Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Chapter 46

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Abi 'Amra al-Ansari related to him, "Abu Sa'id
al-Khudri was told of a funeral." He continued, "It seemed that he was
hanging back until people had taken their seats. Then he came. When the
people saw him, they quickly made room for him. One of them stood up for
him to let him sit in his place. He said, 'Don't. I heard the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "The best gathering
is the most expansive one." 'Then he went to the side and sat in an expansive
gathering."

Munqidh said, "In most of the gatherings of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar,
he would face qibla. Once Yazid ibn 'Abdullah ibn Fusayt recited Sajda
after sunrise. He prostrated and the people there prostrated with the exception
of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. When the sun rose, 'Abdullah uncurled his legs
and then prostrated. He said, 'Did you see the prostration of your companions?
They prostrated at a time when the prayer should not be done."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "When one of you gets up from his place and then
returns to it, he is more entitled to."

Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, came to us when we were children. He greeted us and sent me
to get something he needed. He sat in the road waiting for me until I came
back to him."

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "None of you should make a man rise from his seat and
then sit in it. Rather make room and spread out."

Jabir ibn Samura said, "When we came to the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, we would sit at the edge of the group."

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "It is not lawful for a man to separate
two people except with the permission of both of them."

Ibn 'Abbas said, "When 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was
attacked, I was one of those who carried him into his house. He said to
me, 'Nephew, go see who wounded me and who was wounded with me.' I went
and returned to tell him, but the room was full at that time. I did not
want to step over people's necks because I was young, and so I sat down.
'Umar's rule when he sent someone for a need was that he commanded him
not to tell about it. 'Umar had a cover over him. Ka'b came and said, 'By
Allah, if the Amir al-Mu'minin makes supplication, Allah will let him remain
alive and restore him to this community until he does such-and-such and
such-and-such for them' until Ka'b mentioned the hypocrites. He actually
named them and used their kunyas. I said, 'Shall I convey to him what you
have said?' Ka'b said, 'I only said it because I intended that it be done.'
I plucked up courage and stood up, I stepped over people's necks until
I sat by 'Umar's head. I said, 'You sent me to find out such-and-such.
Thirteen people were wounded with you. Kulayb ibn al-Jazzar was wounded
while he was doing wudu' from the cistern. Ka'b swore such-and-such by
Allah.' He said, 'Summon Ka'b.' He was summoned and 'Umar asked, 'What
did you say?' He replied, 'I said such-and-such.' He said, 'No, by Prophet,
I will not make supplication. 'Umar will be wretched if Allah does not
forgive him.'"

Ash-Sha'bi said, "A man came to 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr when there
were some people sitting with him. He stepped over them in order to reach
him. They stopped him and 'Abdullah said, 'Leave the man.' He approached
until he sat with him and then said, 'Tell me something which you heard
from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.'
'Abdullah said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, say, "A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the
Muslims are safe. An emigrant (muhajir) is someone who abandons what Allah
has forbidden."'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The most precious of people in my opinion is
my sitting companion."

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The most precious of people in my opinion is
my sitting companion. This is so much the case that he can step over the
shoulders of people until he sits with me."

Kathir ibn Murra related, "I entered the mosque on Friday and
found 'Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i sitting in a circle of men. He stretched
out his feet in front of him. When he saw me, he pulled his feet back in.
Then he said to me, 'Do you know why I put my foot out? So that a righteous
man might come and sit down.'"

Al-Harith ibn 'Amr as-Sahmi related, "I came to the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he was at Mina or at 'Arafa.
People crowded around him and some Bedouins arrived. When they saw his
face, they said, 'This is a blessed face.' I said, 'Messenger of Allah,
pray for forgiveness for me.' He said, 'O Allah, forgive us!' I said, 'Ask
forgiveness for me.' He said, 'O Allah, forgive us!' I turned and said,
Ask forgiveness for me.' He said, 'O Allah, forgive us!' He spat on his
hand and wiped it on his sandal. He did not want it to get on anyone around
him."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, forbade gatherings in the road. They said, "Messenger
of Allah, it is hard for us to sit in our houses." He said, "If you must
sit there, then fulfil the rights of the gathering." They asked, 'What
is their right, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Guiding anyone who asks
for directions, returning the greeting, lowering the eye, commanding the
correct and forbidding the bad."

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Beware of sitting in the road." They said,
"Messenger of Allah, we must meet where we can sit to talk." The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If you must do
it, then give the road its due. "What is the due of the road, Messenger
of Allah," they asked. He replied, "Lowering the eye, avoiding doing anything
harmful, commanding the correct and forbidding the bad."

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, went out one day to one of the walled gardens
of Madina, and I went out after him. When he entered the garden, I sat
at the gate and said, I will be the doorkeeper of the Messenger of Allah
today even if he has not commanded me to do it.' The Prophet went and answered
a call of nature and then sat on the edge of the well. He uncovered his
legs and dangled them in the well. Abu Bakr came and asked for permission
to enter.' I said, 'Stay where you are until I ask permission for you.'
He waited and I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, it is Abu Bakr asking permission
to come in.' He said, 'Let him in and give him the good news of the Garden.'
He entered and sat at the right side of the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace. uncovered his legs and dangled them in the water.
Then 'Umar came. I said, 'Stay where you are until I ask permission for
you.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Let
him in and give him the good news of the Garden.' 'Umar went in and sat
at the left side of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
uncovered his legs and dangled his feet in the well. The rim of the well
was then full and there was no place left to sit. Then 'Uthman came. I
said, 'Stay where you are until I ask permission for you.' The Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Let him in and give him
the good news of the Garden as well as an affliction which will befall
him.' 'Uthman came in and could not find a place with them. He moved around
until he was facing them on the other side of the well, uncovered his legs
and dangled them in the well. I began to wish that a brother of mine would
come and I asked Allah to make him come, but he did not come before they
had got up."

Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, went out in the heat of the day. He did not speak to me nor
did I speak to him until he came to the market of Qaynuqa'. He sat in the
courtyard of Fatima's house and asked, 'Is the little one here? Is the
little one here?' Fatima held her son back for a short time. I think that
she was putting a necklace on him or washing him. Then he came running
and he hugged him and kissed him. He said, 'O Allah, love him and love
those who love him.'"

Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, forbade anyone forcing a man to rise from his seat so that someone
else could sit in his place."