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Authentic Hadith

Selected ahadith from the Six Books — the words and actions of the Prophet ﷺ.

Intention

إِنَّمَا ٱلْأَعْمَالُ بِٱلنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى

"Actions are but by intentions, and every man shall have only that which he intended."

Sahih Bukhari 1, Sahih Muslim 1907

Brotherhood

لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ

"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."

Sahih Bukhari 13, Sahih Muslim 45

Speech

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّٰهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ

"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent."

Sahih Bukhari 6018

Mercy

ٱلرَّاحِمُونَ يَرْحَمُهُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ، ٱرْحَمُوا مَنْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكُمْ مَنْ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ

"The merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on earth and the One above the heavens will be merciful to you."

Tirmidhi 1924

Knowledge

مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا، سَهَّلَ ٱللَّٰهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ

"Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise."

Sahih Muslim 2699

Smile

تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ

"Your smile at the face of your brother is a charity."

Tirmidhi 1956

Charity

مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ

"Charity does not decrease wealth."

Sahih Muslim 2588

Parents

رِضَا ٱلرَّبِّ فِي رِضَا ٱلْوَالِدِ، وَسَخَطُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي سَخَطِ ٱلْوَالِدِ

"The pleasure of the Lord lies in the pleasure of the parent, and the anger of the Lord lies in the anger of the parent."

Tirmidhi 1899

Patience

إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ ٱلصَّدْمَةِ ٱلْأُولَى

"Patience is at the first stroke (of calamity)."

Sahih Bukhari 1283

Cleanliness

ٱلطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ ٱلْإِيمَانِ

"Cleanliness is half of faith."

Sahih Muslim 223

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