General Behaviour

Al-Aswad said, "I asked 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her,'What did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, do whenhe was with his family?' She replied, 'He would do chores for his family,and when it was time for the prayer, he would go out.'"

Hisham ibn 'Urwa said that his father said, "I asked 'A'isha, mayAllah be pleased with her, 'What did the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, do in his house?' She replied, 'He mended his sandalsand worked as any man works in his house.'"

Hisham said, "I asked 'A'isha, 'What did the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, do in his house?' She replied, 'He did whatone of you would do in his house. He mended sandals and patched garmentsand sewed."

'Amra reported that 'A'isha was asked, "What did the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, do in his house?" Shereplied, "He was a man like other men. He removed the fleas from his garmentand milked his sheep."

Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "When one of you has love for his brother,he should inform him that he loves him."

Mujahid said, "One of the Companions of the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, met me and took hold of my shoulder frombehind. He said, 'I love you,' and he went on to say, 'The One for whosesake I love you loves you.' He continued, 'If it had not been that theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whena man has love for another man, he should tell him that he loves him,"I would not have told you.'"

Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "When two men have love for one another, the better of themis the one who has the strongest love for his companion."

Mu'adh ibn Jabal said, "When you have love for your brother, donot quarrel with him or treat him badly nor ask questions about him, Itmay be that an enemy of his will appear and say something about him whichis not true and will thereby cause a split between you."

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "Anyone who has love for his brother in Allahand for Allah should say, 'I love you for Allah,' and they will both enterthe Garden. The one who has love for someone in Allah has a degree overthe one he loves because of his love."

'Iyad ibn Khalifa heard 'Ali say at Siffin, "The intellect is locatedin the heart. Mercy is located in the liver, Compassion is located in thespleen. The self (nafs) is located in the lungs."

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "We were sitting with the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a bedouin man wearinga robe with a border approached him until he stood before the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, 'Your companionhas debased every horseman and elevates every shepherd.' The Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, took hold of the folds of his robeand said, 'I see that you are wearing the clothes of someone who is withoutintelligence.' Then he went on, 'When the Prophet Nuh, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, he told his son, "I will give you some instructions.I command you to things and I forbid you two things. I command you to say,'There is no god but Allah.' If the seven heavens and the seven earthswere a dark ring, they would be cut by 'There is no god but Allah' and'Glory be to Allah and by His praise.' It is the prayer of every thingand by it everything has its provision. And I forbid you to associate otherswith and Allah and to be proud.'

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "If anyone behaves insolently or walks with an arrogant,he will meet Allah Almighty covered with His anger."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Someone who eats with his servant, ridesa donkey in the markets, and ties up his sheep and milks it is not proud."

Salih, the garment-seller, reported that his grandmother said,"I saw 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, buy fates for a dirham andput them in his blanket. I said to him (or a man said to him), 'I willcarry it for you, Amir al-Mu'minin.' He said, 'No, the father of the familyis the one who is the most entitled to carry it.'"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said that Allah Almighty said, "Might is My wrapper andpride is My cloak. I will punish anyone who contends with Me over eitherof them."

An-Nu'man ibn Bashir was heard to say on the minbar, "Shaytan hassnares and traps. The snares and traps of Shaytan are to exult ungratefullyin the blessings of Allah, to boast about the gifts of Allah, to have prideat the expense of the slaves of Allah, and to follow passion for otherthan the sake of Allah."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "The Garden and the Fire quarrelled and the Firesaid, 'The tyrants will enter me and the proud will enter me.' The Gardenretorted, 'The weak will enter me and the poor will enter me.' Allah Almightysaid to the Garden, 'You are My mercy and I show you to whomever I will.'Then He said to the Fire, 'You are My punishment with which I will punishwhomever I will. Each of you will have your fill.'"

Abu Salama ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman said, "The Companions of the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were neither niggardlynor weak (in worship). They used to recite poems to one another in theirgatherings and they mentioned matters of the Jahiliyya. But when one ofthem was asked about something concerning Allah, his eyes went around asif he were mad."

