised that he would ask for nothing else. His Lord would
excuse him because He sees that the man would not have patience over
it. So He will make him near it. Then he will take shelter in its
shade and drink its water. Afterwards, a tree more beautiful than
the first would be raised up before him. So he will say: O my Lord!
Bring me near this tree. So that I may drink its water and take
shelter in its shade. I shall not ask you for anything other than
that. Allah will say: O son of Adam! Did you not promise Me that you
would not ask Me for anything else. He will reply: Probably I shall
ask for nothing if you bring me near it. And he promised Him that he
would not ask Him for anything else. His Lord would excuse him
because He knows that he would not keep his word. Anyhow, He would
bring him near to the tree. The man will take shelter in its shade
and drink its water. Then a tree more beautiful than the first two
would be raised up at the gate of the Paradise. He will say: O Lord!
Please make me near to this tree so that I may enjoy its shade and
drink its water. I shall not ask You anything else. His Lord would
excuse him that the temptation of which he could not resist. So He
will make him near this tree. When He would bring him near it, he
would hear the voices of the inhabitants of the Paradise. He would
say: O my Lord! Admit me to it. Allah would say: O son of Adam! What
will bring an end o your demands to Me? Will it please you if I give
you the (whole) world and a similar one along with it? The man will
say: are you mocking at me, though you are the Lord of the worlds?
(Narrating this Hadiths Ibn Mas'ud laughed and asked (the hearers):
Why don't you ask me what I am laughing at. They said: Why do you
laugh? He said: In the same way Allah's Messenger (pbuh) also
laughed (when he said His Hadith, and (the companions) asked: Why do
you laugh, O Messenger of Allah? He replied: On account of the
laughter of the Lord of the Worlds when the Desiree of Paradise
said: are you mocking at me though you are the Lord of the worlds?
At this, Allah will remark: I am not mocking at you, but I am
All-capable to do whatever I wish.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim)
(39) Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: I know the
last of the dwellers of the Hell to come out and the last of the
people of Paradise to enter. He is a man who would be brought before
Allah on the Day of Resurrection. Then Allah will command the
angels: Ask him about the minor sins and hide the major ones. Then
it will be said to him: On such and such day you did that and that
sin; and on such and such day you committed that and that bad deed.
The Prophet (pbuh) added: It will be said to him: In place of every
evil deed, you will be granted one good deed. The Prophet (pbuh)
continued. The sinner would say: My Lord! I have done things which I
do not find here. The narrator said: Indeed I saw the Messenger of
Allah (sw) laugh until his premolar teeth were visible. (because the
sinner was forgiven.)
(This Hadith is sound and related by At-Tirmidhi.)
Superiority of martyrs
(40) Narrated Masruq: We asked 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud ( about this
verse:
"Think not of those who have been killed in the way of Allah as
dead; rather they are alive with their Lord being provided with
sustenance.(3:169)
He ('Abdullah bin Mas'ud said: We asked the Prophet (pbuh) the
meaning of this verse. So he explained it like this:
Their souls are in insides some green birds beside lanterns
suspended from the divine throne roaming freely in the Paradise
where ever they like. Then they take shelter at those lanterns. Once
their Lord looked at them and said: Do you want anything else? They
said: What more shall we want? We roam freely in Paradise as we
like. Allah asked them the same question three times. When they felt
that they would not be spared from being asked, they said: O Lord!
We like you to put back our souls into our bodies so that we may be
killed in Your way once again. As Allah saw that they had no wish.
they would be let for joy in heaven.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
(41) Narrated Anas: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: A man from among
people of Paradise will be brought forward. Allah will ask him: O
Son of Adam! How did you find your home? He will reply: O my Lord!
It is the best home, then Allah will say: Ask and wish anything you
like. The man will say: I would ask You to send me back to the world
in order to be killed in Your way ten times. (This is because of the
superiority of the martyrdom and the high position which martyrs
would be made to occupy in heaven).
(This Hadith is sound and related by An-Nasa'i)
(42) Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Prophet (pbuh) quoted his Lord as saying:
Whoever of My slaves comes out to fight in My way seeking My
pleasure, I guarantee him that I will compensate his suffering with
reward and booty (during his lifetime) and if he dies, I would
forgive him, have mercy on him and let him enter Paradise.
(This Hadith is Fairly sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad.)
Reason of revelation of Allah's statement or martyrs
(43) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's; Messenger (pbuh) said: When your
brethren were killed as martyrs in the battle of Uhod, Allah put
their souls into some green birds which arrived at the rivers of
Paradise, ate from its fruits and took shelter beside lanterns, made
of gold, and suspended in the shade of the divine Throne. When they
enjoyed eating, drinking and sleeping, they said: Who will convey to
our brethren on earth that; (we are alive in Paradise where we are
provided with sustenance, so that they would neither renounce
fighting in the way of Allah nor retreat at the time of war). Allah,
the Glorified, said: I shall inform them of you. The Prophet (pbuh)
said: So Allah revealed this verse:
(Don't consider those killed in the way of Allah as dead, rather
they are alive with their Lord being provided with
sustenance).(3:169)
(This Hadith is good and related in Sunan Abi Da'ud)
Some attributes of the Inhabitants of Paradise and Hell
(44) Aiyad Ibn Himar Al-Majashie reported that one day Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) said in his speech: Behold! Indeed Allah has
commanded me to inform you of what you are unfamiliar with; and what
He has taught me today: Every wealth, I have conferred upon a slave
is lawful. Indeed I have created My slaves being true in faith; but
the satans approached them and turned them away from their religion
and what had been permissible declared as forbidden for them.
