General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كتاب الأدب

Chapter 178: Regarding killing ants

Abu Hurairah reported Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying

An ant stung a prophet. He ordered a colony of ants to be burned. Allah revealed to him : because an ant stung you, you have perished a community which glorifies Me.

Chapter 180: Regarding throwing stones

‘Abd b. Mughaffal said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited throwing pebbles (in sport) saying : game is not caught by such means. Neither is an enemy injured, but it may sometimes put out an eye or break a tooth.

Chapter 181: Regarding circumcision

Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah

A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband.

Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by 'Ubaid Allah b. 'Amr from 'Abd al-Malik to the same effect through a different chain.

Abu Dawud said: It is not a strong tradition. It has been transmitted in mursal form (missing the link of the Companions)

Abu Dawud said: Muhammad b. Hasan is obscure, and this tradition is weak.

Chapter 183: Verbally abusing time

Abu Hurairah reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying

Ibn al-Sarh said: “on the authority of Ibn al-Musayyab instead of Sa’id’.