sahih al-bukhari: 2. the book of belife [faith]

2. THE BOOK OF FAITH [BELIFE]


Chapter 2: Your invocation means your faith

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but ALLAH and Muhammad is ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ.
2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) .
4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca)
5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.

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Book 2, Hadith 1

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Chapter 3: (What is said) regaeding the deeds of faith

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet ﷺ said, Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (This term Haya covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self-respect, modesty, bashfulness, and scruple, etc.) is a part of faith.

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Book 2, Hadith 2

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Chapter 4: A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: 

The Prophet ﷺ said, A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what ALLAH has forbidden.

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Book 2, Hadith 3

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Chapter 5: Whose Islam is the best (Who is the best Muslim)

Narrated Abu Musa:

Some people asked ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ, Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?
He replied, One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands.

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Book 2, Hadith 4

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Chapter 6: To feed (others) is a part of Islam

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

A man asked the Prophet ﷺ, What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good? The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).

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Book 2, Hadith 5

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Chapter 7: To like for one's (Muslim's) brother what one likes for himself is apart of faith

Narrated Anas: 

The Prophet ﷺ said, None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.

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Book 2, Hadith 6

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Chapter 8: To love the mesaanger ﷺ is a part of faith

Narrated Abu Huraira: 

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said, By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his children. 

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Book 2, Hadith 7

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Chapter 8: To love the mesaanger is a part of faith

Narrated Anas: 

The Prophet ﷺ said, None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.

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Book 2, Hadith 8

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Chapter 9:  Sweetness (delight) of faith

Narrated Anas: 

The Prophet ﷺ said, Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith:
1. The one to whom ALLAH and His Apostle ﷺ becomes dearer than anything else.

2. Who loves a person, and he loves him only for ALLAH's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire.

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Book 2, Hadith 9

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Chapter 10: To Love the Ansar is a sign of faith

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet ﷺ said, Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy. 

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Book 2, Hadith 10

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Chapter 11: 

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:

Who took part in the battle of Badr and was a Naqib (a person heading a group of six persons), on the night of Al-'Aqaba pledge:
ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said while a group of his companions were around him, swear allegiance to me for:

1. Not to join anything in worship along with ALLAH.
2. Not to steal.
3. Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse.
4. Not to kill your children.
5. Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation amongst people).
6. Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do a good deed.
The Prophet ﷺ added: Whoever amongst you fulfills his pledge will be rewarded by ALLAH. And whoever indulges in any one of them (except the ascription of partners to ALLAH) and gets the punishment in this world, that punishment will be an expiation for that sin.

And if one indulges in any of them, and ALLAH conceals his sin, it is up to Him to forgive or punish him (in the Hereafter).
'Ubada bin As-Samit added: So we swore allegiance for these.(points to ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ).

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Book 2, Hadith 11

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Chapter 12: To flee from Al-Fitn (afflictions and trials) is a part of religion

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said, A time will come that the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and the places of rainfall (valleys) so as to flee with his religion from afflictions. 

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Book 2, Hadith 12

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Chapter 13: The statement of the Prophet ﷺ, I know ALLAH better, than all of you do

Narrated 'AISHA RA:

Whenever ALLAH's Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something, he used to order them deeds which were easy for them to do, (according to their strength and endurance).
They said, O ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ! We are not like you. ALLAH has forgiven your past and future sins. So ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ became angry, and it was apparent on his face. He said, I am the most ALLAH fearing, and know ALLAH better than all of you do. 

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Book 2, Hadith 13

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Chapter 14: Who hates to revert to disbelief (kufr)

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet ﷺ said, Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith:

1. The one to whom ALLAH and His Apostle ﷺ become dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a person, and he loves him only for ALLAH's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to disbelief (Atheism) after ALLAH has brought (saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in fire.

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Book 2, Hadith 14

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Chapter 15: The grades in superiorty of the belivers will be according to their good deeds

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

The Prophet ﷺ said, When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell will go to Hell, ALLAH will order those who have had faith equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed to be taken out from Hell. So they will be taken out but (by then) they will be blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river of Haya' (rain) or Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to which is the right term), and they will revive like a grain that grows near the bank of a flood channel. Don't you see that it comes out yellow and twisted.

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Book 2, Hadith 15

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Chapter 15: The grades in superiorty of the belivers will be according to their good deeds

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said, While I was sleeping I saw (in a dream) some people wearing shirts of which some were reaching up to the breasts only while others were even shorter than that. Umar bin Al-Khattab was shown wearing a shirt that he was dragging. 

The people asked, How did you interpret it? (What is its interpretation) O ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ? 

He (the Prophet ﷺ) replied, It is the Religion. 

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Book 2, Hadith 16

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Chapter 16: Haya (modesty) is a part of faith

Narrated 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar):

Once ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ passed by an Ansari (man) who was admonishing to his brother regarding Haya'.

On that ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said, leave him as Haya' is a part of faith. (See Hadith No. 8) 

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Book 2, Hadith 17

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Chapter 17: (The Statement of ALLAH) "But if they repent [by rejecting Shirk (polytheism) and accept Islamic Monotheism] and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat then leave their way free."

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said: I have been ordered (by ALLAH) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshiped but ALLAH and that Muhammad ﷺ is ALLAH's Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform that, then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by ALLAH. 