Abu Hurayra reported that a man who was handsome came to the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "I love beauty and Ihave been given what you see so I do not want anyone to be superior tome (and he either said 'by the strap of a sandal' or 'by a red sandal-thong').Is that pride?" "No," he replied. "Pride is when someone disdains the truthand is contemptuous of people."

'Amr ibn Shu'ayb reported via his father that his grandfather relatedthat the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "On theDay of Rising, the proud will be gathered like specks in the form of men.Abasement will envelop them on every side. They will be driven to a prisonin Jahannam called Bulas. The hottest of fires will rise over them. Theywill have to drink the pus of the people of the Fire, the foul fluid thattheir skins excrete."

'A'isha reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Go ahead, take revenge."

'A'isha reported that the wives of the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, sent Fatima to the Prophet and she asked for permissionto enter while the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, waswith 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, who was wearing a wool dress.He gave her permission to enter and she came in. She said, "Your wiveshave sent me to ask you for justice regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafa(i.e. 'A'isha)." He said, "Daughter, do you love what I love?" "Yes," shereplied. He said, "Then love this woman."

Abu Hurayra said, "There will be a famine at the end of time andwhoever encounters it will not be just to those with hungry stomachs."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Ansar said to the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, "Divide the palm trees between us and ourbrothers." "No," he replied. He said, "Spare us the trouble of their upkeepand we will let you share in the fruit." They replied, "We hear and obey."

'Abdullah ibn 'Umar reported that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab spoke inthe Year of the Drought*, which was a severe, disastrous year, after 'Umarhad done his best to help the Bedouins with camels, wheat and oil fromthe fields to the point where all the fields were dried up as a resultof those efforts. he stood up to make supplication, saying, "O Allah! Providethem at the tops of the mountains!" Allah answered that supplication forhim and the Muslims. When abundant rain fell, he said, "Praise belongsto Allah! By Allah, if Allah had not given us relief, I would not haveleft the people of any Muslim's house with wealth without putting a likenumber of poor people with him. Two will not die with food which will supportone person."

Salama ibn al-Akwa' reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "As for your sacrifices, none of you shouldhave any of it left in his house after a period of three days. When thefollowing year came, they aid, 'Messenger of Allah, should we do the sameas we did last year?' He said, 'Eat and store up, That was a year in whichwe were in difficulty and I wanted you to help."

Hisham ibn 'Urwa reported that his father said, "I was sittingwith Mu'awiya and he muttered to himself and then came to his senses. [Thisis when he was ill.] He said, 'No one has forbearance without it beingput to the test.' He repeated that three times."

Abu Sa'id said, "No one is forbearing unless he himself has madea mistake., No one is wise unless he himself has been tested."

'Ali said, "I prefer to have a group of my brothers join aroundasa' or two of food to going out to the market and setting a slavefree."

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Awf reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "I was present with my uncles at the allianceof the perfumed (Hilf al-Mutayyabin). I would not wish to break it, even for red camels."

Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,formed a pact of brotherhood between Ibn Mas'ud and az-Zubayr."

Anas ibn Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, formed an alliance between Quraysh and the Ansar inmy house in Madina."

'Amr ibn Shu'ayb reported via his father that his grandfather,"The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sat down on thesteps of the Ka'ba in the year of Conquest* and praised and glorified Allah.Then he said, 'Whoever is party to an alliance made in the Jahiliyya,Islam only increases its strength. There is no hijra after the Conquest.'"

Anas said, "Rain fell on us while we were with the Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, took of his garment so that the raincould fall on him. We said, 'Why did you do that?' He said, 'Because ithas newly come from its Lord.'"

Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khuthaym said, "I was sitting with Abu Hurayraon some land he owned at 'Aqiq when some of the people of Madina came tohim on their animals and dismounted. Abu Hurayra said, 'Go to my motherand tell her, "Your son sends you greetings and asks you to give us somethingto eat."'"

