Je Suis Prophet Muhammad .. speaks on 61 topics

1. Authentic Hadith pertaining to
THE WEAK & THE POOR
Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference
“The Gardens of Righteousness”
translated and presented by
Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens
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BOOK 47
THE SUPERIORITY OF POOR AND
WEAK MUSLIMS
Allah, the Exalted says:
“And be patient with those
who call to their Lord,
in the morning and evening,
desiring His Face.” 18:28 Koran
INHABITANTS OF PARADISE AND OF THE FIRE
|H 253
“Shall I tell you who the inhabitants of Paradise are? Every weak
person and those looked down upon; who, if he asks Allah by an
oath, Allah will fulfill it. Now shall I tell you who the inhabitants of the
Fire are? They are the people who are ignorant, impertinent, proud
and arrogant.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Haritha the son of Wahb who related that he
heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say this.
OPINION OF PEOPLE
|H 254
“A person passed by not far from the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, and he asked one of the Companions sitting with him:
‘What do you think of that one?’ He replied: ‘He is one of the most
noble. If he proposed marriage his worthy proposal would be
accepted; if he counsels his counseling is accepted.’ The Prophet,

2. praise and peace be upon him, did not comment.
Not long after another man passed by and he asked: ‘What do you
think of his one?’ He answered: ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, he is one of the poor Muslims. If he proposed
marriage his proposal would not be accepted, if he offered advice
his advice would be rejected, and if he spoke he would not be
listened to.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: ‘That
one is better than the earth full of those like the former.’”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Sahl the son of Sa'ad Sa'idi who related this.
PARADISE AND HELL
|H 255
“There was a debate between Paradise and Hell. Hell said: ‘I shall
encompass those who are tyrants and arrogant.’ Paradise said: ‘My
inhabitants will be the weak and the needy.’ Allah decided between
them, saying: ‘You are Paradise, My Mercy. Through you I will have
mercy on whomsoever I will; and you are Hell, My Punishment.
Through you I will punish whosoever I will. It is for Me to fill both of
you.’”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Sa'id Khudri who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
VALUE IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH
|H 256
“On the Day of Judgement a famous, obese man will be brought
forward whose value in the sight of Allah will be no more than the
wing of a mosquito.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
SEVEN OBLIGATIONS DUE TO YOUR FELLOW MUSLIM
|H 858
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, enjoined these seven
things upon us: Visit the sick. Walk in the funeral procession.
Supplicate for the Mercy of Allah upon one who sneezes. Support
the weak. Help the oppressed. Multiply the greetings of peace. Keep
your vows.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Bra'a, the son of 'Azib who related that the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
CARETAKER OF THE MOSQUE
|H 257
“A dark-skinned woman (or perhaps young man) use to take care of
the Mosque. One day the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
missed that person and made inquiries and was told that the person
had died. He asked: ‘Why didn't you tell me?’ They had not
considered the matter of any importance. So he said: ‘Show me the
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3. grave’ and he prayed over it saying: ‘Graves cover those in them
with darkness but Allah illuminates them for the inhabitants because
of my intercession for them.’"
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that:
A MAN WHO IS CONSIDERED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT
|H 258
“Perhaps a man with ruffled hair, covered in dust is turned away
from doors. However, if he asks Allah by an oath Allah will fulfill it.”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
SOME OF THE AFFAIRS DURING THE NIGHT OF ASCENT
|H 259
“On the night of the Ascent, I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw
the majority of those entering it were the poor; the wealthy were held
back. Then those compelled to the Fire were ordered to it and I
stood at the gate of Hell and saw the majority of those who entered
were women.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Osama who related that the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said this.
THREE BABIES WHO SPOKE IN THEIR CRADLE
|H 260
“Three people spoke when they were in their cradle one of whom
was Jesus, the son of Mary.
There was a man called Juraij who was pious, a great worshiper
who had built a sanctuary. One day when he was praying his mother
came and called him. He supplicated: ‘Lord, my mother and my
prayers.’ He continued with his worshiping and she returned. The
next day she came again and called to him but he supplicated
again: ‘Lord, my mother and my prayers’ and continued with his
worshiping. The third day she came again and called to him and he
supplicated once more saying: ‘Lord, my mother and my prayers’
and continued with his worshiping. She supplicated saying: ‘O Allah,
do not let him die until he has seen the face of a prostitute!’
The piety of Juraij became a topic of conversation among the
Children of Israel. Now among them was a beautiful prostitute. She
told them: ‘If you like, I can make trouble for Juraij.’ She tried to
seduce him but Juraij paid no attention to her. Then she went to a
shepherd who lived near the sanctuary of Juraij and offered herself
to him and became pregnant. After she had given birth she claimed
that the child was Juraij's.
