Hadith library

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who calls others to follow the Right Guidance will have a reward equal to the reward of those who follow him, without their reward being diminished in any respect on that account." [Muslim].

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate: "Allahumma inni as'alukal-huda, wat-tuqa, wal-'afafa, wal-ghina (O Allah! I beseech You for guidance, piety, chastity and contentment)." [Muslim].

'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "Recite: 'Allahumma-hdini wa saddidni (O Allah! Direct me to the Right Path and make me adhere to the Straight Path)." Another narration is: 'Allahumma inni as'aluk-alhuda was-sadad (I beg You for guidance and…

'Imran bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught my father two statements to recite in his Du'a. These are: "Allahumma al-himni rushdi, wa a'idhni min sharri nafsi (O Allah! Inspire in me guidance and deliver me from the evils within myself)." [At-Tirmidhi].

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA): Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) delivered a Khutbah (religious talk), his eyes would become red, his voice rose and his anger would become intensified, as if he (ﷺ) was like one warning an army and saying, "The enemy has made a morning attack on you. The enemy has…

an-Nasa'i has: "Every misguidance is (a cause to enter) the Fire."

Narrated Rafi' bin Sinan (RA): He accepted Islam but his wife refused to accept it. The Prophet (ﷺ) then made the mother sit down to a side and the father to another side and made the son sit down between them. He (the son) then inclined to his mother, so the Prophet (ﷺ) then said. "O Allah, give…

Dawud said, "Be like a merciful father towards the orphan. Know that you will reap as you sow. How ugly poverty is after wealth! More than that: how ugly is misguidance after guidance! When you make a promise to your friend, fulfil your promise. If you do not, it will bring about enmity between you…

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Right guidance, good behaviour and aiming for what is just and correct is a seventieth part of prophethood."

Umm Kulthum, the daughter of Abu Bakr, reported that 'A'isha said, "The Prophet, (ﷺ), came to me while I was praying when he needed something. I was taking a long time and he said, ''A'isha, you must make the comprehensive supplication.' When I finished, I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, what is the…

'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), used to say, "O Allah, help me and do not help against me. Support me and do not support anyone against me. Make guidance easy for me."

Ibn 'Abbas said, "I heard the Prophet, (ﷺ), making supplication with these words: 'O Allah, help me and do not help anyone against me. Devise for me and do not devise against me. Make guidance easy for me. Avert from me the one who attacks me. O Lord, make me grateful to You, remember You, fearful…

'Abdullah said, "The Prophet, (ﷺ), used to make this supplication, 'O Allah, I ask You for guidance, abstention and wealth.'" And it has been narrated "and heedfulness."

Ibn Mas'ud was heard to say, "You are living at a time when there are many men of understanding and few orators. There are few who ask and many who give. In it there is more action than diversion. After you there will come a time when there are few men of understanding and many orators. There will…

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Right guidance, correct behaviour and being moderate form a twenty-fifth portion of prophethood."

'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas related that Abu Sufyan ibn Harb sent him to Heraclius, the Byzantine Emperor, and he called for the letter of the Messenger of Allah which Dihya had brought to the governor of Busra, who in turn passed it on to Heraclius. He read it out, saying, 'In the name of Allah, the…

Ibn Abi-Zinad related from his father that he tool this letter from Kharija ibn Zayd and from the great members of the family of Zayd: "In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, Most Merciful. To the slave of Prophet, Mu'awiya, the Amir al-Mu'minin, from Zayd ibn Thabit. Peace be upon you, Amir…

It was narrated from Isma’eel bin Muhammad bin Sa"d bin Abi Waqqas, from his father, that his grandfather Sa"d bin Abi Waqqas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "One of the signs that the son of Adam is blessed is that he prays istikharah, asking Allah for guidance in making a decision. And of…

It was narrated from Salim that Ibn "Abbas was asked about a man who killed a believer, then he repented and believed and did righteous deeds, then followed true guidance. He said: Woe to you, how could he follow true guidance? I heard your Prophet (ﷺ) say: "The slain one will come, holding on to…

It was narrated from Ibn "Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say in his du"a": “O Lord, help me and do not help others against me, support me and do not support others against me, plan for me and do not plan against me, guide me and make guidance easy for me, and help me against those who wrong me…