Good Conduct

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Ali ibn Abi Hashim narrated to us. He said: Nusayr ibn Umar ibn Yazid ibn Qabisa ibn Yazid al-Asadi narrated to me, from so-and-so, who said: I heard Burma ibn Layth ibn Burma say that he heard Qabisa ibn Burma al-Asadi say: I was with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and heard him say: ‘Those who do good in this world are the people of good in the Hereafter, and those who do evil in this world are the people of evil in the Hereafter.’

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Musa ibn Isma‘il narrated to us. He said: Abd Allah ibn Hassan al-Anbari narrated to us. He said: Hiban ibn Asim narrated to us—and Harmala was the father of his mother. Safiyya daughter of Ulaiyya and Duhayba daughter of Ulaiyya narrated to me; their grandfather was Harmala, the father of their father, who informed them from Harmala ibn Abd Allah. He said: I went until I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and stayed with him until the Prophet recognized me. When he departed, I said to myself: ‘By Allah, I will go to the Prophet so that I may gain more knowledge.’ I came walking until I stood before him and said, ‘What do you command me to do?’ He said, ‘Harmala, do what is good and avoid what is wrong.’ I then went back until I reached my mount. Then I came forward again until I stood near him where I had been before, and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, what do you command me to do?’ He said, ‘Harmala, do what is good and avoid what is wrong. Consider what you would be pleased to hear people say to you when you leave them, and do that; and consider what you would dislike people saying to you when you leave them, and avoid it.’ When I returned, I reflected, and found that these two instructions left nothing out.’

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al-Hasan ibn Umar narrated to us. He said: Mu‘tamir narrated to us, saying: I mentioned to my father the report of Abu Uthman, from Salman, who said: ‘The people of good in this world are the people of good in the Hereafter.’ My father said: ‘I heard Abu Uthman relating it from Salman, and I knew that this was so.’ He never narrated it to anyone.

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Ali ibn Ayyash narrated to us. He said: Abu Ghassan narrated to us. He said: Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir narrated to me, from Jabir ibn Abd Allah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: ‘Every act of kindness is charity.’

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Adam ibn Abi Iyas narrated to us, saying: Shu‘ba narrated to us, saying: Sa‘id ibn Abi Burda ibn Abi Musa narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Every Muslim owes charity.’ They asked, ‘What if he finds nothing?’ He replied, ‘Then he should work with his own hands, benefit himself, and give charity.’ They asked, ‘What if he is unable to do so, or does not do it?’ He replied, ‘Then he should help someone in need who is distressed.’ They asked, ‘What if he does not do it?’ He replied, ‘Then he should command what is good, or enjoin what is recognized as good.’ They asked, ‘What if he does not do it?’ He replied, ‘Then he should refrain from evil, for that is charity for him.’

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Musaddad narrated to us, saying: Yahya narrated to us, from Hisham ibn ‘Urwa, who said: My father narrated to me that Abu Murawih al-Ghifari informed him that Abu Dharr informed him that he asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ‘Which deed is best?’ He replied, ‘Belief in Allah and striving in His path.’ He asked, ‘Which slaves are best?’ He replied, ‘Those whose price is highest and who are most valued by their owners.’ He asked, ‘What do you think if I do not do that?’ He replied, ‘Help someone who is lost or neglected, or do something for someone who is inept.’ He asked, ‘What do you think if I do not do that?’ He replied, ‘Keep people safe from evil; that is charity that you give on your own behalf.’

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Abu al-Nu‘man narrated to us, saying: Mahdi ibn Maymun narrated to me, from Wasil, the client of Abu ‘Uyayna, from Yahya ibn ‘Aqil, from Yahya ibn Ya‘mar, from Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali, from Abu Dharr, who said: It was said, ‘Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have gone off with the rewards: they pray as we pray, fast as we fast, and give charity from their surplus wealth.’ He replied, ‘Has Allah not provided you with things that you may give as charity? Every act of glorifying Allah and every act of praising Him is charity, and a man’s sexual intercourse is charity.’ He was asked, ‘Is there charity in satisfying his desire?’ He replied, ‘If he were to engage in it unlawfully, would that not be a sin upon him? Likewise, if he engages in it lawfully, he will have a reward.’

