شمائل ترمذي
Shamail Tirmidhi
باب كيف كان كلام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: How was the speech of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
The Prophet’s speech and other noble traits
Hadith 224
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جُمَيْعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعِجْلِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ أَبِي هَالَةَ زَوْجِ خَدِيجَةَ يُكْنَى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنٍ لِأَبِي هَالَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ خَالِي هِنْدُ بْنُ أَبِي هَالَةَ، وَكَانَ وَصَّافًا، فَقُلْتُ: صِفْ لِي مَنْطِقَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَوَاصِلَ الْأَحْزَانِ دَائِمَ الْفِكْرَةِ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ رَاحَةٌ، طَوِيلُ السَّكْتِ، لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ، يَفْتَتِحُ الْكَلَامَ وَيَخْتِمُهُ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِجَوَامِعِ الْكَلِمِ، كَلَامُهُ فَصْلٌ، لَا فُضُولَ وَلَا تَقْصِيرَ، لَيْسَ بِالْجَافِي وَلَا الْمُهِينِ، يُعَظِّمُ النِّعْمَةَ، وَإِنْ دَقَّتْ لَا يَذُمُّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَذُمُّ ذَوَّاقًا وَلَا يَمْدَحُهُ، وَلَا تُغْضِبُهُ الدُّنْيَا، وَلَا مَا كَانَ لَهَا، فَإِذَا تُعُدِّيَ الْحَقُّ لَمْ يَقُمْ لِغَضَبِهِ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يَنْتَصِرَ لَهُ، وَلَا يَغْضَبُ لِنَفْسِهِ، وَلَا يَنْتَصِرُ لَهَا، إِذَا أَشَارَ أَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ كُلِّهَا، وَإِذَا تَعَجَّبَ قَلَبَهَا، وَإِذَا تَحَدَّثَ اتَّصَلَ بِهَا، وَضَرَبَ بِرَاحَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى بَطْنَ إِبْهَامِهِ الْيُسْرَى، وَإِذَا غَضِبَ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ، وَإِذَا فَرِحَ غَضَّ طَرْفَهُ، جُلُّ ضَحِكِهِ التَّبَسُّمُ، يَفْتَرُّ عَنْ مِثْلِ حَبِّ الْغَمَامِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both), who says: I asked my maternal uncle Hind bin Abi Hala, who used to frequently describe the noble qualities of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to tell me about the manner of the speech of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was often in a state of sadness and grief, always thoughtful, and comfort was not available to him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would mostly remain silent and would not speak without necessity. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin and end his speech with the name of Allah Almighty. When he spoke, he used concise and comprehensive words. His speech was extremely clear and evident, not more than necessary, nor was there any deficiency in conveying the intended meaning. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither harsh nor weak and insignificant. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would greatly honor a blessing, even if it was little, and would not criticize anything from it. Thus, he would not criticize food items nor excessively praise them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would not become angry due to any worldly matter, nor was there anything in worldly affairs that would make him angry. When someone transgressed the truth, nothing could withstand his anger until he took retribution for it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) never became angry for his own sake nor took revenge for himself. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards something, he would do so with his entire blessed hand. When he was amazed at something, he would turn his blessed palm over. And when he spoke, he would join his hands, placing the palm of his right hand on the inner part of the thumb of his left hand. When he was displeased with someone, he would turn his noble face away from him, and when he was pleased, he would lower his gaze. The utmost of his laughter was only a smile, and through it, his blessed teeth would appear white and shining like hailstones.
