مسند الشهاب

Musnad Shihab

Hadiths 1201 to 1400

102 subchapters
1 لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يُوَقِّرِ الْكَبِيرَ وَيَرْحَمِ الصَّغِيرَ

He is not of us who does not honor the elder and show mercy to the young

1 hadith (1203 — 1203)

2 لَيْسَ بِكَذَّابٍ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ

He is not a liar who reconciles between two people

3 hadith (1204 — 1206)

3 لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ

Wealth is not from abundance of possessions

5 hadith (1207 — 1211)

4 لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ

The strong man is not the one who overcomes others in wrestling

1 hadith (1212 — 1212)

5 لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَكْرَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ

Nothing is more honorable to Allah than supplication

2 hadith (1213 — 1214)

6 لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَسْرَعَ عُقُوبَةً مِنْ بَغِي

Nothing brings swifter punishment than oppression

1 hadith (1215 — 1215)

7 لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَلْفٍ مِثْلِهِ إِلَّا الْمُؤْمِنُ

Nothing is better than a thousand of its kind except a believer

1 hadith (1216 — 1216)

8 لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ إِلَّا مَا أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ

You have nothing of your wealth except what you eat and consume

1 hadith (1217 — 1217)

9 خَيْرُ الذِّكْرِ الْخَفِيُّ، وَخَيْرُ الرِّزْقِ مَا يَكْفِي

The best remembrance is hidden, and the best provision is what suffices

3 hadith (1218 — 1220)

10 خَيْرُ الْعِيَادَةِ أَخَفُّهَا

The best visit is the briefest

1 hadith (1221 — 1221)

11 خَيْرُ الْمَجَالِسِ أَوْسَعُهَا

The best gatherings are the most spacious

2 hadith (1222 — 1223)

12 خَيْرُ دِينِكُمْ أَيْسَرُهُ

The best of your religion is the easiest

2 hadith (1224 — 1225)

13 خَيْرُ النِّكَاحِ أَيْسَرُهُ

The best marriage is the easiest

1 hadith (1226 — 1226)

14 خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى

The best charity is that given from surplus wealth

6 hadith (1227 — 1232)

15 خَيْرُ الْعَمَلِ مَا نَفَعَ

The best deed is what benefits

1 hadith (1233 — 1233)

16 خَيْرُ النَّاسِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ

The best of people are those most beneficial to people

1 hadith (1234 — 1234)

17 خَيْرُ الْأَصْحَابِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرُهُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ

The best companions with Allah are those best to their companions

1 hadith (1235 — 1235)

18 خَيْرُ الرُّفَقَاءِ أَرْبَعَةٌ

The best group of companions is four

4 hadith (1236 — 1239)

19 خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ

The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it

3 hadith (1240 — 1242)

20 خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ لِأَهْلِهِ

The best of you are those who are best to their families

3 hadith (1243 — 1245)

21 خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ يُرْجَى خَيْرُهُ وَيُؤْمَنُ شَرُّهُ

The best of you is the one from whom good is expected and whose evil is safe from

3 hadith (1246 — 1248)

22 خَيْرُ بُيُوتِكُمْ بَيْتٌ فِيهِ يَتِيمٌ مُكْرَمٌ

The best of your houses is a house in which an honored orphan lives

1 hadith (1249 — 1249)

23 خَيْرُ الْمَالِ سِكَّةٌ مَأْبُورَةٌ وَفَرَسٌ مَأْمُورَةٌ

The best wealth is a productive land and a well-kept horse

2 hadith (1250 — 1251)

24 خَيْرُ مَسَاجِدِ النِّسَاءِ قَعْرُ بُيُوتِهِنَّ

The best mosque for women is the innermost part of their homes

1 hadith (1252 — 1252)

25 إِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضَ، وَإِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ أَكْحَالِكُمُ الْإِثْمِدَ

The best of your clothes is white, and the best of your kohl is antimony

2 hadith (1253 — 1254)

26 خَيْرُ شَبَابِكُمْ مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِكُهُولِكُمْ

The best of your youth are those who resemble your elders

1 hadith (1255 — 1255)

27 خَيْرُ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ أَوَّلُهَا، وَشَرُّهَا آخِرُهَا

The best rows for men are the first, and the worst are the last

4 hadith (1256 — 1259)

28 الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى

The upper hand is better than the lower hand

1 hadith (1260 — 1260)

29 مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى

What is little but sufficient is better than what is much and distracts

3 hadith (1261 — 1263)

30 الدُّنْيَا مَتَاعٌ وَخَيْرُ مَتَاعِهَا الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ

