Hadith about gentleness
6 hadith about gentleness, each with its collection, number and grading: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the Sunan.
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني — Number 4219 · Grading: شديد الضعف
الرِّفْقُ يُمْنٌ ، وَالْخَرْقُ شُؤْمٌ
Narrator: عبد الله بن مسعود · Compiler: سليمان بن أحمد الطبراني (d. 360 هـ)
مسند الشهاب — Number 50 · Grading: متهم بالوضع
الرِّفْقُ رَأْسُ الْحِكْمَةِ
Narrator: جرير بن عبد الله البجلي · Compiler: الشهاب القضاعي (d. 454 هـ)
Sahih Muslim — Number 4700 · Grading: صحيح
مَنْ يُحْرَمْ الرِّفْقَ يُحْرَمْ الْخَيْرَ
Translation: Jarir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:He who is deprived of tenderly feelings is in fact deprived of good and he who is deprived of tenderly feelings is in fact deprived of good (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: جرير بن عبد الله البجلي · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Sahih Muslim — Number 1500 · Grading: صحيح
لِأَنَّهُ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِرَبِّهِ تَعَالَى
Narrator: أنس بن مالك الأنصاري · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Sahih Muslim — Number 3956 · Grading: صحيح
لَا تَصْحَبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ ، وَلَا جَرَسٌ
Translation: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with them a dog and a bell (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: أبو هريرة الدوسي · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 5813 · Grading: صحيح
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ فِي الْأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَوَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ مَا قَالُوا ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : فَقَدْ قُلْتُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ
Translation: Narrated `Aisha:The Jews used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) by saying, "As-Samu 'Alaika (i.e., death be upon you), so I understood what they said, and I said to them, "As-Samu 'alaikum wal-la'na (i.e. Death and Allah's Curse be upon you)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Be gentle and calm, O `Aisha, as Allah likes gentleness in all affairs." I said, "O Allah's Prophet! Didn't you hear what they said?" He said, "Didn't you hear me answering them back by saying, 'Alaikum (i.e., the same be upon you)? (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق · Compiler: البخاري (d. 256 هـ)
Source: the “Al-Jami‘” Hadith Knowledge Graph (CC-BY-4.0). Gradings as given by the source; for religious rulings, refer to the official authorities.