The messenger of God, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him,
said: 'When God decided upon to create, He also pledged himself
to be merciful to all his creations, by writing in his book
'which is with him above his throne, " my mercy shall prevail
over my anger" '
(bukhari,muslim: Abu Hurayra)
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'if believers knew the severity
of Gods punishment, no one would hope to enter paradiise; and
if disbelievers knew the vastness of his mercy, no one would
despair of entering his paradise'
(bukhari,muslim: Abu Hurayra)
The Prophet:
Gods mercy and guidance
The Prophet pbuh said: I have been told a parable about myself:
A lord built a house laid a feast in it, and sent an emissary
to invite everybody to the feast. Anyone who accepted his
invitation he entered the house, ate of the feast, and earned
of the lords plesure, but the one who did not except his
invitation he did not enter the house got no share of the
feast, and incurred the lords anger'.
He then explained thus: The lord is God, the emissary who
issues the invitations to the feast is Muhammed, the house is
Islam, and the feast is the paradise''
(Darimi:Rabi'a al-Jurashi)
Gods
unbounded forgiveness
The messenger of God pbuh said: ' By him who has my soul in his
hands were you not to sin, God would have removed you, and
bought another people who would sin, then ask for Gods
forgiveness and God would forgive them'
(Muslim: Abu Hurayra)
The Prophet pbuh said: All children of Adams are sinners, but
best among sinners are those who constantlt repent.
(Tirmidhi: Anas)
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'One is not counted as a
persistent sinner if he seeks forgiveness every time he sins,
even if he returns to the same sin seventy times a day'
(Tirmidhi,Abu Dawud: Abu Baker)
Gods generous
reckoning
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'God has for my sake, pardoned
my people for all acts they do mistakenly, forgetfully or under
duress'
(ibn Majah: Ibn'Abbas)
Heart: The
source of all
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'if someone wants to know what
position he enjoys in the eyes of God he has only to look at
what place he gives to God in his heart and life
(Hakim:Jabir)
Seeking Gods
Love
The Prophet pbuh said: Anyone who wants to be true in his love
for God and his messenger or desires what God and his Messenger
should love him, he should always speak the truth, filfill all
trusts entrusted to him, and be a god neighbour.
( Baihaqi:Abdur Rehman ibn Abu Qurad)
A man came to the messenger of God pbuh and asked: O messenger
of God tell me some deeds which i may do so that Allah will
love me as people will love me'
He said: Do not covet this world, and Allah will love you; do
not covet what people possess and people will love you'.
Finding God
by serving mankind
The messenger of God pbuh said: God will say 'Son of Adam i
fell ill but you did not visit me' He will say 'O Lord, and how
could i have visited you! You are the Lord of the worlds!' He
will say did you not know that my so-and-so servant had fallen
ill and you did not visit him? Did you not know that had you
visited him you would have found me with him?
Son of Adam i asked you for food but you did not feed me'. He
will say 'O Lord how could i have fed you! You are the Lord of
the worlds! He will say, My so-and-so servant asked you for
food and you not feed him? Did you not know that had you fed
him you would have surely found that with me?
Son of Adam i asked you to give me to drink but you did not
give me' He will say O Lord how could i have given you to
drink! You are the Lord of the worlds!' He will say 'My
so-and-so servant asked you to give him to drink and you did
not give him. Had you given him to drink you would surely have
found that with me'. (Muslim: Abu Hurayra)
Outward
Religiosity and Ostentation
The messenger of God pbuh said: Many a one fast but gain
nothing from their fasting except hunger and thirst; and many a
one pray all night, but gain nothing from their night prayer
except sleeplessness.(Darimi:Abu Hurayra)
The messenger of God pbuh said: If one does not obstain from
falsehood, and acting in accordance with it, God is in no need
of his abstaining from food and drink.
(Bukhari:Abu Hurayra)
The Messenger of God pbuh said: Whoever prays to show off, he
is (a sort of) idolater, for he makes a god beside God; whoever
fasts to show off he also makes a god beside God; and whoever
gives charity to show off, he too makes a god besides God.
(Ahmad: Shaddad ibn Aws)
Hypocrisy
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'Three charecteristics are the
signs of a hypocrite, even if he fasts, performs the prayers
and claims that he is a Muslim: when he speaks he lies when he
makes a promise he breaks it, and when he is trusted he betrays
his trust.'
(Bukhari, Muslim Abu Hurayra)
Mercy to Gods
Family
The messenger of God pbuh said: All creatures are Gods family,
and God loves them most who treat his family well and
kindly.(Baihaqi:Anas)
The messenger of God pbuh said: Only those who are merciful
will be shown mercy by the most merciful.Show mercy to those
who are on earth, He who is in heaven will show mercy to you.
(Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi:Abdullah ibn' Amr)
This too is
charity
The messenger of God pbuh said: When a muslim spends to support
his family, and hopes to be rewarded for it, it is a charity
for him'. (Bukhari,Muslim: Abu Hurayra)
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'If a muslimplants a tree or
sows a crop, then whatever bird eats of it, or human being, or
an animal it counts as charity for him. He also said:'Whatever
is stolen from it, that too counts as charity'. (Bukahri,Mulsim:Anas,
Jabir)
No charity is
too small
The messenger of God pbuh said: 'O Muslim women, let no
neighbour consider anything too insignificant to give to her
neighbour, even if it be a sheep trotter' (Bukhari,Muslim:Abu
Hurayra)
The messenger of God pbuh said:Do not belittle even the
smallest act of kindness, even if it were no more than meeting
your brother with a smiling and cheerful face'. (Muslim:Abu
Dharr)