(209)  

When he r used to receive pleasant news, he r would say:

 ‘All Praise is for Allah by whose favour good works are accomplished.’

…and upon receiving displeasing news, he r would say:

 ‘All Praise is for Allah in all circumstances.’

When he (S) used to receive pleasant news, he (S) would say:

…and upon receiving displeasing news, he (S) would say:

Al-Ĥamdu Lillāhi `Alá Kulli Ĥālin.

 وَإِذَا أَتَاهُ أَمْرٌ يَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ: " ُ.

 الحَمْدُ للهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَال.ٍ

101. Excellence of sending prayers upon the Prophet r

  .101فضل الصلاة على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

(210)

The Prophet r said: ‘Whoever sends a prayer upon me, Allah sends ten upon him.’

(210) قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: " من صلى علي صلاة صلى الله عليه بها عشرا ".

(211)

 He r also said: ‘Do not take my grave as a place of habitual ceremony.  Send prayers upon me, for verily your prayers reach me wherever you are.’

(211) وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: " لا تجعلوا قبري عيدا وصلوا علي, فإن صلاتكم تبلغني حيث كنتم ".

(212)  

He r also said: ‘A miser is one whom when I am mentioned to him,  fails to send prayers upon me.’

(212) وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: " البخيل من ذكرت عنده فلم يصل علي ".

102. Excellence of spreading the Islamic greeting

  .102إفشاء السلام

(213)

The Messenger of Allah r said: ‘You shall not enter paradise until you believe, and you shall not believe until you love one another. Shall I not inform you of something, if you were to act upon it, you will indeed achieve mutual love for one another?  Spread the greeting amongst yourselves.’

(213) قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لا تَدْخُلُوا الجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا، وَلا تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا, أَوَ لا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَيءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوْهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ، أَفْشُوا السَّلامَ بَيْنَكُمْ ".

(214)

AAammar t said: ‘Three characteristics, whoever combines them, has completed his faith: to be just, to spread greetings to all people and to spend (charitably) out of the little you have.’

(214) ثَلاثٌ مَنْ جَمَعَهُنَّ فَقَدْ جَمَعَ الإِيْمَانَ: الإِنْصَافُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ، وَبَذْلُ السَّلامِ لِلْعَالَمْ، وَالإِنْفَاقُ مِنَ الإِقْتَارِ ".

(215)  

‘AAabdullah Ibn AAamr t reported that a man asked the Prophet r: ‘Which Islam is the best?’.  He r replied: Feed (the poor), and greet those whom you know as well as those whom you do not.’

(215) وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا: أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ النَبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الإِسْلامِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ: " تُطْعِمَ الطَّعَامَ وَتُقْرِأَ السَّلامُ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ ".

103. Supplication said upon hearing a rooster crow or the braying of an ass

  .103دعاء صياح الديك ونهيق الحمار

(216)  

(216) "إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ، فَاسْأَلُوا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكاً وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيْقَ الحِمَارِ، فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَاناً ".

104. Supplication upon hearing the barking of dogs at night

  .104دعاء نباح الكلاب بالليل

(217)  

‘If you hear the barking of dogs or the braying of asses at night, seek refuge in Allah for they see what you do not.’

(217) " إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُبَاحَ الكِلابِ وَنَهِيْقِ الحَمِيْرِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَرَيْنَ مَا لا تَرَوْنَ ".

105. Supplication said for one you have insulted

  .105الدعاء لمن سببته

(218)

 ‘O Allah, to any believer whom I have insulted, let that be cause to draw him near to You on the Day of Resurrection.’

106. The etiquette of praising a fellow Muslim

  .106ما يقول المسلم إذا مدح المسلم

(219)

He r said: ‘If anyone of you is impelled to praise his brother, then he should say: ‘I deem so-and-so to be…and Allah is his reckoner…and I don’t praise anyone, putting it (i.e. my praising) forward, in front of Allah’s commendation, however I assume him so and so’…if he knows that of him.’

(219) قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَادِحاً صَاحِبَهُ لا مَحَالَةَ فَلْيَقُلْ: أَحْسَبُ فُلاناً وَاللهُ حَسِيْبُهُ وَلا أُزَكِّي عَلَى اللهِ أَحَداً أَحْسَبُهُ – إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذَاكَ – كَذَا وَكَذَا ".