Further the satans ordered them to make partners with me for which I
have revealed no evidence. Verily, Allah looked at the people on
earth and hated both Arabs and non-Arabs - except a few people of
the Scripture. Allah added: I have sent you as a Prophet to the
people so that I may test you and test the believers through you and
revealed to you a book that water cannot erase. So you should read
it while asleep and awake. The Prophet (pbuh) said: Indeed Allah has
ordered me to burn (the disbelievers of) Quresh, (the Prophet's
tribe of Mecca) So I said: O Lord! They would crush my head like
bread. Allah said: Drive them out as they drove you out of your
city. Fight them, We shall support you. Spend (money in the cause of
Allah), We will spend on you. Send an army, We will send five like
that. Fight with your followers against those who deny you. He said:
The inhabitants of Paradise are three kinds of people: First is a
powerful, just, almsgiver, and a successful man. second is a kind,
tender-hearted man towards every relative and Muslim. Third is a
decent father to many children. He also said: Dwellers of Hell are
five types: First is a weak-follower man who has no sense to avoid
the evil or work for family or wealth. Second is a dishonest man
whose greed is well known to people, even for minor things. Third is
a man who will betray you about your family and wealth at both the
ends of the day. He also mentioned a miser or a liar and a person
who uses bad words.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
(45) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (pbuh) said: Once Paradise and
Hell argued with one another. Hell said: I have been given
preference by the oppressors and tyrants. Paradise said: What is the
matter with me that only weak and humble people enter me. Allah
Sa'id to the paradise: You are My mercy. I will bestow mercy through
you on whom I wish from among My slaves. And He said to Hell: Rather
you are My torment. I will torment by you whom I wish from among My
slaves. The Prophet (pbuh) added: Each of them will take its
capacity. As for Hell, it will not be filled until Allah puts down
His glorified foot in it. Then it will say: Enough! Enough! Enough!
at that time all its parts will be filled up. Allah will not treat
unjustly any one of His creation. As regards Paradise, Allah will
create other creations to fill it. (Being All-Merciful)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Insignificance and worthlessness of this world
(47) Narrated Anas that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: One of the
most miserable people in the world will be brought from among the
people of Paradise. Allah will say (to the angels): Dip him once in
Paradise. So they will dip him once in it. Then Allah will ask him:
Did you ever face any distress or a thing you hate. He would say:
No, By Your Glory! Never did I face anything unpleasant. Then one of
the most affluent people of the world will be brought from Hell.
Allah will command (the angels:) Dip him once in it. Then He will
ask him: O son of Adam! Did you ever enjoy any comfort? (that is, a
dip in hell can make one forget the meaning of comfort.)
(This Hadith is sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad)
Some Scenes of Resurrection
(48) Narrated Abu Sa'id AlKhudri that the Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah
will call: O Adam! He will say: I am present and at Your pleasure
and goodness rests in Your hands. Allah will say: Bring forth the
group for Hell. Adam will ask: Who are the people doomed to Hell?
Allah will say: They are nine hundred and ninety nine out of every
one thousand. The Prophet (pbuh) said: At this juncture every child
would turn gray-haired and every pregnant would miscarry due to the
dread of the moment and you would see people as drunk while they
would not actually be. The torment of Allah would be grievous enough
to make them so. Then the companions asked: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
! Who would be that single person among us? He said: Be happy! When
one is selected for Paradise) from among you, one thousand from Gog
and Magog would be sent to Hell. Then he said: By Him in whose hand
is my soul! I hope you will constitute one fourth of the inhabitants
of Paradise. We exclaimed.(Allah is All-Great) He said: I anticipate
you would be one third of the people of Paradise. again we shouted.
He said: I expect you would be half of the people of Paradise. Again
we exclaimed. He further said: Despite, You would be just like a
black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the
skin of a black one .(i.e. your number compared with the non-Muslims
will be very small but in Paradise you will be the majority)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
(48) Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the companions of the Prophet (pbuh)
asked him: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh) ! Will we be able to see our
Lord on the Day of Resurrection? He said: Do you feel any difficulty
in seeing the Sun at noon when it is not cloudy. They said: No. He
further said: Do you feel any difficulty in seeing the Moon at the
night of full moon when there is no cloud. They said: No. Thereupon
he said: By Him who holds my life! You will not face any difficulty
in seeing Allah as much as seeing one of them. The Prophet (pbuh)
added: Then Allah would sit for judgment upon the slaves and would
say: O so and so! Did I not honor you and make you chief and provide
you a spouse and subdue for you horses and camels and offered you an
opportunity to rule over your subjects and take one fourth of booty.
