The Best

“The best of the Muslims is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.” (Muslim)

“The best of people are those who are best in fulfilling (rights).” (Ibn Majah, Sahih)

“The best of mankind is my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come a people after them who will become avaricious, who will love gluttony, and who will give witness before they are asked for it.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

 “The best of people are those who live longest and excel in their deeds, whereas the worst of people are those who live longest and corrupt their deeds.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

“The best of marriages are the easiest ones.” (Abu Dawud, Sahih)

“The best of the prayer lines for men are the first rows, the worst being the final rows. The best of the prayer lines for women are the final rows and the worst are the first rows.” (Muslim)

 “The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

 “The best of you are my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come after them a people who will betray and be untrustworthy, will give witness even though they have not been asked to, will make vows yet will not fulfil them and obesity will appear amongst them.” (Bukhari)

“The best of you is he from whom good is anticipated and safety from his evil is assured; the worst of you is he from whom nothing good is expected and one is not safe from his evil.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

“The best day on which the Sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created, on it Adam was made to enter Paradise and on it he was expelled. The Hour will not be established except on Friday.” (Muslim) 

“Verily, the best of perfume for men is that which is strong in smell and light in colour, and the best of perfume for women is that which is strong in colour and light in smell.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

“The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the continuous ones, even if they are little.” (Agreed upon)

“The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the prayer in its right time, then to treat the parents in an excellent manner, and then Jihad in the path of Allah.” (Agreed upon)

 “The most beloved words according to Allah the Most High are four: Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah and Allahu Akbar; there is no problem with which one you start with.” (Muslim)

 “The most beloved of speech according to Allah is when the servant says, ‘Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi’ (How Transcendent is Allah and we praise him!).” (Muslim)

 “The most beloved of speech according to Allah the Most High is that which Allah chose for his Angels: Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

“The most beloved of people to me is A’ishah and from the men, Abu Bakr.” (Agreed upon)
“The best of your leaders are those that you love and they love you, you supplicate for them and they supplicate for you. The worst of your leaders are those that you hate and they hate you, you curse them and they curse you.” (Muslim)

“The best of you are those who are best to their wives.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

“The best of you during the ‘Period of Ignorance’ are the best of you in Islam as long as they deeply understand the religion.” (Bukhari)

 “The best of companions according to Allah are those who are best to their companion and the best of neighbours according to Allah are those that are best to their neighbour.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

 “The best supplication on the Day of Arafah and the best thing that I and the Prophets before me ever said was, ‘La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ala kulli shay’in Qadir.’” (Tirmidhi, Hasan)

 “The best of gatherings are those that are most open (vast open).” (Abu Dawud, Sahih)

“The most beloved word according to me is that which is most truthful.” (Bukhari)

  “The most beloved fast according to Allah is the fast of Dawud; he would fast every alternate day. The most beloved prayer according to Allah is the prayer of Dawud; he would sleep half the night, stand a third and then sleep for a sixth.” (Agreed upon)

“The best of all deeds is the Prayer at its earliest time.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

“The best Hajj is that with the most raised voices and flowing blood.” (Tirmidhi, Hasan)

 “The best of dinars are: the dinar spent by a man upon his dependents, the dinar spent by a man upon his horse in the path of Allah and the dinar spent by a man upon his companions in the path of Allah, the Mighty, the Magnificent.” (Muslim)

 “The best word of remembrance is: La ilaha illallah and the best supplication is: Al-hamdu lillah.” (Tirmidhi, Hasan)

“The best of all charity is that you give it while you are healthy and desirous (of that money), hoping to become wealthy but fearing poverty. Don’t delay until you are about to breathe your last and then you say, ‘This is for ‘so and so’ and this is for ‘so and so’’, for indeed, it has already been written that ‘so and so’ would receive that.” (Abu Dawud, Sahih)

 “The best charity is to provide water.” (Ibn Majah, Hasan)
 “The best prayer after the obligatory ones is the prayer in the depth of the night, and the best fast after the month of Ramadhan is the month of Allah, Muharram.” (Muslim)

 “The best prayer is the prayer of the man in his home except for the obligatory prayer.” (Nasa’i, Sahih)
 “The best prayer is that with the longest standing.” (Muslim)

 “The best fast is the fast of my brother Dawud; he would fast every alternate day and he would never flee (the battlefront) when the armies would meet.” (Tirmidhi, Sahih)

 “The best of all fasts after Ramadhan is in the month that you call Muharram.” (Nasa’i, Sahih)

 The best of the Believers is the most excellent of them in character.(dealings,behavior)” (Ibn Majah, Sahih)