Sunan Abi Dawud
Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
كتاب الأدب
502 hadith in this book
1Regarding forbearance and the character of the Prophet(pbuh)باب فِي الْحِلْمِ وَأَخْلاَقِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم2Regarding dignityباب فِي الْوَقَارِ3Regarding suppressing angerباب مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا4What should be said at the time of angerباب مَا يُقَالُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ5Being tolerantباب فِي الْعَفْوِ وَالتَّجَاوُزِ فِي الأَمْرِ6Regarding good interactions with peopleباب فِي حُسْنِ الْعِشْرَةِ7Modesty (Al-haya)باب فِي الْحَيَاءِ8Regarding good characterباب فِي حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ9Regarding exaltation being disliked in (worldly) mattersباب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الرِّفْعَةِ فِي الأُمُورِ10Regarding it being disliked to praise (people)باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ التَّمَادُحِ11Regarding gentlenessباب فِي الرِّفْقِ12Regarding gratitude for acts of kindnessباب فِي شُكْرِ الْمَعْرُوفِ13Regarding sitting in the streetsباب فِي الْجُلُوسِ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ14Regarding spaciousness in gatheringsباب فِي سَعَةِ الْمَجْلِسِ15Regarding sitting party in the sun and party in the shadeباب فِي الْجُلُوسِ بَيْنَ الظِّلِّ وَالشَّمْسِ16Regarding sitting in circlesباب فِي التَّحَلُّقِ17Regarding sitting in the middle of the circleباب الْجُلُوسِ وَسْطَ الْحَلْقَةِ18A man who gets up to give his seat to another manباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُومُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ19With whom we are ordered to accompanyباب مَنْ يُؤْمَرُ أَنْ يُجَالَسَ20Opinion based arguing is dislikedباب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْمِرَاءِ21Manner of speechباب الْهَدْىِ فِي الْكَلاَمِ22Regarding the khutbahباب فِي الْخُطْبَةِ23Treating people according to their statusباب فِي تَنْزِيلِ النَّاسِ مَنَازِلَهُمْ24A man who sits between two others without their permissionباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمَا25Regarding how a man should sitباب فِي جُلُوسِ الرَّجُلِ26Regarding disapproved manners of sittingباب فِي الْجِلْسَةِ الْمَكْرُوهَةِ27Regarding conversing late after Isha'باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ السَّمَرِ، بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ28Regarding a man sitting cross-leggedباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَجْلِسُ مُتَرَبِّعًا29Conversing privately (around others)باب فِي التَّنَاجِي30If a person gets up from his seat then returnsباب إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ مَجْلِسٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ31Is it disliked for a person to get from his seat without remembering Allahباب كَرَاهِيَةِ أَنْ يَقُومَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ وَلاَ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ32Regarding expiation of a gatheringباب فِي كَفَّارَةِ الْمَجْلِسِ33Conveying negative information from a gatheringباب فِي رَفْعِ الْحَدِيثِ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ34To beware of peopleباب فِي الْحَذَرِ مِنَ النَّاسِ35The bearing of the Prophet(pbuh)باب فِي هَدْىِ الرَّجْلِ36Regarding a man placing one leg on top of the otherباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَضَعُ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى37Transmitting what others have saidباب فِي نَقْلِ الْحَدِيثِ38Regarding the one who spreads gossipباب فِي الْقَتَّاتِ39Regarding the one who is two-facedباب فِي ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ40Regarding backbiting (al-ghibah)باب فِي الْغِيبَةِ41Guarding the honor of one's brotherباب مَنْ رَدَّ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، غِيبَةً42Cases where it is not backbitingباب مَنْ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ غِيبَةٌ43Forgiving others for backbitingباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُحِلُّ الرَّجُلَ قَدِ اغْتَابَهُ44Regarding spyingباب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّجَسُّسِ45Concealing (the fault of) a Muslimباب فِي السَّتْرِ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِ46Brotherhoodباب الْمُؤَاخَاةِ47Two who revile one anotherباب الْمُسْتَبَّانِ48Regarding humilityباب فِي التَّوَاضُعِ49Regarding taking revengeباب فِي الاِنْتِصَارِ50Regarding the prohibition of speaking ill about the deadباب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ سَبِّ الْمَوْتَى51Regarding the prohibition of wronging othersباب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْبَغْىِ52Envy (hasad)باب فِي الْحَسَدِ53Cursingباب فِي اللَّعْنِ54One who prays against the one who wrongs himباب فِيمَنْ دَعَا عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَ55Regarding a man abandoning his brotherباب فِيمَنْ يَهْجُرُ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ56Regarding suspicionباب فِي الظَّنِّ57Regarding sincere counsel and protectionباب فِي النَّصِيحَةِ وَالْحِيَاطَةِ58Reconciliationباب فِي إِصْلاَحِ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ59Regarding singingباب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْغِنَاءِ60Singing and playing wind instruments is dislikedباب كَرَاهِيَةِ الْغِنَاءِ وَالزَّمْرِ61The ruling regarding effeminate menباب فِي الْحُكْمِ فِي الْمُخَنَّثِينَ62Playing with dollsباب فِي اللَّعِبِ بِالْبَنَاتِ63About swingsباب فِي الأُرْجُوحَةِ64The prohibition of playing diceباب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ اللَّعِبِ، بِالنَّرْدِ65Playing with pigeonsباب فِي اللَّعِبِ بِالْحَمَامِ66About mercyباب فِي الرَّحْمَةِ67Regarding sincere counselباب فِي النَّصِيحَةِ68Regarding helping a muslimباب فِي الْمَعُونَةِ لِلْمُسْلِمِ69Changing namesباب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الأَسْمَاءِ70Changing bad namesباب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِ71Nicknamesباب فِي الأَلْقَابِ72One who has the kunyah of Abu Eisaباب فِيمَنْ يَتَكَنَّى بِأَبِي عِيسَى73Saying to someone else's son, "O my son"باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ لاِبْنِ غَيْرِهِ يَا بُنَىَّ74Aman having the kunyah Abul-Qasimباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَتَكَنَّى بِأَبِي الْقَاسِمِ75The view that Prophet's name and kunyah should not be combined in one person's nameباب مَنْ رَأَى أَنْ لاَ يُجْمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا76Concession allowing them to be combinedباب فِي الرُّخْصَةِ فِي الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَهُمَا77Giving a man a kunyah when he does not have a sonباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يَتَكَنَّى وَلَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ78Giving a kunyah to a womanباب فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تُكْنَى79Speech that conveys other than the intended meaningباب فِي الْمَعَارِيضِ80Regarding (saying) "they claim"باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ زَعَمُوا81Saying in one's khutbah: "amma ba'd (to proceed)"باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ " أَمَّا بَعْدُ "82Saying karam (regarding grapes) and regarding the tongueباب فِي الْكَرْمِ وَحِفْظِ الْمَنْطِقِ83The slave should not say Rabbi or Rabbati (My lord, My lady)باب لاَ يَقُولُ الْمَمْلُوكُ " رَبِّي وَرَبَّتِي "84No one should say "Khabuthat nafsi" (I feel nauseous)باب لاَ يُقَالُ خَبُثَتْ نَفْسِي85Same caption as aboveباب86Salat al atamah ("darkness prayer")باب فِي صَلاَةِ الْعَتَمَةِ87What was narrated regarding concession regarding thatباب مَا رُوِيَ فِي التَّرْخِيصِ، فِي ذَلِكَ88Stern warning regarding lyingباب فِي التَّشْدِيدِ فِي الْكَذِبِ89Thinking well of peopleباب فِي حُسْنِ الظَّنِّ90Regarding promisesباب فِي الْعِدَةِ91One who boasts of having something that he has not been givenباب فِي الْمُتَشَبِّعِ بِمَا لَمْ يُعْطَ92What was narrated about jokingباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمِزَاحِ93One who takes something in jestباب مَنْ يَأْخُذُ الشَّىْءَ عَلَى الْمِزَاحِ94What has been narrated about eloquent speechباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمُتَشَدِّقِ فِي الْكَلاَمِ95What has been narrated about poetryباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشِّعْرِ96Regarding dreamsباب فِي الرُّؤْيَا97Regarding yawningباب مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّثَاؤُبِ98Regarding sneezingباب فِي الْعُطَاسِ99How to respond to one who sneezesباب كَيْفَ تَشْمِيتُ الْعَاطِسِ100How many times should one say "May Allah have mercy on you" to one who sneezes?