Manners, Etiquette & Character

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a man of the Ansar who was admonishing his brother regarding shyness. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Leave him alone, for modesty is a part of Iman." .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Shyness does not bring anything except good.".In a narration of Muslim: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "All of shyness is good."

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Iman has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The uppermost of all these is the Testimony of Faith: 'La ilaha illallah' (there is no true god except Allah) while the least of them is the...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was even shier than a virgin behind her veil. When he saw something which he disliked, we could perceive it on his face..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The most evil of the people to Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the man who consorts with his wife and then publicizes her secret.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

My father 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: When (his daughter) Hafsah (May Allah be pleased with her) became a widow, I met 'Uthman bin 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) and offered Hafsah for marriage to...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

On one occasion all the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were with him when his daughter, Fatimah (May Allah be pleased with her) who walked after the style of her father, came there. He (ﷺ) welcomed her saying, "Welcome, O...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me while I was playing with the boys. He greeted us and sent me on an errand. This delayed my return to my mother. When I...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Three are the signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust.".Another narration adds the words: "Even if...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Four are the qualities which, when found in a person, make him a sheer hypocrite, and one who possesses one of them, possesses one characteristic of hypocrisy until he abandons it. These are: When...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "When the revenues of Bahrain will arrive, I shall give you such and such and such." He passed away before the revenues were received. When they arrive during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (May...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "O 'Abdullah! Do not be like so-and-so; he used to get up at night for optional prayer but abandoned it later.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Guard yourselves against the Fire (of Hell) even if it be only with half a date-fruit (given in charity); and if you cannot afford even that, you should at least say a good word.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is also charity to utter a good word.". It is part of a narration that has preceded in its entirety.

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not disdain a good deed, (no matter how small it may seem) even if it is your meeting with your (Muslim) brother with a cheerful face.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) said something, he would repeat his words thrice so that the meanings would be understood fully; and whenever he came upon a group of people, he would greet them, and he would repeat salutation thrice. .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

the speech of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was so clear that all those who listened to it would understand it..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked me on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage to tell the people to keep silent, then he (ﷺ) said, "Do not revert to disbelief after me, chopping the heads of one another." .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) used to preach to us once every Thursday. A man said to him: "O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman, we love your talk and we wish that you preach us every day." He said: "There...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Good Manners

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Prolonging Salat (prayer) and shortening the Khutbah (religious talk) indicate the religious knowledge of the person. Make your Salat long and your sermon short.".