The slave would say, Yes. The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah would say:
Did you not think that you would meet me? He would say: No.
Thereupon, Allah would say: I overlook you today as you forgot me.
Then the second person will be brought (for judgment). Allah would
say: O so and so! Did I not honor you and make you the chief and
make you a pair and subdue for you horses and camels and offered you
an opportunity to rule over your subjects and take one fourth of
booty. He would say: Yes, my Lord! Then he would say: Did you not
think that you would meet Me. The slave would say: No. At this
moment Allah would say: Well, I overlook you today as you forgot Me.
Then the third one would be brought for judgment. Allah would ask
him the same thing. At this, the slave would say: O. my Lord! I
believed in You and Your Book and Your apostles. Also, I performed
prayers, observed fast and gave charity. Then he would speak in good
terms like this. Allah would say: Well;. The Prophet (pbuh) added:
Then, it would be said to him: Now, we will bring our witnesses to
you. Then man will think: Who will bear witness upon me. Then, his
mouth would be sealed and it would be said to his thighs, flesh and
bones: Speak. So his thighs, flesh and bones would bear witness to
his deeds. This is because he will not be able to make any excuse
for himself. He would be a hypocrite whom Allah would be angry with.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim and Abu Da'ud)
(49) Narrated Anas bin Malik: We were in the company of Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) when he Laughed and said: Do you know why I
laughed? The narrator said: We said: Allah and His Messenger (pbuh)
know best. Then the Prophet (pbuh) said: I laughed at the talk of
the slave to his Lord on the Day of Resurrection as he would say: O
my Lord! Have You not guaranteed me protection against injustice?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah would say: Yes. The Prophet (pbuh)
)added: Then the slave would say: Today I do not allow any witness
against me except a witness of my own self. Then the Prophet (pbuh)
said: Allah would say: Today only yourself and the noble recording
angels would be witnesses to you. Then the Prophet (pbuh) ) said:
Then his mouth would be sealed and it would be said to his limbs:
speak. The Prophet (pbuh) ) added: They would speak of his deeds. He
( said: Then he would be made free to talk. The Prophet (pbuh) )
said: He would say to his limbs: Woe and curse be upon you. For only
your sake I was contending.
Statement of Allah (sw): "All the earth is in His possession on the
Day of Resurrection"
(50) Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger saying: Allah
would grasp the whole planet of the Earth and roll it up on the day
of resurrection and all the heavens will be in His right hand. Then
He will say: I am the King. Where are the monarchs of the Earth?
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Question about the worldly pleasure on the Day of Resurrection
(51) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: First of
the things a slave will be questioned about on the day of Judgment
will be the gifts of Allah. It would be said to him: Did we not give
you a healthy body, and did we not saturate you with cold water.
(This Hadith is sound and related by At-Tirmidhi.)
Companions of Allah's Messenger (pbuh) on his Ummah
(52) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The tribe of Quraish said to the Prophet (pbuh):
Supplicate your Lord that He transforms (the rocks of) Safa into
gold. Then we would believe in you. He (the Prophet (pbuh)) asked:
Really, will you? They said: Yes. He (the narrator said: So the
Prophet (pbuh) invoked Allah (sw)to this effect). Then Jibrael came
to him and said: Your Lord conveys His greetings to you. and says:
If you wish, I shall transform Safa into gold but those who
disbelieve after that will suffer a punishment so severe that nobody
in the Worlds would suffer, or if you wish, I can open for them the
door of repentance and mercy. The Prophet (pbuh) said: Rather, the
door of repentance and mercy.
(This Hadith is sound and related in Musand of Ahmad.)
(53) Narrated badah Ibn As-Samit: One day the companions did not find
the Prophet (pbuh) among them. (Normally) when they camped They
would lodge him in the middle (of them). They were anxious and
thinking that Allah might have selected it some other companions for
him. Suddenly, they saw him coming towards them and exclaimed (Allah
is All-Great) and they said: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)!We feared
that Allah must have selected for you some companions other than
ourselves. Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: No. Rather you are my
companions in this World and the Hereafter. Indeed Allah, The
Almighty, awakened me and said: O Muhammad! Verily, I have neither
sent any Prophet nor a Messenger without a wish to which I respond
and that I now grant you too. So O Muhammad! You should also ask Me
something which would be given to you. The prophet said: My wish is
an intercession for my followers on the Day of Resurrection., Abu
Bakr asked: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh) ! What is intercession? He
the Prophet (pbuh) said: I will say: O Lord! My intercession is the
pledge I have kept with you. Thereupon, the Lord will say: Yes. Then
my Lord will take out the rest of my followers from the Hell and
admit them into Paradise.
This Hadith is sound and related in Musnad of Ahmad.
Superiority of the Day of 'Arafah when The Lord becomes proud of the
pilgrims
(54) Narrated 'Aisha that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: There is no
day other than the day of 'Arafah when Allah releases more of His
slaves from Hell. Indeed, He draws near and proudly tells His angels
about The pilgrims. Then He asks: What do these slaves of Mine seek?
(so, he forgives them.)
