40 AHADITH*
The Prophet (pbuh) has said:“One who protects my forty ahadith*, so that
people may benefit from them, will be amongst
those of wisdom and learning on the day of
Resurrection”.
*A hadith is a report of the sayings of actions of
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).”
1. When
he
spoke
he
would
smile.
2. He
would
always
sit
in
a
circle
with
his
companions.
3. He
used
to
mend
his
shoes,
patch
his
clothes,
and
grind
the
wheat.
4. His
hands
were
like
those
of
a
perfume
seller,
always
with
a
beautiful
fragrance.
He
used
to
love
perfume.
5. He
would
always
wear
his
rings
on
his
right
hand.
6. He
always
sat
facing
qibla
especially
when
he
went
to
the
mosque.
7. When
he
entered
the
mosque
he
would
sit
at
the
first
available
space.
8.He Wwould drink water in sips and not glup it down all together
9.He said: “Food that is hot does not have
blessings so let it cool”.
10.“Olive oil and vinegar are the food of the
Prophets”.
11. He would have dates and raisins for
breakfast.
12. There was no fruit more liked by him than
pomegranates.
13. “The one who brushes his teeth twice a
day has kept alive the sunna of the
Prophets”.
14. “Cleanliness is half of faith”.
15. “Wear the right shoe before the left shoe
and take off the left shoe before the right
shoe”.
16. “One of the qualities of the Prophets is to
know the times of salaa”.
17. When the time of salaa came he would
tell Bilal to call out the adhan loudly.
18. He would place a staff in front of him
when he prayed.
19. In Salatul Jama’a he would say “Stand in a
straight line and do not differ for if you do
your hearts will disagree”.
20. Nothing would distract him from the
Maghrib salaa when the sun had set.
21. “If you have a pearl in your hands and
people call it a peanut it will not cease to
be a pearl”.
22. “There are 5 things I will not give up until
death – eating with slaves on the ground,
riding a donkey without a saddle, milking
goats with my hands, wearing coarse
clothes and greeting children”.
23. “No honour is nobler than humility and
kindness”.
24. “Human beings from Adam to this day are
like the teeth of a comb, there is no
superiority for an Arab over a non‐Arab,
nor for one colour over another except
with God awareness”.
25. He was always first to greet others.
26. Imam Ali (AS) “In the past I had a brother
in God. The insignificance of the world in
his eyes made him great in my eyes. He
was not ruled by his stomach. He used to
keep silent most of the time – yet when
he spoke he silenced all speakers and
quenched the thirst of all questioners. He
was more eager to listen than to speak.
He was considered weak, yet in an
emergency he was a lion of the forest. He
would not advance an argument unless it
was decisive, and he would not censure
any one for what could be excused until he
had heard the excuse. He would say what
he would do and not say what he would
not do. When two things came to him, he
would see which was more emotionally
desirable and then do the contrary”.
27. He spoke in short, meaningful sentences
and was never heard to interrupt
anybody's speech.
28. He never spoke with a sad or frowned
face.
29. ”The character of Rasulullah (SAW) was
the Qur’an”.
30. The one who recites the Qur’an and the
one who listens have an equal share of
the reward”.
31. “We forgive those who wrong us and give
those who deprive us”.
32. He travelled on Thursdays.
33. When something made him sad he would
turn to prayer.
34. He used to recite Istighfar all the time.
35. He used to fast in Rajab and Sha’ban
saying they were the months of Allah
where all sins would be forgiven.
36. “The weapon of the Prophets is du’a”.
37. “Masajid are the gathering places of the
Prophets”.
38. He would not sleep until he had recited
one of the Musabbihaat. The suwer of the
Qur’an beginning with ‘Sabbaha’.
39. When he congratulated someone he said
“Baarakallahu lakum wa baarakallahu
alaykum” May Allah bless you and keep
you blessed.
40. When he gave condolences he would say:
“Ajarakumullahu wa rahimakum” May
Allah recompense you and have mercy on
you.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh)
He was born in Makka on the 29th of August, 570
CE, 17 Rabi ul Awwal (Friday), and when he died
at the age of 63 in 622 CE (11 AH) the whole of
the Arabian Peninsula had changed to the worship
of One God; from tribal quarrels and wars to
national solidarity; from lawlessness to disciplined
living; from moral bankruptcy to the highest
standards of moral excellence. Human history has
never known such a complete transformation of a
people or a place before or since.
He was born an orphan but belonged to the
noblest of the Arabian tribes, his genealogy
accepted as the most righteous, yet he said “No
honour is nobler than humility and kindness”
His opponents created enmity with him –
wronged him, spoke ill of him, harassed him, yet
he would say “Oblige your brother by warning
them, correct them by showing favours.”
When it came to bravery there was no parallel.
His most perfect student and successor, Ali
(pbuh) would say “ When we used to meet the
enemies and battle was at it’s peak, we would
stand behind Muhammad. When our hearts
wavered, he was always closest to the enemy.”
During battles he instructed his people never to
start war and to fight only when they were
attacked first. If the enemy lost his orders were
not to chase the fleeing soldiers – he would
always try and talk to the enemy hoping that their
humanity would shine through and the fighting
averted.
He emancipated women, teaching that both
genders were created for the same purpose; the
recognition of their Creator and therefore the
realisation of their full potential as human beings,
but have been given different tools with which to
fulfil their common goal. Indeed, their
physiological, emotional, and psychological
differences are a result of their divergent spiritual
mandate When his daughter Fatima (pbuh) used
to enter the room he would stand for her in
respect.
They tried to bribe him, intimidate him, threaten
him with death and destruction; but he stood
firm; not for a moment losing momentum in
pursuing his mission to ensure that in helping
others to recognise the unity of the one God the
human being would realise his/her full potential
physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
This personality preached a religion, founded a
state, built a nation, laid down a moral code,
initiated social and political reforms, established
a dynamic and powerful society to practise and
represent his teachings, and changed the worlds
of human thought and action for all time.
