Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب الْهَدْىِ فِي الْكَلاَمِ
Chapter: Manner of speech.
4 hadith · references 4837–4840
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Abu Dawud · 4837كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا جَلَسَ يَتَحَدَّثُ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ طَرْفَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِNarrated Abdullah ibn Salam: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat talking (to the people), he would often raise his eyes to the sky.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4838كَانَ فِي كَلَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَرْتِيلٌ أَوْ تَرْسِيلٌNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke in a distinct and leisurely manner.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4839كَانَ كَلَامُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَلَامًا فَصْلًا يَفْهَمُهُ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَهُNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke in a distinct manner so that anyone who listened to him could understand it.8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4840كُلُّ كَلَامٍ لَا يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ أَجْذَمُNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Every important matter which is not begun by an expression of praise to Allah is maimed. Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Yunus, Aqil, Shuaib, Saeed bin Abd al-Az12 narrators·parallel chain