Book 16
133 hadiths · no chapter divisions
Sahl bin Sa’d (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Haste comes from Satan.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded is as Hasan.
وَعَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْعَجَلَةُ مِنَ اَلشَّيْطَانِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَقَالَ: حَسَنٌ. [1] .
'A'ishah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Pessimism is part of bad character.” Related by Ahmad with a weak chain of narrators.
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا- قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { اَلشُّؤْمُ: سُوءُ اَلْخُلُقِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ وَفِي إِسْنَادِهِ ضَعْفٌ. [1] .
Abu ad-Darda’ (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Men accustomed to cursing will not be intercessors or witnesses on the Day of Resurrection.” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ أَبِي اَلدَّرْدَاءِ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِنَّ اَللَّعَّانِينَ لَا يَكُونُونَ شُفَعَاءَ, وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ. [1] .
Mu'adh bin Jabal (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“If anyone disgraces his brother for a sin, he will not die before committing it himself.” Related At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Hasan.
وَعَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَنْ عَيَّرَ أَخَاهُ بِذَنْبٍ, لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى يَعْمَلَهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ, وَسَنَدُهُ مُنْقَطِعٌ. [1] .
Bahz bin Hakim narrated on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather (RAA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Woe to him who lies in his talk to make the people laugh, Woe to him! Woe to him!” Related by the three Imams with a strong chain of narrators.
وَعَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ, عَنْ أَبِيهِ, عَنْ جَدِّهِ: قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِي يُحَدِّثُ, فَيَكْذِبُ ; لِيَضْحَكَ بِهِ اَلْقَوْمُ, وَيْلٌ لَهُ, ثُمَّ وَيْلٌ لَهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلثَّلَاثَةُ, وَإِسْنَادُهُ قَوِيٌّ. [1] .
Anas (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The atonement of backbiting a man is to ask Allah to forgive him.” Related by Al-Harith bin Abu Usamah with a weak chain of narrators.
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ - رضى الله عنه - عَنْ اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { كَفَّارَةٌ مَنْ اِغْتَبْتَهُ أَنْ تَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ } رَوَاهُ اَلْحَارِثُ بْنُ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيفٍ. [1] .
'A’ishah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The most despicable amongst people in the sight of Allah is the ruthless argumentative (person).” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا- قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ أَبْغَضُ اَلرِّجَالِ إِلَى اَللَّهِ اَلْأَلَدُّ اَلْخَصِمُ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ. [1]
Ibn Mas'ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Adhere (you people) to truth, for truth leads to good deeds and good deeds lead to Paradise, and if a man continues to speak the truth and makes truth his object he will be recorded as truthful before Allah. Avoid (you people) falsehood, for falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to Hell, and if a man continues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object he will be recorded as a liar before Allah.” Agreed upon.
عَنِ اِبْنِ مَسْعُودٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ, فَإِنَّ اَلصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى اَلْبِرِّ, وَإِنَّ اَلْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى اَلْجَنَّةِ, وَمَا يَزَالُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ, وَيَتَحَرَّى اَلصِّدْقَ, حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا, وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ, فَإِنَّ اَلْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى اَلْفُجُورِ, وَإِنَّ اَلْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى اَلنَّارِ, وَمَا يَزَالُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ, وَيَتَحَرَّى اَلْكَذِبَ, حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ كَذَّابًا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1] .
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Beware of suspicion, for suspicion amounts to the worst form of lying.” Agreed upon.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ, فَإِنَّ اَلظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ اَلْحَدِيثِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1] .
Abu Said al-Khudri (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Avoid sitting by the road side.” The people then said, ‘O Allah‘s Messenger (ﷺ), we cannot do without those meeting places in which we converse” So he said, “Well, if you insist (on that) give the road its due rights.” They asked, ‘What are the road’s due rights?’ He replied, “Lowering your gaze, abstaining from anything offensive, returning salutations, enjoining the right (Ma'ruf) and forbidding from evil deeds (Munkar).” Agreed upon.
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْخُدْرِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْجُلُوسَ بِالطُّرُقَاتِ. قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! مَا لَنَا بُدٌّ مِنْ مَجَالِسِنَا; نَتَحَدَّثُ فِيهَا. قَالَ
فَأَمَّا إِذَا أَبَيْتُمْ, فَأَعْطُوا اَلطَّرِيقَ حَقَّهُ. قَالُوا: وَمَا حَقُّهُ? قَالَ:
غَضُّ اَلْبَصَرِ, وَكَفُّ اَلْأَذَى, وَرَدُّ اَلسَّلَامِ, وَالْأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ, وَالنَّهْيُ عَنْ اَلْمُنْكَرِ. } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1] .
Mu’awiyah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When Allah wishes good for anyone, He bestows upon him the Fiqh (comprehension) of the religion.” Agreed upon.
وَعَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَنْ يُرِدِ اَللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا, يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي اَلدِّينِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1] .
