“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of something that I can adhere to.’ He said: ‘Say: “Allah is my Lord,” then stand straight (adhere steadfastly to Islam).’ He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that you fear most for me?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of his own tongue, then he said: ‘This.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3972)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «هَذَا» وَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ  

I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Inform me about a matter that I may hold fast to." He said: 'Say: My Lord is Allah, then be steadfast.' I said: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you fear most for me?" So he took hold of his tongue and said: 'This.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2410)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَخْوَفُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذَا»  

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of something that I can adhere to.’ He said: ‘Say: “Allah is my Lord,” then stand straight (adhere steadfastly to Islam).’ He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that you fear most for me?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of his own tongue, then he said: ‘This.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3972)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَشَدُّ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ «  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever entrusts to me what is between his two cheeks, I will entrust Paradise to him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ لِي مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ أَتَوَكَّلْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ»  

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of something that I can adhere to.’ He said: ‘Say: “Allah is my Lord,” then stand straight (adhere steadfastly to Islam).’ He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that you fear most for me?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of his own tongue, then he said: ‘This.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3972)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذَا» مَاعِزُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَهُ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ وَهُوَ مُتْقِنٌ  

"For whomever Allah protects against the evil of what is between his jaws and the evil of what is between his legs, he shall enter Paradise." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2409)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ وُقِيَ شَرَّ مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

“Modesty is part of faith, and faith will be in Paradise. Obscenity in speech is part of harshness and harshness will be in Hell.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4184)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْبَذَاءُ مِنَ الْجَفَاءِ وَالْجَفَاءُ فِي النَّارِ وَالْحَيَاءُ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ وَالْإِيمَانُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone swears on oath is the course which he says: "By al-Lat" he should say: There is no god but Allah, and that if anyone says to his friend: Come and let me play for money with you, he should give something in charity (sadaqah). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3247)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ حَلَفَ بِاللَّاتِ وَالْعُزَّى فَلْيَقُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَمَنْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَعَالَ أُقَامِرْكَ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ بِشَيْءٍ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say, "Indeed, a person may utter a word, without seeing any harm in it, that causes them to fall into the Fire for seventy autumns."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مَا يَرَى بِهَا بَأْسًا يَهْوِي بِهَا فِي النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا»  

The servant speaks words for which he is sent down to the Hell-Fire farther than the distance between the east and the west. (Using translation from Muslim 2988a)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ يَنْزِلُ بِهَا فِي النَّارِ أَبْعَدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ»  

The servant speaks words for which he is sent down to the Hell-Fire farther than the distance between the east and the west. (Using translation from Muslim 2988a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مَا يَتَثَبَّتُ فِيهَا يَنْزِلُ بِهَا فِي النَّارِ أَبْعَدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ»  

[Machine] "They had titles in the era of ignorance, so the messenger of Allah called a man by his title. It was said, 'O messenger of Allah, he dislikes being called by that title.' So Allah revealed, 'And do not insult one another by nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith.'"

"He (the Prophet) said, 'The Ansar used to give in charity and provide whatever Allah willed, until difficulties befell them. So they refrained from doing so. Then Allah revealed, 'And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.'"  

كَانَتْ لَهُمْ أَلْقَابٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا بِلَقَبِهِ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ يَكْرَهُهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقَابِ بِئْسَ الِاسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ الْإِيمَانِ} قَالَ وَكَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَيُعْطُونَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ حَتَّى أَصَابَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ فَأَمْسَكُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَأَنْفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ} «  

[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ who said: "None of you should say, 'May Allah disfigure your face and the face of those who resemble you', for indeed Allah created Adam in His own image."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ قَبَّحَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَكُ وَوَجْهَ مَنْ أَشْبَهَ وَجْهَكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ آدَمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man said, 'By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so.' Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, then said, 'I have indeed forgiven so-and-so and nullified your deeds.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَاللَّهِ لَا يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لِفُلَانٍ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِفُلَانٍ وَأَحْبَطْتُ عَمَلَكَ»  

