Abu Dharr Asked
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ
For Advice
(shortened)
[ I asked the Messenger of Allah, ]
Oh Messenger of Allah, what is prayer?
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
[1]
- "Prayers are preordained blessings whether one offers them extensively or scarcely."
Oh Messenger of Allah, what is the best of deeds?
He replied:
[2]
- "To believe in Allah Almighty and to strive in His path."
Oh Messenger of Allah, whose faith is most accomplished among the believers?
He replied:
[3]
- "The best in character and conduct."
Oh Messenger of Allah, whose Islam (submission to God's will) is most right among the believers?
He replied:
[4]
- "The submission of a man the people are safe from the inequity of his hand and tongue."
Oh Messenger of Allah, what is the best form of offering prayers?
He said:
[5]
- "To prolong one's standing in imploring and supplications (qunut) before God Almighty during salat.�
Oh Messenger of Allah, what is fasting?
He replied:
[6]
- "Fasting is an obligatory pillar which is most rewarding by itself, and Allah will mulitply its reward in the Hereafter manyfolds.�
Oh Messenger of Allah, what is the best of jihad?
He replied:
[7]
- "To sacrifice one's horse, and to be willing to shed one's blood in the battlefield to defend Allah's words.�
Oh Messenger of Allah, what is the best charity?
He replied:
[8]
- "To have meager means, and yet to offer them to the needy.�
Oh Messenger of Allah, which is the most glorious verse of Qur'an that Almighty Allah revealed to you?
He ﷺ said:
[9]
- "The verse of the Divine Seat (Ayat-ul Kursi – Sura 2, verse 255).�
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(from the Hilyat)
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