The world is a provision, and the best provision is a righteous woman

2 hadith (1264 — 1265)

31 الْوَحْدَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْجَلِيسِ السُّوءِ

Solitude is better than a bad companion

2 hadith (1266 — 1267)

32 اسْتِتْمَامُ الْمَعْرُوفِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ابْتِدَائِهِ

Completing a good deed is better than starting it

2 hadith (1268 — 1269)

33 عَمَلٌ قَلِيلٌ فِي سُنَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَمَلٍ كَثِيرٍ فِي بِدْعَةٍ

A small deed in accordance with the Sunnah is better than a large deed in innovation

1 hadith (1270 — 1270)

34 خِيَارُكُمْ كُلُّ مُفْتَنٍ تَوَّابٍ

The best of you are those who repent after being tested

1 hadith (1271 — 1271)

35 خِيَارُكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً

The best of you are those who are best in settling debts

2 hadith (1272 — 1273)

36 خِيَارُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقَانِعُ وَشِرَارُهُمُ الطَّامِعُ

The best of the believers is the content one, and the worst is the greedy one

2 hadith (1274 — 1275)

37 خِيَارُ أُمَّتِي عُلَمَاؤُهَا، وَخِيَارُ عُلَمَائِهَا حُلَمَاؤُهَا

The best of my nation are its scholars, and the best of its scholars are the forbearing

1 hadith (1276 — 1276)

38 خِيَارُ أُمَّتِي أَحِدَّاؤُهَا الَّذِينَ إِذَا غَضِبُوا رَجَعُوا

The best of my nation are those who, when angry, return to calmness

2 hadith (1277 — 1278)

39 أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ اللِّسَانُ

The best charity is the tongue

1 hadith (1279 — 1279)

40 أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ إِصْلَاحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيِّنِ

The best charity is reconciling between people

2 hadith (1280 — 1281)

41 أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ

The best charity is to a relative who harbors enmity

1 hadith (1282 — 1282)

42 أَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ انْتِظَارُ الْفَرَجِ

The best worship is awaiting relief

1 hadith (1283 — 1283)

43 أَفْضَلُ عُبَادَةِ أُمَّتِي قِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ

The best act of worship of my nation is reciting the Qur'an

1 hadith (1284 — 1284)

44 أَفْضَلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ تَكْرِمَةُ الْجُلَسَاءِ

The best good deed is honoring companions

1 hadith (1285 — 1285)

45 أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ أَمِيرٍ جَائِرٍ

The best jihad is a word of truth before a tyrant ruler

3 hadith (1286 — 1288)

46 أَفْضَلُ الْفَضَائِلِ أَنْ تَصِلَ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ

The best virtue is to maintain ties with those who cut you off

1 hadith (1289 — 1289)

47 أَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ الْفِقْهُ، وَأَفْضَلُ الدِّينِ الْوَرَعُ

The best worship is understanding, and the best religion is piety

1 hadith (1290 — 1290)

48 «أَكْمَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَانًا أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا»

The most complete of the believers in faith are those with the best character

1 hadith (1291 — 1291)

49 فَضْلُ الْعِلْمِ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ

The virtue of knowledge is better than worship

1 hadith (1292 — 1292)

50 مَا مِنْ عَمَلٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ إِشْبَاعِ كَبِدٍ جَائِعٍ

No deed is better than satisfying a hungry stomach

1 hadith (1293 — 1293)

51 مَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِشَيْءٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سُجُودٍ خَفِيٍّ

A servant does not draw closer to Allah with anything better than secret prostration

1 hadith (1294 — 1294)

52 مَا نَحَلَ وَالِدٌ وَلَدَهُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَدَبٍ حَسَنٍ

A parent gives nothing better to his child than good manners

3 hadith (1295 — 1297)

53 أَحَبُّ الْعِبَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْأَتْقِيَاءُ الْأَخْفِيَاءُ

The most beloved servants to Allah are the pious, hidden ones

1 hadith (1298 — 1298)

54 أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا سَمْحًا بَائِعًا وَمُشْتَرِيًا

Allah loves a servant who is easygoing in selling and buying

2 hadith (1299 — 1300)

55 أَحَبُّ الْبِقَاعِ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَسَاجِدُ

The most beloved places to Allah are the mosques

1 hadith (1301 — 1301)

56 إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ

The most beloved deeds to Allah are those done regularly, even if little

3 hadith (1302 — 1304)

57 إِنَّ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْهُ مَجْلِسًا إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ

The most beloved people to Allah on the Day of Resurrection and the closest to Him are a just leader

