PART - I

• PBUH = Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him (It must be read whenever the name of Prophet Muhammad PBUH is mentioned).
• Radiyallahu Anh/Anhu = GOD be pleased with him/her is usually mentioned by Sunnins after names of Sahaba / Companions of Prophet Muhammad PBUH.
• Radiyallahu Anha = is for feminine Sahabiyyah.

Quranic Verses

Traffic and Trade

O ye who believe! Do not squander one another's wealth in vanities, but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good will.
--------- The Holy Quran, 4:29

GOD Listens to Every Prayer

"When my servants ask thee (O, Muhammad) concerning Me, tell them I am indeed close (to them). I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me."
--------- The Holy Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 186

GOD Loves the Equitable

"God does not forbid you to be kind and equitable to those who have neither fought against your faith nor driven you out of your homes. In fact God loves the equitable."
--------- The Holy Quran, Chapter 60, Verse 8

Jesus, Son of Mary

"And in their (the earlier prophets) footsteps We sent Jesus the son o Mary, confirming the law that had come before him. We sent him the Gospel, therein was guidance andlight and confirmation of the law that had come before him, a guidance and an admonition to those who fear God."
--------- The Holy Quran, Chapter 5, Verse 46

Partner in a Good Cause

"Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein, and whoever recommends and helps an evil cause shares in its burdens"
--------- The Holy Quran, Chapter 4, Verse 85

"Repel (evil) with what is better. Then will he, between whom and thee was hatred, become as it were thy friend and intimate. And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint.".
------ The Holy Quran, Chapter 41, Verse 34 and 35

God Loves Those Who Do Good

"Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden (paradise) whose width is that of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous - Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity or in adversity, who restrain (their) anger and pardon (all) men - for God loves those who do good."
--------- The Holy Quran, Chapter 3, Verses 133-134

Reward for Righteousness

"Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has faith, verily, to them will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure, and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions."
--------- The Holy Quran, Chapter 16, Verse 97

Kind Word and Forgiveness

The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of God is that of a grain that sprouts into seven ears, each bearing one hundred grains. God gives manifold increase to whom He wishes. God has boundless knowledge. Those who spend their wealth in the cause of God, and do not follow their charity with reminders of their generosity or injure the feeling of the recipient, shall get their reward from their Lord; they shall have nothing to fear or to regret.

Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury.
--------- The Holy Quran, 2:261-263

Hadith Quotes

Console Those in Distress

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Every believer who consoles his brother in distress will be dressed by God in an apparel of honor on the Day of Resurrection."
--------- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 4, Number 80a

GOD is Generous

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "If anyone transgresses and receives punishment in this world, God is too just to repeat the punishment of His servant in the next. And if anyone transgresses and God conceals it and forgives him, He is too generous to go back upon a thing He has forgiven."
-------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1023

Those Shaded by GOD

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Do you know who will go first on the Day of Resurrection to the shade of God...Those who when given what is right accept it, when asked for something give freely and who judge in favor of others as they do for themselves."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1042

The Best Charity

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The best charity is that given to a relative who does not like you."
--------- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 100

Feed Those in Need

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A man has sinned enough if he neglects to feed those in need."
--------- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 100

Religion is Very Easy

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) 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."
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith 38

Love the Poor

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "O God, grant me life as a poor man, cause me to die as a poor man and resurrect me in the company of the poor.." His wife asked him why he said that, and he replied: "Because (the poor) will enter Paradise (before) the rich. Do not turn away a poor man...even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you..God will bring you near Him on the Day of Ressurrection."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376.

Lawful Earnings

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was asked what type of earning was best, and he replied: " A man's work with his hands and every (lawful) business transaction."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 846

.The Prophet also said: "A truthful and trustworthy merchant is associated with the prophets.."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 50

And also: "There was a merchant who would lend to the people, and whenever his debtor wasin difficult circumstances, he would say to his employees, 'Forgive him so that God may forgive us.' So, God forgave him."
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 292

A Seed of Faith

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection I will intercede and say, 'O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts.' "
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 600

A Living Soul

A funeral procession once passed in front of the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) and he stood up out of respect. When he was told the person in the coffin was Jewish and not Muslim, he said: "Was it not a living (soul)?"
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 399

The Rules of War

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once saw the corpse of a woman who had been killed in a military action, and he disapproved of it and forbade the killing of women and children.

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and his successor as head of the Muslim community, advised one of his military commanders: "Do not kill women or children or an aged, infirm person. Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees. Do not destroy an inhabited place."
--------- Al-Muwatta, Volume 21, Hadith 9 and 10

Service and Humility

When asked what the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did while in his house, his wife Ayesha relied: "He used to keep busy serving and helping members of the household."

