Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 71 of 372
Modesty and Courtesy towards the Believers
The Book of Miscellany – Chapter 71 : Ahadith 602 – 611
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
“And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you.”
[Ash-Shu‘arā’ 26:215]
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَن يَرۡتَدَّ مِنكُمۡ عَن دِينِهِۦ فَسَوۡفَ يَأۡتِي ٱللَّهُ بِقَوۡمٖ يُحِبُّهُمۡ وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ يُجَٰهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوۡمَةَ لَآئِمٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
“O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers.”
[Al-Mā’idah 5:54]
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٖ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ شُعُوبٗا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ أَكۡرَمَكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتۡقَىٰكُمۡ
“O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [he is one of the Muttaqun (the pious)].”
[Al-Ḥujurāt 49:13]
فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ
“So ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows best him who fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him [i.e., those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious)].”
[An-Najm 53:32]
وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَعۡرَافِ رِجَالٗا يَعۡرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَىٰهُمۡ قَالُواْ مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنكُمۡ جَمۡعُكُمۡ وَمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقۡسَمۡتُمۡ لَا يَنَالُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِرَحۡمَةٍۚ ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ تَحۡزَنُونَ ﴿٤٩﴾
“And the men on Al-a`raf (the wall) will call unto the men whom they would recognise by their marks, saying: `Of what benefit to you were your great numbers (and hoards of wealth), and your arrogance (against Faith)?’ Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would never show them mercy. (Behold! It has been said to them): `Enter Jannah, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve.”’
[Al-A‘rāf 7:48–49]
602 `Iyad bin Himar (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another.”[Muslim].
603 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Wealth does not diminish by giving Sadaqah (charity). Allah augments the honour of one who forgives; and one who serves another seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah will exalt him in ranks.”[Muslim].
604 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) passed by some children and greeted them (by saying As-salamu `alaikum to them). Then he said: The Prophet ﷺ used to do the same.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
605 Anas bin Malik (radiyallahu anhu) reported: A slave-girl of Al-Madinah would take hold of the hand of the Prophet ﷺ and take him wherever she desired.[Al-Bukhari].
606 Al-Aswad bin Yazid (radiyallahu anhu) reported: `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) was asked: “What did Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do inside his house?” She answered: “He used to keep himself busy helping members of his family, and when it was the time for Salat (the prayer), he would get up for prayer.”[Al-Bukhari].
607 Tamim bin Usaid (radiyallahu anhu) reported: I came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was delivering a Khutbah and said: “O Messenger of Allah, a stranger (meaning himself) has come to inquire about his Deen. He is quite ignorant about his Deen.” Messenger of Allah ﷺ interrupted his Khutbah and turned to me. Then a chair was brought for him and he sat on it. He started instructing me what Allah had taught him. Then he resumed his Khutbah and completed it.[Muslim].
608 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished eating his food, he would lick his three fingers (i.e., the forefinger, the middle finger and the thumb). He ﷺ said, “If anyone of you drops a morsel, he should remove anything harmful from it and then eat it. He should not leave it for Shaitan.” He commanded us to clean out the dish saying, “You do not know in what portion of your food the blessing lies.”[Muslim].
609 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Every Prophet has tended sheep.” He was asked: “And did you?” He replied: “Yes, I tended them for a few carats for the Makkans.”[Al-Bukhari].
610 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “If I am invited to a meal consisting of a sheep’s foot or shoulder, I would respond and I would accept as a gift a shoulder or a foot of a sheep.”[Al-Bukhari].
611 Anas bin Malik (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a she-camel called Al-`Adba’ which would not allow any other camel to surpass her. A bedouin came riding his camel which outstripped it. The Muslims were much grieved at this. Messenger of Allah ﷺ perceived it and said, “It is Allah’s Way that he lowers whatever raises itself in the world.”[Al-Bukhari].