Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

Abu Hurairah narrated that Abul- Qasim said: "Mercy is not removed (from anyone) except from a wicked one."

Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: " The merciful are shown mercy by Ar-Rahman. Be merciful on the earth, and you will be shown mercy from Who is above the heavens. The womb is named after Ar-Rahman, so whoever connects it, Allah connects him, and whoever severs it, Allah severs him."

Jarir bin 'Abdullah narrated : " I pledged to the Prophet to establish the Salat, give the Zakat, and to give sincere advice to every Muslim."

Abu Hurairah narrated that: the Messenger of Allah said: "The religion is An-Nasihah" three times. They said: "O Messenger of Allah! For Whom?" He said : "To Allah , His books, the A'immah of the Muslims, and their average people."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: :"The Muslim is the brother to the Muslim, he does not cheat him, lie to him, nor deceive him. All of the Muslim is unlawful to another Muslim: His Honor, his wealth, and his blood. At-taqwa is here. It is enough evil for a man that he belittle his brother Muslim."

Abu Musa Al-Ash'arf narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: :The believer is to the believer like parts of a building, each one of them supporting the other."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: :"Indeed (each) one of you is the reflection of his brother. So if he sees something harmful in him, then let him remove it from him."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: :"Whoever relieves a Muslim of a burden from the burdens of the world, Allah will relieve him of a burden from the burdens on the Day of Judgement. And whoever helps ease a difficulty in the world, Allah will grant him ease from a difficulty in the world and in the Hereafter. And whoever covers (the faults of) a Muslim, Allah will cover (his faults) for him in the world and the Hereafter. And Allah is engaged in helping the worshipper as long as the worshipper is engaged in helping his brother."

Abu Ad-Darda narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever protects his brother's honor, Allah protects his face from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection."

Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: :It is not lawful for the Muslim to shun his brother for more than three (days); they come fare to fare and this one turns away, and that one turns away. The best of them is the one who initiates the Salam."

Anas said: :"When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf arrived in Al-Madinah, the Messenger of Allah established a bond of brotherhood between him and sa'd bin Ar-Rabi. So he said to him: "Come here, I will divide my wealth and give you half, and I have two wives, I will divorce one of them, and when she completes her waiting period you may marry her." He said: " May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth. Show me where the market is." So they showed him where the market was and he did not return that day except with some cottage cheese and cooking fat which he had earned as a profit. The Messenger of Allah saw him after that, and he had traces of yellow on him. So he said to him: "What is this?" He said: "I married a woman from the Ansar." He said : " What dowry did you give her?" He said: " A date-stone(of gold) - ( one of the narrators) Humaid said: "Or he said: - gold equal to the weight of a date-stone." So he said: 'Have a banquet, even if with only a sheep."

Abu Hurairah narrated that it was said: " O Messenger of Allah! What is backbiting?" He said : " Mentioning your brother with that which he does not like." He said " What if what I said about him is so?" He said: "If what you said about him is so, then you have backbitten him, and if it is not as you said, then you have slandered him."

Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Do not cut off one another, nor desert one another, nor hate one another, nor envy one another. Be you , O worshippers o Allah, brothers. It is not lawful for the Muslim to shun his brother for more than three(days)."

Salim narrated from his father who said that the Messenger of Allah said: "There is to be no envy except for two: A man to whom Allah grants wealth and he spends from it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day. And a man to whom Allah grants (memorization of) the Quran so he stands with it (in prayer) during the hours of the night and the hours of the day."

Jabir narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed Ash-Shaitan has despaired of getting those who perform Salat to worship him.But he is engaged in sowing hatred among them."

Umm Kulthum bint 'Uqbah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "One who brings peace between people is not a liar, he says something good, or reports something good."

Asma bint Yazid narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "it is not lawful to lie except in three cases: Something the man tells his wife to please her, to lie during war, and to lie in order to bring peace between the people."

Abu Sirmah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever causes harm, Allah harms him, and whoever is harsh, Allah will be harsh with him."

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Cursed are those who harm a believer, or plot to do so."

Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Jibril

Mujahid narrated: "Abdullah bin Amr had a sheep slaughtered for his family, so when he came he said: 'Have you given some to our neighbor, the Jew? Have you given some to our neighbor, the Jew? I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'Jibril continued to advise me about (treating) the neighbors so (kindly and politely), that I thought he would order me (from Allah) to make them heirs."

Abdullah bin Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said : "The companion who is the best to Allah is the one who is best to his companion. And the neighbor that is the best to Allah is the one that is best to his neighbor."

Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said : "Allah has made some of your brothers as slaves under your care. So whoever has his brother under his care, then let him feed him from his food, and let him clothe him from his clothes. And do not give him a duty that he cannot bear, and if you give him a duty he cannot bear, then assist him with it."

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq narrated that the Messenger of Allah said : "The one who treats his slaves badly will not enter paradise."

Abu Hurairah narrated that Abul-Qasim, the Prophet of Repentance, said : "If somebody slanders his slave (by accusing him of committing illegal sexual intercourse) and the slave is innocent from what he says, Allah will impose the punishment upon him on the Day of Resurrection, unless it is as he said about him."

Abu Mas'ud [Al-Ansari] said: "I was beating a slave of mine and I heard someone behind me saying: 'Beware O Abu Mas'ud! Beware O Abu Mas'ud!' So I turned around and saw that it was the Messenger of Allah. He said: 'Allah has more power over you than you do over him." Abu Mas'ud said: "I have not beaten any slave of mine since then."

'Abdullah bin 'Umar narrated: "A man came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! How many times should the servant be pardoned?' The Prophet was silent. Then he said: 'O Messenger of Allah! How many times should the servant be pardoned?' He said: ' Seventy times each day.'"

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah said : "When one of you beats his servant then he (should) remember Allah and, withhold your hands."