43. Chapters on Manners

Narrated Isma'il bin Abi Khalid:

that Abu Juhaifah said: "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ), and Al-Hasan bin 'Ali resembles him the most."

Narrated 'Ali:

"I did not hear the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioning both of his parents (that is including both in the saying "May my father and mother be ransomed for you") for anyone other than Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas."

Narrated 'Ali:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not mention both of his parents for anyone except Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas. On the Day of Uhud he said: 'Shoot, may my father and mother be ransomed for you.' And he said to him: 'Shoot! O young man.'"

Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned both of his parents to me on the Day of Uhud."

Narrated Anas:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: "O my little son."

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib:

from his father, from his grandfather that the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered naming the child on the seventh day, removing the harm from him, and Al-'Aqq (removing the hair and slaughtering the animal for 'Aqiqah).

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The most loved names to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abdur-Rahman."

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The most loved names to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abdur-Rahman."

Narrated 'Umar :

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I forbid naming with Rafi, Barakah and Yasar."

Narrated Samurah bin Jundab:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do not name your boy Rabah, nor Aflah, nor Yasar, nor Najih, so that it may be said: 'Is he there?' and it may be said: 'No.'"

Narrated Al-A'raj:

that Abu Hurairah conveyed to him that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The most despicable (Akhna) name to Allah on the Day of Judgement is that of a man named King of Kings. (Malikil-Amlak)."

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) changed the name of 'Asiyah, he said: "You are Jamilah."

Narrated 'Aishah:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) would change abhorrent names."

Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im:

from his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I have some names: I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am Al-Mahi, the one by whom Allah wipes out disbelief, I am Al-Hasir, the one whom the people are gathered at his feet, and I am Al-'Aqib, the one after whom there is no Prophet."

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited that one use his name and his Kunyah; naming themselves Muhammad Abul-Qasim.

Narrated Jabir:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "When you name yourself after me, then do not use my Kunyah."

Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib:

that he said: "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! If I have a son after you do you think I could name him your Kunyah?" He said: "Yes." So he said: "So that was permitted for me."

Narrated 'Abdullah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed some poetry is wisdom"

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed some poetry is wisdom".

Narrated 'Aishah:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a Minbar placed in the Masjid for Hassan to stand to boast (poetically) about the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)" - or she said: "to defend the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Allah has aided Hassan with the holy spirit (Jibril) as he boas…

(Another chain) from 'Aishah with the same narration.

Narrated Anas:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Makkah during 'Umratil-Qada and 'Abdullah bin Rawahah was walking in front of him reciting verses of poetry. "O tribes of disbelievers get out of his way - today we will strike you about its revelation; a strike that removes the heads from the shoulders - and makes the f…

Narrated Al-Miqdam bin Shuraih:

from his father, that 'Aishah was asked: "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say any poetry?" She said: "He would say parables with the poetry of Ibn Rawahah, saying: 'News shall come to you from where you did not expect it.'"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The best statement spoken by the Arab is the saying of Labid: 'Everything aside from Allah perishes.'"

Narrated Jabir bin Samurah:

"I sat with the Prophet (ﷺ) more than one-hundred times. His Companions used to recite poetry and talk about things that occurred during Jahiliyyah, and he would remain silent, and sometimes he would smile along with them."

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It is better that one of you fill his insides with puss than to fill it with poetry."

Narrated Muhammad bin Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:

from his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It is better that one of you fill his insides with puss than to fill it with poetry."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed Allah detests the excessive among men, who slaps his tongue around like the cow slaps his tongue."

Narrated Jabir:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited that a man sleep on a terrace without something to obstruct him (so that he will not roll off and fall)."

Narrated 'Abdullah:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to take care of us by preaching during the days fearing that we may get bored."

(Another chain) with similar meaning.

Narrated Abu Salih:

"I asked 'Aishah and Umm Salamah about which deed did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like to do most. They said: 'Whatever he could do regularly, even if it was little.'"

It has been reported from Hisham bin 'Urwah from his father, that 'Aishah said:

"The most loved deed to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was what he could do regularly." (Another chain) with similar meaning.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Cover the vessels, tie the water-skins, close the doors, extinguish the torches, for indeed the mischief-makers (vermin) may drag away the wick, causing a fire for the inhabitants of the house."

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When you travel through fertile land, then give the camels their fill of the land, and when you travel through drought, then hasten while they are fresh, and when you camp late, then stay away from the road, for indeed it is the route of the beasts and the abod…