[Machine] I entered the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ and there I saw an elderly man with a white beard. He had a radiant face and was accompanied by a handsome young man. The elderly man said, "O Yamamyy, come here. Never say to a person, 'May Allah never forgive you,' for by Allah, Allah will never admit you into Paradise. I asked, "And who are you? May Allah have mercy on you." He said, "I am Abu Huraira." I said, "Indeed, these are words that one of us may say to his family or his servant when angry." He said, "Do not say it. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'There were two men from the children of Israel who were close to each other. One of them was diligent in worship while the other one was a sinner. The diligent one saw the sinner committing a sin and told him to stop. The sinner replied, 'Leave me alone, I beg you, by my Lord.' The diligent one repeated his advice, but the sinner continued to say, 'Leave me alone, I beg you, by my Lord,' until he found him one day committing a sin that overwhelmed him. The diligent one said, 'Woe to you, stop!' The sinner replied, 'Leave me alone, I beg you, by my Lord. Were you appointed as a watcher over me?' The diligent one said, 'By Allah, Allah will never forgive you or admit you into Paradise.' Then an angel was sent to them, who took their souls. They were brought in the presence of Allah, the Most High. He said, 'My servants, to the diligent one, were you a knowledgeable person or did you have the power to do what was in my hands? Or did you prevent my mercy from reaching my slave?' Then Allah commanded, 'Take the diligent one to Paradise and throw the sinner into the Fire.'" I swear by Allah in whose hand is my soul, that a single word could cause his worldly life and hereafter to be ruined."  

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِشَيْخٍ مُصَفِّرٍ رَأْسَهُ بَرَّاقِ الثَّنَايَا مَعَهُ رَجُلٌ أَدْعَجُ جَمِيلُ الْوَجْهِ شَابٌّ فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ يَا يَمَامِيُّ تَعَالَ لَا تَقُولَنَّ لِرَجُلٍ أَبَدًا لَا يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَاللَّهِ لَا يُدْخِلُكَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَبَدًا قُلْتُ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ قَالَ أَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَكَلِمَةٌ يَقُولُهَا أَحَدُنَا لِبَعْضِ أَهْلِهِ أَوْ لِخَادِمِهِ إِذَا غَضِبَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَلَا تَقُلْهَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كَانَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُتَوَاخِيَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا مُجْتَهِدٌ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ وَالْآخَرُ مُذْنِبٌ فَأَبْصَرَ الْمُجْتَهِدُ الْمُذْنِبَ عَلَى ذَنْبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَقْصِرْ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَلِّنِي وَرَبِّي قَالَ وَكَانَ يُعِيدُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ خَلِّنِي وَرَبِّي حَتَّى وَجَدَهُ يَوْمًا عَلَى ذَنْبٍ فَاسْتَعْظَمَهُ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ أَقْصِرْ قَالَ خَلِّنِي وَرَبِّي أَبُعِثْتَ عَلَيَّ رَقِيبًا؟ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَا يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ أَبَدًا أَوْ قَالَ لَا يُدْخِلُكَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَبَدًا فَبُعِثَ إِلَيْهِمَا مَلَكٌ فَقَبَضَ أَرْوَاحَهُمَا فَاجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فَقَالَ رَبُّنَا لِلْمُجْتَهِدِ أَكُنْتَ عَالِمًا؟ أَمْ كُنْتَ قَادِرًا عَلَى مَا فِي يَدِي؟ أَمْ تَحْظُرُ رَحْمَتِي عَلَى عَبْدِي؟ اذْهَبْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ يُرِيدُ الْمُذْنِبَ وَقَالَ لِلْآخَرِ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ» فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَوْبَقَتْ دُنْيَاهُ وَآخِرَتَهُ «  

None of you should say: Woe be upon the Time, for verily Allah is the Time. (Using translation from Muslim 2246d)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ وَاخَيْبَةَ الدَّهْرِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الدَّهْرُ»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam abuses Dahr (the time), whereas I am Dahr since in My hand are the day and the night. (Using translation from Muslim 2246a)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «قَالَ اللَّهُ يَسُبُّ ابْنُ آدَمَ الدَّهْرَ وَأَنَا الدَّهْرُ بِيَدِي اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ»  

[Machine] "The people of ignorance used to say, 'It is only the night and day that destroy us; it is they who kill us and give us life.' Allah says, 'It is merely our worldly life'."  

«كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُهْلِكُنَا اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ هُوَ الَّذِي يُهْلِكُنَا وَيُمِيتُنَا وَيُحْيِينَا قَالَ اللَّهُ {مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا} الْآيَةَ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Verily, a person may utter a word that makes those present laugh, but he falls into the depths of Hellfire by it, farther than the distance between the Pleiades."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ يُضْحِكُ بِهَا جُلَسَاءَهُ يَهْوِي بِهَا مِنْ أَبْعَدَ مِنَ الثُّرَيَّا»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The most truthful part of a person's speech and the worst part of it are what is between his jaws." Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "He means his tongue."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَيْمَنُ امْرِئٍ وَأَشْأَمُهُ مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ» قَالَ وَهْبٌ يَعْنِي لِسَانَهُ  

[Machine] I heard Ibn Umar say, "Two men from the east stood up to give a speech, and then they sat down. Then Thabit bin Qays, the orator of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , stood up and spoke. They were amazed by his speech. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and delivered a sermon. He said, 'O people, speak what you have to say, for the division of speech is from Satan. Indeed, clarity in speech is a kind of magic.'"  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ قَامَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ خَطِيبَيْنِ فَتَكَلَّمَا ثُمَّ قَعَدَا فَقَامَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ خَطِيبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَكَلَّمَ فَعَجِبُوا مِنْ كَلَامِهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَخَطَبَ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا بِقَوْلِكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا تَشْقِيقُ الْكَلَامِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا»  

[Machine] That you write to me about something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he wrote to him: "I heard him say: 'Verily, Allah hates for you three things: gossiping, excessive questioning, and wasting wealth.'"

Ibn 'Ulayyah said, "Wasting wealth is spending it in an unjust manner."  

أَنِ اكْتُبْ إِلَيَّ بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ «إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَرِهَ لَكُمْ ثَلَاثًا قِيلَ وَقَالَ وَإِضَاعَةَ الْمَالِ وَكَثْرَةَ السُّؤَالِ» قَالَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ «إِضَاعَةُ الْمَالِ إِنْفَاقُهُ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah dislikes for you gossiping, spreading rumors, excessive questioning, and wasting wealth."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَرِهَ لَكُمْ قِيلَ وَقَالَ وَكَثْرَةَ السُّؤَالِ وَإِضَاعَةَ الْمَالِ»  

“The stronger believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to seek that which will benefit you and do not feel helpless. If something overwhelms you, then say: Qaddarallah, wa ma sha'a fa’al (It is the decree of Allah and what He wills He does). And beware of (saying) ‘If only,’ for ‘If only’ opens the door to Satan.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4168)  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ وَكُلٌّ عَلَى خَيْرٍ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَلَا تَعْجِزْ فَإِنْ غَلَبَكَ شَيْءٌ فَقُلْ قَدَرُ اللَّهِ وَمَا شَاءَ وَإِيَّاكَ وَاللَّوَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّوَّ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ الشَّيْطَانِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive for that which will benefit you, seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say, "if only I had done such and such" rather say "Qaddara Allahu wa ma sha'a fa'ala (Allah has decreed and whatever he wills, He does)." For (saying) 'If' opens (the door) to the deeds of Satan.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 79)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ وَفِي كُلٍّ الْخَيْرُ فَاحْرِصْ عَلَى مَا تَنْتَفِعُ بِهِ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْجِزْ فَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَيْءٌ فَلَا تَقُلْ لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَكِنْ قُلْ قَدَرُ اللَّهِ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ فَإِنَّ اللَّوَّ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ الشَّيْطَانِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "One of you should not say, 'I have sown,' but rather, he should say, 'I have cultivated.'" Abu Hurairah said, "Have you not heard the saying of Allah, the Most Blessed and Exalted, 'Have you seen what you cultivate? Is it you who cause it to grow, or are We the cause of growth?'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ زَرَعْتُ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ حَرَثْتُ» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ «أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ إِلَى قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا تَحْرُثُونَ أَأَنْتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَّارِعُونَ} »  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi, but he is recommended to say 'Laqisat Nafsi." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6179)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ خَبُثَتْ نَفْسِي وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ لَقِسَتْ»  

