Verily, some of what reached people from the speech of the early prophets: If you feel no shame, then do whatever you wish
Righteousness is good character, and sin is what wavers in your heart, and you dislike that people know about it
May Allah have mercy on a man who is lenient when he sells, when he buys, and when he asks for repayment of the debt
There was a man who used to give loans to people. He would say to his servant: ‘When you come to an insolvent person, overlook his debt; perhaps Allah would overlook our sins.’
Fear Allah wherever you are; follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will erase it; and treat people with good morals
Those who act justly will be with Allah on pulpits of light at the right Hand of the Most Compassionate, Exalted be He, and both His Hands are right
The strong man is not the one who can overpower others; rather, the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is angry
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the foremost deed that leads people to Paradise, and he replied: "Fear of Allah and good character
Whoever protects the honor of his brother in his absence, Allah will protect his face from the Fire on the Day of Judgment
The most perfect believer in terms of his faith is the one who has the most excellent manners, and the best of you are those who are best to their womenfolk
Verily, lenience is not found in anything but it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything but it makes it defective
Make matters easy and do not make them difficult, and give people glad tidings and do not drive them away
Those who are merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to the inhabitants of earth and the One in the heaven will be merciful to you
Allah divided mercy into one hundred parts. He retained with Him ninety-nine parts and sent down to earth one part. Because of this one part, creatures show mercy towards each other, so much so that an animal lifts its hoof away from its youngster lest it should hurt it
Righteousness is good morals, and sinfulness is what your heart is not at ease with, and you hate that people know about it
Verily, some of what reached people from the speech of the early prophets: If you feel no shame, then do whatever you wish
Anyone pledges allegiance to a ruler, giving him the grasp of his hand and sincerity of his heart, he should obey him to the best of his capacity. If another man comes forward disputing his authority, then you should behead the latter
There is nothing heavier on the believer's scale on the Day of Judgment than good morals. Indeed, Allah detests the one who is indecent and foulmouthed
I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for the one who refrains from arguing even if he is right
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the foremost deed that leads people to Paradise, and he replied: Fear of Allah and good character. Then, he was asked about the most things that lead people into Hellfire, and he said: The tongue and the private parts
A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe, and a Muhājir (emigrant) is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden
A believer is not a slanderer, nor a curser, nor a person who speaks obscenely, nor a person who uses foul language
It is out of glorification of Allah, Almighty, to honor the grey-haired (old) Muslim, and the bearer of the Qur'an who neither exaggerates concerning it nor neglects it, and to honor the just ruler.
Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day let him honor his guest with his due reward. They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is his due reward? He said: "A day and a night (of excellent accommodation) and hospitality is for three days, and whatever is beyond that is charity offered to him."
An honest Muslim storekeeper, who carries out the orders of his master and pays fully what he has been ordered to give with a good heart and pays to that person to whom he was ordered to pay, is regarded as one of the two charitable persons
Whoever suppresses his rage while being able to vent it, Allah, Glorified and Exalted, will call him before the entire creation on the Day of Judgment so that he can choose whomever of the houris he wishes to have
Allah, the Almighty, will say on the Day of Judgment: Where are those who loved each other for My glory? Today, I will shelter them under My shade the day when there is no shade but My shade
The best of companions in the sight of Allah, the Almighty, is the best of them to his companion, and the best of neighbors in the sight of Allah, the Almighty, is the best of them to his neighbor
The liar is not the one who seeks reconciliation between people, conveying good, or saying good things
I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he was wearing a Najrāni cloak with a thick hem. A Bedouin approached him and pulled him violently by his cloak
Do not say "upon you be peace"; "Upon you be peace" is how you greet the dead. Say instead "peace be upon you"
The pleasure of Allah is in the pleasure of the parents, and the displeasure of Allah is in the displeasure of the parents
Whoever gives up wearing elegant expensive clothes out of humbleness with Allah, while he can afford it, Allah will call him on the Day of Judgment before all people and let him choose whichever of the garments of faith he would like to wear
And verily, Allah revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one boasts of oneself before another or oppresses another
Verily you cannot embrace and suffice all people with your money, but you can embrace and suffice them all with a cheerful face and good manners
O ‘Ā’ishah, indeed, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness, and He gives for gentleness what He does not give for violence and what He does not give for anything else
O group of Muhājirūn and Ansār! There are among you such people who have no property and no kinsfolk. So let each one of you take along with him two or three men
This is mercy that Allah, the Exalted, has placed in the hearts of His slaves. Verily, Allah shows mercy to those of His slaves who are merciful
Any Muslim who loses three of his children will not be touched by the Fire except in fulfillment of the oath
When your servant brings you your food, if you do not ask him to join you, then (at least) give him a bite or two, or a mouthful or two, for he was in charge of preparing it
A man bought a piece of land from another man, and the one who bought the land found in his land a jar containing gold
By Allah! I do give a man and I leave another, and the one that I leave is more beloved to me than the one that I give
Procrastination in payment of a debt by a rich man is injustice, but when one of you is referred for payment to a wealthy man, let him be referred
You are a person who has remnants of the ignorant pre-Islamic manners. Your slaves are your brothers and servants whom Allah has placed under your authority. He who has his brother under his authority should feed him from whatever he eats, dress him with whatever he wears, and not assign burdensome and difficult tasks to them that are beyond their capacity. If you do this then help them
Bear in mind, O Abu Mas‘ūd, that Allah has more power over you than you have over this boy. I said: I will never beat a slave ever again
Do not envy one another, do not raise prices by overbidding against one another, do not hate one another, do not turn your backs on one another, and do not undercut one another in trade; and be, O slaves of Allah, our brothers
Indeed, among the most beloved to me and the closest of you to me in position on the Day of Judgment are those of you who have the best morals
He was neither obscene nor indecent, nor was he loud-voiced in the markets. He did not repay evil with evil; rather, he would pardon and forgive
