Sahih: When Allah has decreed a rank for His servant..

Classification: Sahih. (Refer to Sahih Abu Dawud, 3090)

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah has previously decreed for a servant a rank which he has not attained by his action, He afflicts him in his body, or his wealth or his children, then He makes him patient upon that until He makes him reach the rank which has already been decreed for him by Allah."

Weak: Last three verses of Surah al-Hashr, 70,000 angels, die as martyr

Classification: Weak. (Refer to Da'if Tirmidhi, 2922)

“Whoever says three times each morning, "I seek refuge with Allah the All-Hearing, All-Knowing, from the accursed shaitan", and recites the last three verses of Surah al-Hashr, Allah will appoint seventy thousand angels to send blessings upon him until evening comes, and if he were to die on that day he will die a martyr. And whoever says that in the evening, will be given a similar status."

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: 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.”

Sahih: The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good.

Classification: Sahih (authentic)

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to do that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say ‘If only I had done (such and such), then such and such would have happened,’ rather say: ‘Allah has decreed and what He wills He does,’ for ‘if only’ opens the door to the work of the shaytaan.” Narrated by Muslim (2664).

Fabricated: Musa and the Shepherd.

Classification: Fabricated.

There was once a free-spirited shepherd who possessed neither money nor the desire for it. All he had was a pure and kind heart, a heart that beat with the love of his Lord. All day long he wondegreen with his flock through pastures, plains, and fields, singing and talking all the while to his Beloved God: “Oh, dear Lord, where are You to whom I dedicate my life? Oh God, for whom I live and breathe, by whose grace I exist, I would sacrifice my sheep for the sight for You….”
One day Musa ” the prophet Moses ” was passing by a pasture on his way to the city. He noticed the shepherd, who was sitting by his flock with his face tilted up to the sky, addressing God: “Where are You so that I may sew Your clothes, mend Your socks, and make Your bed? Where are You so that I may comb Your hair and kiss Your feet? Where are You so that I may polish Your shoes and bring You milk to drink?”
Musa approached the shepherd and asked him, “Whom are you talking to?”
“To the One who has created us. The One who is Lord over day and night, earth and sky.”
Musa became enraged with the shepherd’s reply. “How dare you talk to God like that! What you are saying is blasphemous. You should stuff cotton in your mouth if you cannot control your tongue. Then, at least, no one would hear your outrageous insulting words, which have poisoned the very atmosphere. You must stop speaking like that at once, lest the Almighty punish the entire human race for your sin!”
The shepherd, who has arisen upon recognizing the prophet, stood shaken. With tears running down his cheeks, he listened as Musa continued: “Is the Almighty God a mere human being that He should wear shoes and socks? Is He an unformed infant in need of milk to make Him grow? Of course not! God is complete in Himself, needless of all! By speaking with the Lord as you have done, you disgrace not only yourself but all the rest of God’s creatures. You are naught but a deifier of religion and an enemy of God. Go and ask for forgiveness, if you have any sense left!”
The simple shepherd did not really understand what he had said to God that was so rude, or why the prophet had called him an enemy. Yet he knew that a prophet of God must know better than anyone else. Barely able to contain his sobs, he told Musa, “You have set fire to my soul. From now on my mouth is sealed!” With a deep sigh, he turned away from his flock and walked toward the desert.
Feeling proud that he had corrected a wayward soul, Musa was continuing on his way toward the city when the Almighty addressed him:
“Why did you come between Us and Our loyal servant? Why did you separate the lover from the Beloved? We have sent you so that you could unite one to the other, not break their ties.”
Musa listened to the heavenly words in awe and humility.
“We did not create this world in order to profit from it; creation is for the benefit of the creatures. We have no need of praise or worship; it is the worshipers who benefit from it. Remember that in Love, words are only the outer husk and mean nothing. We pay no heed to the beauty of the phrase or the composition of the sentence. We look only at the inner condition of the heart. In that way We know the sincerity of Our creatures, even though their words may be artless. For those who burn with Love have burned their words as well.”
The Voice from Heaven continued:
“Those who are bound by propriety are not like those who are bound in Love, and the nation of religion is not the nation of Love, for the lover knows no other religion than the Beloved Himself.”
The Lord thus taught Musa the secrets of Love, and now that he understood his mistake, the prophet regretted his outburst. And so he hurried off to find the shepherd and apologize.
For days Musa wondegreen over grassland and desert, asking people if they had seen the shepherd. Each one pointed in a different direction. It seemed a hopeless quest, but finally Musa came upon the shepherd sitting by a spring, his clothes torn and disheveled. He was in a state of deep meditation and did not notice Musa, who waited a long while. At last the shepherd lifted his head and looked at the prophet.
“I have an important message for you.” said Musa. “God has spoken, and He told me that there is no need for etiquette in your speech to God. You are free to talk to Him in any way you like, with any words you may choose. For what I thought was your blasphemy is actually the faith and love that saves the world.”
The shepherd answegreen simply: “I have passed the stage of words and phrases. My heart is now illuminated with His presence. I cannot explain my state to you. Nor can words describe it for others.” He then rose and started on his way.
Musa watched the departing figure of the shepherd until he could see it no more. Then he set out on the road to the nearest city, marveling at the lesson he had received from a simple unlettered worshiper.

Sahih: The True Dream is one of the forty-five parts of Prophet-hood.

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Towards the end of time, hardly any dream of a Muslim will be false. The ones who have the truest dreams will be those who are truest in speech. The dream of a Muslim is one of the forty-five parts of Prophet-hood. Dreams are of three types: a good dream which is glad tidings from Allah, a dream from the Shaytan which causes distress, and a dream that comes from what a man is thinking of to himself.” [Muslim; 2263]

Weak: Du'a When Looking in the Mirror.

The narration which states that the Prophet peace be upon him used to say this du’a when he looked at himself in the mirror is weak. However, this du’a is mentioned in another narration which is authentic, but the authentic hadith does not say anything about when looking in the mirror specifically. Therefore, this du’a should be said in general, but not specifically when looking in the mirror because this is not established in the authentic sunnah.

اللهم كما أحسنت خَلقي فأحسن خُلقي

Allahumma kama ahsanta khalqi fa ahsin khuluqi

Oh Allah, as you have perfected my creation, so too perfect my character

Sahih: If a fly falls into your drink, then immerse it completely..

Classification: Sahih (authentic)

Narrated Abu Hurairah Allah be pleased with him that the Prophet Muhamad (peace and blessings upon him) said: "If a housefly falls into the drink of anyone of you, he should immerse it completely in the liquid, then remove it, for one of its wings has the disease and the other has the cure." (Sahih Bukhari, 3320)

In another narration of this hadith related by Abu Dawood, it also mentions that the fly protects itself with the wing that has the disease under it.

This means that when the fly falls into a container of food or drink, it falls with its wing that has the disease into the food/drink first, while the other wing with the cure might remain outside the drink. Therefore, we should immerse the fly completely into the food or drink before removing it.