Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1149
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمَجَالِسِ بِالصُّعُدَاتِ، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، لَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْنَا الْجُلُوسُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا؟ قَالَ: فَإِنْ جَلَسْتُمْ فَأَعْطُوا الْمَجَالِسَ حَقَّهَا، قَالُوا: وَمَا حَقُّهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: إِدْلاَلُ السَّائِلِ، وَرَدُّ السَّلاَمِ، وَغَضُّ الأَبْصَارِ، وَالأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَالنَّهْيُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abd Allah related to us: Sulayman ibn Bilal related to us, from al-‘Ala’, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade people from gathering in public thoroughfares. They said, ‘Messenger of Allah, it would be difficult for us to sit in our homes.’ He said, ‘If you do sit there, then give gatherings their due.’ They asked, ‘What is their due, Messenger of Allah?’ He said, ‘Showing the way to one who asks, returning the greeting, lowering the gaze, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
إِدْلاَلُ السَّائِلِ
The expression is uncommon and appears in the witness as giving directions; its precise scope may need lexical review.
Does إدلال السائل specifically mean directing a person who asks for directions in this context?