Hadith Library
حدیث لائبریری
Stage 3 — Tools of Thinking
10 chapters · 162 topics
Chapter 1 — Knowledge and Learning
علم اور سیکھنا
Knowledge comes first in Islam. Before action, before worship, before teaching others, a believer is asked to learn. This chapter brings together seventeen famous Hadith about seeking knowledge, respecting scholars, and letting knowledge change how we live.
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Seeking Knowledge Is Obligatory→
- 2Seek Knowledge from the Cradle to the Grave→
- 3The Scholars Are the Heirs of the Prophets→
- 4Seeking Knowledge Opens the Path to Paradise→
- 5Knowledge Is a Light from Allah→
- 6Seek Knowledge Even in China→
- 7Act on What You Know→
- 8Knowledge Calls Out to Action→
- 9A Scholar Whose Knowledge Benefits Others→
- 10Learn It, Act on It, Teach It→
- 11The Ink of the Scholars→
- 12Whoever Allah Wants Good For→
- 13The Best of You Learn and Teach the Quran→
- 14A Scholar's Death Is a Breach in Islam→
- 15Two Kinds of People Are Never Satisfied→
- 16Knowledge Is of Two Kinds→
- 17Acting Without Knowledge Does More Harm Than Good→
Chapter 2 — Prayer and Worship
نماز اور عبادت
Prayer (Salah / Namaz) is the heart of a Muslim's daily life. It connects us to Allah five times a day, keeps us away from wrong, and will be the first deed we are asked about. This chapter brings together seventeen famous Hadith about the place of prayer in our faith.
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Prayer Is the Pillar of Religion→
- 2The Five Prayers Wash Away Sins Like a River→
- 3Prayer Will Be the First Deed Judged→
- 4Do Not Take Prayer Lightly→
- 5Prayer Is the Delight of My Eyes→
- 6When a Servant Stands for Prayer, Mercy Descends→
- 7The Honour of the Believer Is Night Prayer→
- 8Prayer Is the Key to Paradise→
- 9Between a Person and Disbelief Is Abandoning Prayer→
- 10Whoever Deliberately Abandons Prayer→
- 11A Prayer That Does Not Stop Wrongdoing→
- 12The Most Beloved Deed to Allah Is Prayer→
- 13The Beginning of the Prayer Time Is Allah's Pleasure→
- 14The Best Prayer After the Obligatory Prayers→
- 15Whoever Prays at Night Has a Bright Face by Day→
- 16Prayer in Congregation→
- 17The Five Prayers Are an Expiation→
Chapter 3 — Character and Good Manners (Akhlaq)
اخلاق اور اچھے برتاؤ
Good character — *Akhlaq* — is at the heart of Islam. A Muslim is known not only by prayer and fasting, but by honesty, kindness, gentleness and good behaviour with others. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the Imams (as) taught that good manners are a sign of true faith.
اچھے اخلاق اسلام کی بنیاد ہیں۔ مسلمان کی پہچان صرف نماز اور روزے سے نہیں، بلکہ سچائی، مہربانی، نرمی اور لوگوں سے اچھے برتاؤ سے ہوتی ہے۔ رسول اللہ ﷺ اور ائمہ (ع) نے سکھایا کہ اچھے اخلاق سچے ایمان کی علامت ہیں۔
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Sent to Perfect Good Character→
- 2The Best of You Are Best in Character→
- 3Love for Your Brother What You Love for Yourself→
- 4Gentleness Beautifies Everything→
- 5Truthfulness and Trustworthiness Are the Real Test→
- 6Speak Good or Remain Silent→
- 7The Muslim Is Safe From His Tongue and Hand→
- 8Modesty Is Part of Faith→
- 9The Best of You Are Best to Their Families→
- 10The Strong One Controls Himself in Anger→
- 11The Prophet (SAW) and the One Who Cares for an Orphan→
- 12A Believer Does Not Taunt, Curse or Speak Obscenely→
- 13The Most Beloved to Me Are the Best in Character→
- 14Smiling at Your Brother Is Charity→
- 15Forgiveness Brings Honour→
- 16Beware of Suspicion→
Chapter 4 — Patience, Gratitude and Trust in Allah
صبر، شکر اور اللہ پر توکل
Life brings both ease and hardship. *Sabr* (patience) helps us stay steady in hardship, *Shukr* (gratitude) helps us remember Allah's blessings in ease, and *Tawakkul* (trust in Allah) helps us do our best and then leave the result to Allah. These three qualities make a believer's heart calm and strong.
