«باب خيار الناس أحاسنهم أخلاقا»
The best of people are those with the best character
❀ «عن مسروق، قال: دخلنا على عبد الله بن عمرو حين قدم مع معاوية إلى الكوفة، فذكر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: لم يكن فاحشا ولا متفحشا وقال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:” إن من اخيركم احسنكم خلقا»
Hadrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says: When Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to Kufa with Hadrat Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), we went to him. He mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was neither one who engaged in obscenity in general, nor did he deliberately speak obscenely. Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The best among you is the one who has the best character.”
❀ «عن عبد الله بن عمرو قال قالي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ألا أخبركم بأحبكم إلى وأقربكم مني مجلسا يوم القيامة ؟ فسكت القوم فأعادها مرتين، أو ثلاثا، قال القوم: نعم يا رسول الله، قال أحسنكم خلقا»
Hadrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Shall I not tell you who on the Day of Resurrection will be the most beloved to me and the closest to me in sitting?” The people remained silent, so he repeated it two or three times. The people said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He ﷺ said: “The one among you with the best character.”
❀ «عن جابر بن سمرة، رضى الله عنه قال: كنت فى مجلس فيه النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم ؛ قال : وأبي سمرة جالس أمامي، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن الفحش والتفحش ليسا من الإسلام، وإن أحسن الناس إسلاما أحسنهم خلقا.»
Hadrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I was in a gathering in which the Prophet ﷺ was present, and my father Samurah was sitting in front of me. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Obscenity and deliberate obscenity are not part of Islam, and indeed the best of people in Islam is the one who has the best character among them.”
❀ «عن اسامة بن شريك قال: كنا عند النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم كان على رؤوسنا الرخم، ما يتكلم منا متكلم، إذ جاءه ناس من الأعراب، فقالوا : يارسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أفتنا فى كذا، أفتنا فى كذا، فقال : أيها الناس، إن الله قد وضع عنكم الحرج إلا امرأ اقترض من عرض أخيه ذاك الذى خرج وهلك قالوا : افنتداوي يا رسول الله؟ قال: نعم فإن الله ينزل داء إلا أنزل له دواء غير داء واحد قالوا : ما هو يارسول الله قال: الهرم قالوا : فأي الناس إلى الله يا رسول الله ؛ قال : أحب الناس إلى الله أحسنهم خلقا»
Hadrat Usamah bin Shurayk (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates, he says: We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, and there were birds upon our heads (such was the silence), none of us was speaking. Then some Bedouins came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah, give us a ruling on this, give us a ruling on that (meaning they asked various kinds of questions). The Prophet ﷺ said: “O people! Indeed Allah has lifted hardship (sin) from you. If a person takes something from the honour and dignity of his brother, that person is sinful and destined for destruction.” They said: O Messenger of Allah! Can we seek treatment (medical care)? The Prophet ﷺ said: “Yes, indeed Allah has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure, except for one disease.” They asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is it? He ﷺ said: “Old age.” They said: O Messenger of Allah! Who among the people is most beloved to Allah? He said: “Among the people, the most beloved to Allah are those with the best character.”
❀ «عن عبد الله بن مسعود قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ألا أنبئكم بخياركم ؟ قالوا : بلى، قال : خياركم أحسنگه أخلاقا أحسبه قال: الموطئون أكنافا»
Hadrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Shall I not inform you of the best man among you?” The Companions said: Yes indeed. He ﷺ said: “The best among you are those with the best character,” and I think he ﷺ also said: “Those who humble themselves.”
❀ «عن جابر رضى الله عنه، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن من احبكم إلى واقربكم مني مجلسا يوم القيامة احاسنكم اخلاقا، وإن ابغضكم إلى وابعدكم مني مجلسا يوم القيامة الثرثارون والمتشدقون، قالوا: يا رسول الله قد علمنا الثرثارون، والمتشدقون، فما المتفيهقون؟ قال: المتكبرون»
Hadrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The most beloved of you to me, and the closest to me in gathering on the Day of Resurrection, will be those among you with the best character. The farthest from me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who are verbose, who speak with affectation and arrogance.” The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah! We know the verbose ones. But who are the «متفيهقون»? He ﷺ said: “«المتكبرون», the arrogant.”
❀ «عن أبى هريرة قال سمعت أبا القاسم صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: خياركم أحاسنكم أخلاقا إذا فقهوا»
Hadrat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard Abu al-Qasim ﷺ say: “The best of you are those who have the best character. If they also attain understanding of the religion (then what more could be said!).”
