Fabricated: Hearts rust just as iron rusts, and their polishing is Istighfar.

Classification: Fabricated. (Refer to Silsila Da'efa, 2242)

"Truly, hearts rust just as iron rusts, and their polishing is Istighfar (seeking forgiveness)."

Fabricated: Polish of the heart..

Classification: Fabricated. (Refer to Silsila Da'efa, 4987)

"There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah."

Fabricated: When a husband and wife look at each other with Love, Allah looks at both with Mercy

Classification: Fabricated. (Refer to Silsila Da'efa, 3274)

"When a husband and wife look at each other with Love, Allah looks at both with Mercy"

Fabricated: None but a noble man treats women in an honorable manner..

Classification: Fabricated. (Refer to Silsila Da'efa, 845)

'None but a noble man treats women in an honorable manner, and none but an ignorant treats women disgracefully.'

Fabricated: Praying with a turban is 25 times better.

Classification: Fabricated. (Refer to Silsila Da'efa, 127)

“Praying while wearing a turban is twenty five times better than praying without a turban."

Fabricated: Young man, saw a woman bathing, ran away from hell-fire.

Classification: Fabricated. (Refer to Mawdu'at Ibn Al-Jawzi)

A young man from Ansar, whose name was Tha’labah bin ‘Abdur-Rahman accepted Islam and he used to run errands for the Messenger of Allah . One day Rasulullah sent him for some work and while walking through the city of Madinah, he passed by the door of a house of an Ansari and his gaze fell on a woman taking a bath. He immediately lowered his gaze and thought Allah will reveal on the Prophet of what I have done. With an extreme feeling of guilt and hypocrisy in his mind, he ran out of the city, thinking to himself, how could I be of the companions, one that is close to the Prophet , one who runs his errands and be so horrible as to disrespect peoples privacy? He feared that Allah would reveal to the Prophet evidence of his hypocrisy. His guilt denied him to ever show his face to the Prophet . So he ran away to the mountains between Makkah and Madinah. Days went by and the Prophet kept asking the other companions if they had seen Tha’labah. No one had seen him. After 40 days, Jibreel (AS) came to the Prophet and said, your Lord (Allah) SubHanahu wa Ta’ala says Salam to you and says one of your companion is in the mountains between Makkah and Madinah.Rasulullah sent ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattab and Salman Al Farsi RadhiyAllahu ‘Anhuma to look for him. They looked everywhere until they came about a set of mountains between Makkah and Madinah where some nomads where herding sheep. The companions asked the nomads if they had seen a young man with Tha’laba’s characteristics. They told the companions, you must be asking about the one running away from Fire. They said we don’t who is that weeping boy. The shepherds described the boy to him and said, he comes down from the mountains at night weeping and crying and we give him milk to drink. Then he goes back up the mountains weeping, crying, always asking for Allah for forgiveness, and saying words of repentance. So the companions waited until he came down and watched him. He had lost his weight and become very frail. His countenance reflected sorrow as he drank the milk that was mixed with his tears. The companions insisted that they take him back to the Prophet but he refused and asked them if Allah had revealed verses saying he was a hypocrite. (Imagine the Taqwa this boy has. Just a mistaken gaze and he fears Allah will reveal about him in Qur’an). They told him that they had no knowledge of any such verses. He was taken back to Madinah and he was so frightened that he told the companions not to take him to Rasulullah unless he is in Prayer. So when he heard the recitations of Rasulullah in prayer, he came and joined with him. When the Prophet completed the prayer, he asked ‘Umar and Salman RadhiyAllahu ‘Anhuma about Tha’labah RadhiyAllahu ‘Anh. When he was brought before the Prophet , he asked him, why were you absent from me? He said, I was absent because of my sins. Rasulullah said, shall I not tell you about an Ayah that wipes out all the sins and mistakes? He said yes, O Rasulullah . Rasulullah asked him to recite: ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنة في الآخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النار (البقرة 201)ـHe said my sin is very big, O Rasulullah . Rasulullah said, the words of Allah are the greatest. Then Rasulullah sent him to his home and he fell ill for a week. Salman Al-Farsi RadhiyAllah ‘Anh came to the Prophet and said Tha’labah is on verge of death. Rasulullah stood up and went to his house to meet him. He laid out Tha’labah’s tired and weak body and placed Tha’labah’s head on his lap. He said, O Prophet of Allah , remove the head of a sinner away from you. The Prophet comforted him until he told the Prophet , I feel as though ants are walking between my flesh and bones. The Prophet told him it was a sign of death and his time had come. He asked what do you like to have? He said, forgiveness of my Lord. Allah SubHanahu wa Ta’ala sent Jibreel (AS) to the Prophet and he said, your Lord says Salam to you and He (SubHanahu wa Ta’ala) says, if this servant of Mine meets Me with the whole earth full of sins, I will meet him with the whole earth full of Forgiveness. (When he died,) the Prophet asked them to wash him and shroud him. When he prayed his funeral prayer, the Prophet walked on his toes to bury him as though he were in a crowd. When he was asked about this, the Prophet said he could not find any place on earth to place his feet due to the crowd of angels that was following his bier.

