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Hadith about Prophet's Mercy

115 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 78 are translated into English.

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 225

The Prophet (๏ทบ) kissed his grandson Al-Hasan bin 'Ali (May Allah bepleased with them) in the presence of Al-Aqra' bin Habis. Thereupon he remarked: "I have ten children and I have never kissed any one of them." Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) looked at him and said, "He who does not show mercy to othersโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ู‡ุฑูŠุฑุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ู…ุงุŒ ูˆุนู†ุฏู‡ ุงู„ุฃู‚ุฑุน ุจู† ุญุงุจุณุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุฃู‚ุฑุนโ€:โ€ ุฅู† ู„ูŠ ุนุดุฑุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ูˆู„ุฏ ู…ุง ู‚ุจู„ุช ู…ู†ู‡ู… ุฃุญุฏู‹ุงโ€.โ€ ูู†ุธุฑ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ โ€œู…ู† ู„ุง ูŠุฑุญู… ู„ุง ูŠุฑุญู…โ€โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 14 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 29

The daughter of the Prophet (๏ทบ) sent for him as her child was dying, but the Prophet (๏ทบ) returned the messenger and sent her good wishes saying, "Whatever Allah takes away or gives, belongs to Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world), and so she should be patient andโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุฒูŠุฏ ุฃุณุงู…ุฉ ุจู† ุฒูŠุฏ ุจู† ุญุงุฑุซุฉ ู…ูˆู„ู‰ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูˆุญุจู‡ ูˆุงุจู† ุญุจู‡ุŒ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ู…ุงุŒ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ุฃุฑุณู„ุช ุจู†ุช ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€:โ€ ุฅู† ุงุจู†ูŠ ู‚ุฏ ุงุญุชุถุฑ ูุงุดู‡ุฏู†ุงุŒ ูุฃุฑุณู„ ูŠู‚ุฑุฆ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูˆูŠู‚ูˆู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ุฅู† ู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุง ุฃุฎุฐุŒ ูˆู„ู‡โ€ฆ

+ 15 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 229

Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) would sometimes abstain from doing something he wished to do, lest others should follow him and it might become obligatory upon them. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

ูˆุนู† ุนุงุฆุดุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุง ู‚ุงู„ุชโ€:โ€ ุฅู† ูƒุงู† ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู„ูŠุฏุน ุงู„ุนู…ู„ุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠุญุจ ุฃู† ูŠุนู…ู„ ุจู‡ุŒ ุฎุดูŠุฉ ุฃู† ูŠุนู…ู„ ุจู‡ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ููŠูุฑุถ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…โ€"โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ู…ุชูู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡โ€)โ€โ€)โ€ โ€.โ€

Narrated by ฤ€โ€™ishah + 15 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1790

A person began to praise 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him), and Al-Miqdad (May Allah be pleased with him) sat upon his knees and began to throw pebbles upon the flatterer's face. 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "Verily, the Messenger ofโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ู‡ู…ุงู… ุจู† ุงู„ุญุงุฑุซุŒ ุนู† ุงู„ู…ู‚ุฏุงุฏุŒ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุฃู… ุฑุฌู„ุง ุฌุนู„ ูŠู…ุฏุญ ุนุซู…ุงู† ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุŒ ูุนู…ุฏ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุฏุงุฏุŒ ูุฌุซุง ุนู„ู‰ ุฑูƒุจุชูŠู‡ุŒ ูุฌุนู„ ูŠุญุซูˆ ููŠ ูˆุฌู‡ู‡ ุงู„ุญุตุจุงุกุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ ุนุซู…ุงู†โ€:โ€ ู…ุง ุดุฃู†ูƒโ€ุŸโ€ ูู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ุฅู† ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€โ€ฆ

+ 7 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 226

Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) was (one time) offering prayer while he was carrying Umama, daughter of Zainab, when he prostrated he put her down and when he stood up he lifted her up. [Agreed upon].

