Draw Close To the Poor

He (SAW) said to his wife Aisha,

"Do not turn away a poor man, Aisha, even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you, Aisha, Allah will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection."

Tirmidhi

On Kindness

He (SAW) said,

"Every act of kindness is "sadaqah, and kindness includes meeting your brother with a cheerful face and pouring water from a bucket into your brother's vessel."

Ahmed and Tirmidhi

The nature of his interactions

It was not the nature of the prophet of God to talk indecently; nor did he engage himself in the use of vulgar language, neither did he shout in the markets (which is against dignity). He did not avenge a bad deed with a bad one, but forgave it, and thereafter never mentioned it. Tirmidhi

Love and Mercy

"Whoever shows no mercy to people, Allah will not show mercy to him" Muslim

"By the One in whose hand is my soul, none of you shall enter paradise until you believe, and none of you will believe until you love each other..." Muslim

Banishing Superstition

Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:

"The sun eclipsed in the life-time of Allah's Apostle on the day when (his son) Ibrahim died. So the people said that the sun had eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim.

Allah's Apostle said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see the eclipse pray and invoke Allah."

Bukhari

Marks of Prostration

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Allah's Apostle used to practice Itikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan and once he stayed in Itikaf till the night of the twenty-first and it was the night in the morning of which he used to come out of his Itikaf.

The Prophet said, "Whoever was in Itikaf with me should stay in Itikaf for the last ten days, for I was informed (of the date) of the Night (of Qadr) but I have been caused to forget it. (In the dream) I saw myself prostrating in mud and water in the morning of that night. So, look for it in the last ten nights and in the odd ones of them."

It rained that night and the roof of the mosque dribbled as it was made of leaf stalks of date-palms. I saw with my own eyes the mark of mud and water on the forehead of the Prophet (i.e. in the morning of the twenty-first).

Bukhari

The Rider As He Passes Through This World

`Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) slept on a straw mat and got up with the marks left by it on his body.

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Would that you make us spread out a soft bedding for you.''

He (PBUH) replied, "What have I to do with the world? I am like a rider who had sat under a tree for its shade, then went away and left it.'' At-Tirmidhi.

Love For Humanity

He (pbuh) said, "Love for humanity what you love for yourself." Al-Bukhari

Family ties and Neighborliness

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Among those not graced with God's glance on the Day of Judgement are a severer of bonds of kin and an obnoxious neighbour." Ad-Daylami

Courtesy

The Messenger of God (pbuh) said, "Keep God in mind wherever you are; follow a wrong with a right that offsets it; and treat people courteously." At-Tirmidhi