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"Whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day should be hospitable to his guest; whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day should not trouble his neighbour; and whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day should either speak what is good or remain silent (Bukhari, Muslim).

In this hadith, three virtuous acts are mentioned, each one after the statement "Whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day," because by these actions a person reaches perfection in faith. Hence, abandoning them would not constitute disbelief. Hospitality to a guest is fulfilled by cheerfulness, pleasent talk, and feeding them for three days - the first day [with complete preparation and organization] acccording to one's ability and capacity, and for the two remaining days, the guest should be fed with whatever is available [at home] without any added formality (takalluf), so as to not to inconvenience the host or guest. Once three days have elapsed, hospitality is considered a voluntary charity - he [the host] can do it if he so wishes, otherwise it is not necessary (Mirqat al-mafatih 8:68 )."

One day Allah’s Messenger noticed a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it. He asked the Bedouin, “Why don’t you tie down your camel?” The Bedouin answered, “I placed my trust in Allah.” At that, the Prophet “Tie your camel and place your trust in Allah”
- Tirmidhi


Lessons from this hadith: Placing trust in Allah means doing everything that is necessary for success!

Narrated By Abu Bakr As-Siddiq:

I asked Allah's Apostle to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer. He told me to say,

"Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman kathiran, Wala yaghfirudhdhunuba illa anta faghfirli maghfiratan min 'Indika, war-hamni innaka antal-ghafururrahim

(O Allah! I have done great injustice to myself and none except You forgives sins, so please forgive me and be Merciful to me as You are the Forgiver, the Merciful)."

Bukhari - Volume 1 - Book 12 - Hadith 796

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Avoid this filth that Allaah has forbidden. Whoever does any such thing, then let him conceal it with the concealment of Allaah.” (Narrated by al-Bayhaqi; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, no. 663).


“Filth” means evil actions and bad speech that Allaah has forbidden. Subul al-Salaam, 3/31

According to Anas ibn Malik, the Prophet said to him,

'O my son, if you can act in such a way that you spend your mornings and evenings without wishing anyone ill, then that is how you should always act.'

Then he added,

'O my son, this is my way. And anyone who loves my ways, loves me. And anyone who loves me will live with me in Paradise.'

[Muslim]

Rasoolullah SallallahU Alayhi wa Sallam said: "One of you sees a small speck of dirt in the eye of his brother, but fails to see the large piece of dirt in his own eye." ['at-Targhib wat-Tarhib'; 3/236]

Brilliant hadith, for posting it!

A companion of the Prophet, Anas bin Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated:

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gave dates and saweeq (barley cereal) as the wedding feast of his bride, Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her).

Mawlana Zakariyya Kandalwi comments:

Safiyyah bint Huyayy bin Akhtab (may Allah be pleased with her), descendant of the Prophet Haarun (Aaron peace be upon him), was of a Jewish family. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) married her.

The waleemah (wedding feast) was performed whilst on a journey. There are different narrations as to what was served at the waleemah. Whatever was available at the breakfast of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his close associates were presented was the waleemah.

Reference

Ash-Shamaail lit-Tirmizi, Chapter on the curry of Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam.

A companion of the Prophet, Ubaydullaah bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated from his grandmother:

The Prophet's grandson (Al-Hasan bin Ali), the Prophet's cousin (Ibn Abbaas) and the Prophet's Nephew (Ibn Jafar) visited his grandmother. (One of) them said to her, "Prepare for us such food the Prophet of Allah used to like. She said, O my young son, you will not find it nice these days. He said, "Nevertheless, prepare it for us." She arose. She took some barley and ground it. She placed it in a pot and poured some olive-oil thereon. She then grounded chillies and spices. She gave the food to them and said, "This is a dish which the Prophet of Allah peace be upon him liked."

Commentary

The food of the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) was very simple and coarse. Everyone cannot manage to attain his simplicity. Although the Muslims gained wealth after the demise of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and quantity and quality of food improved, these Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) wished to experience the food their beloved used to eat. It was simple but he liked it. This is both due to his innate humbleness and the scarcity of food at the time.

Reference

Ash-Shamaail lit-Tirmizi, Chapter on the curry of Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam.

The Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:

Maimun bin Abu Shabib (May Allah had mercy upon him) reported: A begger asked `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) for charity and she gave him a piece of bread. Thereafter, one well-dressed person asked her for charity and she invited him to sit down and served him food. When she was asked about the reason for the difference in treatment, she said: "Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) instructed us: `Treat people according to their status". [Abu Dawud]

Commentary: This Hadith stresses that:
One should neither belittle a respectable person nor should one elevate a mean one. Everyone should be treated according to his real status.

Jaabir bin Abdillaah (may Allah be pleased with both him and his father), narrated:

The Prophet of Allah peace be upon him visited us at our home. We slaughtered a sheep in his honour. The Prophet peace be upon him said, "It is as if they know we like meat."

Commentary

Mawlana Zakariyya Kandalwi comments:
This may part of an incident at the Battle of the Trench. A miracle occurred during this incident. The narrator, Jaabir bin Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with both him and his father says):

I saw signs of hunger on the Prophet (peace be upon him). I went home and asked if there was any food. There was a lamb and some barley in a bag. I slaughtered the lamb while my wife ground the barley into flour. We put the meat in a pot to cook. I went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and whispered to him, "There is some food ready." I invited him and a few Companions. The Prophet (peace be upon him) announced to all present at the trench, about a thousand in number, that there was an invitation to the house of Jaabir and all were invited. The Prophet (peace be upon him) told me not to remove the pot from the fire. Also, I was not ! to start preparing the bread until he came. When he came he blew on the pot. So much blessings resulted that curry kept coming from the pot and bread from the dough. By Allaah! The thousand guests ate and went but the curry and bread kept on coming.

Reference

Ash-Shamaail lit-Tirmizi, Chapter on the curry of Rasulullah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam).

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{And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah.}[al-Hashr; 7]

Narated By Zahdam bin Mudrab : I heard Imran bin Husain saying, "The Prophet said, 'The best people are those living in my generation, then those coming after them, and then those coming after (the second generation)." Imran said "I do not know whether the Prophet mentioned two or three generations after your present generation. The Prophet added, 'There will be some people after you, who will be dishonest and will not be trustworthy and will give witness (evidences) without being asked to give witness, and will vow but will not fulfil their vows, and fatness will appear among them."

Bukhaari

'Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

"A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden." {Bukhari}

al-Mughira narrated:

"The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave.""

{Bukhari}

"Should I inform you that slandering, that is in fact a tale-carrying which creates dissension amongst people, (and) he (further) said: The person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and he tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar."

{Reported by Muslim}