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉูŽ โ€- ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ โ€- ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ : { ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ูŠูุตูŽู„ูู‘ูŠ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ุญูŽุงู…ูู„ูŒ ุฃูู…ูŽุงู…ูŽุฉูŽ ุจูู†ู’ุชู ุฒูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุจูŽ , ููŽุฅูุฐูŽุง ุณูŽุฌูŽุฏูŽ ูˆูŽุถูŽุนูŽู‡ูŽุง , ูˆูŽุฅูุฐูŽุง ู‚ูŽุงู…ูŽ ุญูŽู…ูŽู„ูŽู‡ูŽุง } ู…ูุชูŽู‘ููŽู‚ูŒโ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Qatฤda + 8 other versions

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 524

Anas reported that a Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The boy became ill and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to visit him. He sat by his head and said, "Become a Muslim." The boy looked at his father who was also sitting byโ€ฆ

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูู„ูŽูŠู’ู…ูŽุงู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽุฑู’ุจูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽโ€:โ€ ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุญูŽู…ูŽู‘ุงุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฒูŽูŠู’ุฏูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุซูŽุงุจูุชูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุณูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุบูู„ุงูŽู…ู‹ุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽู‡ููˆุฏู ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฎู’ุฏูู…ู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูŽู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ููŽู…ูŽุฑูุถูŽุŒ ููŽุฃูŽุชูŽุงู‡ู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰โ€ฆ

+ 7 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5394

Thauban reported God's messenger as saying, "I fear for my people only the leaders who lead men astray, for when the sword is used among my people it will not be withdrawn from them till the day of resurrection." Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุซูŽูˆู’ุจูŽุงู†ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ูŽู‘ู…ูŽ: ยซุฅูู†ูŽู‘ู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฎูŽุงูู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูู…ูŽู‘ุชููŠ ุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุฆูู…ูŽู‘ุฉูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุถูู„ูู‘ูŠู†ูŽ ูˆูŽุฅูุฐูŽุง ูˆูุถูุนูŽ ุงู„ุณูŽู‘ูŠู’ูู ูููŠ ุฃูู…ูŽู‘ุชููŠ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูุฑู’ููŽุนู’ ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูโ€ฆ

Narrated by Thawbฤn + 19 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1818

The Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) said, "Let me tell you something about Dajjal (the Antichrist) which no Prophet had told his people. He is blind (in one eye) and will bring with him something like Jannah and Hell; but what he calls Jannah will be in fact Hell." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"โ€ุฃู„ุง ุฃุญุฏุซูƒู… ุญุฏูŠุซุงู‹ ุนู† ุงู„ุฏุฌุงู„ ู…ุง ุญุฏุซ ุจู‡ ู†ุจูŠ ู‚ูˆู…ู‡โ€!โ€ ุฅู†ู‡ ุฃุนูˆุฑุŒ ูˆุฅู†ู‡ ูŠุฌูŠุก ู…ุนู‡ ุจู…ุซุงู„ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ูˆุงู„ู†ุงุฑุŒ ูุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุฅู†ู‡ุง ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ู†ุงุฑโ€"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 3 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 163

Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) said, "My parable and that of yours is like a man who kindled a fire. When it has illuminated all around him, the moths and grasshoppers began to fall therein. He tried to push them away, but they overcame him and jumped into it. I am catching hold of your waists ties (toโ€ฆ

"โ€ู…ุซู„ูŠ ูˆู…ุซู„ูƒู… ูƒู…ุซู„ ุฑุฌู„ ุฃูˆู‚ุฏ ู†ุงุฑุงู‹ ูุฌุนู„ ุงู„ุฌู†ุงุฏุจ ูˆุงู„ูุฑุงุด ูŠู‚ุนู† ููŠู‡ุง ูˆู‡ูˆ ูŠุฐุจู‡ู† ุนู†ู‡ุง ูˆุฃู†ุง ุขุฎุฐ ุจุญุฌุฒูƒู… ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุงุฑุŒ ูˆุฃู†ุชู… ุชูู„ุชูˆู† ู…ู† ูŠุฏูŠโ€"

Narrated by Jฤbir ibn โ€˜Abdullฤh + 3 other versions

Not graded Hadith qudsi Riyad as-Salihin 425

The Prophet (๏ทบ) recited the Words of Allah, the Exalted, and the Glorious, about Ibrahim (๏ทบ) who said: "O my Rubb! They have led astray many among mankind. But whosoever follows me, he verily, is of me". (14:36) and those of 'Isa (Jesus) (๏ทบ) who said: "If You punish them, they are Your slaves, andโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑูˆ ุจู† ุงู„ุนุงุตุŒ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ู…ุงุŒ ุฃู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠุŒ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…ุŒ ุชู„ุง ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ููŠ ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู…ุŒ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…โ€:โ€ โ€{โ€ุฑุจ ุฅู†ู‡ู† ุฃุถู„ู„ู† ูƒุซูŠุฑุงู‹ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูู…ู† ุชุจุนู†ูŠ ูุฅู†ู‡ ู…ู†ูŠโ€}โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู…โ€:โ€36โ€)โ€โ€)โ€ุŒ ูˆู‚ูˆู„โ€ฆ

