Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 584
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَشَجِّ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ قَالَ: قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنَّ فِيكَ لَخُلُقَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللَّهُ، قُلْتُ: وَمَا هُمَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: الْحِلْمُ وَالْحَيَاءُ، قُلْتُ: قَدِيمًا كَانَ أَوْ حَدِيثًا؟ قَالَ: قَدِيمًا، قُلْتُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَبَلَنِي عَلَى خُلُقَيْنِ أَحَبَّهُمَا اللَّهُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Ma‘mar related to us: ‘Abd al-Warith related to us: Yunus related to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah, from al-Ashajj ‘Abd al-Qays, who said: The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me, “You possess two qualities that Allah loves.” I asked, “What are they, Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Forbearance and modesty.” I asked, “Have I had them for a long time, or are they new?” He replied, “For a long time.” I said, “Praise be to Allah, who formed me with two qualities that He loves.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
I translated الحلم as forbearance and الحياء as modesty/shyness; both are moral qualities in this context.
عَنْ أَشَجِّ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ قَالَ: قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنَّ فِيكَ لَخُلُقَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللَّهُ،
The English witness introduces the report as Ashajj’s statement, while Arabic’s chain also names ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah before him.
Does the full chain in the translated attribution retain all transmitters?