Chapter 04-Admonition Against Mischievous Conduct

1522. Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah's Messenger said, "Avoid envy, for envy devours good deeds just as fire devours firewood." Related by Abu Dawud.







1523. Ibn Majah related a similar Hadith on the authority of Anas .







1524. Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah's Messenger said, ''The strong man is not the good wrestler; but the strong man is he who controls himself when he is angry." Agreed upon.








1525. Ibn Umar :Radiyallahuanh narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, Oppression will turn into darkness on the Day of Resurrection." Agreed upon.








1526. Jabir bin 'Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Beware of oppression, for oppression will turn into excessive darkness on the Day of Resurrection; and beware of niggardliness, for niggardliness destroyed your predecessors." Related by Muslim.









1527. Mahmud bin Labid narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "The thing I fear most for you is the lesser shirk (polytheism), showing-off (of good deeds)." Related by Ahmad with a good chain of narrators.








1528. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "There are three signs of a hypocrite; when he speaks, he tells lies; when he makes a promise, be breaks it; and when he is entrusted, he betrays his trust."Agreed upon.








1529. Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported another Hadith on the authority of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar with the addition, "and when he quarrels, he is abusive (behaves in a very impudent and insulting manner)."









1530. Ibn Mas'ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, 'Insulting a Muslim is disobedience to Allah, and fighting with him is Kufr (disbelief)." Agreed upon.








1531. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the most false form of talk." Agreed upon.








1532. Maqil bin Yasar narrated, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, "Any governor in charge of Muslim subjects who dies while acting dishonestly towards them will be excluded by Allah from Paradise." Agreed upon.

1533. 'Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "O Allah, cause distress to him who has any charge over my people and causes them distress." Related by Muslim.








1534. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "When any of you fights, he must avoid (striking) the face," Agreed upon.








1535. Abu Hurairah narrated, 'A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, advise me.' The Messenger of Allah said, "Do not get angry." The man repeated that several times and he replied, "Do not get angry." Related by Al-Bukhari.










1536. Khawlah al-Ansariyah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Some men acquire Allah’s Property (such as the funds of the Muslim state treasury, Zakah etc) and they will go to Hell on the Day of Resurrection." Related Al-Bukhari.








1537. Abu Dharr quoted the Prophet saying among what he narrated from Allah, the Most High that He has said, "O My slaves, I have made oppression unlawful for Myself and I have made it unlawful among you, so do not oppress one another." Related by Muslim.









1538. Abu Hurairah narrated, The Messenger of Allah asked, "Do you know what backbiting is?" They replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, “It is saying something about your brother which he dislikes." Someone asked, 'Supposing that what I said about my brother was true?' and the Messenger of Allah said, "If what you say about him is true you have backbitten him and if it is not true you have slandered him." Related by Muslim.









1539. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Avoid jealousy between yourselves, do not outbid one another (with a view to raising the price), do not harbor hatred against one another, do not bear enmity against one another, one of you should not enter into a transaction when the other has already entered into it; and be fellow brothers and slaves of Allah. A Muslim is a Muslim's brother. He does not wrong, desert or despise him. Piety is found here (pointing three times to his chest), despising his Muslim brother is enough evil for any man to do. Every Muslim's blood, property and honor are unlawful to be violated by another Muslim." Related by Muslim.







1540. Qutbah bin Malik narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah used to say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil morals, deeds, passions and diseases.'' Related by At-Tirmidhi. Al-Hakim graded it Sahih and it is his version.









1541. Ibn Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Don't dispute with your brother; don't make jokes with him; and don't make him a promise which you would break." Related by At-Tirmidhi with a weak chain of narrators.









1542. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri , narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "There are two characteristics which are not combined in a believer; miserliness and bad morals." Related by At-Tirmidhi with a weakness in its chain of narrators.









1543. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "When two men insult one another, what they say it’s mainly the fault of the one who began it, so long as the one who is oppressed does not transgress." Related by Muslim.









1544. Abu Sirmah narrated that the Messenger of Allah sl1 said, "He who causes harm to a Muslim will be harmed by Allah, and he who acts in a hostile manner against a Muslim, will be punished in the same way by Allah." Related by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Hasan (good).









1545. Abu Ad-Darda narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Allah hates the profligate and the obscene." Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Sahih.







1546. At-Tirmidhi also related on the authority of Ibn Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah said, "The believer is not a slanderer, nor does he curse others, and nor is he immoral or shameless." Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Hasan. Al-Hakim graded it as sahih and Ad-Daraqutni said that it is most probably Mawquf (traced only to a Companion).









1547. 'A'ishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Avoid reviling the dead, they have already seen the result of (the deeds) that they forwarded before them." Related by Al-Bukhari.







1548. Hudhaifah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "A backbiter will not enter Paradise." Agreed upon.










1549. Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "If one restrained his anger, Allah will keep His punishment from him (on the Day of Resurrection}." Related by Al-Tabarani in al-Awsat.

1550. The aforementioned Hadith is supported by a narration on the authority of Ibn Umar  related by Ibn Abi Ad-Dunia.








1551. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq  narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "A crafty person, a miser and one who badly treats those under his authority will not enter Paradise." Related by At-Tirmidhi in two separate traditions and there is a weakness in its chain of narrators.







1552. Ibn 'Abbas   narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "If anyone listened to the talk of some people, when they do not like him to do that, then molten led will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection." Related by Al-Bukhari.








1553. Anas   narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "Blessed is he who is preoccupied with his defects rather than those of other people." Related by Al-Bazzar with a good chain of narrators.










1554. Ibn 'Umar   narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "Whoever exalts himself and walks proudly; Allah will be angry with him when he meets Him (on the Day of Resurrection)." Related Al-Hakim with a reliable chain of narrators.







1555. Sahl bin Sa’d  narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "Haste comes from Satan." Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded is as Hasan.









1556. Aishah :radiyallahu annarrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "Pessimism is part of bad character," Related by Ahmad with a weak chain of narrators.









1557. Abu ad-Darda'  narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "Men accustomed to cursing will not be intercessors or witnesses on the Day of Resurrection." Related by Muslim.










1558. Mu'adh bin Jabal  narrated that the Messenger of Allah , "If anyone disgraces his brother for a sin, he will not die before committing it himself." Related At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Hasan.








1559. Bahz bin Hakim narrated on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather  that the Messenger of Allah  said, "Woe to him who lies in his talk to make the people laugh, woe to him! Woe to him!" Related by the three Imams with a strong chain of narrators.








1560. Anas   narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "The atonement of backbiting a man is to ask Allah to forgive him." Related by Al-Harith bin Abu Usamah with a weak chain of narrators.







1561. A'ishah  narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "The most despicable amongst people in the sight of Allah is the ruthless argumentative (person)." Related by Muslim.