Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 590

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

‘Uthman ibn Salih related to us: ‘Abd Allah ibn Wahb informed us: Abu Hani’ al-Khawlani related to us, from Abu ‘Ali al-Janbi, from Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd, from the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “There are three about whom you need not ask: a man who leaves the community, disobeys his leader, and dies in disobedience—do not ask about him; a slave woman or man who runs away from their master; and a woman whose husband is away and has provided sufficiently for her worldly needs, but who displays her adornment and conducts herself freely after he is gone. And there are three about whom you need not ask: a man who contends with Allah over His cloak, for His cloak is grandeur and His lower garment is might; a man who doubts Allah’s command; and one who despairs of Allah’s mercy.”