Hadiths on Heart-Softeners and Sermons

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198 explained prophetic hadiths on "Heart-Softeners and Sermons": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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132 hadiths gather the heart-softening sermons, in 11 subcategories: the acts of the heart, the heart diseases, asceticism and piety, the states of the righteous believers, the condemnation of sins, of the love of this world and of whims and desires, repentance, the purification of souls, the terrors of the graves, and the descriptions of Paradise and Hell. One statement sums them up: “He does not belong to us who does not show mercy to our young and honor our old”.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Heart-Softeners and Sermons

Authentic O womenfolk, give charity, for indeed, I was shown that you form the majority of the dwellers of Hellfire." They said: Why is that, O Messenger of All Authentic Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said: I have prepared for My righteous slaves what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and no human heart has Authentic hadith I know the last of the inhabitants of Hell to come out of it, and the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it. He is a man who will emerge fro Authentic hadith Any wealth that I have conferred upon my slave is lawful for him. And I have created all My slaves with a natural predisposition to worship Allah alon Authentic hadith Do you find any difficulty in seeing the sun at noon when there are no clouds? They said: No. He again said: Do you find any difficulty in seeing the Good hadith Verily, what I fear for you is a man who recites the Qur’an until its brightness appears on him and he becomes a support of Islam. (This continues) un Authentic hadith I fear two things for my Ummah: the Qur’an and milk. As for milk, they seek the countryside, follow desires, and neglect the prayers. As for the Qur’a Hasan Verily, the grave is the first stage of the stages of the Hereafter. If one is saved from it, what comes after it is easier, but if one is not saved f Authentic hadith The bliss and torment of the grave in the Hadīth of Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib Authentic Shall I inform you of the gravest of the major sins? Authentic Among those who were before you, there was a man who had an injury. He was impatient, so he took a knife and made a cut in his hand and bled to death. Authentic They are being tormented, but they are not tormented for a major sin. One of them would not save himself from being soiled with his urine, while the o Authentic hadith A man will go to sleep and honesty will be taken out of his heart and only a trace of it will remain, like the trace of a dark spot. And a man will go Authentic hadith I love you for Allah's sake. He said: May the One you love me for His sake love you Good hadith It is out of glorification of Allah, Almighty, to honor the grey-haired (old) Muslim, and the bearer of the Qur'an who neither exaggerates concerning Authentic The major sins are associating partners with Allah, undutifulness to parents, murder, and intentional false oath Authentic Life in this world is sweet and green, and indeed, Allah has made you successors there to see how you will behave. So, be cautious of this world and b Authentic hadith He does not belong to us who does not show mercy to our young and honor our old Authentic A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): "When is the Hour?" He said: "What have you prepared for it? Authentic Verily, the example of the righteous companion and the evil companion is like that of the carrier of the musk and the blower of the bellows Authentic hadith I am a messenger from Allah to you to tell you that Allah loves you as you love him for His sake Authentic hadith The needy is not the one who can be turned away with a date-fruit or two, or a morsel or two. But, the needy is the one who abstains from begging Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would often say: "O Turner of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion Authentic Whoever sincerely asks Allah for martyrdom, Allah will make him reach the status of martyrs even if he dies on his bed Hasan The believer, man or woman, will continue to be tested concerning his or her self, children, and property until they meet Allah without any sins in th Authentic hadith I looked into Paradise and found that the majority of its people are the poor, and I looked into the Fire and found that the majority of its people ar Authentic hadith Paradise and Hell debated. Hell said: The tyrants and the proud are in me. Paradise said: The weak and the poor are in me Authentic How astonishing the believer's affair is! Indeed, all of his affairs are good, and this is for none but the believer Authentic hadith You indulge in such actions that are less significant in your eyes than a hair, while we used to consider them destructive sins during the Prophet’s l Authentic “Avoid the seven destructive sins Authentic hadith If Allah willed to do good to His slave, He expedites his punishment in the life of this world, and if He willed to do ill to His slave, He withholds Good hadith Shall I tell you what I fear more for you than the Antichrist? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Hidden polytheism; when a man gets up to Authentic I am the One Who is most free from want of partners. So, he who does something for the sake of someone else beside Me, I discard him and his polytheis Authentic 'A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into Hellfire, and his intestines will slip out and he will go around by them like a donk Authentic hadith Allah, the Almighty, said: My love is certainly due to those who love one another for My sake, sit with one another for My sake, visit one another for Authentic Are you granted victory and provided with sustenance except through your weak ones? Authentic This is a stone that was thrown into Hellfire seventy years ago and it was falling into Hellfire until it reached its bottom Authentic hadith I was with Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr when he said: Who among you saw a shooting star last night? I said: It was I. Then I said: In fact, I was not (busy) in pr Authentic There is no contagion, nor is there any evil omen in birds, nor is there any evil omen in the owl, nor is there any evil omen in Safar, and run away f Authentic certainly admit him into Paradise, regardless of the deeds which he has done Authentic Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter He Authentic hadith No soul gets killed wrongfully without the first son of Adam taking guilt for its blood because he was the first to institute the practice of murder Authentic Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I will guarantee him Paradise Authentic hadith Whoever Allah saves from the evil of what is between his jaws and the evil of what is between his legs will enter Paradise Authentic hadith Allah, the Almighty, said: Those who love one another for the sake of My glory will have pulpits of light for which the prophets and martyrs will envy Authentic O Messenger of Allah, what if a man comes to me wanting to take my money? Authentic Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelaces, and so is Hellfire Authentic This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever Authentic I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is salvation? He said: "Control your tongue, abide in your house, and weep over your sin Authentic hadith In Paradise, there are one hundred degrees that Allah prepared for those who make Jihad in the cause of Allah. The distance between each two degrees i Authentic hadith I have seen seventy of the people of the Suffah, none of them had a cloak over them Authentic hadith A man kissed a woman (unlawfully), so he came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and told him of what he did. So Allah, the Authentic hadith A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I committed a sin liable to a legal punishment Authentic hadith Were this world worth a wing of a mosquito in the sight of Allah, He would not have given the disbeliever a drink of water thereof Authentic hadith We were given of this world what we were given. I am afraid that the reward of our good deeds has been hastened to us in this world Authentic Hellfire is surrounded by lusts, and Paradise is surrounded by adversities Authentic O Hakīm, this money is like a sweet, fresh fruit Authentic hadith By Allah! I do give a man and I leave another, and the one that I leave is more beloved to me than the one that I give Authentic hadith Two eyes will not be touched by the Fire: an eye which has wept out of fear of Allah, and an eye which has spent the night guarding in the cause of Al Authentic hadith Every Ummah has a trial, and the trial of my Ummah is wealth
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
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سبحان الله وبحمده Glory and praise be to Allah

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