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim)
(55)) Narrated Jabir: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: No other days are
better to Allah than the first ten days of Dhil-Hijjah. The narrator
said: A man asked: O Allah's Messenger (pbuh) ! Are these days
better or the similar number of days of fighting in the cause of
Allah? The Prophet (pbuh) ) said: These days are better than the
same number of days of fighting for the sake of Allah . And no other
day is better to Allah than the day of 'Arafah when Allah descends
to the lowest heaven (world's sky) and boasts of the people on earth
to the inhabitants of heaven (angels) and says: Look at My slaves
who have come with grown hair covered with dust to perform Hajj.
They have come from all directions hoping for My mercy though they
haven't seen My punishment. So there is no other day than the day of
'Arafah when the people are released abundantly from the fire.
(This Hadith is sound for others too and related by Ibn Habban.)
Superiority of Fasting (saum)
(56) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah said:
Every good deed performed by son of Adam is a credit for him but
fasting is exclusively mine and I give reward for it. Fasting is a
shield against sins. Therefore, when any of you is fasting he should
neither indulge in obscene language nor raise voice. If any one
abuses him or quarrels with him, he should say: I am fasting. By Him
on whose hand is Muhammad's soul! The smell coming out of mouth of a
person fasting is more pleasant to Allah than the smell of musk. And
he who fasts has two occasions of joy. One is when he breaks the
fast, and the Second is: when he meets his Lord.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
The merits of one who accepts the will of Allah at the death of
one's son or brother
(57) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Allah,
The Exalted says: I have nothing to give but Paradise as a reward to
My believer slave who, if I cause his son or brother to die, he
bears it patiently for My reward.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
(58) Narrated some companions of the Prophet (pbuh) that they heard
the Prophet (pbuh) saying: On the Day of Resurrection, it would be
said to the children: Get into Paradise. The Prophet (pbuh) said:
They will say: O Lord! (We shall not enter Paradise unless our
fathers and mothers enter (with us). The Prophet (pbuh) added: They
will be brought. Allah will say: What is the matter that they are
reluctant to go to Paradise? The children will say: But what about
our fathers and mothers! Allah will say: Enter Paradise you and your
parents.
(This Hadith is sound and related with Musnad of Ahmad)
(59) Narrated Abu Amamah quoting the Prophet (pbuh) who said: Allah
says: Son of Adam! If you bear the first calamity (affliction)
patiently for recompense, I shall not agree for you a reward less
than Paradise
(60) Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ashari Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: When
the son of a slave dies, Allah says to His angels though He knows
best. You have taken away the soul of My slave's son. They say: Yes.
Allah says: You have taken out the fruit of his heart. They say:
Yes. Then Allah says: What did My slave say? They say: He praised
You and read the words:
Verily, To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.) (2:156)
Allah says (to the angels): Construct for My slave a house in
Paradise (as a reward) and name it the 'The House of Praise'.
(Albani declared this Hadith as good. It is narrated by At-Tirmidhi
and Ibn Hibban.)
(61) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-Aas that Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
said: Do you know the first of Allah's creation to enter Paradise?
They said: Allah and His Messenger (pbuh) know best. He said: The
first of Allah's creation to enter paradise will be the poor and the
emigrants through whom the boundaries are guarded and calamities are
prevented. Their condition is that when anyone of them dies, his
wish remains in his chest unfulfilled. Allah says to whom He likes
from among the angels: Go to them and greet them. The angels say: We
are inhabitants of Your heaven and are the choicest of Your creation
and still You want us to go and offer greetings to them? Allah says:
Indeed they are the slaves who worship Me alone and associate none
with Me (in any form of worship). Through them the boundaries are
guarded and calamities are prevented. When anyone of them is dead,
his wish remains in his chest unfulfilled. He said: So the angels
will come to them and enter upon them from each door saying:
"Salamun 'Alaikum (peace be upon you) for that you persevered in
patience! Excellent indeed is the final home! (of yours)
This Hadith is sound for others too and narrated in Musnad of Ahmad)
Superiority of spending on good works and enjoining for that
(62) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: Spend,
O son of Adam! and I shall spend on you.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
(63) Narrated Adi bin Hatim: I was (sitting) with Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
. There came to him two men. One of them was complaining of poverty
while the other was complaining against brigandry. Allah's Messenger
(pbuh) said: As for brigandry, it will be a short time before a
caravan sets out from Makkah (on a journey) without security guards
(without being escorted) As regards poverty, the Hour will not be
established until anyone of you goes around with his charity but
fails to find any due recipients of it. Then one of You will stand
before Allah. There will be no screen between Him and him, nor will
be throne an interpreter to translate for him. Allah will ask him:
Did I not grant you wealth? He (the slave) will say: Yes. Then he
will look at his right side and will see nothing except Fire. Then
he will look to his left side and will see nothing but Fire. The
Prophet added: So let each of you protect himself against Hell even
if with half a date, or, if not available, with a kind word.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari)
Nothing but sand can satisfy the bellies of son of Adam
(64) Narrated Abu Waquid Al-Laithi: We used to visit the Prophet (pbuh)
to hear anything revealed to him, One day he said to us: Allah said:
Verily, we have bestowed (the believers) with fortune in order to
offer prayers and pay Zakat (as per rules). But if the son of Adam
had one valley of money he would wish for the second. If he had two
valleys, he would wish for the third, So, nothing except soil can
fill up the bellies of the son of Adam. But Allah will forgive the
one who repents to Him
(This Hadith is good and related in Musnad of Ahmad)
Superiority of making ablution at night (i.e., praying)
(65) Narrated Oqba bin Amir: I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying:
One of my followers gets up at night pushing himself to perform
ablution (for prayer). On him there are several knots of the satan.
