Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 92
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ نُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ يَقُولُ: كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ: الصَّلاَحُ مِنَ اللهِ، وَالأَدَبُ مِنَ الآبَاءِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz related to us: al-Walid ibn Muslim related to us, from al-Walid ibn Numayr ibn Aws, who heard his father say: They used to say, ‘Righteousness is from Allah, while good upbringing is from parents.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
الصَّلاَحُ مِنَ اللهِ، وَالأَدَبُ مِنَ الآبَاءِ
صلاح and أدب cover broader senses than these English equivalents; أدب can refer to manners, discipline, or upbringing.
Which English rendering best preserves the contrast intended by the saying?