Prophet Muhammad's Wisdom (I)

Peace of God and His mercy to you.

Today, I would like to share with you some of Prophet Muhammad's sayings and teachings. Let me begin with the following:

'Imran bin Husain, may Allah be pleased with them, narrated:

The Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pudency brings forth nothing but goodness.

'Abdullah bin 'Amr, may Allah be pleased with them, narrated:

A man asked Allah's Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) which (of the merits) is superior in Islam? He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: That you provide food and extend greetings to one whom you know and whom you do not know.

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As, may Allah be pleased with them, said:

A person asked Allah's Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) who among Muslims was better. Upon this (the Holy Prophet) remarked: One from whose hand and tongue Muslims are safe.

Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated:

The Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed: None among you will be a truthful believer till he likes for his brother or for his neighbor that which he loves for himself.

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) observed: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either utter good words or better keep silent; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbor with kindness; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his guest.

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) observed: Whoever fornicates is not a believer so long as he commits it and no thief who steals is a believer as long as he commits theft, and no drunkard who drinks wine is a believer as long as he drinks it.

'Abdullah bin 'Amr, may Allah be pleased with them, narrated:

The Prophet observed: Four characteristics make anyone, who possesses them, a sheer hypocrite; anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristic of hypocrisy till he abandons it: when he talks he lies, when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously, when he gives a promise he breaks it, and when he quarrels he deviates from the truth.

Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:

Allah's Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever claims knowingly anyone else as his father besides (his own) commits nothing but infidelity, and he who makes a claim of anything, which (in fact) does not belong to him, is not among us; he should make his abode in Fire. And he who labels anyone with unbelief or calls him the enemy of Allah, while he is in fact not so, it rebounded on him.

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:

Allah's Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed: Do not detest your fathers; he who detests his father commits infidelity.

Jarir, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated:

The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) asked me on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage to make the people silent and then said: Do not return to disbelief after me by striking the necks of one another.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, reported:

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) observed: O women folk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk among the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them asked: Why is it, Messenger of Allah, that our folk is in bulk in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the testimony of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense, and you spend some nights (and days) in which you do not offer the Prayer and in the month of Ramadan (during the days) you do not observe Fast, that is a failing in religion.

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:

I asked Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him): Which sin is the gravest in Allah's sight? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you associate a partner with Allah, while it is He Who has created you. He (the reporter) said: I told him (the Holy Prophet): Verily it is indeed grave. He (the reporter) said: I asked him what the next (gravest sin) was. He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you kill your child out of fear that he will join you in food. He (the reporter) said: I asked (him) what the next (gravest sin) was. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Then (the next gravest sin) is that you commit adultery with the wife of your neighbor.

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud's Hadith, may Allah be pleased with him.

'Alqamah related: While I was going along with 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) in Mina, 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) happened to meet him. So he walked and talked with him. Then 'Uthman asked him: Abu 'Abdul-Rahman, should we not marry you to a virgin girl that your past may be recalled to your mind? 'Abdullah said: If you say so, Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to us: O young men, those among you who can support a wife should marry, for it restrains eyes (from casting evil glances) and preserves one from immorality; but he who cannot afford it should observe Fast, for it is a means of controlling the sexual desire.

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: A woman without a husband (or divorced or a widow) must not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin must not be married until her permission is sought. They asked the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him): How her (virgin's) consent can be solicited? He (the Holy Prophet) said: By keeping silent.

These were some of his sayings. Expect some tomorrow and I pray to God to keep me alive for the coming days :)

Source: al-islam.com