Hadiths on Seerah and History

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213 explained prophetic hadiths on "Seerah and History": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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279 hadiths form this section in 2 subcategories: the Prophet's Biography (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and History. The gathered hadiths relate lived scenes: the expedition of Najd, the day of Uhud, the Prophet's recitation while traveling, his visits to Quba', his way of purifying himself and eating. A saying characterizes them: «The speech of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was clearly articulated that anyone who listened to him could understand it».

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Seerah and History

Authentic hadith I was presented to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Uhud. I was fourteen years old, and so he did no Authentic I have never seen anyone with shoulder-length hair and wearing a red garment more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessin Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) preferred beginning with the right side when wearing his sandals, combing his hair, purifyin Authentic hadith The Messenger's right hand was for his purification and eating, and his left hand was for cleansing after relieving himself and (handling) repulsive t Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions went to Makkah, the polytheists said: "There will come to Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah from Kadā', from the upper mountain pass which is in Al-Bat-hā', a Authentic When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered the privy, a servant and I used to carry a waterskin and a pointed s Authentic hadith I entrust Allah with your religion, your trusts, and your last deeds Authentic I have never seen the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) laughing so heartily to the extent of seeing his uvulae; rather, he would Authentic I memorized from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ten Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) Authentic When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) got up at night, he would cleanse his mouth with Siwak (tooth-stick) Authentic Shall I tell you something about the Anti-Christ that no prophet has ever told his people? Verily, he is one-eyed and will bring with him something li Authentic hadith When the revenues of Bahrain arrive, I shall give you this much and this much and this much Authentic hadith I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, Authentic hadith The Prophet's wives were with him when Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came walking. Her gait was exactly similar to the gait of the Messenger Authentic There is no god but Allah. Woe to the Arabs from an impending evil. Today, an opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog, like this, Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was more bashful than a virgin in her boudoir. Whenever he saw something he disliked, we cou 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 The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey and he performed the ‘Ishā prayer, reciting in one of the two Rak‘ahs Sūrat Authentic hadith A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) during the Battle of Uhud: "If I am killed, where do you think I would be?" He r Authentic When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he used to spread out his hands until the whiteness of his armpits would be vis Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray while carrying Umāmah the daughter of Zaynab, daughter of the Messen Authentic hadith I will do my best to lead you in prayer just as the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to lead us in prayer Authentic hadith The spoils of war were not made lawful for any people before us, then Allah made the spoils of war lawful for us when He saw our weakness and helpless Authentic hadith To Allah belongs what He takes, and to Him belongs what He gives, and for everything He sets a specific term. So she should have patience and seek the Authentic Among the people who came before you, there was a king who had a magician Authentic hadith Your father will suffer no more agony after this day Authentic Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sneezed, he would put his hand—or his garment—over his mouth and lower—o Good hadith The speech of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was clearly articulated that anyone who listened to him could under Authentic hadith Allah brought the corners of the earth together for me, so I saw its eastern and western parts. The dominion of my Ummah will definitely reach as far Authentic Had it not been that I might overburden the believers—or  my Ummah—I would have commanded them to use the Siwāk (toothstick) at every prayer Hasan 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 Riyā’ Authentic for by Allah, if Allah guides a single person through you, that will be better for you than red camels Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would visit the mosque of Qubā' riding or walking, then he would pray there two Rak‘ahs Authentic hadith Are you not aware that Islam wipes out all (sins) that preceded it, and that Hijrah wipes out all (sins) that preceded it, and that Hajj wipes out all Authentic O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two persons, the third of whom is Allah? Authentic hadith I could not disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Had the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessi Authentic hadith O Messenger of Allah, I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer till the sun had set. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah Authentic hadith Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) spoke a word, he would repeat it thrice until it is understood from him. Whenever h Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and I used to take a ritual bath from one pot when we were both Junub (in a state of major r Authentic hadith I remembered a gold nugget in my house which I didn't want to distract me, so I ordered it to be distributed (in charity) Authentic hadith Abdur-Rahmān ibn Abi Bakr visited the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as I had the Prophet's head reclined on my chest. ‘Abdur-R Authentic hadith I came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he was in a red leather tent. Bilāl stepped out with ablution water (that was Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Ishā' prayer until part of the night had passed and it was dark. ‘Umar came to Authentic hadith He did a little but was greatly rewarded Authentic hadith Give it to him, for the best among you are those who settle their debts in the best manner Authentic hadith When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk, the people went out to receive him. I received him w 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 hadith We set out with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on a military campaign. We were six men and had one camel with us Authentic hadith I prayed with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) one night and he started reciting Sūrat al-Baqarah Authentic hadith May Allah have mercy upon Mūsa! He was hurt more than this but remained patient Authentic hadith I believe you heard that Abu ‘Ubaydah has returned from Bahrain with something Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to leave fasting in a certain month until we would think that he has not fas Authentic hadith O Sa‘d ibn Mu‘ādh, the Paradise, by the Lord of the Ka‘bah, I smell the fragrance of Paradise near Mount Uhud Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was never asked anything and said 'no' Authentic hadith If I lived until I finished eating these dates of mine, it would be a long life indeed. So he threw away the dates he had then fought them until he wa Authentic hadith Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was brought milk mixed with water. A Bedouin was sitting on his right and Abu Bak Authentic hadith On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered while wearing a black turban Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to breathe three times in the course of a drink
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
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اللهم صل على محمد O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad

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