'Ali reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "One sheep in a house is a blessing, two sheep are two blessingsand more sheep are all blessings.:

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "The head (or summit) of disbelief liestowards the east and the pride and arrogance lie in people who possesshorses and camels who are also coarse - the bedouins. Tranquillitylies in people who possess sheep."

Ibn 'Abbas said, "I never cease to wonder at dogs and sheep. Such-and-sucha number of sheep were slaughtered in the year and such-and-such a numberwere sacrificed for hajj. One bitch has a litter of such-and-such a numberof puppies, and sheep have more than the dog."

Abu Dhubyan related that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked him, "Abu Dhubyan,how large is your (soldier's) stipend?" "2500," he replied. He told him,"Abu Dhubyan, it was taken from agriculture and increased livestock beforethe lads of Quraysh were appointed over you. They do not consider the stipendto be income."

'Abda ibn Hazn said, "The people of camels and the people of sheepvied with one another for glory. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, 'Musa was sent, and he was a shepherd. Da'ud was sent,and he was a shepherd. I was sent, and I used to herd sheep for my peopleat Ajyad.'"

Abu Hurayra said, "There are seven major wrong actions. The firstof them is to associate things with Allah, then killing someone, slanderingchaste women, and going back to live as a Bedouin after having madehijra."

Thawban said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, told me, 'Do not live the suburbs. The person who livesin the suburbs is like someone who lives in the graves.'"

Shurayh said, "I asked 'A'isha about going out to the desert. Isaid, 'Did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, go outto the desert?' 'Yes,' she replied, 'Yes, he went out to those hillsidestreams.'"

'Amr ibn Wahb said, "I saw Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn Usayd ridingwhen he was in ihram. He placed his garment on his shoulder and he placedit on his thighs. I said, 'What is this?' He replied, 'I saw 'Abdullahact like this.'"

'Abdullah ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Abdu'l-Qari reported that 'Umaribn al-Khattab and an Ansari man were sitting together when 'Abdu'r-Rahmanibn 'Abdu'l-Qari came and sat with them. 'Umar said, "We do not want tostop our conversation." 'Abdu'r-Rahman said, "I will not sit with thosepeople, Amir al-Mu'minin." 'Umar said, "Sit with so-and-so and so-and-soand do not stop our conversation. Then he asked the Ansari, "Who do youthink should be the khalif after me?" The Ansari counted off some men amongthe Muhajirun, but did not mentioned 'Ali. 'Umar asked, "What do they haveagainst Abu'l-Hasan (i.e. 'Ali)? By Allah, if he were in charge of them,he would be the best suited to set them on the Path of the Truth."

Al-Hasan related that a man died and left a son and a mawla. Heappointed the mawla as his son's guardian. This was not remiss and continuedto look after the lad until he came of age an then he found him a wife.Then the boy said to him, "Equip me so that I can seek for knowledge."He fitted him out. The boy then went to a man of knowledge and asked himto teach him. The man said, "Tell me when you want to leave and I willteach you." The boy said, "I feel should leave, so instruct me." The scholarsaid, "Have taqwa of Allah. Have patience. Do not be hasty." Al-Hasan remarkedthat this contains all good.

Ashajj 'Abdu'l-Qays said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said to me, 'You have two qualities which Allah loves.'I asked, 'What are they, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,?' Hesaid, 'Forbearance and modesty.' I asked, 'Have I had them for a long timeor are they new?' He replied, 'You have had them for a long time.' I said,'Praise be to Allah who fashioned me with two qualities which Allah loves!'"

(As hadith above)

(As hadith above)

Mazida al-'Abdi said, "Ashajj came and took the hand of the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and kissed it. The Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, told him, 'You have two qualitieswhich Allah and His Messenger love.' He asked, 'Was I born with them orare they characteristics which I have acquired?' He said, 'No, they arepart of the natural character on which you were formed.' Ashajj said, 'Praisebelongs to Allah who has created me with what Allah an His Messenger love!'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "If one mountain had acted tyrannically towardsanother mountain, the aggressor would have been pulverised."

