Prophet Muhammad Quotes (269 Quotes)

A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the Creator.

Shall I not point out to you the best of virtues It is your doing good to your daughter when she is returned to you having been divorced by her husband.

The man who is most hateful to God is the one who quarrels and disputes most.

Adhere to truth, for truth leads to good deeds and good deeds leads him who does them to paradise. Falsehood is wickedness and wickedness leads to hell.

Do not say that if people do good to us, we will do good to them and if people oppress us, we will oppress them but determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them.

Commandments are of three kinds one commands an action, the reward of which is clear, then do it another forbids an action which leads astray, abstain from it and in another arise contradictions, resign that to God.

This world is a prison for the Faithful, but a Paradise for unbelievers.

Whoever doeth good to girls, it will be a curtain to him from hell-fire.

Act kindly towards women, for they were created from a rib and the most crooked part of the rib is its top. If you attempt to straighten it you will break it, if you leave it alone it will remain crooked so act kindly towards women.

If envy were proper, two persons would be the most proper objects of it one, a man to whom god hath given riches, and apointed to bestow in charity the other, to whom God hath granted the knowledge of religion, and acteth thereon himself, instructing others.

Avoid envy, for envy devours good deeds just as fire devours fuel.

A man is bound to do good to his parents, although they may have injured him.

An hour's contemplation is better than a year's adoration.

It is difficult for a man laden with riches to climb the steep path which leads to bliss.

He whom prayer preventeth not from wrongdoing and evil, increaseth in naught save in remoteness from the Lord.

With knowledge man riseth to the heights of goodness and to a noble position, associateth with sovereigns in this world, and attaineth to the perfection of happiness in the next.

When the bier of anyone passeth by thee, whether Jew, Christian or Muslim, rise to thy feet.

'O Apostle of God Inform, Inform me, if I stop with a man, and he doth not entertain me, and he afterwards stoppeth at my house, am I to entertain him or to act with him as he with did me' Muhammad said, 'Entertain him.'

He is not a perfect performer of the duties of relationship who doeth good to his relatives as they do good to him. He is perfect who doeth good to his relatives when they do not do good to him.

Who are the learned They who practise what they know.

That person who shall die while he is studying, in order to revive the knowledge of religion, will be only one degree inferior to the prophets.

A Muslim who mixeth with people and putteth up with their inconveniences, is better than one who doth not mix with them, and bear with patience.

He who believeth in one God and the Hereafter, let him speak what is good or remain silent.

O Lord as thou hast made my body good, so make good my disposition.

Women are the twin halves of men.

Two hungry wolves do not do so much havoc to a flock of sheep as greed and desire do to one's religion.

Verily the most beloved of you by me are those of the best dispositions.

'Give me advice,' said someone. Muhammad said, 'Be not angry.'

Deal gently with the people, and be not harsh cheer them and condemn them not. Ye will meet with many 'people of the Book' who will question thee, what is the key to Heaven Reply to them (the key to Heaven) to testify to the truth of God, and to do good work.

My religion is like clouds dropping much rain some of them falling on pure, favorable soil, cause grass to grow some of them fall in hollows from which mankind are benefited, some fall on high lands from which benefit is not derived then the two first are like the persons acquainted with the religion of God and instructing others and the last like the person not regarding it nor accepting the right path.

The people entitled to the Abode of Bliss are three the first, a just king, a doer of good to his people endowed with virtue the second, an affectionate man, of a tender heart to relations and others the third, a virtuous man.

Verily, each of you is a mirror to his brother then if he seeth a vice in his brother he must tell him to get rid of it.

Whoever suppresseth his anger, when he hath in his power to show it, God will give him great reward.

That man is nearest to God, who pardoneth, when he had in his power him who would have injured him.

A man's true wealth here after is the good he does in this world to his fellow man.

Religion is admonition, and it means being pure.

None of you really has faith unless he desires for his neighbor what he desires for himself.

Deliberation in undertakings is pleasing to God.

A believer must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her, then let him be pleased with one that is good in her.

A Muslim has five duties towards another Muslim to return a salutation, visit the sick, follow funerals, accept an invitation and say 'God have mercy on you' when one sneezes.

The world is forbidden to those of the life to come the life to come is forbidden to those of this world.

Do not consider any act of kindness insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.

Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.

Verily ye are in an age in which if ye neglect one-tenth of what is ordered, ye will be doomed. After this a time will come, when he who shall observe one-tenth of what is now ordered will be redeemed.

No man is a true believer unless he desireth for his brother that which he desireth for himself.

What I have forbidden to you, avoid what I have ordered you to do, do as much of it as you can. It was only their excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed those who were before you.

If I had but two loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy hyacinths, for they would feed my soul.

Feed the hungry and visit the sick, and free the captive, if he be unjustly confined. Assist any person oppressed, whether Muslim or non-Muslim.

Muhammad said, 'That person will not enter Paradise who hath one atom of pride in his heart.' And a man present said, 'Verily, a man is fond of having good clothes, and good shoes.' Muhammad said, 'God is Beauty and delighteth in the beautiful but pride is holding man in contempt.'

'What is Islam' someone asked. Muhammad said, 'Purity of speech and charity.'