200 Golden Hadiths

Question 1

Sincerity and significance of intention
Hadith #1 - Saheeh al Bukhari 1

Answer 1

إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى

“Actions are according to intentions and every man will have only that which he intended.”

Question 2

Allah looks at your hearts and deeds
Hadith #2 - Saheeh Muslim 2564

Answer 2

إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ

“Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but rather He looks at your hearts and actions.”

Question 3

Repentence
Hadith #3 - Saheeh Muslim 2702

Answer 3

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ.‏

“O people! Repent to Allah, for I repent to Allah one hundred times a day.”

Question 4

Allah accepts repentance until the final hour
Hadith #4 - Jāmi’ at-Tirmidhi 3537

Answer 4

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ الْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يُغَرْغِرْ

“Indeed, Allah accepts the repentance of a slave as long as (his soul does not reach his throat).”

Question 5

Good Conduct
Hadith #5 - Saheeh al-Bukhari 6138

Answer 5

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ.‏

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or else keep silent.”

Question 6

True Patience
Hadith #6 - Saheeh al-Bukhari 1283

Answer 6

إِنَّمَا الصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ الصَّدْمَةِ الْأُولَ
“(True) patience is only when calamity first strikes”

Explanation:
Real patience is shown when hardship first hits, before panic or frustration takes over. It’s the patience that earns reward.

Question 7

All of the affairs of a believer is good
Hadith #7 - Sahih Muslim 2999

Answer 7

عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ.‏

“How astonishing the believer’s affair is! Indeed, all of his affairs are good, and this is for none but the believer. If something good happens to him, he is grateful, which is good for him; and if something bad happens to him, he shows patience, which is good for him.”