49 Best Hadith of Prophet Muhammad in Arabic and English

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Hadiths of the Prophet are nothing but bits of his biography. Hadiths are recordings of the preaching of Prophet Muhammad. Peace and blessings be upon him. They are the moral ground on which the followers of Islam function and work in their day-to-day lives. It is the law of the religion and holds the second authority to the Quran.

Its development holds a crucial place in the first three centuries of Islamic history. It provides a wide glance into the ethics, minds, and culture of the followers.

There are many narrations on the virtue of memorizing, preserving, and teaching forty hadiths. In one of the Hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever memorizes and preserves for my people forty Hadith about his religion, Allah will resurrect him on Judgment Day as a jurist and religious scholar.””

These narrations have made memorizing hadiths a crucial part of Islamic studies for centuries.

What is Hadith?

Hadith comes from the Arabic word h-d-th, which means ‘to happen.’ It means ‘to report,’ ‘to give,’ or ‘speak of.’ Through Hadith, Prophet Muhammad has shaped the lives of many households. The two reasons behind its legal acceptance are.

First, the Prophet acquired a unique status among the followers and believers of Islam. Second, the religion rapidly expanded and became accepted across geography.

Top 49 Hadith of Prophet Muhammad

1. “Those people who show no mercy will receive no mercy from Allah.” [Muslim, Al-Fada’il (Excellent Qualities of the Prophet and His Companions); 66]

2. “Make things easier, do not make things more difficult, spread the glad tidings, do not hate.” [Bukhari, Al-Ilm (Knowledge); 12]

3. “Those who are the means for good deeds are the same as those who perform good deeds.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Ilm (Knowledge); 14]

4. “Who cheats us is not one of us.” [Muslim, Al-Iman (Faith); 164]

5. “Allah is pleased with the task performed by you in which both the action and duty are sound and which is performed well. [Tabarani, Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat; 1/275]

6. “Not one of you can (truly) believe if you do not want for your (believing) brother what you want for yourself.” [Bukhari, Al-Iman (Faith); 7]

7. “He who is not merciful to our young (people) and who shows no respect to our elderly is not one of us.” [Tirmidhi, Al Birr (Virtue); 15]

8. “You cannot enter heaven until you believe, and you will not truly believe until you (truly) love one another.” [Muslim, Al-Iman (Faith); 93]

9. “No father has ever given a child a gift that is superior to good manners.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Birr (Virtue); 33]

10. “Do not have ill-will towards one another, do not be envious of one another, do not turn your back on one another; O, servants of Allah, be brothers (and sisters). It is not permissible for Muslims to remain angry with their brother [in religion] for more than three days.[Bukhari, Al-Adab (Good Manners); 57-58]

11. “Allah will examine neither your physical appearance nor your possessions. He will only examine your hearts and your actions.” [Muslim, Al-Birr (Virtue); 33]

12. “He who abandons that which does not concern him is a good Muslim.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Zuhd (Piety); 11]

13. “When a human being dies, all their actions and blessings come to an end, except for these three things: continuous charity (sadaqah Jariyah), the knowledge from which they have benefited, and a blessed child who prays for them.” [Muslim, Al-Wasiyya (Bequests); 14]

14. “I leave you two things. As long as you follow these, you will never go astray: Allah’s Book and the Sunnah of the Prophet.” [Muwatta, Al-Qadr (Decree); 3]

15. “Wisdom and knowledge are things that the believer lacks. He should take them wherever he finds them.”[Tirmidhi, Al-Ilm; (Knowledge) 19]

16. “One who does not behave gently is considered to have been deprived of all their good deeds.” [Muslim, Al-Birr (Virtue) 74]

17. “No one has ever eaten anything more blessed than that which is from what they have earned.”[Bukhari, Al-Buyu (About Business Transactions); 15]

18. “Never belittle a good act, even if it is nothing more than smiling at a fellow Muslim!” [Muslim, Al-Birr (Virtue); 144]

19. “As long as the heart is not honest, the faith of a servant cannot be sincere. As long as the tongue is not sincere, the heart cannot be sincere.” [Ahmed b. Hanbal, Musnad, III/198]

20. “It is enough evil for a person to disparage their Muslim brother.”[Muslim, Al-Iman (Faith); 164]

Hadith of Prophet Muhammad about Justice

21. “Every person makes mistakes. The most blessed of those who make errors is he who repents.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Qiyama (Judgement); 49]

