Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 222

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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.’