See hadith 554.

Fadala ibn 'Ubayd reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "Do not ask about three:
a man who parts companywith the community, rebels the ruler and dies while he is a still a rebel.Do not ask about him. Or a slave or slavegirl who runs away from his master.Or a woman whose husband is absent and who has sufficient provision andthen displays her adornments to strangers and mixes freely. Do not askabout three: a man who contends with Allah regarding His cloak. His cloakis pride and His wrapper is His might. Also a man who doubts the commandof Allah. and someone who despairs of Allah's mercy."

Bakkar ibn 'Abdu'l-'Aziz reported from his grandfather that theProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah will deferwhatever wrong actions He wills until the Day of Rising except for tyrannicalbehaviour, disobeying parents or cutting off relatives. He will punishthe one who commits those things in this world before he dies."

Abu Hurayra said, "One of you looks at the mote in his brother'seye while forgetting the stump in his own eye."

Mu'awiya ibn Qurra said, "I was with Ma'qil al-Muzn when he removedsomething harmful from the road. Then I saw something and went over toit. He asked. 'What made you do that, nephew?' He replied, 'I saw you dosomething, so I did it.' He said, 'Nephew, you have done well. I heardthe Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whoever removessomething harmful from the road of the Muslims has a good deed writtenfor him. Anyone who has his good deed accepted will enter the Garden."'"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Give gifts and you will love one another."

Anas said to his son, Thabit, "My son, exchange gifts, it willbringabout love between you."

Abu Hurayra said, "A man from the Banu Fazara gave a camel tothe Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he gave him somethingin exchange for it. That angered the man and I heard the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, state on the minbar, 'One of you gives agift and when I give him something in exchange he becomes angry. By Allah,after this year, I will never accept a gift from any Arab except for Quraysh,the Ansar, a Thaqifi or a Dawsi!'"

Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "Part of what people have learned from the wordsof prophethood is the statement:
'If you do not feel ashamed, do whateveryou like."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Faith consists of sixty (or seventy) branches.The best of them is 'There is no god but Allah.' The lowest of them isto remove harmful things from the road. Modesty is also a branch of faith."

Abu Sa'id said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, had more modesty than a virgin in her tent. When he disliked something,that could be seen in his face."

Sa'id ibn al-'As reported that 'Uthman and 'A'isha told him thatAbu Bakr asked for permission to come in to the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, while he was lying of 'A'isha's bed,wearing 'A'isha's woollen shirt. He gave Abu Bakr permission to enter whilehe was like that. he gave him what he needed and then Abu Bakr left. Then'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, asked for permission to come in andhe gave him permission to come in while he was like that. He gave him whathe needed and then 'Umar left. 'Uthman said, "Then I asked for permissionto come in and he sat up and told 'A'isha, 'Take your garment.' I toldhim what I needed and then I left.' 'A'isha asked, 'Messenger of Allah,why did I see that you did not do for Abu Bakr and 'Umar what you did for'Uthman?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, ''Uthman is a modest man and I feared that if I gave him permissionto come in while I was in that state he would not tell me what he needed.'"

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Whenever there is modesty in a thing, it adornsit. Whenever there is outrage in a thing, it debases it."

Salim reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, passed by a man who berating his brotherabout his modesty. He told him, "Let him be. Modesty is part of faith."

'A'isha said, "The Prophet was lying down in my room with his thighuncovered when Abu Bakr asked for permission to enter. He gave him permissionto enter, remaining as he was. Then 'Umar asked for permission to comein and he gave him permission, remaining as he was. Then 'Uthman askedfor permission to enter and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, sat up and arranged his garment, and then he came in and spoke.When he left, I said, 'Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr came in and you didnot exert yourself nor concern yourself with him. Then 'Umar came in andyou did not exert yourself nor concern yourself with him. Then 'Uthman camein and you sat up and arranged your garment.' He said, 'Should I not bemodest before a man before whom the angels are modest?'"