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Book 2, Hadith 18

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Chapter 18: Whoever says that faith is an action (good deeds)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ was asked, What is the best deed?
He replied, To believe in ALLAH and His Apostle (Muhammad ﷺ).
The questioner then asked, What is the next (in goodness)?
He replied, To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in ALLAH's Cause.
The questioner again asked, What is the next (in goodness)?
He replied, To perform Hajj (Pilgrim age to Mecca) 'Mubrur, (which is accepted by ALLAH and is performed with the intention of seeking ALLAH's pleasure only and not to show off and without committing a sin and in accordance with the traditions of the Prophet ﷺ).

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Book 2, Hadith 19

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Chapter 19: If one does not embrace Islam truly but does so by compulsion or for fear of being killed (then that man is not a believer)

Narrated Sa'd: 

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of) people while I was sitting there but ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ left a man whom I thought the best of the lot.
I asked, O ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ! Why have you left that person?
By ALLAH I regard him as a faithful believer. The Prophet ﷺ commented: Or merely a Muslim.
I remained quiet for a while, but could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him. And then asked ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ, Why have you left so and so?
By ALLAH! He is a faithful believer.
The Prophet ﷺ again said, Or merely a Muslim. And I could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, O Sa'd! I give to a person while another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on his face in the Fire by ALLAH.

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Book 2, Hadith 20

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Chapter 20: To greet is a part of Islam

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

A person asked ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ, What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?
He replied, To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know.

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Book 2, Hadith 21

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Chapter 21: To be ungrateful to one's husband. And disbelief is of (different grades) lesser (or greater) degrees

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet ﷺ said: I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful.
It was asked, Do they disbelieve in ALLAH? (or are they ungrateful to ALLAH?)
He replied, They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never received any good from you.

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Book 2, Hadith 22

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Chapter 22: "And if two parties (or groups) from among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both…" ALLAH has called them "believers"

Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:

While I was going to help this man ('Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are you going?"
I replied, "I am going to help that person."
He said, "Go back for I have heard ALLAHs Messenger ﷺ saying, 'When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the Hell-fire.'
I said, 'O ALLAH's Messenger ﷺ! It is all right for the murderer but what about the murdered one?'
ALLAH's Messenger ﷺ replied, "He surely had the intention to kill his companion."

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Book 2, Hadith 23

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Chapter 22: Sins are from ignorance and a sinner is not a disbeliever unless he worships others along with ALLAH

Narrated Al-Ma'rur:

At Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. I asked about the reason for it.
He replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother with bad names."
The Prophet said to me, "O Abu Dhar! Did you abuse him by calling his mother with bad names You still have some characteristics of ignorance. Your slaves are your brothers and ALLAH has put them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears. Do not ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do so, then help them."

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Book 2, Hadith 24

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Chapter 23: Dhulm (wrong) of one kind can be greater or lesser than that of another

Narrated 'Abdullah:

When the following Verse was revealed:"It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides ALLAH.) (QURAN 6:83), the companions of ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ asked, Who is amongst us who had not done injustice (wrong)?
ALLAH revealed:"No doubt, joining others in worship with ALLAH is a great injustice (wrong) indeed." (QURAN 31.13) 

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Chapter 24: The signs of a hypocrite

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet ﷺ Said, The signs of a hypocrite are three:
1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ).
3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep something as a trust with him, he will not return it.) 

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Chapter 24: The signs of a hypocrite

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

The Prophet ﷺ said, Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up. 

1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. 

2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 

3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. 

4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.

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Book 2, Hadith 27

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Chapter 25: To establish the (Nawafil - voluntary) prayers on the night of Qadr is a part of faith

Narrated Abu Huraira:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said, Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain ALLAH's rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven.

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Chapter 26: Al-Jihad (fighting tn Allah's Cause) is a part of faith

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet ﷺ said, The person who participates in (Holy battles) in ALLAH's cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in ALLAH and His Apostle ﷺ, will be recompensed by ALLAH either with a reward, or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my followers, then I would not remain behind any sariya going for Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in ALLAH's cause and then made alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His cause.

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Book 2, Hadith 29

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Chapter 27: It is a part of faith to establish the (Nawafil — voluntary) prayers during the nights of Ramadan

Narrated Abu Huraira:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said: Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain ALLAH's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven.

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Chapter 28: To observe fasting (according to Islamic teachings)] during the month of Ramadan (sincerely and faithfully) hoping for ALLAH's Reward only, is a part of faith

Narrated Abu Huraira:

ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ said, Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain ALLAH's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven. 

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Chapter 29: Religion is very easy

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet ﷺ said, 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. (See Fath-ul-Bari, Page 102, Vol 1).

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Chapter 30: The (offering of) Salat (prayers) is a part of faith

Narrated Al-Bara' (bin 'Azib):

When the Prophet ﷺ came to Medina, he stayed first with his grandfathers or maternal uncles from Ansar. He offered his prayers facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he wished that he could pray facing the Ka'ba (at Mecca). The first prayer which he offered facing the Ka'ba was the 'Asr prayer in the company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that prayer with him came out and passed by some people in a mosque who were bowing during their prayers (facing Jerusalem). 

He said addressing them, By ALLAH, I testify that I have prayed with ALLAH's Apostle ﷺ facing Mecca (Ka'ba).' Hearing that, those people changed their direction towards the Ka'ba immediately. 

Jews and the people of the scriptures used to be pleased to see the Prophet ﷺ facing Jerusalem in prayers but when he changed his direction towards the Ka'ba, during the prayers, they disapproved of it. Al-Bara' added, Before we changed our direction towards the Ka'ba (Mecca) in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers.)

ALLAH then revealed: "And ALLAH would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. the prayers of those Muslims were valid)." (QURAN 2:143). 

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sahih al-bukhari: 1. the book of revelation