When he washes his hands, a knot loosens. When he washes his face,
another knot loosens. When he passes his wet hands over his head,
Yet another knot loosens. When he washes his legs, the last knot
loosens. Then Allah says to those beyond the eyes (angels): Look at
this slave of Mine who cures his inner self and asks Me forgiveness.
So, what he asks is given to him.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ibn Hibban and Ahmad in his
Musnad.)
Superiority of supplication at night
(66) Narrated Abu-Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: In the
last third of every night our Lord descends to the lowermost heaven
and says: Who is calling Me, so that I may answer him? Who is asking
Me, that I may grant him? Who is seeking forgiveness from Me, so
that I may forgive him.
(This Hadith is sound and related in Musnad of Abu Ya'la.)
Our Lord wonders at two men
(67) Narrated Ibn Mas'ud The Prophet (pbuh) : Said: Our Lord wonders
at two men: One is he who got out of his bed and quilt from among
his family and tribesmen to perform prayers. Our Lord says: O My
angels! Look at this slave of Mine who got up from his bed and quilt
from among his tribesmen to offer prayers desiring what is available
with Me and fearing from what is with Me. Second is he who fought in
Allah's cause and got defeated along with his fellow fighters. But
he knew what punishment he will suffer from in case of fleeing from
the battlefield and what reward he will get in returning to the
battlefield. So he returned (and fought against Allah's enemies)
until he was killed desiring what is with Me and awing from what is
with Me. Allah says to his angels: (wonderingly) Look at My slave
who returned (to the battlefield) hoping for what is with Me and
fearing what is with Me until his blood was shed.
(This Hadith is good and related in the Musnad of Ahmad, Abu Da'ud,
Ibn Hibban and Mustadrak Al-Hakim)
Superiority of Voluntary prayers
(68) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: First
of the deeds for which a slave will be called to account (on the Day
of Resurrection) will be his (obligatory) prayers. If they are
complete (he has prospered and succeeded), otherwise Allah will say
(to the angels): See whether there are any (voluntary) prayers of My
slave If any. Allah will say: Complete his obligatory prayers with
them.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ahamd in his Musnad, Abu Da'ud
and Ibn Hibban.)
Merits of raising the (Adhan) prayer-call
(69) Narrated Oqba bin Amir: I heard Allah's Messenger saying: Your
Lord wonders at a shepherd who on the peak of a mountain pronounces
Adhan for prayers and offers them. Then Allah says (to the angels):
Look at this slave of Mine who calls for prayer and performs it all
by himself. He fears from Me. So I have forgiven My slave and
admitted him to Paradise.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Abu Da'ud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn
Hibban.)
Superiority of Fajr and Asr Prayers
(70) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger said: Some angels
come to you in succession by night and some others come to you by
day. they meet together at the time of Dawn (Fajr) and afternoon (Asr)
prayers. Then those who passed the night with you, ascend to heaven.
There Allah asks them though He knows best about them: In what state
did you leave My slaves? The angels reply: When we left them, they
were offering prayers and when we reached them, they were offering
prayers.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Superiority of staying in the mosque from Maghrib (Evening) prayer
to 'Isha' (night) prayer
(71) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Amr: Once we performed Maghrib (evening)
prayer along with Allah's Messenger, then some people left while
some others stayed behind in the mosque. Shortly afterwards, Allah's
Messenger came fast in a state that he was panting violently and his
knees were uncovered. He said excitedly: Be happy. This is your Lord
who has opened a gate of the heavens. He talked to the angels
proudly about you and said: Look at these slaves of Mine. They have
just finished one obligatory prayer and are now waiting for the
next.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ibn Majah and Ahmad in his
Musnad)
Superiority of performance of four Rak'at at the forenoon
(72) Narrated Naim bin Hemmar Al-Ghatfani that he heard Allah's
Messenger saying: Allah said: O son of Adam! Don't feel short of
performing four Rakat (prayer) at the forenoon (If you do so) will
safeguard you (against the Satan) for the rest of the day.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ahmad in his Musnad and Abu
Da'ud and Ibn Hibban)
Superiority of La Haula wa La Quwwata Illa Billah (There is no power
and might except by Allah)
(73) Narrated Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger said: Should I not
teach you or (probably) said: Shall I not show you a word from under
the divine Throne of Allah out of the treasure of Paradise? You
should say (There is no power and no strength except by Allah). At
this Allah will say: My slave has become a Muslim and has
surrendered himself to My will.
(This Hadith is good and narrated in Mustadrak of Al-Hakim)
Superiority of asking forgiveness by a son for his parents
(74) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said: Allah raise the
rank of a righteous slave in Paradise. and the slave will say: O
Lord! From where has this come to me? Allah will say: Yes. This is
because of your son who has been asking forgiveness for you.
