Muhammad’s


Sayings and Teachings


In the Name of Allah,


the Most Gracious,


the Most Merciful


Muhammad (peace be upon him) said


(interlacing his both hands fingers):


“Believers are a structure like,


they fasten each other” Narrated by al-


Bukhaari (481) and Muslim (2585)


Muhammad’s


Sayings and Teachings


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Muhammad’s sayings and teachings are


very influential as they covered most


aspects of life. They emanated from a


base of wisdom and Divine revelation.


His sayings, actions, approvals and


attributes better known as “sunnah”


represent the second source of Islamic


legislation after the Qur’an.


“Your companion (i.e. Muhammad)


has not strayed from the path of truth


nor has he been deluded. Nor does he


speak out of whim” The Quran, 53:2-3


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Hope, Fated Death and


Mankind


Muhammad (peace be upon him) drew


three lines on the sand and said: “This


is the human being (who has many


hopes and plans in this worldly life).


While he lives to attain or accomplish


these hopes death comes to him”.


Narrated by al-Bukhaari (6417) and


Muslim (1671)


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“Avail five before five:


Your youth before senility (old age)


Fitness before sickness


Wealth before poverty (needy)


Free time before busy time


Life before death”. Al-Hakim in Al-


Mustadriq No. 7846 (4/341)


“The perfect believers are those who


have the best manners”. (Narrated by


Tirmithi)


“Two graces, many people


underestimate; health and free


(leisure) time”. (Bukhaari, 6049)


“Envy is forbidden except in two


cases (you wish to have the same


thing others have but no bad wishes


to them). The first one is a man, God


bestowed on him wealth, so he spends


it righteously, the second case is a


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man, God bestowed on him wisdom,


so he acts according to it and teaches


it to others”. (Bukhari, 73/15)


“Make things easy to people


(concerning religious matters), and do


not make it hard for them; give them


good tidings and do not make them


run away”. (Bukhari, 69/11)


“Those who do honest trading and


business based on clear terms, God


blesses them and their business


(trade). Contrary, God does not bless


those who lie and hide facts”. (Bukhari,


2082/22)


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“You will not be a believer in God


unless you like for your brethren what


you like for yourself”. (Bukhari, 13/7)


“Every Muslim should pay Sadaqa


(spend something for charity), if he


didn’t find what to spend then let him


work in order to benefit himself and


be able to pay charity, if he didn’t find


a job, then let him help others (this


is an act of charity), if he didn’t find


anyone to help, let him do good deeds


and refrain from (avoid) doing bad or


evil deeds. This is a charity for him”.


(Bukhari, 1445/30)


“When man dies, he gains no rewards


except from three things; in case he


had dedicated a charity that people


can continuously profit from or he


had left knowledge or a science that


benefits the humanity or if he had


left a good (faithful) son who keeps


on praying and asking Gods blessings


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and forgiveness to his parents”. (this is


applicable for both males and females)


(Narrated by Muslim, Tirmithi, Nassa’i)


“Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a


bad deed with a good deed as it erases


it, and deal with people with high ethics”.


(Tirmithi - 1987 & Ahmad 5/153)


“Goodness (rightness) is good morality;


and sin


(misdeed) is what embarrasses you


(i.e. you are not comfortable within


yourself) and you hate it to be known


by others”. (Muslim, 15/2553)


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“A strong person is not the one who


throws his adversaries to the ground.


A strong person is he who contains


himself when he is angry”. (Bukhaari,


5785) and (Muslim, 4853)


“Whoever believes in Allah and the Day


of Judgment should say good (words)


or keep silent and


whoever believes in Allah and the


Day of Judgment must honor (be


generous with) his neighbor and


whoever believes in Allah and the Day


of Judgment must honor (be generous


with) his guest”. (Bukhari, 6018 &


Muslim 74-47)


(Please note all of the above sayings


are applicable for both males and


females)


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“I swear by God that you will not be true


believers in Him unless you love each


other. I will tell you something, if you do


it you will love each other. Greet each


other frequently and make it a common


habit”. (Narrated by Muslim 54)


“No one will become a good believer


unless he wishes for his brethren what


he likes for himself”. (Narrated by


Muslim 54)


“Whoever helps a believer overcome a


difficulty, God will help him overcome


a difficulty at the Day of Judgment,


and God will always help an individual


as long as he/she is helping others”.


