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Rh Alláh, that he should give him good tidings of heaven?" He said, "Yes." ʿOmar said, "Then do not do so; for I fear that men will depend upon this alone. Therefore leave them alone to perform their works." Then the Apostle of God said, "Leave them alone."'—Muslim.

It is related from Abú Umámah that, 'A man asked the Apostle of God, "What is faith?" He replied, "When your good actions give you pleasure, and your evil actions give you pain, then you are a believer." He said, "O Apostle of God, then what is sin?" He replied, "When anything pricks your conscience, then forsake it."'—Aḥmad.

It is related from Muʿádh bin Jabal that, 'He asked the Apostle of God as to what was the best part of faith. He replied, "That you love for the sake of God and hate for the sake of God, and that you employ your tongue in the mention of God." He said, "And what else, O Apostle of God?" He replied, "And that you love for men what you love for yourself, and hate for them what you hate for yourself."'—Aḥmad.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The greatest sins are the associating anything with God, and being disobedient to one's parents, and the taking of life, and making a false oath."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Avoid seven destructive things." They said, "O Apostle of God, and what are they?" He replied, "The associating anything with God, magic, the taking of life—which God has forbidden—except for a just cause, the taking of interest, taking the property of an orphan, turning back in the day of battle, and charging with adultery good women who are believers and ignorant of sin."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three"—and Muslim adds the words, "If he fasts and prays and pretends that he is a Muslim," afterwards the two (Muslim and Bukhárí) agree—"That when he relates anything, he relates falsely, and when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he is entrusted with anything he is false to his trust."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.