Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Cheerfulness Towards People
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Chapter: A Muslim is the mirror of his brother
Abu Hurayra said, "A believer is the mirror of his brother. When he sees a fault in it, he should correct it."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 238 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 1 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 238 |
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A believer is the mirror of his brother. A believer is the brother of another believer. He protects him against loss and defends him behind his back."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 239 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 2 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 239 |
Al-Mustawrid reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If anyone eats a meal at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah will feed him a like amount of Hellfire. If anyone clothes himself with a garment at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah will clothe him with a like amount of Hellfire. If anyone achieves a position of showing-off and hypocrisy at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah will put him in a position of showing-off and hypocrisy on the Day of Rising.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 240 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 3 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 240 |
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Chapter: Playing and joking which is not permitted
'Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib reported that his grandfather said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'None of you should take the goods of his companion, either in jest or seriously. When one of you takes his companion's staff, he should return it to him.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 241 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 4 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 241 |
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Chapter: The person who guides to good
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'My camel has become exhausted, so give me a mount.' He replied, 'I do not have any. But go to so-and-so and perhaps he will give you one.' He went to that man and he gave him a mount. Then he went back to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and told him. He said, 'Whoever guides to good has the like of the reward of the person who actually does it.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 242 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 5 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 242 |
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Chapter: Excusing and pardoning people
Anas reported that a Jewish woman brought the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, poisoned sheep. He ate from it and she was brought. It was asked, "Should we not kill her?" "No," he replied.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 243 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 6 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 243 |
'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr said on the minbar, "Make allowances for people and command what is right and turn away from the ignorant." (7:199) He said, "By Allah, we are only commanded by this ayat to accept people's character. By Allah, I will accept people's character as long as I am with them."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 244 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 7 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 244 |
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Teach and make things easy and not difficult. When one of you is angry, he should be silent."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 245 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 8 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 245 |
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Chapter: Cheerfulness towards people
'Ata' ibn Yasar said, "I met 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As and I said, 'Tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the Torah.' 'Yes,' he said, 'By Allah, he is described in the Torah partly as he is described in the Qur'an:
"O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news and a warner and a protection to the unlettered. You are My slave and Messenger. I have called you the trusty one who is neither coarse nor harsh nor loud in the markets. Allah Almighty will not take him until He has made the crooked community straight by him so that they say, "There is no god but Allah," and by it they will open blind eyes, deaf ears and covered hearts.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 246 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 9 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 246 |
'Abdullah ibn 'Ata' said, "This ayat which is in the Qur'an, 'O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good news and a warner' (33:45) is found in the Torah in a similar form."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 247 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 10 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 247 |
Mu'awiya said, "I heard some words from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, by which Allah helped me." Jubayr ibn Nufayr said, "I heard him say that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "If you openly show your suspicions of people, you will corrupt them.' Therefore I do not show my suspicions of people openly so that I will not corrupt them."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 248 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 11 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 248 |
Abu Hurayra said, "These two ears of mine have heard and these two eyes of mine have seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, take the palms of al-Hasan - or al-Husayn - in both his hands. His feet were on the feet of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Climb up.' The boy climbed until his feet reached the chest of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Open your mouth.' Then he kissed him and said, 'O Allah, love him for I love him!'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 249 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 12 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 249 |
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Chapter: Smiling
Jarir said, "Since the time I became Muslim, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never saw me without smiling at me." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man from the best of Dhu Yaman will enter by this door whose face has been touched by an angel." Then Jarir came in.
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 250 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 13 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 250 |
'A'isha said, "I never saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, laugh until I could see his uvula. He used to smile, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." She said, "When he saw a cloud or wind, distress could be seen in his face." She said, "Messenger of Allah, when people see a cloud, they rejoice, hoping that there will be rain in it. Yet when you see it, I see distress in your face." He replied, "'A'isha, what will assure me that there is no painful punishment in it? People have been punished by wind. Some people saw the punishment and stated, 'This is a rain cloud coming to us.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 251 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 14 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 251 |
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Chapter: Laughter
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Laugh little. Much laughter kills the heart."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 252 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 15 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 252 |
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not laugh a lot. Much laughter kills the heart."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 253 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 16 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 253 |
Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out to a group of his Companions who were laughing and talking. He said, 'By the One in whose hand my soul is, if you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and weep much.' Then he left and the people were weeping. Then Allah Almighty revealed to him, 'Muhammad! Why did you make My slaves despair?' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Give good news, guide people and draw near to one another.'"
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 254 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 17 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 254 |
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Chapter: When he faced someone, he faced him completely,
Abu Hurayra said, "When he faced someone, he faced him completely. When he turned away, he turned away completely. I have never seen anyone like him and I will never see anyone like them."
Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 255 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 18 |
English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 255 |