The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words

Book 40 of 57 · Sahih Muslim

23 hadith Hadith 5712–5734 Sunni
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The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words

Sahih Muslim

23 hadith Hadith 5712–5734 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 837–875 CE period by ibn al-Hajjaj.

The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words is book 40 of 57 in Sahih Muslim, containing 23 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Nishapur (Naysabur), Khorasan.

Narrators in This Book

This book features 6 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Hurairah, Alqama bin Wa'il bin Hjr علقمة بن وائل بن حجر, 'Aisha and 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, Abu Umama al-Bahili, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri.

Hadith in This Book 23 hadith

1 5712 Sahih
I heard Allah's Messenger (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…
2 5713 Sahih
Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam displeases Me by abusing Dahr (time), whereas I am Dahr--I alternate the night and the day.
3 5714 Sahih
Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam causes Me pain as he says: Woe be upon the Time. None of you should say this: Woe be upon the Time, as I am the Time…
4 5715 Sahih
None of you should say: Woe be upon the Time, for verily Allah is the Time.
5 5716 Sahih
Do not curse Time, for it is Allah Who is Time.
6 5717 Sahih
None of you should abuse Time for it is Allah Who is the Time, and none of you should call 'Inab (grape) as al-karm, for karm is a Muslim person.
7 5718 Sahih
Do not use the word karm (for wine) for worthy of respect is the heart of a believer.
8 5719 Sahih
Do not name grape as karm, for worthy of respect is a Muslim.
9 5720 Sahih
None of you should use the word al-harin (for grape) for the heart of a believer is karm (worthy of respect).
10 5721 Sahih
None of you should use the word al-karm for 'Inab, for karm (worthy of respect) is a Muslim person.
11 5722 Sahih
Do not say al-karm (for the word vine) but say al-habala (that is grape).
12 5723 Sahih
This hadith has been reported by Alqama b. Wa'il on the authority of his father with a different chain of transmitters and with a slight variation of wording.
13 5724 Sahih
None of you should say: My bondman and my slave-girl, for all of you are the bondmen of Allah, and all your women are the slave-girls of Allah; but say: My servant, my girl, and…
14 5725 Sahih
None of you should say: My bondman, for all of you are the bondmen of Allah, but say: My young man, and the servant should not say: My Lord, but should say: My chief.
15 5726 Sahih
My Lord, and Abu Mu'awiya made an addition:" For it is Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, Who is your Lord."
16 5727 Sahih
None of you should say: Supply drink to your lord, feed your lord, help your lord in performing ablution, and none of you should say: My Lord. He should say: My chief, my patron;…
17 5728 Sahih
None of you should say: "My soul has become evil," but he should say: "My soul has become remorseless." This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Bakr with a slight…
18 5729 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abia Mu'iwiya with the same chain of transmitters.
19 5730 Sahih
None of you should say:" My soul has become evil," but he should say:" My soul has become remorseless."
20 5731 Sahih
There was a woman from Bani Isra'il who was short-statured and she walked in the company of two tall women with wooden sandals in her feet and a ring of gold made of plates with…
21 5732 Sahih
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made a mention of a woman of Bana Isra'il who had filled her ring with musk and musk is the most fragrant of the scents.
22 5733 Sahih
He who is presented with a flower should not reject it, for it is light to carry and pleasant in odour.
23 5734 Sahih
This is how Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fumigated.