Etiquette

كتاب الأدب

Chapter 5: The guest's rights

It was narrated from Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza'i that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"Whoever believes in the Last Day, let him honor his guest, and grant him reward for a day and a night. And it is not permissible for him to stay so long that he causes annoyance to his host. Hospitality is for three days, and whatever he spends on him after three days is charity."

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.'"

Chapter 6: The orphan's rights

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.'"

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.'"

Chapter 9: Gentleness

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."

Chapter 11: Spreading (the Greeting of) Peace

It was narrated that Abu Umamah said

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

Chapter 14: Greeting children and women

It was narrated that Anas said

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came to us, and we were young boys, and he greeted us with (the greeting of) peace".

Chapter 20: Replying to one who sneezes

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said

"Two men sneezed in he presence of the Prophet(ﷺ) and he replied (said: YarhamukAllah; may Allah have mercy on you') to one and not to the other. It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), two men sneezed in your presence and you replied to one and not to the other?' He said: "'This one praised Allah(said Al-Hamdulillah fter sneezing) but that one did not.'"

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

"If anyone of you sneezes, let him say: Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah). Those around him should respond by saying: Yarhamkullah (may Allah have mercy on you). And he should respond by saying: "Yahdikum Allah wa yuslaha balakum (may Allah Guide you and set right your state)."

Chapter 23: Excuses

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

A hadith similar to the above has been narrated through a chain differing from the first at the 4th level of narrators.

Chapter 24: Joking

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said

"Abu Bakr went out to trade in Busra, one year before the Prophet (ﷺ) died, and with him were Nu`aiman and Suwaibit the sons of Harmalah, who had been present at Badr. Nu`aiman was in charge of the provisions, and Suwaibit was a man who joked a lot. He said to Nu`aiman: 'Feed me'. He said: 'Not until Abu Bakr comes'. He said: 'Then I will have to annoy you'. Then they passed by some people, and Suwaibit said to them: 'Will you buy a slave from me?' They said: 'Yes'. He said 'He is a slave who talks a lot and he will tell you, "I am a free man". If you are going to let him go when he says that to you, do not bother buying him.' They said: 'We will buy him from you.' So they bought him from him in return for ten young she-camels, then they brought him and tied a turban or a rope around his neck. Nu`aiman said: 'This man is making fun of you. I am a free man, not a slave.' They said: 'He has already told us about you; and they took him off.' Then Abu Bakr came and he (Suwaibit) told him about that. So he followed those people and returned their camels to them, and took Nu`aiman back. When they came to the Prophet (ﷺ) they told him what had happened, and the Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions laughed about it for a year."

Chapter 27: Prohibition of lying's on one's face

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said

"The Prophet(ﷺ) passed by me and I was lying on my stomach. He nudged me with his foot and said: 'O Junaidib! This is how the people of Hell lie.'""

Chapter 30: Names that are liked

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"The most beloved of names to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abdur-Rahman."

Chapter 32: Changing Names

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that

"Zainab used to be called "Barrah" (good), and it was said that she was praising herself. So the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) changed her name to Zainab."

Chapter 34: A man being given a kunyah before he has a child

It was narrated that Anas said

"The Prophet(ﷺ) used to come to us and say to a brother of mine, who was small: 'O Abu Umair.'".

Chapter 37: One who is consulted is entrusted

It was narrated from Abu Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"One who is consulted is entrusted."

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

"If one of you consults his brother, then let him advise him."

Chapter 40: Stories (for the purpose of exhortation)

It was narrated from Amr bin Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"No one tells the stories to the people (for the purpose of exhortation) except a ruler, one appointed by a ruler, or a show-off."