It is narrated from the noble wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: A group of Jews came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: "Death be upon you." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I understood their greeting. I said: "Death be upon you and curse be upon you." She says: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Aisha, stop! Allah loves gentleness in every matter." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Did you not hear what they said? The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "I have already said, 'And upon you.'"
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 462
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه البخاري ، كتاب الأدب ، باب الرفق فى الأمر كله : 6024 و مسلم : 2165 و الترمذي : 2701 و ابن ماجه : 3689 - انظر الصحيحة : 537»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of goodness."
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 463
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه مسلم ، كتاب البر و الصلة : 2592 و أبوداؤد : 4809 و ابن ماجه : 3687 - انظر المشكاة : 5069»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever has been given his share of gentleness has been given a great share of goodness. And whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of goodness. On the Day of Resurrection, the heaviest deed in the believer’s scale will be good character. Indeed, Allah Almighty hates the obscene and foul-mouthed person.”
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 464
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه الترمذي ، كتاب البر و الصلة، باب ما جاء فى الرفق : 2013 - انظر الصحيحة : 519 ، 876»
Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Overlook the slips and shortcomings of noble people."
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 465
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه أبوداؤد ، كتاب الحدود ، باب الستر على أهل الحدود : 4375 و النسائي فى الكبريٰ : 7253 - انظر الصحيحة : 638»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Harshness, wherever it is found, makes that thing ugly. Indeed, Allah Almighty is gentle and loves gentleness."
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 466
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه البزار : 359/13 - انظر صحيح الترغيب : 2672»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was more modest than a veiled virgin girl. When he (peace be upon him) disliked something, we would recognize it from his face.
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 467
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه البخاري ، كتاب الأدب : 6102 و مسلم :2320 و ابن ماجه : 4180»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character, good habits, and moderation in spending (and other matters) are one of the seventy parts of Prophethood."
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 468
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«ضعيف : أخرجه الطبراني فى الكبير : 106/12 و رواه أبوداؤد ، كتاب الأدب : 4776»
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I was riding a stubborn camel (and was hitting it), so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Be gentle, gentleness adorns whatever it is found in, and when it is removed from something, it makes it unsightly."
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب الرفق / 469
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه مسلم ، كتاب البر و الصلة و الأدب : 2594 و أبوداؤد : 2478 - انظر الصحيحة : 524»
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Beware of miserliness, for it destroyed those before you. They shed each other's blood and severed their family ties because of it, and oppression will appear as darknesses on the Day of Resurrection."