“He who died knowing (fully well) that there is no God but Allah entered Paradise.”
Muslim, Book 001, Number 0039
“The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadhan is the fasting of Allah’s month of Muharram.”
Muslim
]]>“The best time to fast after Ramadan is Allaah’s month – Muharram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is prayer at night.”
Muslim, 1163
“The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad”
Recorded by al-Tabarani. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol.1, p. 503
]]>“Order me to do a deed that will allow me to enter Paradise”
He said:
“Stick to fasting, as there is no equivalent to it.”
Then I came to him again and he said:
“Stick to fasting.”
Ahmad, an-Nasa’i, and al-Hakim
]]>“Let none of you complain about time, for Allah is time.”
Malik: Book 56, Hadith 56.1.3
“If any one of you says, ‘Ameen’ and the angels in the heavens say ‘Ameen’ and the former coincides with the latter, all his past sins will be forgiven.”
Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol. 1 : No. 748
“The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believer is afflicted with calamities (but he remains patient till Allah removes his difficulties.) And an impious wicked person is like a pine tree which keeps hard and straight till Allah cuts (breaks) it down when He wishes.”
Bukhari: Book 7, Volume 70, Hadith 547
]]>“The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur’an and teaches it”
At-Tirmidhi
“Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.”
Sahih Al Bukhari – Volumn I, Hadith 8