Hadith on Belief (Faith)

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles): 1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. 2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (This term Haya covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty,..

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The Prophet said, A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden. ..

Narrated Abu Musa: Some people asked Allah's Apostle, Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)? He replied, One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands. ..

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man asked the Prophet , What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good? The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27). ..

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his children. ..

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind. ..

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he loves him only..

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy. ..

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: who took part in the battle of Badr and was a Naqib (a person heading a group of six persons), on the night of Al-'Aqaba pledge: Allah's Apostle said while a group of his companions were around him, Swear allegiance..

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, A time will come that the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and the places of rainfall (valleys) so as to flee with his religion from afflictions. ..

Narrated 'Aisha: Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something, he used to order them deeds which were easy for them to do, (according to their strength and endurance). They said, O Allah's Apostle! We are not like you. Allah has..

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle become dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's..

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell will go to Hell, Allah will order those who have had faith equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed to be taken out from..

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, While I was sleeping I saw (in a dream) some people wearing shirts of which some were reaching up to the breasts only while others were even shorter than that. Umar bin Al-Khattab was shown..

Narrated 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar): Once Allah's Apostle passed by an Ansari (man) who was admonishing to his brother regarding Haya'. On that Allah's Apostle said, Leave him as Haya' is a part of faith. (See Hadith No. 8) ..

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said: I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and..

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was asked, What is the best deed? He replied, To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then asked, What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, To participate in Jihad (religious..

Narrated Sa'd: Allah's Apostle distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of) people while I was sitting there but Allah's Apostle left a man whom I thought the best of the lot. I asked, O Allah's Apostle! Why have you left that person? By Allah I..