The following are Ayats and Hadiths that relate to the subject of hastening to adhere to the Sharee'ah.


He (swt) said:

''And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqeen (the pious).'' [ Aali 'Imraan: 133]

He (swt) said: 

''The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah (His Words, the Qur'an) and His Messenger ?, to judge between them, is that they say: ''We hear and we obey.'' And such are the prosperous ones (who will live forever in Paradise). And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger ?, fears Allah, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful ones.'' [ An-Noor: 51-52]

He (swt) said: 

''It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error.'' [ Al-Ahzaab: 36]

He (swt) said: 


''But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad ?) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.'' [ An-Nisaa: 65]

He (swt) said: 


''O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they are commanded.'' [ At-Tahreem: 6]

He (swt) said: 

''Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery. But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its orders, etc.) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection. He will say:''O my Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, while I had sight (before).'' (Allah) will say: ''Like this, our came unto you, but you disregarded them (i.e. you left them, did not think deeply in them, and you turned away from them), and so this Day, you will be neglected (in the Hell-fire, away from Allah's Mercy).'' [ Taha: 123-126]


The Messenger of Allah (saw): 

''Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. During (that stormy period) a man would be a Muslim in the morning and turn an unbeliever in the evening or he would be a believer in the evening and turn an unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his Deen for worldly goods'' [Sahih Muslim: Kitab ul-Iman, 213]

Those who used to rush to the forgiveness and Jannah of Allah and the good deeds existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah(saw) as well as in subsequent eras. The Ummah still produces the likes of those people who answered the Call of their Lord and sold themselves seeking the Good Pleasure of Allah(swt). 

It came in the Hadith which is agreed upon and narrated by Jabir that: 

A man asked the Prophet (saw) on the day of Uhud: ''Where would I be if I were to be killed?'' He ? said: ''In Jannah. So the man threw the dates from his hand and plunged himself into the fighting until he was killed.'' (Agreed upon)

 The hadith of Anas reported by Muslim states: 

''The Messenger of Allah (saw) and his companions reached Badr before the Mushriks. When the Mushriks came Allah's Messenger said to his companions: Let us go to a Jannah whose breadth is that of the heavens and the earth. 'Umayr b. al-Hummam al-Ansaari exclaimed: O Allah's Messenger, a Jannah whose breadth is that of the heavens and the earth? He said: Yes. So Umayr responded: How amazing! So Allah's Messenger asked him: what made you say that? He said: O Allah's Messenger, by Allah I did not say this except for the hope that I will be from its inhabitants. Then he (saw) said: Indeed you are from its inhabitants. 'Umayr took out some dates from his quiver and began to eat them. He then said to himself: If I live to finish eating these dates then indeed this would be long life. So he threw the rest of the dates in his hand and began to fight the disbelievers until he was killed.''

 It came in the hadith agreed upon and narrated by Anas that: 


''My paternal uncle Anas b. an-Nadr was absent from the battle of Badr. He said: ''O Messenger of Allah, I was absent from the first battle which you fought the Mushriks. If Allah allows me to witness a battle with the Mushriks then Allah will see how bravely I will fight.'' On the day of Uhud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said: ''O Allah I seek pardon from You for what these people have done (meaning the Sahabah) and I denounce what these people have done (meaning the Mushriks).”'' As he advanced towards Uhud he was met by Sa'd b. Mu'az. He said: ''O Sa'd b. Mu'az, The Jannah! By the Lord of an-Nadr I can smell its fragrance from the direction of Uhud.”'' Later Sa'd said: ''O Messenger of Allah! I could not do what he Anas has done. We found more than eighty wounds caused by swords, spears and arrows on his body. We found him dead. His body had been so badly mutilated by the Mushriks that none except his sister could recognise him by his fingers.'' Anas said: ''we used to think that the following verse was revealed concerning him and his like; 'Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.' [ Al-Ahzaab: 23].''

 Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Abu Saroo'ah who said: 

''I offered the 'Asr prayer behind the Prophet at Medina. When he had finished the prayer with Taslim, he got up hurriedly and went out by walking between the necks of the people to one of the dwellings of his wives. The people got scared at his speed. The Prophet came back and found the people surprised at his haste and said to them, ''I remembered a piece of gold lying in my house and I did not want it to divert my attention from Allah's worship, so I have ordered it to be distributed (in charity).''

And in another version: 

''I left a piece of gold from the charity money in the house; I disliked leaving it there.'' 

This indicates how Muslims should rush to implement that which Allah obligated upon them.

 Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of al-Barraa' who said: 

''When the Messenger of Allah came to Madinah he faced the direction of Bayt al-Maqdis for about sixteen or seventeen months. He wanted to face the Ka'bah so Allah revealed the ayah: 


'Verily We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad) face towards the heaven. Surely we shall turn you to a Qiblah (direction) that shall please you.' [ Al-Baqarah:144] So when he was made to face the Ka'bah a man was praying 'Asr with him. Then he went out and passed by some people from the Ansar. He says he bears witness that he prayed with the Prophet (saw) and that he was made to turn towards the Ka'bah and all turned while they were in rukoo' (bowing position) in the Salatul 'Asr.'' 

 Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: 

''We were struck by extreme hunger on the nights of Khaybar. On the day of Khaybar we found some domestic Asses so we slaughtered them. When the pots began to boil the caller of the Messenger of Allah called out to us and said: overturn your pots and do not eat anything of the meat of donkeys. 'Abd Allah said: we said that the Prophet forbade them because the Khumus (i.e. a fifth of the spoils) had not been taken out of it. He said others said that he has prohibited them completely. I asked Sa'eed b. Jubayr who said, he has prohibited them completely.''

 Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik ?, he said: 

''I was serving drinks to Abu Talha al-Ansari, 'Ubaidah b. al-Jarrrah and Ubayy b. Ka'b prepared from unripe dates and fresh dates when a visitor came and he said: Verily liquor has been prohibited. Thereupon, Abu Talha said: O Anas! Stand up and break this pitcher. I stood up and (took hold) of a pointed stone and struck the pitcher with its lower part until it broke into pieces.''

 Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of 'Ayisha (may Allah be Pleased with her) who said: 

''We have been told also that when Allah revealed the order that the Muslims should return to the pagans what they had spent on their wives who emigrated (after embracing Islam) and that the Muslims should not keep unbelieving women as their wives, 'Umar divorced two of his wives.''

 Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of 'Ayisha (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: 

''May Allah have mercy on the Muhajir women. When Allah revealed the verse: ''And let them draw their headscarfs all over necks and bosoms'' [ An-Nur:31] they tore their wrappers and concealed themselves with them.''

 Abu Dawud reported on the authority of Safiyyah bint Shaybah who reported on the authority of 'Ayisha (may Allah be pleased her) that: 

She ('Ayisha) mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words about them. She then said: ''When Surat an-Nur came down, they took the curtains, tore them and made head covers of them.''

 Ibn Ishaq said: 

'' Al-Ash'ath b. Qays came to the Messenger of Allah as part of the Kindah delegation. Az-Zuhri informed to me that he came with eighty riders from Kindah. They entered the mosque of the Messenger of Allah(saw). They had long hair and put kohl (in their eyes). They wore Jubbahs with silk hems. When they entered the presence of Allah's Messenger he said to them: did not you embrace Islam(saw) They said: Yes. He asked: 'then what is this silk put around your necks? So they tore the silk and threw it away.''

 Ibn Jareer reported on the authority of Abu Buraydah who narrated from his father that: 

''While we were sitting down on sand and we were three or four (people), having a jug before us, where we were drinking khamr (wine) halal. Then I went to the Messenger of Allah ? to greet him. At that point Quran was revealed prohibiting the khamr (intoxicants) (O you who believe! Khamr and games of chance) upto the end of the two verses (Will you have then desisted?) Some of the people had his drink in his hand, where he drank a part of it while the rest is still in the cup. He would raise his cup to the bottom of his upper lip like the cupper does. Then they flooded off what was there in their jug and said: We desisted O our Lord.)

Hanzalah b. Abi 'Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) who was bathed by the angels heard the call to the battle of Uhud. He hurriedly responded to the call. He was martyred on the day of Uhud. Ibn Ishaq said: The Messenger of Allah(saw) said: 

''Your companion is being bathed by the angels, ask his family what happened to him?'' His wife was asked. She had been a bride on that night. She said he went out in a state of impurity when he heard the call. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 

''That is why the angels have bathed him''

 Imam Ahmed reported on the authority of Rafi' b. Khadeej  who said: 

We used to cultivate land in the time of the Messenger of Allah. We used to lease it for a third, fourth or a specified amount of food. One day a man from my paternal relatives came and said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) forbade us from something which was beneficial for us but the obedience of Allah and His Messenger is more beneficial for us. He forbade us from cultivating the land by leasing it for a third, fourth or a certain amount of food, he ordered the landowner either to cultivate it himself or give it to others to cultivate it for their own and he disliked that it be leased or the like.'