Etiquette

كتاب الأدب

Chapter 5: The guest's rights

It was narrated that Uqbah bin Amir said

"We said to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ): ' You send us and we stay with people who do not show us any hospitality. WHat do you think of that?' The MEssenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'If you stay with people and they give you what a guest deserves, then accept it. If they do not do that , then take from them what they should have offered, which a guest is entitled to.'"

It was narrated that Miqdam Abu Karimah said

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: ' Putting up a guest for one night is obligatory. If you find a guest at your door in the morning, then this (hospitality) is (like) a debt that you (the host) owe him. If he (the guest) wants, he may request it, and if he wants, he may leave it'"

Chapter 6: The orphan's rights

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"O Allah, bear witness that I have issued a warning concerning (failure to fulfill) the rights of the two weak ones: Orphans and women.'"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"The best house among the Muslims is a house in which there is an orphan who is treated well. And the worst house among the Muslims is a house in which there is an orphan who is treated badly."

It was narrated from `Abdullah bin `Abbas that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"Whoever raises three orphans, is like the one who spends his nights in prayer and fasts during the day, and goes out morning and evening drawing his sword in the cause of Allah. In Paradise, he and I will be brothers like these two sisters,'and he held up his forefinger and middle finger together."

Chapter 7: Removing a harmful thing from the road

It was narrated that Abu Barzah Al-Aslami said

"O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of an action by which I may benefit.' He said: 'Remove harmful things from the path of the Muslims.'"

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"There was a branch of a tree that annoyed the people. A man removed it, so he was admitted to Paradise."

It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"My nation was shown to me with their good deeds and bad deeds. Among their good deeds I saw a harmful thing being removed from the road. And among their bad deeds I saw sputum in the mosque that had not been removed."

Chapter 8: The Virtue of giving water in charity

It was narrated that Sad bin Ubadah said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what charity is best?' He said: 'Giving water to drink.'"

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"On the Day of Resurrection, people will be lined up in rows, (one of the narrators) Ibn NUmair said: i.e., the people of Paradise, and a man from among the people of Hell will pass by a man (from the people of Paradise) and say: 'O so and so! Do you not remember the day when you asked for water and I gave you water to drink?" So he will intercede for him. And another man will come and say: " Do you not remember the day when I gave you water with which to purify yourself?" and he will intercede for him." (In his narration, one of the narrators) Ibn NUmair said: "And he will remember the day when you sent me to do such and such for you, and I went and did it for you?' and he will intercede for him." "

It was narrated that Suraqah bin Ju'shum said

"I asked the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) about a lost camel that comes to my cisterns that I have prepared for my own camels - will I be rewarded if I give it some water to drink? He said: Yes, in every living being there is reward.'"

Chapter 9: Gentleness

It was narrated from Jarir bin Abdullah Al-Bajali that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"Whoever is deprived of gentleness, he is deprived of goodness."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"Allah is Gentle and loves gentleness, and He grants reward for it that He does not grant for harshness."

It was narrated from Aishah that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"Allah is Gentle and loves gentleness in all things."

Chapter 10: Beneficence Towards Slaves

It was narrated that Abu Dhar said

"The Messenger of Allah said: '(Slaves are) your brothers whom Allah has put under your control, so feed them with the same food that you eat, clothe them with the same clothes you wear, and do not burden them with so much that htey are overwhelmed; if you do burden them, then help them."

It was narrated from Abu Bakr Siddiq(RA) that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"No person who mistreats his slave will enter Paradise." They said: " O Messenger of Allah, did you not tell us that this nation will have more slaves and orphans than any other nation?" He said: " Yes, so be as kind to them as you are to your own children, and feed them with the same food that you eat." They said: "What will benefit us in this world?" He said: "A horse that is kept ready for fighting in the cause of Allah, and your slave to take care of you, and if he performs prayer, then he is your brother(in Islam)."

Chapter 11: Spreading (the Greeting of) Peace

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah(RA) that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you of something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread (the greeting of) peace among yourselves.'"

It was narrated that Abu Umamah said

"Our Prophet(ﷺ) commanded us to spread (the greeting of) peace."

It was narrated from Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"Worship the Most Merciful and spread (the greeting of) peace.'"

Chapter 12: Returning (the greeting of) peace

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that

"a man entered the masjid, and the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) was sitting in a corner of the mosque. He prayed, then he came and greeted him with Salam(peace), and he said: 'Wa 'alaikassalm."