22. “Wherever you may be, do not oppose Allah; if you perform an evil action, perform a good one afterward to cancel the evil out; act towards people as required by good morals.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Birr (Virtue), 55]

23. “A Muslim is someone from whom other Muslims are safe, both from their actions and their words. A believer is someone from whom the property and lives of others are safe.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Iman (Faith); 12]

24. “One who distances themselves from idle deeds is the most beautiful of Muslims.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Zuhd (Piety); 11]

25. “There are two characteristics that a believer does not have: Meanness and bad morals.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Birr (Virtue); 41]

26. “No one should judge between two people when they are angry.” [Muslim, Al-Aqdiyya (About Judicial Matters); 16]

27. “If a servant covers the shame of another servant on the Day of Judgement, Allah will cover their shame.” [Muslim, Al-Birr (Virtue); 72]

28. “The approval of Allah is the approval of the mother and father. The anger of Allah is the anger of the mother and father.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Birr (Virtue); 3]

29. “The most blessed house among Muslims is the one in which an orphan is cared for. The worst house among Muslims is the one in which an orphan is mistreated.” [Ibn Maja, Al-Adab (Manners); 6]

30. “O, Allah! I seek protection with You from helplessness, idleness, cowardice, from becoming old and having to beg, and from miserliness. I seek protection with You from torment in the grave and instigation in life and death.” [Muslim, Al-Dikhr (Remembrance of Allah); 50]

Hadith of Prophet Muhammad about Success

31. “The [members] of every religion have a moral quality that [is dominant] in their essence. The moral quality [that is dominant in the members] of Islam is modesty/shame.” [Ibn Maja, Al-Zuhd (Piety); 17]

32. “The believer possesses cordiality. There is no goodness in the person who is not cordial (who does not socialize with people) and does not permit cordiality (allows others to socialize with them).” [Ahmed b. Hanbal, II/400]

33. “O, People! Do your tasks with energy. Because when you become weary of [prayers and worshipping], Allah becomes weary of recording blessings. The most pleasant effort to Allah is that which is little, but constant.”[Bukhari, Al-Iman (Faith); 16]

34. “There is no veil between the prayer of the oppressed and Allah. Beware of being cursed.” [Bukhari, Al-Iman (Faith); 4]

35. “When trusts are lost [when tasks are given to those who are not competent], await the day of Judgement.” [Bukhari, Al-Ilm (Knowledge); 59]

36. “There are two blessings, and most people evaluate these blessings incorrectly: Health and free time.” [Bukhari, Al-Riqaq (Heart-Melting Traditions); 1]

37. “The one who is strong in belief is more blessed in Allah’s presence than he who is weak in belief.” [Muslim, Al-Qadr (Destiny); 8]

38. “Reporting everything one hears is enough of a lie for every [believer].” [Muslim, Al-Iman (Faith); 3]

39. “Account to yourself before you are called to account.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Qiyama (Judgement); 25]

40. “If you see there to be a danger with the truth, do not deviate from it. For salvation is only with the truth.” [At-Targhib wa-t- Tarhib, III/590]

The Prophet For Muslims To Follow In Daily Life

41. “Those people who show no mercy will receive no mercy from Allah.” [Muslim, Al-Fada’il]

42. “Wisdom and knowledge are things that the believer lacks. He should take them wherever he finds them.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Ilm; (Knowledge) 19]

43. “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.” [Bukhari, Fath-ul-Bari]

44. “Those who are the means of good deeds are the same as those who perform good deeds.” [Tirmidhi, Al-Ilm; (Knowledge) 14]

45. “It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents.” It was asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?” The Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) replied, “The man abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother.” [Bukhari]

46. “No father has ever given a child a gift that is superior to good manners.” [Tirmidhi], Al-Birr (Virtue); 33]

47. His sincerity in yearning for this was rewarded with guidance from his Creator. The Prophet was instructed, “Say [O Muhammad], ‘My Lord has commanded justice…’” (Quran 8:29).

48. Abu Malik at-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) said: Cleanliness is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fills the scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) serve up what is between the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is proof (of one’s faith), and endurance is brightness, and the Holy Qur’an is a proof on your behalf or against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell themselves, thereby setting themselves free or destroying themselves.

49. Silah reported: ‘Ammar ibn Yasir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever has three qualities has completed the faith: a sense of fairness in yourself, spending in charity despite difficult circumstances and offering peace to the world.” [Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 30440]

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