Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي إِصْلاَحِ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ
Chapter: Reconciliation.
3 hadith · references 4919–4921
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Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 4919أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ دَرَجَةِ الصِّيَامِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ ؟ , قَالُوا : بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : إِصْلَاحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ وَفَسَادُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ الْحَالِقَةُNarrated Abud Darda: The Prophet ﷺ said: Shall I not inform you of something more excellent in degree than fasting, prayer and almsgiving (sadaqah)? The people replied: Yes, Prophet of Allah! He said: It is putting thing7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4920لَمْ يَكْذِبْ مَنْ نَمَى بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ لِيُصْلِحَHumaid bin Abdur-Rahman quoted his mother as saying: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who forged in order to put things right between two persons did not lie. The version by Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Musaddad has: The liar is not the11 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4921مَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرَخِّصُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثٍ ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : لَا أَعُدُّهُ كَاذِبًا : الرَّجُUmm Kulthum, daughter of Uqbah, said: I did not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ giving licence for anything people say falsely except in three matters. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say: I do not count liar a man who puts8 narrators