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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب المعروف
Book of Good Deeds
بَابُ قَوْلِ الْمَعْرُوفِ
Chapter: Speaking Good Words
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 232 — Speaking Good Words
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالشَّيْءِ يَقُولُ: ”اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى فُلاَنَةٍ، فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ صَدِيقَةَ خَدِيجَةَ. اذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ فُلاَنَةٍ، فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُحِبُّ خَدِيجَةَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, that when something was brought to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he would say: "Take this to such-and-such woman because she was a friend of Khadijah; take this to the house of such-and-such woman because she loved Khadijah."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In this hadith, friendship is mentioned, and forming friendships for the sake of Allah’s pleasure is also a virtuous deed. Valuing friendship and expressing good sentiments are also included within kind speech (qawl ma‘ruf).
➋ From this hadith, it is also evident that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had great love for Sayyidah Khadijah (radi Allahu anha), as he loved her immensely, to the extent that even after her passing, he continued to honor her and maintained ties of kinship with her friends.
➊ In this hadith, friendship is mentioned, and forming friendships for the sake of Allah’s pleasure is also a virtuous deed. Valuing friendship and expressing good sentiments are also included within kind speech (qawl ma‘ruf).
➋ From this hadith, it is also evident that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had great love for Sayyidah Khadijah (radi Allahu anha), as he loved her immensely, to the extent that even after her passing, he continued to honor her and maintained ties of kinship with her friends.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 232
