Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives
كتاب البر والصلة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Chapter 82: What Has Been Related About Being Humble
"Charity does not diminish wealth, Allah does not increase a man in anything for his pardoning (others) but in honor, and none humbles himself for Allah but Allah raises him."
Chapter 86: What Has Been Related About Experience
"There is no forbearance except for the one who stumbled, and there is no wisdom except for the one who has experience." (Dai'f)
Chapter 66: What Has Been Related About Calmness And Haste
"Indeed there are two traits in you that Allah loves: Forbearance, and deliberateness."
Chapter 69: What Has Been Related About The Character Of The Prophet
that"I served the Prophet for ten years. He never said Uff and never blamed me by saying: 'Why did you do so' or why did you not do so?' And the Messenger Of Allah had the best character among all of the people. I never touched Khazz nor silk, nor anything softer than the hand of the Messenger of Allah, nor have I smelled musk, or a fragrance sweeter than the sweat of the Messenger of Allah
Chapter 73: What Has Been Related About Too Much Anger
"Teach me something that is not too much for me so that, perhaps, I may abide by it." He (S.A.W) said: "Do not get angry." He repeated that (the request) a number of times, each time he replied: 'Do not get angry."
Chapter 74: What Has Been Related About Suppressing One's Rage
"Whoever suppresses his rage while he is able to unleash it, Allah will call him before the heads (leaders) of creation on the Day of Judgement, so that he can inform Him of which of the Hur he would like."
Chapter 78: What Has Been Related About The Two Faces Person
"Indeed among the worst of people to Allah, on the Day of Judgment, is the two faced person."
Chapter 85: What Has Been Related About Honoring The Believer
“The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ascended the Minbar and called out with a raised voice: ’O you who accepted Islam with his tongue, while faith has not reached his heart! Do not harm the Muslims, nor revile them, nor spy on them to expose their secrets. For indeed whoever tries to expose his Muslims brother’s secrets, Allah exposes his secrets wide open, even if he were in the depth of his house.’” He (Nafl’) said: ‘ One day Ibn ‘Umar looked at the House- or – the Ka’bah and said: ‘What is it that is more honored than you, and whose honor is more sacred than yours! And the believer’s honor is more sacred to Allah than yours.’”
Chapter 87: What Has Been Related About One Who Pretends To Be Satisfied With Something He Was Not Given
"Whoever is given a gift, then if he finds something let him reciprocate. If he has nothing, then let him mention some praise. For whoever has mentioned some praise, then he has expressed his gratitude. And whoever refrains (from doing so) then he has committed Kufr. And whoever pretends to be satisfied by that which he was not given, he is like the one who wears a garment of falsehood."
Chapter 88: What Has Been Related About Praising For Good
"Whoever some good was done to him, and he says: 'May Allah reward you in goodness' then he has done the most that he can of praise."
Chapter 66: What Has Been Related About Calmness And Haste
"Taking the good route is a part of the twenty-four parts of Prophethood."
Chapter 68: What Has Been Related About The Supplication Of The Oppressed
"The Messenger of Allah sent Mu'adh [bin Jabal] to Yemen, and said:'Beware of the supplication of the oppressed; for indeed there is no barrier between it and Allah.'"
Chapter 69: What Has Been Related About The Character Of The Prophet
"I asked 'Aishah about the character of the Messenger of Allah. She said: 'He was not obscene, nor uttering obscenities, nor screaming in the markets, he would not return an evil with an evil, but rather he was pardoning and forgiving."
Chapter 70: What Has Been Related About Keeping Consistent Relations
"I was not jealous of any wife of the Prophet as I was jealous of Khadijah, and it was not because I saw her. It was only because the Messenger of Allah mentioned her so much, and because whenever he would slaughter a sheep, he would look for Khadijah's friends to gift them some of it."
Chapter 72: What Has Been Related About The Curse And Insulting One's Honor
"The believer is not one who curses others."
Chapter 75: What Has Been Related About Honoring the Elder
"No young person honors an elder due to his age, except that Allah appoints for him one who will honor him at that age."
Chapter 81: What Has Been Related About: Indeed There Is Magic In Eloquence (Al-Bayan)
"Indeed there is magic in eloquence'-or- 'Indeed some eloquence is magic.'"
Chapter 84: What Has Been Related About Being Humble
"The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) never criticized any food. if he liked it, he would eat it, and if not, he would leave it."
Chapter 66: What Has Been Related About Calmness And Haste
"Deliberateness is from Allah, and haste is from the Ash-shaitan."
Chapter 67: What Has Been Related About Gentleness
"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."