Fabricated: Musa, the sinner of Bani Israel, and asking for rain.

Classification: Fabricated.

It was narrated that in the days that Musa alayhis salaam wandered with Bani Israeel in the desert, an intense drought befell them. Together, they raised their hands towards the heavens praying for the blessed rain to come. Then, to the astonishment of Musa alayhis salaam and all those watching, the few scattered clouds that were in the sky vanished, the heat poured down, and the drought intensified. It was revealed to Musa that there was a sinner amongst the tribe of Bani Israeel who had disobeyed Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala for more than forty years of his life. “Let him separate himself from the congregation,” Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala told Musa alayhis salaam. “Only then shall I shower you all with rain.” Musa alayhis salaam then called out to the throngs of humanity, “There is a person amongst us who has disobeyed Allah for forty years. Let him separate himself from the congregation and only then shall we be rescued from the drought.” That man waited, looking left and right, hoping that someone else would step forward, but no one did. Sweat poured forth from his brow and he knew that he was the one. The man knew that if he stayed amongst the congregation all would die of thirst and that if he stepped forward he would be humiliated for all eternity. He raised his hands with a sincerity he had never known before, with humility he had never tasted, and as tears poured down on both cheeks he said, “O Allah, have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah, forgive me!” As Musa alayhis salaam and the people of Bani Israeel waited for the sinner to step forward, the clouds hugged the sky and the rain poured. Musa alayhi salaam asked Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala, “O Allah, you blessed us with rain even though the sinner did not come forward.” And Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala replied, “O Musa, it is for the repentance of that very person that I blessed all of Bani Israeel with water.” Musa alayhis salaam, wanting to know who this blessed man was, asked, “Show him to me O Allah!” Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala replied, “O Musa, I hid his sins for forty years, do you think that after his repentance I shall expose him?”

Fabricated: There is no day that comes upon the son of Ādam that does not call..

Classification: Fabricated.

(Refer to Silsila Da'ifa; # 5649).

"There is no day that comes upon the son of Ādam that does not call: 'O son of Ādam! I’m a new creation, and will be a witness to your deeds, so make sure you do good, because when I’m gone, I will never return back.' And the night will say the same thing."

Very Weak: No one shall meet Allāh except with a feeling of regret.

Classification: Very Weak.

(Refer to Da'if Tirmidhi, # 2403).

“No one shall meet Allāh except with a feeling of regret. The wrongdoer for not doing good, and the good for not doing better.”

Fabricated: No veils at time of breaking fast

Classification: Fabricated.

