Al-Adab al-Mufrad

Someone's words, "So-and-so with the curly black hair" or someone "tall" or "short" when he intends to describe him and does not mean to slander him

Abu Ruhm, one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), who had offered his allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) under the Tree [i.e. at Hudaybiyya] was heard to say, "I went on the expedition to Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ). While we were travelling at night at al-Akhdar, I was near to the Prophet. A deep sleepiness overcame us, but I began to wake up when my camel wandered near to the Prophet's camel. I was worried that when it came close, it would his foot in the stirrup. I began to pull my camel back, but at a certain point in the night I feel asleep. Then my camel jostled against the camel of the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), while his foot was in stirrup, hitting his foot. I did not wake up until he exclaimed, 'Ow!' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, ask for forgiveness for me!' The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, 'Never mind.'

Someone's words, "So-and-so with the curly black hair" or someone "tall" or "short" when he intends to describe him and does not mean to slander him

'A'isha said, "A man asked for permission to come in to see the Prophet, (ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) remarked, 'He is a bad brother of his tribe.' When the man came in, the Prophet (ﷺ) was cheerful towards him. I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about that and he said, 'Allah does not love anyone who is obscene and coarse.'"

Someone's words, "So-and-so with the curly black hair" or someone "tall" or "short" when he intends to describe him and does not mean to slander him

'A'isha said, "Sawda, who was a heavy, sluggish woman, asked for permission to come in (to see the Prophet) on the night of Jam' (Muzdalifa) and he gave her permission."

Someone who does not see any harm in a historical story

Ibn Mas'ud said, "When the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), divided the booty of Hunayn at Ji'rana, the people crowded up against him. Then the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, 'Allah sent on of His slaves to a people and they rejected him and wounded him in the head. He wiped the blood from his brow, saying, "O Allah, forgive my people for they do not know."'"

Someone who shields a Muslim

Abu'l-Haytham said, "Some people came to 'Uqba ibn 'Amir and said, 'We have some neighbours who drink (wine) and behave incorrectly. Shall we bring them before the ruler?' 'No,' he replied, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), say, "Whoever sees the fault of a Muslim and then veils it, it is as if he brought girl buried alive back to life from her grave.''"

Someone saying, "People are destroyed."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "When you hear a man saying, 'People are destroyed,' then he has destroyed them."

Do not call a hypocrite "master (sayyid)"

'Abdullah ibn Burayda reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "Do not call a hypocrite 'master'. He is not your master and you will have angered your Lord, the Mighty and Exalted."

What someone says when he is praised

'Adi ibn Arta' said, "When one of the Companions of the Prophet, (ﷺ), was praised, he said in supplication to Allah), 'Do not take me to task for what they say and forgive me for what they do not know.'"

What someone says when he is praised

Abu Qilaba reported that 'Abdullah said to Abu Mas'ud - or Abu Mas'ud said to 'Abdullah, "What did you hear the Prophet, (ﷺ), say about '(false) assertion?" He said, "It is a bad mount for a man."

What someone says when he is praised

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "Abu Mas'ud, what did you hear the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), say about 'People who make false claims?" He replied, "I heard him say, 'A bad mount for a man' and I heard him say, 'Cursing a believer is like killing him.'"

One should not say about something he does not know, "Allah knows it"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "None of you should say about a thing which he does not know, 'Allah knows it' when Allah may know that it is other than what he said and thus he (tries to) teach Allah what he does not know. That is something terrible in Allah's sight."

The rainbow

Ibn Abbas said, "The Milky Way is one of the gates of the heavens. The rainbow is security from being destroyed by flood after the people of Nuh, peace be upon him."

The Milky Way

Ibn al-Kawwa' asked 'Ali about the Milky Way. He said, "It is the water-trough (or loop of the bag) from which the heaven opens up flowing water."

The Milky Way

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The rainbow is security for the people of the earth that they will not be drowned. The Milky Way is the door of the heavens and forms a furrow through it."

