Hadith on Virtues

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the branch tribes. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah's Apostle was asked, Who is the most honorable amongst the people? He said, The most righteous (i.e. Allah-fearing) amongst you. They said, We do not ask you about this. He said, Then Joseph, the..

Narrated Kulaib bin Wail: I asked Zainab bint Abi Salama (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet, Tell me about the Prophet . Did he belong to the tribe of Mudar? She replied, Yes, he belonged to the tribe of Mudar and was from the..

Narrated Kulaib: I was told by the Rabiba (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet) who, I think, was Zainab, that the Prophet (forbade the utensils (of wine called) Ad-Dubba, Al-Hantam, Al-Muqaiyar and Al-Muzaffat. I said to her, 'Tell me as to..

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, You see that the people are of different natures. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic period, are also the best in Islam if they comprehend religious knowledge. You see that the best amongst the..

And you see that the worst among people is the double faced (person) who appears to these with one face and to the others with another face (i.e a hypocrite). ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, The tribe of Quraish has precedence over the people in this connection (i.e the right of ruling). The Muslims follow the Muslims amongst them, and the infidels follow the infidels amongst them. ..

People are of different natures: The best amongst them in the pre-lslamic period are the best in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge. You will find that the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. of ruling) is he who hates..

Narrated Tawus: Ibn `Abbas recited the Qur'anic Verse:--'Except to be kind to me for my kin-ship to you-- (42.23) Sa`id bin Jubair said, (The Verse implies) the kinship of Muhammad. Ibn `Abbas said, There was not a single house (i.e...

Narrated Abi Mas`ud: The Prophet said, From this side from the east, afflictions will appear. Rudeness and lack of mercy are characteristics of the rural bedouins who are busy with their camels and cows (and pay no attention to religion). Such..

Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, Pride and arrogance are characteristics of the rural bedouins while calmness is found among the owners of sheep. Belief is Yemenite, and wisdom is also Yemenite i.e. the Yemenites are..

Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut`im: That while he was with a delegation from Quraish to Muawiya, the latter heard the news that `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As said that there would be a king from the tribe of Qahtan. On that Muawiya became..

Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, even if only two of them remained. ..

Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: `Uthman bin `Affan went (to the Prophet) and said, O Allah's Apostle! You gave property to Bani Al-Muttalib and did not give us, although we and they are of the same degree of relationship to you. The Prophet said, ..

Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair went with some women of the tribe of Bani Zuhra to `Aisha who used to treat them nicely because of their relation to Allah's Apostle. ..

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, The tribe of Quraish, the Ansar, the (people of the tribe of) Julhaina, Muzaina, Aslam, Ashja', and Ghifar are my disciples and have no protectors except Allah and His Apostle. ..

Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair was the most beloved person to `Aisha excluding the Prophet and Abu Bakr, and he in his turn, was the most devoted to her, `Aisha used not to withhold the money given to her by Allah, but she..

Narrated Anas: `Uthman called Zaid bin Thabit, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, Sa`id bin Al-`As and `AbdurRahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham, and then they wrote the manuscripts of the Holy Qur'an in the form of book in several copies. `Uthman said to the..

Narrated Salama: Allah's Apostle passed by some people from the tribe of Aslam practicing archery. He said, O children of Ishmael! Throw (arrows), for your father was an archer. I am on the side of Bani so-andso, meaning one of the two teams...

Narrated Abu Dhar: The Prophet said, If somebody claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, he but disbelieves in Allah, and if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he does not belong, let such a person take his..