Selected Prophetic Hadīths

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the foremost deed that leads people to Paradise, and he replied: "Fear of Allah and good character." Then, he was asked about the things that most lead people to Hellfire, and he said: "The tongue and the private parts." [Good and authentic hadith] - [Narrated by At-Tirmidhi & Ibn Majah & Ahmad]

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:I asked the Prophet (ﷺ): "Which sin is the gravest in the sight of Allah?" He said: "To set an equal to Allah while He created you." I said: "This is, indeed, grave." I said: "What comes next?" He said: "To kill your child lest he should share your food with you." I said: "What comes next?" He said: "To commit adultery with your neighbor's wife." [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say:"A Muslim owes another Muslim five rights: returning the greeting of peace, visiting the sick, following the funeral processions, accepting invitations, and saying tashmīt (yarhamuk Allah) (may Allah show mercy to you) to the person who sneezes." [Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Islam is built on five: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, establishing prayer, giving Zakah, performing Hajj to the (Sacred) House, and fasting Ramadān." [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri & Muslim]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:"The strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than the weak believer, and there is good in both. Adhere to whatever brings you benefit, seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If something befalls you, do not say: 'Had I done such-and-such, it would have been such-and-such;' rather, say: 'Allah has decreed, and whatever He wills, He does.' Indeed, 'if' opens the way before the devil to act." [Authentic hadith] - [Sahih Muslim - 2664]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:"Faith has over seventy branches - or over sixty branches - the most excellent of which is the declaration that 'lā ilāha illa Allah (there is no god but Allah)', and the lowest of which is the removal of what is harmful from the way; and modesty is a branch of faith." [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri & Muslim]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The five (daily) prayers, Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan are expiation of the sins committed between them, so long as major sins are avoided." [Sahih Muslim - 233]