Hadiths on Calling to Allah (Da‘wah)

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36 explained prophetic hadiths on "Calling to Allah (Da‘wah)": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category brings together 34 hadiths on calling to Allah, in 7 sub-themes: its ruling, its manners, the backgrounds of the callers and their duties, the excellence of Islam and its merits (12 hadiths), the universality of the Islamic religion, human rights in Islam, and animal rights (9 hadiths). The caller's method lies in this counsel: "Speak to the people according to their level of understanding" (No. 3344). One also reads the Prophet's call (peace and blessings be upon him) to his uncle, based on the word of monotheism (No. 3410).

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Calling to Allah (Da‘wah)

Authentic hadith Once a dog was moving around a well, and it was about to die from thirst. When a prostitute from Children of Israel saw it, she removed her shoe, fill Authentic Do what you are capable of doing (regularly). By Allah, Allah never grows weary (of giving rewards) until you grow weary (of doing good deeds) Good hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent Khālid ibn al-Walīd to the people of Yemen to invite them to Islam, but they did not re Authentic hadith Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give us a reminder every Thursday Authentic hadith He tells us to worship Allah alone and not associate anything with Him and to give up all what our ancestors said. He also commands us to perform pray Authentic hadith People were commanded to make (Tawāf around) the Ka‘bah the last thing they do, but an exception was made for the menstruating woman Authentic Among the people who came before you, there was a king who had a magician Authentic hadith Speak to the people according to their level of understanding. Do you wish that Allah and His Messenger be denied? Authentic O uncle, say: La ilāha illallāh (there is no god but Allah), a word with which I can defend you before Allah Authentic If a person falls ill or travels, he shall be credited with whatever good deeds he used to perform while being at home and in good health Authentic There was a man who, as far as I know, lived farther from the mosque than anyone else, and he never missed a prayer Authentic Convey from me even if one verse, and narrate from the Children of Israel, and there is no sin in doing that. And whoever intentionally tells a lie ab Authentic hadith When one of you stands up for offering voluntary prayer at night and finds it difficult to recite the Qur'an accurately, and he is unaware of what he Authentic hadith No Muslim plants a tree except that whatever is eaten from it will be counted for him as charity, and whatever is stolen from it will be counted as ch Authentic There is a charity to be given for each joint of the human body Authentic hadith I came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while he was giving a sermon Authentic hadith When one of you feels drowsy during prayer, let him lie down till drowsiness goes away from him Authentic Indeed, the religion is easy. No one overburdens himself in the religion except that he will be overwhelmed by it. So, seek uprightness (be moderate) Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) made a bond of brotherhood between Salmān and Abu Ad-Dardā'. Salmān paid a visit to Abu Ad-D Authentic hadith When anyone of you beats his brother, he should avoid the face Authentic hadith Fear Allah regarding these dumb animals. Ride them when they are fit, and eat them when they are fit Authentic hadith O Allah, bless the early morning hours for my Ummah Authentic hadith Who has done this? May Allah curse whoever has done this. Verily, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) invoked curse u Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing an animal by tying it up and taking aim at it Authentic By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, the son of Mary will soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the pig, and abolish J Authentic I am Dimām ibn Tha‘labah, from the brothers of Banu Sa‘d ibn Bakr Authentic O people, verily Allah has removed the arrogance of jāhiliyyah from you and their boastfulness about their forefathers Authentic There is a charity to be given for each joint of the human body Authentic hadith It is not impure. It is one of those who roam around among you Authentic hadith Do you not fear Allah regarding this animal which Allah has placed in your possession? It is complaining to me that you starve it and put it to toil Authentic hadith Allah admits to Paradise any Muslim whose goodness is testified to by four people Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade using (live) animals as targets Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey that had been branded on the face. He disapproved of it Authentic No one should punish with fire except the Lord of fire Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade striking the face and branding on the face Authentic hadith I was one of seven sons of Muqarrin, and we had only one female servant. The youngest of us slapped her in the face, so the Messenger of Allah (may Al
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