27. Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

Ibn Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Do not argue with your brother, do not joke with him, and do not make a promise, only to not fulfill it."

Aisha narrated:

"A man sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah while I was with him, so he said: 'What an evil son of his tribe, or brother of his tribe.' Then he admitted him and spoke with him. When he left, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You said what you said about him. Then you talked politely w…

Muhammad bin Sirin narrated from Abu Hurairah - and I think he (narrated it from the Prophet) who said:

"Love your beloved moderately, perhaps he becomes hated to you someday. And hate whom you hate moderately, perhaps he becomes your beloved someday."

Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted into the Fire."

Abdullah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has a speck of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a speck of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted in to the Fire.'" He said: "So a man said to him: 'I like for my clothes to be nice, and my sandals to be ni…

Iylas bin Salamah bin Al-Akwa' narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah said:

"A man shall remain exalting himself until he is written among the tyrants, so that he suffers from their afflictions."

Jubair bin Mut'im narrated from his father who said:

"They (meaning the people in general) told me that I was proud, while I rode a donkey, wore a cloak, and I milked the sheep. And the Messenger of Allah said to me: "Whoever does these, then there is no pride (arrogance) in him.'"

Abu Ad-Dardh narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Nothing is heavier on the believer's Scale on the Day of Judgment than good character. For indeed Allah, Most High, is angered by the shameless obscene person."

Abu Ad-Dardh narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Nothing is placed on the Scale that is heavier than good character. Indeed the person with good character will have attained the rank of the person of fasting and prayer."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah was asked about that for which people are admitted into Paradise the most, so he said:

"Taqwa of Allah, and good character." And he was asked about that for which people are admitted into the Fire the most, and he said: " The mouth and the private parts."

Abu Wahb narrated that :

'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak explained good character, and then he said: "It is a smiling face, doing one's best in good, and refraining from harm."

Abu Al-Ahwas narrated from his father who said:

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I stayed with a man who did not entertain me nor behave hospitably with me. Then he came to stay with me, shall I reciprocate the same to him?' He (ﷺ said: 'No, entertain him." He said: 'He (ﷺ saw me wearing tattered clothes and said:'(Do you have any wealth?' I said:…

Hudhaifah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

“Do not be a people without a will of your own, saying: 'If people treat us well, we will treat them well; and if they do wrong, we will do wrong,' but accustom yourselves to do good if people do good, and do not behave unjustly if they do evil.”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Whoever visits the sick, or visits his brother in Allah (faith), a caller calls out: 'May you have goodness and livelihood be good, and may you dwell in an adobe in Paradise.'"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Al-Haya is from faith, and faith is in Paradise. Obscenity is from rudeness, and rudeness is in the Fire."

Abdullah bin Sarjis Al-Muzam narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Taking the good route is a part of the twenty-four parts of Prophethood."

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said to the Ashajj 'Abdul-Qais:

"Indeed there are two traits in you that Allah loves: Forbearance, and deliberateness."

Abdullah-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd As-Saidi narrated from his father, from his grandfather, who said that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Deliberateness is from Allah, and haste is from the Ash-shaitan."

Abu Ad-Darda narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Whoever was given his share of gentleness, then he has been given a share of good. And whoever has been prevented from his share of gentleness, then he has been prevented from his share of good."

Ibn 'Abbas narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah sent Mu'adh to Yemen, and said: 'Beware of the supplication of the oppressed; for indeed there is no barrier between it and Allah.'"

Anas narrated:

that "I served the Prophet for ten years. He never said Uff and never blamed me by saying: 'Why did you do so' or why did you not do so?' And the Messenger Of Allah had the best character among all of the people. I never touched Khazz nor silk, nor anything softer than the hand of the Messenger of A…

Abu Abdullah Al-Jadali narrated:

"I asked 'Aishah about the character of the Messenger of Allah. She said: 'He was not obscene, nor uttering obscenities, nor screaming in the markets, he would not return an evil with an evil, but rather he was pardoning and forgiving."

Aishah narrated:

"I was not jealous of any wife of the Prophet as I was jealous of Khadijah, and it was not because I saw her. It was only because the Messenger of Allah mentioned her so much, and because whenever he would slaughter a sheep, he would look for Khadijah's friends to gift them some of it."

Jabir narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Indeed the most beloved among you to me, and the nearest to sit with me on the Day of Judgment is the best of you in character. And indeed, the most disliked among you to me, and the one sitting furthest from me on the Day of Judgement are the Thartharun, and the Mutashaddiqun and the Muthafaihiqun…

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"The believer is not one who curses others."

Abu Hurairah narrated that a man came to the Messenger of Allah and said:

"Teach me something that is not too much for me so that, perhaps, I may abide by it." He (S.A.W) said: "Do not get angry." He repeated that (the request) a number of times, each time he replied: 'Do not get angry."

Sahl bim Mu'adh bin Anas Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Whoever suppresses his rage while he is able to unleash it, Allah will call him before the heads (leaders) of creation on the Day of Judgement, so that he can inform Him of which of the Hur he would like."

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"No young person honors an elder due to his age, except that Allah appoints for him one who will honor him at that age."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.A.W) said:

"The gates of Paradise are opened on Monday and Thursday. In them, (will enter) whoever has not associated anything with Allah will be forgiven, except for the two who shun each other, (about whom) it is said: 'Return these two until they make amends."

Abu Sa'eed narrated:

"Some persons from the Ansar asked for (something) from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he gave them. They again asked him for (something), and he gave them. Then he said: 'whatever of good that I have, I would never hoard it from any of you. (Remember) whoever abstains from asking others, Allah …

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Indeed among the worst of people to Allah, on the Day of Judgment, is the two faced person."

Hammam bin Al-Harith said:

"Aman passed by Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman and it was said to him: "This person conveys news about the people to the leaders.' So Hudaifah said: 'The Messenger of Allah said: 'The Qatat shall not enter paradise.'" (Sahih)Sufyan said: "The Qatat is the Nammam.

Abu Umamah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.A.W) said:

"Al-Haya' and Al-'Iy are two branches of faith, and Al-Badha and Al-Bayan are two branches of Hypocrisy."

Ibn 'Umar narrated that two men arrived during the time of the Messenger of Allah delivering an address. The people were amazed by their speech, so the Messenger of Allah turned to us and said:

"Indeed there is magic in eloquence'-or- 'Indeed some eloquence is magic.'"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Charity does not diminish wealth, Allah does not increase a man in anything for his pardoning (others) but in honor, and none humbles himself for Allah but Allah raises him."

Ibn 'Umar narrated that Prophet said:

"Oppression shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment."

Abu Hurairah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) never criticized any food. if he liked it, he would eat it, and if not, he would leave it."

Nafi' narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:

“The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ascended the Minbar and called out with a raised voice: ’O you who accepted Islam with his tongue, while faith has not reached his heart! Do not harm the Muslims, nor revile them, nor spy on them to expose their secrets. For indeed whoever tries to expose his Muslims …

Abu Sa'eed narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"There is no forbearance except for the one who stumbled, and there is no wisdom except for the one who has experience." (Dai'f)

Jabir narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:

"Whoever is given a gift, then if he finds something let him reciprocate. If he has nothing, then let him mention some praise. For whoever has mentioned some praise, then he has expressed his gratitude. And whoever refrains (from doing so) then he has committed Kufr. And whoever pretends to be satis…

Usamah bin Zaid narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Whoever some good was done to him, and he says: 'May Allah reward you in goodness' then he has done the most that he can of praise."