Islamic Quotes from the Holy Quran
Said Allah (God) in the Holy Quran:
“O you who believe! Do not unlawfully devour your wealth among yourselves, but it is lawful for there to be trade by mutual agreement between you. ” [Holy Quran 4:29]
“AND, WHEN MY SERVANTS ASK YOU, FOR ME, OF COURSE, I AM CLOSE, I ANSWER THE SUPPLICANT’S PLEA WHEN YOU PLEAD WITH ME.” [HOLY QURAN 2: 186]
“Allah does not shy away from being bland and equitable towards those who have not fought you in religion and have not driven you out of your homes. Certainly, Allah loves the equanimous. ” [Holy Quran 60: 8]
“And in the footsteps of those, we followed Jesus, from Mary, to confirm the Torah, which was before him. And we gave him the Gospel; in it, there is guidance and light and confirmation of the Torah, which was before him, and guidance and exhortation for the pious. ” [Holy Quran 5:46]
“Whoever intercedes, with good intercession, will have a portion of it. And whoever intercedes, with bad intercession, will share it. And Allah, above all things, is Preponderant. ” [Holy Quran 4:85]
“And hurry to a forgiveness from your Lord and to a Paradise, the breadth of which is heaven and earth, prepared for the pious. Who spend, in prosperity and adversity, and who hold a grudge, and pardon other people – and Allah loves benefactors – ”[Holy Quran 3: 133-134]
“And He is the One who made you the stars, so that you may be guided by them in the darkness of the land and the sea. In effect, we clarify the signs to a people who know. ” [Holy Quran 6:97]
“The example of those who spend their wealth on the path of Allah is like that of a grain that germinates seven ears; on each ear there are a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies the reward to anyone who wants it. And Allah is Munificent, Omniscient. Those who spend their wealth in the path of Allah, then, do not follow what they spent neither in fanfare nor in disease, they will have their prize with their Lord. And there will be nothing to fear for them, and they will not be sad. Said convenient and forgiveness are better than alms followed by illness. ” [Holy Quran 2: 261-263]
Islamic Prophet Quotes
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) said: “Every believer who consoles his brother in distress will be dressed by God in a garment of honor on the Day of Resurrection.” [Fiqh-us-Sunnah]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“If someone transgresses and receives punishment in this world, God is too just to repeat the punishment of His servant in the next. And if someone transgresses and God hides and forgives them, He is too generous to go back on something He has forgiven. ” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“You know who goes first on the Day of Resurrection in the shadow of God … Those who, when they receive what is right, accept it, when something is asked of them give freely and those who judge in favor of others as they do for themselves.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“The best charity is that given to a relative who doesn’t like you.” [Fiqh-us-Sunnah]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“A man has sinned enough if he neglects to feed the needy.” [Fiqh-us-Sunnah]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“RELIGION IS VERY EASY, AND WHOEVER OVERBURDENS THEMSELVES WITH THEIR RELIGION WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE LIKE THIS. SO YOU SHOULDN’T BE AN EXTREMIST, BUT TRY TO BE CLOSE TO PERFECT AND RECEIVE THE GOOD NEWS THAT YOU WILL BE REWARDED. ” [BUKHARI]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“O God, grant me life as a poor man, make me die as a poor man and raise me up in the company of the poor ..” His wife asked why he said this, and he replied: “Because (the poor ) will enter the Paradise (before) of the rich. Don’t turn a poor man away … even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them close to you … God will bring you close to Him on the day of resurrection. ” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked what kind of gain was best, and he replied:
“A man’s work with his hands and every (legal) business transaction.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“On the Day of Resurrection I will intercede and say, ‘O my Lord! Admit in Paradise (even) those who have faith like a mustard seed in their hearts’. ” [Bukhari ]
A funeral procession passed in front of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and he stood up out of respect. When he was told that the person in the coffin was Jewish and not Muslim, he said:
“Was it not a living (soul)?” [Bukhari]
Prophet Muhammad viu once saw the corpse of a woman who had been killed in a military action, and he disapproved and prohibited the killing of women and children.
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his successor as head of the Muslim community, advised one of his military commanders:
“Don’t kill women or children or an elderly, sick person. Do not cut fruit trees. Do not destroy an inhabited place. ” [Al-Muwatta]
When asked what Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was doing while at his home, his wife Ayesha confided:
“He used to be busy serving and helping members of the household.”
