Book 78: Good Manners and Conduct
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Abul Walid narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He said: Walid bin Aizar informed me. He said: I heard Abu Amr Shaibani. He used to say: The owner of this house informed us, and he pointed with his hand towards the house of Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud (ra)). He said: I asked the Prophet (saw): Which deed is dearest to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic? He (saw) said: “Offering the prayer at its proper time.” He asked: Which after that? He (saw) said: “Then doing good to the parents.” He asked: Then which after that? He (saw) said: “Striving (Jihad) in the way of Allah.” (Hazrat Abdullah (ra)) used to say: He (saw) told me these things, (and he said:) If I had asked him (saw) more, he would have told me more.
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us that Jarir (bin Abdul Hamid) told us. He narrated from Umarah bin Qa'qa' bin Shubrumah, Umarah from Abu Zur'ah, Abu Zur'ah from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and asked: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Who has the greatest right that I should treat them with good companionship? He (saw) said: “Your mother.” He said: Then who? He (saw) said: “Your mother.” He asked: Then who? He (saw) said: “Your mother.” He asked: Then who? He (saw) said: “Then your father.” And Ibn Shubrumah and Yahya bin Ayyub said that Abu Zur'ah narrated it to us in the same way.
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Musaddad narrated to us that Yahya (bin Sa'id Qattan) told us. He narrated from Sufyan (Thauri) and Shu'bah. Both of them said: Habib (bin Abi Thabit) narrated to us. He said: And Muhammad bin Kathir narrated to us. Sufyan told us. He narrated from Habib, Habib from Abul Abbas (Sa'ib), Abul Abbas from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (ra). He used to say that a man said to the Prophet (saw): I am going for Jihad. He (saw) asked: “Are your parents living?” He said: Yes. He (saw) said: “Then strive in serving them.”
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Ahmad bin Yunus narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim bin Sa'd told us. He narrated from his father (Sa'd bin Ibrahim bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf), his father from Humaid bin Abdur Rahman, Humaid from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Among the very greatest sins is that a man should curse his parents.” It was asked: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! How does a man curse his parents? He (saw) said: “A man abuses another man's father, and he then abuses his father; and he abuses his mother, and then he abuses his mother.”
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Sa'id bin Abi Maryam narrated to us. He said: Isma'il bin Ibrahim bin Uqbah told us. He said: Nafi' informed me. Nafi' narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra), Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) from the Messenger of Allah (saw). He (saw) said: “Once three men were walking along together when rain overtook them. They left the road and went into a cave in a mountain, and a rock fell from the mountain onto the mouth of their cave. It shut (the cave) upon them. They said to one another: ‘Think of good deeds that you have done for Allah, and pray to Allah through them; perhaps He will remove this rock.’ At this one of them prayed thus: ‘O my Allah! I had very old parents, and I also had little children. I used to graze goats for them. When I came to them in the evening, I would milk and begin first with my parents, giving them milk to drink before my children. One day it happened that I had to go far to graze (the goats) on the trees. I came when evening had already fallen. I found them asleep. I milked as I used to milk, brought the milk and stood at their heads. I disliked waking them from their sleep, and I also disliked giving to the children before them, although the children were crying at my feet. This remained my state and theirs until morning came. So if You know that I did this to seek Your pleasure, then move this rock somewhat for us so that we may at least see the sky through it.’ So Allah moved the rock a little for them, and they began to see the sky through it. And the second prayed thus: ‘O Allah! I had a cousin, the daughter of my paternal uncle, whom I loved, with the intense love that men have for women. I tried to seduce her, and she refused unless I brought her a hundred gold coins (dinars). I worked hard as a labourer, gathered a hundred gold coins and went to her with them. When I sat between her two legs, she said: “Servant of Allah! Fear Allah, and do not break this seal except in a lawful way.” As soon as I heard this, I moved away from her and stood aside. O Allah! If You know that I did this for the sake of Your pleasure, then remove this rock for us.’ So Allah moved the rock somewhat more. And the other said: ‘O Allah! I hired a labourer for the wage of one faraq of rice. When he had finished his work, he said: “Give me my due,” and I offered him his due. He left it and did not accept it, so I kept on sowing that rice until from it I gathered cows, oxen and their herdsman. Then he came to me and said: “Fear Allah and do not wrong me, and give me my due.” I said: “Go to those cows and oxen and their herdsman and take them.” He said: “Fear Allah and do not mock me.” I said: “I am not mocking you. Take those cows and oxen and their herdsman.” He took them and went away with them. If You know that I did this to seek Your pleasure, then open what remains too.’ And Allah the Exalted removed the rock from them.”
