Prophetic adab (proper conduct)

Prophetic adab is the conduct a believer is commanded in word and deed toward God and toward people. Ibn Rajab draws from 'whoever believes in God and the Last Day' that it includes speaking good or keeping silent, honoring the neighbor, and honoring the guest.

Prophetic adab is the sum of conduct a believer is commanded in word and deed and in relation to God and His servants. Ibn Rajab derives from 'whoever believes in God and the Last Day' that these qualities are of the qualities of faith, and divides the hadith's three commands into what concerns God's right — speaking good or keeping silent — and what concerns the servants' rights — honoring the neighbor, withholding harm, honoring the guest. He reports from Ibn Abi Zayd that the sum of good conduct branches from four hadiths: speak good or be silent, leave what does not concern you, do not become angry, and love for your brother what you love for yourself.

Prophetic adab is the sum of conduct a believer is commanded in word and deed and in relation to God and His servants, as Ibn Rajab treats it in Jami' al-Ulum wa-l-Hikam. He derives from 'whoever believes in God and the Last Day' that these qualities are of the qualities of faith and that deeds enter into it; he divides the hadith's three commands into what concerns God's rights — speaking good and silence on all else — and what concerns the servants' rights — honoring the neighbor, withholding harm, honoring the guest. He transmits through Aswad ibn Asram the Prophet ﷺ's counsel that a man should say with his tongue only what is known good and stretch his hand only to good. Abu Amr ibn al-Salah reports from Ibn Abi Zayd, the Maliki imam of his time, that the sum of good conduct branches from four hadiths: speak good or be silent, leave what does not concern you, do not become angry, and love for one's brother what one loves for oneself — the concept linking to husn al-islam.