Fwd’ing
Number 1889:
Narrated AbuJurayy Jabir ibn Salim al-Hujaymi:
I saw a man whose opinion was accepted by the people, and whatever he
said they submitted to it. I asked: Who is he? They said: This is the
Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). I said: On you be peace,
Apostle of Allah, twice. He said: Do not say “On you be peace,”
for “On you be peace” is a greeting for the dead, but say “Peace be
upon you”. I asked: You are the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
you)? He said: I am the Apostle of Allah Whom you call when a
calamity befalls you and He removes it; when you suffer from drought
and you call Him, He grows food for you; and when you are in a
desolate land or in a desert and your she-camel strays and you call
Him, He returns it to you. I said: Give me some advice.
He said: Do not abuse anyone. He said that he did not abuse a
freeman, or a slave, or a camel or a sheep thenceforth.
He said: Do not look down upon any good work, and when you speak to
your brother, show him a cheerful face. This is a good work. Have
your lower garment halfway down your shin; if you cannot do it, have
it up to the ankles. Beware of trailing the lower garment, for it is
conceit and Allah does not like conceit. And if a man abuses and
shames you for something which he finds in you, then do not shame him
for something which you find in him; he will bear the evil
consequences for it.
(Abu Dawood)
“I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He has a grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the straight path. (The truth)”
(11:55-56)