The General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) in Sunan Abu Dawood 4864 shows the teachings and good conduct of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It was compiled by Imam Abu Dawood and has five hundred and two hadiths that explain the guidance and messages given to the Prophet SAW. The original hadiths are in Arabic, and English translations are available to make them easier to understand.
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حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُعَاذِ بْنِ خُلَيْفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قُلْتُ: كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ أَبْيَضَ مَلِيحًا إِذَا مَشَى كَأَنَّمَا يَهْوِي فِي صَبُوبٍ .
Saeed al-Jariri quoted Abu al-Tufail as saying: I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. I asked: How did you see him? He said: He was white, good-looking, and when he walked, it looked as if he was descending to a low ground.
Jabir said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade that a man should lie placing (and according to Qutaibah’s version: “should raise”) one of his legs over the other. Qutaibah’s version adds: When he was lying on his back. ..
Abbad bin Tamim quoted his paternal uncle as saying that he had seen the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم lying on his back in the mosque according to Qanabi’s version) placing one foot over the other. ..
Saeed bin al-musayyab said: Umar bin al-khattab and Uthman bin Affan used to do that. ..
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: When a man tells something and then departs, it is a trust. ..
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Meetings are confidential except three: those for the purpose of shedding blood unlawfully, or committing fornication, or acquiring property unjustly. ..
Abu Saeed Al-khudri reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: The most serious breach of trust in Allah’s sight is that a man who has intercourse with his wife, and she with him, spreads her secret. ..