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Warriors of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
At times I see some of our youths, who seem to be quite
careless about their manners, yet are steadfast when it comes to their prayers
and fasts. When I see such individuals, it makes me wonder, why they are very careful
about their fasts and prayers, yet so negligent of their manners and behavior.
Perhaps, one answer is that they are unaware about the significance of good
manners in the teachings of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.w.s.)
Therefore, this post is mainly a quick reminder to our youths or whoever else,
who claim to be the followers of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.w.s.), yet are very
inattentive to their manners. We need to keep in mind, our manners, not only
affect ourselves, but affect the land, too.
There are nine acceptable traditions in this post, five
of them are Authentic and four of them are Good.
1) Authentic
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn
Isa fromal-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from Muhammad ibn Muslim from
abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, who has said the following:
“Among the believers
of perfect belief is one whose manners are good.”
2) Authentic
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from
ibnMahbub from abu Wallad al-Hannat from abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be upon him, who
has said the following:
“Whoever has four
things, his belief is complete even if he is covered with sins from his top to
his toes, and it will not harm him. They are truthfulness, safe return of the
trust, shyness [or shame] and good manners.”
3) Authentic
A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad
ibn Khalidfrom ibn Mahbub from ‘Anbasa al-‘Abid who has said the following:
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be upon him, once said to me,
‘No believer comes
before Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, with better deeds, aside from
the obligatory ones, more beloved to Allah, the Most High, than one with
good manners that has room for all people in it.’”
4) Authentic
Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd
al-Jabbar from Safwan from Dharih from abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be upon him, who
has said the following:
“The Messenger of
Allah has said, ‘The reward for one who possesses good manners is
equal to the reward for one who fasts [all days] and prays [all nights].”
5) Good
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn
abu ‘Umayr from Husaynal-Ahmasi and ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abd Allah,
recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:
“Good manners melt
down sins just as the sun melts down hoarfrost.”
6) Good
It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from
his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abd Allah,
peace be upon him, who has said the following:
“Virtuous deeds and
good manners develop cities and add to longevity of life.”
7) Authentic
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn
‘Isa fromal-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abd
Allah, peace be upon him, who has said the following:
“During the time of
the Holy Prophet a man died. The grave diggers could not dig a grave for him.
They complained to the Messenger of Allah saying,
‘O Messenger of
Allah, our shovels [literally “iron”] do not work. It is as if we hit a
rock.’
The Messenger
of Allah said, ‘It would not be as such had your man have good
manners. Bring to me a bowl of water.’
When water was
brought, he (the Messenger of Allah), peace be upon him, immersed his hand into
it and then sprinkled it on the ground. He then told them to dig. They began to
dig and it was like sand falling fast upon them.”
8) Good
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu
‘Umayr from Habib al-Khath’ami from abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be upon him, who has
said the following:
“The Messenger of Allah has said,
‘The best ones among
you are those who possess good manners, who are easy to associate with,
associate others with ease and comfort others.’
9) Good
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu
‘Umayr from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abd Allah, peace be upon him, who
has said the following:
“Good manners take one to the level
of those who fast [all day] and pray [all night].”
Source:
Al-Kafi, Volume 2, Pages 99-103, Traditions #1, #3, #4, #5,
#7, #8, #10, #16, #18
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