Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 114

Abu Talhah Zaid bin Sahl (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting and talking on a platform in front of our house when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stopped by us and said, “Why do you sit on roads? Avoid sitting in them.” We replied: “We sit there intending no harm. We only sit and discuss (religious) knowledge and talk.” He said, “If you have to sit, you should fulfill the rights of the road: Lower your gaze, respond to greetings and talk in a good manner.”.

وعن أبي طلحة زيد بن سهل رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كنا قعودًا بالأفنية نتحدث فيها فجاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالم علينا فقال‏:‏ ‏”‏ما لكم ولمجالس الصعدات‏؟‏ فقلنا‏:‏ إنما قعدنا لغير ما بأس، قعدنا نتذاكر، ونتحدث‏.‏ قال‏:‏ ‏”‏إما لا فأدوا حقها‏:‏ غض البصر، ورد السلام، وحسن الكلام‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏”‏الصُّعُدات‏”‏ بضم الصاد والعين، أي‏:‏ الطرقات‏.‏

The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Imam al-Nawawi’s Riyad as-Salihin is a classic hadith anthology organized into 20 books. Its creation was a profound scholarly effort spanning 44 years, culminating in a curated selection of about 1,900 narrations. The title, meaning “The Gardens of the Righteous,” reflects its spiritual and ethical content.

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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 114

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