Chapters on Manners

كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 9: The Disdain of Making A Man Stand From His Seat Then Sit In It

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Let one of you not have his brother stand from his seat then sit in it."

Chapter 10: When A Man Stands From His Seat Then Returns [To It] Then He Has More Right To it

Narrated Wahb bin Hudaifah

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A man has more right to his seat. If he leaves for some need of his, then he returns, then he has more right to his seat."

Chapter 11: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Sit Between Two Men Without Their Permission

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It is not lawful for a man to separate two people except with their permission."

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Sit In The Middle Of A Circle

Narrated Abu Miljaz

that a man sat in the middle of a circle so Hudhaifah said: "Cursed upon the tongue of Muhammad - or - Cursed, by Allah upon the tongue of Muhammad (ﷺ), is he who sits in the middle of a the circle."

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked For A Man To Stand For Another Man

Narrated Anas

"There was no person more beloved to them than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)." [He said:] "And they would not stand when they saw him because they knew that he disliked that."

Narrated Abu Miljaz

that Mu'awiyah came out and 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and Ibn Safwan stood for him when they saw him, so he said: "Sit, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'Whoever wishes that he be received by men standing then, let him take his seat in the Fire.'"

Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About Trimming The Fingernails

Narrated Abu Hurairah

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Five are from the Fitrah: Cutting the pubic hair, circumcision, paring the mustache, plucking the under arm hair and trimming the fingernails."

Narrated 'Aishah

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Ten are from the Fitrah: Paring the mustache, leaving the beard to grow, Siwak, cleaning the nose with water, paring the fingernails, washing the knuckles, plucking the underarm hair, shaving the pubic hairs, and Intiqas with water."

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About The Time Limit For Trimming The Fingernails And Taking From The Mustache

Narrated Anas

from the Prophet (ﷺ), that he (ﷺ) fixed the time as every forty nights for them to trimming the fingernails, taking from the mustache, and shaving the pubic hairs.

Narrated Anas bin Malik

"[The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)] fixed the time for us paring the mustache, trimming the fingernails, shaving the pubic hairs and plucking the underarm hairs - that we not leave it for more than forty days."

Chapter 16: What Has Been Related About Paring The Moustache

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

"The Prophet (ﷺ) would pare, or take from his mustache, and Ibrahim Khalilur-Rahman would do it (as well)."

Narrated Zaid bin Arqam

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever does not take from his mustache, then he is not from us."

Chapter 17: What Has Been Related About Taking From The Beard

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib

from his father, from his grandfather that he Prophet (ﷺ) would take from his beard; from its breadth and its length.

Chapter 18: What Has Been Related About Leaving The Beard To Grow

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Trim the mustache and leave the beard to grow."

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered trimming the mustache and leaving the beard to grow.

Chapter 19: What Has Been Related About Placing One Leg Over the Other While Laying on One's Back

Narrated 'Abbad bin Tamim

from his paternal uncle, that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reclining in the Masjid, and placing one of his feet atop another.

Chapter 20: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Do That

Narrated Jabir

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited Ishtimal As-Samma, Al-Ihtiba in one garment, and that a man raise one of his feet atop the other while he is reclining on his back."

Narrated Jabir

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited Ishtimal As-Samma, Al-Ihtiba in one garment, and that a man raise one of his feet atop the other while he is reclining on his back."

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Lie Down On The Stomach

Narrated Abu Hurairah

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man laying on his stomach so he said: "Indeed such laying is not loved by Allah."

Chapter 22: What Has Been Related About Protecting The 'Awrah

Narrated Bahz bin Hakim

"My father narrated to me from my grandfather, who said: 'I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Regarding our 'Awrah, what of it must we cover and what of it may we leave?" He said: "Protect your 'Awrah except from your wife or what your right hand possesses."' He said: "What about a man with another man?" He said: "If you are able to not let anyone see it, then do so." I said: "What about a man when he is alone?" He said: "Allah is most deserving of being shy from Him."