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Essential Islamic knowledge including prayer times, authentic Hadith, and important Quranic verses.
40 Most Important Hadees in Islam
Sayings and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
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إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ
“Actions are judged by intentions”
Sahih Bukhari 1
2
مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ
“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should
Sahih Bukhari 6018
3
الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَان
“A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other
Sahih Bukhari 10
4
لاَ يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لأَخِيهِ مَ
“None of you truly believes until he loves for his
Sahih Bukhari 13
5
مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلاَمِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِ
“Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him”
Tirmidhi 2318
6
الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ
“Religion is sincere advice”
Sahih Muslim 55
7
الْحَلاَلُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ
“What is lawful is clear and what is unlawful is clear”
Sahih Bukhari 52
8
مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ وَمَا أَمَر
“What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you, do as much of it as you can”
Sahih Bukhari 7288
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مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ
“Whosoever sees an evil should change it with his hand”
Sahih Muslim 49
10
اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ
“Fear Allah wherever you are”
Tirmidhi 1987
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إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لاَ يَقْبَلُ إِلاَّ طَيِّبًا
“Allah is pure and accepts only that which is pure”
Sahih Muslim 1015
12
الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ
“Cleanliness is half of faith”
Sahih Muslim 223
13
خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ
“The best among you are those who learn the Quran and teach it”
Sahih Bukhari 5027
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الرَّاحِمُونَ يَرْحَمُهُمُ الرَّحْمَنُ
“The merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful”
Tirmidhi 1924
15
تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ صَدَقَةٌ
“Your smile for your brother is a charity”
Tirmidhi 1956
16
الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ
“A good word is charity”
Sahih Bukhari 2989
17
الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ
“The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer”
Sahih Muslim 2664
18
احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ
“Be eager for what benefits you”
Sahih Muslim 2664
19
لاَ ضَرَرَ وَلاَ ضِرَارَ
“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm”
Ibn Majah 2340
20
الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ
“A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim”
Sahih Bukhari 2442
21
“Whoever cheats us is not one of us”
Sahih Muslim 101
22
الْجَنَّةُ تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِ الأُمَّهَاتِ
Sunan An-Nasa’i 3104
23
اطْلُبُوا الْعِلْمَ مِنَ الْمَهْدِ إِلَى اللَّحْدِ
“Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave”
Traditional
24
الصَّبْرُ نِصْفُ الإِيمَانِ
“Patience is half of faith”
Traditional
25
“Love of one’s homeland is part of faith”
Traditional
26
“Work is worship”
Traditional
27
النَّظَافَةُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ
“Cleanliness is part of faith”
Sahih Muslim 223
28
تَعَلَّمُوا الْعَرَبِيَّةَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ دِينِكُمْ
“Learn Arabic for it is part of your religion”
Traditional
29
الدُّعَاءُ سِلاَحُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
“Prayer is the weapon of the believer”
Al-Hakim 1/492
30
التَّوْبَةُ تَجُبُّ مَا قَبْلَهَا
“Repentance erases what came before it”
Sahih Muslim 121
31
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief”
Sahih Bukhari 6369
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مَنْ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ فَهُوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ
“Whoever prays Fajr is under Allah’s protection”
Sahih Muslim 657
33
صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً
Sahih Bukhari 645
34
الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ
“The five prayers are an expiation for what is between them”
Sahih Muslim 668
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مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ
“Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after every obligatory prayer”
Sunan An-Nasa’i 9928
36
الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ
“Fasting is a shield”
Sahih Bukhari 1894
37
الْحَجُّ الْمَبْرُورُ لَيْسَ لَهُ جَزَاءٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَّةُ
“An accepted Hajj has no reward except Paradise”
Sahih Bukhari 1773
38
الزَّكَاةُ طُهْرَةٌ
“Charity is purification”
Sahih Muslim 1031
39
خَيْرُ النَّاسِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ
“The best of people are those most beneficial to people”
Al-Mu’jam al-Awsat 5787
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كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصَّوْمَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ
“Every deed of the son of Adam is for him except fasting; it is for Me and I shall reward it”
Sahih Bukhari 1904
25 Most Important Ayahs from the Quran
Essential verses from the Holy Quran for guidance and healing
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Al-Fatihah 1:1
Opening of every chapter
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اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
“Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer”
Al-Baqarah 2:255 (Ayat al-Kursi)
Greatest verse in Quran
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وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“And We send down of the Quran that which is healing and mercy for the believers”
Healing through Quran
4
“Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter”
Al-Baqarah 2:201
Comprehensive dua
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إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
“Indeed, with hardship comes ease”
Al-Fatihah 1:1
Hope in difficulty
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فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ
“So remember Me; I will remember you”
Al-Baqarah 2:255 (Ayat al-Kursi)
Promise of remembrance
7
وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
“And my success is not but through Allah”
Hud 11:88
Reliance on Allah
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حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
“Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of affairs”
Ali ‘Imran 3:173
Trust in Allah
9
إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
“Indeed, Allah is with the patient”
Al-Baqarah 2:153
Patience rewarded
10
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ
“And He is with you wherever you are”
Al-Hadid 57:4
9
إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
“Indeed, Allah is with the patient”
Al-Baqarah 2:153
Patience rewarded
10
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ
“And He is with you wherever you are”
Al-Hadid 57:4
9
إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
“Indeed, Allah is with the patient”
Al-Baqarah 2:153
Patience rewarded
10
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ
“And He is with you wherever you are”
Al-Hadid 57:4
9
إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
“Indeed, Allah is with the patient”
Al-Baqarah 2:153
Patience rewarded
10
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ
“And He is with you wherever you are”
Al-Hadid 57:4
11
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
“Say: He is Allah, the One”
Al-Ikhlas 112:1
Tawheed declaration
12
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak”
Protection from evil
13
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind”
An-Nas 114:1
Protection from whispers
14
وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ
“And give good tidings to the patient”
Al-Baqarah 2:155
Glad tidings
15
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
“For indeed, with hardship will be ease”
Ash-Sharh 94:5
Promise of relief
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فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
“Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or make a mistake”
Al-Baqarah 2:286
Seeking forgiveness
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إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
“Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account”
Az-Zumar 39:10
Unlimited reward
18
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا
“And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out”
At-Talaq 65:2
Divine relief
19
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ
“There is no compulsion in religion”
Al-Baqarah 2:256
Freedom of faith
20
وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
“And say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge”
Ta-Ha 20:114
Seeking knowledge
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إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ
“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves”
Ar-Ra’d 13:11
Personal responsibility
22
وَلَا تَيْأَسُوا مِن رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ
“And do not despair of the mercy of Allah”
Yusuf 12:87
Never lose hope
23
فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ
“So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth”
Ar-Rum 30:60
Divine promise
24
وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
“And you have not been given of knowledge except a little”
Al-Isra 17:85
Humility in knowledge
25
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ
“O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer”
Al-Baqarah 2:153
Seeking Allah’s help