Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

كتاب البر والصلة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 58: What Has Been Related About Arguing

Ibn Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"It is enough sin for you that you never stop disputing."

Ibn Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Do not argue with your brother, do not joke with him, and do not make a promise, only to not fulfill it."

Chapter 59: What Has Been Related About Being Polite

Aisha narrated

"A man sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah while I was with him, so he said:'What an evil son of his tribe, or brother of his tribe.' Then he admitted him and spoke with him. When he left, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You said what you said about him. Then you talked politely with him?' He said: 'O 'Aishah! Indeed among the evilest of people are those whom the people avoid, or who the people leave, fearing his filthy speech.'"

Chapter 60: What Has Been Related Concerning Being Moderate In Loving And Hating

Muhammad bin Sirin narrated from Abu Hurairah - and I think he (narrated it from the Prophet) who said

"Love your beloved moderately, perhaps he becomes hated to you someday. And hate whom you hate moderately, perhaps he becomes your beloved someday."

Chapter 61: What Has Been Related About Arrogance

Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted into the Fire."

Abdullah narrated

"The Messenger of Allah said:'Whoever has a speck of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a speck of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted in to the Fire.'" He said: "So a man said to him: 'I like for my clothes to be nice, and my sandals to be nice?' So he said: 'Indeed Allah loves beauty. But pride is refusing the truth and belittling the people.'"

Iylas bin Salamah bin Al-Akwa' narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah said

"A man shall remain exalting himself until he is written among the tyrants, so that he suffers from their afflictions."

Jubair bin Mut'im narrated from his father who said

"They (meaning the people in general) told me that I was proud, while I rode a donkey, wore a cloak, and I milked the sheep. And the Messenger of Allah said to me:"Whoever does these, then there is no pride (arrogance) in him.'"

Chapter 62: What Has Been Related About Good Character

Abu Ad-Dardh narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Nothing is heavier on the believer's Scale on the Day of Judgment than good character. For indeed Allah, Most High, is angered by the shameless obscene person."

Abu Ad-Dardh narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Nothing is placed on the Scale that is heavier than good character. Indeed the person with good character will have attained the rank of the person of fasting and prayer."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah was asked about that for which people are admitted into Paradise the most, so he said

"Taqwa of Allah, and good character." And he was asked about that for which people are admitted into the Fire the most, and he said: " The mouth and the private parts."

Abu Wahb narrated that

'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak explained good character, and then he said: "It is a smiling face, doing one's best in good, and refraining from harm."

Chapter 63: What Has Been Related About Beneficence And Pardoning

Abu Al-Ahwas narrated from his father who said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I stayed with a man who did not entertain me nor behave hospitably with me. Then he came to stay with me, shall I reciprocate the same to him?' He (ﷺ said: 'No, entertain him." He said: 'He (ﷺ saw me wearing tattered clothes and said:'(Do you have any wealth?' I said: 'Allah has given me various kinds of wealth through camels and goats.' He said: 'Then let it be seen on you.'"

Hudhaifah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

“Do not be a people without a will of your own, saying: 'If people treat us well, we will treat them well; and if they do wrong, we will do wrong,' but accustom yourselves to do good if people do good, and do not behave unjustly if they do evil.”

Chapter 64: What Has Been Related About Visiting Brothers

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Whoever visits the sick, or visits his brother in Allah (faith), a caller calls out: 'May you have goodness and livelihood be good, and may you dwell in an adobe in Paradise.'"

Chapter 65: What Has Been Related About Al-Haya

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Al-Haya is from faith, and faith is in Paradise. Obscenity is from rudeness, and rudeness is in the Fire."

Chapter 66: What Has Been Related About Calmness And Haste

Abdullah bin Sarjis Al-Muzam narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Taking the good route is a part of the twenty-four parts of Prophethood."

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said to the Ashajj 'Abdul-Qais

"Indeed there are two traits in you that Allah loves: Forbearance, and deliberateness."

Abdullah-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd As-Saidi narrated from his father, from his grandfather, who said that the Messenger of Allah said

"Deliberateness is from Allah, and haste is from the Ash-shaitan."

Chapter 67: What Has Been Related About Gentleness

Abu Ad-Darda narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"Whoever was given his share of gentleness, then he has been given a share of good. And whoever has been prevented from his share of gentleness, then he has been prevented from his share of good."