20/331 – Abu Ayyub Khālid ibn Zayd al-Anṣārī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a deed that will admit me to Paradise and distance me from the Fire.” The Prophet ﷺ replied, “Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, establish the prayer, pay the zakat, and maintain the ties of kinship.” Agreed upon.

21/332 – Salman ibn ʿĀmir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When one of you breaks his fast, let him break it with dates, for they are blessed. If he cannot find dates, then with water, for it is purifying.” He also said, “Charity given to a poor person is one charity, whereas charity given to a relative is counted twice: charity and the strengthening of kinship.” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who said: “A good hadith.”

22/333 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, “I had a wife whom I loved, but ʿUmar disliked her and said to me, ‘Divorce her.’ I refused, so ʿUmar went to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned the matter to him. The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Divorce her.’” Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who said: “A good and sound hadith.”

23/334 – Abū al-Dardāʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) related that a man came to him and said, “I have a wife, yet my mother is ordering me to divorce her.” Abū al-Dardāʾ replied, “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, ‘The father is the middlemost of the gates of Paradise. If you wish, neglect that gate, or safeguard it.’” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who said