(This Hadith is good and narrated in Musnad of Ahmad)
Satan's Provision (sustenance)
(75) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Messenger said: Satan Iblis (Devil)
said: O Lord! For every one of Your creatures You have arranged
sustenance and means of livelihood but what is mine? Allah said:
Anything on which Allah's name is not mentioned (can be yours).
(This Hadith is related by Abu Naim in his book 'Al-Haiya' and its
chain of authorities is sound.)
The First creation of Allah
(76) Narrated 'Ibadah bin Al-Samit: I heard Allah's Messenger saying:
The first thing created by Allah was the pen. He said to it: Write.
It said: O Lord! What should I write? Allah said: Write down the
destiny of every thing until the Final Hour (as per my will).
(This Hadith is sound and narrated in Musnad of Ahmad.)
Origin of the matter in writing and making witnesses
(77) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said: When Allah created
Adam and breathed soul into him, he sneezed. He said: Praise be to
Allah . by His permission. At this his Lord said to him: Your Lord
has bestowed mercy on you. O Adam! Go to those angels sitting there
and greet them. So Adam said: (peace be upon you). They responded to
him. On you too the same and Allah's mercy. Then he came back to his
Lord. Allah said: It will be your greeting and the greeting of your
offspring. Allah said having made His hands closed: Select any one
of them. Adam said: I select the right hand and both the hands of my
Lord are right and blessed). Then Allah spread it. There was Adam
and his generation. Adam asked: O Lord! Who are these people? Allah
said: They are your children. Every human being's life is written
between his eyes. Among them was a man with the brightest face. For
him was written only forty years of age. Adam said: O Lord! Who is
this fellow? Allah said: This is your son Da'ud (David). His life
span is written forty years. Adam said: O Lord! Increase his age.
Allah said: This is what I have written down for him. He said: Then
I give him sixty years of my age. Allah said: This is between you
and him. Live in Paradise. He lived there as long as Allah wished.
Then he was descended from it to Earth. Adam was counting his age.
Then the death angel came to him. Adam said to him: You have come
earlier. For me, one thousand years have been written. The angel
said: Yes, but out of them you have given sixty years to your son
Da'ud. Adam denied that so his successors also denied. He forgot, so
his successors also forgot. From that day, Allah ordered writing
down and making witnesses. (for pledges).
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ibn Abi Asim, Ibn Hibban and
Hakim in his Mustadrak.)
The story of Musa and the angel of Death
(78) Narrated Abu Huraira: that Allah's Messenger said: Once the
Death Angel came to Musa (Moses) and said to him: respond to the
order of Your Lord. The Prophet said: Musa hit the angel over his
eye and ganged it out. The Prophet added: The angel returned to
Allah, the Exalted, and complained: You sent me to a slave who does
not want death. Rather he has ganged out my eye. The Prophet said:
Allah set the angels eye right and said: Go back to My slave and ask
him: Do you want life? If you wish to live long, put your hand on
the back of an ox. The more hair you grasp in your hand, the more
years you will live. At this Musa said: Then what will happen? The
angel said: Then you have to die. Musa said: It is better to die now
Then he invoked Allah: O Lord! Let me die near the Holy land
(Palestine) at a shot of a stone. (This Hadith is sound and related
by Muslim.)
Allah's Grace on His Prophet Ayyub (Job)
(79) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said: While Ayyub was naked,
taking a bath, a swarm of gold locusts fell on him. He started
collecting them in his garment. At this, his Lord said: O Ayyub!
Have I not bestowed you with enough (wealth) to make you dispensable
with what you see? He replied: Yes, my Lord! But I can't dispense
with Your blessings.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
Hazardship of claim to the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance
(80) Narrated Obay bin Kaab : During the life time of Allah's
Messenger, two men attributed their family lineage. One of them
said: I am such and such son of such and such but who are you? You
have no mother. Allah's Messenger added: In the lifetime of Musa,
two men attributed their lineage. One of them said: I am such and
such son of such and such till he counted nine. So who are you? You
have no mother. The second said: I am such and such son of such and
such son of Islam. The Prophet said: Allah revealed to Musa to
address these attributers: As for you who attributed yourself to
nine, they are all in Hell and you are the tenth. As for you who
attributed yourself to two (Islam), they are in Paradise and you are
the third.
(This Hadith is narrated in Musnad of Ahmad and its chain of
authorities is sound.)
Devil prompting
(81) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Messenger said: Allah said:
Your followers will still remain saying: What is that? What is that?
until they say: It is Allah who has created the creation then who
created Allah ?
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim)
Superiority of saying - for the Prophet
(82) Narrated Abdur Rahman bin Auf : Allah's Messenger said: Once
Jibril (Gabriel) said to me: Should I tell you something good Allah
says to you: Who ever prays for you by saying for you, I will give
him my blessing and mercy and who sends to you greetings, I will
sent to him My greetings.
