Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

كتاب البر والصلة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About Spending on Daughters And Sisters

Abu Bakr bin 'Ubaidullah bin Anas bin Malik narrated [from Anas] that

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever raises two girls then I and he will enter Paradise like these two." And he indicated with his two fingers.

Aishah said

"A woman came to me with two daughters. She was asking (for food) but I did not have anything with me except a date. So I gave it to her and she divided it between her two daughters without eating any of it herself. Then she got up to leave, and the Prophet entered, and I informed him about her. So the Prophet said: " Whoever is tested something from these daughters (and he/she passes the test), they will be a screen for them from the Fire."

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever has three daughters, or three sisters, or two daughters, or two sisters and he keeps good company with them and fears Allah regarding them, then Paradise is for him.

Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About Being Merciful With The Orphan And Raising Him

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that

the Prophet said: Whoever takes in an orphan among the Muslims to raise, to feed him and give him drink, Allah admits him into Paradise without a doubt, unless he has done a sin for which he is not forgiven."

Sahl bin Sa'd narrated that

the Messenger of Allah said: " I and the sponsor of an orphan shall be in Paradise like these two."And he indicaed with his fingers, meaning his index and his middle finger

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About Being Merciful With Boys

Anas bin Malik narrated that

"An older man came to talk to the Prophet, and the people were hesitant to make room for him. The Prophet said: ;He is not one of us who does not have mercy on our young and does not respect our elders."

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated that his father, from his grandfather, who said that the Messenger of Allah said

'He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, nor knows the honor of our elders."

Ibn Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

" He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, respect our elders, and command good and forbid evil."

Chapter 16: What Has Been Related About Being Merciful With People

Jarir bin Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Whoever does not show mercy to the people, Allah will not show mercy to him."

Abu Hurairah narrated that Abul- Qasim said

"Mercy is not removed (from anyone) except from a wicked one."

Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"The merciful are shown mercy by Ar-Rahman. Be merciful on the earth, and you will be shown mercy from Who is above the heavens. The womb is named after Ar-Rahman, so whoever connects it, Allah connects him, and whoever severs it, Allah severs him."

Chapter 17: (What Has Been Related) About An-Nasihah

Jarir bin 'Abdullah narrated

" I pledged to the Prophet to establish the Salat, give the Zakat, and to give sincere advice to every Muslim."

Abu Hurairah narrated that

the Messenger of Allah said: "The religion is An-Nasihah" three times. They said: "O Messenger of Allah! For Whom?" He said : "To Allah , His books, the A'immah of the Muslims, and their average people."

Chapter 18: What Has Been Related About The Muslim's Compassion For the Muslim

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

:"The Muslim is the brother to the Muslim, he does not cheat him, lie to him, nor deceive him. All of the Muslim is unlawful to another Muslim: His Honor, his wealth, and his blood. At-taqwa is here. It is enough evil for a man that he belittle his brother Muslim."

Abu Musa Al-Ash'arf narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

:The believer is to the believer like parts of a building, each one of them supporting the other."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

:"Indeed (each) one of you is the reflection of his brother. So if he sees something harmful in him, then let him remove it from him."

Chapter 19: What Has Been Related About Covering(The Faults) Of The Muslims

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

:"Whoever relieves a Muslim of a burden from the burdens of the world, Allah will relieve him of a burden from the burdens on the Day of Judgement. And whoever helps ease a difficulty in the world, Allah will grant him ease from a difficulty in the world and in the Hereafter. And whoever covers (the faults of) a Muslim, Allah will cover (his faults) for him in the world and the Hereafter. And Allah is engaged in helping the worshipper as long as the worshipper is engaged in helping his brother."

Chapter 20: What Has Been Related About Defending (The Honor Of) The Muslim

Abu Ad-Darda narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Whoever protects his brother's honor, Allah protects his face from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection."

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About Shunning (The Muslim) Being Disliked

Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

:It is not lawful for the Muslim to shun his brother for more than three (days); they come fare to fare and this one turns away, and that one turns away. The best of them is the one who initiates the Salam."

Chapter 22: What Has Been Related About Consoling The Brother

Anas said

:"When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf arrived in Al-Madinah, the Messenger of Allah established a bond of brotherhood between him and sa'd bin Ar-Rabi. So he said to him: "Come here, I will divide my wealth and give you half, and I have two wives, I will divorce one of them, and when she completes her waiting period you may marry her." He said: " May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth. Show me where the market is." So they showed him where the market was and he did not return that day except with some cottage cheese and cooking fat which he had earned as a profit. The Messenger of Allah saw him after that, and he had traces of yellow on him. So he said to him: "What is this?" He said: "I married a woman from the Ansar." He said : " What dowry did you give her?" He said: " A date-stone(of gold) - ( one of the narrators) Humaid said: "Or he said: - gold equal to the weight of a date-stone." So he said: 'Have a banquet, even if with only a sheep."