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Sa'd bin Hafs narrated to us that Shaiban told us. He narrated from Mansur, Mansur from Musayyab, Musayyab from Warrad, Warrad from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (ra), Hazrat Mughirah (ra) from the Prophet (saw), that he (saw) said: “Allah has made disobedience to mothers unlawful for you, and He has also made it unlawful that one should not give oneself and yet say: ‘Bring!’ And He has also made unlawful the burying of daughters alive. And He has disliked for you idle talk (qila wa qala), asking many questions and wasting wealth.”
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Ishaq (bin Shahin Wasiti) narrated to me that Khalid (bin Abdullah) Wasiti told us. He narrated from (Sa'id bin Iyas) Jurairi, Jurairi from Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakrah, Abdur Rahman from his father (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Shall I not tell you what the very greatest sins are?” We said: Why not, O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Certainly. He (saw) said three times: “Associating partners with Allah and disobedience to parents.” He (saw) was sitting reclining at that time. He sat up and said: “Listen! Speaking falsehood and giving false testimony. Listen! Speaking falsehood and giving false testimony.” He (saw) kept repeating these words so many times that I thought he (saw) would not stop.
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Muhammad bin Walid narrated to me that Muhammad bin Ja'far told us. Shu'bah narrated to us. (He said:) Ubaidullah bin Abi Bakr told me. (Ubaidullah) said: I heard Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He used to say that the Messenger of Allah (saw) mentioned the major sins, or he said that he (saw) was asked about the major sins. He (saw) said: “Associating partners with Allah, killing unjustly and disobedience to parents.” Then he (saw) said: “Shall I not tell you the very greatest sin?” He said: “Speaking falsehood,” or he said: “Giving false testimony.” Shu'bah said: And my strongest assumption is that he (saw) said: “Giving false testimony.”
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(Abdullah bin Zubair) Humaidi narrated to us. Sufyan told us. Hisham bin Urwah told us. (He said:) My father told me that Hazrat Asma' bint Abi Bakr (ra) narrated to me. She used to say: In the time of the Prophet (saw) my mother came to me, eager (for my kindness). I asked the Prophet (saw): Should I treat her kindly? He (saw) said: “Yes.” (Sufyan) Ibn Uyainah used to say: Allah the Exalted revealed this verse concerning her, that is: “Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion” (Qur’an 60:9).
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And Laith said: Hisham told me. He narrated from Urwah, Urwah from Hazrat Asma' (ra). She used to say that my mother, who was an idolatress, came with her father in the days when the Quraish had made a treaty with the Prophet (saw) and had granted a period of truce. I asked the Prophet (saw). I said that my mother has come of her own wish. He (saw) said: “Yes. Treat your mother kindly.”
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Yahya (bin Bukair) narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Uqail, Uqail from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from Ubaidullah bin Abdullah, that Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (ra) told him. Hazrat Abu Sufyan (ra) narrated to him that Heraclius sent for him, and he said: What does he, that is, the Prophet (saw), command? Abu Sufyan (ra) said: He commands us to pray, to give charity, to keep away from indecency and to treat people kindly.
