Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone acquires knowledge that should be sought seeking the Face of Allah, but he acquires it only to get some worldly advantage, he will not experience the arf, i.e. the fragrance, of Paradise. Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 26...
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit: Um Al-`Ala’, an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, “The emigrants were distributed amongst us by drawing lots and we got in our share `Uthman bin Maz’un. We made him stay...
Ibn Ka’b bin Malik Al-Ansari narrated from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Two wolves free among sheep are no more destructive to them than a man’s desire for wealth and honor is to his religion.” Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book...
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) observed: Verily the Great and Mighty Allah forgave my people the evil promptings arising in their minds, but they neither talked about them nor acted upon them.
Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Hadith 239
Narrated `Abdullah: I used to greet the Prophet (peace be upon him) while he was in prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and (after finishing the prayer) he said...
