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Sahih Bukhari 6035 — Best People Have Best Character
Good character, generosity, and miserliness
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ، وَأَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ. وَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ ارْكَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الْوَادِي، فَاسْمَعْ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ، فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الأَخْلاَقِ.
Hadith About Good Character and Best Manners
Sahih Bukhari : 6035
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6035
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَقِيقٌ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو يُحَدِّثُنَا إِذْ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاحِشًا وَلاَ مُتَفَحِّشًا، وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ " إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلاَقًا ".
Masruq Narrated from:
We were sitting with `Abdullah bin `Amr who was narrating to us (Hadith): He said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was neither a Fahish nor a Mutafahhish, and he used to say, 'The best among you are the best in character (having good manners)."'
[2] Fāhish : (i.e., one who talks evil).(3) Mutafahhish : (i.e., a person who conveys evil talk or a person who speaks obscene evil words to make people laugh).Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6035In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 65USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 61
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6035
This Hadith about good character gives a clear standard for personal excellence. Abdullah bin Amr says that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was not a person of obscene speech or forced bad language. Then he reports the Prophet’s saying that the best among people are those best in character. The Hadith links two things together: avoiding dirty speech and building good manners. Good character is not only about private belief; it appears in words, actions, and how a person treats others. This is why the Hadith is important for searches like best character hadith and Islamic manners hadith. It gives a simple way to measure goodness: the better the manners, the better the person in this teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- Good character is a sign of real excellence.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم avoided obscene and dirty speech.
- Manners are part of how a person’s goodness is seen.
- A Muslim should work on speech and behavior together.
