ISLAM THE SOLUTION TO MANKIND

Narrated Abu Musa (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) entered a garden and told me to guard its gate. Then a man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet (peace be upon him), said, "Permit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr (RA). Then `Umar (RA) came, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Then `Uthman (RA) came and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 95, Hadith 16)

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger). (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 29, Hadith 10)

'Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever gives two kinds (of things or property) in charity for Allah's Cause, will be called from the gates of Paradise and will be addressed, 'O slaves of Allah! Here is prosperity.' So, whoever was amongst the people who used to offer their prayers, will be called from the gate of the prayer; and whoever was amongst the people who used to participate in Jihad, will be called from the gate of Jihad; and whoever was amongst those who used to observe fasts, will be called from the gate of Ar-Raiyan; whoever was amongst those who used to give in charity, will be called from the gate of charity." Abu Bakr said, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)! No distress or need will befall him who will be called from those gates. Will there be any one who will be called from all these gates?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Ye

It was narrated from Aishah (RA) that: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Marriage is part of my sunnah, and whoever does not follow my sunnah has nothing to do with me. Get married, for I will boast of your great numbers before the nations. Whoever has the means, let him get married, and whoever does not, then he should fast for it will diminish his desire.” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1919)

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi (RA): While Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in front of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and the third one went away. The two persons kept on standing before Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) for a while and then one of them found a place in the circle and sat there while the other sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One of them betook himself to Allah, so Allah took him into His grace and mercy and accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so Allah sheltered Him in His mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah and went away, so Allah turned His face from him likewise. " (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 8)

Abu Mas'ud (RA) narrated that: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "The one who recites most of the Book of Allah is to lead the people (in prayers). If they are equal in recitation, then the most knowledgeable in the Sunnah among them. If they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest of them to emigrate. If they are equal in their emigration, then the eldest among them. And a man is not to be led in prayer in the place of his authority, and his spot of esteem in his home is not to be sat on without his permission." (Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 87)

It was narrated from Shuraih (RA) that: He wrote to 'Umar, to ask him (a question), and 'Umar wrote back to him telling him: "Judge according to what is in the Book of Allah. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah, then (judge) according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah or the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], then pass judgment according to the way the righteous passed judgment. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah, or the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], and the righteous did not pass judgment concerning it, then if you wish, go ahead (and try to work it out by yourself) or if you wish, leave it. And I think that leaving it is better for you. And peace be upon you." (Sunan an-Nasa'i, Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 21)

It was narrated from 'Amr bin 'Abasah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever builds a Masjid in which Allah is remembered, Allah, (the Mighty and Sublime) will build for him a house in Paradise." (Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book 8, Hadith 1)

Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) once led us in a prayer and offered two rak`at and got up (for the third rak`a) without sitting (after the second rak`a). The people also got up with him, and when he was about to finish his prayer, we waited for him to finish the prayer with Taslim but he said Takbir before Taslim and performed two prostrations while sitting and then finished the prayer with Taslim. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 22, Hadith 1)

It was narrated that ‘Imran bin Husain (RA) and Abu Barzah (RA) said: “We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to attend a funeral, and he saw some people who had cast aside their upper sheets and were walking in their shirts only. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ‘Are you adopting the practice of the days of ignorance?’ or; ‘Are you imitating the behaviour of the days of ignorance? I was about to supplicate against you that you would return in a different form.’ So they put their sheets back on and never did that again.” (Sunnan Ibn Majah, Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1552)

It was narrated that Abu Al-Jawza (RA) said: "Al-Hasan said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught me some words to say in witr in Qunut: Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayta wa 'afini fiman afayta wa tawallani fiman tawallayta wa barik li fima a'tayta, wa qini sharra ma qadayta, fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda 'alayk, wa innahu la yadhilluman walayta, tabarakta Rabbana wa at'alayt (O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, pardon me among those You have pardoned, turn to me in friendship among those on whom You have turned in friendship, and bless me in what You have bestowed, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You decree and none can influence You; and he is not humiliated whom You have befriended. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted.)'" (Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book 20, Hadith 148)

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "When the Adhan is pronounced Satan takes to his heels and passes wind with noise during his flight in order not to hear the Adhan. When the Adhan is completed he comes back and again takes to his heels when the Iqama is pronounced and after its completion he returns again till he whispers into the heart of the person (to divert his attention from his prayer) and makes him remember things which he does not recall to his mind before the prayer and that causes him to forget how much he has prayed." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 6)

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi (RA): While Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in front of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and the third one went away. The two persons kept on standing before Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) for a while and then one of them found a place in the circle and sat there while the other sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One of them betook himself to Allah, so Allah took him into His grace and mercy and accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so Allah sheltered Him in His mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah and went away, so Allah turned His face from him likewise. " (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 8)