باب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُ101How to respond when a dhimmi sneezesباب كَيْفَ يُشَمَّتُ الذِّمِّيُّ102Regarding one who sneezes and does not praise Allahباب فِيمَنْ يَعْطُسُ وَلاَ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ103Regarding a man lying on his stomachباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَنْبَطِحُ عَلَى بَطْنِهِ104Sleeping on a roof that has no wallsباب فِي النَّوْمِ عَلَى سَطْحٍ غَيْرِ مُحَجَّرٍ105Sleeping in a state of purityباب فِي النَّوْمِ عَلَى طَهَارَةٍ106Which direction should one face while sleepingباب كَيْفَ يَتَوَجَّهُ107What to say when going to sleepباب مَا يُقَالُ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ108What to say if one wakes up at nightباب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا تَعَارَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ109Reciting Tasbih when going to sleepباب فِي التَّسْبِيحِ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ110What to say when waking upباب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ111What a man should say when he sees the new crescentباب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا رَأَى الْهِلاَلَ112What to say when leaving one's homeباب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ113What a man should say when he enters his houseباب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ114What to say when a strong wind blowsباب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا هَاجَتِ الرِّيحُ115Regarding rainباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَطَرِ116Regarding roosters and animalsباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الدِّيكِ وَالْبَهَائِمِ117Saying the adhan in the ear of the newbornباب فِي الصَّبِيِّ يُولَدُ فَيُؤَذَّنُ فِي أُذُنِهِ118When one man seeks the refuge of anotherباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَسْتَعِيذُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ119Warding off waswasahباب فِي رَدِّ الْوَسْوَسَةِ120When a man claims to belong to someone other than his masterباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَنْتَمِي إِلَى غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهِ121Regarding boasting of one's lineageباب فِي التَّفَاخُرِ بِالأَحْسَابِ122Regarding tribalismباب فِي الْعَصَبِيَّةِ123When one man loves another because of some good that he seesباب إِخْبَارِ الرَّجُلِ الرَّجُلَ بِمَحَبَّتِهِ إِيَّاهُ124Regarding consultationباب فِي الْمَشُورَةِ125The one who guides others to do goodباب فِي الدَّالِّ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ126Regarding desiresباب فِي الْهَوَى127Regarding intercessionباب فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ128A man should begin with his own name when writing a letterباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبْدَأُ بِنَفْسِهِ فِي الْكِتَابِ129How to write to a dhimmiباب كَيْفَ يُكْتَبُ إِلَى الذِّمِّيِّ130Regarding honoring one's parentsباب فِي بِرِّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ131The virtue of one who takes care of an orphanباب فِي فَضْلِ مَنْ عَالَ يَتَامَى132One who takes care of an orphanباب فِي مَنْ ضَمَّ يَتِيمًا133The rights of neighborsباب فِي حَقِّ الْجِوَارِ134Regarding the rights of slavesباب فِي حَقِّ الْمَمْلُوكِ135If a slave is sincereباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَمْلُوكِ إِذَا نَصَحَ136The one turns a slave against his masterباب فِيمَنْ خَبَّبَ مَمْلُوكًا عَلَى مَوْلاَهُ137Seeking permission to enterباب فِي الاِسْتِئْذَانِ138How is permission to be soughtباب كَيْفَ الاِسْتِئْذَانُ139How many times should one say salam when seeking permission to enterباب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّجُلُ فِي الاِسْتِئْذَانِ140Asking permission to enter by