The Excellence of Gathering in which Allah is Remembered

Abu Waqid Al-Harith bin `Auf (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in the mosque with his companions when three people came to him. Two of them stepped forward to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the third went away. Those two men stood by the side of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. One of them found a space in the circle and he filled it, while the other one sat behind him.

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he said, "Shall I not inform you about these three people? One of them sought refuge with Allah and Allah gave him refuge; the second one felt shy and Allah showed kindness to his shyness (and so he was accommodated in that meeting), and the last one averted, and so Allah turned away His Attention from him.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:
This Hadith highlights the following three points:

1. The inducement for participation in the meetings held for the remembrance of Allah.

2. The merit of avoiding anything that causes inconvenience to people and distinction of those who are bashful.

3. The condemnation and evil consequences of avoiding, without any genuine reason, the meetings or gatherings which are held to remember Allah or to disseminate religious knowledge.

(Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No. 1449)

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Truthfulness

Abdullah bin Mas`ud (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

The Prophet (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said:

"Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is enrolled with Allah as a truthful. Falsehood leads to vice and vice leads to the Fire (Hell), and a person persists on telling lies until he is enrolled as a liar".'

[Agreed upon]

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How can one earn thousand good deeds in a day

Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he asked, "Is anyone of you unable to earn a thousand good deeds?''

One of those present asked: "How can one earn thousand good deeds in a day?''

He ﷺ replied, "By saying:

   سُبْحَانَ اللهِ

Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection)

a hundred times, then one thousand good deeds will be recorded for him or one thousand sins will be blotted out from his record.''

[Muslim]

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Virtue of visiting the sick and the Divine reward

`Ali bin Abu Talib (Radhiallahu anhu) reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) saying:

"When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till the morning; and he will have (his share of) reaped fruits in Jannah.''

[At-Tirmidhi].

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Intercession on the Day of Resurrection

Jabir (RadhiAllahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, "He who says upon hearing the Adhan:

`Allahumma Rabba hadhihid-da`wati-ttammati, was-salatil-qa'imati, ati Muhammadanil-wasilata wal-fadhilata, wab`athu maqaman mahmuda nilladhi wa `adtahu

[O Allah, Rubb of this perfect call (Da`wah) and of the established prayer (As-Salat), grant Muhammad the Wasilah and superiority, and raise him up to a praiseworthy position which You have promised him]',

it becomes incumbent upon me to intercede for him on the Day of Resurrection.''

[Al-Bukhari].


Commentary:
This Hadith tells us the merit of (the prayer by means of which one attains his should be recited in the manner narrated by `Abdullah bin `Amr, which says that one should first repeat the wording of Adhan, then recite the prayer asking to exalt the mention of the Prophet (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) and then pray Allah to grant him the Wasilah.

Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No.1039.

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