Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

Book 27 of 49 · Jami' al-Tirmidhi

140 hadith Hadith 1897–2037 Sunni
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Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

140 hadith Hadith 1897–2037 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 840–892 CE period by al-Tirmidhi.

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives is book 27 of 49 in Jami' al-Tirmidhi, containing 140 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Termez (Tirmidh), Khurasan. The narrators in this book are associated with 24 distinct geographic locations.

Basra Kufa Makkah Merv al-Taif Damascus Wasit Medina Aden Asbahan Bulkh Cairo Hamadan Baghdad Basrah Iran Yemen Khurasan Sana al-Yamama كان ينزل بغداد جرجان Iraq Nisapur

Narrators in This Book

This book features 204 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Hurairah, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Musa al-Samsar أحمد بن محمد بن موسى السمسار, Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل.

Hadith in This Book 140 hadith

1 1897
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Who most deserves(my) reverence?' He said: 'Your mother.'" He said: "I said: 'Then who?' He said: 'Your mother.'" He said: "I said: 'Then who?' He…
2 1898
"I asked the Messenger of Allah: 'O Messenger of Allah! Which is the most virtuous of deeds?' He said: 'Salat during its appropriate time.' I said: 'Then what, O Messenger of…
3 1899
the Prophet said: "The Lord's pleasure is in the parent's pleasure, and the Lord's anger is in the parent's anger."(Hasan).
4 1900
He said that a man came and said : "I have a wife whom my mother has ordered me to divorce." So Abu Ad-Darda said: " I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'The father is the…
5 1901
" The messenger of Allah said: 'Shall I not tell you of the biggest of the major sins?' they said : 'Of course! O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'To join partners with Allah, and…
6 1902
the Messenger of Allah said: "It is among the greatest of sins that a man should curse his parents." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! Does a man curse his parents?" He said:…
7 1903
the Prophet said: "Among the most dutiful of deeds is that a man nurture relations with the people his father was friends with."
8 1904
the Prophet said: "The maternal aunt holds the same status as the mother."
9 1905
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have been afflicted by a tremendous sin. Is there any repentance for me?" He said: "Do you have your mother?" The…
10 1906
(Another chain) From Abu Bakr bin Hafs, from the Prophet (ﷺ), and it is similar, but he did not mention "from Ibn `Umar" in it. This is more correct than the Hadith of Abu…
11 1907
"Three supplications are accepted , there is no doubt in them (about them being accepted): The supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the traveler, and the…
12 1908
the Messenger of Allah said: "A son could not do enough for his father, unless he found him as a slave and purchased him to set him free."
13 1909
" Abu Al-Laithi complained(of an illness). So 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf visited him. He said: 'The best of you, and the most apt to maintain good relations, as far as I know, is Abu…
14 1910
the Prophet said: "Merely maintaining the ties of kinship is not adequate. But connecting the ties of kinship is when his ties to the womb are severed and he connects it."
15 1911
the Messenger of Allah said: "The one who severs ties will not enter Paradise." Ibn Abi 'Umar said: "Sufyan said: 'Meaning: Ties of the womb."
16 1912
'a righteous woman, Khawlah bint Hakim said: "The Messenger of Allah came out during the middle of the day, while holding one of the sons of his daughter in his arms. He was…
17 1913
"Al-Aqra' bin Habis saw the prophet kissing Al-Hasan"- Ibn Abi 'Umar (one of the narrators) said:"Al-Hasan and Al-Husain." So he said: 'I have ten children and I do not kiss any…
18 1914
the Messenger of Allah said: "There is no one who has three daughters, or three sisters, and he treats them well, except that he enters paradise."
19 1915
Messenger of Allah said:"Whoever is tried with something from daughters, and he is patient with them, they will be a barrier from the Fire for him."
20 1916
the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever raises two girls then I and he will enter Paradise like these two." And he indicated with his two fingers.
