Volume 9, Book 93, Number 632:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Ar –
abic. Then Allah’s Apostle said, “Do not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not disbelieve
them, but say, ‘We believe in Allah and whatever has been revealed…’ (3.84)
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 624:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding
you, is like the period between ‘Asr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day). The
people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted on it till midday and then they were unable
to carry on. And they were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel
were given the Gospel and they acted on it till ‘Asr Prayer and then they were unable to carry on, so
they were given la reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Qur’an and you acted
on it till sunset, therefore you were given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of
the Scriptures said, ‘These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took a bigger reward.’
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Allah said (to them). ‘Have I done any oppression to you as regards your rights?’ They said, “No.” Then
Allah said, ‘That is My Blessing which I grant to whomsoever I will.’ “
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 625:
Narrated Ibn Mas’ud:
A man asked the Prophet “What deeds are the best?” The Prophet said: (1) To perform the (daily
compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) To be good and dutiful to one’s own par –
ents. (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah’s Cause.”
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 626:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
‘Amr bin Taghlib said, “Some property was given to the Prophet and he gave it to some people and
withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the
Prophet said, ‘I give to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to whom I do not give is
dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I give to some people because of the impatience and dis –
content present in their hearts, and leave other people because of the content and goodness Allah has
bestowed on them, and one of them is ‘Amr bin Taghlib.” ‘Amr bin Taghlib said, “The sentence which
Allah’s Apostle said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels.”
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 627:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “My Lord says, ‘If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for
a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched
arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’ “
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 623:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
A man said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Which sin is the biggest in Allah’s Sight?” The Prophet said, “To set
up rivals unto Allah though He Alone created you.” That man said, “What is next?” The Prophet said,
“To kill your son lest he should share your food with you.” The man said, “What is next?” The Prophet
said, “To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor.” Then Allah revealed in
confirmation of that: “And those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor kill such life as Allah
has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this
shall receive the punishment….. (25.68)
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 618:
Narrated Abu Salama:
Abu Huraira said, “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Whoever does not recite Qur’an in a nice voice is not from
us,’ and others said extra,” (that means) to recite it aloud.”
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 619:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Not to wish to be the like of except the like of two men: a man whom Allah
has given the Qur’an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day, in
which case one may say, “If I were given the same as this man has been given, I would do the same as
he is doing.’ The other is a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, in
which case one may say, ‘If I were given the same as he has been given, I would do the same as he is
doing.”