Etiquette

كتاب الأدب

Chapter 41: Poetry

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

"In some poetry there is wisdom."

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

"The truest of wods spoken by the poet are the words of Labid: Everything except Allah is false.' And Abu Umayyah bin Abu Salt nearly accepted Islam."

It was narrated from Amr bin Sharid that his father said

"I recited one hundered verses of the poetry of Umayyah bin Abu Salt to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), and after every line he said, "More". And he said: "He nearly accepted Islam."

Chapter 42: What kind of poetry is undesirable

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

"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry."

It was narrated from Sad bin Abu Waqas that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry."

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

"The worst of all people lying is a man who trades insults with another man, disparaging the entire tribe, and a man who denies his father and accuses his mother of adultery."

Chapter 43: Playing Backgammon

It was narrated that Abu Musa said

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: 'Whoever plays backgammon has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger.'"

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Buraidah from his father that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"Whoever plays backgammon, it is as if he dipped his hand in the flesh and blood of a pig."

Chapter 44: Playing with Pigeons

It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet(ﷺ) looked at a man who was chasing a bird and said

"A devil chasing a devil."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet(ﷺ) saw a man chasing a pigeon and said

"A male devil following a female devil."

It was narrated from Uthman bin Affan that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw a man following a pigeon and said

"A male devil chasing a female devil."

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw a man chasing a pigeon and said: 'A devil chasing a devil.'"

Chapter 45: It is undesirable to be alone

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

"If anyone of you knew what is wrong with being alone, no one would travel at night by himself."

Chapter 46: Extinguishing the fire when going to sleep

It was narrated from Salim, from his father, that the Prophet(ﷺ) said

"Do not leave fire in your houses when you go to sleep."

It was narrated that Abu Musa said

"A house burned down in Al-Madinah, with its occupants inside. The Prophet(ﷺ) was told of what had happened, and he said: 'This fire is an enemy to you. When you go to sleep, extinguish it.'"

It was narrated that Jabir said

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) commanded us (to do some things) and forbade us (to do some things), and he commanded us to extinguish our lamps."

Chapter 47: Prohibition of camping in the road

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

"Do not camp on the middle of the road, or relieve yourselves there."

Chapter 48: Three people riding on one animal

Abdullah bin Ja'far said

"Whenever the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came back from a journey, he would be met by us(children). (One day) he was met by me and Hasan or Husain. He made one of us ride in front of him and the other behind him, until we came to Al-Madinah."

Chapter 49: Putting dust on writings

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

"Put dust on your writings, because it is better, and dust is blessed (being humble in correspondence brings good results)."

Chapter 50: Two should not converse to the exclusion of a third

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

"When you are three, two should not converse (privately) to the exclusion of their companion, because that makes him sad."