Joking in speech is like salt in food; if it is lacking or more than necessary, then it is disliked/reprehensible.
Tag: manners
An elevated level of manners
They are adversaries, yet he [refers to him as] “my brother”!
With gentleness and a love for good
So, there is nothing more beneficial for the heart than dealing with people with gentleness and a love for good for them.
From the completeness of good manners with parents
Rather, pay full attention to them both, unless there is an urgent [and important] call which must be answered and cannot be delayed!
I feel shy towards them
I have my parents with me, and i feel shy towards them [that i should engage in a phone call in their presence].
Tire your feet, and do not tire your tongue
Tire your feet, and do not tire your tongue.
From the mistakes which parents fall into
From the mistakes which parents fall into when uttering wrong words in front of their children, is that they censure the children when they utter them [too]!
How to please your parents
You please them with three things; that the child…
Good manners
Good manners are better for the children [both] in terms of their character and wealth, than to give them gold and silver.
I have not seen anyone like Ahmad ibn Hanbal
I met 200 scholars of knowledge, and I have not seen anyone like Ahmad ibn Hanbal.