General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Ali said: When a group passes by, it is sufficient for one of them to offer the greeting of peace; and it is sufficient for one of those seated to return it. Abu Dawud said: Al-Hasan ibn Ali traced this report back to the Prophet.

The Messenger of Allah said: When two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and ask His forgiveness, they will be forgiven.

The Messenger of Allah said: Whenever two Muslims meet and shake hands, they are forgiven before they part.

Anas ibn Malik said: When the people of Yemen arrived, the Messenger of Allah said: The people of Yemen have come to you; they were the first to introduce handshaking.

A man from Anaza said to Abu Dharr when he was sent away from Syria: I want to ask you about a hadith of the Messenger of Allah. Abu Dharr replied: I will tell you, unless it is a secret. The man said: It is not a secret. Did the Messenger of Allah shake hands with you when you met him? Abu Dharr said: I never met him without him shaking my hand. One day he sent for me when I was away from my family. When I came, I was told he had sent for me. I went to him while he was on his bed, and he embraced me. That was the finest and finest of greetings.

When the people of Qurayza submitted to Sad’s judgment, the Prophet sent for him. Sad came riding a gray donkey. The Prophet said: Stand for your master—or, he said, for your best man. Sad came and sat beside the Messenger of Allah.

A version of the report says that when Sad came near the mosque, the Prophet said to the Ansar: Stand for your master.

Aisha said: I have never seen anyone more like the Messenger of Allah in bearing, guidance, and manner than Fatima. Al-Hasan’s version says speech and words, and omits bearing, guidance, and manner. When Fatima entered, he stood to greet her, took her hand, kissed her, and seated her in his place. When he entered her home, she stood, took his hand, kissed him, and seated him in her place.

Al-Aqra ibn Habis saw the Prophet kissing al-Husayn and said: I have ten children, and I have never done this to any of them. The Messenger of Allah said: Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.

Aisha said: The Prophet then said: Rejoice, Aisha, for Allah has revealed your innocence. He recited the Quran to her. My parents said: Get up and kiss the head of the Messenger of Allah. She said: I praise Allah, not you two.

The Prophet welcomed Jafar ibn Abi Talib, embraced him, and kissed him between the eyes.

Iyas ibn Dagfal said: I saw Abu Nadra kiss the cheek of al-Hasan ibn Ali, peace be upon them both.

Al-Bara said: I entered Medina with Abu Bakr when he first arrived. His daughter Aisha was lying down with a fever. Abu Bakr came to her and said: How are you, my dear daughter? Then he kissed her cheek.

Abdullah ibn Umar related an account in which he said: We approached the Prophet and kissed his hand.

Usayd ibn Hudayr, a man of the Ansar, was speaking to his people and joking with them, making them laugh. The Prophet poked him in the side with a stick. Usayd said: Let me retaliate. The Prophet replied: Go ahead. Usayd said: You are wearing a shirt, while I am not. The Prophet lifted his shirt, and Usayd embraced him and kissed his side. He said: This is all I wanted, Messenger of Allah.

Zari said: When we arrived in Medina, we hurried down from our mounts to kiss the Prophet’s hand and foot. Al-Mundhir al-Ashajj waited until he reached his baggage, put on his clothes, and then came to the Prophet. The Prophet said to him: You have two qualities that Allah loves: forbearance and deliberation. He asked: Did I acquire them myself, or did Allah make me that way? The Prophet replied: Allah formed you with them. Al-Mundhir said: Praise be to Allah who formed me with two qualities loved by Allah and His Messenger.

Abu Dharr said: The Prophet said: Abu Dharr! I replied: At your service and obedience, Messenger of Allah; may I be your ransom.

Imran ibn Husayn said: In the pre-Islamic age we used to say, May Allah make your eye thrive, and May you have a good morning. When Islam came, we were forbidden to say that. Abd al-Razzaq said: Mamar considered it disliked for a man to say, May Allah make your eye thrive through you, but saw no harm in saying, May Allah make your eye thrive.

Abu Qatada said: The Prophet was travelling and the people became thirsty. Those at the front hurried away, while I stayed with the Messenger of Allah that night. He said: May Allah protect you, as you protected His Prophet.

Abu Mijlaz said: Muawiya came to Ibn al-Zubayr and Ibn Amir. Ibn Amir stood while Ibn al-Zubayr remained seated. Muawiya told Ibn Amir: Sit down, for I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Whoever likes men to stand up for him should prepare his seat in the Fire.