Narrated Abu Jurayy Jabir ibn Salim al-Hujaymi: I saw a man whose opinion was accepted by the people, and whatever he said they submitted to it. I asked: Who is he? They said: This is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . I said: On you be peace, Messenger of Allah, twice. He said: Do not say "On you be peace, " for "On you be peace" is a greeting for the dead, but say "Peace be upon you". I asked: You are the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon you)? He said: I am the Messenger of Allah Whom you call when a calamity befalls you and He removes it; when you suffer from drought and you call Him, He grows food for you; and when you are in a desolate land or in a desert and your she-camel strays and you call Him, He returns it to you. I said: Give me some advice. He said: Do not abuse anyone. He said that he did not abuse a freeman, or a slave, or a camel or a sheep thenceforth. He said: Do not look down upon any good work, and when you speak to your brother, show him a cheerful face. This is a good work. Have your lower garment halfway down your shin; if you cannot do it, have it up to the ankles. Beware of trailing the lower garment, for it is conceit and Allah does not like conceit. And if a man abuses and shames you for something which he finds in you, then do not shame him for something which you find in him; he will bear the evil consequences for it.

Narrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: If anyone trails his garment arrogantly, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection. Then Abu Bakr said: One of the sides of my lower garment trails, but still I remain careful about it. He said: You are not one of those who do so conceitedly.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: A man was praying with his lower garment hanging down. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said to him: Go and perform ablution. He then went and performed ablution. He then came and he said: Go and perform ablution. Then a man said to him: Messenger of Allah, what is the matter with you that you commanded him to perform ablution and then you kept silence ? He replied: He was praying while hanging down his lower garments, and Allah does not accept the prayer of a man who hangs down his lower garment.

Narrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: There are three to whom Allah will not speak and at whom He will not look on the Day of Resurrection, and whom He will not declare pure, and they will have a painful punishment. I asked: Who are they, Messenger of Allah, they are losers and disappointed ? He repeated it three times. I asked: Who are they. Messenger of Allah, they are losers and disappointed ? He replied: The one who wears a trailing robe, the one who takes account of what he gives, and the one who produces a ready sale of a commodity by false swearing.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Dharr though a different chain of narrators, but the former is more perfect. This version has: Mannan is the one takes account of anything he gives.

Narrated Qays ibn Bishr at-Taghlibi: My father told me that he was a companion of Abu Darda. There was in Damascus a man from the companions of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , called Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah. He was a recluse and rarely met the people. He remained engaged in prayer. When he was not praying he was occupied in glorifying Allah and exalting Him until he went to his family. Once he passed us when we were with Abud Darda. Abud Darda said to him: Tell us a word which benefits us and does not harm you. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent out a contingent and it came back. One of the men came and sat in the place where the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to sit, and he said to a man beside him: Would that you saw us when we met the enemy and so-and-so attacked and cut through a lance. He said: Take it from me and I am a boy of the tribe Ghifar. What do you think about his statement? He replied: I think his reward was lost. Another man heard it and said: I do not think that there is any harm in it. They quarrelled until the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم heard it, and he said: Glory be to Allah! There is no harm if he is rewarded and praised. I saw that Abud Darda was pleased with it and began to raise his hand to him and say: Did you hear it from the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ? He said: Yes. He continued to repeat it to him so often that I thought he was going to kneel down. He said: On another day he again passed us. Abud Darda said to him: (Tell us) a word which benefits us and does not harm you. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said to us: One who spends on (the maintenance of) horses (for jihad) is like the one who spreads his hand to give alms (sadaqah) and does not withhold it. He then passed us on another day. Abud Darda said to him: (Tell us) a word which benefits us and does no harm to you. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Khuraym al-Asadi would be a fine man were it not for the length of his hair, which reaches the shoulders, and the way he lets his lower garment hang down. When Khuraym heard that, he hurriedly, took a knife, cut his hair in line with his ears and raised his lower garment half way up his legs. He then passed us on another day. Abud Darda said to him: (tell us) a word which benefits us and does not harm you. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: You are coming to your brethren; so tidy your mounts and tidy your dress, until you are like a mole among the people. Allah does not like obscene words or deeds, or do intentional committing of obscenity. Abu Dawud said: Similarly, Abu Nu'aim narrated from Hisham. He said: Until you will be like a mole among the people.