Chapter 71.0
10 hadiths
وعن عياض بن حمار رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: “إن الله أوحى إلي أن تواضعوا حتى لا يفخر أحد على أحد، ولا يبغي أحد على أحد” ((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
'Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another." <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “ما نقصت صدقة من مال، و ما زادالله عبداً بعفو إلا عزاً، وما تواضع أحد لله إلا رفعه الله” ((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Wealth does not diminish by giving Sadaqah (charity). Allah augments the honour of one who forgives; and one who serves another seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah will exalt him in ranks." <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أنه مر على صبيان فسلم عليهم وقال: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يفعله. ((متفق عليه))
English translation
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) passed by some children and greeted them (by saying As-salamu 'alaikum to them). Then he said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to do the same. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
عنه قال: إن كانت الأمة من إماء المدينة لتأخذ بيد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فتنطلق به حيث شاءت. ((رواه البخاري)).
English translation
Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
A slave-girl of Al-Madinah would take hold of the hand of the Prophet (ﷺ) and take him wherever she desired. <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.
وعن الأسود بن يزيد قال: سئلت عائشة رضي الله عنها: ما كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يصنع فى بيته؟ قالت: كان يكون فى مهنة أهله -يعنى: خدمة أهله- فإذا حضرت الصلاة، خرج إلى الصلاة” ((رواه البخاري)).
English translation
Al-Aswad bin Yazid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) was asked: "What did Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do inside his house?" She answered: "He used to keep himself busy helping members of his family, and when it was the time for Salat (the prayer), he would get up for prayer." <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
وعن أبي رفاعة تميم بن أسيد رضي الله عنه قال: انتهيت إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يخطب، فقلت: يا رسول الله رجل غريب جاء يسأل عن دينه لا يدرى ما دينه؟ فأقبل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وترك خطبته حتى انتهى إلى فأتى بكرسي، فقعد عليه وجعل يعلمني مما علمه الله ثم أتى خطبته فأتم آخرها”. ((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
Tamim bin Usaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I came to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was delivering a Khutbah and said: "O Messenger of Allah, a stranger (meaning himself) has come to inquire about his Deen. He is quite ignorant about his Deen." Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) interrupted his Khutbah and turned to me. Then a chair was brought for him and he sat on it. He started instructing me what Allah had taught him. Then he resumed his Khutbah and completed it. <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أكل طعاماً لعق أصابعه الثلاث قال: وقال: “إذا سقطت لقمة أحدكم، فليمط عنها الأذى، وليأكلها، ولا يدعها للشيطان” وأمر أن تسلت القصعة قال: فإنكم لا تدرون فى أى طعامكم البركة” ((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished eating his food, he would lick his three fingers (i.e., the forefinger, the middle finger and the thumb). He (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you drops a morsel, he should remove anything harmful from it and then eat it. He should not leave it for Shaitan." He commanded us to clean out the dish saying, "You do not know in what portion of your food the blessing lies." <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “ما بعث الله نبياً إلا رعى الغنم” قال أصحابه: وأنت؟ فقال: نعم كنت أرعاها على قراريط لأهل مكة” ((رواه البخاري)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Every Prophet (ﷺ) has tended sheep." He was asked: "And did you?" He replied: "Yes, I tended them for a few carats for the Makkans." <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
وعنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: لو دعيت إلى كراع أو ذراع لأجبت ولو أهدى إلى ذراع أو كراع لقبلت”. ((رواه البخاري)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If I am invited to a meal consisting of a sheep's foot or shoulder, I would respond and I would accept as a gift a shoulder or a foot of a sheep." <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: كانت ناقة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: العضباء لا تسبق، أو لا تكاد تسبق فجاء أعرابي على قعود له، فسبقها، فشق ذلك على المسلمين حتى عرفه، النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: “حق على الله أن لا يرتفع شئ من الدنيا إلا وضعه” ((رواه البخاري)).
English translation
Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a she-camel called Al-'Adba' which would not allow any other camel to surpass her. A bedouin came riding his camel which outstripped it. The Muslims were much grieved at this. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perceived it and said, "It is Allah's Way that he lowers whatever raises itself in the world." <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.