Ahadith About Islamic Manners

With the name of Allah,the most Gracious , the most Merciful

¤ Foreordainment of Allah:

● Ibn Abbas (M.A.B.P.W.H)said:
One day I was riding behind the prophet(S.A.W) when he said,"O boy!I will instruct you in some matters. Be watchful of Allah (commandment of Allah), He will preserve you. Safeguard his rights , He will be ever with you.If you beg , beg of Him Alone;and if you need assistance , supplicate to Allah Alone for help. And remember that if all the people gather to benefit you , they will not be able to benefit you except that which Allah has foredained(for you) ; and if all of them gather to do harm to you, they will not be able to afflict you with anything other than that which Allah has predestined against you . The pens had been lifted and the ink had dried up."(At-Tirmidhi)

Another narration is : Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, "Safeguard the commandment of Allah, you will find Him before you. Remember Him in prosperity and he remember you in adversity. Be sure that which you miss, was not to hit you; and what hits you, was never to miss you. Remember that the Help of Allah is obtained with patience, and relief emerges after distress, prosperity follows adversity, and hardship is followed by ease."

Commentary:
1.No one has the power to change the decision of Allah.
2.Whatever trouble one has to suffer in this world, it does not last forever. Every trouble is followed by prosperity,pleasure and happiness.
3.One should never ask other than Allah anyone's help in supernatural way because it amounts to ascribing partnership with Allah. If a person is mindful of the Rights of Allah,then Allah, in return takes care of his needs and helps him.

¤ The Right of Allah upon His Slaves:

● Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal (M.A.B.P.W.H): The Prophet (pbuh) said, " O Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's rights upon his slaves is?" I said, " Allah and his messenger knows better. "The Prophet (pbuh) said," To worship Him(Allah) alone and to join none in worship with Him(Allah).Do you know what their right upon him is?"I replied "Allah and His Messenger know better. " The Prophet (pbuh) said,"Not to punish them (if they did so)."[Al-Bukhari].

¤ The Rights of a Muslim:

● Abu Hurairah (M.A.B.P.W.H)reported: Messenger of Allah said, "Every Muslim has five rights over another Muslim (i.e he has to perform five duties for another Muslim): to return the greetings, to visit to the sick, to accompany funeral processions, to accept an invitation, to respond to the sneezer [i.e , to say "yarhamuk allah(May Allah bestow his blessings upon you),'when the sneezer praises Allah]."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:
The bond of fraternity among the Muslims has been further strengthened by the list in his Hadith about the Rights of Muslims on one another.

¤ Obedience of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh):

● Narrated Ibn'Umar (M.A.B.P.W.H): Whenever we took am oath of allegiance to Messenger of Allah to hear and Obey, He (S.A.W) would say to us , "As far as you are capable of."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:
Obedience to a Muslim ruler calls for two conditions: First, his command must not infringe upon the canonical sancity;second, it ought not to outweigh people's limitations. In case , He fails to meet these two prerequisites, his obedience will also become non- obligatory. This Hadith conveys a warning to rulers that they must not put people to a hardship unbearable to them.

● Abu Hurairah (M.A.B.P.W.H) reported: Messenger of Allah said,"Everyone of my Ummah will enter Jannah except those who refuse." He was asked: " Who will refuse?" He said ,"Whoever obeys me, shall enter Jannah,and whoever disobeys me , refuses to (enter Jannah)."
[Al-Bukhari]

Commentary:
The word Ummah here stands for the community which accepted the invitation of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), that is to say,the people who on his call embraced Islam. Out of this community who follow him faithfully will go to Jannah.

¤ Da'wah Priorities:

● Narrated Ibn Abbas (M.A.B.P.W.H):
When the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) sent Mu'adh to Yemen,He said to him,"You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them be to testify the Tauhid of Allah [i.e.la ilaha illallah(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)]. If they accept that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them, five compulsory congregational Salat(prayers) to be offered in one day and one night(24 hours). And if they offer their Salat, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties; and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor among them. And if they agree to that, than take from them Zakat, but avoid the best property of the people. "
[Al-Bukhari ]

¤ Significance of Intention:

●  'Umar bin Al-Khattab (M.A.B.P.W.H) reported: Messenger of Allah said "Deeds are considered by intentions, and a person will be rewarded according to his intentions. So whoever emigrated for Allah and his Messenger, His emigration would be for Allah andhis messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for. "
[ Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

¤ Commentary:
According to some Ahadith, the reason for this Hadith is that a person sent a proposal of marriage to a woman named Umm Qais, which she turned down saying that he should have to emigrate to Al-Madinah for it. Accordingly he did it for this specific purpose, and the two were married there. On account of this event, the man came to be known among the companions as Muhajir Umm Qais.
On the basis of this Hadith, 'Ulama' are of the unanimous opinion that the real basis of one's actions is Niyyah (intentions) and everyone will be requited according to his Niyyah. It is true that Niyyah is founded in one's heart, that is to say, one has first to make ep one's mind for what he intends to do and he should not express it verbally. In fact, the latter is Bid'ah (innovation in religion) because no proof of it is found in Shari'ah.
The point which becomes evident from this Hadith is that Ikhlas (sincerity) is a must for every action. In other words, in every righteous deeds, one should seek only the Pleasure of Allah; otherwise, it will not be accepted
by Allah.