40 Ahadith of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

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40AHADITH* TheProphet(pbuh)hassaid: Onewhoprotectsmyfortyahadith*,sothat peoplemaybenefitfromthem,willbeamongst thoseofwisdomandlearningonthedayof Resurrection. *Ahadithisareportofthesayingsoractionsof ProphetMuhammad(pbuh).

1. Whenhespokehewouldsmile. 2. Hewouldalwayssitinacirclewithhis companions. 3. Heusedtomendhisshoes,patchhis clothes,andgrindthewheat. 4. Hishandswerelikethoseofaperfume seller,alwayswithabeautifulfragrance. Heusedtoloveperfume. 5. Hewouldalwayswearhisringsonhis righthand. 6. Healwayssatfacingqiblaespeciallywhen hewenttothemosque.

7. Whenheenteredthemosquehewould sitatthefirstavailablespace. 8. Hewoulddrinkwaterinsipsandnotgulp itdownalltogether. 9. Hesaid:Foodthatishotdoesnothave blessingssoletitcool. 10. Oliveoilandvinegararethefoodofthe Prophets. 11. Hewouldhavedatesandraisinsfor breakfast. 12. Therewasnofruitmorelikedbyhimthan pomegranates. 13. Theonewhobrusheshisteethtwicea dayhaskeptalivethesunnaofthe Prophets. 14. Cleanlinessishalfoffaith. 15. Weartherightshoebeforetheleftshoe andtakeofftheleftshoebeforetheright shoe.

16. OneofthequalitiesoftheProphetsisto knowthetimesofsalaa. 17. Whenthetimeofsalaacamehewould tellBilaltocallouttheadhanloudly. 18. Hewouldplaceastaffinfrontofhim whenheprayed. 19. InSalatulJamaahewouldsayStandina straightlineanddonotdifferforifyoudo yourheartswilldisagree. 20. Nothingwoulddistracthimfromthe Maghribsalaawhenthesunhadset. 21. Ifyouhaveapearlinyourhandsand peoplecallitapeanutitwillnotceaseto beapearl. 22. Thereare5thingsIwillnotgiveupuntil deatheatingwithslavesontheground, ridingadonkeywithoutasaddle,milking goatswithmyhands,wearingcoarse clothesandgreetingchildren.

23. Nohonourisnoblerthanhumilityand kindness. 24. HumanbeingsfromAdamtothisdayare liketheteethofacomb,thereisno superiorityforanAraboveranonArab, norforonecolouroveranotherexcept withGodawareness. 25. Hewasalwaysfirsttogreetothers. 26. ImamAli(AS)InthepastIhadabrother inGod.Theinsignificanceoftheworldin hiseyesmadehimgreatinmyeyes.He wasnotruledbyhisstomach.Heusedto keepsilentmostofthetimeyetwhen hespokehesilencedallspeakersand quenchedthethirstofallquestioners.He wasmoreeagertolistenthantospeak. Hewasconsideredweak,yetinan emergencyhewasalionoftheforest.He wouldnotadvanceanargumentunlessit wasdecisive,andhewouldnotcensure

anyoneforwhatcouldbeexcuseduntilhe hadheardtheexcuse.Hewouldsaywhat hewoulddoandnotsaywhathewould notdo.Whentwothingscametohim,he wouldseewhichwasmoreemotionally desirableandthendothecontrary. 27. Hespokeinshort,meaningfulsentences andwasneverheardtointerrupt anybody'sspeech. 28. Heneverspokewithasadorfrowned face. 29. ThecharacterofRasulullah(SAW)was theQuran. 30. TheonewhorecitestheQuranandthe onewholistenshaveanequalshareof thereward. 31. Weforgivethosewhowrongusandgive thosewhodepriveus. 32. HetravelledonThursdays.

33. Whensomethingmadehimsadhewould turntoprayer. 34. HeusedtoreciteIstighfarallthetime. 35. HeusedtofastinRajabandShaban sayingtheywerethemonthsofAllah whereallsinswouldbeforgiven. 36. TheweaponoftheProphetsisdua. 37. Masajidarethegatheringplacesofthe Prophets. 38. Hewouldnotsleepuntilhehadrecited oneoftheMusabbihaat.Thesuwerofthe QuranbeginningwithSabbaha. 39. Whenhecongratulatedsomeonehesaid Baarakallahulakumwabaarakallahu alaykumMayAllahblessyouandkeep youblessed. 40. Whenhegavecondolenceshewouldsay: AjarakumullahuwarahimakumMay Allahrecompenseyouandhavemercyon you.

PROPHETMUHAMMAD(pbuh) HewasborninMakkaonthe29thofAugust,570 CE, 17 Rabi ul Awwal (Friday), and when he died at the age of 63 in 622 CE (11 AH) the whole of theArabianPeninsulahadchangedtotheworship of One God; from tribal quarrels and wars to nationalsolidarity;fromlawlessnesstodisciplined living; from moral bankruptcy to the highest standardsofmoralexcellence.Humanhistoryhas neverknownsuchacompletetransformationofa peopleoraplacebeforeorsince. He was born an orphan but belonged to the noblest of the Arabian tribes, his genealogy accepted as the most righteous, yet he said No honourisnoblerthanhumilityandkindness His opponents created enmity with him wronged him, spoke ill of him, harassed him, yet he would say Oblige your brother by warning them,correctthembyshowingfavours.
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When it came to bravery there was no parallel. His most perfect student and successor, Ali (pbuh) would say When we used to meet the enemies and battle was at its peak, we would stand behind Muhammad. When our hearts wavered, he was always closest to the enemy. During battles he instructed his people never to start war and to fight only when they were attacked first. If the enemy lost his orders were not to chase the fleeing soldiers he would alwaystryandtalktotheenemyhopingthattheir humanity would shine through and the fighting averted. He emancipated women, teaching that both genders were created for the same purpose; the recognition of their Creator and therefore the realisationoftheirfullpotentialashumanbeings, buthavebeengivendifferenttoolswithwhichto fulfil their common goal. Indeed, their physiological, emotional, and psychological differencesarearesultoftheirdivergentspiritual
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mandate When his daughter Fatima (pbuh) used to enter the room he would stand for her in respect. They tried to bribe him, intimidate him, threaten him with death and destruction; but he stood firm; not for a moment losing momentum in pursuing his mission to ensure that in helping others to recognise the unity of the one God the human being would realise his/her full potential physically,emotionally,mentallyandspiritually. Thispersonalitypreachedareligion,foundeda state,builtanation,laiddownamoralcode, initiatedsocialandpoliticalreforms,established adynamicandpowerfulsocietytopractiseand representhisteachings,andchangedtheworlds ofhumanthoughtandactionforalltime.

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