زندگی میں آسانیاں بھی آتی ہیں اور مشکلیں بھی۔ صبر مشکل میں ہمیں ثابت قدم رکھتا ہے، شکر آسانی میں اللہ کی نعمتوں کو یاد رکھنے میں مدد کرتا ہے، اور توکل ہمیں اپنی کوشش کرنے اور نتیجہ اللہ پر چھوڑنے کی طاقت دیتا ہے۔ یہ تینوں خوبیاں مومن کے دل کو پرسکون اور مضبوط بناتی ہیں۔
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Patience Is the Head of Faith→
- 2If You Truly Relied on Allah→
- 3Whoever Is Not Thankful to People Is Not Thankful to Allah→
- 4The Believer's Affairs Are All Good→
- 5Patience in Hardship, Gratitude in Ease→
- 6Patience Is of Three Kinds→
- 7Patience Is at the First Shock→
- 8When Allah Loves a People, He Tests Them→
- 9No Gift Is Greater Than Patience→
- 10The Patient Believer Has the Reward of a Thousand Martyrs→
- 11Patience Against Sin Is Better Than Patience in Calamity→
- 12Tie Your Camel and Trust in Allah→
- 13Contentment Is a Wealth That Never Runs Out→
- 14Awaiting Relief Is Worship→
- 15The Whole World in a Day's Provision→
- 16Hardship Wipes Away Sins→
Chapter 5 — Family, Parents and Children
خاندان، والدین اور بچے
In Islam, the family is the first school of a person. Kindness to parents, love for one's spouse and children, and good manners at home are among the most beloved deeds to Allah (SWT).
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Paradise Is Under the Feet of Mothers→
- 2Allah's Pleasure Is in the Father's Pleasure→
- 3The Best of You Are the Best to Their Families→
- 4Play With Your Child Like a Child→
- 5Honour Your Children and Teach Them Good Manners→
- 6Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother — Then Your Father→
- 7Serving Your Parents Is Better Than Jihad→
- 8Keeping the Ties of Family→
- 9Marriage Completes Half of the Faith→
- 10The Best Gift a Father Can Give His Child→
- 11The Best House Is Where an Orphan Is Treated Well→
- 12Whoever Raises Two Daughters Well→
- 13A Kiss for Your Child Is a Good Deed→
- 14Respect Your Elders and Be Kind to the Young→
- 15Teach Your Children Swimming, Archery and Riding→
- 16Disobedience to Parents Blocks Paradise→
Chapter 6 — Honesty, Work and Earning
سچائی، محنت اور کمائی
Islam teaches that honesty in words and in trade, and earning a living by one's own hard work, are acts of worship. A truthful worker and an honest trader hold a high rank with Allah (SWT).
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Truthfulness Leads to Goodness and Paradise→
- 2The Honest Trader Is With the Prophets→
- 3Allah Loves Work Done Well→
- 4The Best Food Is Earned by Your Own Hands→
- 5Pay the Worker Before His Sweat Dries→
- 6Working Hard for Your Family Is Like Jihad→
- 7Worship Is Seventy Parts — and Its Best Is Earning Lawfully→
- 8Seeking Lawful Sustenance — Your Face Like the Full Moon→
- 9Seeking Lawful Earning Is a Duty on Every Muslim→
- 10Whoever Cheats Us Is Not One of Us→
- 11A False Oath Sells the Goods but Destroys the Blessing→
- 12Allah Loves the Skilled, Honest Worker→
- 13Trading Without Knowledge Leads to Usury→
- 14There Is No Good in One Who Does Not Seek Lawful Wealth→
- 15This Is a Hand That Allah and His Messenger Love→
- 16Beware of Laziness and Boredom→
Chapter 7 — Charity, Kindness and Helping Others
صدقہ، مہربانی اور دوسروں کی مدد
In Islam, charity is not only giving money. A kind word, a smile, helping someone in need, and being useful to people are all forms of charity. These Hadith teach us that giving never makes us poorer in the sight of Allah, and that kindness protects us and brings us closer to Him.
