Volume 8, Book 73, Number 76:
Narrated Ma’rur:
I saw Abu Dhar wearing a Burd (garment) and his slave too was wearing a Burd, so I said (to Abu
Dhar), “If you take this (Burda of your slave) and wear it (along with yours), you will have a nice suit
(costume) and you may give him another garment.” Abu Dhar said, “There was a quarrel between me
and another man whose mother was a non-Arab and I called her bad names. The man mentioned
(complained about) me to the Prophet. The Prophet said, “Did you abuse so-and-so?” I said, “Yes” He
said, “Did you call his mother bad names?” I said, “Yes”. He said, “You still have the traits of (the Pre-
lslamic period of) ignorance.” I said. “(Do I still have ignorance) even now in my old age?” He said,
“Yes, they (slaves or servants) are your brothers, and Allah has put them under your command. So
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the one under whose hand Allah has put his brother, should feed him of what he eats, and give him
dresses of what he wears, and should not ask him to do a thing beyond his capacity. And if at all he
asks him to do a hard task, he should help him therein.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 75:
Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah’s Apostle went out to inform the people about the (date of the Night of decree (Al-Qadr).
There happened a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet said, “I came out to inform you
about the Night of Al-Qadr, but as so-and-so and so-and-so quarrelled, so the news about it had
been taken away; and may be it was better for you. So look for it in the ninth, the seventh, or the fifth
(of the last ten days of Ramadan).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 74:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surad:
A man from the companions of the Prophet said, “Two men abused each other in front of the
Prophet and one of them became angry and his anger became so intense that his face became
swollen and changed. The Prophet said, “I know a word the saying of which will cause him to relax if
he does say it.” Then a man went to him and informed him of the statement of the Prophet and said,
“Seek refuge with Allah from Satan.” On that, angry man said, ‘Do you find anything wrong with me?
Am I insane? Go away!”
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Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
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(who was one of the companions who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet underneath the
tree (Al-Hudaibiya)) Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e. if
somebody swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim e.g., a Jew or a Christian, etc.) in case he is
telling a lie, he is really so if his oath is false, and a person is not bound to fulfill a vow about a thing
which he does not possess. And if somebody commits suicide with anything in this world, he will be
tortured with that very thing on the Day of Resurrection; And if somebody curses a believer, then his
sin will be as if he murdered him; And whoever accuses a believer of Kufr (disbelief), then it is as if
he killed him.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 72:
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s Apostle was neither a Fahish (one who had a bad tongue) nor a Sabbaba (one who abuses
others) and he used to say while admonishing somebody, “What is wrong with him? May dust be on
his forehead!”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 71:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
That he heard the Prophet saying, “If somebody accuses another of Fusuq (by calling him ‘Fasiq’ i.e.
a wicked person) or accuses him of Kufr, such an accusation will revert to him (i.e. the accuser) if his
companion (the accused) is innocent.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 70:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (i.e., an evil-doing), and killing him is Kufr (dis –
belief).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 69:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet said at Mina, “Do you know what day is today?” They (the people) replied, “Allah and
His Apostle know better,” He said “Today is 10th of Dhul-Hijja, the sacred (forbidden) day. Do you
know what town is this town?” They (the people) replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He
said, “This is the (forbidden) Sacred town (Mecca a sanctuary).” And do you know which month is
this month?” They (the People) replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, ”This is the Sac –
red (forbidden) month .” He added, “Allah has made your blood, your properties and your honor Sac –
red to one another (i.e. Muslims) like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours, in this
town of yours.” (See Hadith No. 797, Vol. 2.)