Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Compassion

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Chapter: Compassion

'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A group of Jews came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "Poison ('sam' instead of 'salam') be upon you." 'A'isha said, "I understood it and said, 'And poison be upon you and the curse of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'Easy, 'A'isha! Allah loves compassion in everything.' I said, 'Didn't you hear what they said?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, replied, 'I already said, "and upon you".'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 462
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 1
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 462
Jarir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever is denied compassion is denied good."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 463
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 2
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 463
Abu'd-Darda' reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever has been given his portion of compassion has been given his portion of good. Whoever is denied given his portion of compassion has been denied his portion of good. Good character will be the weightiest thing in the believer's balance on the Day of Rising. Allah hates a coarse, foul-mouthed person."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 464
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 3
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 464
'A'isha reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Forgive right-acting people their slips."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 465
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 4
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 465
Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If there is roughness in anything it is bound to disgrace it. Allah is compassionate and loves compassion."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 466
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 5
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 466
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was more modest than a virgin in her tent. When he disliked something, we recognised that in his face."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 467
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 6
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 467
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Right guidance, good behaviour and aiming for what is just and correct is a seventieth part of prophethood."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 468
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 7
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 468
'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "I was on a camel which was somewhat intractable and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, remarked, 'You must be compassionate. Whenever there is compassion in something, it adorns it, and when it is removed from something it disgraces it."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 469
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 8
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 469
Sa'id al-Maqburi reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Beware of avarice. It destroyed those before you. They shed one another's blood and broke off relations with their relatives. Injustice will appear as darkness on the Day of Rising."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 470
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 9
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 470
218

Chapter: Compassion in livelihood

Kathir ibn 'Ubayd said, "I visited 'A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin, may Allah be pleased with her. She said, 'Wait until I sew up my garment.' So I waited and said, 'Umm al-Mu'minin, when I go out, I will tell them that your enemy is miserliness.' She said, 'Look to your own business. There are no new clothes for anyone who does not wear shabby clothes.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 471
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 10
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 471
219

Chapter: What a slave is given for compassion

'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah is compassionate and loves compassion. He gives for compassion what He goes not give for harshness."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 472
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 11
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 472
220

Chapter: Calming

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Calm people and do not arouse their aversion."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 473
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 12
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 473
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "A guest stayed among the tribe of Israel and there was a dog in the house. They said, 'Dog, do not bark at our guest. The puppies were suckling from it. They mentioned it to one of their Prophets who said, 'This is like a community which will come after you and whose fools will overcome its men of knowledge."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 474
In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 13
English translation : Book 26, Hadith 474