Someone who dislikes for it to be said, "O Allah, place me in the Abiding Abode of Your mercy"

Abu'l-Harith al-Kirmani heard a man say to Abu Raja', "I greet you and I ask Allah to join both of us together in the Abiding Abode of His mercy." Abu Raja' said, "Is anyone capable of that?" He continued, "What is the Abiding Abode of His mercy?" "The Garden," the man replied. "That is not correct," he said. The man asked, "Then what is the Abiding Abode of His mercy?" "The Lord of the Worlds," he replied.

Do not curse time

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "None of you should say, 'May time (ad-Dahr) be disappointed. Allah is time (ad-Dahr)."

Do not curse time

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "None of you should say, 'May time be disappointed!' Allah Almighty said, 'I am time (ad-Dahr). I send the night and the day. If I so wished, I could take them away.' None of you should the grape-vine 'karm" (instead of 'inab). Karm* is the Muslim man."

A man should not look sharply at his brother when he turns away

Mujahid said, "It is disliked for a man to stare at his brother or let his eye follow him when he turns his back or to ask, 'Where have you come from? Where are you going?'"

Someone saying to someone else, "Bother you"

Anas reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), saw a man driving a sacrificial camel. "Ride it," he told him. The man replied, "It is a sacrificial camel." "Ride it," he repeated. The man said again, "It is a sacrificial camel." "Ride it," he repeated. The man said, "It is a sacrificial camel." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Ride it, and bother you!"

Someone saying to someone else, "Bother you"

Al-Miswar ibn Rifa'a al-Quruzi said, "I heard a man ask Ibn 'Abbas, 'Should I do wudu' after I have eaten bread and meat?' He replied, 'Woe to you! Would you do wudu' on account of good things?'"

Someone saying to someone else, "Bother you"

Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), was at al-Ji'rana on the Day of the Battle of Hunayn with the spoils in the custody of Bilal. The Prophet (ﷺ) was dividing them out. A man came up to him and said, 'Be just! You are not being just!' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Bother you! Who will be just if I am not just?' 'Umar said, 'Messenger of Allah, let me strike off the head of the hypocrite!' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'This man is with his followers who recite the Qur'an and it does not go beyond their throats. They pass through the deen as an arrow passes through the target (i.e. nothing of it remains on the arrow).'"

Someone saying to someone else, "Bother you"

Bashir ibn Ma'bad as-Sadusi (whose name was Zahim ibn Ma'bad) made hijra (emigration) to the Prophet, (ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "What is your name?" "Zahim," he replied. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'No, you are Bashir." Bashir said, "While I was walking with the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), he passed the graves of some idolaters. He said, 'These people have missed much good' three times. Then he passed by the graves of the Muslims and observed, 'These people have obtained much good.' The Prophet, (ﷺ), suddenly looked up and saw a man wearing sandals walking among the graves. He said, 'You with the ox-hide sandals, take off your sandals!' When he saw the Prophet, (ﷺ), he removed his sandals and threw them away.'"

Building

Muhammad ibn Hilal reported that he saw the rooms of the wives of the Prophet, (ﷺ). The rooms were made of palm trunks covered with hair. The transmitter (Muhammad ibn Abi Fudayk) said, "I asked him about 'A'isha's room and he said, 'Its door faced Syria.' I asked, 'Was it one or two spans?' 'Its door was one span,' he replied. I asked, 'And what was it made of?' He said, 'From cypress or teak wood.'"

Building

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "The Final Hour will not come until houses' adornments resemble painted garments."

A man saying, No, by your father"

Abu Hurayra said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), and said, 'Messenger of Allah, which sadaqa has the best reward?' He said, 'By your father, you will learn of it. It is that you give sadaqa while you are healthy and avaricious, fearful of poverty and desirous of wealth. You should not delay it until you are at the point of death and then say, "This much is for so-and-so. This much is for so-and-so. This much is for so-and-so."'"