Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)

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Harith ibn Wahb al-Khuzai reported that the Prophet said: “Shall I tell you who the people of Paradise are? Every humble, unassuming person who, if he swore by Allah, Allah would fulfill his oath. Shall I tell you who the people of the Fire are? Every harsh, arrogant, and conceited person.”

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Anas ibn Malik reported: “A serving woman from among the people of Medina would take the Messenger of Allah by the hand and lead him wherever she wished.”

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Aisha was told that Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr had said, regarding a sale or gift she had made, that by Allah she must stop or he would place restrictions on her. She asked if he had really said that. When they confirmed it, she vowed before Allah never to speak to Ibn al-Zubayr again. After the estrangement lasted a long time, Ibn al-Zubayr sought someone to intercede for him. Aisha refused, saying she would neither intercede nor break her vow. When the separation had become difficult for him, Ibn al-Zubayr asked al-Miswar ibn Makhrama and Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad ibn Abd Yaghuth, both from Banu Zuhra, to bring him to Aisha, saying that she could not lawfully vow to sever ties with him. The two men brought him, wrapped in their cloaks, and asked permission to enter. Aisha let them all in, unaware that Ibn al-Zubayr was with them. When they entered, he came through the screen, embraced her, and pleaded with her in tears. Al-Miswar and Abd al-Rahman also pleaded with her to speak to him and accept his apology, reminding her that the Prophet had forbidden Muslims to shun one another for more than three nights. As they continued reminding and urging her, Aisha kept recalling her vow and wept, saying that she had made a vow and that a vow was a serious matter. They persisted until she spoke to Ibn al-Zubayr. To fulfill her vow, she freed forty enslaved people. Afterward, whenever she remembered her vow, she wept so much that her tears soaked her head covering.

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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “Do not hate one another, envy one another, or turn away from one another. Be, servants of Allah, brothers to one another. It is not lawful for a Muslim to shun his brother for more than three nights.”

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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “It is not lawful for a man to shun his brother for more than three nights: when they meet, each turns away from the other. The better of the two is the one who begins with the greeting of peace.”

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Aisha reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “I know when you are angry with me and when you are pleased.” She asked how he knew that. He replied: “When you are pleased, you swear by the Lord of Muhammad, and when you are angry, you swear by the Lord of Abraham.” She said, “Yes. I only avoid saying your name.”

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Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, said that she was aware of her parents only as followers of the religion. No day passed without the Messenger of Allah coming to them at both ends of the day, morning and evening. While they were sitting in the house of Abu Bakr at midday, someone announced that the Messenger of Allah was there at an hour when he did not usually visit them. Abu Bakr said that something must have brought him at that hour. The Prophet said that he had been given permission to depart.

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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah visited a household among the Ansar and ate with them. When he was about to leave, he asked for a place in the house to be sprinkled with water on a mat. He prayed there and supplicated for them.

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Yahya ibn Abi Ishaq asked Salim ibn Abdullah what istabraq was. Salim replied that it was thick, coarse brocade. Salim said he heard Abdullah report that Umar saw a man wearing a brocade robe and brought one to the Prophet, suggesting he buy it and wear it when delegations came. The Prophet replied: “Only one who has no share will wear silk.” Some time passed, and then the Prophet sent Umar a robe. Umar brought it to the Prophet and said that he had sent him this, though he had said what he had said about something like it. The Prophet replied: “I sent it to you so that you could obtain wealth from it.” Ibn Umar disliked ornamental brocade patterns on clothing because of this report.

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Anas reported that when Abd al-Rahman came to Medina, the Prophet established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sad ibn al-Rabi. The Prophet said: “Hold a wedding feast, even if only with a sheep.”

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Asim said: “I asked Anas ibn Malik whether he had heard that the Prophet said there was no alliance in Islam. He replied that the Prophet had established an alliance of brotherhood between Quraysh and the Ansar in his house.”