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Abu ‘Asim narrated to us, from Aban ibn Sam‘a, from Abu al-Wazi‘ Jabir, from Abu Barza al-Aslami, who said: I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, show me a deed that will admit me to the Garden.’ He replied, ‘Remove harmful things from people’s path.’

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Musa narrated to us, saying: Wuhayb narrated to us, from Suhayl, from his father, from Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘A Muslim man passed by thorns in the road and said, “I will certainly remove these thorns so that they do not harm a Muslim man.” So he was forgiven.’

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Musa narrated to us, saying: Mahdi narrated to us, from Wasil, from Yahya ibn ‘Aqil, from Yahya ibn Ya‘mar, from Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali, from Abu Dharr, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘The deeds of my community, both good and bad, were shown to me. Among their good deeds, I found the removal of harmful things from the road; among their bad deeds, I found phlegm in the mosque that is not buried.’

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Bishr ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd Allah informed us, saying: ‘Abd al-Jabbar ibn al-‘Abbas al-Hamdani informed us, from ‘Adi ibn Thabit, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Every act of kindness is charity.’

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Sa‘id ibn Sulayman narrated to us, saying: Mubarak narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: When something was brought to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he would say, ‘Take it to so-and-so, for she was a friend of Khadija. Take it to so-and-so’s house, for she loved Khadija.’

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Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us, saying: Sufyan informed us, from Abu Malik al-Ashja‘i, from Rib‘i, from Hudhayfa, who said: Your Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Every act of kindness is charity.’

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Ishaq ibn Makhlad narrated to us, from Hammad ibn Usama, from Mis‘ar, who said: ‘Umar ibn Qays narrated to us, from ‘Amr ibn Abi Qurra al-Kindi, who said: My father offered his sister in marriage to Salman, but he refused and married a freedwoman belonging to him, named Buqayra. Abu Qurra heard that there had been some disagreement between Hudhayfa and Salman, so he went to find him. He was told that Salman was in his vegetable garden, so he set out to him. He met him carrying a basket containing greens; he had threaded his staff through the basket’s handle, and it was on his shoulder. Abu Qurra said, “Abu ‘Abd Allah, what happened between you and Hudhayfa?” Salman replied, “Man has always been hasty.” They went on until they reached Salman’s house. Salman entered and said, “Peace be upon you,” then gave Abu Qurra permission to enter. There was a patterned rug laid near a doorway, with some bricks by its head, and there was also a qurtat. Salman said, “Sit on your freedwoman’s bedding, which she lays out for herself.” Then he began telling him: “Hudhayfa used to relate things that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would say in anger about certain people. Then I would be brought and asked about them, and I would say, ‘Hudhayfa knows best what he says, and I dislike there being resentments among people.’ Then Hudhayfa was brought, and he was told, ‘Salman neither confirms nor denies what you say.’ Hudhayfa came to me and said, ‘Salman, son of Salman’s mother!’ I replied, ‘Hudhayfa, son of Hudhayfa’s mother! You must stop, or I will write to ‘Umar about you.’ When I threatened him with ‘Umar, he left me alone. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had said: ‘I am one of the descendants of Adam. If I have cursed any servant of my community with a curse, or reviled him with an insult, without that being deserved, make it a prayer for him.’”

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Ibn Abi Shayba narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn ‘Isa narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Habib, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Come, let us go out to the land of our people.” So we went out. Ubayy ibn Ka‘b and I were at the rear of the people when a cloud gathered. Ubayy said, “O Allah, turn its harm away from us.” We caught up with them, and their mounts had become wet. They said, “What has befallen you that has also befallen us?” I said, “He asked Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to turn its harm away from us.” ‘Umar said, “Why did you not pray for us along with yourselves?”

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Mu‘adh ibn Fadala narrated to us, saying: Hisham al-Dastawa’i narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salama, who said: I came to Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, who was a friend of mine, and said, ‘Will you come with us to the date palms?’ He went out wearing one of his own striped cloaks.

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Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl ibn Ghazwan informed us, from Mughira, from Umm Musa, who said: I heard ‘Ali, may Allah’s blessings be upon him, say: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud to climb a tree and bring him something from it. His Companions looked at ‘Abd Allah’s shins and laughed at how thin they were. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Why are you laughing? ‘Abd Allah’s leg will weigh more heavily in the balance than Mount Uhud.’