اسلام میں صدقہ صرف پیسے دینا نہیں ہے۔ مہربان لفظ، مسکراہٹ، کسی ضرورت مند کی مدد کرنا اور لوگوں کے لیے فائدہ مند بننا — یہ سب صدقے کی شکلیں ہیں۔ یہ احادیث ہمیں سکھاتی ہیں کہ دینے سے اللہ کی نظر میں ہم غریب نہیں ہوتے، اور مہربانی ہماری حفاظت کرتی ہے اور ہمیں اللہ کے قریب لاتی ہے۔
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Charity Does Not Decrease Wealthصدقہ مال کو کم نہیں کرتا→
- 2A Smile Is Charityمسکراہٹ بھی صدقہ ہے→
- 3Charity Repels Calamityصدقہ بلا کو دور کرتا ہے→
- 4The Best of People Is the Most Beneficial to Peopleبہترین انسان وہ ہے جو لوگوں کے لیے سب سے زیادہ فائدہ مند ہو→
- 5Whoever Helps a Believer in Needجو کسی مومن کی ضرورت پوری کرتا ہے→
- 6Secret Charity Extinguishes the Anger of the Lordچھپ کر دیا گیا صدقہ رب کے غضب کو بجھا دیتا ہے→
- 7Give Charity Early in the Morningصبح سویرے صدقہ دو→
- 8The One Who Sponsors an Orphan Is With the Prophet in Paradiseیتیم کی کفالت کرنے والا جنت میں نبی (ص) کے ساتھ ہوگا→
- 9The Best Charity Is Giving Waterبہترین صدقہ پانی پلانا ہے→
- 10Removing Something Harmful From the Road Is Charityراستے سے تکلیف دینے والی چیز ہٹانا صدقہ ہے→
- 11A Good Word Is Charityاچھی بات کہنا صدقہ ہے→
- 12Allah Helps the Servant as Long as He Helps His Brotherاللہ بندے کی مدد کرتا ہے جب تک بندہ اپنے بھائی کی مدد کرتا ہے→
- 13The Upper Hand Is Better Than the Lower Handاوپر والا ہاتھ نیچے والے ہاتھ سے بہتر ہے→
- 14Spend, and It Will Be Spent on Youخرچ کرو، تم پر خرچ کیا جائے گا→
- 15Ongoing Charity Continues After Deathجاری صدقہ موت کے بعد بھی جاری رہتا ہے→
- 16Gentleness Adorns Everything It Is Inنرمی جس چیز میں ہو اسے خوبصورت بنا دیتی ہے→
Chapter 8 — The Ahlul Bayt (as) and Loving Them
اہلِ بیت (ع) اور ان سے محبت
The Ahlul Bayt (as) are the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) — Imam Ali (as), Sayyida Fatima (sa), Imam Hasan (as), Imam Husayn (as), and the Nine Imams from their progeny. Loving them, following them, and holding fast to them alongside the Holy Quran is the path the Prophet (SAW) left for his Ummah. These Hadith show why their love is a part of faith.
اہلِ بیت (ع) حضرت محمد مصطفیٰ (ص) کے گھرانے ہیں — امام علی (ع)، سیدہ فاطمہ (س)، امام حسن (ع)، امام حسین (ع)، اور ان کی نسل سے نو امام۔ ان سے محبت کرنا، ان کی پیروی کرنا اور قرآنِ کریم کے ساتھ ان سے مضبوطی سے جڑے رہنا وہ راستہ ہے جو نبی (ص) نے اپنی امت کے لیے چھوڑا۔ یہ احادیث بتاتی ہیں کہ ان کی محبت ایمان کا حصہ کیوں ہے۔
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1The Two Weighty Things — The Quran and the Ahlul Baytدو بھاری چیزیں — قرآن اور اہلِ بیت→
- 2The Ahlul Bayt Are Like the Ark of Noahاہلِ بیت نوح (ع) کی کشتی کی مانند ہیں→
- 3Love of Ali (as) Is a Sign of Faithعلی (ع) سے محبت ایمان کی نشانی ہے→
- 4I Am the City of Knowledge and Ali Is Its Gateمیں علم کا شہر ہوں اور علی اس کا دروازہ ہیں→
- 5Fatima (sa) Is a Part of Meفاطمہ (س) میرے جسم کا ٹکڑا ہیں→
- 6Whoever I Am Master of, Ali Is Master of — Ghadirجس کا میں مولا ہوں، علی اس کے مولا ہیں — غدیر→
- 7Hasan and Husayn Are the Masters of the Youth of Paradiseحسن اور حسین اہلِ جنت کے جوانوں کے سردار ہیں→
- 8Husayn Is From Me, and I Am From Husaynحسین مجھ سے ہیں اور میں حسین سے ہوں→
- 9Ali Is With the Truth, and the Truth Is With Aliعلی حق کے ساتھ ہیں اور حق علی کے ساتھ ہے→
- 10The Imams After Me Are Twelveمیرے بعد امام بارہ ہیں→
- 11Whoever Dies Without Knowing the Imam of His Timeجو اپنے زمانے کے امام کو پہچانے بغیر مر جائے→
- 12Fatima Is the Leader of the Women of Paradiseفاطمہ اہلِ جنت کی عورتوں کی سردار ہیں→
- 13Ali Is the Divider of Paradise and Hellعلی جنت اور دوزخ کو بانٹنے والے ہیں→
- 14Looking at the Face of Ali Is Worshipعلی کے چہرے کو دیکھنا عبادت ہے→
- 15I and Ali Are the Fathers of This Ummahمیں اور علی اس امت کے باپ ہیں→
- 16The Mahdi Is From My Progeny, From the Children of Fatimaمہدی میری عترت سے ہیں، فاطمہ کی اولاد سے→
Chapter 9 — Repentance and Forgiveness
توبہ اور مغفرت
Repentance (*tawba*) means turning back to Allah after a mistake — feeling sorry, stopping the sin, and deciding sincerely not to go back to it. These sixteen Hadith, most of them from Imam al-Baqir (as) and Imam al-Sadiq (as) in Al-Kafi, teach one hopeful message: Allah loves the person who repents, and no one who turns back to Him sincerely should lose hope.