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Aisha reported that Rifaah al-Qurazi had irrevocably divorced his wife, after which Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Zubayr married her. She came to the Prophet and said, “Messenger of Allah, I was married to Rifaah. He divorced me with the final one of three divorces, then Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Zubayr married me. By Allah, he has nothing with him except something like this fringe,” showing a fringe she had taken from her outer garment. Abu Bakr was sitting with the Prophet, and Ibn Said ibn al-As was sitting at the door of the chamber waiting to be admitted. Khalid began calling to Abu Bakr, “Abu Bakr, will you not stop this woman from speaking so openly in the presence of the Messenger of Allah?” The Messenger of Allah only smiled. Then he said to her: “Perhaps you want to return to Rifaah? No, not until you have tasted his sweetness and he has tasted yours.”

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Sad ibn Abi Waqqas reported that Umar ibn al-Khattab asked permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah while some Qurayshi women were with him, asking him for things and speaking loudly over his voice. When Umar asked permission, they hurried behind the curtain. The Prophet gave him permission to enter. The Prophet was laughing, and Umar said, “May Allah keep you smiling, Messenger of Allah. May my father and mother be your ransom.” He replied: “I am amazed by these women who were with me. When they heard your voice, they hurried behind the curtain.” Umar said, “You are more deserving of their awe, Messenger of Allah.” Then he turned to the women and said, “Enemies of your own selves, do you fear me but not the Messenger of Allah?” They replied, “You are harsher and sterner than the Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Enough, son of al-Khattab! By the One in whose hand is my soul, Satan never meets you taking a road without taking a different road from yours.”

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Abdullah ibn Amr reported that when the Messenger of Allah was at al-Taif, he said: “Tomorrow, if Allah wills, we will depart.” Some of the Companions said, “We will not leave until we conquer it.” The Prophet said, “Then go out to fight in the morning.” They went out in the morning and fought them fiercely, and many among them were wounded. The Messenger of Allah then said: “Tomorrow, if Allah wills, we will depart.” They fell silent, and the Messenger of Allah laughed. Al-Humaydi said that Sufyan narrated the entire report.

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Abu Hurayra reported that a man came to the Prophet and said, “I am ruined; I had intercourse with my wife during Ramadan.” He said, “Free an enslaved person.” The man said he could not. He said, “Then fast for two consecutive months.” The man said he was unable. He said, “Then feed sixty poor people.” The man said he could not find food. A basket of dates was brought, and Ibrahim explained that an araq was a large basket. The Prophet said, “Where is the questioner? Give this in charity.” The man said, “To someone poorer than I am? By Allah, there is no household between the two lava fields poorer than ours.” The Prophet laughed until his molars showed, then said, “Then take it for your family.”

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Anas ibn Malik reported: “I was walking with the Messenger of Allah, who was wearing a thick-edged Najrani cloak. A Bedouin caught up with him and pulled his cloak very hard. I looked at the side of the shoulder of the Prophet, and the edge of the cloak had left a mark there because of the force of the pull. Then the man asked Muhammad to order that he be given some of the wealth of Allah that was with him. The Prophet turned to him, smiled, and ordered that he be given something.”

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Jarir said: “Since I accepted Islam, the Prophet never kept me from entering, and whenever he saw me, he smiled at me. I complained to him that I could not stay firm on horseback, so he struck my chest with his hand and prayed: “O Allah, make him firm, and make him one who guides and is guided.””

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Zaynab bint Umm Salama reported from Umm Salama that Umm Sulaym said: “Messenger of Allah, Allah is not shy of the truth. Must a woman perform a ritual bath if she has a wet dream?” He replied, “Yes, if she sees fluid.” Umm Salama laughed and asked, “Can a woman have a wet dream?” The Prophet said, “Then how does the child resemble her?”

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Aisha said: “I never saw the Prophet laugh heartily enough for me to see his uvula. He would only smile.”

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Anas reported that a man came to the Prophet on a Friday while he was delivering the sermon in Medina. The man said, “Rain has failed us; ask your Lord to send us rain.” The Prophet looked at the sky, and we saw no clouds. He prayed for rain, and clouds gathered together. It rained until the channels of Medina overflowed, and the rain continued without letting up until the following Friday. Then that man, or another man, stood while the Prophet was delivering the sermon and said, “We are flooded; ask your Lord to hold it back from us.” The Prophet smiled and said twice or three times, “O Allah, around us and not upon us.” The clouds began to break apart from Medina to the right and left. It rained around us, but none fell over Medina. Allah showed them the honor He bestowed on His Prophet and the answer to his supplication.