Qurrah1 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ»
Meaning: Deeds are only by intentions.
al-Bukhari 1, Muslim 1907
Short hadith for kids: 20 hadiths in Arabic with their meaning and source
Twenty short sayings of the Prophet ﷺ, all authentic (sahih or hasan), each with its meaning in words a child understands and its source. In Qurrah your child hears the hadith, memorizes it step by step, then reviews it after a day, three days and a week until it stays.
Open the hadiths in Qurrah2 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«الكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ»
Meaning: A good word is charity.
al-Bukhari 2989, Muslim 1009
3 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ»
Meaning: Your smile in the face of your brother is charity.
at-Tirmidhi 1956
4 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ»
Meaning: None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
al-Bukhari 13, Muslim 45
5 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَاليَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ»
Meaning: Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him say good or keep silent.
al-Bukhari 6018, Muslim 47
6 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«لَا تَغْضَبْ»
Meaning: Do not become angry.
al-Bukhari 6116
7 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«المُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ المُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ»
Meaning: A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe.
al-Bukhari 10, Muslim 40
8 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ»
Meaning: Purity is half of faith.
Muslim 223
9 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ القُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ»
Meaning: The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.
al-Bukhari 5027
10 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ»
Meaning: Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.
al-Bukhari 5997, Muslim 2318
11 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ»
Meaning: The religion is sincere advice.
Muslim 55
12 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«أَحَبُّ الأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ»
Meaning: The deeds most loved by Allah are the most regular, even if small.
al-Bukhari 6464, Muslim 783
13 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا، وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُوا»
Meaning: Make things easy and do not make them hard; give good news and do not drive people away.
al-Bukhari 69, Muslim 1734
14 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«الحَيَاءُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ»
Meaning: Modesty is part of faith.
al-Bukhari 24, Muslim 36
15 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ لَا يَشْكُرِ النَّاسَ لَا يَشْكُرِ اللَّهَ»
Meaning: Whoever does not thank people does not thank Allah.
Abu Dawud 4811, at-Tirmidhi 1954
16 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ فَاعِلِهِ»
Meaning: Whoever guides to good has a reward like the one who does it.
Muslim 1893
17 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«لَا تَحْقِرَنَّ مِنَ المَعْرُوفِ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ بِوَجْهٍ طَلْقٍ»
Meaning: Do not belittle any good deed, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.
Muslim 2626
18 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ بَيْنَكُمْ»
Meaning: Spread the greeting of salam among you.
Muslim 54
19 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الغَضَبِ»
Meaning: The strong one is not the wrestler; the strong one controls himself when angry.
al-Bukhari 6114, Muslim 2609
20 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الجَمَالَ»
Meaning: Allah is beautiful and loves beauty.
Muslim 91
Every hadith is in Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim or the Sunan with an authentic or good chain; its source is written under it.
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In “Learn”, then “Hadith”: your child hears the hadith, its words hide little by little until they say it from memory, then it is reviewed by finding the missing word, with medals at 5, 10 and 20. Free, with no ads.
Open the hadiths in QurrahFrequently asked questions
- What are the easiest hadiths for kids?
- Short ones a child lives every day, like “A good word is charity”, “Do not become angry” and “Your smile to your brother is charity”.
- How does a child memorize a hadith?
- They hear and read it two or three times, then some words are hidden and they say it in full, until they say it from memory, then they review it a few days later.
- Are these hadiths authentic?
- Yes, all are sahih or hasan, in the two Sahihs or the books of Sunan, and the source of each is written under it.
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