“A man said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, I do a good deed, then others find out about it and thatpleases me.’ He said: ‘You will have two rewards, the reward fordoingit in secret and the reward for doing it openly (so that othersmayfollow your example).’”

“If the son of Adam had two valleys of wealth, he would love tohave a third along with them. Nothing could satisfy him except dust.And Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents.”

“By the One Who took his (ﷺ)soul, he did not die until most of his prayers were offered sittingdown. And the most beloved of deeds to him was a righteous deed whicha person persists in doing, even if it is something small.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked:‘What most admits people to Paradise?’ He said: ‘Piety and goodmanners.’ And he was asked: ‘What most leads people to Hell?’He said:‘The two hollow ones: The mouth and the private part.’”

“Ifyouwere to commit sin until your sins reach the heaven, then you weretorepent, your repentance would be accepted.”

“Allah rejoices more over the repentance of His slave, than amanwho loses his mount in a barren land, and he searches for it untilhegets tired and covers his face with his garment, and while he islikethat, he heard the footsteps of his mount where he lost it, so helifts the garment from his face and there is his mount.”

“Allah accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the deathrattlehas not yet reached his throat.”

“Awoman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and didnotfeed, or let it loose to eat of the vermin of the earth, until itdied.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Frequently remember the destroyer of pleasures,’ meaningdeath.”

“How do you feel?” He said: “I havehopein Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I fear my sins.” TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: “These two things (hope and fear) donot coexist inthe heart of a person in a situation like this, butAllah will givehim that which he hopes for and keep him safe fromthat which hefears.”

“Angelscome to the dying person, and if the man was righteous, theysay:‘Come out, O good soul that was in a good body, come outpraiseworthy and receive glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and aLord Who is not angry.’ And this is repeated until it comes out,thenit is taken up to heaven, and it is opened for it, and it isasked:‘Who is this?’ They say: ‘So-and-so.’ It is said:‘Welcome to the goodsoul that was in a good body. Enterpraiseworthy and receive the gladtidings of mercy and fragrance anda Lord Who is not angry.’ And thisis repeated until it is broughtto the heaven above which is Allah.But if the man was evil, theysay: ‘Come out O evil soul that was inan evil body. Come outblameworthy, and receive the tidings of boilingwater and thedischarge of dirty wounds,’ and other torments ofsimilar kind, alltogether. And this is repeated until it comes out,then it is takenup to heaven and it is not opened for it. And it isasked: ‘Who isthis?’ It is said: ‘So-and-so.’ And it is said: ‘Nowelcometo the evil soul that was in an evil body. Go backblameworthy, forthe gates of heaven will not be opened to you.’ So itis sent backdown from heaven, then it goes to the grave.”

“Allahwill keep firm those who believe, with the word that standsfirm.”[14:27] This has been revealed concerning the torment of thegrave.It will be said to him: ‘Who is your Lord?’ He will say: ‘MyLord is Allah, and my Prophet is Muhammad.’ This is what Allahsays:Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word thatstands firmin this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping AllahAlone and noneelse), and in the Hereafter (i.e., at the time ofquestioning in thegrave).’” [14:27]

“Whenanyoneof you dies, he is shown his place morning and evening. If heis oneof the people of Paradise, then he will be shown his seat inParadise, and if he is one of the people of Hell, then he will beshown his seat in Hell. And it is said: ‘This is your place untilyouare raised on the Day of Resurrection.’”

“Thebeliever’s soul is a bird that eats from the trees of Paradise,untilit will be returned to his body on the Day when he isresurrected.”

“I hope that noone of those who witnessed (the battle of) Badr and (Treaty)Hudaybiyah will enter Hell, if Allah wills.” I said: “O Messengerof Allah, doesn’t Allah say “There is not one of you but willpass over it (Hell); this is with your Lord, a decree which must beaccomplished?” [19:71] He said: “Have you not heard that He says:‘Then We shall save those who use to fear Allah and were dutiful toHim. And We shall leave the wrongdoers therein (humbled) to theirknees (in Hell)?’” [19:72]

“You will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet from thetraces of ablution. This is the characteristic sign of my nationwhichdoes not belong to anyone else.”

“AProphet will come accompanied by two men, and a Prophet willcomeaccompanied by three, and (some will come) with more or less thanthat. It will be said to him: ‘Did you convey the message to yourpeople?’ And he will say: ‘Yes.’ Then his people will be calledand itwill be said: ‘Did he convey the message to you?’ Theywill say: ‘No.’Then it will be said: ‘Who will bear witnessfor you?’ He will say:‘Muhammad and his nation.’ So the nationof Muhammad will be calledand it will be said: ‘Did this manconvey the message?’ They will say:‘Yes.’ He will say: ‘Howdid you know that?’ They will say: ‘OurProphet told us that theMessengers had conveyed the message, and webelieved him.’ This iswhat Allah says: “Thus We have made you, a just(and the best)nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and theMessenger(Muhammad (ﷺ)) be a witness over you.’” [2:143]

“Allahhasone hundred (degrees of) mercy, of which He has shared one betweenall of creation, by virtue of which you show mercy and compassiontowards one another and the wild animals show compassion towardstheiryoung. And He has kept back ninety-nine (degrees of) mercy byvirtueof which He will show mercy to His slaves on the Day ofResurrection.”

“We were with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) on one of his campaigns. He passed by some people andsaid: ‘Who are these people?’ They said: ‘We are Muslims.’There was awoman putting wood in her oven, and a son of hers waswith her. Whenthe flames got higher, she moved him away. She came tothe Prophet(ﷺ) and said: ‘Are you the Messenger of Allah?’ Hesaid: ‘Yes.’ Shesaid: ‘May my father and mother be ransomedfor you. Is not Allah theMost Merciful of those who show mercy?’He said: ‘Yes indeed.’ Shesaid: ‘Is not Allah more Mercifulthan a mother to her child?’ Hesaid: ‘Yes indeed.’ She said:‘A mother would not throw her child intothe fire.’ The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) lowered his head and wept.Then he looked up at herand said: ‘Allah does not punish any of Hisslaves except those whoare defiant and rebellious, who rebel againstAllah and refuse tosay: La ilaha illallah.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “No one will enter Hell except one who is doomed.” It wassaid:“O Messenger of Allah, who is the one who is doomed?” Hesaid: “Theone who never does any act of obedience (towards Allah)and who neveromitted any act of sin.”