Morality & Virtues

مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ

Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.

إِنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَحَاسِنَكُمْ أَخ...

The most beloved of you to me and the closest in assembly to me on the Day of Judgment are the best of you in character.

يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلَا تَظَا...

O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and made it forbidden among you, so do not oppress one another.

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ: ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَك...

'Do you know what backbiting is?' They said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'It is mentioning your brother with what he...

كُلُّ سُلَامَى مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ: تَعْدِلُ بَيْن...

Every joint of a person must give charity every day the sun rises: mediating justly between two people is charity, helping someone onto...

تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ

Your smile in the face of your brother is charity for you.

خَيْرُ النَّاسِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ

The best of people are those most beneficial to others.

إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّبُوَّةِ الْأُولَى: إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَ...

Among the words people received from the early prophets is: If you feel no shame, then do as you wish!

مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَثْقَلُ فِي الْمِيزَانِ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ

Nothing is heavier on the scales than good character.

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى ا...

Beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire.

اذْكُرُوا مَحَاسِنَ مَوْتَاكُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مَسَاوِئِهِمْ

Mention the good qualities of your dead and refrain from speaking of their faults.

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

The strong person is not the one who wrestles others down. The strong person is the one who controls themselves when angry.

لَا تَغْضَبْ، فَرَدَّدَ مِرَارًا، قَالَ: لَا تَغْضَبْ

A man asked the Prophet for advice. He said: 'Do not get angry.' The man repeated his request several times, and each time he said: 'Do not...

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

The strong person is not the one who can wrestle others down. The strong person is the one who controls himself when angry.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَ...

Allah does not look at your appearances or your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.

الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى...

A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. And a muhajir (emigrant) is one who abandons what Allah has forbidden.

أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا: إِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، ...

There are four traits; whoever has them is a complete hypocrite: when entrusted he betrays, when he speaks he lies, when he promises he...

الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ، وَالإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ وَكَرِهْتَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِ النَ...

Righteousness is good character. And sin is what troubles your soul and you dislike people finding out about it.

كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ

Every act of goodness is charity.

إِنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَحَاسِنَكُمْ أَخ...

The most beloved of you to me and the closest to me on the Day of Resurrection are those with the best character.

الْحَيَاءُ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ

Modesty brings nothing but goodness.

تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ

Your smiling in the face of your brother is an act of charity for you.

أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ

The best jihad is a word of truth before a tyrannical ruler.

لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا وَيُوَقِّرْ كَبِيرَنَا

He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young ones and respect to our elders.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ يُحِبُّ الطَّيِّبَ، نَظِيفٌ يُحِبُّ النَّظَافَةَ

Allah is pure and loves purity. He is clean and loves cleanliness.

لَا يَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ مَنْ لَا يَشْكُرُ النَّاسَ

Whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah.

إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحْيِ فَاصْنَعْ مَ...

Among what people have learned from the words of earlier prophets is: If you have no shame, do whatever you wish.

وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ

Patience is illumination.

اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

Beware of oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Judgment.

مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ

He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.

بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ فَشَكَرَ اللَّه...

A man walking along a path found a thorny branch on the road and removed it. Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him.

الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ

A good word is charity.

لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يَشْبَعُ وَجَارُهُ جَائِعٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ

He is not a true believer who eats his fill while his neighbor beside him is hungry.

تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ

Your smiling in the face of your brother is charity.

آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ

The signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he is entrusted he betrays.

الدَّالُّ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ كَفَاعِلِهِ

The one who guides to good is like the one who does it.

يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُوا

Make things easy and do not make them difficult, give glad tidings and do not repel people.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ فِي الأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ

Allah is gentle and loves gentleness in all matters.

الْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِ

A believer is the mirror of a believer, and a believer is a brother to another believer.

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ؟ قَالُوا: الْمُفْلِسُ فِينَا مَنْ لَا دِرْهَمَ لَهُ وَلَا مَتَاعَ. فَقَا...

Do you know who the bankrupt person is? They said: The bankrupt among us is one who has no money or possessions. He said: The bankrupt from...

لَا تَحَاسَدُوا وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا وَلَا يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى ...

Do not envy one another, do not hate one another, do not turn your backs on one another, do not undercut one another in business, and be...

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ وَلَا تَحَسَّسُوا وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا...

Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most untruthful of speech. Do not spy on one another, do not eavesdrop, do not compete enviously,...

انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا. قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا نَنْصُرُهُ مَظْلُومًا ف...

Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed. They said: O Messenger of Allah, we help the oppressed, but how do we help the...

سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ: إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ، وَشَابٌّ ...

Seven will be shaded by Allah on a Day when there is no shade but His: a just ruler, a youth raised in worship of his Lord, a man whose...

مَا شَيْءٌ أَثْقَلُ فِي مِيزَانِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ خُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ

Nothing is heavier on the believer's scale on the Day of Resurrection than good character.

مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ

He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.

عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِ...

How wonderful is the affair of the believer! Everything is good for him, and this is only for the believer. If something good happens, he...

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ

Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.

مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ

Jibril kept advising me about the neighbor until I thought he would make him an heir.

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

The strong person is not the one who can wrestle others down. The truly strong person is the one who controls himself when angry.

مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلَّا عِزًّا وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ ...

Charity does not diminish wealth. Allah does not increase a servant who pardons except in honor. And no one humbles himself for the sake of...

مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَثْقَلُ فِي الْمِيزَانِ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ

There is nothing heavier on the Scale than good character.

إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّبُوَّةِ الْأُولَى إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا...

Among what people have learned from the words of the earlier prophets: If you have no shame, then do as you wish.

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

The strong person is not the one who can wrestle others down. The strong person is the one who controls himself at the time of anger.

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَه...

Do you know what backbiting is? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: It is mentioning your brother in a way he dislikes.

إِنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبِكُمْ مِنِّي مَجْلِسًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَحَاسِنَكُمْ أَخ...

The most beloved of you to me and the nearest of you to me in seating on the Day of Resurrection are the best of you in character.

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

The strong man is not the one who can overpower others in wrestling; rather, the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is...

حَقُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ خَمْسٌ: رَدُّ السَّلَامِ وَعِيَادَةُ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعُ الْج...

The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are five: returning the greeting, visiting the sick, following the funeral procession, accepting...

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ، و...

Allah has prescribed excellence in all things. When you kill, kill well; when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let each sharpen his blade and...

الصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ

Patience is illumination.

الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ لَا يَظْلِمُهُ وَلَا يَخْذُلُهُ وَلَا يَحْقِرُهُ

A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He does not wrong him, forsake him, or despise him.

اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا وَخَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخ...

Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good one to erase it, and treat people with good character.

يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا وَبَشِّرُوا وَلَا تُنَفِّرُوا

Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away.

أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى

I and the one who sponsors an orphan will be like this in Paradise, and he gestured with his index and middle fingers.

أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَه...

Do you know what backbiting is? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: It is mentioning your brother with what he dislikes.

ارْحَمُوا مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ

Have mercy on those on earth, and the One in the heavens will have mercy on you.

الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ

A good word is a charity.

إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ

If you have no shame, then do as you wish.

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَسَدَ فَإِنَّ الْحَسَدَ يَأْكُلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ الْحَطَبَ

Beware of envy, for envy devours good deeds just as fire devours firewood.

اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا وَخَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخ...

Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good one to erase it, and deal with people with good character.

إِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا زَانَهُ وَلَا يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَانَهُ

Gentleness is not found in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it disgraces it.

تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ

Your smile in the face of your brother is a charity for you.

لَا يُلْدَغُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ وَاحِدٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ

A believer is not stung from the same hole twice.