Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Consequences

395

Chapter: Deliberation in things

Az-Zuhri reported that a man from Bali said, "I came to visit the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with my father. My father spoke to him while I was not there. I said to my father, 'What did he say to you?' He replied, 'When you desire something, then you must proceed slowly until Allah shows you a way out of it or until Allah makes a way out for you.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 888
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 1
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 888
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya said, "Not wise is he who does not deal correctly with a person whose company he cannot avoid until Allah appoints for him a release or a way out."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 889
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 2
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 889
396

Chapter: Someone who guides down an alley or on a path

Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib related that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If anyone gives a gift or guides down a land - or a path - that, for him, is equivalent to freeing a slave."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 890
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 3
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 890
Abu Dharr is reported as saying, "Your putting some of the water from your bucket in your brother's bucket is sadaqa. Your removing stones. thorns and bones from people's path is sadaqa. Your guiding a man in a place where there are no guides is sadaqa."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 891
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 4
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 891
397

Chapter: Someone who misguides a blind person

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah curses anyone who misguides a blind person and leads him away from the path."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 892
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 5
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 892
398

Chapter: Tyranny (baghy)

Ibn 'Abbas told Shahr (ibn Hawshab), "While the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting in the courtyard of his house in Makka, 'Uthman ibn Maz'un passed by and smiled at the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, 'Why don't you sit down?' 'I will,' he said. So the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sat facing him. While he was conversing with him, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stared at the sky and said, 'A messenger from Allah, 'Abdullah came to me just now when you sat sown?' He asked, 'What did he say to you?' He said, 'Allah commands justice and doing good and giving to relatives. And He forbids indecency and doing wrong and tyranny. He warns you so that hopefully you will pay heed.' (16:90) 'Uthman said, 'That was when belief was established in my heart and I loved Muhammad.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 893
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 6
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 893
399

Chapter: The punishment for outrage

Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I will enter the Garden with someone who brings up two daughters until they come of age, and we will be like these two," and he indicated his index finger and middle finger.
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 894
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 7
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 894
"Two doors come quickly in this world:
outrage and cutting off relatives."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 895
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 8
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 895
400

Chapter: Noble descent

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The noble son of the noble son of the noble son of the noble one was Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 896
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 9
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 896
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "My friends on the Day of Rising will be those with taqwa, even if one lineage is closer than another. People will not bring me their actions. They will come carrying this world on their shoulders and they will call out, 'Muhammad!' I will say, 'no,' to such-and-such, and I will have full power over them."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 897
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 10
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 897
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I do not know anyone who acts by this ayat:
'Mankind! We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you might come to know each other. The noblest among you in Allah's sight is the one with the most taqwa.' (49:13) One man says to another man, 'I am more noble than you are.' No one is nobler than another person except by taqwa."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 898
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 11
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 898
Ibn 'Abbas said, "What do you reckon to be nobility? Allah has made nobility clear. The noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the one with the greatest taqwa. What do you reckon as lineage? The best of you in lineage is the best of you in character."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 899
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 12
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 899
401

Chapter: The arwah (spirits) are a massed army

'A'isha said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The arwah are a massed army. When they already know each other, they are friendly. When they do not know each other, they disagree.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 900
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 13
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 900
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The spirits are massed armies. Those of them that knew one another are friendly. Those that did not know one another disagree."
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 901
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 14
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 901
402

Chapter: A man saying, "Glory be to Allah!" when he is amazed

Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'While a shepherd was tending to his sheep, a wolf came and snatched one of the sheep. The shepherd went after the wolf which turned to him and said, 'Who will look after them on the 'Day of Wild Beasts'? They will have no shepherd but me.' People said, 'Glory be to Allah!' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'I believe it - I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 902
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 15
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 902
'Ali said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was in a funeral procession an he picked up something and began to scratch the ground with it. He said, 'There is none of you who does not have his seat written either in the Fire or in the Garden.' They said, 'Messenger of Allah, then should we not rely on what is written for us and abandon action?' 'Act.' he said. 'Every thing is easy if you were created for it.' He added, 'As for someone who is one of the people of happiness, it is easy for him to perform the actions of happiness. As for someone who is one of the people of wretchedness, it is easy for him to perform the actions of wretchedness.' Then he recited, 'As for him who gives out and has taqwa and confirms the Good' (92:5-10)
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 903
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 16
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 903
403

Chapter: Wiping the ground with the hand

Usayd ibn Abi Usayd reported that his mother said, "I said to Abu Qatada, 'Why don't you relate something from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?' Abu Qatada said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whoever tells lies about me, eases the way for himself to a bed in the Fire." When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that, he began to wipe his hand on the ground.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 904
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 17
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 904
404

Chapter: Slings

'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade slings. He said, 'They do not kill game nor injure the enemy. They gouge the eye and break the teeth.'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 905
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 18
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 905
405

Chapter: Do not curse the wind

Abu Hurayra said, "A fierce wind blew when the people were on the road to Makka while 'Umar was making hajj. 'Umar asked those around him, 'What is the wind?' They did not give any answer. I urged my camel forward and I caught up with him and said, 'I have heard that you asked about the wind. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "The wind (reeh) is from the spirit (ruh) of Allah. It brings mercy and it brings punishment. Do not curse it. Ask Allah for the good of it and seek refuge from its evil."'"
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 906
In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 19
English translation : Book 38, Hadith 906