Book 78
Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
كتاب الأدب
128 chapters · 250 hadiths
1.0
Al-Birr and As-Sila
1باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {وَوَصَّيْنَا الإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ}
2.0Who is more entitled to the best companionship?
1باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ النَّاسِ بِحُسْنِ الصُّحْبَةِ
3.0One should not go for Jihad without the permission of the parents
1باب لاَ يُجَاهِدُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ الأَبَوَيْنِ
4.0A man should not abuse his parents
1باب لاَ يَسُبُّ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَيْهِ
5.0The invocation of the person who is dutiful to his parents if fulfilled
1باب إِجَابَةِ دُعَاءِ مَنْ بَرَّ وَالِدَيْهِ
6.0To be undutiful to parents is one of the greatest sins
3باب عُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ مِنَ الْكَبَائِرِ
7.0To be good to a father who is a Mushrik
1باب صِلَةِ الْوَالِدِ الْمُشْرِكِ
8.0Kindness by a lady who has a husband, to her mother
2باب صِلَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ أُمَّهَا وَلَهَا زَوْجٌ
9.0To be good to one's brother who is a Mushrik
1باب صِلَةِ الأَخِ الْمُشْرِكِ
10.0Superiority of good relations with relatives
2باب فَضْلِ صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ
11.0The sin of Al-Qati'
1باب إِثْمِ الْقَاطِعِ
12.0Whoever was made wealthy because of keeping good relations with his kith and kin
2باب مَنْ بُسِطَ لَهُ فِي الرِّزْقِ بِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ
13.0Allah will keep good relations with him who keeps good relations with kith and kin
3باب مَنْ وَصَلَ وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ
14.0Ar-Rahm, i.e., womb (bond of kinship) remains fresh and fruitful if one looks after it always
1باب يَبُلُّ الرَّحِمَ بِبَلاَلِهَا
15.0Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives
1باب لَيْسَ الْوَاصِلُ بِالْمُكَافِي
16.0Good relations with kith and kin while a Mushrik then embraced Islam
1باب مَنْ وَصَلَ رَحِمَهُ فِي الشِّرْكِ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ
17.0Whoever allowed a small girl to play with him
1باب مَنْ تَرَكَ صَبِيَّةَ غَيْرِهِ حَتَّى تَلْعَبَ بِهِ أَوْ قَبَّلَهَا أَوْ مَازَحَهَا
18.0To be merciful to children and embrace them
6باب رَحْمَةِ الْوَلَدِ وَتَقْبِيلِهِ وَمُعَانَقَتِهِ
19.0Allah divided mercy into one hundred parts
1باب جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الرَّحْمَةَ مِائَةَ جُزْءٍ
20.0Killing of children for the fear that they will share meals (in the book an 's' is added to shares I have omitted that 's')
1باب قَتْلِ الْوَلَدِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مَعَهُ
21.0To take a child in one's lap
1باب وَضْعِ الصَّبِيِّ فِي الْحِجْرِ
22.0Putting the child on the thigh
1باب وَضْعِ الصَّبِيِّ عَلَى الْفَخِذِ
23.0To keep one's covenant is part of Faith
1باب حُسْنُ الْعَهْدِ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ
24.0The superiority of the one who looks after an orphan.
