Chapter 05- Exhortation to have Good Morals

1562. Ibn Mas’ud  narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "Adhere {you people) to truth, for truth leads to good deeds and good deeds lead to Paradise, and if a man continues to speak the truth and makes truth his object he will be recorded as truthful before Allah. Avoid (you people)falsehood, for falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to Hell, and if a man continues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object he will be recorded as a liar before Allah!' Agreed upon.








1563, Abu Hurairah rd2 narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion amounts to the worst form of lying." Agreed upon









1564. Abu Sa’id al-Khudri  narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "Avoid sitting by the road side." The people then said, “O Allah Messenger, we cannot do without those meeting places in which we converse." So he said, "Well, if you insist (on that) give the road its due rights." They asked, 'What are the road's due rights?' He replied, "Lowering your gaze, abstaining from anything offensive, returning salutations, enjoining the right (Ma’ruf) and forbidding from evil deeds (Munkar). Agreed upon.







1565. Mu'awiyah   narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "When Allah wishes good for anyone, He bestows upon him the Fiqh (comprehension) of the religion." Agreed upon.








1566. Abu ad-Darda'   narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "The heaviest thing which will be put on the believer's scale (on the Day of Resurrection) will be good morals." Related by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Sahih.








1567. Ibn Umar   narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said,"Haya' (modesty, bashfulness etc.) is a part of Faith." Agreed upon.








1568. Ibn Mas'ud   narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "One of the things people have learned from the words of the earliest prophecies is, "If you don't feel any shame, do whatever you like." Related by Al-Bukhari.







1569. Abu Hurairah   narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "A believer who is strong (and healthy) is better and dearer to Allah than the weak believer, but there is goodness in both of them. Be keen on what benefits you and seek help from Allah, and do not give up. If anything afflicts you do not say, 'If I had done such and such things, such and such would have happened.' But say, 'Allah decreed and what He wills He does,' for (the utterance) 'If I had" provides an opening for the deeds of the devil." Related by Muslim.







1570. Iyad bin Himar    narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said, "Allah, the Most High has revealed to me that you (people) should be humble, so that no one transgresses another, or boasts to the other." Related by Muslim.






1571. Abu ad-Darda'   narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, "If a Muslim defends his brother's honor in his absence, Allah will protect his face from the fire of Hell on the Day of Resurrection!' Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it to be Hasan.







1572. Ahmad related a similar Hadith on the authority of Asma' the daughter of Yazid.








1573. Abu Hurairah  narrated that the Messenger of Allah   said, Sadaqah does not decrease property and Allah increases the honor of him who forgives and no one will humble himself for Allah's sake except that Allah raises his status." Related by Muslim.

 


1574. 'Abdullah bin Salam narrated that the Messenger of Allah said. "O people, extend greetings (saying Salam to each other), keep relations with your kin, provide food (to people) and pray at night when people are asleep and you will enter Paradise in peace." Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Sahih.







1575. Tamim ad-Dari narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "The religion is Nasihah."(459) The people said. 'To whom should it be directed?' He replied. "To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, to the leaders of the Muslims and to the common folk of the Muslims."'(460) Related by Muslim.

459.The word Nasihah refers to sincerity, good advice, well wishing, integrity, doing justice to a person or situation.
460. Nasihah to ‘Allah’ means having faith in Allah, fulfilling all the obligatory duties, abstaining from doing what is prohibited etc.., Nasihah to His Book means believing in all His revelations and complying with all that is in the Qur'an. Nasihah to His Messenger means to believe in him in the Divine Revelation that was revealed to him, to follow his Sunnah etc .. to the leaders of the Muslims by obeying them, giving them sincere advise, helping them etc. Nasihah the Muslims means to provide them with good advice, not harming them, guiding them to what is good.








1576. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said. "The fear of Allah and good morals (Akhlaq) are the two major characteristics which lead to Paradise." Related by At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.








1577. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said. "You (people) cannot satisfy people with your wealth, but satisfy them with your cheerful faces and good morals." Related by Abu Ya'la and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.









1578. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Every believer is the mirror of his brother!' Related by Abu Dawud with a good chain of narrators.








1579. Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "A believer who mixes with people and endures their annoyance is better than the one who does not mix with them and does not endure their annoyance." Related by Ibn Majah with a good chain of narrators. At-Tirmidhi reported the Hadith without mentioning the Companion.








1580. Ibn Mas’ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "O Allah You have made my creation perfect, so make my moral characteristics also be the best."