Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 273

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْهَادِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ، وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ، فَأَعَادَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، قَالَ الْقَوْمُ: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَحْسَنُكُمْ خُلُقًا»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Shall I tell you about who is most beloved to me and the one who will be seated closest to me on the Day of Judgment?” The people were silent, so he repeated that two or three times. Then the people said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “The one among you with the best character.”

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 273, Book 14, Excellence in Character, Hadith 14. 1 min readCopy the reference

What it means

What it teaches

• Encouraging noble morals and prohibiting their opposites.
• Highlighting the importance of good morals in the Shariah of Islam and the fact that they are among its priorities.
• The people of Jāhiliyyah (pre-Islamic era of ignorance) possessed remnants of good morals, such as generosity, courage, and other virtues, and Islam came to complete them.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
2. 2عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍTold us
3. 3Al-Layth ibn SadTold me, Third generation, died 175 AH
4. 4Yazid ibn Abdullah ibn UsamahTold me, Successor, died 139 AH
5. 5Amr ibn ShuaybFrom, Successor, died 118 AH
6. 6Shuayb ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn AmrFrom, Successor, died 81 AH
7. 7Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-AsFrom, Companion, died 63 AH