Chapter 12 - Dealing with people cheerfully

Hadith 238

Abu Hurayra    said, "A believer is the mirror of his brother. When he sees a fault in it, he should correct it."



Hadith 239

Abu Hurayra   reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"A believer is the mirror of his brother. A believer is the brother of another believer. He protects him against loss and defends him behind his back."



Hadith 240

Al-Mustawrid    reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"If anyone eats a meal at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah will feed him a like amount of Hellfire. If anyone clothes himself with a garment at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah will clothe him with a like amount of Hellfire. If anyone achieves a position of showing-off and hypocrisy at the expense of a Muslim's honour, Allah will put him in a position of showing-off and hypocrisy on the Day of Rising.











Hadith 241


'Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib reported that his grandfather   said,

"I heard the Messenger of Allah,  

'None of you should take the goods of his companion, either in jest or seriously. When one of you takes his companion's staff, he should return it to him.'"

Hadith 242

Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari   said, "A man came to the Prophet, and said, 'My camel has become exhausted, so give me a mount.'

He  replied, 'I do not have any. But go to so-and-so and perhaps he will give you one.' He went to that man and he gave him a mount.
Then he went back to the Prophet, , and told him.

He  said, 'Whoever guides to good has the like of the reward of the person who actually does it.'"








Hadith 243

Anas    reported that a Jewish woman brought the Prophet,    poisoned sheep. He ate from it and she was summoned. It was asked, "Should we not kill her?"

"No," he   replied.

He    said, "I continued to recognise the effects of the poison in uvula of the Messenger of Allah,   ."

Hadith 244

'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr   said on the minbar, "Make allowances for people and command what is right and turn away from the ignorant." (7:199) He said, "By Allah, we are only commanded by this ayat to accept people's character. By Allah, I will accept people's character as long as I am with them."



Hadith 245

Ibn 'Abbas  reported that the Messenger of Allah,   , said,

"Teach and make things easy and not difficult. When one of you is angry, he should be silent."







Hadith 246


'Ata' ibn Yasar said, "I met 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As    and I said, 'Tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah,   , in the Torah.'

'Yes,' he   said, 'By Allah, he is described in the Torah partly as he is described in the Qur'an: "O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news and a warner and a protection to the unlettered. You are My slave and Messenger. I have called you the trusty one who is neither coarse nor harsh nor loud in the markets. Allah Almighty will not take him until He has made the crooked community straight by him so that they say, "There is no god but Allah," and by it they will open blind eyes, deaf ears and covered hearts.'"

Hadith 247

'Abdullah ibn 'Ata'   said, "This ayat which is in the Qur'an, 'O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good news and a warner' (33:45) is found in the Torah in a similar form."



Hadith 248

Mu'awiya   said, "I heard some words from the Prophet,   , by which Allah helped me."

Jubayr ibn Nufayr said, "I heard him say that he heard the Messenger of Allah,    "If you openly show your suspicions of people, you will corrupt them.' Therefore I do not show my suspicions of people openly so that I will not corrupt them."



Hadith 249

Abu Hurayra  said, "These two ears of mine have heard and these two eyes of mine have seen the Messenger of Allah,   , take the palms of al-Hasan or al-Husayn in both his hands. His feet were on the feet of the Messenger of Allah,  The Messenger of Allah,    said, 'Climb up.' The boy climbed until his feet reached the chest of the Messenger of Allah,    and then the Messenger of Allah,   , said, 'Open your mouth.' Then he kissed him and said, 'O Allah, love him for I love him!'"

Hadith 250

Jarir   said, "Since the time I became Muslim, the Messenger of Allah,   never saw me without smiling at me."

The Messenger of Allah,    said,
"A man from the best of Dhu Yaman will enter by this door whose face has been touched by an angel." Then Jarir came in.



Hadith 251

'A'isha  said, "I never saw the Prophet,   , laugh until I could see his uvula. He   used to smile,  " She said, "When he:saws: saw a cloud or wind, distress could be seen in his face." She said, "Messenger of Allah, when people see a cloud, they rejoice, hoping that there will be rain in it. Yet when you see it, I see distress in your face." He replied,

"'A'isha, what will assure me that there is no painful punishment in it? People have been punished by wind. Some people saw the punishment and stated, 'This is a rain cloud coming to us.'"

Hadith 252

Abu Hurayra  reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"Laugh little. Much laughter kills the heart."



Hadith 253

Abu Hurayra   reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"Do not laugh a lot. Much laughter kills the heart."


Hadith 254

Abu Hurayra   said, "The Prophet,   , went out to a group of his Companions who were laughing and talking. He   said,

'By the One in whose hand my soul is, if you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and weep much.'

Then he left and the people were weeping.

Then Allah Almighty revealed to him, 'Muhammad! Why did you make My slaves despair?'

The Prophet, , said, "Receive the good news, follow the right path, and try to reach the middle way between extreme and falling short."









Hadith 255

Abu Hurayra said, "When he faced someone, he faced him completely. When he turned away, he turned away completely. None have never seen anyone like him and none will never."