Sahih al-Bukhari
Book 78: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
كتاب الأدب
250 hadith in this book
1Al-Birr and As-Silaباب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {وَوَصَّيْنَا الإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ}2Who is more entitled to the best companionship?باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ النَّاسِ بِحُسْنِ الصُّحْبَةِ3One should not go for Jihad without the permission of the parentsباب لاَ يُجَاهِدُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ الأَبَوَيْنِ4A man should not abuse his parentsباب لاَ يَسُبُّ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَيْهِ5The invocation of the person who is dutiful to his parents if fulfilledباب إِجَابَةِ دُعَاءِ مَنْ بَرَّ وَالِدَيْهِ6To be undutiful to parents is one of the greatest sinsباب عُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ مِنَ الْكَبَائِرِ7To be good to a father who is a Mushrikباب صِلَةِ الْوَالِدِ الْمُشْرِكِ8Kindness by a lady who has a husband, to her motherباب صِلَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ أُمَّهَا وَلَهَا زَوْجٌ9To be good to one's brother who is a Mushrikباب صِلَةِ الأَخِ الْمُشْرِكِ10Superiority of good relations with relativesباب فَضْلِ صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ11The sin of Al-Qati'باب إِثْمِ الْقَاطِعِ12Whoever was made wealthy because of keeping good relations with his kith and kinباب مَنْ بُسِطَ لَهُ فِي الرِّزْقِ بِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ13Allah will keep good relations with him who keeps good relations with kith and kinباب مَنْ وَصَلَ وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ14Ar-Rahm, i.e., womb (bond of kinship) remains fresh and fruitful if one looks after it alwaysباب يَبُلُّ الرَّحِمَ بِبَلاَلِهَا15Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relativesباب لَيْسَ الْوَاصِلُ بِالْمُكَافِي16Good relations with kith and kin while a Mushrik then embraced Islamباب مَنْ وَصَلَ رَحِمَهُ فِي الشِّرْكِ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ17Whoever allowed a small girl to play with himباب مَنْ تَرَكَ صَبِيَّةَ غَيْرِهِ حَتَّى تَلْعَبَ بِهِ أَوْ قَبَّلَهَا أَوْ مَازَحَهَا18To be merciful to children and embrace themباب رَحْمَةِ الْوَلَدِ وَتَقْبِيلِهِ وَمُعَانَقَتِهِ19Allah divided mercy into one hundred partsباب جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الرَّحْمَةَ مِائَةَ جُزْءٍ20Killing of children for the fear that they will share meals (in the book an 's' is added to shares I have omitted that 's')باب قَتْلِ الْوَلَدِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مَعَهُ21To take a child in one's lapباب وَضْعِ الصَّبِيِّ فِي الْحِجْرِ22Putting the child on the thighباب وَضْعِ الصَّبِيِّ عَلَى الْفَخِذِ23To keep one's covenant is part of Faithباب حُسْنُ الْعَهْدِ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ24The superiority of the one who looks after an orphan.باب فَضْلِ مَنْ يَعُولُ يَتِيمًا25The one who looks after and works for a widowباب السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ26The one who looks after and works for Al-Miskinباب السَّاعِي عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ27Being merciful to the people and to the animalsباب رَحْمَةِ النَّاسِ وَالْبَهَائِمِ28To recommend to be kind to one's neighbourباب الْوَصَاةِ بِالْجَارِ29The person whose neighbour does not feel safe from his evilباب إِثْمِ مَنْ لاَ يَأْمَنُ جَارُهُ بَوَايِقَهُ30A lady-neighbour should not degrade anything given by her lady-neighbourباب لاَ تَحْقِرَنَّ جَارَةٌ لِجَارَتِهَا31Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighborباب مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلاَ يُؤْذِ جَارَهُ32The neighbor whose gate is nearer has more right to receive favoursباب حَقِّ الْجِوَارِ فِي قُرْبِ الأَبْوَابِ33Enjoining all that is Al-Ma'ruf is considered as a Sadaqaباب كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ34Pleasant friendly speechباب طِيبِ الْكَلاَمِ35To be kind and lenient in all mattersباب الرِّفْقِ فِي الأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ36The co-operation between the believersباب تَعَاوُنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضًا37"Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof..."بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {مَنْ يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُنْ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ مِنْهَا وَمَنْ يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُنْ لَهُ كِفْلٌ مِنْهَا وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُقِيتًا}38The Prophet (ﷺ) was neithr a Fahish nor Mutafahhishباب لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاحِشًا وَلاَ مُتَفَحِّشًا39Good character, generosity, and miserlinessباب حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ، وَالسَّخَاءِ، وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ40How should a man be with his family?