Manners, Etiquette & Character

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The Book of Poetry

He who played Nardashir (a game similar to backgammon) is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Who among the people is most deserving of a fine treatment from my hand? He said: Your mother. He again said: Then who (is the next one)? He said: Again it is your mother (who deserves the best treatment from...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Allah's Messenger, who amongst the people is most deserving of my good treatment? He said: Your mother, again your mother, again your mother, then your father, then your nearest relatives according to the order (of nearness).

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

A person came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). The rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by jarir but with this addition: By your father, you would get the information.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

" Who amongst the people deserves the best treatment from me".

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Are your parents living? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: You should put in your best efforts (in their) service.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Habib with the several chains of transmitters.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

There came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) a person and said: I owe allegiance to you for migration and Jihad seeking reward only from Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Is one from amongst your parents living? He said: Yes, of...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Juraij, it is your mother, so talk to her. She found him at that time absorbed in prayer, so he said (to himself): O Lord, my mother (is calling me) (whereas I am absorbed) in my prayer. He opted for...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

None spoke in the cradle but only three (persons), Christ son of Mary, the second one the companion of Juraij. Juraij had got constructed a temple and confined himself in that. His mother came to him as he was busy...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into dust. It was said: Allah's Messenger, who is he? He said: He who sees either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Let him be humbled, let him be humbled. It was said: Allah's Messenger, who is he? He said. He who finds his parents in old age, either one or both of them, and does not enter Paradise.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Let him be humbled thrice, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

We said to him ('Abdullah b. 'Umar): May Allah do good to you, these are desert Arabs and they are satisfied even with meagre (things). Thereupon Abdullah said: His father was loved dearly by 'Umar b. Khattib and I heard...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

The finest act of goodness is that a person should treat kindly the loved ones of his father.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Arn't you so and so? He said: Yes He gave him his donkey and said: Ride it, and tie the turban round your head. Some of his companions said: May Allah pardon you, you gave to this desert Arab the...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about virtue and vice. He said: Virtue is a kind disposition and vice is what rankles in your heart and that you disapprove that people should come to know of it.

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

I stayed with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for one year. What obstructed me to migrate was (nothing) but (persistent) inquiries from him (about Islam). (It was a common observation) that when anyone of us migrated (to Medina) he ceased to ask...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Verily Allah created the universe and when He had finished that, ties of relationship came forward and said This is the place for him who seeks refuge from severing (of blood-relationship). He said: Yes. Are you not satisfied that I...

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The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

The tie of kinship is suspended to the Throne and says: He who unites me Allah would unite him and he who severed me Allah would sever him.