21 1917
"A woman came to me with two daughters. She was asking (for food) but I did not have anything with me except a date. So I gave it to her and she divided it between her two…
22 1918
the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever has three daughters, or three sisters, or two daughters, or two sisters and he keeps good company with them and fears Allah regarding them,…
23 1919
the Prophet said: Whoever takes in an orphan among the Muslims to raise, to feed him and give him drink, Allah admits him into Paradise without a doubt, unless he has done a sin…
24 1920
the Messenger of Allah said: " I and the sponsor of an orphan shall be in Paradise like these two."And he indicaed with his fingers, meaning his index and his middle finger
25 1921
"An older man came to talk to the Prophet, and the people were hesitant to make room for him. The Prophet said: ;He is not one of us who does not have mercy on our young and does…
26 1922
'He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, nor knows the honor of our elders."
27 1923
" He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, respect our elders, and command good and forbid evil."
28 1924
"Whoever does not show mercy to the people, Allah will not show mercy to him."
29 1925
"Mercy is not removed (from anyone) except from a wicked one."
30 1926
"The merciful are shown mercy by Ar-Rahman. Be merciful on the earth, and you will be shown mercy from Who is above the heavens. The womb is named after Ar-Rahman, so whoever…
31 1927
" I pledged to the Prophet to establish the Salat, give the Zakat, and to give sincere advice to every Muslim."
32 1928
the Messenger of Allah said: "The religion is An-Nasihah" three times. They said: "O Messenger of Allah! For Whom?" He said : "To Allah , His books, the A'immah of the Muslims,…
33 1929
: "The Muslim is the brother to the Muslim, he does not cheat him, lie to him, nor deceive him. All of the Muslim is unlawful to another Muslim: His Honor, his wealth, and his…
34 1930
: The believer is to the believer like parts of a building, each one of them supporting the other."
35 1931
: "Indeed (each) one of you is the reflection of his brother. So if he sees something harmful in him, then let him remove it from him."
36 1932
: "Whoever relieves a Muslim of a burden from the burdens of the world, Allah will relieve him of a burden from the burdens on the Day of Judgement. And whoever helps ease a…
37 1933
"Whoever protects his brother's honor, Allah protects his face from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection."
38 1934
: It is not lawful for the Muslim to shun his brother for more than three (days); they come fare to fare and this one turns away, and that one turns away. The best of them is the…
39 1935
: "When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf arrived in Al-Madinah, the Messenger of Allah established a bond of brotherhood between him and sa'd bin Ar-Rabi. So he said to him: "Come here, I…
40 1936
" O Messenger of Allah! What is backbiting?" He said : " Mentioning your brother with that which he does not like." He said " What if what I said about him is so?" He said: "If…
41 1937
"Do not cut off one another, nor desert one another, nor hate one another, nor envy one another. Be you , O worshippers o Allah, brothers. It is not lawful for the Muslim to shun…
42 1938
"There is to be no envy except for two: A man to whom Allah grants wealth and he spends from it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day. And a man to whom Allah…
43 1939
"Indeed Ash-Shaitan has despaired of getting those who perform Salat to worship him.But he is engaged in sowing hatred among them."
44 1940
"One who brings peace between people is not a liar, he says something good, or reports something good."
45 1941
"it is not lawful to lie except in three cases: Something the man tells his wife to please her, to lie during war, and to lie in order to bring peace between the people."
46 1942
"Whoever causes harm, Allah harms him, and whoever is harsh, Allah will be harsh with him."
47 1943
"Cursed are those who harm a believer, or plot to do so."
48 1944
"Jibril – may the Salawat of Allah be upon him – continued to recommend me about (treating) the neighbors so (kindly and politely), that I thought he would order me to make them…
49 1945
"Abdullah bin Amr had a sheep slaughtered for his family, so when he came he said: 'Have you given some to our neighbor, the Jew? Have you given some to our neighbor, the Jew? I…
50 1946
