🌙Prophetic Biography & Character

The morals and etiquette of the Prophet

أخلاق النبي وآدابه

Author: أبو محمد عبد الله بن محمد بن جعفر بن حيان الأنصاري المعروف بأبِي الشيخ الأصبهاني (المتوفى: 369هـ) (d. 369)

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هذا الكتاب "أخلاق النبي وآدابه" للشيخ الأصبهاني، يُعد من أهم المصادر في علم السيرة النبوية والشمائل النبوية. يُعنى الكتاب بدراسة أخلاق النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وتحليل صفاته العالية، مثل كرمه وكثرة احتماله، وشدته حياءه، وعفوه، وجوده وسخائه، وشجاعته، وتواضعه، وعلامة رضاه وعلامة سخطه، وإغضائه وإعراضه عن ما كرهه، ورفقه بأمته، وكظمه الغيظ وحلمه، وصفة بكائه وحزنه، وصفة منطقه وألفاظه، وصفة مشيه والتفاته، وذكر قوله عند قيامه من مجلسه، وذكر محبته للطيب وتطيبه به، وصفة لباس رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وذكر قميصه وحمد ربه عند لبسه، وذكر وقت لباسه إذا استجده، وذكر جبته، وذكر إزاره وكسائه، وصفة ردائه، وذكر حلته، وذكر بردته، وذكر عمامته، وذكر قلنسوته، وذكر سراويله، وذكر صوفه، وذكر لباسه الكتان والقطن واليمنة.

Translation

This book, “The Prophet’s Ethics and Etiquette,” by Sheikh Al-Asbahani, is considered one of the most important sources in the science of the Prophet’s biography and prophetic virtues. The book is concerned with studying the morals of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and analyzing his high qualities, such as his generosity and great tolerance, his extreme modesty and forgiveness, his presence and generosity, his courage and humility, the signs of his contentment and the signs of his discontent, his turning a blind eye to what he hated, his kindness to his nation, his suppression of anger and forbearance, the quality of his crying and sadness, the quality of his logic and words, and the quality of his walk. And he turned around, and mentioned what he said when he got up from his sitting, and mentioned his love for perfume and using it, and the description of the dress of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and he mentioned his shirt and praised his Lord when he put it on, and he mentioned the time of his dressing when he begged him for it, and he mentioned his garment, and he mentioned his garment and his clothing, and the description of his robe, and he mentioned his suit, and he mentioned his cloak, and he mentioned his turban, and he mentioned his cap, and he mentioned his trousers, and he mentioned his wool, and he mentioned his clothing of linen, cotton, and yamna.

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Ethics of the Prophet by Abu Sheikh Al-Isfahani
And what was narrated about his generosity, his many tolerances, and his suppressed anger
As for the severity of his shyness
As for what was narrated about his forgiveness and pardon
As for what was mentioned about his goodness and generosity, may God bless him and grant him peace
As for what was mentioned about his courage
He mentioned his humility
What he mentioned was a sign of his satisfaction and a sign of his displeasure, may God bless him and grant him peace
And what was narrated about him turning a blind eye and turning away from what he, peace and blessings of God be upon him, hated
What was narrated about his kindness to his nation, may God bless him and grant him peace
What was narrated about his suppression of anger and his forbearance, may God bless him and grant him peace
The nature of his crying and sadness, may God bless him and grant him peace
The characteristic of his logic and words, may God bless him and grant him peace
The characteristic of his walking and turning, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned what he said when he got up from his meeting, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his love for perfume and his perfume with it, may God bless him and grant him peace
The description of the dress of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his shirt and praised his Lord when he put it on, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned the time for his dressing if he, may God bless him and grant him peace, found it
He mentioned his garment, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his garment and clothing, may God bless him and grant him peace
The characteristic of his robe, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his suit, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his apostasy, may God bless him and grant him peace
He mentioned his turban, may God bless him and grant him peace

أصح البشائر في مبعث سيد الأوائل والأواخر