1باب فَضْلِ مَنْ يَعُولُ يَتِيمًا
25.0The one who looks after and works for a widow
1باب السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ
26.0The one who looks after and works for Al-Miskin
1باب السَّاعِي عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ
27.0Being merciful to the people and to the animals
6باب رَحْمَةِ النَّاسِ وَالْبَهَائِمِ
28.0To recommend to be kind to one's neighbour
2باب الْوَصَاةِ بِالْجَارِ
29.0The person whose neighbour does not feel safe from his evil
1باب إِثْمِ مَنْ لاَ يَأْمَنُ جَارُهُ بَوَايِقَهُ
30.0A lady-neighbour should not degrade anything given by her lady-neighbour
1باب لاَ تَحْقِرَنَّ جَارَةٌ لِجَارَتِهَا
31.0Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor
2باب مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلاَ يُؤْذِ جَارَهُ
32.0The neighbor whose gate is nearer has more right to receive favours
1باب حَقِّ الْجِوَارِ فِي قُرْبِ الأَبْوَابِ
33.0Enjoining all that is Al-Ma'ruf is considered as a Sadaqa
2باب كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ
34.0Pleasant friendly speech
1باب طِيبِ الْكَلاَمِ
35.0To be kind and lenient in all matters
2باب الرِّفْقِ فِي الأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ
36.0The co-operation between the believers
1باب تَعَاوُنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضًا
37.0"Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof..."
1بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {مَنْ يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُنْ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ مِنْهَا وَمَنْ يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُنْ لَهُ كِفْلٌ مِنْهَا وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُقِيتًا}
38.0The Prophet (ﷺ) was neithr a Fahish nor Mutafahhish
4باب لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاحِشًا وَلاَ مُتَفَحِّشًا
39.0Good character, generosity, and miserliness
6باب حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ، وَالسَّخَاءِ، وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ
40.0How should a man be with his family?
1باب كَيْفَ يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِهِ
41.0Love is from Allah Most High
1باب الْمِقَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
42.0To love for Allah's sake
1باب الْحُبِّ فِي اللَّهِ
43.0"...Let not a group scoff at another group.."
2بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ}
44.0Calling bad names and cursing
7باب مَا يُنْهَى مِنَ السِّبَابِ وَاللَّعْنِ
45.0Describing somebody as tall or short
1باب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ النَّاسِ نَحْوَ قَوْلِهِمُ الطَّوِيلُ وَالْقَصِيرُ
46.0Backbiting
1باب الْغِيبَةِ
47.0"The best family among the Ansar"
1باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خَيْرُ دُورِ الأَنْصَارِ "
48.0Backbitings, wicked and suspicious people
1باب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنِ اغْتِيَابِ أَهْلِ الْفَسَادِ وَالرِّيَبِ
49.0An_namima is one of the great sins
1باب النَّمِيمَةُ مِنَ الْكَبَائِرِ
50.0What is disliked of Namima
1باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ النَّمِيمَةِ
51.0"...And shun lying speech."
1باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ}
52.0What is said about a double-faced person
1باب مَا قِيلَ فِي ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ
53.0To inform the friend what has been said about him.
1باب مَنْ أَخْبَرَ صَاحِبَهُ، بِمَا يُقَالُ فِيهِ
54.0What is disliked of praising a person]
2باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّمَادُحِ
55.0Whoever praises his brother with that he knows
1باب مَنْ أَثْنَى عَلَى أَخِيهِ بِمَا يَعْلَمُ
56.0'Verily! Allah enjoins Al-'Adl and Al-Ihsan, and giving to kith and kin and forbids Al-Fahsha' and Al-Munkar, and Al-Baghy, He admonishes you, that you may take heed"
1بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ}
57.0Jealousy and mutual estrangement are forbidden.
2بَابُ مَا يُنْهَى عَنِ التَّحَاسُدِ وَالتَّدَابُرِ
58.0"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another..."
1باب {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا}
59.0What sort of suspicion is allowed.
2باب مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الظَّنِّ
60.0A believer should conceal what sins he may commit
2باب سَتْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ
61.0Pride and arrogance
2باب الْكِبْرِ
62.0Al-Hijra
3باب الْهِجْرَةِ
63.0The desertion of a sinful person
1باب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الْهِجْرَانِ لِمَنْ عَصَى
64.0May a person visit his friend daily, or visit him in the morning and in the evening?
1باب هَلْ يَزُورُ صَاحِبَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَوْ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا
65.0The paying of a visit
1باب الزِّيَارَةِ وَمَنْ زَارَ قَوْمًا فَطَعِمَ عِنْدَهُمْ
66.0Whoever spruced himself up for the delegates.