(Narrated by Muslim 2699)


“Don’t ever underestimate any kind


act, even if you meet others with a


bright (smiling) face”. And he said:


“The one who greets others first is


closer to God than the others”. On


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another occasion he said to someone


who asked him about a good way to


deal with people: “Offer people food


and greet whom you know and whom


you don’t know”. (Narrated by Muslim


2626)


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Muhammad Gave Women


Their Rights


Before the advent of Islam, women


had no civil rights. Arabs used to give


preference to male babies over female


ones to the extent that many fathers


used to bury their female babies or


children alive.


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No gender discrimination:


Muhammad (peace be upon him)


condemned discrimination between


male and female children and taught


his companions to love their children


and raise them properly regardless of


their sex. In fact, he emphasized giving


more care and attention to female


children until they grow up and get


married. Muhammad (peace be upon


him) said: “Women are the twin halves


of men.” (Tirmithi, 1/154, 113)


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Women inherit like men:


Before Islam, women had no right to


inherit. Muhammad (peace be upon


him) successfully changed this custom.


Females gained the right to inherit like


males. However, Muhammad (peace


be upon him) did not create the Islamic


inheritance system, but he conveyed


God’s Words (preserved in the Holy


Qur’an) which stipulate the portions


for each individual (male and female)


eligible to inherit.


Muhammad (peace be upon him)


encouraged full respect of mothers:


A man asked Muhammad: “Who


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would deserve my closest support and


companionship? Muhammad replied:


“Your mother”. Then the man asked


Muhammad who will be after her?


Muhammad replied: “Your mother”.


The man asked the same question


again and Muhammad replied for


the third time: “Your mother”. Then


out of curiosity the man asked the


same question for the fourth time


(he realized that Muhammad wanted


to emphasize the best treatment to


mothers). Then Muhammad said to


him: “Your father” (i.e. your father


deserves your closest support and


accompany after your mother).


Scholars comment on the above story


that mothers cannot escape three


main sufferings “pregnancy, labor and


delivery, and finally breast-feeding and


weaning.


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Muhammad (peace be upon him)


encouraged good treatment of wives:


He stated that if a man disliked one of a


woman’s traits, he will be pleased with


another. And he said: The believers


who show the most perfect faith are


those who have the best character;


and the best of the believers are those


who are best to their wives. (Tirmithi,


6/188, 3895)


This promotes love, harmony and


mutual understanding.


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Freedom, Justice &


Protection


“No compulsion” is an essential rule in


Islam


Muhammad (peace be upon him)


proclaimed himself as a Messenger of


God. He received a Divine Message to


humanity and struggled to convey it to


all people, but he did not force any one


to accept it. He recited the Holy Qur’an


which confirms the freedom of belief


and freedom choice for all people.


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“And had your Lord Willed, all people


in the earth would have believed


(all of them) together. So, will you


(Muhammad) compel or force people


until they become believers?” The


Qur’an, 10:99


There is no compulsion in religion, truth


(the right path) has become distinct


from error (wrong path), and whoever


rejects evil and believes in God has


grasped the most trustworthy handhold


that never breaks. And God is All-Hearer


All-Knower. The Qur’an, 2 :256


Morality & equality of all races:


In Islam, all people are considered equal


under law by reason of their being


members of the human race. Piety and


excellence of moral character are the


only criteria for individual superiority


in the eyes of God. Muhammad (peace


be upon him) put it in these words:


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” Your Lord is One. All humankind are


from Adam and Adam was created


from dust. An Arab has no superiority


over a non-Arab nor does a non-Arab


have any superiority over an Arab


except by piety (piety motivates good


deeds)”. (Musnad Ahmad 10/5586,


23972)


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Muhammad’s Teachings to


Preserve the Environment


Muhammad called for a green world


He linked the preservation of the


environment to the belief in God Who


created all beings. Therefore, a believer


in God can not cause mischief to the


environment because it is part of God’s


Kingdom. Harming the environment


and wasting or polluting its resources


(water, plants, animals, soil, air, marine


ecosystem, etc) is not acceptable from


an Islamic point of view.


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Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:


“Any Muslim who plants a seed that


grows to a level, people or animals or


birds can benefit or eat from it, then


this act is considered as a Sadaqa”


(a charity that is rewarded by God).


(Bukhaari, 2320) and (Muslim,1188)


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