Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at Arafat and greeted him with salam, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions were sitting so still that it was as if birds were perched on their heads. Then Bedouins began coming from here and there: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servants of Allah, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who unjustly assails (the honour of) a Muslim; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also placing a remedy for it, except old age." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing that people have been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People have not been given anything better than good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 460
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when many Bedouins came from here and there, and the people fell silent, with no one speaking except them. They said: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? (These questions were) about people's affairs in which there was no harm. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servants of Allah, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who unjustly wrongs someone; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." They said: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in seeking medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servants of Allah, seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not placed any disease without also placing its remedy, except old age." The people said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a person has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 461
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins came and asked: What is the best thing that people have been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Good character. They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, O servants of Allah, seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not placed any disease on earth without also placing its cure, except for one disease." They said: What is it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Old age."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 462
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins came and said: Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such, in such-and-such, concerning matters of theirs in which there was no harm? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servants of Allah, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who assails the honour of a Muslim; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also placing its cure, except for one disease." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a human being has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 463
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins came from every direction and said: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? Then the narrator related the rest of the (full) hadith.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 464
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was asked: Which deed is the most excellent? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 465
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Bedouins asking the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "O servants of Allah, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who takes something from his brother's honour; he is the one who has fallen into harm." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servants of Allah, seek treatment, for Allah has not placed any disease without placing a cure along with it, except old age." (It was said:) O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a servant has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 466
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The people said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the most excellent thing a Muslim has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 467
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as if birds were perched on our heads, with none of us speaking, when some people came and said: O Messenger of Allah, give us a verdict on such-and-such, give us a verdict on such-and-such. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who assails (the honour of) his brother; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." (It was said:) O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down a remedy for it, except for one disease." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Old age." They said: Then who among the servants of Allah is most beloved to Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one among them who is best in character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 468
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for Hajj, and people kept coming to him. Someone said: O Messenger of Allah, I performed the sa'i before the tawaf, or I delayed something. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would say to them: "There is no harm, except for the one who unjustly assails the honour of a Muslim; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 469
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a man who shaved his head before offering the sacrifice. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm; let him shave."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 470
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when some Bedouins came and asked: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 471
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked during his (peace and blessings be upon him) Hajj: What is the most excellent thing people have been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 472
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while people were asking him questions. One would say: I shaved my head before offering the sacrifice; and another would say: I did such-and-such earlier. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying: "There is no harm, there is no harm."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 473
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Bedouins came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asking him: Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah has removed harm, except for the one who assails the honour of his brother; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." And he said: "Allah has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure, except old age."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 474
Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, who is the best person? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one among them who is best in character." They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 475
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm; Allah has removed harm, except for the one who assails the honour of his brother; that is the harm." They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure, except old age." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a human being has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 476
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A group of Bedouins with swords slung on them came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and crowded over him asking questions, so we became anxious for (the safety of) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and drew close to them. The narrator said: I heard them saying: Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? Is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who assails the honour of his Muslim brother; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek treatment for such-and-such an illness? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down its remedy, except old age." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a Muslim servant has been given in this world? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 477
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A Bedouin said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me, what is (best) for a Muslim person? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 478
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) from his right and his left, asking: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? (They repeated this question) twice. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has removed harm, except for the one who unjustly assails a Muslim" - or he said: "with injustice" - "he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek treatment for such-and-such an illness? (They repeated this question) twice. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, seek treatment, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure, except for one disease: (it is) old age." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing people have been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 479
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins began coming from every direction until they became very many, and the people fell silent. Then they called out: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek medical treatment? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not placed any disease without also placing its cure, except for one." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Old age." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a human being has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character." Then they called out: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such, among the (matters) that arise between people? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servants of Allah, Allah has removed harm, except for the one who assails someone's honour; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 480
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Hajj saying: "Your mother and your father, your sister and your brother, then whoever is nearest to you." He said: Then some people came and said: O Messenger of Allah, the Banu Yarbu' killed (some of) us? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No soul bears the burden (of the crime) of another." Then a man who had forgotten to stone the Jamarat asked him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stone them, and there is no harm." Then another came and said: O Messenger of Allah, I forgot the tawaf. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform the tawaf, and there is no harm." Then another came who had shaved his head before offering the sacrifice. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the sacrifice, and there is no harm." He said: On that day, whatever they asked him about, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said only: "There is no harm, there is no harm." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has removed harm, except for the one who assails (the honour of) a Muslim; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." And he said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not sent down any disease without also sending down its remedy, except old age."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 481
Qutbah said: When the Bedouins came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we would seize the opportunity (to have questions asked) because of their boldness. So they came and said: O Messenger of Allah, is there any harm upon us in such-and-such? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm. O servants of Allah, harm has been removed, except for the one who unjustly assails the honour of his brother; he is the one who has fallen into harm and is ruined." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing a human being has been given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good character."
Wahb bin Isma'il narrated this hadith in this way from Muhammad bin Qays, and he made an error in it; the correct version is from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 482
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that his Companions were sitting in such a (silent, dignified) way, as if birds were perched on their heads.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الألف / 483