Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:There is none whose deeds alone can'secure salvation for him. They said: Allah's Messenger, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that, the Mercy of Allah should take hold of me
مSahih MuslimHadith 2816fSahihNarrated by Abu Hurairaصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨١٦f
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:None amongst you can get. into Paradise by virtue of his deeds alone. They said: Allah's Messenger, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that Allah should wrap me in His Grace and Mercy
مSahih MuslimHadith 2816gSahihNarrated by Abu Hurairaصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨١٦g
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Observe moderation in deeds (and if it is not possible, try to be near moderation) and understand that none amongst you can attain salvation because of his deeds alone. They said: Allah's Messenger, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that Allah should wrap me in His Mercy and Grace
مSahih MuslimHadith 2816hSahihNarrated by This hadith has beenصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨١٦h
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ وَزَادَ " وَأَبْشِرُوا " .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters with this addition:" Give them glad tidings
مSahih MuslimHadith 2817aSahihNarrated by This hadith has beenصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨١٧a
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir through another chain of transmitters
مSahih MuslimHadith 2817bSahihNarrated by A hadith like this has beenصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨١٧b
Jabir reported:I heard Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: None of you would get into Paradise because of his good deeds alone, and he would not be rescued from Fire, not even I, but because of the Mercy of Allah
A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to say:Observe moderation (in doing deeds), and if you fail to observe it perfectly, try to do as much as you can do (to live up to this ideal of moderation) and be happy for none would be able to get into Paradise because of his deeds alone. They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: Allah's Messenger, not even you? Thereupon he said: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in His Mercy, and bear this in mind that the deed loved most by Allah is one which is done constantly even though it is small
مSahih MuslimHadith 2818bSahihNarrated by This hadith has beenصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨١٨b
Mughira b. Shu'ba reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) worshipped so much that his feet were swollen. It was said to him:(Why do you undergo so much hardship despite the fact that) Allah has pardoned for you your earlier and later sins? Thereupon he said: May I not (prove myself) to be a grateful servant (of Allah)?
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Mughira b. Shu'ba and the words are:Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) kept standing in prayer (for such long hours) that his feet were swollen. They (his Companions) said: Verily, Allah has pardoned for thee the earlier and the later of thine sins. Thereupon he said: Should I not prove myself to be a grateful servant (of Allah)?
مSahih MuslimHadith 2820SahihNarrated by A'ishaصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨٢٠
A'isha reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) occupied himself in prayer, he observed such a (long) qiyam (posture of standing in prayer) that his feet were swollen. A'isha said:Allah's Messenger you do this (in spite of the fact) that your earlier and later sins have been pardoned for you? Thereupon, he said. A'isha should I not prove myself to be a thanksgiving servant (of Allah)?
مSahih MuslimHadith 2821aSahihNarrated by Shaqiqصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨٢١a
Shaqiq reported:We were sitting at the door of Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) waiting for him (to come out and deliver a sermon to us). It was at this time that there happened to pass by us Yazid b. Mu'awiya an-Nakha'i. We said: Inform him ('Abdullah b. Mas'ud) of our presence here. He went in and Abdullah b. Mas'ud lost no time in coming out to us and said: I was informed of your presence here but nothing hindered me to come out to you but the fact that I did not like to bore you (by stuffing your minds with sermons) as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not deliver us sermon on certain days fearing that it might prove to be boring for us
مSahih MuslimHadith 2821bSahihNarrated by This hadith has beenصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨٢١b
Shaqiq b. Wi'il reported that 'Abdullah used to give us sermon on every Thursday. A person said:Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, we love your talk and so we yearn (to listen to you) and earnestly desire that you should deliver us lecture every day. Thereupon he said: There is nothing to hinder me in giving you talk (every day) but the fact that you may be bored. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not deliver sermons on certain days (fearing that we might be bored)
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying that:Allah the Exalted and Glorious, said: I have prepared for My pious servants which no eye has ever seen, and no ear has ever heard, and no human heart has ever perceived but it is testified by the Book of Allah. He then recited:" No soul knows what comfort has been concealed from them, as a reward for what they did". (xxxii)
مSahih MuslimHadith 2824bSahihNarrated by Abu Hurairaصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨٢٤b
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said:Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: I have prepared for My pious servants which no eye (has ever) seen, no ear has (ever) heard and no human heart has ever perceived those bounties leaving apart (those bounties) about which Allah has informed you
مSahih MuslimHadith 2824cSahihNarrated by Abu Hurairaصحيح مسلمرقم ٢٨٢٤c
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:I have prepared for My pious servants which the eye has seen not, and the ear has heard not and no human heart has ever perceived such bounties leaving aside those about which Allah has informed you. He then recited:" No soul knows what comfort has been hidden for thein
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Sahih al-Bukhari451
Sahih Muslim464
Sunan Abi Dawud151
Jami' at-Tirmidhi338
Sunan an-Nasa'i50
Sunan Ibn Majah437
Muwatta Malik8
al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim)627
Musnad Ahmad716
Sunan ad-Darimi21
Kitab al-Fitan (Nu'aym ibn Hammad)1,988
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Bukhari and Muslim are sahih by inclusion. For the others the bar follows al-Albani's verdict where he graded, then Zubair Ali Zai. Every verdict is on each card.