(This Hadith is good and related by Ahmad in his Musnad, Baihaqi and
Abu Yala)
Inducement of good and Prohibition of evil
(83) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri : I heard Allah's Messenger saying:
Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection and say:
What prevented you, when you saw an objectionable act, from
prohibiting it? So when Allah inspires the slave he would say: O
Lord! I hoped for Your forgiveness and feared the people.
(This Hadith is good and related by Ibn Majah and Ibn Habban)
Superiority of Surat Al-Fatiha (The Opening Surah)
(84) Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger saying that
Allah said: I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and
My slave. My slave will have what he asks for. When the slave
recites: All praises be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, Allah
says: My slave has praised Me. When the slave recites: The Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful, Allah says: My slave has modified Me
best. When the slave recites: He is the owner of the Day of
Judgment. Allah says: My slave has glorified Me and once He says: My
slave has surrendered himself to My will. When the slave recites:
You we worship and From you we seek help, Allah says: This is
between Me and My slave. My slave will have whatever he has asks
for. When the slave recites: Guide us to the straight path, The path
of those on whom You bestowed Your favors. Those who neither
exasperated you, nor went astray. At this Allah says: This is for My
slave and My slave will have what he has asked for.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
Sin of breaking ties with the relatives
(85) Narrated Abu Hurairtah: The Prophet said: Allah created His
creation and when he finished it, the womb said: This the place for
him who seeks Your refuge from severing blood relationship. He said:
Yes. Are you not satisfied that I should keep relationship with one
who joins your ties (of relationship) and sever it with one who
severs your ties. It said: Yes, O My Lord! He said: that is done for
you. Allah's Messenger said: Recite, if you wish, this verse:
"Do they not see that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth,
and was not wearied by their creation, is Able to give life to the
dead? Yes, He surely is Able to do all things".
Son of Adam tells a lie against his Lord and abuses him
(86) Narrated Abu Huraira: That the Prophet said: Allah said: The son
of Adam disbelieves in Me though he ought not to and he abuses Me
though he has no right for that. As for his disbelieving in Me, it
is his statement that He will not be resurrected as was created
Though his recreation is easier to Me than first creation. As for
his abusing Me, it is his say that Allah has a son but I am the One,
the Everlasting. Neither I have begotten nor have been begotten nor
do I have any match.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and An-Nasa'i)
Prohibition of Abusing Time
(87) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said: Allah said: The
son of Adam displeases Me by abusing the time whereas I am Myself
the time. In My hands lay all the things and I am the one who causes
the revolution of the day and night.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Da'ud
and An-Nasa'i)
The Prohibition of Pride and Vanity
(88) Narrated Abu- Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger
said: Glory is Allah's loin cloth and pride is His cloak. Allah
says: He who contends with Me in regard to them, I will torment him.
(Sound and related by Muslim, Ibn Majah amd Abu Da'ud)
Injustice is forbidden
(89) Narrated Abu-Dhar: The Prophet said that Allah said: O My slaves!
I have forbidden injustice for Myself, so it is forbidden amongst
you. So, do not be unjust to each other. O My slave! All of you are
liable to go astray except the one whom I guide on the right path.
So (always) seek guidance from Me, I will guide you. O My slave! All
of you are hungry except the one whom I feed. So ask Me for food. I
shall feed you. O My slave! All of you are naked except the one whom
I make wear. So ask Me to make you wear and I shall make you wear. O
My slave! You commit mistakes (sins) by day and night; and I forgive
all the sins. So ask Me forgiveness, I shall forgive you (your
sins). O My slaves! You will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me,
and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. O My
slaves! Were the first of you and the last of you, the human being
of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of
any one of you, that would not increase My Kingdom anything. O My
slaves! Were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you
and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any
one of you, that would not decrease My kingdom anything. O My
slaves! Were the first of you, the last of you, the human of you and
the jinn of you to rise up in any place and make a request to Me and
I have to give every one what he requested, that would not decrease
what I have anything more than a needle decreases the sea if it is
put into it. O My slaves! Rather it is but your deeds which I will
reckon for you, and then recompense for. So let, who finds good,
praise Allah and let, who finds other than that, blame no one but
himself.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim)
Portraying Animates is Forbidden
(90) Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying: Allah said:
Who will be more transgressor than one who tries to create the like
of My creatures. Let him create an atom or let him create a grain or
a barley seed.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Punishment of those who quarrel with one another
(91) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said: Every Monday and
Thursday, the gates of Paradise are open. Allah forgives every slave
who associates no name in worship with Him except those who qurrred
with one another. Allah says to the angels: Leave them until they
reconcile.
(This Hadith is good and related by Ahmad in his Musnad)
Fever and other diseases lessees sins
(92) Narrated Abu Huraira that once he visited a patient suffering
from fever. with Allah's Messenger. Allah's Messenger said to the
patient: Rejoice with the good news that Allah says: I shall afflict
My faithful slave in the world with My fire (fever) so that he may
be saved from his share of fire in the Hereafter.
This Hadith is good and related by Ahmad in his Musnad, Ibn Majah
and At-Tirmidhi.)
