Hadith on Manners: The Prophet never even said ‘Uff’

Anas ibn Malik reported: I served the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, for ten years. By Allah, he never even said to me, “Uff!” He never said harshly, “Why did you do that?” or, “Why did you not do that?”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6038, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2309

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ خَدَمْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَمَا قَالَ لِي أُفٍّ وَلَا لِمَ صَنَعْتَ وَلَا أَلَّا صَنَعْتَ

6038 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأدب باب حسن الخلق والسخاء وما يكره من البخل

2309 صحيح مسلم كتاب الفضائل باب كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحسن الناس خلقا

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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