Hadith Beginning with the Letter Alif (أ)

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Wash him (this deceased person who was in the state of ihram) with water and lote-tree leaves, shroud him in his own two garments (the sheets of ihram), do not apply any perfume to him, do not cover his head, and do not apply hanut (the fragrance applied to the dead) to him, for Allah Almighty will raise him on the Day of Resurrection in the state of calling out the Talbiyah (Labbayk)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Close the doors (of your houses), cover your vessels, put out your lamps and tie up the mouths of your waterskins, for Satan does not open a closed door, nor uncover a covered vessel, nor untie a tied knot; and also because the little mischief-maker (that is, the mouse) can set the house on fire and burn it to ashes over its occupants."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"On the Day of Resurrection, the man who will be the greatest target of the wrath of Allah Almighty, and the most wicked and evil in His sight, will be the one who used to be called (in the world) the King of Kings (the king of all kings). In reality there is no king but Allah."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The Jews split into seventy-one (71) sects, of which one will be in Paradise and seventy (70) in Hell. The Christians split into seventy-two (72) sects, of which seventy-one (71) will be in Hell and one in Paradise. And by the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! My Ummah will certainly split into seventy-three (73) sects, of which one will be in Paradise and seventy-two (72) in Hell."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The Jews split into seventy-one (71) sects, the Christians divided into seventy-two (72) sects, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three (73) sects."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most knowledgeable of my Ummah in the science of inheritance shares (fara'id, the rules of inheritance) is Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Spread the greeting of peace (salam), feed (people), maintain the ties of kinship (treat your relatives well), and stand in prayer (tahajjud) at night while people are asleep; you will enter Paradise in peace."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves; love will arise between you."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Spread the greeting of peace; you will remain safe."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Spread the greeting of peace so that you may be exalted."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Spread the greeting of peace, feed (people), and become brothers to one another as Allah has commanded."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best religion is the upright religion (al-Hanifiyyah), which has breadth and ease."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent deed is faith in Allah alone, then jihad, then an accepted Hajj (Hajj mabrur), which surpasses all other deeds by as much as the distance between the east and the west."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best of deeds are faith in Allah alone, then jihad, and then an accepted Hajj, which surpasses all other deeds by as much as the distance between the place where the sun rises (the east) and the place where it sets (the west)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent deed is performing the prayer at the beginning of its time."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best of deeds are performing the prayer at its (appointed) time and treating one's parents with kindness."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best of deeds are performing the prayer at its time, being good to one's parents, and waging jihad in the way of Allah."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best of deeds are that you bring happiness into the heart of your believing brother (make him happy), or pay off a debt for him, or feed him bread (food)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best faith is patience and forbearance (generosity of heart)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent of days in the sight of Allah Almighty is Friday."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent jihad is that a person strives against his own self and his desires."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent jihad is to speak a word of truth before a tyrannical king (or ruler)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best Hajj is the one in which the Talbiyah is called out in a loud voice (al-'ajj) and the blood of sacrificial animals is shed (al-thajj)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best supplication is the supplication on the Day of Arafah, and the best words that I and the prophets before me have said are: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best dinar is the one a person spends on his family, and the dinar a person spends on his mount (animal) in the path of Allah, and the dinar a person spends on his companions in the path of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent remembrance is La ilaha illallah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah), and the most excellent supplication is Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best slave (to set free) is the one whose price is highest and who is the most excellent and valuable in the eyes of his owners."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best hours (for acceptance) are the last part of the night (its final watch)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent martyrs are those who fight in the front row (in jihad) and do not turn their faces away (from the enemy) until they are killed. These are the people who will live in delight in the lofty mansions of Paradise. Your Lord smiles at them, and when your Lord smiles at a servant in any place, there is no reckoning for him."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent martyr is the one whose blood is shed (in the path of Allah) and whose horse is hamstrung."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Among the best acts of charity are providing the shade of a tent in the path of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, or giving a servant in the path of Allah, or giving a young she-camel (for jihad) in the path of Allah."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent charity is spending on a close relative who harbours enmity and rancour in his heart."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent charity is that you give charity while you are healthy and eager for wealth, hoping to become rich and fearing poverty. And do not delay giving charity until, when the soul reaches the throat, you begin to say: 'Give so much to so-and-so, and give so much to so-and-so,' when that wealth has by then already become the property of so-and-so (that is, the heirs)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent charity is that of a person of little wealth giving to the full extent of his effort and means, and begin giving charity with those whose support is your responsibility."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent charity is giving water to drink."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best charity is that after which wealth still remains (that is, the person does not make himself needy), and the upper hand (the giver) is better than the lower hand (the receiver), and begin spending with those whose upkeep is your responsibility. (For the wife says: 'Either feed me or divorce me'; the slave says: 'Feed me and make use of me'; and the son says: 'Feed me; to whom are you leaving me?')"

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The best charity is that which is given after wealth (that is, after needs have been met), and the upper hand (the giver) is better than the lower hand (the receiver), and begin charity with those whose support is your responsibility."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"After the obligatory prayer, the most excellent prayer is the prayer in the last part of the night (Tahajjud), and after the month of Ramadan, the most excellent fasts are the fasts of Allah's month, Muharram."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"A person's best prayer is the one he offers in his home, except the obligatory prayer (which should be offered in congregation in the mosque)."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The most excellent prayer is the one in which the standing (qunut) is long."