It is narrated on the authority of Thabit that Anas said: We were forbidden in the Holy Qur'an that we should ask about anything from the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and then Anas reported the hadith in similar words.
Read More..It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari that once during the journey of the Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) a bedouin appeared before him and caught hold of the nosestring of his she-camel and then said, Messenger of Allah (or Muhammad), inform me about that which takes me near to Paradise and draws me away from the Fire (of Hell). He (the narrator) said: The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) stopped for a while and cast a glance upon his companions and then said: He was afforded a good opportunity (or he had been guided well). He (the Holy Prophet) addressing the bedouin said: (Repeat) whatever you have uttered. He (the bedouin) repeated that. Upon this the Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) remarked: The deed which can draw you near to Paradise and take you away from Hell is, that you worship Allah and associate none with Him, and you establish prayer and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. After having uttered these words, the Prophet asked the bedouin to release the nosestring of his she-camel.
Read More..This hadith is transmitted by Muhammad b. Hatim on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari.
Read More..It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub that a man came to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) remarked: If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise.
Read More..It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that a bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Messenger of Allah, direct me to a deed by which I may be entitled to enter Paradise. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish the obligatory prayer, and pay the Zakat which is incumbent upon you, and observe the fast of Ramadan. He (the bedouin) said: By Him in Whose hand is my life, I will never add anything to it, nor will I diminish anything from it. When he (the bedouin) turned his back, the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: He who is pleased to see a man from the dwellers of Paradise should catch a glimpse of him.
Read More..It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that Nu'man b. Qaufal came to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah)? The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) replied in the affirmative.
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