The Children of Israel went to him and brought him out of his
sanctuary, demolished it and beat him. He asked: ‘Why are you
doing this?’ They replied: ‘You committed adultery with this
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4. prostitute and she has borne your child!’ He asked: ‘Where is the
child?’ So they brought it to him. Then he said: ‘Now leave me alone
so that I might pray.’ Then he prayed, and when he finished he
picked up the child, sat it upon his knee and asked it: ‘Who is your
father?’ The child replied: ‘So and so, the shepherd.’ Then the
Children of Israel turned to Juraij, kissed him and touched him
saying: ‘We shall rebuild your sanctuary out of gold!’ But he said:
‘Rebuild it from clay just as it was.’ So they did.
The third was a boy who was being suckled by his mother when a
man wearing fine clothes rode by on a fast, fine looking horse. The
mother supplicated: ‘Allah, make my son like him.’ The infant
released his mother's breast, turned and looked at the man and
said: ‘Allah, do not let me be like him.’ Then he turned to his
mother's breast and resumed the suckling. At this point the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, demonstrated the suckling of the
child by putting his forefinger into his mouth and sucking it.
Then he continued: Then some people passed by who were beating
a young woman. Those who were beating her said: 'You have
committed adultery and theft.' She said repeatedly: 'Sufficient for me
is Allah, an Excellent Guardian is He.' The mother supplicated: ‘O
Allah, do let my son be like her.’ Thereupon he stopped his suckling,
looked at the young woman and said: ‘O Allah, let me be like her.’
Then a dialog between the mother and her son took place. She said
to him: ‘When a handsome, well to do man passed by and I
supplicated: O Allah, make my son like that one, but you said: 'Allah,
do not let me be like him.' Then, when some people passed by
beating a young girl saying: 'You have committed adultery and theft,
I supplicated: 'O Allah, do not let my son be like her', but you said:
'O Allah, let me be like her.' The boy replied: ‘The man is a tyrant,
that is why I said: 'O Allah, do not let me be like him.' As for the girl,
they said she had committed adultery but she had not. They also
accused her of stealing but she is not a thief so I said: 'O Allah, let
me be like her.'"
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
THOSE WHO CALL UPON THEIR LORD, MORNING AND
EVENING
|H 261
“There were six of us with the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, when the unbelievers said to him: ‘Drive these people out of
here, least they become familiar with us’ - and we were, myself, ibn
Masud, a man from the Huzail, Bilal, and two men whose names I
do not recall - the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, thought
in himself what Allah willed to occur, then Allah sent down: ‘Do not
drive away those who call on their Lord morning and evening,
seeking only His Face....’” 6:52 Koran.
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5. Muslim with a chain up to Sa'ad son of Abi Waqqas who related this.
STATUS OF THE POOR
|H 488
“The poor will enter (Paradise) five hundred years before the rich.”
Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
INHABITANTS OF PARADISE AND HELL
|H 489
“When I looked at Paradise, I saw most of its inhabitants were the
poor and when I looked at Fire, I saw that most of its inhabitants
were women.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Abbas and Imran, the son of Husain
relate that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
LAILATUL MERAJ
|H 490
“As I stood at the Gate of Paradise (on the night of Lailatul Meraj) I
saw most of those who entered it were the poor; the rich were held
back from it. But those destined for the Fire will be under the order
to be driven to Hell.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Osama, the son of Zaid who related that the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
DEFINITION OF A POOR PERSON
|H 265
“A poor person is not one who can be turned away with a date or
two, or a few morsels. The one who is really poor is he, who, despite
his poverty refrains from asking. A poor person is not the one who
goes round asking people, who can be turned away with a morsel or
two or a few dates. Indeed, it is one who does not have enough to
suffice him, and does not disclose his poverty so that he might be
given charity, neither does he stand up to ask.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
CONCERN FOR THE WEAK AND POOR
LENGTH OF PRAYER
|H 229
“When any of you lead the prayer he should not make it long,
because there are those in the congregation who are weak, ill or old.
When you pray alone you can pray as long as you like.”
Another narration adds:
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6. “and those who have matters to attend.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
THE MERIT OF CARING FOR ORPHANS
|H 263
“Whosoever takes care of an orphan, he and I will be like this
together in Paradise. To demonstrate the closeness, he raised his
fore and middle finger joined together.”