"The companion who is the best to Allah is the one who is best to his companion. And the neighbor that is the best to Allah is the one that is best to his neighbor."
51 1947
"Allah has made some of your brothers as slaves under your care. So whoever has his brother under his care, then let him feed him from his food, and let him clothe him from his…
52 1948
"The one who treats his slaves badly will not enter paradise."
53 1949
"If somebody slanders his slave (by accusing him of committing illegal sexual intercourse) and the slave is innocent from what he says, Allah will impose the punishment upon him…
54 1950
"I was beating a slave of mine and I heard someone behind me saying: 'Beware O Abu Mas'ud! Beware O Abu Mas'ud!' So I turned around and saw that it was the Messenger of Allah. He…
55 1951
"A man came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! How many times should the servant be pardoned?' The Prophet was silent. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allah! How many…
56 1952
"When one of you beats his servant then he (should) remember Allah and, withhold your hands."
57 1953
"That a man should discipline his son is better for him than to have given a Sa' in charity."
58 1954
"There is no gift that a father gives his son more virtuous than good manners."
59 1955
"The Prophet would accept gifts and he would give something in return."
60 1956
"Whoever is not grateful to the people, he is not grateful to Allah."
61 1958
"Your smiling in the face of your brother is charity, commanding good and forbidding evil is charity, your giving directions to a man lost in the land is charity for you. Your…
62 1959
"Whoever gives someone some milk or silver, or guides him through a strait, then he will have the reward similar to freeing a slave."
63 1960
"When a man was walking on the road, he found a thorny branch and removed it. Allah appreciated his action by forgiving him."
64 1961
"When a man narrates a narration, then he looks around, then it is a trust."
65 1962
" O the Messenger of Allah! I have nothing except what was given to me by (my husband) Az-Zubair, shall I give it (in charity)?'" It was said: "Do not hold (your wealth) so that…
66 1963
"Generosity is close to Allah, close to Paradise, close to the people and far from the Fire. Stinginess is far from Allah, far from Paradise, far from the people and close to the…
67 1964
"Two traits are not combined in a believer: Stinginess and bad manners."
68 1965
"The swindler, the stingy person, and the Mannan shall not enter Paradise."
69 1966
"The believer is naively noble and the stingy person is deceitfully treacherous."
70 1967
"A man's spending on his family is charity."
71 1968
"The most virtuous of the Dinar is the Dinar spent by a man on his dependants, and the Dinar spent by a man on his beast in the Cause of Allah, and the Dinar spent by a man on his…
72 1969
"My eyes saw the Messenger of Allah, and my ears heard him speaking when he was speaking and he said: 'Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, then let him honor his guest…
73 1970
: "Hospitality is for three days, and his reward is a day and a night, and whatever is spent on him after that is charity. And it is not lawful for him (the guest) to stay so long…
74 1971
"The one who looks after a widow and a poor person is like the Mujahid in the cause of Allah, or like the one who fasts all the day and stands (in prayer) all the night."
75 1972
"Every good is charity. Indeed among the good is to meet your brother with a smiling face, and to pour what is left in your bucket into the vessel of your brother."
76 1973
"Abide by truthfulness. For indeed truthfulness leads to righteousness. And indeed righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues telling the truth and trying hard to tell the…
77 1974
"When the slave (of Allah) lies, the angel goes a mile away from him because of the stench of what he has done."Yahya said: "(I asked) 'Abdur-Rahim bin Harun if he approved of…
78 1975
"There was no behavior more hated to the Messenger of Allah than lying. A man would lie in narrating something in the presence of the Prophet, and he would not be content until he…
79 1976
"Al-Fuhsh is not present in anything but it mars it, and Al-Haya' is not present in anything but it beautifies it."
80 1977
"The best of you are those best in conduct.' And the Prophet was not one who was obscene, nor one who uttered obscenities."
81 1978
"Do not curse yourselves with Allah's curse, nor with His anger, nor with the Fire."
