Authentic Hadith Inspirations

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Follow the Right Path of Faith strictly, and be steadfast; and keep in mind that none of you can achieve salvation through his (good) actions."
They said, "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?"
He ﷺ replied:
"Not even me, unless Allah bestows His Grace and Mercy upon me."
Reference:
Sahih al-Bukhari: 6463 (also reported in other numberings)
Sahih Muslim: 2816
Riyad as-Salihin: Hadith 87

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Allah the Exalted has said: 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (prayer or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him. When I love him I become his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks (something) from Me, I give him, and if he asks My Protection (refuge), I protect him.
[Al-Bukhari]

Commentary:
1. Those who make innovations in religion and associate partners with Allah (such as Hululi - who believe in the indwelling light in the soul of man, Wujudi - who believe in the physical form of Allah, and pagans who worship other than Allah) interpret this Hadith in support of their beliefs and thus seek support of one wrong from another although the meaning and interpretation of the Hadith is not at all what they describe. The Hadith means that when a person adds voluntary prayers to the obligatory ones, he becomes a favourite slave of Allah and on account of it, he receives special help from Allah. Then he is protected by Allah to the extent that He supervises every organ of his body. Thus, he is saved from disobedience of Allah. He bears what is liked by Allah, sees what is liked by Him, handles what pleases Him. When he attains that lofty position of love and obedience of Allah, then Allah in return also grants prayers of His obedient and loyal slaves.

2. A saint is not one who has a peculiar attire and appearance, or who occupies the seat of a righteous as his successor, or a person who is lost in meditation, or a half-mad, or one who has invented his own style of remembrance and worship of Allah, but it is one who strictly fulfills the obligations imposed by Islam, is fond of voluntary prayers and adheres to Divine injunctions in every walk of life.

3. The love of such righteous is a means to attain the Pleasure of Allah, and enmity (hatred and repulsion) with them is a cause of His serious displeasure and wrath.

4. Voluntary prayer is certainly a means of attaining the Pleasure of Allah, but it must be preceded by the fulfillment of obligatory prayers. The former is of no value if the latter is neglected. The desire to attain nearness of Allah without strict observance of the obligatory prayers is fallacious and meaningless.

[Riyad us Saaliheen - Hadith No. 95]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Hasten to do good deeds before you are overtaken by one of the seven afflictions. Then (giving a warning) he said, Are you waiting for such poverty which will make you unmindful of devotion; or prosperity which will make you corrupt, or disease as will disable you, or such senility as will make you mentally unstable, or sudden death, or Ad-Dajjal who is the worst expected absent, or the Hour, and the Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.
[At-Tirmidhi]

Commentary:
The purpose of this Hadith is that before overcoming of the obstructions, one should do one's best to improve his Hereafter by means of good deeds lest one is deprived of good deeds by some obstruction.

[Riyad us Saaliheen - Hadith No. 93]

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Yā Allah!

Safeguard us from violating the rights of others and from becoming a cause of harm or a curse to anyone.

When we leave this world, let us be remembered with sincere du'ās, not with the pain or bad-du'ās.

Protect us from taking what is not ours—whether it be another's wealth, life, honor, feelings, or any right that belongs to them.

You have blessed us abundantly in this world. By Your infinite mercy, bless us even more in the Hereafter, forgive our shortcomings, and make us among those who meet You free from the claims of Your servants.

Aameen.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: There came a man to the Prophet (PBUH) and said, O Messenger of Allah, which charity is the most rewardable? He (PBUH) said, That you should give charity (in a state when you are) healthy and stingy and fear poverty, hoping to become rich (charity in such a state of health and mind is the best). And you must not defer (charity to such a length) that you are about to die and would be saying: 'This is for so-and-so, and this for so-and-so.' Lo! It has already come into (the possession of) so-and-so.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:
Charity in the real sense is that which a person gives when he is healthy. If a person gives charity when he is facing death, it does not have much value before Allah. Moreover, in that condition he cannot give more than one-third of his property in charity because then it becomes the property of his successors, which cannot be spent even in the way of Allah. For this reason Allah has prescribed a limit in this respect, according to which if a person going through a mortal disease wants to give his property in charity or donate it for some charitable purpose, he cannot spend more than one-third of it on this account. This injunction is an inducement for people to hurry in doing good deeds, especially in the matter of alms and charity. In fact, he should do it without delay.

[Riyad us Saaliheen - Hadith No. 90]

'Uqbah bin Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Once I performed the 'Asr prayer in Al-Madinah behind the Prophet (PBUH). He (PBUH) got up quickly after finishing the prayer with Taslim, and stepping over the people, went to one of the rooms of his wives. The people were startled at his haste, and when he came out and saw their astonishment at his urgency he said, I recalled that there was left with me some gold which was meant for charity; I did not like to keep it any longer, so I gave orders that it should be distributed.

In another narration, Messenger of Allah said, I had left some gold for Sadaqah in the house, and did not wish to keep it overnight.
[Al-Bukhari]

Commentary:

1. A person should not keep such a thing because of which his attention is diverted from Allah (SWT) towards that thing.

2. Although it is undesirable to jump over the neck of people in ordinary circumstances but it is permissible when special conditions warrant it.

[Riyad us Saaliheen - Hadith No. 88]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. A man would be a believer in the morning and turn to disbelief in the evening, or he would be a believer in the evening and turn disbeliever in the morning, and would sell his Faith for worldly goods.
[Muslim]

Commentary:
This Hadith tells that the Day of Resurrection will be preceded by a long chain of calamities. Because of the rush of these calamities, religion and Faith will loose their value in people. There will be a race for wealth, so much so that people would not hesitate to compromise their religion and Faith to acquire wealth. People will rapidly change their faces. This is what actually happening. In this situation true believers are exhorted to adhere strictly to Faith and perform noble deeds without delay.

[Riyad us Saaliheen - Hadith No. 87]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Follow the Right Path of Faith strictly, and be steadfast; and keep in mind that none of you can achieve salvation through his (good) actions. Someone asked, Not even you, O Messenger of Allah? He (PBUH) said, Not even me, unless Allah grants me His Mercy and Grace.
[Muslim]

Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that although the importance of Faith and its practice is beyond any shadow of doubt, because this is the only way to attain His Favours and Blessings, but one should not entirely depend upon practice only because any shortcoming (which one does not even know) can ruin a good deed. It is, therefore, essential that we also pray that our good deeds are accepted by Allah and that He grants us His Infinite Mercy and sincerity because even the greatest noble deed is invalid without it.

[Riyad us Saaliheen - Hadith No. 86]