Allah Ta’ala said to Musa Alaihis Salaam, when he requested to see His countenance, "Musa, how can you see My beauty when there are seventy thousand veils between us? You are incapable of seeing Me. But near the Resurrection I shall give a month as a gift to the Ummah of my Beloved Muhammad. That month shall be called Ramadhan. To the Ummah of Muhammad that fasts during that month, I shall so manifest Myself at the time of breaking fast that, whereas between you and Me there are now seventy thousand veils, there will be no veil at all between Us and the fasting Ummah of Muhammad at the time of breaking fast."

Very Weak: Dajjal will emerge riding a white donkey..

Classification: Very Weak.

(Refer to Mishkaat Masaabih; 5423)

"Dajjal will emerge riding a white donkey whose span of ears would be 70 yards”

Sahih: Worse than thirty-six acts of zina

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “A dirham which a man consumes from riba knowingly is worse before Allah than thirty-six acts of zina.”

(Narrated by Ahmad and al-Tabarani; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Jami’, no. 3375)

Compilation: Light on the Day of Resurrection

Light on the Day of Resurrection:


{On that day you will see the believing men and the believing women-- their light running before them and on their right hand-- good news for you today: gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein, that is the grand achievement} [57:12]


This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some of the authentic ahadith which mention deeds that will be a source of light, for the person who does them, on the Day of Resurrection.


1) Turning gray in Islam.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Do not pluck out gray hairs, for there is no Muslim whose hair turns gray in Islam, except that it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb and Sahih Abu Dawud)


2) Walking to the masjid in the dark.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Give glad tidings to those who walk to the masajid in darkness, of complete light on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Ibn Majah, Sahih Tirmidhi, and Sahih Abu Dawud)


3) Reciting Surah Al-Kahf.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf in the same manner in which it was revealed, it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb and Silsilah Sahiha)

*Note: It is sunnah to recite Surah Al-Kahf (# 18) on Fridays.


4) Shooting an arrow.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Whoever shot an arrow in the cause of Allah, it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb)


5) Throwing the pebbles (Jamarat) during Hajj.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “If you throw the pebbles, it will be light for you on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb and Silsilah Sahiha)


6) Shaving your head during Hajj.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “As for shaving your head, then there isn't but a single one of your hairs that falls on the ground, except that it will be light for you on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Targheeb)



Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: "Allah will gather mankind, the first and the last of them, on the Day whereon mankind will be gathered together, and they will be standing for forty years, their eyes fixedly staring in horror, waiting for the judgment. Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted, will say: 'Raise your heads.' So they raise their heads up, then He gives them their light according to their deeds, so some of them will get his light like a huge mountain running before him, and some of them will be given their light smaller than that..." (Sahih Targheeb)


So each will be given light according to their deeds.

{and to whomsoever Allah does not give light, then he has no light} [24:40]


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Hasan: Whoever desires that Allah answers him during difficult times..

Classification: Hasan (authentic)

(Refer to Sahih Tirmidhi; 3382)


The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whosoever desires that Allah answers him during times of difficulty and hardship, then let him supplicate a lot during times of ease."

Fabricated: Reward to the extent of our consciousness in prayer

Classification: Fabricated

(Refer to Silsilah Da'ifa; 6941)

"The Prophet informed us that we are only rewarded to the extent of our consciousness in prayer."


Please note that this is NOT a hadith of the Prophet peace be upon him and should not be attributed to him, but rather it is a statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri rahimahullah.

However, the following authentic hadith was narrated regarding perfecting our prayers such as having proper khushu' and concentration, as well as performing the actions of the prayer according to the sunnah, and that one's reward is in accordance to perfecting his prayer.

Ammar bin Yaasir radi Allahu anhu narrated that Prophet Muhammad sallahu alyihi wa sallam said, “One might finish the Salah, but only have a tenth, ninth, eighth, seventh, sixth, fifth, fourth, third, or half of it written for him” (Hasan, Sahih Abu Dawood; 796).

Fabricated: Glad tidings of the arrival of Safar..

