Jabir ibn ‘Abdillah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you are in fertile land, allow the riding animals to benefit from it and
Hadith on Travel: Be fair to fellow travelers, riding animals and their owners Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the land is fertile, travel at a moderate pace and give the riding animals their due rights,
Hadith on Travel: Be kind to roadway companions, human or animal Read More »
Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you travel through fertile land, then give the riding animals their rights and proper share. If
Hadith on Animals: Give creatures their rights, unlike ruthless Satan Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you travel through fertile land, then give the camels their rightful share of the earth.
Hadith on Travel: Be kind to riding animals, take precautions Read More »
Abu Talhah reported: We were sitting in the courtyards and open spaces, talking amongst ourselves, when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to us and
Hadith on Roads: Kind words are a civic duty on public highways Read More »
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must be gentle, and beware of harshness and obscenity.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6030 Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Hadith on Rifq: Be gentle in speech, not harsh or profane Read More »
Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is friendly, for there is no good in one who is not friendly
Hadith on Friendliness: Believers are good mannered and kind Read More »
Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Shall I not tell you upon whom the Hellfire is forbidden tomorrow? It is everyone gentle, lenient,
Hadith on Gentleness: Hellfire forbidden for kind people Read More »
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when Allah loves the people of a household, He allows gentleness to enter with
Hadith on Rifq: Allah blesses beloved households with kindness Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: I served the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, for ten years. He never blamed me if he ordered me to do something and I
Hadith on Qadr: The Prophet never blamed his servants Read More »
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness in all matters.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6927, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
Hadith on Rifq: Allah loves gentleness in all things Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Establish the rows for prayer, stand shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, accommodate your brethren, and do not
Hadith on Salat: Set prayer rows in order, close the gaps Read More »
Makhul reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believers are easy-going and gentle, like a camel tethered by its nose. If he is restricted,
Hadith on Islam: Believers obedient to commands of Allah Read More »
Al-Ghazali reported: A man came to Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, and he complained about disrespect from his son. Ibn al-Mubarak said, “Have you supplicated against
Ibn Mubarak on Parenting: Be gentle with your children Read More »
Abdullah ibn al-Mughaffal reported: I saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, reciting upon his camel while he was traveling with it. He was reciting Surat al-Fath, or
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Al-Qurtubi reported: Talhah ibn Umar said to ‘Ata’, may Allah have mercy on him, “Indeed, you are a man whom people of various whims gather around and I am a
‘Ata’ on Gentleness: Speak good words to all people Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is kind, affable, and easy-going, Allah will forbid him from entering Hellfire.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 20806
Hadith on Kindness: Gentle and easy-going people are in Paradise Read More »
‘Utbah ibn Abdu Sulami reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you comes to their spouse for intercourse, let them cover themselves
Hadith on Intimacy: Approach your spouse with kindness, gentleness Read More »
Muhanna reported: I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, about enjoining good and forbidding evil, “How should one enjoin it?” Ahmad said, “One should enjoin
Ahmad on Amr: Enjoin good, forbid evil with humble gentleness Read More »
Shidad ibn al-Had reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us for one of the evening prayers and he was carrying his grandson
Hadith on Children: Kids climb over the Prophet’s back as he prays Read More »