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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب البر و الصلةBook of Righteousness and Maintaining Ties
The best person is the one with the best character
Hadith 816
اُردوEn
اَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُکَیْنٍ عَنْ مُوْسٰی، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ رَّسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: خِیَارُکُمْ، اَحَاسُنِکُمْ اَخْلَاقًا.
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "The best among you is the one whose character is best among you."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the best among people is the one who is best in character. In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ((The most complete of the believers in faith are those who are best in character.)) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Book of Suckling, No. 1162) ... "The most complete in faith among the believers are those who have the best character among the Muslims."
Regarding such people, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ((Indeed, the most beloved of you to me and the closest of you to me in sitting on the Day of Resurrection will be those of you who are best in character.)) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Book of Righteousness and Maintaining Ties, No. 2018) ... "The most beloved of you to me and the closest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those among you who are best in character."
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the best among people is the one who is best in character. In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ((The most complete of the believers in faith are those who are best in character.)) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Book of Suckling, No. 1162) ... "The most complete in faith among the believers are those who have the best character among the Muslims."
Regarding such people, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ((Indeed, the most beloved of you to me and the closest of you to me in sitting on the Day of Resurrection will be those of you who are best in character.)) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Book of Righteousness and Maintaining Ties, No. 2018) ... "The most beloved of you to me and the closest to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those among you who are best in character."
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 816
