صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الفضائلThe Book of Virtues
باب كَثْرَةِ حَيَائِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:Chapter: His Great Modesty
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْنَا عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو حِينَ قَدِمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ ، فَذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : لَمْ يَكُنْ فَاحِشًا ، وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا ، وَقَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ مِنْ خِيَارِكُمْ أَحَاسِنَكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا " ، قَالَ عُثْمَانُ : حِينَ قَدِمَ مَعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ .
Masruq reported: We went to'Abdullah bin 'Amr when Mu'dwiya came to Kufa, and he made a mention of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: He was never immoderate in his talk and he never reviled others. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) also said: The best amongst you are those who are best in morals. 'Uthman said: When he came to Kufa along with Mu'awiyah... (The rest of the hadith is the same).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Good character is a very great wealth. On the Day of Resurrection, the heaviest thing in the scale of deeds will be good character. Thus, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“There is nothing heavier in the scale than good character.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Adab, Hadith: 4799)
On the Day of Resurrection, the believers who possess good character will be the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and will be seated close to him.
(Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, Hadith: 272)
The majority of people will enter Paradise due to piety and good character.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Az-Zuhd, Hadith: 4246)
(2)
There is no doubt that good character is a natural gift, as mentioned in the hadith: Allah, the Exalted, has already apportioned good character just as He has apportioned sustenance.
(Musnad Ahmad: 387/1, and Silsilat al-Ahadith as-Sahihah: 482/6, No. 2714)
If a person does not possess good character by birth, he should strive and make effort to acquire it, because bad character is contrary to human dignity.
And Allah knows best. (Fath al-Bari: 564/10)
(1)
Good character is a very great wealth. On the Day of Resurrection, the heaviest thing in the scale of deeds will be good character. Thus, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“There is nothing heavier in the scale than good character.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Adab, Hadith: 4799)
On the Day of Resurrection, the believers who possess good character will be the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and will be seated close to him.
(Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, Hadith: 272)
The majority of people will enter Paradise due to piety and good character.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Az-Zuhd, Hadith: 4246)
(2)
There is no doubt that good character is a natural gift, as mentioned in the hadith: Allah, the Exalted, has already apportioned good character just as He has apportioned sustenance.
(Musnad Ahmad: 387/1, and Silsilat al-Ahadith as-Sahihah: 482/6, No. 2714)
If a person does not possess good character by birth, he should strive and make effort to acquire it, because bad character is contrary to human dignity.
And Allah knows best. (Fath al-Bari: 564/10)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6035
