PROPHETIC PEARLS: SAYINGS OF THE PROPHET
Character

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “One
who covers up the failings of someone in this world will
have his shortcomings covered up by God on the Day of
Judgment.” - Riyadh us-Saleheen, 240

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "By his
good character, a believer will attain the degree of one
who prays during the night and fasts during the day." -
Abu Dawood, Hadith 2233

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Being
rich does not mean having a great amount of property, but
[it] is being content [with what one has]." - Sahih Al-
Bukhari, Volume 4, Hadith 453

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "(God)
has revealed to me that you should adopt humility so that
no one oppresses another." - Riyadh-us-Salaheen, Hadith
1589

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "No
one has swallowed anything more excellent in the sight of
God...than the anger he restrains, seeking to please God
most high." Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1324

A person once asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him): "What is faith?" The Prophet replied: "When a
good deed becomes a source of pleasure for you and an
evil deed becomes a source of disgust, then you are a
believer." He was then asked: "What is a sin?" The Prophet
said: "When something pricks your conscience, give it up."
Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 8

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Envy
is not permitted except in two cases: (Envy) of a person
who God has given wealth and he spends it in the right
way, and (envy of) a person who God has given wisdom
and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to
others." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 490

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Wealth consists of various kinds of treasures, and those
treasures (all) have keys. Blessed is the man whom God
has made a key for good and a lock for evil." Al-Tirmidhi,
Hadith 1366

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever suffers an injury and forgives (the person
responsible), God will raise his status to a higher degree
and remove one of his sins." Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 998

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Shall I
tell you who are the best among you?...The best of you are
those who when seen are a means of God Being brought to
mind." AL-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1302

Narrated Masruq: "I asked (the Prophet Muhammad's wife)
Aisha which (good) deed was most loved by the Prophet.
She said: 'A deed done continuously.'" Sahih Al-Bukhari,
Volume 2, Hadith 232
Charity

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“Charity does not diminish wealth.” - Riyadh-us-Saleheen,
Volume 1, Hadith 556
Equality

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God
does not judge you according to your bodies and
appearances, but He looks into your hearts and observes
your deeds."
Family

A man once told the Prophet that he had many children but
did not kiss any of them. The Prophet (pbuh) replied:
"Verily, God will only show mercy to those of His servants
who do good to others." Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim
Morals and Manners

"Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worhsip none save Him,
and show kindness to your parents. If one or both of them
attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them or repulse
them, but speak unto them a gracious word." Holy Quran,
Surah 17, Verses 23-24
Forgiveness

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever suffers an injury and forgives (the person
responsible), God will raise his status to a higher degree
and remove one of his sins." Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 998
Honesty

The Prophet (peace be upon him) quoted a person who will
face severe punishment on Judgment day as saying: "I
enjoined others to do good, but did not do it myself, and I
forbade them to do evil, but did it myself." - Riyadh-us-
Saleheen, Hadith 198

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "If you
guarantee me six things on your part I shall guarantee you
Paradise : Speak the truth when you talk, keep a promise
when you make it, when you are trusted with something
fulfill your trust, avoid sexual immorality, lower your gaze
(in modesty), and restrain your hands from injustice." - Al
Tirmidhi, Hadith 1260
Justice

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Help
your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is
oppressed." People asked, "…It is right to help him if he is
oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an
oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from
oppressing others." Sahih Al-Bukhari, 3:624

The Prophet also stated that God said: "O My servants, I
have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it
forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another." -
Hadith Qudsi, 17

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "To
administer justice between two people is charity." - Fiqhus-
Sunnah, 3:98

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The
just and fair will be seated on chairs of light before God.
Such people are those who decide with justice and deal
justly in matters relating to their families and other affairs
entrusted to them." - Riyadh-us-Saleheen, Hadith 650

"God does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. Each
will enjoy the good it earns, as indeed each will suffer for
the wrong." - The Holy Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 286
Kindness

A man once told the Prophet that he had many children but
did not kiss any of them. The Prophet (pbuh) replied:
"Verily, God will only show mercy to those of His servants
who do good to others." Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim
Morals and Manners

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "If one
of you loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves
him." - Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Morals and
Manners

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Be
kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it
beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves
it tarnished." He also said: "Make things simple and do not
complicate them. Calm people and do not drive them
away." - Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Morals and
Manners

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would hear
the crying of a child in the company of his mother during
payer, and he would then recite only a short portion of the
Quran (to end the prayer and let the mother comfort her
child)." - Sahih Muslim, Hadith 220

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God
did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He sent
me to teach and make things easy." - Sahih Muslim, Hadith
707
Life & Human Nature

"God does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. Each
will enjoy the good it earns, as indeed each will suffer for
the wrong." - The Holy Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 286

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "There
is no disease that God has created, except that He has also
created its treatment." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume, Hadith
582

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "If
anyone would like to receive an answer from God in times
of difficulty, he should make many supplications when
times are easy."

A person once asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him): "What is faith?" The Prophet replied: "When a
good deed becomes a source of pleasure for you and an
evil deed becomes a source of disgust, then you are a
believer." He was then asked: "What is a sin?" The Prophet
said: "When something pricks your conscience, give it up."
Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 8

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Wealth consists of various kinds of treasures, and those
treasures (all) have keys. Blessed is the man whom God
has made a key for good and a lock for evil." Al-Tirmidhi,
Hadith 1366
Manners

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “One
who covers up the failings of someone in this world will
have his shortcomings covered up by God on the Day of
Judgment.” - Riyadh us-Saleheen, 240
Mercy

A man once told the Prophet that he had many children but
did not kiss any of them. The Prophet (pbuh) replied:
"Verily, God will only show mercy to those of His servants
who do good to others." Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim
Morals and Manners
Moderation

The Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) said,
"Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in
his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you
should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection
and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and
gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights."
- Sahih Al Bukhari - Volumn I, Hadith 8

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "God
did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He sent
me to teach and make things easy." - Sahih Muslim, Hadith
707
Time

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A time
will come when the murderer will not know why he has
committed the murder, and the victim will not know why
he has been killed." - Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1356
War

"During [a military expedition], a woman was found killed,
so [the Prophet Muhammad] forbade the killing of women
and children." Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Hadith 258
Witnessing

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Should I not tell you of the best witness? He is the one
who produces his evidence before he is asked for it." -
Sahih Muslim, Hadith 799
Women

The Prophet (pbuh) said: "The most perfect in faith
amongst believers is he who is best in manner and kindest
to his wife."

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "The best thing in
this world is a virtuous woman (wife)." - Riyadh us-
Salaheen, 1:280

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "Whoever has three
daughters, cares and provides for them, and shows them
mercy, will enter Paradise ." Imam Bukhari's Book of
Muslim Morals and Manners

A man once told the Prophet that he had many children but
did not kiss any of them. The Prophet (pbuh) replied:
"Verily, God will only show mercy to those of His servants
who do good to others." Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim
Morals and Manners

As he carried his grandson on his shoulders, the Prophet
was heard to say: "O God! I love him, so You love him
too." Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Morals and Manners