The People of Hadith

 

Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin ‘Ali said: “The heart of a person is never afflicted with the slightest bit of arrogance except that his intelligence and sanity is decreased because of that in accordance with how much of that arrogance has entered his heart.” [Ihya’ ‘Ulum ad-Din, 3/400]

 

Ibn ‘Umar once heard a man sneezing and saying, “Praise be to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.” Ibn ‘Umar said to him:

 

“This is not what the Messenger of Allah taught us to do. Rather, he said, ‘When any one of you sneezes, let him praise Allah (by saying Al-Hamdu Lillaah).’ He did not say, ‘and send blessings upon the Messenger of Allah.’” [At-Tirmidhi in his Sunan with a hasan isnad]

 

‘Abdullaah Ibn Ja’far addressed his daughter saying: “Avoid jealousy, as it is the key to your divorce – avoid complaint, as it instigates anger – adorn yourself for him, and make sure you wash away any bad odours by frequent bathing.” []

 

Regarding the hadeeth of the Prophet (saw) wherein he (saw) said, “The Ummah will divide into more than seventy sects, all of them will go into the hellfire except for one…” Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said, “If they are not the people of hadeeth, then I do not know who they are!” [Sharaf As-haabil Hadeeth, 1/7]

 

Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee said: “If I were to see a man from the people  of hadeeth, it would be as if I has seen the Prophet (saw) living.” [Sharaf As-haabil Hadeeth, 1/31]

 

Shaykh ‘Abdul-Qaadir Al-Jeelaanee said: “As for the saved sect it is Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaa’ah, and there is no name for Ahlu Sunnah except one, and that is the people of hadeeth.” [Al-Ghunyatut Taalibeen, p. 212]

 

Ibn ‘Abbaas said to a person who opposed the Sunnah by quoting the words of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar: “Soon stones from heaven will be sent down upon you (as a punishment). I say to you, ‘The Messenger of Allah said,’ and you say, ‘Abu Bakr and ‘umar said?!’.” [‘Abd ar-Razzaaq in Al-Musannaf with a saheeh isnad]