11-26-2004, 12:09 PM
Is There Any Sacred Source Other than the Quran?
Yes. The sunnah (what the Prophet Muhammad said, did, or approved of) is the second source in Islam. The sunnah is comprised of hadeeths, which are reliably transmitted reports by the Prophet Muhammad’s companions of what he said, did, or approved of. Belief in the sunnah is a basic Islamic belief.
Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s Sayings
a) {The believers, in their love, mercy, and kindness to one another are like a body: if any part of it is ill, the whole body shares its sleeplessness and fever.}1
b) {The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best of them in morals. And the best among them are those who are best to their wives.}2
c) {None of you believes (completely) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.}3
d) {The merciful are shown mercy by the All-Merciful. Show mercy to those on earth, and God will show mercy to you.}4
e) {Smiling at your brother is charity...}5
f) {A good word is charity.}6
g) {Whoever believes in God and the Last Day (the Day of Judgment) should do good to his neighbor.}7
h) {God does not judge you according to your appearance and your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and looks into your deeds.}8
k) {Pay the worker his wage before his sweat dries.}9
P) {A man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well, he descended into it, drank his fill, and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man said, “This dog is feeling the same thirst that I felt.” So he went down into the well again, filled his shoe with water, and gave the dog a drink. So, God thanked him and forgave his sins.} The Prophet was asked, “Messenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?” He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human.}10
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Footnotes:
(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2586, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6011.
(2) Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #7354, and Al-Tirmizi, #1162.
(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #13, and Saheeh Muslim, #45.
(4) Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, #1924, and Abu-Dawood, #4941.
(5) Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, #1956.
(6) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1009, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2989.
(7) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #48, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6019.
(8) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2564.
(9) Narrated in Ibn Majah, #2443.
(10) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2466.