The Book of Good Manners

كتاب الأدب

Chapter 2: Secrecy of Private Matters (Guarding Secrets)

Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me while I was playing with the boys. He greeted us and sent me on an errand. This delayed my return to my mother. When I came to her, she asked, "What detained you?" I said; "Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me on an errand." She asked, "What was it?" I said, "It is a secret." My mother said; "Do not disclose to anyone the secret of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)." Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said to Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him): By Allah, were I to tell it to anyone I would have told you.[Muslim].

Chapter 4: Safeguarding and Perpetuating Good Habits

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "O 'Abdullah! Do not be like so-and-so; he used to get up at night for optional prayer but abandoned it later."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 5: Excellence of Meeting with a Smiling Countenance and Politeness in Speech

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not disdain a good deed, (no matter how small it may seem) even if it is your meeting with your (Muslim) brother with a cheerful face."[Muslim].

Chapter 7: Listening Attentively

Jarir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 8: Brevity in Preaching

'Ammar bin Yasir (May Allah be pleased with them) reported

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Prolonging Salat (prayer) and shortening the Khutbah (religious talk) indicate the religious knowledge of the person. Make your Salat long and your sermon short."[Muslim].

'Irbad bin Sariyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

One day, Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a very effective speech, as a result, eyes shed tears and hearts became softened. A man said: "O Prophet of Allah! It sounds as if this is a farewell speech, so advise us." He (ﷺ) said, "I admonish you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey even if a black slave has been appointed as your leader. For whoever among you lives after me will see much discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs who will come after me. Adhere to them and hold fast to them. Beware of Bid'ah (in religion) because every Bid'ah is a misguidance."[At-Tirmidhi].

Chapter 13: Bidding Farewell and Advising on the Eve of Departure for a Journey or Other Things

'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

I sought permission of the Prophet (ﷺ) to perform 'Umrah, and he granted me leave and said, "Brother, do not forget us in your supplications." I would not exchange these words of his for the whole world.Another narration is: He (ﷺ) said, "Include us, my brother, in your supplications."[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

Chapter 16: Excellence of Using the Right Hand for Performing Various Good Acts

Hafsah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to use his right hand for eating, drinking and wearing his clothes and used to use his left hand for other purposes.[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].