Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Faith consists of sixty (or seventy) branches.
The best of them is 'There is no god but Allah.' The lowest of them is
to remove harmful things from the road. Modesty is also a branch of faith."
Narrated Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Part of what people have learned from the words
of prophethood is the statement:
'If you do not feel ashamed, do whatever
you like."
Abu Sa'id said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, had more modesty than a virgin in her tent. When he disliked something,
that could be seen in his face."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: أَهْدَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاقَةً، فَعَوَّضَهُ، فَتَسَخَّطَهُ، فَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ: يَهْدِي أَحَدُهُمْ فَأُعَوِّضُهُ بِقَدْرِ مَا عِنْدِي، ثُمَّ يَسْخَطُهُ وَايْمُ اللهِ، لاَ أَقْبَلُ بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا مِنَ الْعَرَبِ هَدِيَّةً إِلاَّ مِنْ قُرَشِيٍّ، أَوْ أَنْصَارِيٍّ، أَوْ ثَقَفِيٍّ، أَوْ دَوْسِيٍّ.
Abu Hurayra said, "A man from the Banu Fazara gave a camel tot
he Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he gave him something
in exchange for it. That angered the man and I heard the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, state on the minbar, 'One of you gives a
gift and when I give him something in exchange he becomes angry. By Allah,
after this year, I will never accept a gift from any Arab except for Quraysh,
the Ansar, a Thaqifi or a Dawsi!'"