[Machine] "A man among the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ saw in his dream that he met a group of Jews, and their appearance amazed him. He said to them, 'You are a people who claim that Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah.' They replied, 'And you are a people who claim that whatever Allah wills and Muhammad wills happens.' Then he met a group of Christians, and their appearance amazed him. He said to them, 'You are a people who claim that Jesus is the son of Allah.' They replied, 'And you are a people who claim that whatever Allah wills and Muhammad wills happens.' When he woke up, he narrated this to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who said, 'I used to hear this from you and it harmed me. So, do not say, "Whatever Allah wills and Muhammad wills".'"  

رَأَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي النَّوْمِ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ قَوْمًا مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ هَيْئَتُهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَقَوْمٌ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللَّهِ فَقَالُوا وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَلَقِيَ قَوْمًا مِنَ النَّصَارَى فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ هَيْئَتُهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللَّهِ فَقَالُوا وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَصَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُهَا مِنْكُمْ فَتُؤْذُونَنِي فَلَا تَقُولُوا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Prophet of Allah, a man from my people insults me while I am inferior to him. Should I seek revenge against him?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "The mocker and the lied against are the two devils who argue with each other and tell lies."  

قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ قَوْمِي يَشْتُمُنِي وَهُوَ دُونِي أَفَأَنْتَقِمُ مِنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «الْمُسْتَبَّانِ شَيْطَانَانِ يَتَهَاتَرَانِ وَيَتَكَاذَبَانِ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man from my people insults me and he is inferior to me. Is it better for me to respond or to remain patient?" He replied, "The parable of the two indulging in mutual slander is like that of two devils playing together, each saying lies and exaggerations."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يَشْتُمُنِي مِنْ قَوْمِي وَهُوَ دُونِي أَعَلَيَّ مِنْ بَأْسٍ أَنْ أَنْتَصِرَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ «الْمُسْتَبَّانِ شَيْطَانَانِ يَتَهَاتَرَانِ وَيَتَكَاذَبَانِ»  

[Machine] Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one who initiates the argument bears the burden of proof as long as the oppressed person does not transgress."  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْمُسْتَبَّانِ مَا قَالَا فَعَلَى الْبَادِئِ مِنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَعْتَدِ الْمَظْلُومُ»  

When two persons indulge in hurling (abuses) upon one another, it would be the first one who would be the sinner so long as the oppressed does not transgress the limits. (Using translation from Muslim 2587)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمُسْتَبَّيْنَ مَا قَالَا فَهُوَ عَلَى الْبَادِئِ مَا لَمْ يَعْتَدِ الْمَظْلُومُ»  

When a man who had drunk wine was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: Beat him. Abu Hurairah said: Some struck him with their hands, some with their garment. When he turned his face, some people said: Allah put you shame! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not say like that and help the devil to get power over him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4477)   

أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِشَارِبٍ فَقَالَ «اضْرِبُوهُ» فَمِنَّا الضَّارِبُ بِيَدِهِ وَمِنَّا الضَّارِبُ بِنَعْلِهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ أَخْزَاكَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَقُولُوا هَكَذَا لَا تُعِينُوا الشَّيْطَانَ عَلَيْهِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not curse the cock, for it awakens for prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5101)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَسُبُّوا الدِّيكَ فَإِنَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ»  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The wind comes from Allah's mercy. Salamah's version has: It is Allah's mercy; it (sometimes) brings blessing and (sometimes) brings punishment. So when you see it, do not revile it, but ask Allah for some of its good, and seek refuge in Allah from its evil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5097)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الرِّيحَ مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ تَأْتِي بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَتَأْتِي بِالْعَذَابِ فَلَا تَسُبُّوهَا وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ خَيْرِهَا وَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا»