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Fasting and Good Manners
Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“Whosoever does not abandon falsehood in speech and action, then Allah the Mighty and Majestic has no need that he should leave his food and drink.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 3, Book 31, Number 127]
Laugh Little
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him):
Allah’s Apostle Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“If you knew that which I know you would laugh little and weep much.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 492]
Simple Living
Narrated ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her):
The bed mattress of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) was made of a leather case stuffed with palm fibres.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 463]
Midday Nap
Narrated Sahl bin Sad (may Allah be pleased with him):
We used to have a midday nap and take our meals after the Jumuah (prayer).
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 74, Number 296]
Simple Food
Narrated ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her):
The family of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) had never eaten their fill of wheat bread for three successive days since they had migrated to Madina till the death of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace be upon him).
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 461]
Feed, and Greet
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him):
A man asked the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him), “What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?”
The Prophet replied:
“To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 1, Book 2, Number 12]
A Better and Vast Gift
Narrated Abu Said (may Allah be pleased with him):
Some people from the Ansar asked Allah’s Apostle (may Allah’s peace be upon him) [to give them something] and he gave to everyone of them, who asked him, until all that he had was finished. When everything was finished and he had spent all that was in his hand, he said to them:
“(Know) that if I have any wealth, I will not withhold it from you (to keep for somebody else); And (know) that he who refrains from begging others (or doing prohibited deeds), Allah will make him contented and not in need of others; and he who remains patient, Allah will bestow patience upon him, and he who is satisfied with what he has, Allah will make him self-sufficient.
And there is no gift better and vast (you may be given) than patience.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 477]
Keeping Secrets Secret
Narrated Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) confided to me a secret which I did not disclose to anybody after him. And Um Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) asked me (about that secret) but I did not tell her.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 74, Number 304]