1باب مَنْ تَجَمَّلَ لِلْوُفُودِ
67.0The establishment of a bond of brotherhood and the conclusion of a treaty
2باب الإِخَاءِ وَالْحِلْفِ
68.0Smiling and laughing
9باب التَّبَسُّمِ وَالضَّحِكِ
69.0"O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true"
3بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} وَمَا يُنْهَى عَنِ الْكَذِبِ
70.0The righteous way or guidance
2باب فِي الْهَدْىِ الصَّالِحِ
71.0To be patient when one is harmed
2باب الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الأَذَى
72.0Whoever did not admonish people in their faces
2باب مَنْ لَمْ يُوَاجِهِ النَّاسَ بِالْعِتَابِ
73.0Whoever calls his brother a Kafir without any grounds
3باب مَنْ كَفَّرَ أَخَاهُ بِغَيْرِ تَأْوِيلٍ فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ
74.0Whoever does not consider as Kafir the person who says that...
3باب مَنْ لَمْ يَرَ إِكْفَارَ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مُتَأَوِّلاً أَوْ جَاهِلاً
75.0What to say when one is angry or harsh for Allah's sake
5بَابُ مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ وَالشِّدَّةِ لأَمْرِ اللَّهِ
76.0To be cautious from being angry
3باب الْحَذَرِ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ
77.0Al-Hayd
3باب الْحَيَاءِ
78.0"And if you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."
1باب إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ
79.0Not feel shy of the truth to comprehend the religion
3باب مَا لاَ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ لِلتَّفَقُّهِ فِي الدِّينِ
80.0"Make things easy for the people and do not make things difficult for them."
5باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «يَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا»
81.0To be cheerful with the people
2باب الاِنْبِسَاطِ إِلَى النَّاسِ
82.0To be gentle and polite with the people.
2باب الْمُدَارَاةِ مَعَ النَّاسِ
83.0A believer not to be stung twice out fo the same hole
1باب لاَ يُلْدَغُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ
84.0The right of the guest
1باب حَقِّ الضَّيْفِ
85.0To honour guest and to serve him
4بَابُ إِكْرَامِ الضَّيْفِ وَخِدْمَتِهِ إِيَّاهُ بِنَفْسِهِ
86.0To prepare the meals for the guest
1باب صُنْعِ الطَّعَامِ وَالتَّكَلُّفِ لِلضَّيْفِ
87.0Anger and impatience before a guest
1باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ وَالْجَزَعِ عِنْدَ الضَّيْفِ
88.0"By Allah, I will not eat till you eat."
1باب قَوْلِ الضَّيْفِ لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ آكُلُ حَتَّى تَأْكُلَ
89.0To respect the old ones who should start talking
2باب إِكْرَامِ الْكَبِيرِ وَيَبْدَأُ الأَكْبَرُ بِالْكَلاَمِ وَالسُّؤَالِ
90.0What kinds of poetry, Rajaz and Huda is allowed
5باب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ وَالرَّجَزِ وَالْحُدَاءِ وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْهُ
91.0Lampooning Al-Mushrikin
4باب هِجَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
92.0To indulge in poetry
2بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ الشِّعْرُ حَتَّى يَصُدَّهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَالْعِلْمِ وَالْقُرْآنِ
93.0Taribat yaminuka and Aqra halqa
2باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكَ ". " وَعَقْرَى حَلْقَى ".
94.0"They assumed or claimed that..."
1باب مَا جَاءَ فِي زَعَمُوا
95.0Saying "Wailaka."
