Ten Life Changing Hadith

Bismillah.

1. "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.” (Sahih al-Bukhari #13 & Sahih Muslim #45a; Forty Hadith Nawawi #13) 

• Imams al-Bukhari & Muslim - Kitabul Iman (The Book of Faith or Belief)
• Imam an-Nasa’i - Book of Faith and its Signs
• Imam Ibn Majah - Kitabus Sunnah (Book of the Sunnah) - Chapter on Iman

2. Some prisoners of war were brought before the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and suddenly, a woman prisoner started franticly looking for her son and whenever she found a small child amongst the captives, she took it and started to breastfeed and nursed it. Later, this women found her son. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) asked the companions, "Do you think that this woman would throw her son into the fire?” The companions replied, “ By Allah, she would never throw her son into the fire." The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) then said, "Allah is more merciful (kind) to His slaves than this woman is to her son.” (Sahih al-Bukhari #5999 & Sahih Muslim #2754)

• Imam al-Bukhari - Kitabul Adab (The Book of Good Manners and Character)
• Imam Muslim - Kitabut Tawbah (The Book of Repentance)

3. "Look to one who is lower than you, and do not look to one who is above you. For indeed that is more worthy of you so that you will not belittle Allah's favours upon you.” (Jami at-Tirmidhi #2513: sahih)

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4. "I was riding behind the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) one day when he said, 'O young man! Heed my advice, 'Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek help, seek Allah's help. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you, you would never get any benefit except what Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you, you would never be harmed except what Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted and the pages are dried.’" (Jami at-Tirmidhi #2516: hasan; Forty Hadith Nawawi #19)

5. A man asked the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), "O Messenger of Allah! (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), Shall I tie my camel and rely upon Allah, or leave it untied and rely upon Allah?" He replied, "Tie it and rely upon Allah.” (Jami at-Tirmidhi #2517: hasan)

6. One day a pregnant woman came and confessed to committing adultery to the Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) saying, “Messenger of Allah, (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) I have done something for which I must be punished, so punish me. Allah's Messenger called her guardian and said: "Treat her well, and when she delivers her baby bring her to me.” So after the baby was born he brought her to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Then Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) pronounced judgment on her, so her clothes were tied tightly around her and then he commanded that she be stoned to death. After he death, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) prayed her janazah salah. Thereupon, Umar (radi Allahu anhu) disapprovingly said, "Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), you pray for one who committed adultery!  He (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) replied, "She has made such a repentance that if it were to be divided among seventy men of Medina, it would be enough. Have you found any repentance better than this, that she sacrificed her life for the sake of Allah, the Majestic?” (Sahih Muslim #1696a; Sunan an-Nasa’i #1957: sahih; Jami at-Tirmidhi #1435: sahih; Sunan Abu Dawud #4440: sahih)

• Imam an-Nasa’i - Kitabul Janazah - Book of Funerals
• Repentance for sins
• Confession of sins
• Willing to undergo her punishment for her sin
• Allah will not punish her for that sin, she has had her punishment here in the dunya.
• The Prophet treated people justly with kindness and love.
• A great example of courage and the fear of Allah
• In the Arabic language the number seventy indicates a substantially large number.  Remembering that many of the people of Madinah were illiterate and so may not know how to count up to seventy.

7. "My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari #7536)

8. “The best believers according to their faith (iman) are those with the best character.” (at-Tabarani in al-Kabir; Sahih al-Jami as-Saghir #1129; Mishkat al-Masabih)

9. "Richness does not lie in the abundance of worldly riches but richness is the richness of the heart.” (Sahih Muslim #1051) "Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and to your deeds.” (Sahih Muslim #2564)

10. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) used to seek refuge with Allah from four things: From knowledge that is of no benefit, from a heart that does not feel humble, from a supplication that is not heard, and a soul that is never satisfied. (Sunan an-Nasa’i #5442: hasan, #5470: sahih, #5537: hasan, #5467: hasan; Sunan Abu Dawud #1548: sahih; Sunan Ibn Majah #250: sahih, #3837: hasan; Jami at-Tirmidhi #3482: hasan)

Bonus:

The best properties to possess are: a tongue that remembers Allah, a grateful and thankful heart, and a believing wife who strengthens your iman.” (Jami at-Tirmidhi #3094: hasan; Sahih Sunan at-Tirmidhi #2470)

• Tafsir to Surah at-Tawbah 9:34: 

O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert them from the way of Allah . And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment.