Volume 8, Book 73, Number 146:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and
make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them ).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 162:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:
Abu Bakr invited a group of people and told me, “Look after your guests.” Abu Bakr added, I am
going to visit the Prophet and you should finish serving them before I return.” ‘Abdur-Rahman said,
So I went at once and served them with what was available at that time in the house and requested
them to eat.” They said, “Where is the owner of the house (i.e., Abu Bakr)?” ‘Abdur-Rahman said,
“Take your meal.” They said, “We will not eat till the owner of the house comes.” ‘Abdur-Rahman said,
“Accept your meal from us, for if my father comes and finds you not having taken your meal yet, we
will be blamed severely by him, but they refused to take their meals . So I was sure that my father
would be angry with me. When he came, I went away (to hide myself) from him. He asked, “What
have you done (about the guests)?” They informed him the whole story. Abu Bakr called, “O ‘Abdur
Rahman!” I kept quiet. He then called again. “O ‘Abdur-Rahman!” I kept quiet and he called again, “O
ignorant (boy)! I beseech you by Allah, if you hear my voice, then come out!” I came out and said,
“Please ask your guests (and do not be angry with me).” They said, “He has told the truth; he brought
the meal to us.” He said, “As you have been waiting for me, by Allah, I will not eat of it tonight.” They
said, “By Allah, we will not eat of it till you eat of it.” He said, I have never seen a night like this night
in evil. What is wrong with you? Why don’t you accept your meals of hospitality from us?” (He said
to me), “Bring your meal.” I brought it to him, and he put his hand in it, saying, “In the name of Allah.
The first (state of fury) was because of Satan.” So Abu Bakr ate and so did his guests.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 147:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle was given the choice of one of two matters he would choose the easier
of the two as long as it was not sinful to do so, but if it was sinful, he would not approach it. Allah’s
Apostle never took revenge over anybody for his own sake but (he did) only when Allah’s legal bind –
ings were outraged, in which case he would take revenge for Allah’s sake.” (See Hadith No. 760. Vol.
4)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 148:
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais:
We were in the city of Al-Ahwaz on the bank of a river which had dried up. Then Abu Barza Al-
Aslami came riding a horse and he started praying and let his horse loose. The horse ran away, so
Abu Barza interrupted his prayer and went after the horse till he caught it and brought it, and then
he offered his prayer. There was a man amongst us who was (from the Khawari) having a different
opinion. He came saying. “Look at this old man! He left his prayer because of a horse.” On that Abu
Barza came to us and said, “Since the time I left Allah’s Apostle, nobody has admonished me; My
house is very far from this place, and if I had carried on praying and left my horse, I could not have
reached my house till night.” Then Abu Barza mentioned that he had been in the company of the
Prophet, and that he had seen his leniency.
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 149:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A bedouin urinated in the mosque, and the people rushed to beat him. Allah’s Apostle ordered
them to leave him and pour a bucket or a tumbler (full) of water over the place where he has passed
urine. The Prophet then said, ” You have been sent to make things easy (for the people) and you have
not been sent to make things difficult for them.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 150:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to mix with us to the extent that he would say to a younger brother of mine, ‘O
father of ‘Umar! What did the Nughair (a kind of bird) do?”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 151:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play
with me. When Allah’s Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but
the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and similar images
is forbidden, but it was allowed for ‘Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age
of puberty.) (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 152:
Narrated Aisha:
A man asked permission to see the Prophet. He said, “Let Him come in; What an evil man of the
tribe he is! (Or, What an evil brother of the tribe he is).”
But when he entered, the Prophet spoke to him gently in a polite manner. I said to him, “O Allah’s
Apostle! You have said what you have said, then you spoke to him in a very gentle and polite man –
ner? The Prophet said, “The worse people, in the sight of Allah are those whom the people leave (un –
disturbed) to save themselves from their dirty language.”