Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Significance of Having Good Manners


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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