Husnul Khuluq-Good Character

Advice to teachers
It is out of Allah’s mercy that you ˹O Prophet˺ have been lenient with them.
Had you been cruel or hard-hearted, they would have certainly abandoned
you. So pardon them, ask Allah’s forgiveness for them, and consult with
them in ˹conducting˺ matters. Once you make a decision, put your trust in
Allah. Surely Allah loves those who trust in Him. Quran 3:159

MANNERS OF THE BELIEVERS

Characters Islamic advice Source
Humility The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Narrated
said: “Wealth does not decrease because of charity, and Allah increases by Abu
His slave in honour when he forgives others. And no one humbles Hurairah(ra)
himself before Allah but Allah will raise him (in status).”
Being truthful “I enjoin you to be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness and Narrated by
righteousness leads to Paradise. A man may continue to tell the truth Ibn
and endeavour to be truthful until he is recorded with Allah as a Mas‘ood(ra)
speaker of truth. And beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness and
wickedness leads to Hell. A man may continue to tell lies and
endeavour to tell lies, until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.”
Knowledge and The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: If anyone pursues a Narrated
Wisdom path in knowledge, Allah will thereby make easy for him a path to the by Abu
Paradise; Hurairah(ra)

The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: ❝There is no cause for envy except in two cases: a
man to whom Allah gives wealth and enables him to spend it in support
of the truth, and a man to whom Allah gives wisdom and he rules in Al-Bukhari
accordance with it and teaches it.
Being “Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due Quran 4:158
trustworthy and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is
that which Allah instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and
Seeing.”
Leadership “Every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock. The Narrated by
leader of people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects. A man Abdullah Ibn
is the guardian of his family and he is responsible for them. A woman is `Umar(ra)
the guardian of her husband’s home and his children and she is
responsible for them. The servant of a man is a guardian of the
property of his master and he is responsible for it. No doubt, every one
of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock.”
The Prophet (s) highlighted the desire of leadership as directly linked to
losing the help and assistance of Allah, “Do not ask for authority. If it is
given to you at your request, you will be held fully responsible for it. If
it is given to you without your request, you will be helped by Allah in it”
Cooperating The 'Prophet said, "It is obligatory for one to listen to and obey (the Narrated by
Together In Good ruler's orders) unless these orders involve one disobedience (to Allah); Abdullah Ibn
Obedience but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not listen `Umar(ra)
to or obey it."

Covering The "There is no servant who conceals the faults of another servant in this Narrated by
Mistakes of Your worldly life, except that Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Abu
Brother Resurrection." Hurairah(ra)

Cheerful “Your smiling in your brother’s face is a charity to your credit. Your Narrated by
Countenance and enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is a charitable Abu Dhar(ra)
Smiling donation to your credit. Your guiding the man who has lost his way is a
charitable donation to your credit. Your leading the poor sighted man
to his path is a charitable donation to your credit.Your clearing the
stone ,the thorn and the bone from the path is also a charitable
donation to your credit. Your pouring from your pail into your brother’s
pail is a charitable donation to your credit.”
Modesty “Modesty is part of faith and faith is in Paradise. Shamelessness is part Narrated by
of insolence and insolence is in Hellfire.” Abu
Hurairah(ra)
Being Merciful “Those who are merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be At-Tirmidhi
and merciful to those on the earth and the One above the heavens will have
Compassionate mercy upon 07 you.”
To Others “He who does not show mercy to our little ones or recognise the rights Ahmad
of our elders is not one of us.” 10 (Ahmad)
Controlling The The example of the good word is like a good tree, whose roots are very Quran:
Tongue strong in the ground and its branches reach up to the sky. It bears fruits (14:24-27)
but the opposite is true.
 The example of the bad word is like a bad tree, which has been
uprooted from the ground. It has no fruit but evil.
The Prophet (peace be on him) taught us to use our tongues wisely. He Narrated by
said: Ahmad.
Your imaan is not the right imaan until you have the right heart. And
your heart will not be a sound heart until you have the right tongue and
right words on your tongue.
Being thankful “Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying). I will remember you, Quran [2:152]
and be grateful to Me (for My countless favours on you) and never be
ungrateful to Me”
“And if you would count the favours of Allah, never could you be able Quran
to count them. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [16:18]
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "He who (Ahmad,
does not thank people, does not thank Allah" Tirmidhi).
Defending The “If anyone relieves a Muslim believer from one of the hardships of this Narrated by
Honor of Your worldly life, Allah will relieve him of one of the hardships of the Day of Abu
Brother Resurrection. If anyone makes it easy for the one who is indebted to Hurairah(ra)
him (while finding it difficult to repay), Allah will make it easy for him in
this worldly life and in the Hereafter, and if anyone conceals the faults
of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and in the
Hereafter. Allah helps His slave as long as he helps his brother.”
Spreading the The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "By Him in Whose Hand is my life! Narrated by
Greetings of You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you will not believe Abu
Salām until you love one another. Shall I inform you of something which, if Hurairah(ra)
you do, you will love one another? Promote greetings amongst
yourselves."

