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Riyad as-Salihin, 795

Abu Juraiy Jabir bin Sulaim (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I noticed a man whose opinion was followed by everyone, and no one acted contrary to what he said. I asked who he was, and I was informed that he was the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I said to him twice: "Alaikas- salam ya Rasul-Allah (May Allah render you safe)." He said, "Do not say: 'Alaikas-salamu.' This is the salutation to the dead (during the time of Jahiliyyah). Say, instead: 'As-salamu 'alaika (May Allah render you safe)."' I asked: "Are you the Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "(Yes) I am the Messenger of Allah, The One Who (Allah) will remove your affliction when you are in trouble and call upon Him, Who will cause food to grow for you when you are famine-stricken and call upon Him, and Who will restore to you your lost riding animal in the desert when you call upon Him." I said to him: "Give me instructions (to act upon)." He (ﷺ) said, "Do not abuse anyone." (Since then I have never abused anyone, neither a freeman, nor a slave, nor a camel, nor a sheep). He (ﷺ) continued, "Do not hold in contempt even an insignificant act of goodness because even talking to your brother with a cheerful countenance is an act of goodness. Hold up your lower garment half way to the leg, and at least above the ankles; for trailing it is arrogance, and Allah dislikes pride. And if a man attributes to you bad things he knows you possess, do not attribute to him bad things that you know he has for he will assume the evil consequences of his abuse." <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

وعن أبى جرى جابر بن سليم رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رأيت رجلا يصدر الناس عن رأيه ؛ لا يقول شيئاً إلا صدروا عنه؛ قلت‏:‏ من هذا قالوا‏:‏ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏قلت‏:‏ عليك السلام يا رسول الله - مرتين- قال‏:‏ ‏"‏لا تقل عليك السلام، عليك السلام تحية الموتى -قلت ‏:‏ السلام عليك‏"‏ قال‏:‏ قلت‏:‏ أنت رسول الله ‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏"‏أنا رسول الله إذا أصابك ضر فدعوته كشفه عنك،وإذا أصابك عام سنة فدعوته أنبتها لك، وإذا كنت بأرض قفر أو فلاة، فضلت راحلتك، فدعوته ردها عليك‏"‏ قال‏:‏ قلت‏:‏ اعهد إلى‏.‏ قال‏:‏ ‏"‏لا تسبن أحداً‏"‏ قال‏:‏ فما سببت بعده حراً، ولا عبداً، ولا بعيراً، ولا شاة ‏"‏ولا تحقرن من المعروف شيئاً، وأن تكلم أخاك وأنت منبسط إليه وجهك؛ إن ذلك من المعروف‏.‏ وارفع إزارك إلى نصف الساق، فإن أبيت فإلى الكعبين، وإياك وإسبال الإزار فإنها من المخيلة وإن الله لا يحب المخيلة، وإن امرؤا شتمك وعيرك، بما يعلم فيك فلا تعيره بما تعلم فيه، فإنما وبال ذلك عليه‏"‏.‏((رواه أبو داود والترمذي))

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Book 3, Hadith 18
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It is obligatory to refer to Allah Almighty and His Messenger for judgment in every matter; and it is prohibited not to comply with their judgment.<br> 2) According to the Sunnah, the greeting to both the living and the dead is one and the same. As for the prohibition reported in the Hadith over saying “on you be peace” to living people, this is because it was the greeting to the dead during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance.<br> 3) A believer’s lower garment should be down to the middle of his shank. And if he likes to make it longer, it can go down to the ankle, not lower, for this would constitute Isbāl.<br> 4) A person should always be humble in his clothing, gait, appearance, and all his conditions. Indeed, Allah Almighty elevates the one who shows humility to Him.<br> 5) Whoever complies with these etiquettes which the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) taught his Ummah will get two benefits:<br> First: He thus obeys the Prophet’s command, which is a reason for guidance: {and if you obey him, you will be guided.}<br> Second: He assumes noble manners and puts on good appearance through observing these Islamic ethics, by which Muslims are characterized.<br> A precious benefit:<br> His words “I am the Messenger of Allah Whom you call when a calamity befalls you and He removes it...” mean that we should refer all matters to Allah Almighty, for goodness and evil and benefit and harm lie in His hand. No one should have the illusion that these words refer to the Prophet himself. This would be an error, which is further affirmed by the general proofs about the obligation to leave all affairs to the Almighty Lord. In another version of this Hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, to what do you call?’ He said: ‘I call to Allah alone, Who, if you are afflicted with some harm and supplicate to Him, will remove it from you.’”
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