Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s Sayings

{The believers, in their love, mercy, and kindness to one another are like a body: if any part of it is ill, the whole body shares its sleeplessness and fever.}¹

n {The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best of them in morals. And the best among them are those who are best to their wives.}²

n {None of you believes (completely) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.}³

n {The merciful are shown mercy by the All-Merciful. Show mercy to those on earth, and God will show mercy to you.}⁴

n {Smiling at your brother is charity...}⁵

n {A good word is charity.}⁶

n {Whoever believes in God and the Last Day (the Day of Judgment) should do good to his neighbor.}⁷

n {God does not judge you according to your appearance and your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and looks into your deeds.}⁸

n {Pay the worker his wage before his sweat dries.}⁹

n {A man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well, he descended into it, drank his fill, and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man said, “This dog is feeling the same thirst that I felt.” So he went down into the well again, filled his shoe with water, and gave the dog a drink. So, God thanked him and forgave his sins.} The Prophet was asked, “Messenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?” He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human.}10

Footnotes:

(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2586, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6011.

(2) Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #7354, and Al-Tirmizi, #1162.

(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #13, and Saheeh Muslim, #45.

(4) Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, #1924, and Abu-Dawood, #4941.

(5) Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, #1956.

(6) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1009, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2989.

(7) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #48, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6019.

(8) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2564.

(9) Narrated in Ibn Majah, #2443.

(10) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2466.