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    Prophet Mohammad tells us a parable in his teaching how Allah only punishes the arrogant and tyrants but protects the weak and rewards the righteous. The Prophet said:

    “Paradise and the (Hell) Fire argued, and the (Hell) Fire said, “I have been given the privilege of receiving the arrogant and the tyrants.” Paradise said, “What is the matter with me? Why do only the weak and the humble among people enter me?”

    On that, Allah said to Paradise: “You are My Mercy, which I bestow on whomever I wish of my servants.” Then Allah said to the (Hell) Fire, “You are my punishment by which I excruciate whomever I wish of my slaves. Each of you will have its fill.”

    As for the (Hell) Fire, it will not be filled till Allah puts His Foot over it whereupon it will say, “Enough! Enough! Enough!” At that time it will be filled, and its different parts will come closer to each other; and Allah will not wrong any of His creatures. As regards Paradise, Allah will create further creatures to fill it with.” 

(narrated by Abu’huraira, From Bukhari Hadith, Vol V, no 4851)

Jarir Ibn Abdullah narrated:

    “We were sitting with the Prophet on the fourteenth night (of a lunar month), when he looked at the full moon and said:

    

    “You will see your Lord as you see this moon, with no difficulty in looking at Him. So, whoever can, should not miss performing prayers before sunrise (Fajr) and before sunset (Asr)” 

    Then the Prophet recited:

“And celebrate the praises of thy Lord before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.” 

(Quran 50:39)

Jaber narrated: 

    On the day of Alhudaibiya, the people felt thirsty (after using up all the water in the well). The Messenger of Allah had a utensil containing water, from which he performed ablution. Then the people came towards him. 

    The Messenger of Allah asked, “What is the matter with you?”

    The people said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We have no water to perform ablution with or to drink, except what you have in your utensil.”

    As soon as the Prophet had put his hand in the utensil, the water started spouting out from among his fingers as springs. So we drank and performed ablution.

    I (the sub-narrator) said to Jabar, “How many were you on that day?”

    He replied: “Even if we had been one hundred thousand, that water would have been sufficient for us. At any rate, we were 1500.”

(From Bukhari, Vol V #4152)

Al’bara narrated: 

    Allah’s Apostle was the most handsome of all the people, and had the best appearance and morals. He was neither very tall nor short. The Prophet was of moderate height, having broad shoulders and (long) hair reaching ear lobes. Once I saw him wearing a red cloak, than whom I had never seen more handsome His face was (as bright) as the moon.”

 Abdullah Ibn Ka’b Ibn Malik narrated: 

    “When I greeted the Messenger of Allah, his face was glittering with happiness. Whenever the Messenger of Allah was happy, his face would glitter, as if it were a piece of the moon. We used to recognize it (his happiness) from his face.” 

(From Bukhari Vol VI #3549, 3551, 3552, 3556)

Ab’juhaifa narrated: 

    Once Allah’s Apostle went to Alba’tha at noon, performed the ablution and offered Dhuhr prayer as two Raka-s (prostration) and Asr prayer (before sunset) as two Raka-s while a spearheaded stick was planted before him for the passers-by to pass in front of it. (Following the prayer), the people got up and held the hands of the Prophet which they passed on their faces. I also took his hand and kept it on my face. I noticed that it was colder than ice, and its smell was nicer than musk.”

(From Bukhari, Vol VI, #3552)

Anas narrated: 

    The people of Mecca asked the Messenger of Allah to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split into two halves between which they saw the Hira (mountain).

Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood narrated: 

    While we were with the Prophet in Mina, the moon was split into two parts. On that the Prophet said, “ Bear witness (to this).” Then a piece of the moon went to the mountain.

(From Bukhari, Vol IV, #3868, 3869)

Abu’huraira narrated: 

    I heard Allah’s Apostle saying: “The good deeds of any person will not cause him to enter Paradise.” 

    They asked, “Not even you, O Allah’s Apostle?”

    He said, “Not even me, unless Allah bestows His Favour and Mercy on me. So, be moderate in your religious deeds and do the deeds that are within your ability. Moreover, none of you should hope for death, for if he is a good doer, he may increase his good deeds, and if he is an evil doer, he may repent to Allah.” 

(From Bukhari, Vol VII, #5673)