On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Aboo Hafs `Umar ibn al-Khattaab, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration (Hijrah) was for Allah and His Messenger, his migration was for Allah and His Messenger , and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that which he migrated. It is related by the two imaams of the scholars of Hadith, Aboo `Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismaa`eel ibn Ibraheem ibn al-Mugheera ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhaaree and Aboo-l-Husain Muslim ibn al-Hajjaaj ibn Muslim al-Qushairee an-Naisaabooree, in their two Saheehs, which are the soundest of compiled books.

Hadith 2

Also on the Authority of `Umar may Allah be pleased with him, who said: One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) there appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journey were to be seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the Prophet (PBUH) Resting his hands against his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs he said: O Muhammad, tell me about Islam. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Islam is to testify that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to perform prayers, to make zakaah, to fast in Ramadaan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you were able to do so. He said: You have spoken rightly; and we were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken rightly. He said: Tell me about eeman. He said: It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and the evil thereof. He said: You have spoken rightly. He said: Then tell me about ihsaan. He said: It is to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him and while you see Him not, yet truly He sees you. He said: Then tell me about the Hour. He said: The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner. He said: Then tell me about its signs. He said: that the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and that you will see barefooted, naked destitute herdsmen competing in constructing lofty buildings. Then he took himself off and I stayed for a time. The he said: O `Umar, do you know who the questioner was? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: It was Gabriel, who came to teach you your religion. “related by Muslim”

Hadith 3

On the authority of Aboo `Abd `Ar-Rahmaan `Abdullah, the son of `Umar ibn al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: Islaam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no deity but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayers, paying the zakaah, making the pilgrimage to the House, and fasting in Ramadaan. “Related by al-Bukhaari and Muslim”.

Hadith 4

On the authority of Aboo `Abd `Arafah-rahmaan `Abdullaah ibn Mas`ood may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and he is truthful, the believed, narrated to us: Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in the mother's belly for forty days in the form of a seed, then he is a clot of blood for a like period, then a morsel of flesh for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows the breath of life into him and who is commanded about four matters: to write down his means of livelihood, his life span, his actions, and whether happy or unhappy. By Allah, other than Whom there is no diety, verily one of you behaves like the people of Paradise until there is but an arm's length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he behaves like the people of Hell-fire until there is but an arm's length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he behaves like the people of Paradise and thus he enters it. “Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim”.

Hadith 5

On the authority of Aboo `Abdullah an-Nu`maan the son of Basheer may Allah be please with both of them, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)say: That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honour, but he who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be whole, all the body is whole, and which, if it is diseased, all of it is diseased. truly, it is the heart. It was related by al-Bukhaari and Muslim.

Hadith 6

On the authority of Abu Ruqayya Tameem ibn 'Aus ad-Daaree may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet (PBUH)said: The religion (Deen) is sincerity. We said: To whom? He said: To Allah and His Book, and His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk. It was related by Muslim.

Hadith 7

Abdullah bin Omar narrated that the messenger of Allah said: "I have been ordered to fight against people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammed is the messenger of Allah and until they perform the prayers and pay the zakat, and if they do so they will have gained protection from me for their lives and property, unless [they do acts that are punishable] in accordance with Islam, and their reckoning will be with Allah the Almighty." Related by Bukhari and Muslim.

Hadith 8

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, Abdul Rahman Bin Sakhr who said : I heard the messenger of Allah say : "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." Related bu Bukhari and Muslim

Hadith 9

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said : the messenger of Allah said : "Allah the Almighty is good and accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the messengers, and the Almighty has said: "O ye messengers ! Eat of the good things and do right". And Allah the Almighty has said : "O ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you" Then he mentioned [the case of] a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty and who spreads out his hands to the sky [saying] : "O Lord! O Lord!" - while his food is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully, so how can he be answered !" Related by Muslim

Hadith 10

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