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: A believer who recites the Qur'an is like an orange whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is sweet; a believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like a date which has no fragrance but has a sweet taste; and the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a basil whose fragrance is sweet, but whose taste is bitter; and a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like the colocynth which has no fragrance and has a bitter taste. (Sahih Muslim, Book 6, Hadith 288)

Asma bin Al-Hakam Al-Fazari (RA) said: "I heard Ali (RA) saying: 'Indeed I am a man who, when I heard a Hadith from Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) then Allah causes me to benefit from it as much as He wills for me to benefit from it. When a man among his Companions narrated to me I ask him to swear an oath to me about it, and when he swears an oath to me I trust him. And Abu Bakr narrated to me - and Abu Bakr told the truth - he said: "I heard Allah's Messenger (S) saying: 'There is no man who commits a sin, then makes Wudu, then performs Salat, then seeks forgiveness from Allah, except that Allah forgives him.' Then he recited this Ayah: Those who when they have committed Fahishah or wronged themselves with eveil, remember Allah. (3:135) until the end of the Ayah." (Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 259)

It was narrated from Ibn Abi Sa'eed Al-Khudri (RA) that his father said: "I passed by the Prophet (peace be upon him) when he was performing Wudu' from the well of Buda'ah. I said: 'Are you performing Wudu' from it when garbage is thrown into it?' He said: 'Water is not made impure by anything.'" (Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book 2, Hadith 3)

Narrated Ma'n bin Yazid (RA): My grandfather, my father and I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) got me engaged and then got me married. One day I went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) with a complaint. My father Yazid had taken some gold coins for charity and kept them with a man in the mosque (to give them to the poor) But I went and took them and brought them to him (my father). My father said, "By Allah! I did not intend to give them to you. " I took (the case) to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him). On that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "O Yazid! You will be rewarded for what you intended. O Man! Whatever you have taken is yours." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 26)

Anas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to me, "Beware of looking around in Salah (prayer), because random looks in Salah are a cause of destruction. If there should be no help from it, it is permissible in the voluntary and not in obligatory Salat." (At-Tirmidhi, Book 18, Hadith 1756)

Narrated `Aisha (RA): Some of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him, "Who amongst us will be the first to follow you (i.e. die after you)?" He said, "Whoever has the longest hand." So they started measuring their hands with a stick and Sauda's hand turned out to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the caliphate of `Umar), we came to know that the long hand was a symbol of practicing charity, so she was the first to follow the Prophet (peace be upon him) and she used to love to practice charity. (Sauda died later in the caliphate of Muawiya). (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 24)

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)! Shall we acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for Al-firdaus which is the best and highest part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the Prophet also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it originate the rivers of Paradise.") (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadit

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Allah said, 'I will be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of Resurrection: 1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but proves treacherous; 2. One who sells a free person and eats his price; and 3. One who employs a labourer and takes full work from him but does not pay him for his labour.' " (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 37, Hadith 10)

Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "There will be no town which Ad-Dajjal will not enter except Mecca and Medina, and there will be no entrance (road) (of both Mecca and Medina) but the angels will be standing in rows guarding it against him, and then Medina will shake with its inhabitants thrice (i.e. three earthquakes will take place) and Allah will expel all the non-believers and the hypocrites from it." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 29, Hadith 15)

Here is response from SHEIKH IBN BAAZ. Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked: I entered the mosque and the ‘Isha’ prayer had started. Before I joined the prayer, I remember that I had not prayed Maghrib. Should I pray Maghrib and then catch up with ‘Isha’ with the congregation, or should I pray with the congregation and then pray Maghrib afterwards? He replied: if you enter the mosque and ‘Isha’ prayer has started, then you remember that you did not pray Maghrib, then you should join the congregation with the intention of praying Maghrib. When the imam stands up for the fourth rak’ah, you should sit in the third rak’ah and recite the final tashahhud – i.e., al-tahhiyaatu and the blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – and make du’aa’ after that, then wait for the imam to say the tasleem and say the tasleem with him. It does not matter if the imam and the member of the congregation have different intentions, according to the sound scholarly opinion. If you pray

Ibn 'Abbas (RA) narrated: "I was behind the Prophet (peace be upon him) one day when he said: 'O boy! I will teach you a statement: Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek aid, seek Allah's aid. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted and the pages are dried.'" (Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 37, Hadith 2706)

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked, "O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)! Which charity is the most superior in reward?" He replied, "The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say, 'Give so much to such and such, and so much to such and such.' And it has already belonged to such and such (as it is too late)." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 23)

Narrated Anas (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness 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 disbelief (Atheism) after Allah has brought (saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in fire." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 14)