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إن من خياركم أحسنكم أخلاقا

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Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, No. 3559

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 3559

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاحِشًا وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا وَكَانَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ مِنْ خِيَارِكُمْ أَحْسَنَكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا ".

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‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was neither obscene, nor would he use obscene language, and he used to say: "Verily, the best of you are those who have the best manners."

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3559: عَبْدَانُ, from أَبِي حَمْزَةَ, from الْأَعْمَشِ, from أَبِي وَائِلٍ, from مَسْرُوقٍ (Masrūq), from عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو (ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 9026The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 9026

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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم: " أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخِيَارِكُمْ؟ "، قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: " خِيَارُكُمْ أَطْوَلُكُمْ أَعْمَارًا، وَأَحْسَنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا ".

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  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 4119

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 9026: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ, from مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ, from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ, from أَبِي سَلَمَةَ (Abū Salamah), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَة (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

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Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 1975Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 1975

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حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، قَال: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خِيَارُكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا "، وَلَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاحِشًا وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ṣaḥīḥ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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  1. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 1975: مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ, from أَبُو دَاوُدَ, from شُعْبَةُ, from الْأَعْمَشِ, from أَبَا وَائِلٍ, from مَسْرُوقٍ (Masrūq), from عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو (ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6640Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6640

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حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ. وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاحِشًا وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا وَكَانَ، يَقُولُ: " مِنْ خِيَارِكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا "، قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ: " إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا ".

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, No. 6035
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 6590

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Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6324Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6324

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَمْ يَكُ فَاحِشًا، وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا، وَكَانَ يَقُولُ: " مِنْ خِيَارِكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 6324: أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ, from الْأَعْمَشُ, from شَقِيقٍ, from مَسْرُوقٍ (Masrūq), from عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 9810Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 9810

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ, قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَة، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " خِيَارُكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا، إِذَا فَقِهُوا ".

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

4 more reports have similar wording.

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 3759The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 3759

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حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، إِنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَاحِشًا وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا، وَقَالَ: " إِنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ أَحْسَنَكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا.

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3759: حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ, from شُعْبَةُ, from سُلَيْمَانَ, from أَبَا وَائِلٍ, from مَسْرُوقًا, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو (ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr) (last narrator in this chain)

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6858The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 6858

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حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ يَعْنِي أَبَاهُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ: " أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِأَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ " ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَقُولُهَا، قَالَ: قُلْنَا: بَلَى، يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: " أَحْسَنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 6858: يَعْقُوبُ, from أَبَاهُ (his father), from يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ, from عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ (ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb), from أَبِيهِ (his father), from مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ, from عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو (ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 2305The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 2305

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: " كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِنٌّ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ، فَجَاءَهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ: أَعْطُوهُ، فَطَلَبُوا سِنَّهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُ إِلَّا سِنًّا فَوْقَهَا، فَقَالَ: أَعْطُوهُ، فَقَالَ: أَوْفَيْتَنِي أَوْفَى اللَّهُ بِكَ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ".

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2305: أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ, from سُفْيَانُ, from سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ, from أَبِي سَلَمَةَ (Abū Salamah), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 2393The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī No. 2393

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِنٌّ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فَجَاءَهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَعْطُوهُ فَطَلَبُوا سِنَّهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُ إِلَّا سِنًّا فَوْقَهَا، فَقَالَ: أَعْطُوهُ، فَقَالَ: أَوْفَيْتَنِي وَفَى اللَّهُ بِكَ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحْسَنُكُمْ قَضَاءً ".

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