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100

قال رسول الله (ص): "لا تسبّوا الأموات فإنّهم قد أفضوا إلى ما قدّموا."  

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: "Do not revile the dead, for they have come to what they have sent before them."

100

The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever goes to a fortuneteller and asks him something will have his prayer (Salāt) rejected for forty days.”

قال رسول الله (ص): "من أتى عرّافا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلة."

100

You have a trusted friend whose guidance you believe is always reliable as it always seems to help. However, he is not Muslim. One day, he gives you some advice that you follow, not realizing it is against Islamic principles. 

Which hadith would have warned you of this outcome?

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "A man follows his friend's religion, so you should be careful who you make friends with."

100

 What is the English translation of the following hadith?

قال رسول الله (ص): "من ظلم قيد شبر من الأرض طوقه من سبع أرضين."

Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said: “Whosoever unlawfully takes from someone else even one hand span of land, a collar measuring seven times (this) land will be tied around his neck on the Day of Resurrection."

200

قال رسول الله (ص): "إنّ الله لا ينظر إلى أجسامكم، ولا إلى صوركم، ولكن ينظر إلى قلوبكم وأعمالكم."

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: “Allah looks not at your figures nor at your outward appearance, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.”

200

Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said: "Do not exaggerate in praise of me just as the Christians exaggerated in the praise of Jesus, son of Mary. I am but a slave, so call me Allah's slave and His Messenger.”

قال رسول الله (ص): "لا تطروني كما أطرت النّصاى ابن مريم. إنّما أنا عبد ، فقولوا عبد الله ورسوله."

200

 During a free period, a group of snickering students steal and mess with the belongings of a classmate who has left the room. The commotion causes you to look up, and though this is not the first time this has happened, you think nothing of it and put your head back down to sleep. 

In which hadith does the Prophet (PBUH) discourage you—as a Muslim—from being a bystander?

The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever amongst you notices something evil, should correct it with his own hands, and if he is unable to do so, he should prohibit the same with his tongue; if he is unable even to do this, then he should at least consider it as bad in his heart; this is the lowest degree of faith.”

200

Which hadith does the following translation come from?

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "The most perfect Muslim in the matter of faith is one who has excellent behavior; and the best among you are those who behave best towards their wives."

قال رسول الله (ص): "أكمل المؤمنين إيمانا أحسنهم خلقا وخياركم خياركم لنسائهم خلقا."

300

قال رسول الله (ص): "مثل الّذي يذكر ربّه والّذي لا يذكر ربّه مثل الحيّ والميّت."

 The Prophet (PBUH) said: "The example of the one who remembers his Lord (Allah) in comparison to the one who does not remember his Lord, is that of a living creature compared to a dead one."

300

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet (PBUH) was asked about the things that cause people to enter Paradise. He answered, “Being careful of one’s obligations to Allah and good behavior.” Thereafter he was asked about the things that cause people to enter Hellfire. He answered, “His mouth and genitals.”

عن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن أكثر ما يدخل الناس الجنة‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ “تقوى الله وحسن الخلق” وسئل عن أكثر ما يدخل الناس النار، قال‏:‏ “الفم والفرج”‏

300

In the month of Ramadan, you lock yourself in a bathroom stall at school with a candy bar in hand. Someone enters the restroom just as you take a bite. Your heart races, although whoever it is cannot see you. 

Which hadith addresses this uncomfortable want to hide your wrongdoings?

The Prophet of Allah (PBUH) said: "Righteousness is having a noble behavior and sin is that which creates doubt in yourself and you do not want people to know of it."

300

A Muslim should always be content and pleased with what Allah has given him. Which hadith supports this notion?

The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Do not love this world, and Allah will love you, and do not have a longing for that which people have, and they will love you.”

400

قال رسول الله (ص): "كلّ ميّت يختم على عمله إلاّ الّذي مات مرابطا في سبيل الله فإنّه ينمى له عمله إلى يوم القيامة ويأمن من فتنة القبر

The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Every dead person’s deeds are sealed, except one who is on the frontier (in Allah’s path), for his deeds will be made to go on increasing till the Day of Judgement, and he will be safe from the trial in the grave.”

400

Allah’s Messenger (Pbuh) said: “He who prepares a gha-zi going in Allah’s cause is (given a reward equal to that of) a gha-zi; and he who properly looks after the dependents of a gha-zi going in Allah’s cause is (given a reward equal to that of) a gha-zi.”

قال رسول الله (ص): "من جهّز غازيا في سبيل الله فقد غزا ، ومن خلف غازيا في سبيل الله بخير فقد غزا

400

A man, who has garnered fame and fortune, believes that the world’s eyes are all on him, but the All-Seeing will not even grace him with a glance.

Which hadith would have humbled such a man?

Allah’s Messenger (PHUH) said, "Allah will not look, on the Day of Resurrection, at a person who drags his Izar (garment) (behind him) out of pride and arrogance."

400

In which hadith does the Prophet (PBUH) encourage us to seek out and confide in Allah (SWT), the Acknowledging One and the Source of Serenity, in times of hardship and distress?

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make much (du-ăa) supplication (in this state)".

500

قال رسول الله (ص): "لأن يحتطب أحدكم حزمة على ظهره خير له من أن يسأل أحدا فيعطيه أو يمنعه."

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is better for any one of you to take a rope and cut the wood and carry it over his back and sell it rather than to ask something of a person who may or may not give him.”

500

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: “Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more destructive to them than a man's greed for property and status are to his religion.”

قال رسول الله (ص): "ما ذئبان جائعان أرسلا في غنم بأفسد لها من حرص المرء على المال والشّرف لدينه."

500

On your way home, you spot a feral baby kitty idle in the middle of your path. As you approach it, you hear it hiss and watch it struggle to flee. Too weak to resist, you’re able to take it home in hopes of helping it. Time passes, and your kindness is rewarded with a healthy and doting kitty. But that will not be your only reward.

Which hadith tells you that Allah (SWT) cherishes this caring behavior?

The Prophet of Allah (PBUH) said: "Indeed Allah loves gentleness in all matters."

500

In which two hadith does the Prophet (PBUH) emphasize the importance of controlling one's strong emotions?

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: “The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger."

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The Prophet of Allah (PBUH) said: "No judge must give judgment between two people when he is angry."

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