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Sahih Muslim
كتاب الألفاظ من الأدب وغيرها
The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words
" لاَ يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ عَبْدِي وَأَمَتِي . كُلُّكُمْ عَبِيدُ اللَّهِ وَكُلُّ نِسَائِكُمْ إِمَاءُ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ غُلاَمِي وَجَارِيَتِي وَفَتَاىَ وَفَتَاتِي "
None of you should say: My bondman and my slave-girl, for all of you are the bondmen of Allah, and all your women are the slave-girls of Allah; but say: My servant, my girl, and my young man and my young girl.
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- Hadith 2253
He who is presented with a flower should not reject it, for it is light to carry and pleasant in odour.
- Hadith 2250b
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- Hadith 2247b
Do not use the word karm (for wine) for worthy of respect is the heart of a believer.
- Hadith 2247d
None of you should use the word al-harin (for grape) for the heart of a believer is karm (worthy of respect).
- Hadith 2249d
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- Hadith 2246a
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: The son of Adam abuses Dahr (the time), whereas I am Dahr since in My hand are…