1 hadith (1305 — 1305)

58 الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ عِيَالُ اللَّهِ فَأَحَبُّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِعِيَالِهِ

All creation are Allah's dependents, and the most beloved to Him are those most beneficial to His dependents

1 hadith (1306 — 1306)

59 مَا صَلَّتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ صَلَاتِهَا فِي أَشَدِّ بَيْتِهَا ظُلْمَةً

No prayer of a woman is more beloved to Allah than her prayer in the darkest part of her house

1 hadith (1307 — 1307)

60 مَا مِنْ جَرْعَةٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ جَرْعَةِ غَيْظٍ كَظَمَهَا رَجُلٌ

No gulp is more beloved to Allah than a gulp of anger swallowed by a man

1 hadith (1308 — 1308)

61 نِعْمَ الشَّفِيعُ الْقُرْآنُ لِصَاحِبِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

How excellent is the Qur'an as an intercessor for its companion on the Day of Resurrection

2 hadith (1309 — 1310)

62 نِعْمَ الْهَدِيَّةُ الْكَلِمَةُ مِنْ كَلَامِ الْحِكْمَةِ

How excellent is the gift of a word of wisdom

1 hadith (1311 — 1311)

63 نِعْمَ الْمَالُ النَّخْلُ الرَّاسِخَاتُ فِي الْوَحْلِ

How excellent is wealth in the form of deep-rooted date palms

3 hadith (1312 — 1314)

64 نِعِمَّا بِالْمَالِ الصَّالِحِ لِلرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ

How excellent is good wealth for a righteous man

1 hadith (1315 — 1315)

65 إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْهَدِيَّةِ أَوْ أَفْضَلَ الْعَطِيَّةِ الْكَلِمَةُ مِنْ كَلَامِ الْحِكْمَةِ يَسْمَعُهَا الْعَبْدُ ثُمَّ يَتَعَلَّمُهَا ثُمَّ يُعَلِّمُهَا أَخَاهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عُبَادَةِ سَنَةٍ

The best gift or charity is a word of wisdom heard, learned, and taught to a brother; it is better than a year of worship

1 hadith (1316 — 1316)

66 نِعْمَ الْعَوْنُ عَلَى تَقْوَى اللَّهِ الْمَالُ

How excellent is wealth as an aid to piety

1 hadith (1317 — 1317)

67 نِعْمَ الشَّيْءُ الْفَأْلُ

How excellent is optimism

1 hadith (1318 — 1318)

68 نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ الْخَلُّ

How excellent is vinegar as a condiment

3 hadith (1319 — 1321)

69 نِعْمَ صَوْمَعَةُ الْمُسْلِمِ بَيْتُهُ

How excellent is the house of a Muslim as his hermitage

1 hadith (1322 — 1322)

70 أَصْدَقُ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ

The truest speech is the Book of Allah

3 hadith (1323 — 1325)

71 أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ الْمِسْكُ

The best fragrance is musk

1 hadith (1326 — 1326)

72 سَيِّدُ إِدَامِكُمُ الْمِلْحُ

The chief of your condiments is salt

1 hadith (1327 — 1327)

73 أَسْرَعُ الدُّعَاءِ إِجَابَةً دَعْوَةُ غَائِبٍ لِغَائِبٍ

The quickest prayer to be answered is the supplication of an absent person for another absent person

3 hadith (1328 — 1330)

74 لَقَلْبُ ابْنِ آدَمَ أَسْرَعُ تَقَلُّبًا مِنَ الْقِدْرِ إِذَا اسْتَجْمَعَتْ غَلْيًا

The heart of the son of Adam changes faster than a pot when it boils

2 hadith (1331 — 1332)

75 حَبَّذَا الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي

How excellent are those who use toothsticks from my nation

1 hadith (1333 — 1333)

76 بِئْسَ مَطِيَّةُ الرَّجُلِ زَعَمُوا

What a bad mount for a man is "they said"

3 hadith (1334 — 1336)

77 شَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا

The worst matters are newly invented ones

1 hadith (1337 — 1337)

78 شَرُّ مَا فِي الرَّجُلِ شُحٌّ هَالِعٌ أَوْ جُبْنٌ خَالِعٌ

The worst thing in a man is excessive greed or cowardice

1 hadith (1338 — 1338)

79 أَعْمَى الْعَمَى الضَّلَالَةُ بَعْدَ الْهُدَى

The worst blindness is misguidance after guidance

1 hadith (1339 — 1339)