82 1979
"The believer does not insult the honor of others, nor curse, nor commit Fahishah, nor is he foul."
83 1980
"Do not curse the wind, for it is merely doing as ordered , and whoever curses something undeservingly, then the curse returns upon him."
84 1981
"Learn enough about your lineage to facilitate keeping your ties of kinship. For indeed keeping the ties of kinship encourages affection among the relatives, increases the wealth,…
85 1982
"No supplication is more readily responded to, than the supplication made for someone who is absent."
86 1983
"(The burden of) what is said by the two who vilify each other is upon the one who initiated it, as long as the one who was wronged does not transgress."
87 1984
"Do not vilify the dead (and) by that harm the living."
88 1985
"Verbally abusing the Muslim is disobedience and fighting him is disbelief." Zubaid said:"I said to Abu Wa'il: 'Did you hear it from 'Abdullah?' He said: 'Yes.'"
89 1986
"Indeed in Paradise there are chambers, whose outside can be seen from their inside, and their inside can be seen from their outside." A Bedouin stood and said : 'Who are they…
90 1987
"How wonderful it is for one of them that he obeys Allah and fulfills the rights of his master." Meaning the slave. And Ka'b said: "Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth."
91 1988
"There shall be upon dunes of musk- I think he said: On the Day of Judgment- a slave who fulfills Allah's right and the right of his patron (master), a man who leads a people (in…
92 1989
"The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'Have Taqwa of Allah wherever you are, and follow an evil deed with a good one to wipe it out, and treat the people with good behavior."
93 1990
"Beware of Zann (suspicion), for indeed Zann is the falsest of speech."
94 1991
" The Messenger of Allah used to mingle with us such that he said to my younger brother: 'O Abu 'Umair! What did the Nughair do?'"
95 1992
"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You joke with us?' He said: 'Indeed I do not say except what is true.'" (Hasan)'
96 1993
"A man sought a mount from the Messenger of Allah who said: 'Indeed, I will let you ride on a she-camel's child.' So he said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What can ashe-camel's child…
97 1994
"O possessor of two ears!" Mahmud said: "Abu Usamah said: 'He only meant it as a joke.'"
98 1995
"Whoever avoids lying while he is doing so falsely, a house will be built for him on the skirts of Paradise. Whoever avoids arguing while he is in the right, a house will be built…
99 1996
"It is enough sin for you that you never stop disputing."
100 1997
"Do not argue with your brother, do not joke with him, and do not make a promise, only to not fulfill it."
101 1998
"A man sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah while I was with him, so he said: 'What an evil son of his tribe, or brother of his tribe.' Then he admitted him and…
102 1999
"Love your beloved moderately, perhaps he becomes hated to you someday. And hate whom you hate moderately, perhaps he becomes your beloved someday."
103 2000
"Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall…
104 2001
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has a speck of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a speck of faith in his heart, shall not…
105 2002
"A man shall remain exalting himself until he is written among the tyrants, so that he suffers from their afflictions."
106 2003
"They (meaning the people in general) told me that I was proud, while I rode a donkey, wore a cloak, and I milked the sheep. And the Messenger of Allah said to me: "Whoever does…
107 2004
"Nothing is heavier on the believer's Scale on the Day of Judgment than good character. For indeed Allah, Most High, is angered by the shameless obscene person."
108 2005
"Nothing is placed on the Scale that is heavier than good character. Indeed the person with good character will have attained the rank of the person of fasting and prayer."
109 2006
"Taqwa of Allah, and good character." And he was asked about that for which people are admitted into the Fire the most, and he said: " The mouth and the private parts."
110 2007
'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak explained good character, and then he said: "It is a smiling face, doing one's best in good, and refraining from harm."
111 2008
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I stayed with a man who did not entertain me nor behave hospitably with me. Then he came to stay with me, shall I reciprocate the same to him?' He…
