Islam and faith

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) states that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Islam is outward, and faith is in the heart." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his blessed hand towards his chest three times, then he said: "Taqwa (God-consciousness) is here, taqwa is here."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it in full, while al-Bazzar recorded it in abridged form. All its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except the narrator Ali bin Mas'adah, and he too was declared thiqah (trustworthy) by Ibn Hibban, Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi, Abu Hatim and Ibn Ma'in, while others declared him da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The believers in this world are of three kinds: those who believed in Allah and His Messenger and then did not fall into any doubt, and strove with their wealth and their lives in the path of Allah; (the second kind are the believers) from whom other people are safe regarding their wealth and their lives; (and the third kind are the believers) who, when something tempting appears before them, abandon it for the pleasure of Allah."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Darraj, who has been declared trustworthy, though more than one scholar declared him da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is sufficient for a man, as far as faith is concerned, that he says: 'I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as Messenger, and with Islam as religion' (that is, he believes in them)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and stated: No one narrated it from Hisham bin Urwah except Muhammad bin Umayr. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Hibban mentioned this narrator in his book al-Thiqat.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) states that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Suhaym (may Allah be pleased with him) to announce among the people: "No one will enter Paradise except a believer."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has distributed your characters among you just as He has distributed your provisions among you. Indeed, Allah Almighty gives the world both to the one He loves and to the one He does not love, but He gives religion only to the one He loves; so whoever He gives religion to (this means) that He loves him. By the One in whose hand is my soul, a servant does not become a Muslim until his heart and tongue become Muslim (or remain sound), and he does not become a believer until his neighbour is safe from his harm." I said: "O Prophet of Allah! What is meant by his harm?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "His deceiving and his wrongdoing. (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) further said:) It does not happen that a man earns wealth unlawfully and then spends from it (in the path of Allah) and it is blessed for him, or that he gives charity from that wealth and it is accepted from him. If he leaves such wealth behind him, that wealth will be his provision for the journey to Hell. Indeed, Allah Almighty does not erase evil with evil; rather He erases evil with good, for an impure thing does not erase an impure thing."
Ahmad recorded it. Some of the narrators of its chain are mastur (of unknown condition), while most of them are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A servant's faith is not upright until his heart is upright, and his heart is not upright until his tongue is upright, and a man will not enter Paradise until his neighbour is safe from his harm."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Ali bin Mas'adah, whom a group declared thiqah (trustworthy) and others declared da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Razin al-Uqayli (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! How will Allah Almighty bring the dead to life?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Have you ever passed by a land in your region that was barren, and then when you passed by it (again) it had become green and fertile?" Sayyiduna Abu Razin (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Yes!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the same way (people) will be resurrected." He said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by faith?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He alone is worthy of worship, He has no partner, and that Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger; that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to you than everything besides them; that being burnt in the fire is more preferable to you than associating anyone with Allah as a partner; and that you love a person with whom you have no tie of lineage, loving him only for the sake of Allah Almighty. When you become like this, the love of faith will enter your heart just as the love of water enters (the heart of) a thirsty person on a scorching day." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! How can I know that I am a believer?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever of my Ummah (the narrator is unsure, or perhaps the words are:) of this Ummah does a good deed, knowing that it is a good deed and that Allah Almighty will grant him a good reward for it, or whoever commits an evil deed and then seeks forgiveness from Allah Almighty for it, knowing that only Allah Almighty can forgive, such a person is a believer."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Musa, whom Yahya bin Ma'in and Abu Hatim declared thiqah (trustworthy), while others declared him da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I came to the Messenger of Allah and asked: "Who are those who support you in the religion?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "A free man and a slave." I asked: "What is meant by Islam?" (that is, what are the basic teachings of Islam?) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good speech and feeding food." I asked: "What is meant by faith?" The Prophet replied: "Patience and leniency." I asked: "(Which person) is best in Islam?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one from whose tongue and hand the (other) Muslims are safe." I asked: "Which thing of faith (that is, of the believer) is most excellent?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character." I asked: "Which prayer is most excellent?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one with long standing." I asked: "Which emigration (hijrah) is most excellent?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you dissociate yourself from what your Lord dislikes."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Muslim recorded these words from this narration: "Who is with you in this religion?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A free man and a slave."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Shahr bin Hawshab, who has been declared trustworthy despite the weakness in him.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The believer is the one from whom people are safe; the Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe (that is, protected); and the emigrant (muhajir) is the one who dissociates himself from evil. By the One in whose hand is my soul, a servant whose neighbour is not safe from his harm will not enter Paradise."
Ahmad, Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded it. Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Ali bin Zayd, whose case is different; Humayd and Yunus bin Ubayd shared with him in narrating this narration.

Sahl bin Mu'adh narrates from his father this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The one who is safe (al-salim) is the one from whose tongue and hand people are safe."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani (in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir) recorded it. Its chain mentions that Ibn Lahi'ah narrated it from Zabban, and both of them are da'if (weak), though Abu Hatim declared Zabban thiqah (trustworthy). Zabban himself also narrated this narration with the word "Muslim" in place of the word "salim", but Ibn Lahi'ah is not in the chain of that narration.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) states: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the believer, and he said: "The one from whom his neighbour is safe, and whose harm (his neighbour) does not fear."
After this the narrator related the full hadith. Abu Ya'la recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Mubarak bin Fadalah, whom most scholars declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas states: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and some of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions were with him (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Are you believers?" They remained silent; this happened three times. The last time, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes! We believe in what you have brought to us, we praise Allah in prosperity, we observe patience in trial, and we believe in the decree of destiny." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: "(You are) believers, by the Lord of the Ka'bah!"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, while the narration in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir has these words: "The last of them, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), submitted: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah!' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'How is that?' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted: 'We hope for reward from Allah Almighty.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: '(You are) believers, by the Lord of the Ka'bah!'"
Its chain contains a narrator, Yusuf bin Maymun, whom Ibn Hibban declared thiqah (trustworthy), while most scholars declared him da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you is asked: 'Are you a believer?', he should not express doubt."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Ahmad bin Budayl, whom al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and Abu Hatim declared thiqah (trustworthy), while others declared him da'if (weak).

Alqamah states: In the presence of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), a man said: "Indeed, I am a believer." Sayyiduna Abdullah said: "Then also say: 'Indeed, I am of the people of Paradise.' But we (say): We believe in Allah Almighty, His angels, His Books and His Messengers."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Uthman bin Suhayl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came from Makkah (to Madinah), he used to call people to believe in Allah and to affirm Him by speech (he used to call to this); there was no condition of action in it. At that time the qiblah was Bayt al-Maqdis. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) emigrated and came to us, and the rulings of the obligations were revealed, Madinah abrogated Makkah (that is, its rulings), and the (sufficiency of mere) speech in this matter (that is, the ruling that verbal affirmation alone suffices for faith, without the condition of action, was abrogated), and (the ruling of) al-Bayt al-Haram (being the qiblah) abrogated Bayt al-Maqdis. So faith became (the name for the combination of) speech and action.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a group (of narrators) whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has three things in him will find the sweetness of faith: first, that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than everything besides them; that he loves a person only for the sake of Allah Almighty; and that, after Allah Almighty has saved him from disbelief, he does not return to disbelief, (and he dislikes returning to disbelief) just as he dislikes being thrown into the fire."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Fadal bin Jubayr, whom it is not permissible to use as evidence.

Qatadah states that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "Whoever has three things in him will find through them the sweetness of faith: (abandoning) argument about the truth, abandoning lying in jest, and being certain that whatever is to reach a person will not fail to reach him, and whatever is not to reach him will not reach him (in any case)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and the narrator Qatadah did not hear from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Yahya bin Sa'id has narrated this statement of Nawfal bin Mas'ud: We came to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Narrate to us a hadith which you heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever has three things in him will be made forbidden for the Fire, and the Fire will be made forbidden for him: belief in Allah Almighty, love for Allah Almighty, and that being thrown into the fire and burnt is more preferable to him than returning to disbelief."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: This hadith is mentioned from him in the Sahih, but without this wording.
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it. As for Nawfal bin Mas'ud, I have not seen anyone who mentioned his biography, except that al-Mizzi said in the biography of Yahya al-Qattan: He narrated from Nawfal bin Mas'ud, the student of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever has three things in him will taste the flavour of faith: the person to whom nothing is dearer than Allah and His Messenger; the person to whom being burnt in the fire is dearer than abandoning his religion (that is, Islam); and the person who loves (someone) for the sake of Allah Almighty and hates (someone) for the sake of Allah Almighty."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Saghir, and it is also reported in the Sahih, only without these words: "and hates for the sake of Allah Almighty." Its chain contains a narrator, Abu al-Huwayrith, whom Malik and Yahya bin Ma'in declared da'if (weak), while Ibn Hibban declared him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: A man asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Who is a Muslim?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one from whose tongue and hand the (other) Muslims are safe (that is, protected)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Fadal bin Jubayr, whom it is not permissible to use as evidence.

Sayyiduna Bilal bin al-Harith al-Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the (other) Muslims are safe."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the day of the Farewell Hajj the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And a Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the (other) Muslims are safe."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its chain is hasan (good), if Allah wills.