توبہ کا مطلب ہے غلطی کے بعد اللہ کی طرف لوٹ آنا — دل سے شرمندہ ہونا، گناہ کو چھوڑ دینا، اور سچے دل سے یہ فیصلہ کرنا کہ دوبارہ اس کی طرف نہیں لوٹیں گے۔ امام باقر (ع) اور امام صادق (ع) کی یہ سولہ احادیث، جن میں سے زیادہ تر الکافی سے ہیں، ایک ہی امید بھرا پیغام دیتی ہیں: اللہ توبہ کرنے والے سے محبت کرتا ہے، اور سچے دل سے لوٹ آنے والے کو اللہ کی رحمت سے مایوس نہیں ہونا چاہیے۔
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1Sincere Repentance Brings Allah's Love and Covering→
- 2The Most Beloved Servants Are Those Who Slip and Repent→
- 3A Believer Who Repents Again and Again Is Forgiven Again and Again→
- 4Allah Is Happier at Your Repentance Than a Traveller Who Finds His Lost Mount→
- 5The Repentant Person Is Like One Who Never Sinned→
- 6Regret Itself Is Repentance→
- 7Allah Asks Only Two Things: Confess His Blessings and Confess Your Sins→
- 8A Sin That Leads a Person to Paradise→
- 9No One Gets Out of a Sin While Clinging to It→
- 10If He Knows Allah Sees Him, He Is Forgiven Even Before He Asks→
- 11Regret Brings Forgiveness Before the Words of Istighfar→
- 12Allah Loves to Be Asked for Great Sins, and Dislikes Small Sins Taken Lightly→
- 13Three Gifts Allah Gives to Those Who Repent→
- 14Thinking of a Sin, Then Holding Back — That Is Seeing Clearly→
- 15Allah Is Pleased at Repentance as One Who Finds Something Dear He Lost→
- 16Sin Leaves a Black Spot on the Heart — Repentance Wipes It Away→
Chapter 10 — Death, the Hereafter and Hope
موت، آخرت اور امید
Death is not the end of the journey — it is the door to the next life. These sixteen Hadith teach a beginner how to think about death without fear taking over: remember it, prepare for it with good deeds, help a dying person with the words of faith, and always keep a good opinion of Allah and hope in His mercy.
موت سفر کا خاتمہ نہیں ہے — یہ اگلی زندگی کا دروازہ ہے۔ یہ سولہ احادیث ایک نئے سیکھنے والے کو سکھاتی ہیں کہ موت کے بارے میں کیسے سوچیں، بغیر اس کے کہ خوف غالب آ جائے: اسے یاد رکھیں، نیک اعمال سے اس کی تیاری کریں، مرنے والے کی ایمان کے کلمات سے مدد کریں، اور اللہ کے بارے میں ہمیشہ اچھا گمان اور اس کی رحمت کی امید رکھیں۔
Chapter Quiz · 3 marks — at the end of the last entry
- 1The Grave Is the First Station of the Hereafter→
- 2Every Grave Speaks Three Times a Day→
- 3Three Good Things Keep Reaching You After Death→
- 4Remind a Dying Person of the Shahada→
- 5Think Well of Allah — He Is As You Expect Him to Be→
- 6Whoever Loves to Meet Allah, Allah Loves to Meet Him→
- 7Two Lights in the Heart: Fear and Hope in Equal Measure→
- 8False Hope Is Not Hope — the Hopeful Person Acts→
- 9The Believer Lives Between Two Fears→
- 10The First Gift in the Grave Is Forgiveness for Those Who Followed the Funeral→
- 11When a Believer Is Placed in His Grave, Paradise Is Announced as His First Gift→
- 12Seventy Thousand Angels Escort the One Who Escorts a Believer to His Grave→
- 13One Qirat, Two Qirat — a Reward as Big as Mount Uhud→
- 14The Joy You Gave a Believer Becomes Your Companion After Death→
- 15At Death, the Believer Sees the Prophet (SAW) and the Imams (as)→
- 16Escorting a Muslim's Funeral Earns Four Intercessions on the Day of Judgement→