Top 5 Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri Quotes

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA) was one of the greatest Companions in Islamic history and a renowned Hadith narrator. He was among the Ansar and participated in several important battles alongside Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), such as the Battle of the Trench and the Pledge of Ridwan. His father, Malik ibn Sinan, was martyred in the Battle of Uhud. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA) narrated approximately 1,170 hadiths, which have been compiled in Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and other hadith collections. He passed away in 74 Hijri (approximately 696 CE) in Medina and was buried in Jannat al-Baqi.

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Whoever fasts for a single day in the path of Allah, Allah will place him seventy years away from Hell.

There is no gift better and more comprehensive than patience (sabr).

Beware! Avoid sitting on the roadsides. The people said, "O Messenger of Allah! We have no alternative but to sit there and talk." The Prophet (PBUH) said, "If you must sit, then fulfill the rights of the road." They asked, "What are the rights of the road?" He said, "Lowering the gaze (avoiding looking at forbidden things), not harming people, responding to greetings, enjoining good, and forbidding evil."

No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor distress, nor grief befalls a Muslim, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah expiates some of his sins for that.

You will follow the ways of those who came before you, inch by inch and cubit by cubit, even if they were to enter the hole of a monitor lizard, you would follow them. We asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Do you mean the Jews and Christians?" He said, "Who else?"