The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
Don't associate anything with Allah, even if u r cut & burned. Don't neglect any prescribed prayer deliberately, for whoever neglects it deliberately no longer has the protection of Allah. & don't drink wine, for it's the key to all evil.
Ibn Majah: 4034
Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah & their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, & Allah will not speak to them or look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them; & they'll have a painful punishment.
| Al-Qur'an 3:77 |
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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“...If a man abuses and shames you for something which he finds in you, then do not shame him for something which you find in him; he will bear the evil consequences for it.”
| Abu Dawud: 4084 |
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And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
And that his effort is going to be seen -
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
| Al-Qur'an 53:39-41 |
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Ali b. Abi Talib (radhi-yAllahu 'anhu) said:
“Patience (al-sabr) to faith (Al-Iman) is like the head to the rest of the body: if the head is cut off, the body will rot. And one who has no patience, has no faith.”
| Al-Baihaqi, Shu’ab Al-Iman, Vol.12 p195 |
• Whoever comes to you with some truth – whether he is young or old, even if he is hated by you – then accept [that truth].
• Whoever comes lying to you – even if he is beloved and close – then reject it from him.
| Abu Bakr Al-Khara`iti, Masawi Al-Akhlaq wa Madhmumiha p72 |
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A man came to Abdullah b. Mas’ud (radhi-yAllahu 'anhu) and asked,
Teach me some comprehensive and beneficial words.
He replied,
• Worship Allah and do not associate any partners with Him,
• Be with the Qur’an wherever it is.
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The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped - Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful..
| Al-Qur'an 44:41-42 |
• Recite “La ilaha ill-Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shayin qadir”
• Remember Allah often (dhikr)
• Say the adhan (call to prayer)
• Recite the Quran as it offers protection against the shaytan
For protection from the jinn, you can recite the following:
• Seek refuge with Allah from the jinn:
• Recite al-Mu’awwadhatayn (last 2 surahs)
• Recite Ayat al-Kursi
• Recite Surat al-Baqarah
• Recite the last verses of Surat al-Baqarah
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And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers." Even though their fathers knew nothing, nor were they guided?
| Al-Qur'an 5:104 |
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“I guarantee a house in the surroundings of Paradise for a man who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a man who avoids lying even if he were joking,