6. Book of Righteousness and Excellence (Iḥsān) (2)
٦۔ كِتَابُ الْبِرِّ وَالْإِحْسَانِ
ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِالْمُلَايَنَةِ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْقَوْلِ مَعَ بَسْطِ الْوَجْهِ لَهُمْ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not belittle any good deed, and if you cannot find any, then greet people with a cheerful face."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَحْقِرَنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ شَيْئًا فَإنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَلَايِنِ النَّاسَ وَوَجْهُكَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُنْبَسِطٌ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ إِذَا كَانَ هَيِّنًا لَيِّنًا قَرِيبًا سَهْلًا، قَدْ يُرْجَى لَهُ النَّجَاةُ مِنَ النَّارِ بِهَا
[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Verily, what is forbidden for the Hellfire is every gentle, kind, near, and easy thing."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا يُحَرَّمُ عَلَى النَّارِ كُلُّ هَيِّنٍ لَيِّنٍ قَرِيبٍ سَهْلٍ»
ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ هَذَا الْخَبَرَ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ
[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ said, "Shall I not inform you about those who are forbidden from Hellfire?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" He said, "Every person who is gentle, kind, and close to others."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَنْ تُحَرَّمُ عَلَيْهِ النَّارُ»؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «عَلَى كُلِّ هَيِّنٍ لَيِّنٍ قَرِيبٍ سَهْلٍ»
ذِكْرُ كِتْبَةِ اللَّهِ الصَّدَقَةَ لِلْمُدَارِي أَهْلَ زَمَانِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ ارْتِكَابِ مَا يَكْرَهُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فِيهَا
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Interacting with people kindly is an act of charity."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ صَدَقَةٌ»
ذِكْرُ كِتْبَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الصَّدَقَةَ لِلْمَرْءِ بِالْكَلِمَةِ الطَّيِّبَةِ يُكَلِّمُ بِهَا أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ
[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ , he said, 'A good word is a form of charity, and every step you take towards the mosque is a form of charity.'"
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ وَكُلُّ خُطْوَةٍ تَخْطُوهَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ صَدَقَةٌ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْكَلَامَ الطَّيِّبَ لِلْمُسْلِمِ يَقُومُ مَقَامَ الْبَذْلِ لِمَالِهِ عِنْدَ عَدَمِهِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Beware of the fire, even if it is with half a date, and if you cannot find that, then with a good word."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ»
ذِكْرُ كِتْبَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الصَّدَقَةَ لِلْمُسْلِمِ بِتَبَسُّمِهِ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Your smile in the face of your brother is a charity."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ صَدَقَةٌ»
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ تَشْبِيهِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ الْكَلِمَةَ الطَّيِّبَةَ بِالنَّخْلَةِ، وَالْخَبِيثَةَ بِالْحَنْظَلِ
[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ was brought a piece of a branch and he said: "A good word is like a good tree, its root is firmly established and its branches are in the sky, it produces its fruit at all times by the permission of its Lord." He said: "It is the palm tree." And he said: "And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, it is uprooted from the surface of the earth, it has no stability." He said: "It is the thorny plant."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِقِنَاعِ جَزْءٍ فقَالَ {مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا} فقَالَ «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ» {وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ اجْتُثَّتْ مِنْ فَوْقِ الْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِنْ قَرَارٍ} قَالَ «هِيَ الْحَنْظَلَةُ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ الْجَنَّةَ التُّقَى وَحُسْنَ الْخُلُقِ
“The Prophet ﷺ was asked: ‘What most admits people to Paradise?’ He said: ‘Piety and good manners.’ And he was asked: ‘What most leads people to Hell?’ He said: ‘The two hollow ones: The mouth and the private part.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4246)
سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ «تَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ» قِيلَ فَمَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ النَّارَ؟ قَالَ «الْأَجْوَفَانِ الْفَمُ وَالْفَرْجُ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ مَنْ كَانَ أَحْسَنَ خُلُقًا
[Machine] "Abdullah ibn Amr said, 'Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was not obscene nor did he utter obscenities. He used to say, 'The best among you are those with the best manners.'"
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَاحِشًا وَلَا مُتَفَاحِشًا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ «خِيَارُكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ حُسْنَ الْخُلُقِ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ مَا أُعْطِيَ الْمَرْءُ فِي الدُّنْيَا
[Machine] They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing that a Muslim is given?" He replied, "Good character."
قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَفْضَلُ مَا أُعْطِيَ الْمَرْءُ الْمُسْلِمُ؟ قَالَ «حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مِنْ أَكْمَلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَانًا مَنْ كَانَ أَحْسَنَ خُلُقًا
The Prophet ﷺ said: The most perfect believer in respect of faith is he who is best of them in manners. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4682)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَكْمَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَانًا أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا»
ذِكْرُ رَجَاءِ نَوَالِ الْمَرْءِ بِحُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ دَرَجَةَ الْقَائِمِ لَيْلَهُ الصَّائِمِ نَهَارَهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4798)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَيُدْرِكُ بِخُلُقِهِ دَرَجَةَ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْخُلُقَ الْحَسَنَ مِنْ أَثْقَلِ مَا يَجِدُ الْمَرْءُ فِي مِيزَانِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The heaviest thing in the scale is good character."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَثْقَلُ شَيْءٍ فِي الْمِيزَانِ الْخُلُقُ الْحَسَنُ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّ الْعِبَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ، وَأَقْرَبِهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ كَانَ أَحْسَنَ خُلُقًا
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The most beloved of you to Allah and the closest to me in companionship are those who have the best manners. And the most hateful of you to Allah and the farthest from me are the talkative, boastful people."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَحَبَّكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَقْرَبَكُمْ مِنِّي أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا وَإِنَّ أَبْغَضَكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَبْعَدَكُمْ مِنِّي الثَّرْثَارُونَ الْمُتَفَيْهِقُونَ الْمُتَشَدِّقُونَ»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ قَدْ يَنْتَفِعُ فِي دَارَيْهِ بِحُسْنِ خُلُقِهِ، مَا لَا يَنْتَفِعُ فِيهِمَا بِحَسَبِهِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The nobility of a person lies in their religion, their integrity lies in their intellect, and their worth is determined by their character."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَرَمُ الْمَرْءِ دِينُهُ وَمُرُوءَتُهُ عَقْلُهُ وَحَسَبُهُ خُلُقُهُ»
ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ مِنْ تَحْسِينِ الْخُلُقِ عِنْدَ طُولِ عُمُرِهِ
[Machine] About the Messenger of Allahﷺ he said: "Shall I not inform you about your best? They said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'The ones among you with the longest lives and the best character.'"
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ ﷺ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخِيَارِكُمْ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «أَطْوَلُكُمْ أَعْمَارًا وَأَحْسَنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مَنْ حَسُنَ خُلُقُهُ كَانَ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ مِمَّنْ قَرُبَ مَجْلِسُهُ مِنَ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ
[Machine] The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said in a gathering, "Shall I inform you about the most beloved to me and the closest of you to me in position on the Day of Resurrection?" He repeated this question three times, and we said, "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "The best of you in character."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ » ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَقُولُهَا قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «أَحْسَنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مَنْ حَسُنَ خُلُقُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَانَ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
[Machine] We were with the Prophet ﷺ as if a dove was sitting on our heads. When some Bedouins came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, give us advice." He replied, "O people, Allah has removed hardship from you except for one who borrows from his brother. That is the one who is facing hardship and destruction." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, can we seek medical treatment?" He said, "Yes, indeed Allah has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure, except for one disease." They asked, "What is it, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Old age." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who are the most beloved people to Allah?" He said, "The most beloved people to Allah are those who have the best character."
كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِنَا الرَّخَمَ مَا يَتَكَلَّمُ مِنَّا مُتَكَلِّمٌ إِذْ جَاءَهُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفْتِنَا فِي كَذَا أَفْتِنَا فِي كَذَا فقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ وَضَعَ عَنْكُمُ الْحَرَجَ إِلَّا امْرَأً اقْتَرَضَ مِنْ عِرْضِ أَخِيهِ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي حَرِجَ وَهَلَكَ» قَالُوا أَفَنَتَدَاوَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ دَاءً إِلَّا أَنْزَلَ لَهُ دَوَاءً غَيْرَ دَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ» قَالُوا وَمَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «الْهَرَمُ» قَالُوا فَأَيُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ « أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا»