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Hadith: Self-control is true strength

Hadith: Self-control is true strength

It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: The strong man is not the one who overpowers an opponent. The strong man is the one who controls his own self in a moment of anger. In Arabic: لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَ

Hadith: humans rank by piety, not lineage

Hadith: humans rank by piety, not lineage

It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: O people! God wiped away the arrogance of your foolish past, when you glorified your lineage. There are only two kinds of humans: upright, pious people… and immoral, grim souls with no status in God’s eyes. All are children of Adam,

Hadith: No racial superiority, only piety makes someone superior

Hadith: No racial superiority, only piety makes someone superior

It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: O people! You all share one God and one father. An Arab is no better than a non-Arab, and a non-Arab is no better than an Arab. Whites are not superior to blacks, nor are blacks superior to whites. Only piety makes

Painting of a man on horseback raising a sword against another man who holds his bare hands in front him to brace for a blow.

Hadith: Hatred destroys religion

It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: Hatred is a blade that shaves away religion like a razor cuts hair. I swear by the One who holds my very soul: you will never be believers until you love one another. In Arabic: وَالْبَغْضَاءُ هِ

Hadith: Seek a ruling from your heart

Hadith: Seek a ruling from your heart

It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: Have you come to ask about righteousness? Ask your own heart! Righteousness is what calms the soul and reassures the heart. Sin is what troubles the soul and makes your heart restless - even if people give you ruling after ruling (to

A king listens to the complaint of a bereaved woman.

Hadith: The person who shows no mercy

What goes around, comes around. Or, as the Prophet ﷺ reportedly said: The person who shows no mercy will receive no mercy. In Arabic: مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ Arabic vocabulary * man (مَنْ) – "whoever" or "anyone" * la (لاَ