Hadith 11
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
ENGLISH
`Abd Allah b. Mughaffal reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying :
Allah is gentle, likes gentleness, and gives for gentleness what he does not give for harshness.
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ وَيُعْطِي عَلَيْهِ مَا لاَ يُعْطِي عَلَى الْعُنْفِ
Hadith referenceSunan Abi Dawud 11
CollectionSunan Abi Dawud
BookGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
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