Classification: Fabricated

(Refer to Hijjat Annabi; 105)


“Whoever gives me the glad tidings of the arrival of (the month of) Safar, I give him the glad tidings of [entering] Jannah.”

Hasan: The Believer exhausts his devils ...

Classification: Hasan (authentic)

(Related by Ahmad. Refer to Silsilah Sahiha; 3586)


The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Verily the believer exhausts his devils just like one of you exhausts his camel during travel."

Fabricated: A Memory Like Ali.

Classification: Fabricated.

(Refer to Da'if at-Targheeb; 874)


Ibn Abbas said:
“We were with the Messenger of Allah salallahu alayhi wasalam when Ali bin Abi
Talib came to him, and he said: ‘May my father and mother be ransomed for you!
This Quran has suddently left my heart, and I do not find myself capable of it.’
So the Messenger of Allah salallahu alayhi wasalam said to him:
‘Oh Abul-Hasan! Should I not teach you words that Allah shall benefit you with, and
benefit whoever you teach, and they will make whatever you have learned in your
chest firm?’
He said: ‘Of course, O Messenger of Allah, so teach me.’
He said: ‘When it is the night of (before) Friday, then if you are able to stand up
in the last third of the night, then verily, it is a witnessed hour, and supplication is
answered in it. And my brother Ya’qub alayhi salam did say to his sons: ‘I shall seek
forgiveness for you from my Lord. (Quran 12:98) He said: Until the night of Friday
comes.’ So if you are not able, then stand in the middle of it, and if you are not
able, then stand in the first of it. And pray four Rak’ah. Recite Fatihaul-Kitab (the
Open of the Book) and Surat Ya Sin in the first Rak’ah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Ha-
Mim ad-Dukhan in the second Rak’ah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Alif Lam Mim Tanzil
as-Sajdah in the third Rak’ah and Fatihatul-Kitab and Tabarak Al-Mufassal in the
fourth Rak’ah. So when you have finished with the Tashah-hud, then praise Allah
and mention Allah’s greatness in an excellent manner, and send Salat upon me –
and be excellent in it- and upon the rest of the Prophets. And seek forgiveness
for the believing men and the believing women, and for your brothers who have
preceded you in faith. Then say in the end of that:
O Allah, have mercy on me by abandonment of sins forever, so long as You keep
me remaining. And have mercy on me from taking upon myself what does not
concern me, and provide me good sight for what will make You pleased with
me. O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of glory, and
generosity, and honor that is not exceeded. I ask you, O Allah, O Rahman, by Your
glory and the light of Your Face, to make my heart constant in remembering Your
Book as You taught me, and grant me that I recite it in the manner that will make
You please with me. O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor
of glory, and generosity, and honor that is not exceeded. I ask you, O Allah, O
Rahman, by Your glory and the light of Your Face, to enlighten my sight with Your
Book, and make my tongue free with it, and to relieve my heart with it, and to
expand my chest with it, and to wash my body with it. For indeed, none aids me
upon the truth other than You, and none give it except You, and there is no might
or power except by Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
“Oh Abul-Hasan! So do this for 3 nights or 5 or 7, you will be answered – by the
will of Allah- by the One Who sent me with the Truth, it has not failed a believer
once.”

Abdullah ibn Abbas said: “So by Allah, Ali did not wait but five or seven until Ali
came to the Messenger of Allah salallahu alayhi wasalam in a gathering similar to
that and said: ‘Oh Messenger of Allah, indeed I was a man in the time that passed,
who used to not take except for Ayat or about that much, so when I would recite
them to myself they would suddenly depart from me, and today I learn forty Ayat
or about that much, and when I recite them to myself, then it is as if the Book
of Allah is before my eyes. I used to hear a hadith and when I would repeat it,
it would suddenly depart from me, and today I hear Ahadith, and when I report
them, I do not err in a single letter.’

So the Messenger of Allah salallahu alayhi wasalam said at that point: ‘A believer,
by the Lord of the Kaaba, O Abul-Hasan.”