hadiths for the Youth

Jundub bin Abdullah said: “We were with the Prophet (saw), and we were strong youths, so we learned Imaan before we learned the Quran. Then we learned the Quran and our faith increased thereby.” Ibn Majah

 

The Prophet (saw) said, “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extreme, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.” Bukhari

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his child, his father and all the people.’ Ibn Majah

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘No slave truly believes until he believes in four things: in Allah alone with no partner; that I am the Messenger of Allah; in the resurrection after death; and in the Divine Decree (Qadar).’ Ibn Majah

 

The Prophet (saw) said, “A man is upon the religion of his friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends.” Tirmidhi

 

Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever conceals the (hidden) fault of his Muslim brother, Allah (SWT) will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever exposes the fault of his Muslim brother, Allah will expose his faults, until (so that) He shames him, due to it, in his (own) house.” Ibn Majah

 

Abu Darda said: “My close friend (saw) advised me: Do not drink wine, for it is the key to all evils.” Ibn Majah

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Among the words people obtained from the First Prophecy are: If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.” 40 Hadith Nawawi

 

Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “If one of you loves his brother, let him tell him.” Tirmidhi

 

Messenger of Allah said: “He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, respect our elders, and command good and forbid evil.” Tirmidhi

 

The Prophet (SAW) said, “Beware! Avoid sitting on the roads (ways).” the people said, “there is no way out of it as these are our sitting places where we have talks.” The Prophet (saw) said, “If you must sit there, then observe the rights of the way.” they asked, “What are the rights of the way?” He said, “they are the lowering of your gazes (on seeing what is illegal to look at), refraining from harming people, returning greetings, advocating good and forbidding evil.” Bukhari

 

Alqamah said: While I was walking with Abdullah he said, “We were in the company of the Prophet (saw) and he said, ‘He who can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at other women, and save his private parts from looking at other women, and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual relation; and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will diminish his sexual power.” Bukhari

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘Faith is knowledge in the heart, words on the tongue and action with the physical faculties. (limbs of the body).’ Ibn Majah

 

Some people asked Allah’s Apostle, “Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?” He replied, “One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands.” Bukhari

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Verbally abusing a Muslim is immorality and fighting him is Kufr (disbelief).” Ibn Majah

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not (truly) believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you of something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread the greetings of Salaam among yourselves.’ Ibn Majah

 

The Prophet (saw) said: “The fitra (Fitrah) are five: Circumcision, shaving the pubes, plucking the armpit hairs, clipping the nails and taking from the moustache.” Nasai

 

The Prophet (saw) said: “Trim the moustache and let the beard grow.” Nasai

 

Rafi bin Ishaq that he heard Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari say – when he was in Egypt: “By Allah, I do not know what I should do with these Karais (toilets). The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘When any one of you goes to defecate or urinate, let him not face toward the Qiblah, nor turn his back towards it.” Nasai

 

The Prophet used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else. Bukhari

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘Make your rows straight, for straightening the rows is part of completing the prayer.’ Ibn Majah

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘Allah and His angels send blessings upon those who complete the rows, and whoever fills a gap, Allah will raise him one degree in status thereby.’ Ibn Majah

 

Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “If anyone of you is invited to a wedding feast, let him accept.” Ibn Majah

 

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘Do not pray toward graves and do not sit on them.’ Nasai

 

The Prophet said, “Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle become dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah’s sake. 3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire.” Bukhari

 

The Prophet (saw) said: He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah. Abu Dawud

 

Abu Huraira reported that a person said: Allah’s Messenger, who among the people is most deserving of my good treatment? He said: Your mother, again your mother, again your mother, then your father, then your nearest relatives according to the order (of nearness). Muslim