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬: "Which act in Islam is the Narrated by
best?" He (‫ )ﷺ‬replied, "To give food, and to greet everyone, whether ‘Abdullah ibn
you know or you do not." ‘Amr ibn al-
‘As(ra)
Bringing About And if two groups of believers fight each other, then make peace Quran 49:9
Reconciliation between them.

Forgiving others “Who spend [in the cause of Allah ] during ease and hardship and who Quran 3:134
restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers
of good” [Al ‘Imran 3:134]
‘Ubadah ibn as-Samit said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) say: “There is no man who suffers an
injury to his body, then he forgives [the one who caused it] as an act of
 charity, but Allah will absolve his sins commensurate with the extent of Source:
his charity.” Ahmad
When the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was on Narrated by
the minbar, he said: “Show mercy, and you will be shown mercy; ‘Abdullah ibn
forgive, and Allah will forgive you.” ‘Amr ibn al-
‘As(ra)
Generosity “The generous one is near to Allah, near to Paradise, near to the Narrated by
people, and far from the Hellfire. The miserly one is far from Allah, far Abu Hurairah
from Paradise, far from the people, and near to the Hellfire. An (ra)
ignorant generous person is more beloved to Allah Almighty than a
stingy scholar.”
Mutual Allah (swt) commands the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to consult his companions
Consultation despite revelation coming to him.
He who acts solely according to his own opinion gets ruined, and he
who consults other people shares in their understanding.
Maḥabba: Loving The believers are but one brotherhood, so make peace between your Quran 49:10
Others brothers. And be mindful of Allah so you may be shown mercy.
Brotherhood And hold firmly to the rope of Allah1 and do not be divided.

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "Do not hate one another, nor be jealous Narrated by
of one another; and do not desert one another, but O Allah's Anas bin
worshipers! Be Brothers! And it is unlawful for a Muslim to desert his Malik(ra)
brother Muslim (and not to talk to him) for more than three nights."
Negative Related Hadiths Source
Characters
Hesitant You dislike something which is good for you and like something which is Quran 2:216
about doing bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know.
something
Mocking O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; Quran 49:11
others, perhaps they may be better than them.
insulting And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive]
nicknames.
others
Using nick
names
Being Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in Quran 13:11
irresponsible themselves.
Boasting O believers! Do not waste your charity with reminders ˹of your generosity˺ Quran 2:264
or hurtful words, like those who donate their wealth just to show off and
do not believe in Allah or the Last Day. Their example is that of a hard
barren rock covered with a thin layer of soil hit by a strong rain—leaving it
just a bare stone. Such people are unable to preserve the reward of their
charity. Allah does not guide ˹such˺ disbelieving people.
Anger  Those who donate in prosperity and adversity, control their anger, Quran 3:134
and pardon others. And Allah loves the good-doers.3:134

 “If any of you becomes angry and he is standing, let him sit down, Narrated by
so his anger will go away; if it does not go away, let him lie down.” Abu
Dharr(Ra)

 "The person who is strong is not strong because he can knock

Narrated by
people down. The person who is strong is the one who controls
Abu
himself when he is angry."
Hurairah(Ra)
 A man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him), “Advise me.” He said: “Do not get angry.” The man repeated
his request several times, and he said, “Do not get angry.”
Pride and "Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, Narrated by
arrogance shall not be get admitted into Paradise.” Abdullah(Ra)
“Whilst a man was walking in a garment admiring himself with his hair Narrated by
nicely combed, Allah caused (the earth) to swallow him up and he will Abu
continue sinking in it until the Day of Resurrection.” Hurairah(Ra)

Riya- show off “Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, Quran 4:36
and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor
 farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom
your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-
deluding and boastful.”
Envy “Beware of envy, for it devours good deeds just as fire devours wood or Narrated by
grass.” Abu
Hurairah(Ra)

Backbiting,  O believers! Avoid many suspicions, ˹for˺ indeed, some suspicions Quran 49:12
spying are sinful. And do not spy, nor backbite one another. Would any of
you like to eat the flesh of their dead brother? You would despise
that! And fear Allah. Surely Allah is ˹the˺ Accepter of Repentance,
Most Merciful.
 When you passed it from one tongue to the other, and said with
your mouths what you had no knowledge of, taking it lightly while Quran 24:15
it is ˹extremely˺ serious in the sight of Allah.
Wasting And do not spend wastefully. Surely the wasteful are ˹like˺ brothers to the Quran 17:27
money or food devils.
Being rude to And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your Quran 17:23
parents care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address
them respectfully.
Respond to Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond ˹to evil˺ with what is best, then Quran 41:34
evil with good the one you are in a feud with will be like a close friend.