110curated hadith rotate here, mostly from Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith, each from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, or the Sunan collections with its reference cited.

Hadith for · dua

Allah is shy to return empty hands

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Transliteration

Inna Rabbakum hayiyyun karim, yastahyi min 'abdihi idha rafa'a yadayhi ilayhi an yaruddahuma sifra.

Translation

Your Lord is Shy and Generous — He is shy, when His servant raises his hands to Him, to return them empty.

Narrated by Salman al-Farisi·Sunan Abi Dawud 1488, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3556 (hasan)

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