Hadith 69

(The book) ‘Al Ikhtisaas’ –
‘The Prophet-saww addressed when he-saww intended going out to (military expedition of) Tabuk after returning from the farewell Hajj, he-saww said after having praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj: ‘O you people! The most truthful of the narrations (Hadeeth) is the Book of Allah-azwj, and the most trusted handle is the pious word, and best of the nations is the nation (religion) of Ibrahim-as, and best of the conducts is the conduct of Muhammad-saww, and noblest of the Hadeeth is the Zikr of Allah-azwj, and most excellent of the stories is the Quran. And best of the matters is their determined ones, and evilest of the matters is their innovated, and, and best of the guidance is guidance of the Prophets-as, and noblest of the killings is killing of the martyrs, and most blinding of the guidance is the straying after the guidance, and best of the deeds is what benefits, and best of the guidance is what is followed, and the evil blindness is blindness of the heart. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and what is little and suffices is better than what is more and distracts, and the evil excuse is when the death presents, and the evil regret is on the Day of Qiyamah. And from the people there is one who does not come to a Friday except making a vow, and from them is one who does not do Zikr of Allah-azwj except in forsaking, and from mightiest of the sins of the tongues are the lies, and the best richness is richness of the soul, and best of the provisions is the piety, and head of the wisdom is fearing Allah-azwj, and best of what is cast in the heart is the conviction, and the doubts are from the Kufr, and (mourning) lamentations are from the deeds of the pre-Islamic period. And the defrauding is from the embers of Hell, and the intoxication is an ember from the Fire, and the poetry is from Iblees-la, and the wine is a summary of the sins, and the women are ropes of Iblees-la, and the youthfulness is a branch from the insanity, and the evil earnings is the earning of interest, and the evil eating is eating wealth of the orphan (unjustly). And the fortunate is one who is preached by others, and the wretched is the one wretched in the belly of his mother, and rather the destination of (each) one of you is to a place of four cubits, and the matter is to the Hereafter, and the dominion of the deed is its ending, and the worst interest is the lies, and all what is to come is nearby, and reviling the Momin is mischief, and battling the Momin is Kufr, and eating his meat (backbiting) is disobedience, and sanctity of his wealth is like sanctity of his blood. And the one who vows upon Allah-azwj will belie Him-azwj, and the one who pardons (others), Allah-azwj will Pardon him, and the one who swallows the anger Allah-azwj will Reward him, and the one who is patient upon the disaster Allah-azwj will Compensate him, and the one who pursues the reputation, Allah-azwj will Make him to be hear by it, and the one who deafens (shuts) his eyes and the one who disobeys Allah-azwj, Allah-azwj will Punish him. O Allah-azwj! Forgive for me-saww and for my-saww community! O Allah-azwj! Forgive for me and for my-saww community! I-saww seek Forgiveness for me-saww and for you all! ’’[45]