Bukhari with a chain up to Sahl the son of Sa'ad who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
ORPHANS AND PARADISE
|H 264
“Whosoever takes care of an orphan, related or otherwise, he and I
will be like these two in Paradise. Then he raised his fore and
middle fingers joined together to demonstrate.”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
LOOK AFTER WIDOWS AND THE NEEDY
|H 266
“He who works to support widows and the needy is like one who
strives in the Cause of Allah.” (The narrator also said that he thought
that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, added:) “and like
the one who stands praying all night, never stopping, and like the
one who fasts and never breaks it.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
UNINVITED GUESTS
|H 267
“The worst food is the food served at a wedding feast to which those
who would have liked to come are uninvited, and to which those
who are invited do not wish to attend. He who declines the invitation
disobeys Allah and His Messenger, praise and peace be upon him.
The worst food is the food served at a wedding feast to which the
rich are invited and from which the poor are excluded.”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
BLESSINGS OF RAISING GIRLS
|H 268
“Whosoever raises two girls from childhood to maturity will appear
on the Day of Judgment joined to me like two fingers of a hand.
Then he joined his two fingers.”
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7. Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said this.
RIGHTS OF THE WEAK
|H 271
“O Allah, I declare sinful, the failure to safeguard the rights of two
weaklings; orphans and women.”
Nisai with a chain up to Abu Shuraih Khuwailad the son of Amr Khuza'I who related
that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
PROVISION
|H 272
“Sa'ad thought he was superior to those who were not as affluent
as he. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: ‘You are
helped and provided for because of the weak and poor among you.’”
Bukhari with a chain up to Mus'ab the son of Sa'ad, son of Abi Waqqas who related
this.
HELP THE WEAK
|H 273
“Look for me among the weak, because you are helped and
provided for on account of the weak among you.”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Darda' who related that he heard the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, say this.
KINDNESS TO THE WEAK AND POOR
|H 983
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, always rode at the
rear so he could help drive the weaker animals, and to give a ride to
those who had no mount and to pray for them.”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Jabir who related this.
THE ORDER TO TREAT WOMEN
WELL
Allah, the Exalted says:
“Believers,
it is unlawful for you to inherit women forcefully,
neither bar them in order that you go off
with part of what you have given them,
except when they commit a clear indecency.
Live with them honorably....” 4:19 Koran
“You will not be able to be just between your women,
even though you are eager.
Do not be altogether partial so that you leave her
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8. as if she were suspended.
If you reform and are cautious,
Allah is the Forgiver, the Merciful.” 4:129 Koran
TREAT WOMEN KINDLY
|H 274
“Treat women kindly. Woman was created from a rib and the most
bent part of the rib is the uppermost. If you try to straighten it you will
break it, but if you leave it alone it will remain bent. So treat women
kindly.
A woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten it you will break it. If you
wish to benefit from her you can do so regardless of its bending.
Woman has been created from a rib and you cannot straighten her.
If you wish to benefit from her do so regardless of the bend. If you
try to straighten her you will break her, and breaking her means
divorce.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
DO NOT STRIKE YOUR WIFE ON THE FACE
|H 278
“Mu'awiah asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, ‘What
are the rights of a wife from her husband?’ He replied: ‘Feed her
when you feed yourself; clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not
strike her on the face, do not abuse her and do not abandon her
except inside the house.’”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Mu'awiah son of Haidah who related this.
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9. INDEX
THE WEAK & THE POOR
BOOK 47
THE SUPERIORITY OF POOR AND
WEAK MUSLIMS
KORAN
INHABITANTS OF PARADISE AND OF THE FIRE
OPINION OF PEOPLE
PARADISE AND HELL
VALUE IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH
SEVEN OBLIGATIONS DUE TO YOUR FELLOW MUSLIM
CARETAKER OF THE MOSQUE
A MAN WHO IS CONSIDERED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT
SOME OF THE AFFAIRS DURING THE NIGHT OF ASCENT
THREE BABIES WHO SPOKE IN THEIR CRADLE
THOSE WHO CALL UPON THEIR LORD, MORNING & EVENING
STATUS OF THE POOR
INHABITANTS OF PARADISE AND HELL
LAILATUL MERAJ
DEFINITION OF A POOR PERSON
CONCERN FOR THE WEAK AND POOR
LENGTH OF PRAYER
THE MERIT OF CARING FOR ORPHANS
ORPHANS AND PARADISE
LOOK AFTER WIDOWS AND THE NEEDY
UNINVITED GUESTS
BLESSINGS OF RAISING GIRLS
RIGHTS OF THE WEAK
PROVISION
HELP THE WEAK
KINDNESS TO THE WEAK AND POOR
THE ORDER TO TREAT WOMEN
WELL
KORAN
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10. TREAT WOMEN KINDLY
DO NOT STRIKE YOUR WIFE ON THE FACE
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