Islamic Wisdom
83 Quran verses and authentic hadiths organized by theme.
Foundations of iman
The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever.
Sahih Muslim 2956Abu Hurairah (RA)
The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, while there is good in both.
Sahih Muslim 2664Abu Hurairah (RA)
Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.
Sahih Muslim 2564Abu Hurairah (RA)
Islam is built upon five pillars.
Sahih al-Bukhari 8Ibn Umar (RA)
The foundation of every deed
No human fills a container worse than his stomach.
Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2380 (Hasan Sahih)Miqdam ibn Madikarib (RA)
The religion is sincere advice.
Sahih Muslim 55Tamim al-Dari (RA)
Actions are judged by their intentions, and every person will be rewarded according to what they intended.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
Be moderate in your religious deeds and do what is within your ability.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5673Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Finding tranquility through dhikr and supplication
My Lord! relieve my mind
Surah Ta-Ha 20:25
Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.
Surah Ar-Ra'd 13:28
Therefore remember Me, I will remember you. Give thanks to Me, and reject not Me
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:152
He it is Who sent down peace of reassurance into the hearts of the believers that they might add faith unto their faith.
Surah Al-Fath 48:4
Supplication is worship.
Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3372 (Hasan Sahih)Nu'man ibn Bashir (RA)
Allah says: I am as My servant expects Me to be, and I am with them when they remember Me. If they remember Me in their heart, I remember them in My heart.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7405Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
The supplication of every one of you is granted if they do not grow impatient and say: I made supplication but it was not granted.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6340Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Finding strength through steadfastness
And be patient, and your patience is not but through Allah
Surah An-Nahl 16:127
But lo! with hardship goeth ease. Lo! with hardship goeth ease.
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:5-6
O ye who believe! Seek help in steadfastness and prayer. Lo! Allah is with the steadfast.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:153
And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:155
Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:286
And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, Allah will appoint a way out for him. And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation.
Surah At-Talaq 65:2-3
Patience is illumination.
Sahih Muslim 223Abu Malik al-Ashari (RA)
Whoever suppresses his anger when able to act upon it, Allah will call him before all of creation on the Day of Judgment.
Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2493 (Hasan)Muadh ibn Anas (RA)
No one can be given a blessing better and greater than patience.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1469Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him)
No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick of a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of their sins for that.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5641Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with them)
How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for all their affairs are good. If something good happens to them, they are grateful, and that is good for them. If something bad happens to them, they are patient, and that is good for them.
Sahih Muslim 2999Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him)
Richness is not having many possessions, but richness is the richness of the soul.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6446Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Embracing the boundless mercy of Allah
And despair not of the Spirit of Allah.
Surah Yusuf 12:87
Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Surah Az-Zumar 39:53
Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents.
Surah Al-Isra 17:23
My mercy encompasses everything.
Surah Al-A'raf 7:156
And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:186
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee. And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former. And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
Surah Ad-Duha 93:3-5
Allah is gentle and loves gentleness in all matters.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6927Aisha (RA)
Allah is gentle and loves gentleness, and He grants reward for gentleness that He does not grant for harshness.
Sahih Muslim 2593Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)
The believers, in their mutual mercy, love, and compassion, are like a single body. If one limb is in pain, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6011An-Nu'man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him)
Those who show mercy are shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Show mercy to those on earth, and the One above the heavens will show mercy to you.
Sunan Abi Dawud 4941 (Sahih)Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him)
He who is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5997Jarir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Appreciating the blessings of Allah
And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are thankless, lo! My punishment is dire
Surah Ibrahim 14:7
And if ye would count the favour of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful.
Surah An-Nahl 16:18
Eat and drink of that which Allah hath provided, and do not act corruptly, making mischief in the earth.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:60
He who does not thank people has not thanked Allah.
Sunan Abi Dawud 4811 (Sahih)Abu Hurairah (RA)
Relying on Allah in all affairs
Building noble character through action
The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace.
Surah Al-Furqan 25:63
Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best Aware of that which they allege.
Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:96
And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate.
Surah Aal-E-Imran 3:103
A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands other Muslims are safe.
Sahih al-Bukhari 10Abdullah ibn Amr (RA)
Do not get angry.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6116Abu Hurairah (RA)
Modesty is part of faith.
Sahih al-Bukhari 9Abu Hurairah (RA)
If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3484Abu Masud (RA)
Allah loves that when any of you does something, he does it with excellence.
Shu'ab al-Iman al-Bayhaqi 4929 (Hasan)Aisha (RA)
I was sent only to perfect good character.
Musnad Ahmad 8939 (Sahih)Abu Hurairah (RA)
The heaviest thing in the believer's scale on the Day of Judgment is good character.
Jami' al-Tirmidhi 2002 (Hasan Sahih)Abu Darda (RA)
The most beloved of deeds to Allah are those which are done consistently, even if they are small.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6464Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)
The best among you are those with the best character.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3559Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him)
Smiling at your brother is an act of charity.
Jami' al-Tirmidhi 1956 (Sahih)Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)
The strong person is not the one who can overpower others. The strong person is the one who controls themselves when angry.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6114Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give good news and do not drive people away.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6024Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him)
Guarding the tongue
Giving for the sake of Allah
The best of people are those who are most beneficial to others.
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat al-Tabarani 5787 (Hasan)Jabir (RA)
Charity does not decrease wealth.
Sahih Muslim 2588Abu Hurairah (RA)
The upper hand is better than the lower hand.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1429Hakim ibn Hizam (RA)
Save yourself from Hellfire, even if with half a date.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1417Adi ibn Hatim (RA)
Seeking understanding through revelation
This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:2
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Surah Al-Qamar 54:17
The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5027Uthman ibn Affan (RA)
The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear.
Sahih al-Bukhari 52Nu'man ibn Bashir (RA)
Whoever follows a path in pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make easy for them a path to Paradise.
Sahih Muslim 2699Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Honoring family bonds
Strengthening the ummah
Every Muslim is sacred to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth, and his honor.
Sahih Muslim 2564Abu Hurairah (RA)
A believer is a mirror to another believer.
Sunan Abi Dawud 4918 (Hasan)Abu Hurairah (RA)
None of you truly believes until they love for their brother what they love for themselves.
Sahih al-Bukhari 13Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him)
Whoever removes a worldly hardship from a believer, Allah will remove one of the hardships of the Day of Judgement from them.
Sahih Muslim 2699Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Drawing closer to Allah
Preparing for the eternal life
Every soul will taste of death. And ye will be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly earned. Whoso is removed from the Fire and is made to enter paradise, he indeed is triumphant. The life of this world is but comfort of illusion
Surah Aal-E-Imran 3:185
So when thou art relieved, still toil. And strive to please thy Lord.
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:7-8
Each of you will speak to his Lord directly, without an interpreter.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7443Adi ibn Hatim (RA)
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