knockingباب الرَّجُلِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ بِالدَّقِّ141If a man is invited, that is considered permission to enterباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُدْعَى أَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ إِذْنَهُ142Asking permission to enter at the three times of undressباب الاِسْتِئْذَانِ فِي الْعَوْرَاتِ الثَّلاَثِ143Spreading salamباب فِي إِفْشَاءِ السَّلاَمِ144How to greet others with salamباب كَيْفَ السَّلاَمُ145The virtue of the one who initiates the greeting of salamباب فِي فَضْلِ مَنْ بَدَأَ بِالسَّلاَمِ146Regarding who should be greeted firstباب مَنْ أَوْلَى بِالسَّلاَمِ147Regarding when a man parts from another, then meets him again, he should greet him with the salamباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُفَارِقُ الرَّجُلَ ثُمَّ يَلْقَاهُ أَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ148Regarding greeting childrenباب فِي السَّلاَمِ عَلَى الصِّبْيَانِ149Regarding greeting womenباب فِي السَّلاَمِ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ150Regarding greeting Ahl-ad-dhimmahباب فِي السَّلاَمِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ151Regarding saying the salam when leaving the gatheringباب فِي السَّلاَمِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ152It is disliked to say "alaikas salam"(upon you be peace)باب كَرَاهِيَةِ أَنْ يَقُولَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمُ153What has been narrated about one person responding on behalf of a groupباب مَا جَاءَ فِي رَدِّ الْوَاحِدِ عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ154Regarding shaking handsباب فِي الْمُصَافَحَةِ155Regarding embracingباب فِي الْمُعَانَقَةِ156Standing to receive someoneباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقِيَامِ157A man kissing his childباب فِي قُبْلَةِ الرَّجُلِ وَلَدَهُ158Regarding kissing between the eyesباب فِي قُبْلَةِ مَا بَيْنَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ159Regarding kissing the cheekباب فِي قُبْلَةِ الْخَدِّ160Regarding kissing the handباب فِي قُبْلَةِ الْيَدِ161Regarding kissing the bodyباب فِي قُبْلَةِ الْجَسَدِ162Regarding kissing the feetباب قُبْلَةِ الرِّجْلِ163Saying "may Allah make me your ransom"باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ164Saying "an'am Allahu bika 'aynam" (May Allah give you tranquility)باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ بِكَ عَيْنًا165Saying "May Allah protect you" (Hafizak Allah)باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ لِلرَّجُلِ حَفِظَكَ اللَّهُ166Standing up to honor a personباب فِي قِيَامِ الرَّجُلِ لِلرَّجُلِ167Regarding saying: “So-and-so sends Salam to you”باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ فُلاَنٌ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلاَمَ168When one man calls another and he says: "At your service"باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُنَادِي الرَّجُلَ فَيَقُولُ لَبَّيْكَ169Regarding saying "May Allah make you smile always"باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَضْحَكَ اللَّهُ سِنَّكَ170Regarding buildingباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْبِنَاءِ171Regarding having a room upstairsباب فِي اتِّخَاذِ الْغُرَفِ172Regarding cutting down lote-treesباب فِي قَطْعِ السِّدْرِ173Removing harmful things from the roadباب فِي إِمَاطَةِ الأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ174Regarding extinguishing fires at nightباب فِي إِطْفَاءِ النَّارِ بِاللَّيْلِ175Regarding killing snakesباب فِي قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ176Regarding killing geckosباب فِي قَتْلِ الأَوْزَاغِ177Regarding killing antsباب فِي قَتْلِ الذَّرِّ178Regarding killing frogsباب فِي قَتْلِ الضِّفْدَعِ179Regarding throwing stonesباب فِي الْخَذْفِ180Regarding circumcisionباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْخِتَانِ181Women walking with men in the streetباب فِي مَشْىِ النِّسَاءِ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ182Verbally abusing timeباب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَسُبُّ الدَّهْرَ
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