Riyad as-Salihin · 91 hadiths
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked, "Which deed is the best?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Faith in Allah...
Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Which action is dearest to Allah?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Performi...
Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: "Which deed is the best?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Faith in Allah an...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily! Setting out in the early morning or in the evening in order t...
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said, "Who is the best among men?" He (ﷺ) r...
Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Observing Ribat (e.g., guarding the Islamic frontier for the...
Salman (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying, "Observing Ribat in the way of Allah for a day and a ni...
Fadalah bin 'Ubaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The actions of every dead person come to a halt with hi...
'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Spending a day on the frontier in Allah's way is better ...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah guarantees that he who goes out to fight in His way bel...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whoever is wounded while fighting in the way of Allah, will c...
Muadh (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Jannah becomes incumbent for a Muslim who fights for the Cause of Allah for a p...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: One of the Prophet's Companions came upon a valley containing a rivulet of fresh water and was ...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: "What other good deed could be an equivalent of Jihad in ...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best life is that of the man who holds his horse's rein i...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "In Jannah there are a hundred grades which Allah has prepared...
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone is pleased with Allah as his Rubb, with Isla...
Abu Bakr bin Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari reported: I heard my father saying in the presence of the enemy: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The gates of Janna...
Abu 'Abs 'Abdur-Rahman bin Jabr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It will not happen that the feet soiled wi...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No one who weeps out of Fear of Allah will enter Hell until milk ...
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Two eyes will never be touched by the fire of Hell; ...
Zaid bin Khalid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who equips a Ghazi (fighter) in the way of Allah is as ...
Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best of charities is to provide canopy in the Cause of Alla...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A young man from the Aslam tribe said: "O Messenger of Allah! I would very much like to fight in the wa...
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent an expedition to Banu Lahyan and said, "One man from eve...
Al-Bara (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man equipped with arms came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Should I go and f...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No one who has entered Jannah will desire to return to this world even if he sho...
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah forgives every sin of a martyr, excep...
Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up among his Companions and said, "Jihad in the way of Allah an...
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Tell me where I will be if I am killed while fighting in the ...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his Companions reached Badr before the polytheists, and when they arrive...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some people came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him: "Send with us some men who may teach us the Qur'an...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: My uncle Anas bin An- Nadr (May Allah be pleased with him) was absent from the battle of Badr. He said:...
Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Last night two men (angels) came to me (in a dream) and made me as...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Umm Ar-Rubaiy'i bint Al-Bara', who was the mother of Harithah bin Suraqah, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and ...
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The dead body of my father, who was mutilated by the enemy, was brought and placed befo...
Sahl bin Hunaif (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who supplicates Allah sincerely for martyrdom, Allah wi...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who supplicates sincerely for martyrdom, it will be granted to him...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The martyr experiences no more pain in being slain than one o...
'Abdullah bin Abu Aufa (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: On one occasion the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was confronting the enemy. He waited unti...
Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Supplications at two times are never turned down (or said, "...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set out to participate in Jihad, he would supplicate: "Allahumma An...
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (ﷺ) had any fear of an enemy, he used to supplicate: "Allahumma inna na...
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There is goodness in the forelocks of horses till the Day of Re...
'Urwah Al-Bariqi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Goodness is tied to the foreheads of horses until the Day of Resurre...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who keeps a horse for Jihad purposes, having faith in Alla...
Abu Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with a she-camel wearing a nose-string and said: "This is (a gift) ...
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying from the pulpit, "Prepare to meet them ...
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Lands shall be laid open to you, and All...
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who learnt archery and then neglected it, is...
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Allah will admit three persons to Jan...
Salamah bin Al-Akwa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) happened to pass by a group of people who were having a shooting match. ...
'Amr bin 'Abasah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "He who shoots an arrow for the sake of Allah, w...
Abu Yahya Khuraim bin Fatik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who makes a contribution in Allah's way, wi...
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Every slave of Allah who observes Saum (fasting) for a...
Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who observes Saum (fasting) for a day in the Cause of Allah, Allah will...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who dies without having fought in the Cause of Allah or wi...
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: We accompanied the Prophet (ﷺ) in an expedition when he (ﷺ) said, "Some people have remained behind us...
Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! One man fights for booty, anothe...
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A detachment of soldiers, large or small, w...
Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to travel in the land. He (ﷺ) said to him...
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The return from an expedition is an act as meritorious...
As-Sa'ib bin Yazid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (ﷺ) returned from the battle of Tabuk, people went out from Al-Madinah t...
Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who neither takes part in fighting nor equips a warrior nor looks after...
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fight the polytheists with your wealth, lives and tongues.".
An-Nu'man bin Muqarrin (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when I witnessed that if he did not begin fight...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not wish for an encounter with the enemy. Pray to Allah to...
Abu Hurairah and Jabir (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "War is deception.".
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The martyrs are of five kinds: One who dies of plague; one wh...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whom do you reckon to be martyr amongst you?" The Companions ...
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who is killed while defending his proper...
Sa'id bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail (May Allah be pleased with him) reported, one of the ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of entering Jan...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What shall I do if s...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who sets free a Muslim slave, Allah will deliver from the ...
Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), "Which deed is most excellent?" He replied, "Faith in Allah an...
Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) wearing a nice gown, and his slave was ...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When your servant brings food for you and you do not seat him...
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When a slave is sincere to his master and worships Al...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The faithful and diligent slave will have a double reward." (...
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A slave who worships his Rubb (Allah) well and dischar...
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Three kinds of people will have a double reward: A man...
Ma'qil bin Yasar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The reward of worship performed at a time of trials is eq...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man demanded of the Prophet (ﷺ) for repayment of a loan and was harsh to him. His Companions ...
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "May Allah show mercy to a man who adopts a kind attitude when he sel...
Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who likes Allah to deliver him from the calamities of the D...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There was a person who used to loan money to the people and h...
Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A person from amongst the people who lived before you ...
Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A slave of Allah whom He had endowed with wealth, will be brough...
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who gives respite to someone who is in straitened circumst...
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) purchased a camel from me and weighed more than its price..
Abu Safwan Suwaid bin Qais (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Makhramah Al-'Abdi and I procured some drapery from Hajar and brought them to Mak...
