Manners, Etiquette & Character

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

In commenting on the words of Allah Almighty, "Anything you spend will be replaced by Him. and He is the best of Providers," (34:39) Ibn 'Abbas said, "without extravagance or parsimony."

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Abu'l-'Ubaydayn said, "I asked 'Abdullah about those who squander and he said, 'They are those who spend incorrectly.'"

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Ibn 'Abbas said that he said that "the squanderers" were those who wasted money incorrectly.

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Zayd ibn Aslam reported from his father that 'Umar used to say on the minbar, "O people! Improve your homes but be careful about these house snakes before they make you afraid. Those among them which are Muslim will not...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Khabbab said, "A man is rewarded for everything except building."

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr was heard to say to a nephew of his who had left al-Waht, "Are your workers at work?" "I don't know," he replied. He said, "If you were clever, you would work as your workers work." Then...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Final Hour will not come until people compete with one another in the height of their buildings."

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Al-Hasan said, "I used to go into the houses of the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during the khalifate of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, and I could touch their ceilings with my own hand."

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Dawud ibn Qays said, "I saw that the rooms were made from the stumps of palm trees covered on the outside with smoothed hair. I think that the width of the house from the door of the room to the...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

"Do not make your buildings tall. That will come about in the worst of your days."'"

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

It is reported that Habba ibn Khalid and Sawa' ibn Khalid came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was repairing a wall - or a building - of his, and they helped him.

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Qays ibn Abi Hazm said, "We went to visit Khubbab after he had been cauterised seven times. He said, 'Our Companions who came before us have gone and this world did not cause the, loss. We have been struck by...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

He continued, "Then we came to him another time while he was building a wall and his and he said, 'The Muslim is rewarded for everything on which he spends money except for what he spends on dust.'

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went by while I was repairing a hut I owned. He said, 'What is this?' I replied, 'I am mending my hut, may Allah bless him...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Nafi' ibn al-Harith reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of a man's happiness is a spacious dwelling, a good neighbour, and a good mount."

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Thabit reported that he was with Anas in a corner above one of his rooms. He said, "We heard the adhan and he came down and I came down as well. He took short stops and said, 'I was with...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Warrad, the scribe of al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba, said, "Mu'awiya wrote to al-Mughira, saying, 'Write down for me what you heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say.' So he wrote to him, 'The Prophet...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Extravagance in Building

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "None of you will be saved by his actions?" "Not even you, Messenger of Allah?" they asked. "Not even me," he replied, "unless Allah covers...

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Compassion

'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A group of Jews came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "Poison ('sam' instead of 'salam')...