Anas bin Malik related that: "(Even the humblest) maid servant of Madina would take the Prophet's hand and take him to any place (for the redress of her grievances)."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadiths 605 and 606

Be Dutiful to your Mother

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God has forbidden you to be undutiful to your mothers, to withhold (what you should give) or demand (what you do not deserve), or to bury your daughters alive (a pre-Islamic practice)."
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith 8:6

The Learned are Heirs of the Prophet

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The learned are heirs of the prophets, and the prophets do not leave any inheritance in the form of (monetary wealth), but they do leave knowledge as their legacy. A person who acquires knowledge, acquires his full share (of this legacy)."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Number 1388

Visit the Sick and Feed the Hungry

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "(God) will (question a person) on the Day of Resurrection (saying)): 'O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me.' The person will say: 'O my Lord, how could I visit Thee when Thou art the Lord of the worlds?' Thereupon (God) will say: 'Didn't you know that a servant of Mine was sick but you did not visit him, and were you not aware that if you had visited him, you would have found Me by him?'

(God will then say) 'O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not feed Me.' The person will say: 'My Lord, how could I feed Thee when Thou art the Lord of the worlds?' (God) will say: 'Didn't you know that a servant of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him, and were you not aware that if you had fed him you would have found him by My side?'
--------- Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1172

The Best Jihad

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The best (Jihad) is (to speak) word of justice to an oppressive ruler."
--------- Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith 2040

Focus on the Positive

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A believing man should not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another."
--------- Sahih Muslim, Hadith 705

Good Conduct Toward Neighbours

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "He will not enter Paradise whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct."
--------- Sahih Muslim, Hadith 15

A Way Out of Distress

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "If anyone continually asks pardon, God will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon."
--------- Abdu Dawood, Hadith 599

Say a Pleasant Word

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "(Each one) of you should save himself from the fire by giving even half of a date (in charity). And if you do not find a half date, then (you can do it through saying) a pleasant word (to your brethern)."
--------- Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 394

Do not Turn Away the Poor

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once told his wife: "Do not turn away a poor man..even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you...GOD will bring you near HIM on the Day of Resurrection."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376

Avoid Cruelty and Injustice

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once told his wife: "Avoid Cruelty and injustice..and guard yourselves against miserliness, for this has ruined nations who lived before you."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 203

A Heart Free of Malice

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once said to one of his companions: "Son, if you are able, keep your heart..free from malice toward anyone."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 59

Those Sheltered by GOD

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Seven kinds of people will be sheltered under the shade of God on the Day of Judgment...They are: a just ruler, a young man who passed his youth in the worship and service of others for the sake of God...a man who is invited to sin...but declines, saying 'I fear God'...one who spends his charity in secret, without making a show...and one who remembers God in solitude so that his eyes overflow."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 376

Avoid What is Doubtful

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "That which is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful is also quite clear. Between these two is that which is ambiguous, which most people do not know. One who avoids the doubtful safeguards his faith and his honor."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 588

Good Manners

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "A believer may achieve the status of one who regularly fasts (for religious reasons) during the day and spends the night in prayer, through his good manners."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 629

A Clean Heart

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "No companion of mine should tell me anything bad about another person. For when I meet you, I would like my heart to be clean (unbiased.)"
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 1539

Humility

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "(God) has revealed to me that you should adopt humility so that no one oppressess another."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 1589

Avoid Jealousy

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "Avoid jealousy, for it destroys good deeds as fire destroys wood."
--------- Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith 1569

A Superior Provision

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once asked Bilal to join in his morning meal. Bilala declined the invitation because he was fast . The Prophet then replied: "We are eating our provision and Bilal's superior provision is in Paradise. Did you know, Bilal, that...the angels ask forgiveness for (someone who is fasting) as long as people eat beside him?"
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 640

The Essence of Fasting

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "Fasting is not (just abstaining) from eating and drinking, but also from vain speech and foul language. If one of you is being cursed or annoyed, he should say: 'I am fasting, I am fasting.' "
--------- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 132A

Fasting Brings Forgiveness

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "Whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from God, all his previous sins will be forgiven."
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 125

Fast for God

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to say when he broke his fast: "O God, for Thee I have fasted and with Thy provision I have broken my fast."
--------- Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith 978

Felicity

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "If you are given health and security from evil in this world and the next, you have attained felicity."
--------- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 781

Say What is Good OR Keep Quite

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day (of Judgment) should not harm his neighbor. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should entertain his guest generously. And anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or keep quiet."
--------- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 47