112 2009
“Do not be a people without a will of your own, saying: 'If people treat us well, we will treat them well; and if they do wrong, we will do wrong,' but accustom yourselves to do…
113 2010
"Whoever visits the sick, or visits his brother in Allah (faith), a caller calls out: 'May you have goodness and livelihood be good, and may you dwell in an adobe in Paradise.'"
114 2011
"Al-Haya is from faith, and faith is in Paradise. Obscenity is from rudeness, and rudeness is in the Fire."
115 2012
"Taking the good route is a part of the twenty-four parts of Prophethood."
116 2013
"Indeed there are two traits in you that Allah loves: Forbearance, and deliberateness."
117 2014
"Deliberateness is from Allah, and haste is from the Ash-shaitan."
118 2015
"Whoever was given his share of gentleness, then he has been given a share of good. And whoever has been prevented from his share of gentleness, then he has been prevented from…
119 2016
"The Messenger of Allah sent Mu'adh to Yemen, and said: 'Beware of the supplication of the oppressed; for indeed there is no barrier between it and Allah.'"
120 2017
that "I served the Prophet for ten years. He never said Uff and never blamed me by saying: 'Why did you do so' or why did you not do so?' And the Messenger Of Allah had the best…
121 2018
"I asked 'Aishah about the character of the Messenger of Allah. She said: 'He was not obscene, nor uttering obscenities, nor screaming in the markets, he would not return an evil…
122 2019
"I was not jealous of any wife of the Prophet as I was jealous of Khadijah, and it was not because I saw her. It was only because the Messenger of Allah mentioned her so much, and…
123 2020
"Indeed the most beloved among you to me, and the nearest to sit with me on the Day of Judgment is the best of you in character. And indeed, the most disliked among you to me, and…
124 2021
"The believer is not one who curses others."
125 2022
"Teach me something that is not too much for me so that, perhaps, I may abide by it." He (S.A.W) said: "Do not get angry." He repeated that (the request) a number of times, each…
126 2023
"Whoever suppresses his rage while he is able to unleash it, Allah will call him before the heads (leaders) of creation on the Day of Judgement, so that he can inform Him of which…
127 2024
"No young person honors an elder due to his age, except that Allah appoints for him one who will honor him at that age."
128 2025
"The gates of Paradise are opened on Monday and Thursday. In them, (will enter) whoever has not associated anything with Allah will be forgiven, except for the two who shun each…
129 2026
"Some persons from the Ansar asked for (something) from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he gave them. They again asked him for (something), and he gave them. Then he said:…
130 2027
"Indeed among the worst of people to Allah, on the Day of Judgment, is the two faced person."
131 2028
"Aman passed by Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman and it was said to him: "This person conveys news about the people to the leaders.' So Hudaifah said: 'The Messenger of Allah said: 'The…
132 2029
"Al-Haya' and Al-'Iy are two branches of faith, and Al-Badha and Al-Bayan are two branches of Hypocrisy."
133 2030
"Indeed there is magic in eloquence'-or- 'Indeed some eloquence is magic.'"
134 2031
"Charity does not diminish wealth, Allah does not increase a man in anything for his pardoning (others) but in honor, and none humbles himself for Allah but Allah raises him."
135 2032
"Oppression shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment."
136 2033
"The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) never criticized any food. if he liked it, he would eat it, and if not, he would leave it."
137 2034
“The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ascended the Minbar and called out with a raised voice: ’O you who accepted Islam with his tongue, while faith has not reached his heart! Do not…
138 2035
"There is no forbearance except for the one who stumbled, and there is no wisdom except for the one who has experience." (Dai'f)
139 2036
"Whoever is given a gift, then if he finds something let him reciprocate. If he has nothing, then let him mention some praise. For whoever has mentioned some praise, then he has…
140 2037
"Whoever some good was done to him, and he says: 'May Allah reward you in goodness' then he has done the most that he can of praise."