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“Hell is surrounded by lusts and Paradise is surrounded by things displeasing to the carnal self.” (Bukhari, Riqaq, 28; Muslim, Janna, 1) Hell is screened by lusts, whereas Paradise is hidden by apparent hardships and undesirable aspects. For those who pursue everything for the materi

“A true Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hands Muslims are safe. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who abandons all that God has forbidden.” (Bukhari, Iman, 4; Abu Dawud, Jihad, 2) The use of the Arabic definite article at the beginning of the phrases “Muslim” and “Muslims” d

“Deeds are judged by their intentions and every man shall have only that which he intended. The migration of those who migrated for the sake of God and His Messenger was for God and his Messenger, while the migration of one whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to tak

“Live honestly. Honesty leads to goodness and goodness leads to Paradise. Once a man has given himself over to honesty and heads in that direction, he will always speak the truth, always search for what is right. Thus, he will be recorded as “Siddiq” (Truthful) with God. Avoid lying.

“You and I are like the person who lights a fire and the insects and moths begin to fall into it and he makes an effort to remove them. I am holding you back from the fire, but you are slipping from my hands.” (Bukhari, Riqaq, 26; Muslim, Fadail, 17–19) It is impossible to solve any p

“God gave me good manners (adab), and He rendered my manners in the best way.” (Kanz al-Ummal, 7:214) Adab is an Arabic word for literature, which has a wider frame of connotation associated with good manners, gentleness, elegance, refinement, and perfection. It has often been interpr

“Know your relatives to maintain family bonds with (sila al-rahm ). Surely, maintaining family bonds results in love between relatives, increase in wealth and lengthening in one’s life.” (Tirmidhi, Birr, 49; Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 2:374) The relationship between Prophet Adam and Pr

“The believer who mixes with people and bears the troubles they cause has greater reward than the one who does not.” (Ibn Maja, Fitan, 23; Tirmidhi, Qiyama, 55) This world has a few different faces; one of them is the material or “worldly” face, which is transitory. It throws at us a

O you who believe! Do not enter dwellings other than your own until you have ascertained the permission of their residents and have greeted them with peace. (an-Nur 24:27) 427. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upo

423. Abu Qatada, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The true dream—and in one variant, the good dream—is from Allah, and the confused dream is from Satan. Whoever sees something he dislikes should spit to his left side thr