General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Qatadah reported, though it had only reached him, that when the Prophet saw the new crescent he would say three times: A crescent of goodness and right guidance, a crescent of goodness and right guidance, a crescent of goodness and right guidance. I believe in the One who created you. Then he would say: Praise belongs to Allah, who has taken away such-and-such a month and brought such-and-such a month.

Qatadah reported that when the Messenger of Allah saw the new crescent, he would turn his face away from it. Abu Dawud said: There is no sound, fully connected hadith from the Prophet on this subject.

Umm Salama said: Whenever the Prophet left my house, he would raise his eyes to the sky and say: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being made to slip, from doing wrong or being wronged, and from acting ignorantly or being treated ignorantly.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet said: When a man leaves his house and says, In the name of Allah; I place my trust in Allah. There is no power or strength except through Allah, it is said to him: You have been guided, provided for, and protected. The devils then turn away from him, and another devil says: How can you deal with a man who has been guided, provided for, and protected?

Abu Malik al-Ashari said: The Messenger of Allah said: When a man enters his house, let him say: O Allah, I ask You for a good entrance and a good exit. In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave, and in Allah, our Lord, we put our trust. Then let him greet his family.

The Messenger of Allah said: The wind is from the relief of Allah. Salama explained: Allah’s relief comes with mercy and comes with punishment. When you see the wind, do not revile it; ask Allah for its good and seek refuge in Allah from its evil.

Aisha said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah laugh heartily so that I could see his uvula; he would only smile. When he saw a cloud or wind, it could be seen in his face. I said: Messenger of Allah, when people see clouds they rejoice, hoping there will be rain, but when you see them I see displeasure on your face. He replied: Aisha, what can assure me that there is no punishment in it? A people were punished by the wind. Another people saw the punishment and said: This is a cloud bringing us rain.

Aisha said that when the Prophet saw a cloud rising on the horizon, he would stop what he was doing, even if he was praying, and say: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from its evil. If it rained, he would say: O Allah, make it a beneficial downpour.

Anas said: Rain fell upon us while we were with the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah went out and uncovered part of his garment so the rain could fall upon him. We asked: Messenger of Allah, why did you do that? He replied: Because it has only just come from its Lord.

The Messenger of Allah said: Avoid going out after the night has settled, for Allah Most High has creatures that He sends across the earth. Ibn Marwan’s version says, at that hour, and says creatures of Allah. The report then mentions dogs barking and donkeys braying in a similar way. Ibn al-Had said that Shurahbil al-Hajib related the same report to him from Jabir ibn Abdullah, from the Messenger of Allah.

The Messenger of Allah said: Do not curse the rooster, for it wakes people for the prayer.

The Prophet said: When you hear roosters crowing, ask Allah Most High for His bounty, for they have seen an angel. When you hear a donkey bray, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for it has seen a devil.

Jabir ibn Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah said: When you hear dogs barking and donkeys braying at night, seek refuge in Allah, for they see what you do not see.

The Messenger of Allah said: Avoid going out after the night has settled, for Allah Most High has creatures that He sends across the earth. Ibn Marwan’s version says, at that hour, and says creatures of Allah. The report then mentions dogs barking and donkeys braying in a similar way. Ibn al-Had said that Shurahbil al-Hajib related the same report to him from Jabir ibn Abdullah, from the Messenger of Allah.

The Messenger of Allah said: Avoid going out after the night has settled, for Allah Most High has creatures that He sends across the earth. Ibn Marwan’s version says, at that hour, and says creatures of Allah. The report then mentions dogs barking and donkeys braying in a similar way. Ibn al-Had said that Shurahbil al-Hajib related the same report to him from Jabir ibn Abdullah, from the Messenger of Allah.

Abu Rafi said: I saw the Messenger of Allah call the prayer in the ear of al-Hasan ibn Ali when Fatima gave birth to him.

Aisha said: Children used to be brought to the Messenger of Allah, and he would supplicate for blessing for them and perform tahnik for them. Yusuf’s version adds that he supplicated for blessing; the other version does not mention the blessing.

Aisha said: The Messenger of Allah asked me: Have al-mughribun—or another word—been seen among you? I asked: Who are al-mughribun? He replied: Those in whom the jinn share.

The Messenger of Allah said: Whoever seeks refuge in Allah, grant him refuge; and whoever asks you by the sake of Allah’s Face, give to him. Ubayd Allah’s version says: Whoever asks you by Allah.

The Messenger of Allah said: Whoever seeks your protection by Allah, grant it to him; whoever asks you by Allah, give to him. Sahl and Uthman add: Whoever invites you, accept his invitation. They then agree: Whoever does you a kindness, repay him. Musaddad and Uthman add: If you cannot find anything with which to repay him, supplicate to Allah for him until you know you have repaid him.