باب كَيْفَ يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِهِ41Love is from Allah Most Highباب الْمِقَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى42To love for Allah's sakeباب الْحُبِّ فِي اللَّهِ43"...Let not a group scoff at another group.."بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ}44Calling bad names and cursingباب مَا يُنْهَى مِنَ السِّبَابِ وَاللَّعْنِ45Describing somebody as tall or shortباب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ النَّاسِ نَحْوَ قَوْلِهِمُ الطَّوِيلُ وَالْقَصِيرُ46Backbitingباب الْغِيبَةِ47"The best family among the Ansar"باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خَيْرُ دُورِ الأَنْصَارِ "48Backbitings, wicked and suspicious peopleباب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنِ اغْتِيَابِ أَهْلِ الْفَسَادِ وَالرِّيَبِ49An_namima is one of the great sinsباب النَّمِيمَةُ مِنَ الْكَبَائِرِ50What is disliked of Namimaباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ النَّمِيمَةِ51"...And shun lying speech."باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ}52What is said about a double-faced personباب مَا قِيلَ فِي ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ53To inform the friend what has been said about him.باب مَنْ أَخْبَرَ صَاحِبَهُ، بِمَا يُقَالُ فِيهِ54What is disliked of praising a person]باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّمَادُحِ55Whoever praises his brother with that he knowsباب مَنْ أَثْنَى عَلَى أَخِيهِ بِمَا يَعْلَمُ56'Verily! Allah enjoins Al-'Adl and Al-Ihsan, and giving to kith and kin and forbids Al-Fahsha' and Al-Munkar, and Al-Baghy, He admonishes you, that you may take heed"بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ}57Jealousy and mutual estrangement are forbidden.بَابُ مَا يُنْهَى عَنِ التَّحَاسُدِ وَالتَّدَابُرِ58"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another..."باب {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا}59What sort of suspicion is allowed.باب مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الظَّنِّ60A believer should conceal what sins he may commitباب سَتْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ61Pride and arroganceباب الْكِبْرِ62Al-Hijraباب الْهِجْرَةِ63The desertion of a sinful personباب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الْهِجْرَانِ لِمَنْ عَصَى64May a person visit his friend daily, or visit him in the morning and in the evening?باب هَلْ يَزُورُ صَاحِبَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَوْ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا65The paying of a visitباب الزِّيَارَةِ وَمَنْ زَارَ قَوْمًا فَطَعِمَ عِنْدَهُمْ66Whoever spruced himself up for the delegates.باب مَنْ تَجَمَّلَ لِلْوُفُودِ67The establishment of a bond of brotherhood and the conclusion of a treatyباب الإِخَاءِ وَالْحِلْفِ68Smiling and laughingباب التَّبَسُّمِ وَالضَّحِكِ69"O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true"بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} وَمَا يُنْهَى عَنِ الْكَذِبِ70The righteous way or guidanceباب فِي الْهَدْىِ الصَّالِحِ71To be patient when one is harmedباب الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الأَذَى72Whoever did not admonish people in their facesباب مَنْ لَمْ يُوَاجِهِ النَّاسَ بِالْعِتَابِ73Whoever calls his brother a Kafir without any groundsباب مَنْ كَفَّرَ أَخَاهُ بِغَيْرِ تَأْوِيلٍ فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ74Whoever does not consider as Kafir the person who says that...باب مَنْ لَمْ يَرَ إِكْفَارَ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مُتَأَوِّلاً أَوْ جَاهِلاً75What to say when one is angry or harsh for Allah's sakeبَابُ مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ وَالشِّدَّةِ لأَمْرِ اللَّهِ76To be cautious from being angryباب الْحَذَرِ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ77Al-Haydباب الْحَيَاءِ78"And if you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."باب إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ79Not feel shy of the truth to comprehend the religionباب مَا لاَ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ لِلتَّفَقُّهِ فِي الدِّينِ80"Make things easy for the people and do not make things difficult for them."باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «يَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا»81To be cheerful with the peopleباب الاِنْبِسَاطِ إِلَى النَّاسِ82To be gentle and polite with the people.باب الْمُدَارَاةِ مَعَ النَّاسِ83A believer not to be stung twice out fo the same holeباب لاَ يُلْدَغُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ84The right of the guestباب حَقِّ الضَّيْفِ85To honour guest and to serve himبَابُ إِكْرَامِ الضَّيْفِ وَخِدْمَتِهِ إِيَّاهُ بِنَفْسِهِ86To prepare the meals for the guestباب صُنْعِ الطَّعَامِ وَالتَّكَلُّفِ لِلضَّيْفِ87Anger and impatience before a guestباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ وَالْجَزَعِ عِنْدَ الضَّيْفِ88"By Allah, I will not eat till you eat."