Dr Shahrul Hussain is a Lecturer in Islamic studies and Head
of Research at Ibn Rushd Centre of Excellence for Islamic Research. He is also
a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University, Business School. He studied
Arabic and Islamic studies including Hadith with various scholars in the UK and
Egypt. He is a graduate of the prestigious University of Al-Azhar where he
graduated from the faculty of Islamic law and Jurisprudence in 2001.

Introduction

Hadith 1 The Fundamentals of Islam 1

Hadith 2 Modesty is a Part of Faith 4

Hadith 3 The Best of Deeds 6

Hadith 4 Beware of the Signs of a Hypocrite 8

Hadith 5 Avoiding Urine and Gossiping 11

Hadith 6 Food at the Time of Prayer 14

Hadith 7 Follow the Imam 16

Hadith 8 Being Respectful of the Dead 18

Hadith 9 Having Good Friends 20

Hadith 10 Marriage and What to Do if you Cannot Get Married 23

Hadith 11 Everyone Needs Good Neighbours 25

Hadith 12 Everyone Must Observe their Responsibility 28

Hadith 13 Having Gender Boundaries 31

Hadith 14 The Importance of Brotherhood 33

Hadith 15 The Importance of Manners and Character 36

Hadith 16 The Most Beloved to the Prophet Muhammad 38 غ

Hadith 17 The Virtues of Teaching Qur’an 41

Hadith 18 The Etiquettes of Eating 43

Hadith 19 Character of a Muslim 45

Hadith 20 Loving the Messenger of Allah 48

Hadith 21 The Virtue of Knowledge and Scholars 51

Hadith 22 Beware of Making Up Things about the Prophet 54

Hadith 23 The Importance of Monotheism 57

Hadith 24 Being Considerate 60

Hadith 25 Honesty in Buying and Selling 62

Hadith 26 The Virtues of Surah al-Baqarah 64

Hadith 27 Atonement for Believers 67

Hadith 28 Always have a Good Opinion of your Muslim Brother 69

Hadith 29 Keeping Sins a Secret 71

Hadith 30 Making Up with the Person you have Fallen Out With 74

Hadith 31 Attaining Islamic Knowledge 76

Hadith 32 Maintaining Balance in Worshipping Allah 78

Hadith 33 Paying off your Debts 81

Hadith 34 The Reward of Illness and Journey 83

Hadith 35 You will be with Those Whom you Love 85

Hadith 36 The Three Qualities of Faith 88

Hadith 37 Reliance on Allah 91

Hadith 38 Striving to be Self-sufficient 94

Hadith 39 If the Prophet غ Did It, It’s Good Enough for Me 96

Hadith 40 The Reward of Spending Money on Family 98