Abu ad-Darda’ (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The heaviest thing which will be put on the believer’s scale (on the Day of Resurrection) will be good morals.” Related by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Sahih.
وَعَنْ أَبِي اَلدَّرْدَاءِ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي اَلْمِيزَانِ أَثْقَلُ مِنْ حُسْنِ اَلْخُلُقِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَصَحَّحَهُ . [1] .
Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Haya (modesty, bashfulness etc.) is a part of Faith.” Agreed upon.
وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْحَيَاءُ مِنْ اَلْإِيمَانِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1] .
Ibn Mas’ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“One of the things people have learned from the words of the earliest prophecies is, “If you don’t feel any shame, do whatever you like.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
وَعَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ اَلنَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ اَلنُّبُوَّةِ اَلْأُولَى: إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ, فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ . [1] .
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“A believer who is strong (and healthy) is better and dearer to Allah than the weak believer, but there is goodness in both of them. Be keen on what benefits you and seek help from Allah, and do not give up. If anything afflicts you do not say, ‘If I had done such and such things, such and such would have happened.’ But say, ‘Allah decrees and what He wills He does,’ for (the utterance) ‘If I had’ provides an opening for the deeds of the devil.” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ اَلْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اَللَّهِ مِنْ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ اَلضَّعِيفِ, وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ, اِحْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ, وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاَللَّهِ, وَلَا تَعْجَزْ, وَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَيْءٌ فَلَا تَقُلْ: لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا, وَلَكِنْ قُلْ: قَدَّرَ اَللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ; فَإِنَّ لَوْ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ اَلشَّيْطَانِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ . [1] .
’Iyad bin Himar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Allah, the Most High has revealed to me that you (people) should be humble, so that no one transgresses another, or boasts to the other.” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ تَوَاضَعُوا, حَتَّى لَا يَبْغِيَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ, وَلَا يَفْخَرَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ . [1] .
Abu ad-Darda’ (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“If a Muslim defends his brother’s honor in his absence, Allah will protect his face from the fire of Hell on the Day of Resurrection.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Hasan.
وَعَنْ أَبِي اَلدَّرْدَاءِ - رضى الله عنه - عَنْ اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { مَنْ رَدَّ عَنْ عِرْضِ أَخِيهِ بِالْغَيْبِ, رَدَّ اَللَّهُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ اَلنَّارَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَحَسَّنَهُ . [1] .
Ahmad related a similar hadith on the authority of Asma the daughter of Yazid.
وَلِأَحْمَدَ, مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ نَحْوُهُ . [1] .
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Sadaqah does not decrease property and Allah increases the honor of him who forgives and no one will humble himself for Allah’s sake except that Allah raises his status.” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ, وَمَا زَادَ اَللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلَّا عِزًّا, وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلَّا رَفَعَهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ . [1] .
'Abdullah bin Salam (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“O people, extend greetings (saying Salam to each other), keep relations with your kin, provide food (to people) and pray at night when people are asleep and you will enter Paradise in peace.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Sahih.
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ يَا أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ! أَفْشُوا اَلسَّلَام, وَصِلُوا اَلْأَرْحَامَ, وَأَطْعِمُوا اَلطَّعَامَ, وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ, تَدْخُلُوا اَلْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَامٍ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَصَحَّحَهُ . [1] .
Tamim ad-Dari (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The religion is Nasihah.” the people said, ‘To whom should it be directed?’ He replied, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger (ﷺ), to the leaders of the Muslims and to the common folk of the Muslims.” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلدِّينُ اَلنَّصِيحَةُ
ثَلَاثًا. قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ? قَالَ:
لِلَّهِ وَلِكِتَابِهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَئِمَّةِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَامَّتِهِمْ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ . [1] .
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The fear of Allah and good morals (Akhlaq) are the two major characteristics which lead to Paradise.” Related by At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ اَلْجَنَّةَ تَقْوى اَللَّهِ وَحُسْنُ اَلْخُلُقِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ . [1] .
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“You (people) cannot satisfy people with your wealth, but satisfy them with your cheerful faces and good morals.” Related by Abu Ya’la and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَسَعُونَ اَلنَّاسَ بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ, وَلَكِنْ لِيَسَعْهُمْ بَسْطُ اَلْوَجْهِ, وَحُسْنُ اَلْخُلُقِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو يَعْلَى, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ . [1] .
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Every believer is the mirror of his brother.” Related by Abu Dawud with a good chain of narrators.
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ حَسَنٍ . [1] .
Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“A believer who mixes with people and endures their annoyance is better than the one who does not mix with them and does not endure their annoyance.” Related by Ibn Majah with a good chain of narrators. At-Tirmidhi reported the hadith without mentioning the Companion.
وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ اَلَّذِي يُخَالِطُ اَلنَّاسَ, وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلَّذِي لَا يُخَالِطُ اَلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ } أَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَهْ بِإِسْنَادٍ حَسَنٍ, وَهُوَ عِنْدَ اَلتِّرْمِذِيِّ: إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُسَمِّ اَلصِّحَابِيَّ . [1] .