Dealing with people cheerfully

Abu Hurayra said, "A believer is the mirror of his brother. Whenhe sees a fault in it, he should correct it."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "A believer is the mirror of his brother. A believeris the brother of another believer. He protects him against loss and defendshim behind his back."

Al-Mustawrid reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "If anyone eats a meal at the expense of a Muslim'shonour, Allah will feed him a like amount of Hellfire. If anyone clotheshimself with a garment at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah willclothe him with a like amount of Hellfire. If anyone achieves a positionof showing-off and hypocrisy at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allahwill put him in a position of showing-off and hypocrisy on the Day of Rising.

'Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib reported that his grandfather said, "I heardthe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Noneof you should take the goods of his companion, either in jest or seriously.When one of you takes his companion's staff, he should return it to him.'"

Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, and said, 'My camel has become exhausted,so give me a mount.' He replied, 'I do not have any. But go to so-and-soand perhaps he will give you one.' He went to that man and he gave hima mount. Then he went back to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, and told him. He said, 'Whoever guides to good has the likeof the reward of the person who actually does it.'"

Anas reported that a Jewish woman brought the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, poisoned sheep. He ate from it and she wasbrought. It was asked, "Should we not kill her?" "No," he replied.

'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr said on the minbar, "Make allowancesfor people and command what is right and turn away from the ignorant."(7:
199) He said, "By Allah, we are only commanded by this ayat to acceptpeople's character. By Allah, I will accept people's character as longas I am with them."

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Teach and make things easy and not difficult.When one of you is angry, he should be silent."

'Ata' ibn Yasar said, "I met 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As andI said, 'Tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, in the Torah.' 'Yes,' he said, 'By Allah,he is described in the Torah partly as he is described in the Qur'an:
"OProphet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news and a warnerand a protection to the unlettered. You are My slave and Messenger. I havecalled you the trusty one who is neither coarse nor harsh nor loud in themarkets. Allah Almighty will not take him until He has made the crookedcommunity straight by him so that they say, "There is no god but Allah,"and by it they will open blind eyes, deaf ears and covered hearts.'"

'Abdullah ibn 'Ata' said, "This ayat which is in the Qur'an,'O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good news and awarner' (33:
45) is found in the Torah in a similar form."

Mu'awiya said, "I heard some words from the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, by which Allah helped me." Jubayr ibn Nufayrsaid, "I heard him say that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, say, "If you openly show your suspicionsof people, you will corrupt them.' Therefore I do not show my suspicionsof people openly so that I will not corrupt them."

Abu Hurayra said, "These two ears of mine have heard and thesetwo eyes of mine have seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, take the palms of al-Hasan - or al-Husayn -in both his hands. His feet were on the feet of the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said, 'Climb up.' The boy climbed untilhis feet reached the chest of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, and then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, 'Open your mouth.' Then he kissed him and said,'O Allah, love him for I love him!'"

Jarir said, "Since the time I became Muslim, the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never saw me without smiling atme." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"A man from the best of Dhu Yaman will enter by this door whose face hasbeen touched by an angel." Then Jarir came in.

'A'isha said, "I never saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, laugh until I could see his uvula. He used to smile, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace." She said, "When he saw a cloud orwind, distress could be seen in his face." She said, "Messenger of Allah,when people see a cloud, they rejoice, hoping that there will be rain init. Yet when you see it, I see distress in your face." He replied, "'A'isha,what will assure me that there is no painful punishment in it? People havebeen punished by wind. Some people saw the punishment and stated, 'Thisis a rain cloud coming to us.'"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Laugh little. Much laughter kills the heart."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Do not laugh a lot. Much laughter kills the heart."

Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, went out to a group of his Companions who were laughing and talking.He said, 'By the One in whose hand my soul is, if you knew what I knew,you would laugh little and weep much.' Then he left and the people wereweeping. Then Allah Almighty revealed to him, 'Muhammad! Why did you makeMy slaves despair?' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, "Give good news, guide people and draw near to one another.'"

Abu Hurayra said, "When he faced someone, he faced him completely.When he turned away, he turned away completely. I have never seen anyonelike him and I will never see anyone like them."