Hadiths on Prophet's Biography

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194 explained prophetic hadiths on "Prophet's Biography": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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209 hadiths trace the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through 14 sub-categories: his lineage, his wives and children, his servants, his life before the mission, the onset of his prophethood, the Makkan and Madinan periods, the emigration, his battles and expeditions, his correspondences, his death, his qualities and his prophetic characteristics. The section opens with this landmark: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) « received divine revelation at the age of forty ».

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Prophet's Biography

Authentic hadith Among the Jews, whenever a woman had her menstruation, they would neither eat with her nor associate with her in their houses Authentic hadith On the day of (the battle of) Badr, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the polytheists, who were one thous Authentic hadith When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of the Trench and put down his arms and took a bath, Jibrīl (p Authentic hadith It is as if I am looking at the dust rising in the alleyway of Banu Ghanm from the marching of Jibrīl's parade when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’ Authentic hadith If he had come near me, the angels would have torn him to pieces Authentic hadith By the One in Whose hand my soul is, whenever the devil sees you walking on a path, he follows a path other than yours Authentic hadith I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) praying and making a sound like the rumbling of a mill because of weeping Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for ten years and then in Madīnah for ten years, and the Qur’an was descend Authentic hadith O you assembly of the Ansār! They said: Here we are at your service, Messenger of Allah. He said: You were saying that ‘Love for his city and people h Authentic hadith Jibrīl came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while he was playing with his playmates. He took hold of him, laid Authentic hadith Sa‘d was injured on the Day of the Trench by the arrow of man from Quraysh Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) spat on the leg of ‘Amr ibn Mu‘ādh when his leg was cut off, so he was healed Authentic hadith We fought with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in Hunayn. When we encountered the enemy, I advanced and ascended Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) wiped my face with his hand and supplicated for me. He lived for one hundred and Good hadith I never had sore eyes nor a headache since the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) wiped my face and spat in my eyes on t Authentic hadith I was with Qatādah ibn Milhān when he was in the throes of death. A man passed in a distant place in the house, so I saw him in the face of Qatādah. W Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) died with his head resting between my chest and my neck. When his soul departed ( Authentic hadith Yazīd ibn al-Aswad performed the Fajr prayer with the Prophet (may ‎Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). He said: (After the ‎prayer) the people Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once came to our house and had a ‎siesta. While sleeping, there was perspiration upon his bo Authentic hadith When he washed the body of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) he looked for what is usually found on the dead person’s body (i. Authentic hadith O Messenger of Allah, my nephew is ailing. So he wiped over my head and invoked blessings upon me. Then he performed ablution and I drank from the wat Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once said to me: "Get near to me," and I did Authentic hadith Did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ask forgiveness for you? He said: Yes, and for you, and he then recited this verse: {... Authentic hadith I have been intimidated in the path of Allah at a time when no one else was intimidated, and I have been harmed for the sake of Allah at a time when n Authentic hadith A woman with some sort of mental disorder said: O Messenger of Allah, I need your help in a certain matter. He said: O Mother of so-and-so, choose whi Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj on an old saddle, covered by a sheet worth four dirhams or less. Then he said Authentic hadith There was no person more beloved to them (the Companions) than the ‎Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Nevertheless, th Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me during my illness, riding neither a mule nor a horse Authentic hadith Yūsuf ibn ‘Abdullāh ibn Salām (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) named me Yūsu Authentic hadith ‘Ā’ishah was asked: "What did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) usually do at home?" She replied: "He was a human b Authentic He was neither obscene nor indecent, nor was he loud-voiced in the markets. He did not repay evil with evil; rather, he would pardon and forgive Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace ‎and blessings be upon him) was sent as a Messenger of Allah at the age of forty. Then he ‎stayed in Makkah Authentic hadith The last glance I had of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was when he uncovered the curtain while the people were Authentic hadith I do not covet someone to have an easy death, after seeing the difficult death of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Authentic hadith When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) died, the people said: Where is he to be buried?" Abu Bakr said: In the place where he Good hadith Abu Bakr entered upon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) after his death. He put his mouth between his eyes, put his Authentic hadith On the day the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered Madīnah, everything therein became illuminated. Then on the da Authentic hadith My heirs should not take a dinar or dirham. Whatever I leave behind, excluding the provision for my wives and my employees, should be spent in charity Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) left no dinar, dirham, sheep, or camels, and he did not bequeath anything Authentic hadith No prophet dies until he is shown his place in Paradise and is then given the choice. When he was sick, while his head was resting on my thigh, he fel Authentic hadith I asked ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr about the worst thing the polytheists did to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Authentic hadith O Allah, I do love him. So love him and love whoever loves him Authentic hadith I never felt jealous of any of the Prophet's wives except for Khadījah although I did not see her. She further added that whenever the Messenger of Al Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not take a second wife until Khadījah died Authentic hadith O ‘Ā'ish, this is Jibrīl greeting you with peace. I said: May Allah's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon him. You see what I cannot see Authentic hadith Many men attained perfection, but of women none attained perfection except Āsiyah, the wife of Pharaoh, and Maryam, the daughter of ‘Imrān. Indeed, th Authentic hadith I know it when you are pleased with me or angry with me Authentic hadith Verily, Ibrahīm is my son and he died as a suckling infant, and, verily, he has two wet nurses in Paradise completing his suckling period Authentic hadith When Ibrahīm died, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is a wet nurse for him in Paradise Authentic hadith O ‘Ā'ishah, indeed, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would give up a deed, even though he liked to perform it, for fear that people wo Authentic hadith I went to ‘Ā’ishah and asked her to describe to me the Messenger's illness. ‘Ā’ishah said: Yes. The Prophet became seriously ill and asked whether the Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent a detachment to Najd, and Ibn ‘Umar went with the troops. Authentic hadith I was presented to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Uhud. I was fourteen years old, and so he did no Authentic I have never seen anyone with shoulder-length hair and wearing a red garment more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessin Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) preferred beginning with the right side when wearing his sandals, combing his hair, purifyin Authentic hadith The Messenger's right hand was for his purification and eating, and his left hand was for cleansing after relieving himself and (handling) repulsive t Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions went to Makkah, the polytheists said: "There will come to Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah from Kadā', from the upper mountain pass which is in Al-Bat-hā', a Authentic When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered the privy, a servant and I used to carry a waterskin and a pointed s
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سبحان الله وبحمده Glory and praise be to Allah

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