80 مَا مَلَأَ ابْنُ آدَمَ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ

The son of Adam fills no vessel worse than his stomach

2 hadith (1340 — 1341)

81 مَثَلُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي مَثَلُ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ مَنْ رَكِبَ فِيهَا نَجَا وَمَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا غَرِقَ

The example of my family is like the Ark of Noah; whoever boards it is saved, and whoever stays behind is drowned

4 hadith (1342 — 1345)

82 مَثَلُ أَصْحَابِي مَثَلُ النُّجُومِ

The example of my companions is like the stars

1 hadith (1346 — 1346)

83 إِنَّ مَثَلَ أَصْحَابِي فِي أُمَّتِي كَالْمِلْحِ فِي الطَّعَامِ، لَا يَصْلُحُ الطَّعَامُ إِلَّا بِالْمِلْحِ

The example of my companions in my nation is like salt in food; food is only good with salt

2 hadith (1347 — 1348)

84 مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي مَثَلُ الْمَطَرِ

The example of my nation is like rain

4 hadith (1349 — 1352)

85 مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ كَمَثَلِ النَّحْلَةِ

The example of the believer is like the bee

2 hadith (1353 — 1354)

86 مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْإِيمَانِ كَمَثَلِ الْفَرَسِ يَجُولُ فِي آخِيَّتِهِ

The example of the believer and faith is like a horse tied to its stake

2 hadith (1355 — 1356)

87 مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الْقَوِيِّ كَمَثَلِ النَّخْلَةِ

The example of the strong believer is like the palm tree

3 hadith (1357 — 1359)

88 مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ السُّنْبُلَةِ

The example of the believer is like the ear of grain

6 hadith (1360 — 1365)

89 مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ

The example of the believers in their mutual love and mercy

3 hadith (1366 — 1368)

90 مَثَلُ الْقَلْبِ مَثَلُ رِيشَةٍ بِأَرْضٍ تُقَلِّبُهَا الرِّيَاحُ

The example of the heart is like a feather in an open field turned by the wind

1 hadith (1369 — 1369)

91 مَثَلُ الْقُرْآنِ مَثَلُ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَلَّقَةِ إِنْ عَقَلَهَا صَاحِبُهَا أَمْسَكَهَا

The example of the Qur'an is like tied camels; if its owner ties them, he keeps them

1 hadith (1370 — 1370)

92 مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ

The example of the hypocrite is like a stray sheep between two flocks

4 hadith (1371 — 1374)

93 مَثَلُ الْمَرْأَةِ كَالضِّلَعِ

The example of a woman is like a rib

2 hadith (1375 — 1376)

94 مَثَلُ الْجَلِيسِ الصَّالِحِ مَثَلُ الدَّارِيِّ

The example of a good companion is like a musk seller

6 hadith (1377 — 1382)

95 إِنَّ مَثَلَ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَالْمِيزَانِ مَنْ أَوْفَى اسْتَوْفَى

The example of the obligatory prayer is like a balance; whoever fulfills it will be fulfilled

1 hadith (1383 — 1383)

96 مَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا كَرَاكِبٍ قَالَ فِي ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ ثُمَّ رَاحَ وَتَرْكَهَا

My example and the example of this world is like a rider who rests under a tree's shade on a hot day, then leaves it

1 hadith (1384 — 1384)

97 مَا الدُّنْيَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا مِثْلُ مَا يَجْعَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِصْبَعَهُ السَّبَّابَةَ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيَنْظُرْ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ

The world compared to the Hereafter is like one of you dipping his finger in the sea; let him see what he brings back

3 hadith (1385 — 1387)

98 إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا عَسَلَهُ

If Allah wants good for a servant, He sweetens him

3 hadith (1388 — 1390)

99 إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ قَبْضَ عَبْدٍ بِأَرْضٍ جَعَلَ لَهُ فِيهَا حَاجَةً

If Allah wants to take a servant in a land, He makes him have a need there

6 hadith (1391 — 1396)

100 إِذَا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا حَمَاهُ الدُّنْيَا

If Allah loves a servant, He protects him from the world

2 hadith (1397 — 1398)

101 إِذَا اسْتَشَاطَ السُّلْطَانُ تُسَلَّطَ الشَّيْطَانُ

When the ruler becomes enraged, Satan is empowered

1 hadith (1399 — 1399)

102 إِذَا نَصَحَ الْعَبْدُ لِسَيِّدِهِ وَأَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ كَانَ لَهُ الْأَجْرُ مَرَّتَيْنِ

If a servant is sincere to his master and perfects the worship of his Lord, he will have a double reward

1 hadith (1400 — 1400)