باب قَوْلِ الضَّيْفِ لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ آكُلُ حَتَّى تَأْكُلَ89To respect the old ones who should start talkingباب إِكْرَامِ الْكَبِيرِ وَيَبْدَأُ الأَكْبَرُ بِالْكَلاَمِ وَالسُّؤَالِ90What kinds of poetry, Rajaz and Huda is allowedباب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ وَالرَّجَزِ وَالْحُدَاءِ وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْهُ91Lampooning Al-Mushrikinباب هِجَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ92To indulge in poetryبَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ الشِّعْرُ حَتَّى يَصُدَّهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَالْعِلْمِ وَالْقُرْآنِ93Taribat yaminuka and Aqra halqaباب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكَ ". " وَعَقْرَى حَلْقَى ".94"They assumed or claimed that..."باب مَا جَاءَ فِي زَعَمُوا95Saying "Wailaka."باب مَا جَاءَ فِي قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ وَيْلَكَ96The signs of loving Allahبَابُ عَلاَمَةِ حُبِّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ97The saying of one man to another: Ikhsaباب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِلرَّجُلِ اخْسَأْ98Saying: "Marahaba"باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ مَرْحَبًا99Calling the people by their father's nameباب مَا يُدْعَى النَّاسُ بِآبَائِهِمْ100One should not say 'Khabuthat nafsi'باب لاَ يَقُلْ خَبُثَتْ نَفْسِي101Do not abuse Ad-Dahrباب لاَ تَسُبُّوا الدَّهْرَ102"Al-Karm is only the heart of a believerباب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «إِنَّمَا الْكَرْمُ قَلْبُ الْمُؤْمِنِ»103Saying "let my father and mother be sacrificed for you".باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ فَدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي104Saying "May Allah sacrifice me for you".باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ105The most beloved names to Allah 'Azza wa Jallباب أَحَبِّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ106"Name yourselves by my name, but do not call yourselves by my Kunyah."باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم 107The neame: 'Al-Hazn'باب اسْمِ الْحَزْنِ108To change a name for better nameباب تَحْوِيلِ الاِسْمِ إِلَى اسْمٍ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ109Whoever named by the names of the Prophets.باب مَنْ سَمَّى بِأَسْمَاءِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ110To name: 'al-Walid'باب تَسْمِيَةِ الْوَلِيدِ111Whoever, while calling a friend, omits a letter from his nameباب مَنْ دَعَا صَاحِبَهُ فَنَقَصَ مِنِ اسْمِهِ حَرْفًا112A child may be given Al-Kunyah and one may be given Al-Kunyah before childrenباب الْكُنْيَةِ لِلصَّبِيِّ وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لِلرَّجُلِ113To be called Abu Turab, though one already has another Kunyah nameباب التَّكَنِّي بِأَبِي تُرَابٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ كُنْيَةٌ أُخْرَى114The name which is most disliked by Allah.باب أَبْغَضِ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ115The Kunyah of Al-Mushrik.باب كُنْيَةِ الْمُشْرِكِ116Al-Ma'arid is a safe way to avoid a lieباب الْمَعَارِيضُ مَنْدُوحَةٌ عَنِ الْكَذِبِ117The description of something by a man as 'nothing' while he means that it is not trueباب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِلشَّىْءِ لَيْسَ بِشَىْءٍ وَهْوَ يَنْوِي أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِحَقٍّ118To raise the sight towards the skyباب رَفْعِ الْبَصَرِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ119Whoever dipped a stick in water and mudباب نَكْتِ الْعُودِ فِي الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ120One may scrape up the groundباب الرَّجُلِ يَنْكُتُ الشَّىْءَ بِيَدِهِ فِي الأَرْضِ121The saying of Takbir and Tasbih at the time of wonderباب التَّكْبِيرِ وَالتَّسْبِيحِ عِنْدَ التَّعَجُّبِ122It is forbidden to throw stonesباب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْخَذْفِ123To say 'Al-Hamdu-lillah' on sneezingباب الْحَمْدِ لِلْعَاطِسِ124Tashmu to the sneezer if he praises Allahباب تَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ إِذَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ125Sneezing, and yawningباب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنَ الْعُطَاسِ، وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّثَاؤُبِ126When somebody sneezes, what should be said?باب إِذَا عَطَسَ كَيْفَ يُشَمَّتُ127Tashmu should not be said to a sneezer if he does not say 'Al-Hamdu-lillah'باب لاَ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُ إِذَا لَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ128If someone yawns, he should put his hand over his mouthباب إِذَا تَثَاوَبَ فَلْيَضَعْ يَدَهُ عَلَى فِيهِ
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