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Musa bin Isma'il narrated to us that Abdul Aziz bin Muslim told us that Abdullah bin Dinar narrated to us. Abdullah said: I heard Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra). He used to say: Hazrat Umar (ra) saw a striped silk suit being sold and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Buy it and wear it on Friday, and also at the time when delegates come to you (saw). He (saw) said: “This is worn only by one for whom there is no good (in the Hereafter).” Then several suits of the same kind came to the Prophet (saw), and he (saw) sent one suit to Hazrat Umar (ra) too. He said: How can I wear it when you (saw) have said about it what you have said? He (saw) said: “I did not give it to you so that you might wear it, but so that you might sell it or give it to someone to wear.” Then Hazrat Umar (ra) sent that suit to a brother of his who lived in Mecca, before he had become a Muslim.
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Abul Walid narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He said: (Amr) Ibn Uthman told me. He said: I heard Musa bin Talhah. Musa narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (Ansari (ra)). He used to say: Someone said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Tell me a deed that will make me enter Paradise.
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Also, Abdur Rahman bin Bishr narrated to me that Bahz (bin Asad Basri) told us that Shu'bah narrated to us. (Amr) Ibn Uthman bin Abdullah bin Mauhab and his father Uthman bin Abdullah told us that both of them heard Musa bin Talhah. He used to narrate from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (ra). A man said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Tell me a deed that will make me enter Paradise. The people said: What is the matter with him, what is the matter with him? The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “He has a need. What is the matter with him?” Then the Prophet (saw) said: “Worship Allah. Do not associate anyone with Him, offer the prayer well, pay the Zakat and treat your relatives kindly.” (He (saw) said:) “Let it (my she-camel) go.” The narrator says: It was as though he (saw) was on his riding animal.
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Yahya bin Bukair narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Uqail, Uqail from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im. Muhammad said: Jubair bin Mut'im told him that he heard the Prophet (saw). He (saw) used to say: “One who severs ties with relatives will not enter Paradise.”
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Ibrahim bin Mundhir told me that Muhammad bin Ma'n narrated to us. He said: My father told me. He narrated from Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id, Sa'id from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw). He (saw) used to say: “Whoever would like his provision to be made abundant and his life to be lengthened for him, let him treat his relatives kindly.”
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Yahya bin Bukair narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Uqail, Uqail from Ibn Shihab. He said: Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra) informed me that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever would like his provision to be made abundant and his life to be lengthened for him, let him treat his relatives kindly.”
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Bishr bin Muhammad narrated to me that Abdullah informed us that Mu'awiyah bin Abi Muzarrid told us. Mu'awiyah said: I heard my paternal uncle Sa'id bin Yasar narrating. Sa'id narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Prophet (saw), that he (saw) said: “Allah the Exalted created the creation. When He had finished creating it, the bond of kinship (rahm) said: ‘Here I stand, having come to take refuge with You from being severed.’ Allah said: ‘Yes. Are you not pleased that I should keep ties with whoever keeps ties with you, and sever ties with whoever severs ties with you?’ The bond of kinship said: ‘Yes, why not, certainly, O my Lord.’ Allah said: ‘This is granted to you.’” The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Would you then, if you are placed in authority, create disorder in the land and sever your ties of kinship?” (Qur’an 47:23).
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Khalid bin Makhlad told us that Sulaiman (bin Bilal) narrated to us. Abdullah bin Dinar told us. Abdullah narrated from Abu Salih, Abu Salih from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Prophet (saw). (He said:) “The bond of kinship (rahm) is a branch from the Gracious (Rahman). Allah said: ‘Whoever joins you, I too shall join him, and whoever breaks ties with you, I too shall break ties with him.’”
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Sa'id bin Abi Maryam narrated to us that Sulaiman bin Bilal told us. He said: Mu'awiyah bin Abi Muzarrid told me. He narrated from Yazid bin Ruman, Yazid from Urwah, Urwah from Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), she from the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “The bond of kinship (rahm) is a branch. Whoever keeps ties with it, I shall keep ties with him, and whoever breaks ties with it, I shall break ties with him.”
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