Is There Any Sacred Source Other than the
Quran?
Yes. The sunnah (what the Prophet Muhammad 
said, did, or approved of) is the second source in Islam. The sunnah
is comprised of hadeeths, which are reliably transmitted reports by
the Prophet Muhammad’s
companions of what he said, did, or approved of. Belief in the sunnah
is a basic Islamic belief.
Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s
Sayings
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{The
believers, in their love, mercy, and kindness to one another are like a
body: if any part of it is ill, the whole body shares its sleeplessness
and fever.}1 |
{The most perfect of the
believers in faith are the best of them in morals. And the best among them
are those who are best to their wives.}2
{None of you believes
(completely) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.}3
{The merciful are shown mercy by the
All-Merciful. Show mercy to those on earth, and God will show mercy to you.}4
{Smiling at your brother is
charity...}5
{A good word is charity.}6
{Whoever believes in God and
the Last Day (the Day of Judgment) should do good to his neighbor.}7
{God does not judge you
according to your appearance and your wealth, but He looks at your hearts
and looks into your deeds.}8
{Pay the worker his wage before
his sweat dries.}9
{A man
walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well, he descended
into it, drank his fill, and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue
hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man said,
“This dog is feeling the same thirst that I felt.” So he went down into the
well again, filled his shoe with water, and gave the dog a drink. So, God
thanked him and forgave his sins.} The Prophet
was asked, “Messenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards
animals?” He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every living
animal or human.}10
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Footnotes:
(1)
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2586, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari,
#6011.
(2)
Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #7354, and Al-Tirmizi, #1162.
(3)
Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #13, and Saheeh Muslim, #45.
(4)
Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, #1924, and Abu-Dawood, #4941.
(5)
Narrated in Al-Tirmizi, #1956.
(6)
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1009, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari,
#2989.
(7)
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #48, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6019.
(8)
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2564.
(9)
Narrated in Ibn Majah, #2443.
(10)
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari,
#2466.
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