The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend.
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دِينِ خَلِيلِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يُخَالِلُ
Hadith 4834
Sahih — Al-Albani
With whom we are ordered to accompany
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The spirits are in marshaled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart.
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). The people began to praise me and make a mention of me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I know you, that is, he knew him. I said: My father and mother be sacrificed for you! you were my partner and how good a partner ; you neither disputed nor quarrelled.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ قَائِدِ السَّائِبِ عَنِ السَّائِبِ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَعَلُوا يُثْنُونَ عَلَىَّ وَيَذْكُرُونِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ يَعْنِي بِهِ قُلْتُ صَدَقْتَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي كُنْتَ شَرِيكِي فَنِعْمَ الشَّرِيكُ كُنْتَ لاَ تُدَارِي وَلاَ تُمَارِي
Hadith 4837
Da'if — Al-Albani
Manner of speech
Narrated Abdullah ibn Salam:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat talking (to the people), he would often raise his eyes to the sky.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct and leisurely manner.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ شَيْخًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ كَانَ فِي كَلاَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَرْتِيلٌ أَوْ تَرْسِيلٌ
Hadith 4839
Hasan — Al-Albani
Manner of speech
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct manner so that anyone who listened to him could understand it.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَحِمَهَا اللَّهُ قَالَتْ كَانَ كَلاَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَلاَمًا فَصْلاً يَفْهَمُهُ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ
Hadith 4840
Da'if — Al-Albani
Manner of speech
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every important matter which is not begun by an expression of praise to Allah is maimed.
Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Yunus, 'Aqil, Shu'aib, Sa'id b. 'Abd al-Aziz from al-Zuhri from the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mursal form (the link of the Companion is missing).
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ قَالَ زَعَمَ الْوَلِيدُ عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ قُرَّةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كُلُّ كَلاَمٍ لاَ يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِـ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ يُونُسُ وَعُقَيْلٌ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً
Hadith 4841
Sahih — Al-Albani
Regarding the khutbah
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every sermon which does not contain a tashahhud is like a hand cut off.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ كُلُّ خُطْبَةٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا تَشَهُّدٌ فَهِيَ كَالْيَدِ الْجَذْمَاءِ
Hadith 4842
Da'if — Al-Albani
Treating people according to their status
Narrated Maimun ibn Abu Shabib:
A beggar passed by Aisha and she gave him a piece of bread. Another man who wore clothes and had a good appearance passed by her, and she made him sit down and he ate (with her). When she was asked about that, she replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Treat the people according to their ranks.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Glorifying Allah involves showing honour to a grey-haired Muslim and to one who can expound the Qur'an, but not to one who acts extravagantly regarding it, or turns away from it, and showing honour to a just ruler.
She saw the Prophet (ﷺ) sitting with his arms round his legs. She said: When I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in such humble condition in the sitting position (according to Musa's version), I trembled with fear.
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حَسَّانَ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتَاىَ صَفِيَّةُ وَدُحَيْبَةُ ابْنَتَا عُلَيْبَةَ قَالَ مُوسَى بِنْتُ حَرْمَلَةَ وَكَانَتَا رَبِيبَتَىْ قَيْلَةَ بِنْتِ مَخْرَمَةَ وَكَانَتْ جَدَّةَ أَبِيهِمَا أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُمَا أَنَّهَا رَأَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ الْقُرْفُصَاءَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُخْتَشِعَ وَقَالَ مُوسَى الْمُتَخَشِّعَ فِي الْجِلْسَةِ أُرْعِدْتُ مِنَ الْفَرَقِ
Hadith 4848
Sahih — Al-Albani
Regarding disapproved manners of sitting
'Amr b. al-Sharid quoted his father al-Sharid b. Suwaid as saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon me when I was sitting thus: having my left hand behind my back and leaning on the fleshy part of it, and said: Are you sitting in the manner of those with whom Allah is angry?
Abu Barzah said: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade sleeping before the night prayer and talking after it.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَوْفٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْمِنْهَالِ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّوْمِ قَبْلَهَا وَالْحَدِيثِ بَعْدَهَا
Hadith 4850
Sahih — Al-Albani
Regarding a man sitting cross-legged
Jabir b. Samurah said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the dawn prayer, he sat cross-legged where he was till the sun had come well up.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ تَرَبَّعَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ حَسْنَاءَ
Hadith 4851
Sahih — Al-Albani
Conversing privately (around others)
`Abd Allah (b. Mas`ud) reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Two persons should not talk privately ignoring the third, for that will grieve him.
A similar tradition has been transmitted by Ibn `Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Abu Salih said: I asked Ibn `Umar: If they are four? He replied: Then it does not harm you.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ قَالَ أَبُو صَالِحٍ فَقُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ فَأَرْبَعَةٌ قَالَ لاَ يَضُرُّكَ