Anas bin Malik reported that:
“(Even the most humble) servant of Madinah could take the Prophet’s hand and take him anywhere (to resolve his complaints).” [Riyadh-us-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“God has forbidden you to be unkind to your mothers, to withhold (what you must give) or demand (what you do not deserve), or to bury your daughters alive.” (a pre-Islamic practice). [Bukhari]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Scholars are heirs to the prophets, and the prophets leave no inheritance in the form of (monetary wealth), but they leave knowledge as their legacy. A person who acquires knowledge, acquires his integral part (of that legacy). ” [Riyadh-us-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“(God) will (question a person) on the Day of Resurrection (saying): ‘O son of Adam, I was sick, but you did not visit me.’ The person will say, ‘O my Lord, how could I visit you when you are the Lord of the worlds?’ Then (God) will say, ‘You didn’t know that a servant of mine was sick, but you didn’t visit him, and you didn’t know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me for him? (God will say then) ‘O son of Adam, I asked you for food, but you did not feed me’. The person will say, ‘My Lord, how could I feed you when you are the Lord of the worlds?’ (God) will say: – You don’t know that a servant of mine asked you for food, but you didn’t feed him, and you don’t know that if you had fed him, you would have found him by My side? [Muslim]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“The best (Jihad) is (to speak) the word of justice for an oppressive ruler.” [Abu-Dawud]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“A believing man must not hate a believing woman. If he doesn’t like one of his characteristics, he will be satisfied with another. ” [Muslim]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“The one whose neighbor is not sure of his improper conduct will not enter Paradise.” [Muslim]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“If anyone continually asks for forgiveness, God will designate a way out of all distress and a relief from anxiety, and will provide for him from where he does not expect.” [Abdu Dawud]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“(Each one) of you must save yourself from the fire, giving even half a date (in charity). And if you don’t find half a date, then (you can do this by saying) a nice word (for your brothers).” [Bukhari]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once said to his wife:
“Don’t turn a poor man away… even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them close to you … God will raise you close to Him on the Day of Resurrection. “[Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once said to his wife:
“Avoid Cruelty and Injustice … and protect yourself from greed, as this has ruined the nations that lived before you.” [Riyadh-nos-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once said to one of his companions:
“Son, if you are capable, keep your heart free from malice against anyone.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Seven types of people will be sheltered under the shadow of God, on the Day of Judgment… They are: a just ruler, a young man who spent his youth in the worship and service of others because of God… a man who is invited to sin… but he denies it, saying “I fear God” … someone who gives his charity in secret, without making a fanfare … and one who remembers God in solitude and that his eyes overflow. ” [Riyadh-us-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“What is lawful is clear, and what is illegal is also clear. Between these two is the ambiguous, which most people do not know. He who avoids the doubtful one safeguards his faith and his honor. “[Riyadh-us-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“A believer can achieve the status of someone who fasts regularly (for religious reasons) during the day and spends the night in prayer, through his good manners.” [Riyadh-nos-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“No companion of mine should tell me anything bad about someone else. For when I find you, I wish that my heart is clean (impartial). ” [Riyadh-us-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“(God) revealed to me that you must adopt humility, so that no one oppresses the other.” [Riyadh-nos-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Avoid envy, as it destroys good works when fire destroys wood”. [Riyadh-nos-Salahin]
Prophet Muhammad pediu once asked Bilal to join his morning meal. Bilal declined the invitation because he was fasting. The Prophet then replied:
“We are eating our supply and Bilal’s superior supply is in Paradise. Did you know, Bilal, that… angels ask for forgiveness (someone who is fasting) while people eat beside him? ” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Fasting is not (just abstaining) from eating and drinking, but also from idle speech and dirty language. If one of you is being molested or upset, he should say, ‘I am fasting, I am fasting’. ”[Fiqh-us-Sunnah]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Anyone who fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from God, all his former sins will be forgiven.” [Bukhari]
Prophet Muhammad used to say when he broke his fast:
“O God, I fasted for You and with Your provision I broke my fast.” [Abu-Dawud]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“If you receive health and safety from evil in this world and the next, you have achieved happiness.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day (of the Judgment) must not harm the next. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should treat their guest generously. And anyone who believes in God and the Last Day must say what is good or be quiet. ” [Bukhari]