When a slave falls sick, reward will be recorded for him according
to what he was doing in the state of health
(When a slave is sick, he gets reward to his credit according to the
deeds he was doing when he was healthy)
(93) Narrated Oqba bin Amir : The Prophet said: Every deed of a day
is sealed up. When a believer falls ill, the angels say: O our Lord!
Your slave so and so and has fallen ill. The: Lord says: Note down
to his credit the same deeds, he was doing before illness, until he
heals up or dies.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Ahmad in his Musnad)
One who is deprived of his eyesight and remains patient Allah's
reward for him will be Paradise
(94) Narrated Anas bin Malik : I heard the Prophet saying: Allah
said: If I deprive My slave of his two beloved things (i.e. his
eyes) and he remains patient, I will let him enter Paradise in
compensation for them.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari)
Intimidation against committing suicide
(95) Narrated Jundub bin 'Abdullah : Allah's Messenger Said: Among
the nations before you was a man who got a wound and was inpatient
He took a knife and cut his hand. Blood did not cease to flow until
he died. Allah, the Exalted said: My slave hurried to bring death
upon himself. So I will not allow him to enter Paradise.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Sin of the One who murders unjustly
(96) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud on the authority of the Prophet:
(On the Day of Judgement) a man will come holding the hand of
another man and say: O Lord! It is he who killed me. Allah will say:
Why did you kill him? He will say: I killed him so that glory may be
established for you. Allah will say: Indeed it. Then another will
come taking hold of another fellow's hand and say: It is he who
killed me. Allah will ask him: Why did you kill him? He will say: I
killed him so that glory may be established for so and so person
Allah will say: Indeed glory is not his. So the killer will bear the
sin.
(This Hadith is sound and related by An-Nasa'i)
Punishment of the one who alters in religion after the death of the
Prophet (pbuh)
(97) Narrated the Companions of the Prophet that the Prophet said:
Some people of my Companions will arrive at the cistern my Haud
(pool) but they will be turned away (from it). So I will say: O
Lord! They are my Companions. He will say: You don't know what they
innovated after (your death), and reverted backwards.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari.)
Superiority of the Followers of Muhammad
(98) Narrated Abu- Sa'id Al-Khudri: Allah's Messenger said: On the
Day of Resurrection, Nuh will be called. He will say: I aspend and
at Your pleasure, O Lord! Allah will ask: Did you convey Our Message
of Monotheism to your people? Nuh will say: Yes. Then his nation
will be asked: Did he convey the Divine Message to you? They will
say: No Warner came to us. Allah will say to: Who will bear witness
in your favor? He will say: Muhammad and his followers. So they will
all testify that he had conveyed the (Divine) Message (to his
people). And the Messenger will also be a witness to you according
to the statement of Allah (sw)
Thus We have made you [true Muslims - real believers of Islamic
Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad and his Sunnah (legal
ways)], a just (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over
mankind and the Messenger (pbuh)Muhammad will be witness upon you.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Al-Bukhari, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn
Majah.)
(99) Narrated Anas bin Malik that Allah's Messenger said: Once
Jibreel brought me a white mirror having a black dot. So, I asked: O
Jibreel! What is this? He said: This is Friday. Allah has made it a
festival for you and your followers. So you have been given
preference more than Jews and the Christians. There is an hour on
Friday nothing any slave ask is not answered Then the Prophet said:
I asked: What is this black spot? the angel replied: This is the
Final Hour that will take place on a Friday. We call it "Al-Mazid".
The Prophet said: I asked him: What is the hour of Mazid? He said:
Allah has made in Paradise a wide valley in which He has created
dunes of white musk. When it is Friday, Allah descend to it. The
pulpits of gold are kept thin there for the prophets and chairs made
of pearl are arranged for the martyrs and the maidens with big
lustrous eyes will get down from their upstairs rooms. They all
praise Allah and glorify Him. The Prophet said: Then Allah will say:
Cloth My slaves. So they will be dressed. He will say: Feed My
slaves. So they will be fed. He will say: Make them drink. So they
will be made to drink. He will say: Perfume My slaves. So they will
be perfumed. Then He will ask: What do you want? They will say: O
our Lord! We want Your pleasure. the Prophet said: Allah will say: I
am pleased with you. Then He will order them to disperse. So they
will deport. And the maidens with big lustrous eyes ascend to the
upstairs rooms. Which are made of green emerald and red ruby.
(This Hadith is sound and narrated in Musnad of Abi Yala.)
(100) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-Aa's that the Prophet recited
the words of Allah that Ibrahim uttered: My Lord! They (the idols) -
have misguided lots of people. So who follows me, is verily of me,
and Jesus said: If you punish them, they are Your slaves. If You
forgive them, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. Then he raised
his hands and said: O Allah! My Ummah, (people) My Ummah and wept.
So Allah said: O Jibrael! Go to Muhammad- though your Lord knows
best - and ask him: What makes you weep? So Jibrael came to him and
asked him (about the matter). Allah's Messenger informed him of what
he had said - though Allah knows best. When Jibrael reported to
Allah, He said: O Jibrael! Go back to Muhammad and say: We will
please you with regard to your Ummah and We will not cause you any
harm.
(This Hadith is sound and related by Muslim.)
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