Abu Dawud Book 36. General Behavior

Chapter : Not known. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : When the Prophet (PBUH) saw a cloud formation in the sky, he left work, even if he were at prayer, and then would say: “O Allah! I seek refuge in…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Zayd ibn Khalid : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Do not curse the cock, for it awakens for prayer.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: When you hear the barking of dogs and the braying of asses at night, seek refuge in Allah, for they see which you do not see.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Ali ibn Umar ibn Husayn ibn Ali : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) as saying: Do not go out much when there are few people about, for Allah the Exalted scatters abroad of His…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuRafi’ : I saw the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) uttering the call to prayer (Adhan) in the ear of al-Hasan ibn Ali when Fatimah gave birth to him.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : Boys used to be brought to the Apostle of Allah (PBUH), and he would invoke blessings on them. Yusuf added: “and soften some dates and rub their palates with them”.…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said to me: Have the mugharribun been seen (or some other word) among you? I asked: What do the mugharribun mean? He replied: They are…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (PBUH) said: If anyone asks (you) for refuge for the sake of Allah, give him refuge; and if anyone asks you (for something) for the pleasure of Allah,…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : AbuZumayl said: I asked Ibn Abbas, saying: What is that I find in my breast? He asked: What is it? I replied: I swear by Allah, I cannot speak about…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : A man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said: Apostle of Allah! one of us has thoughts of such nature that he would rather be reduced to charcoal than speak…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuHurayrah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Allah, Most High, has removed from you the pride of the pre-Islamic period and its boasting in ancestors. One is only a pious believer or a miserable sinner.…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas’ud : If anyone helps his people in an unrighteous cause, he is like a camel which falls into a well and is pulled out by its tail.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ : I asked: Apostle of Allah! what is party spirit? He replied: That you should help your people in wrongdoing.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju’sham al-Mudlaji : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) gave us an address and said: The best of you is the one who defends his tribe, so long as he commits…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuUqbah : AbdurRahman ibn AbuUqbah quoted his father AbuUqbah who was a client from the people of Persia as saying: I was present at Uhud along with the Apostle of Allah (PBUH), and on…