Manners, Etiquette & Character

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Talhah b. Musarrif from a man from Sa’d from the prophet (May peace be upon him) through a different chain of narrators.

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Safwan ibn Umayyah sent him with some milk, a young gazelle and some small cucumbers to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was in the upper part of Mecca. I entered but I did not give a salutation. He...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

A man of Banu Amir told that he asked the Prophet (ﷺ) for permission (to enter the house) when he was in the house, saying: May I enter ? The Prophet (ﷺ) said to his servant: Go out to this...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Similarly, Musaddad transmitted it to us saying that Abu 'Awanah related it to us from Mansur. He did not say: "a man of Banu 'Amir".

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

I heard it and so I said: Peace be upon you. May I enter?

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

I was sitting in one of the meeting of the Ansar. Abu Musa came terrified. We asked him; what makes you terrified? He replied: ‘Umar sent for me; so I went to him and asked his permission three times, but...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Abu Musa asks permission, al-Ash’ari ask permission, and ‘Abd Allah b. Qais asks permission, but it was not granted to him. So he went away and ‘umar sent for him saying: what did you return? He replied: The Messenger of...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Abu Musa asked ‘Umar for permission to enter the house. This version has: he went with Abu sa’ld who testified to it. He said Did this practice of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) remain hidden from...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

‘Umar said to Abu Musa : I do not blame you, but the matter of transmitting a tradition from the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) is serious.

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

‘Umar said to Abd Musa: I do not blame you, but I am afraid that the people may talk carelessly about the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him).

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to visit us in our house, and said: Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you! Sa'd returned the greeting in a lower tone. Qays said: I said: Do you not grant permission to the...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to some people's door, he did not face it squarely, but faced the right or left corner, and said: Peace be upon you! peace be upon you! That was because there were no...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

I knocked at the door. He asked : who is there? I replied: it is I. he said: I, as though he disapproved of it.

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

I went out with the (Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) until I entered a garden, he said: Keep on closing the door. The door was then closed. I then said: Who is there ? He then narrated the rest of the...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man's messenger sent to another indicates his permission to enter.

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you is invited to take meals and comes along with the messenger, that serves as permission for him to enter. Abu 'Ali al-Lu'lu said: I heard Abu Dawud say: Qatadah did not hear...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Most of the people did not act upon the verse about asking permission to enter the house. I have commanded this slave-girl of mine to ask my permission to enter. Abu Dawud said: 'Ata also transmitted it from Ibn 'Abbas...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Ikrimah said: A group of people from Iraq said: Ibn Abbas, what is your opinion about the verse in which we have been commanded whatever we have been commanded, but no one acts upon it? The word of Allah, Most...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

By him in whose hand my soul is, you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another: should I not guide you to something doing which you will love one another:...

Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him): When aspect of Islam is best? He replied: that you should provide food and greet both those you know and those you do not know.