General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
كتاب الأدب
Chapter 19: With whom we are ordered to accompany
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Associate only with a believer, and let only a God-fearing man eat your meals.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend.
The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart.
Chapter 20: Opinion based arguing is disliked
Gladden people and do not scare them; make things easy and do not make them difficult.
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). The people began to praise me and make a mention of me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I know you, that is, he knew him. I said: My father and mother be sacrificed for you! you were my partner and how good a partner ; you neither disputed nor quarrelled.
Chapter 21: Manner of speech
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat talking (to the people), he would often raise his eyes to the sky.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct and leisurely manner.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct manner so that anyone who listened to him could understand it.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every important matter which is not begun by an expression of praise to Allah is maimed.
Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Yunus, 'Aqil, Shu'aib, Sa'id b. 'Abd al-Aziz from al-Zuhri from the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mursal form (the link of the Companion is missing).
Chapter 22: Regarding the khutbah
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every sermon which does not contain a tashahhud is like a hand cut off.
Chapter 23: Treating people according to their status
A beggar passed by Aisha and she gave him a piece of bread. Another man who wore clothes and had a good appearance passed by her, and she made him sit down and he ate (with her). When she was asked about that, she replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Treat the people according to their ranks.
Abu Dawud said: The version of Yahya is short.
Abu Dawud said: Maimun did not meet 'A'ishah.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Glorifying Allah involves showing honour to a grey-haired Muslim and to one who can expound the Qur'an, but not to one who acts extravagantly regarding it, or turns away from it, and showing honour to a just ruler.
Chapter 24: A man who sits between two others without their permission
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One should not sit between two men except with their permission.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: It is not lawful for a man to separate two persons except with their permission.
Chapter 25: Regarding how a man should sit
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat, he had his knees drawn up supported by his hands.
Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. Ibrahim was an old man and his traditions were rejected.
She saw the Prophet (ﷺ) sitting with his arms round his legs. She said: When I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in such humble condition in the sitting position (according to Musa's version), I trembled with fear.
Chapter 26: Regarding disapproved manners of sitting
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon me when I was sitting thus: having my left hand behind my back and leaning on the fleshy part of it, and said: Are you sitting in the manner of those with whom Allah is angry?
Chapter 27: Regarding conversing late after Isha'
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade sleeping before the night prayer and talking after it.
Chapter 28: Regarding a man sitting cross-legged
When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the dawn prayer, he sat cross-legged where he was till the sun had come well up.
Chapter 29: Conversing privately (around others)
Two persons should not talk privately ignoring the third, for that will grieve him.