101
SELECTED
SAYINGS
OF
PROPHET MUHAMMAD
(peace be upon him)
Irfan Alli
Insightful Ways to Improving
Character and Achieving Happiness
Copyright © 2011 by Irfan Alli
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In 101 SELECTED SAYINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him)
you will learn:
•The difference between the living and the dead.
•The signs of a hypocrite.
•Who has the most perfect faith.
•What the major sins are.
•What continues to benefit us after we die.
•Which is the best form of charity.
•What is the most excellent struggle.
•Which are the best and worst houses.
•What two things you need to guard to get to paradise.
•How to control your anger.
•What five things you must take advantage of to be successful.
•How to rescue yourself from God’s punishment.
•Which is the most important quality to look for in a spouse.
Find out what prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has to say about these and other issues by reading this book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
IRFAN ALLI: Irfan Alli is the author of two books "The ABCs of Parenting - A Practical Guide for Muslim Parents" and "Muslim Child - Understanding Islam through Stories and Poems" which is co-authored with his wife Rukhsana Khan. He is also the author of several Ebooks – amongst them “What are Angels?” and “What Happens After we Die?”
Over the last 25 years he has served as a director and educator in Islamic organizations as well as a lay Muslim Chaplain in Canadian hospitals and prisons.
Irfan is often asked to speak to Muslims and non-Muslims to help them better understand Islam. His presentations to students, parents, youths, community groups, pastors, educators, and at interfaith forums have been well received.
His volunteer and professional work has taken him all across Canada, to the U.S., Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Guyana, Pakistan, India, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. What he has learned from his travels is reflected in his writing. Irfan lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife, four children, and a growing number of grand children.
CONTACT: Irfan Alli can be reached at [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
As a person with a busy lifestyle, and a parent of four children, I have had to look for innovative ways to protect our sense of decency, as well as build character in myself and children.
This started me sharing selected sayings of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with my family. Muhammad (peace be upon him) lived during the sixth and seventh centuries. Muslims believe him to be God’s last prophet and messenger to mankind. He (peace be upon him) invited people to the same God that Abraham, Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them) invited to.
The sayings of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) number in the thousands, and cover a variety of topics. They serve as guidance to more than one billion Muslims (one in five people) worldwide.
As a family these sayings guide us through the day to day challenges of life, and we often use them for settling differences. Daily, they help to quiet our souls.
Reflecting on the benefits they have brought me and my family, I felt obligated to share some of them with people who have never heard Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) sayings before, and are searching for a better way of life.
If each of us strives for better lives, and inner peace, we can make our families and our piece of the world a better place.
I hope you benefit from them as much as we continue to do.
Irfan Alli
AUTHOR’S NOTE
After each saying you will see in brackets the name of the companion of Muhammad (peace be upon him) who reported the saying. This is then followed by the collection(s)/reference(s) in which the saying is found. For example, in number one below, the saying was reported by Umar, and can be found in the collection known as Muslim.
101 SELECTED SAYINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD
(peace be upon him)
1
Serve God as you would if you could see Him; although you cannot see Him, He can see you.
(Umar in Muslim)
2
He who believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest; he who believes in God and the Last Day should not annoy his neighbour; and he who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or be silent.
(Abu Huraira in Bukhari and Muslim)
3
He who remembers his Lord and he who does not are as different from each other as the living and the dead.
(Abu Musa Al-Ashari in Bukhari and Muslim)
