Islamic Wisdom
92 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 2956 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, while there is good in both.
Sahih Muslim 2664 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.
Sahih Muslim 2564 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
Islam is built upon five pillars.
Sahih al-Bukhari 8 — Ibn Umar (RA)
The foundation of every deed
Actions are judged by intentions, and every person will be rewarded according to their intention.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1 — Umar ibn Al-Khattab (RA)
No human fills a container worse than his stomach.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2480 — Miqdam ibn Madikarib (RA)
The religion is sincere advice.
Sahih Muslim 55 — Tamim al-Dari (RA)
Actions are judged by their intentions, and every person will be rewarded according to what they intended.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1 — 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 5673 — Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Finding tranquility through dhikr and supplication
My Lord, expand for me my breast
Surah Ta-Ha 20:25
Dua is the essence of worship
Tirmidhi
Those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.
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 is the One Who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers, so that they may increase in faith.
Surah Al-Fath 48:4
Supplication is worship.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2854 — 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 7405 — Abu 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 6340 — Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Finding strength through steadfastness
Lo! with hardship goeth ease
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:6
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:5
And be patient, and your patience is not but through Allah
Surah An-Nahl 16:127
So surely with hardship comes ease. Surely with that hardship comes more ease.
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:5-6
O you who believe! Seek help through patience and prayer. Surely Allah is with those who are patient.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:153
We will certainly test you with some fear and hunger, and loss of property, life, and crops. But give good news to those who patiently endure.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:155
Allah does not burden any soul beyond what it can bear.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:286
And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them, and provide for them from sources they could never imagine.
Surah At-Talaq 65:2-3
Patience is illumination.
Sahih Muslim 223 — Abu 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' at-Tirmidhi 2493 — Muadh ibn Anas (RA)
No one can be given a blessing better and greater than patience.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1469 — Abu 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 5641 — Abu 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 2999 — Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him)
Richness is not having many possessions, but richness is the richness of the soul.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6446 — Abu 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 servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah's mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins.'
Surah Az-Zumar 39:53
And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to your parents.
Surah Al-Isra 17:23
My mercy encompasses everything.
Surah Al-A'raf 7:156
And when My servants ask you about Me, I am truly near. I respond to the call of the caller when they call upon Me.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:186
Your Lord has not abandoned you, nor has He become hateful. And the next life is certainly far better for you than this one. And surely your Lord will give so much to you that you will be pleased.
Surah Ad-Duha 93:3-5
Allah is gentle and loves gentleness in all matters.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6927 — Aisha (RA)
He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5997 — Jarir ibn Abdullah (RA)
Allah is gentle and loves gentleness, and He grants reward for gentleness that He does not grant for harshness.
Sahih Muslim 2593 — Aisha (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 6011 — An-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 Abu Dawud 4941 — Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him)
He who is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5997 — Jarir 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
If you tried to count Allah's blessings, you would never be able to number them. Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah An-Nahl 16:18
Eat and drink of Allah's provision, and do not go about spreading corruption in the land.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:60
He who does not thank people has not thanked Allah.
Sunan Abu Dawud 4811 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
Relying on Allah in all affairs
Building noble character through action
The true servants of the Most Compassionate are those who walk on the earth humbly, and when the foolish address them improperly, they only respond with peace.
Surah Al-Furqan 25:63
Repel evil with what is best. We are well aware of what they claim.
Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:96
And hold firmly together to the rope of Allah and do not be divided.
Surah Aal-E-Imran 3:103
A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands other Muslims are safe.
Sahih al-Bukhari 10 — Abdullah ibn Amr (RA)
Do not get angry.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6116 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
Your smile to your brother is charity.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1956 — Abu Dharr (RA)
Modesty is part of faith.
Sahih al-Bukhari 9 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3484 — Abu Masud (RA)
Allah loves that when any of you does something, he does it with excellence.
Shu'ab al-Iman (Bayhaqi) 4929 — Aisha (RA)
I was sent only to perfect good character.
Musnad Ahmad 8939 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
The heaviest thing in the believer's scale on the Day of Judgment is good character.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2002 — Abu Darda (RA)
The most beloved deeds to Allah are the consistent ones, even if small.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6464 — Aisha (RA)
The most beloved of deeds to Allah are those which are done consistently, even if they are small.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6464 — Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)
The best among you are those with the best character.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3559 — Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him)
Smiling at your brother is an act of charity.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1956 — 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 6114 — Abu 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 6024 — Anas 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 (Tabarani) 5787 — Jabir (RA)
Charity does not decrease wealth.
Sahih Muslim 2588 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
The upper hand is better than the lower hand.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1429 — Hakim ibn Hizam (RA)
Save yourself from Hellfire, even if with half a date.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1417 — Adi ibn Hatim (RA)
Seeking understanding through revelation
This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for those who are mindful of Allah.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:2
We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
Surah Al-Qamar 54:17
The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5027 — Uthman ibn Affan (RA)
Whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise.
Sahih Muslim 2699 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear.
Sahih al-Bukhari 52 — Nu'man ibn Bashir (RA)
Whoever follows a path in pursuit of knowledge, Allah will make easy for them a path to Paradise.
Sahih Muslim 2699 — Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
Honoring family bonds
Strengthening the ummah
None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
Sahih al-Bukhari 13 — Anas ibn Malik (RA)
Every Muslim is sacred to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth, and his honor.
Sahih Muslim 2564 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
A believer is a mirror to another believer.
Sunan Abu Dawud 4918 — Abu Hurairah (RA)
None of you truly believes until they love for their brother what they love for themselves.
Sahih al-Bukhari 13 — Anas 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 2699 — Abu 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 once you have fulfilled your duty, strive in devotion, and to your Lord alone turn your attention.
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:7-8
Each of you will speak to his Lord directly, without an interpreter.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7443 — Adi ibn Hatim (RA)
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