Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been commanded (by Allah) to fight the people until they testify that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the true Messenger of Allah, and establish prayer and give zakat. When they do this, they will have protected their lives and property from me, except for the right of Islam. (As for what is in their hearts,) their reckoning is with Allah.

Sayyiduna Musayyib bin Hazn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when Abu Talib’s time of death approached, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him and found Abu Jahl bin Hisham and Abdullah bin Abi Umayyah bin Mughirah present with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Talib,“O uncle, say a word—La ilaha illallah (there is no deity except Allah)—so that I may testify for you with it before Allah, the Exalted.”Upon this, Abu Jahl and Abdullah bin Abi Umayyah said,“O Abu Talib, will you turn away from the religion of your father, Abdul Muttalib?”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to present the word of Islam to him, and Abu Jahl and Ibn Abi Umayyah kept repeating their statement. Finally, the last thing Abu Talib said was that he was on the religion of Abdul Muttalib, and he refused to say La ilaha illallah. Even then, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“I will continue to seek forgiveness for you until I am forbidden to do so.”Then Allah, the Exalted, revealed the verse:“It is not for the Prophet and those who believe to seek forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they are close relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are the companions of Hell.”(At-Tawbah 113)

Sayyiduna ‘Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever testifies that there is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is His servant and Messenger, and that ‘Isa is His servant and Messenger and His word which He conveyed to Maryam, and a spirit from Him, and that Paradise is true and Hellfire is true, then whatever deeds he may have done (in the end) Allah will admit him into Paradise. One of the narrators in the chain added these words: He will be admitted through whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wishes.

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on his mount, and between me and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) there was nothing except the rear wooden part of the saddle. In this state, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "O Mu'adh!" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I am present and ready to obey you." Then he continued to ride for a while, and after that he said, "O Mu'adh!" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I am present and ready to obey you." Then he continued to ride for a while, and after that he said, "O Mu'adh!" I replied, "I am present, O Messenger of Allah, ready to obey you." After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Do you know what right Allah has over His servants?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Allah's right over His servants is that they worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him." Then he continued to ride for a while, and after that he said, "Mu'adh!" I replied, "I am present, O Messenger of Allah, ready to obey you." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Do you know what right the servants have over Allah when they do this?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Then the servants' right over Allah is that He does not punish them."

Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey, whose name was ‘Ufair. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“O Mu’adh, do you know what Allah’s right is upon His servants, and what the servants’ right is upon Allah?”I replied,“Allah and His Messenger know best.”He said,“Allah’s right upon His servants is that they worship Him and do not associate anything with Him, and the servants’ right upon Allah is that He does not punish anyone who does not associate anything with Him.”I said,“O Messenger of Allah, should I not give this glad tidings to the people?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Do not give them this glad tidings, lest they rely on it (and neglect good deeds).”

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that (on one occasion) Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a mount. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“O Mu’adh!”He replied,“At your service, O Messenger of Allah!”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (again) said,“O Mu’adh!”He replied,“At your service, O Messenger of Allah!”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (for the third time) said,“O Mu’adh!”He replied,“At your service, O Messenger of Allah.”This happened three times. (After that) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Whoever testifies with a sincere heart that there is no deity except Allah, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the true Messenger of Allah, Allah makes the (Hell) fire forbidden for him.”(Sayyiduna Mu’adh) said,“O Messenger of Allah! Should I inform the people of this so that they may rejoice?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“(If you inform them of this) they will rely on it (and abandon good deeds).”Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith at the time of his death, fearing that he might be questioned in the Hereafter for concealing the saying of the Messenger.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Faith has over sixty branches, and modesty (shyness) is a branch of faith.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by an Ansari man while he was saying to his brother, "Why do you feel so much shyness?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him (the Ansari), "Leave him to his state, for modesty is indeed a part of faith."

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Modesty always brings about goodness.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one day a man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "Which Islam is best?" He replied: "That you feed (others) and greet with peace both those whom you know and those whom you do not know—in short, greet everyone with peace."