101 Selected Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

Take advantage of five things before five others overtake you: your youth before you grow old; your health before you fall sick; your money before you become poor; your leisure before you become busy; and your life before you die.

(Amr ibn Maymum in Tirmidhi)

He who calls to that which is right, has the same rewards as those who follow him. It will not lessen the reward of those that follow. And he who calls to wrong, burdens himself with the sins of those who follow him. It will not lessen the sins of the followers.

(Abu Huraira in Muslim)

The truthful and honest merchant is associated with the prophets, the upright, and the martyrs.

(Abu Sa’id in Tirmidhi, Darimi and Daraqutni)

He who believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest. Extend hospitality for three days and provide for the road what will last for a day and a night. What goes beyond that is charity. And it is not permissible that a guest should stay till he makes himself an encumbrance.

(Abu Shuraih al Ka’bi in Bukhari and Muslim)

The deeds most loved by God are those done consistently, even if they are small.

(Aisha in Bukhari and Muslim)

There are four reasons for a man to marry a woman: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her faith. Enter marriage with one who has faith.

(Abu Hurairah in Bukhari and Muslim)

On the day of judgement no step shall a man take until he has answered questions on five aspects of his worldy existence: his life and how he spent it; his knowledge and what use he made of it; his wealth, how he acquired it and how it was spent; and his body and how he utilized it.

(Abu Hurairah in Tirmidhi)

God has imposed certain religious duties, do not neglect them; He has forbidden certain things, do not indulge in them; He has laid down certain limits, do not transgress them; about some things He is silent - out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness - do not seek after them.

(Abu Tha’Labah al-Khushani Jurthum ibn Nashir in Daraqutni)

None of you shall wish for death on account of an injury which afflicts him. If there is not alternative, let him pray: O’God! give me life so long as life will be good for me and take away my life when death will be good for me.

(Anas bin Malik in Bukhari and Muslim)

God shows mercy to a person who adopts a kind attitude when he sells, buys, and makes demands for repayment of loans.

(Jabir in Bukhari)