Hadith 475
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ: كُنْتُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ فِيهِ صُعُوبَةٌ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَضْرِبُهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”عَلَيْكِ بِالرِّفْقِ، فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لاَ يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ زَانَهُ، وَلاَ يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلا شَانَهُ.“
Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I was riding a stubborn camel, so I began to beat it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Be gentle, for gentleness beautifies whatever it is in, and when it is taken away from something, it makes it ugly."
Hadith 476
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا يُقَالُ لَهُ: جَابِرٌ أَوْ جُوَيْبِرٌ: طَلَبْتُ حَاجَةً إِلَى عُمَرَ فِي خِلاَفَتِهِ، فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلاً، فَغَدَوْتُ عَلَيْهِ، وَقَدْ أُعْطِيتُ فِطْنَةً وَلِسَانًا، أَوْ قَالَ: مِنْطَقًا، فَأَخَذْتُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَصَغَّرْتُهَا، فَتَرَكْتُهَا لاَ تَسْوَى شَيْئًا، وَإِلَى جَنْبِهِ رَجُلٌ أَبْيَضُ الشَّعْرِ أَبْيَضُ الثِّيَابِ، فَقَالَ لَمَّا فَرَغْتُ: كُلُّ قَوْلِكَ كَانَ مُقَارِبًا، إِلاَّ وَقُوعَكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَا الدُّنْيَا؟ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا فِيهَا بَلاَغُنَا، أَوْ قَالَ: زَادُنَا، إِلَى الْآخِرَةِ، وَفِيهَا أَعْمَالُنَا الَّتِي نُجْزَى بِهَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ، قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ فِي الدُّنْيَا رَجُلٌ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهَا مِنِّي، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، مَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي إِلَى جَنْبِكَ؟ قَالَ: سَيِّدُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ.
It is narrated from Abu Nazrah that there was a man from our tribe who was called Jabir or Juwaybir. He reported that during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), I went to him for a need. I reached Madinah at night and in the morning I went to him. I was an intelligent man and also had eloquence in speech. I began to speak about the insignificance and evil of the world and proved that it had no real value. At his side was a man with a white beard, dressed in white clothes. When I finished speaking, he said: All your words are correct, except for what you said about the condemnation of the world. Do you know what the world is? It is in this world that the means to reach the Hereafter are found. It is in this world that we perform those deeds for which we will be rewarded in the Hereafter. A person more knowledgeable than me about the world spoke to me about it, so I asked: O Leader of the Believers! Who is this person sitting beside you? He said: The leader of the Muslims, Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith 477
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قِنَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ النَّهْمِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْسَجَةَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”الأَشَرَةُ شَرٌّ.“
Narrated from Sayyiduna Bara' bin 'Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Showing off is a very bad act."
