Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Samad informed us; Abu al-Qasim al-Khuza'i informed us; al-Haytham ibn Kulayb informed us; Abu Isa related to us; Harun ibn Ishaq al-Hamdani related to us; Ubaydah related from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Aishah, who said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never struck anything with his hand, except while striving in the cause of Allah; nor did he strike a servant or a woman.” (1)
Abd al-Wahid ibn Ahmad al-Mulayhi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Nu'aymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed us; Muhammad ibn Isma'il related to us; Isma'il ibn Abd Allah informed us; Malik ibn Ishaq related to me from Abd Allah ibn Abi Talhah, from Anas, who said: I was walking with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wearing a Najrani cloak with a coarse border, when a Bedouin caught up with him and tugged his cloak violently. I looked at the side of the Messenger of Allah’s shoulder, peace and blessings be upon him, and saw that the cloak’s border had left a mark on it because of the force of his pull. Then he said, “Muhammad, order that I be given some of Allah’s wealth that is in your possession.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, turned to him, laughed, and then ordered that he be given something. (2)
Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Sam'an informed us; Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Rayani informed us; Humayd ibn Zanjawayh related to us; Ali ibn al-Madini related to us; Ibn Uyaynah related from Amr ibn Dinar, from Ibn Abi Mulaykah, from Ya'la ibn Mumallak, from Umm al-Darda, who narrated from Abu al-Darda that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Indeed, the heaviest thing placed in the believer’s scale on the Day of Resurrection will be good character. And indeed, Allah Most High detests the obscene and foul-mouthed person.” (3)
Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Abu Mansur al-Sam'ani informed us; Abu Ja'far al-Rayani informed us; Humayd ibn Zanjawayh related to us; Abu Nu'aym related to us; Dawud ibn Yazid al-Awdi (4) said: I heard my father say, “I heard my father...”