9باب مَا جَاءَ فِي قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ وَيْلَكَ
96.0The signs of loving Allah
4بَابُ عَلاَمَةِ حُبِّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
97.0The saying of one man to another: Ikhsa
2باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِلرَّجُلِ اخْسَأْ
98.0Saying: "Marahaba"
1باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ مَرْحَبًا
99.0Calling the people by their father's name
2باب مَا يُدْعَى النَّاسُ بِآبَائِهِمْ
100.0One should not say 'Khabuthat nafsi'
2باب لاَ يَقُلْ خَبُثَتْ نَفْسِي
101.0Do not abuse Ad-Dahr
2باب لاَ تَسُبُّوا الدَّهْرَ
102.0"Al-Karm is only the heart of a believer
1باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «إِنَّمَا الْكَرْمُ قَلْبُ الْمُؤْمِنِ»
103.0Saying "let my father and mother be sacrificed for you".
1باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ فَدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي
104.0Saying "May Allah sacrifice me for you".
1باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ
105.0The most beloved names to Allah 'Azza wa Jall
1باب أَحَبِّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
106.0"Name yourselves by my name, but do not call yourselves by my Kunyah."
3باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
107.0The neame: 'Al-Hazn'
1باب اسْمِ الْحَزْنِ
108.0To change a name for better name
3باب تَحْوِيلِ الاِسْمِ إِلَى اسْمٍ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ
109.0Whoever named by the names of the Prophets.
6باب مَنْ سَمَّى بِأَسْمَاءِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ
110.0To name: 'al-Walid'
1باب تَسْمِيَةِ الْوَلِيدِ
111.0Whoever, while calling a friend, omits a letter from his name
2باب مَنْ دَعَا صَاحِبَهُ فَنَقَصَ مِنِ اسْمِهِ حَرْفًا
112.0A child may be given Al-Kunyah and one may be given Al-Kunyah before children
1باب الْكُنْيَةِ لِلصَّبِيِّ وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لِلرَّجُلِ
113.0To be called Abu Turab, though one already has another Kunyah name
1باب التَّكَنِّي بِأَبِي تُرَابٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ كُنْيَةٌ أُخْرَى
114.0The name which is most disliked by Allah.
2باب أَبْغَضِ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ
115.0The Kunyah of Al-Mushrik.
2باب كُنْيَةِ الْمُشْرِكِ
116.0Al-Ma'arid is a safe way to avoid a lie
4باب الْمَعَارِيضُ مَنْدُوحَةٌ عَنِ الْكَذِبِ
117.0The description of something by a man as 'nothing' while he means that it is not true
1باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِلشَّىْءِ لَيْسَ بِشَىْءٍ وَهْوَ يَنْوِي أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِحَقٍّ
118.0To raise the sight towards the sky
2باب رَفْعِ الْبَصَرِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ
119.0Whoever dipped a stick in water and mud
1باب نَكْتِ الْعُودِ فِي الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ
120.0One may scrape up the ground
1باب الرَّجُلِ يَنْكُتُ الشَّىْءَ بِيَدِهِ فِي الأَرْضِ
121.0The saying of Takbir and Tasbih at the time of wonder
2باب التَّكْبِيرِ وَالتَّسْبِيحِ عِنْدَ التَّعَجُّبِ
122.0It is forbidden to throw stones
1باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْخَذْفِ
123.0To say 'Al-Hamdu-lillah' on sneezing
1باب الْحَمْدِ لِلْعَاطِسِ
124.0Tashmu to the sneezer if he praises Allah
1باب تَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ إِذَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ
125.0Sneezing, and yawning
1باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنَ الْعُطَاسِ، وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّثَاؤُبِ
126.0When somebody sneezes, what should be said?
1باب إِذَا عَطَسَ كَيْفَ يُشَمَّتُ
127.0Tashmu should not be said to a sneezer if he does not say 'Al-Hamdu-lillah'
1باب لاَ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُ إِذَا لَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ
128.0If someone yawns, he should put his hand over his mouth
1باب إِذَا تَثَاوَبَ فَلْيَضَعْ يَدَهُ عَلَى فِيهِ