Hadiths on Virtues

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171 explained prophetic hadiths on "Virtues": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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131 hadiths enumerate the virtues in 12 subcategories: the excellence of knowledge, the excellences of monotheism and of the Noble Qur'an, the merits of being dutiful to one's parents, of maintaining kinship ties, of the Prophet's family and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), of good deeds, of remembering Allah, of supplication, of heart acts, and of organs' acts. Every good deed finds in them its reward announced by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Virtues

Hasan/Sound by virtue of corroborating evidence The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the lowest among you Authentic hadith When the people of Yemen came, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: There have come to you the people of Yemen Authentic hadith Allah does not listen as attentively to anything as He listens to a prophet with a melodious voice Authentic hadith No Muslim visits a (sick) Muslim early in the morning but seventy thousand angels send blessings upon him Sahīh (authentic) based on its overall chains of transmission No two Muslims meet and shake hands except that their sins are forgiven before they part Good hadith Whoever follows a path in pursuit of knowledge, Allah will facilitate for him a path to Paradise Hasan Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed for it, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold Authentic hadith Whoever does not recite the Qur’an with a melodious voice is not one of us Sahih/Authentic with its two versions People are precious metals, like the metals gold and silver. The best of them in the pre-Islamic period are the best of them in Islam, if they underst Authentic hadith The angels continue to shade him with their wings Authentic for being narrated by another companion Go back to them and seek their permission. If they give you permission, you can engage in Jihad, otherwise, be dutiful to them Authentic hadith If the slave draws closer to Me by a hand-span, I shall draw closer to him by a cubit; and if he draws closer to Me by a cubit, I shall draw closer to Authentic While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him Authentic O Messenger of Allah, I left no minor or major sin without committing it." He said: "Do you not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhamm Authentic Allah's right upon His servants is that they should worship Him and associate no partners with Him. And the right of the servants upon Allah is that H Authentic Whoever dies while not associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise, and whoever dies while associating anything with Allah will enter Hellfire Hasan Actions are of six types and people are of four: two imperatives, one and its equal reward, one good deed with ten times as much reward, and one good Authentic Among the portents of the Hour is that knowledge will be taken away, ignorance will prevail, adultery will spread, drinking alcohol will be common, an Authentic Indeed, Allah will distinguish a man from my Ummah before all of creation on the Day of Judgment Sahih/Authentic by virtue of corroborating evidence The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned something and said: "That will be at the time when knowledge disappears Authentic Do not seek knowledge in order to show off in front of the scholars, or to argue with the foolish; Authentic Allah has given a parable: a straight path Authentic Would any one of you like to find three large, fat, pregnant she-camels when he returns to his family? Hasan It will be said to the one devoted to the Qur’an: Read, ascend, and recite with deliberation as you used to recite in the world. Your rank will be at Authentic He who recites the Qur’an openly is like he who gives charity openly, and he who recites the Qur’an secretly is like he who gives charity secretly Authentic I advise you to fear Allah and to hear and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave. You will see after me great discord. So, hold fast to my Sunnah and the Hasan they would listen to ten verses from the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and not move to the next ten verses until they learned Authentic O Abu al-Mundhir, do you know which verse of Allah's Book that you have is the greatest?" I said: "{Allah: none has the right to be worshiped except H Authentic Say 'there is no god but Allah', and I will testify for you by it on the Day of Judgment Authentic When the Muezzin (the caller to prayer) says, 'Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar Authentic When you hear the Muezzin, say what he says and then invoke Allah's blessings upon me Authentic Allah Almighty said: 'I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for Authentic That is Satan who is known as Khinzab. If you perceive his effect, seek refuge with Allah from him and spit three times to your left Authentic Allah does not accept any deed except what is done purely for Him and in pursuit of His Countenance Authentic Whoever meets Allah without associating anything with Him, no sin will harm him along with it; and whoever dies while associating partners with Him, n Authentic Allah Almighty does not sleep, and it is not befitting of Him to sleep Authentic Indeed, I am the most God-fearing among you and the most knowledgeable of Allah Authentic When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a pious child who supplicates for him Authentic Were people to know what is in the call and the first row and then they could do nothing but to draw lots for it, they would draw lots Authentic Whoever says a hundred times in a day: "La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr" (T Authentic Verily, the lawful is clear, and the unlawful is clear Authentic If only you relied on Allah the way you should, He would provide for you as He provides for birds; they set out hungry in the morning and return satia Authentic Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah Authentic May Allah brighten the person who hears something from us and conveys it as he heard it, for perhaps the one to whom it is conveyed is more mindful th Authentic hadith A number of Hadīths pertaining to the virtue of Dhikr sessions Authentic hadith Allah says: If My slave intends to do an evil deed, do not write it down until he does it. If he does it, then write it as it is. If he does not do it Authentic hadith If anyone kills a gecko in the first strike will have one hundred good deeds recorded for him; and with the second strike lesser than that and with th Authentic hadith No woman among you loses three of her children to death except that they will screen her from Hellfire Authentic hadith Any Muslim who loses three of his children will not be touched by the Fire except in fulfillment of the oath Authentic hadith You praised this, so Paradise has been affirmed for him, and you dispraised this, so Hell has been affirmed for him. You are Allah's witnesses on eart Authentic hadith What do you think of a man who does a good deed and people praise him for it? He said: That is instant good news for the believer
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حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل Allah is sufficient for us, the best guardian

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