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Volume 5, Book 57, Number 104 :

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Amr

Allah's Apostle neither talked in an insulting manner nor did he ever speak evil intentionally. He used to say, "The

most beloved to me amongst you is the one who has the best character and manners." He added, " Learn theQur'an from (any of these) four persons. 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai binKa'b, and Mu'adh bin Jabal."


Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Amr

The Prophet never used bad language neither a "Fahish nor a Mutafahish. He used to say "The best amongst you

are those who have the best manners and character." (See Hadith No. 56 (B) Vol. 8)


Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri

Somebody asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Apostle replied "A believerwho strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A

believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his

mischief."


Narrated by Abu Huraira

A man asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! What kind of charity is the best?" He replied. "To give in charitywhen you are healthy and greedy hoping to be wealthy and afraid of becoming poor. Don't delay giving in charity

till the time when you are on the death bed when you say, 'Give so much to so-and-so and so much to so-and so,'

and at that time the property is not yours but it belongs to so-and-so (i.e. your inheritors)."


Narrated by Abdullah

The Prophet said, "The people of my generation are the best, then those who follow them, and then whose whofollow the latter. After that there will come some people whose witness will go ahead of their oaths, and their

oaths will go ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, "We used to be beaten for taking oaths by


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saying, 'I bear witness by the Name of Allah or by the Covenant of Allah."



The Prophet took a camel of special age from somebody on credit. Its owner came and demanded it back

(harshly). The Prophet said, "No doubt, he who has a right, can demand it." Then the Prophet gave him an oldercamel than his camel and said, "The best amongst you is he who repays his debts in the most handsome way."



The Prophet owed somebody a camel of a certain age. When he came to demand it back, the Prophet said (to som

people), "Give him (his due)." When the people searched for a camel of that age, they found none, but found a

camel one year older. The Prophet said, "Give (it to) him." On that, the man remarked, "You have given me myright in full. May Allah give you in full." The Prophet said, "The best amongst you is the one who pays the rights

of others generously."

From Uthman (ra) from the Prophet (sas) who said: "The best of you is the one

who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

545 Narrated 'Uthman: The Prophet said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the

teach it."

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