Manners, Etiquette & Character

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Whenever we came to the gathering of the Prophet, we would sit down at the end (of the assembly)..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If a man takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself thoroughly, uses oil and perfume which is available in the house, sets forth for the mosque, does not (forcibly) sit between two persons, offers the...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not permissible for a man to separate between two . And in a version narrated by Abu Dawud "He should not sit between two men without their permission."

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

The Messenger of Allah curses the one who sits in the middle of people's circle.. A man sat in the middle of a circle so Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Cursed upon the tongue of Muhammad (ﷺ)...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying "The best assemblies are those in which people make room for one another.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whoever sits in a gathering and indulges in useless talk and before getting up supplicates: 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O Allah, You are free from...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Towards the end of his life, Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would supplicate before leaving an assembly thus: "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O Allah, You are free from every imperfection; all...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seldom left a gathering without supplicating in these terms: "Allahumma-qsim lana min khashyatika ma tahulu bihi bainana wa baina ma'sika, wa min ta'atika ma tuballighuna bihi jannataka, wa minal-yaqini ma tuhawwinu 'alaina masa-'ibad-dunya. Allahumma matti'na biasma'ina,...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Those people who leave a gathering in which they have not remembered Allah, will conclude it as if it has foul odour similar to that of a rotten carcass of a donkey. And it will...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whenever a group of people sit in a gathering in which they do not remember Allah the Exalted, nor supplicate to elevate the rank of their Prophet, such a gathering will be a cause of grief...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone sits in a gathering where he does not remember Allah, he will bring grief upon himself (on the Day of Resurrection), and he who lies down in a place where he does not...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "All that is left from Prophethood is the glad tidings." He was asked what the glad tidings were, and he said, "The good dream.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the time draws near (i.e., near the end of the world), the dream of a believer can hardly be false; and the dream of a believer represents one part from forty-six parts of Prophethood.".One narration...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who sees me in his dream will see me in his wakefulness (or he (ﷺ) may have said it is as though he has seen me in a state of wakefulness), for Satan does...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "When one of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah. He should praise Allah for it and relate it to (others)."Another narration adds: Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said, "He should...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A good vision (dream) is from Allah and a bad dream is from the Satan. He who sees something in a dream that he dislikes, should blow thrice on his left, must seek Allah's Refuge from...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you sees a bad dream let him blow three times on his left, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan three times (i.e., by saying: A'udhu billahi minash-Shaitanir-Rajim) and change the side...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting etc

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Of the worst lies are: to claim a false father, or to pretend to have seen what one has not seen (tell a false dream), or to attribute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) what...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Greetings

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Which act in Islam is the best?" He (ﷺ) replied, "To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know or you do not.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Greetings

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When Allah created Adam (ﷺ), He said to him: 'Go and greet that company of angels who are sitting there - and then listen to what they are going to say in reply to your greetings...