+ 2 other versions

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 231

Verily, I would stand up for prayer intending to prolong it, but I hear the crying of an infant, so I shorten my prayer lest I make it burdensome for his mother

Abu Qatฤdah and Anas ibn Mฤlik (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, I would stand up for (congregational) prayer intending to prolong it, but I hear the crying of an infant, so I shorten my prayer lest I makeโ€ฆ

"โ€ุฅู†ูŠ ู„ุฃู‚ูˆู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุตู„ุงุฉุŒ ูˆุฃุฑูŠุฏ ุฃู† ุฃุทูˆู„ ููŠู‡ุง ุŒ ูุฃุณู…ุน ุจูƒุงุก ุงู„ุตุจูŠุŒ ูุฃุชุฌูˆุฒ ููŠ ุตู„ุงุชูŠ ูƒุฑุงู‡ูŠุฉ ุฃู† ุฃุดู‚ ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู…ู‡โ€"

Narrated by Abu Qatฤda + 6 other versions Explained

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 226

Kissing the children and having mercy and clemency towards them

โ€˜ฤ€โ€™ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Some Bedouins visited the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and they said: "Do you kiss your children?" He said: 'Yes.' They said: "By Allah we do not kiss our children." Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah'sโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุนุงุฆุดุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุง ู‚ุงู„ุชโ€:โ€ ู‚ุฏู… ู†ุงุณ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุนุฑุงุจ ุนู„ู‰ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…ุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ูˆุง โ€:โ€ ุฃุชู‚ุจู„ูˆู† ุตุจูŠุงู†ูƒู…โ€ุŸโ€ ูู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ู†ุนู…โ€"โ€ ู‚ุงู„ูˆุงโ€:โ€ ู„ูƒู†ุง ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุง ู†ู‚ุจู„ โ€!โ€ ูู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ุฃูˆ ุฃู…ู„ูƒ ุฅู†โ€ฆ

Narrated by ฤ€โ€™ishah Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 7239

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the โ€˜Ishฤ' prayer until part of the night had passed and it was dark. โ€˜Umar came to him saying: O Messenger of Allah, come to pray, the women and children have slept. He came out with his head dripping with water and said: Had it not been hard for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to perform that prayer at this hour

โ€˜Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Abbฤs (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the โ€˜Ishฤ' prayer until part of the night had passed and it was dark. โ€˜Umar came to him saying: "O Messenger of Allah, come to pray, the women and children have slept."โ€ฆ

ู„ูŽูˆู’ู„ุงูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุดูู‚ูŽู‘ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูู…ูŽู‘ุชููŠ ู€ ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุณู

Narrated by Ibn โ€˜Abbฤs Explained

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3629

The Messenger of Allah (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) wiped my face with his hand and supplicated for me. He lived for one hundred and twenty years and only had a few little grey hairs on his head

Abu Zayd ibn Akhtab (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) wiped my face with his hand and supplicated for me. โ€˜Azrah (one of the narrators) said: "He lived for one hundred and twenty years and only had a few little grey hairsโ€ฆ

ู…ูŽุณูŽุญูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ููŠ ูˆูŽุฏูŽุนูŽุง ู„ููŠ

Narrated by Abu Zayd Explained

Good (hasan) Hadith qudsi Musnad Ahmad 22523

The thing that I fear most for you is minor Shirk (polytheism).' They said: 'What is minor Shirk, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'It is Riyฤโ€™

"The thing that I fear most for you is minor Shirk (polytheism).' They said: 'What is minor Shirk, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'It is Riyฤโ€™ (showing off). Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Judgment when He will requite all people for their deeds: "Go to those before whom you used to showโ€ฆ

ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูŠููˆู†ูุณู ุญูŽุฏูŽู‘ุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู„ูŽูŠู’ุซูŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุฒููŠุฏูŽ ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‡ูŽุงุฏู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑููˆ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุญู’ู…ููˆุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ู„ูŽุจููŠุฏู ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ูŽู‘ู…ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ุฃูŽุฎู’ูˆูŽููŽ ู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฎูŽุงูู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’โ€ฆ

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