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Ibn Mas'ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Beware of suspicion, for suspicion amounts to the worst form of lying.” Agreed upon.

Abu Said al-Khudri (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Avoid sitting by the road side.” The people then said, ‘O Allah‘s Messenger (ﷺ), 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.

Mu’awiyah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When Allah wishes good for anyone, He bestows upon him the Fiqh (comprehension) of the religion.” Agreed upon.

Abu ad-Darda’ (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Haya (modesty, bashfulness etc.) is a part of Faith.” Agreed upon.

Ibn Mas’ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 decrees and what He wills He does,’ for (the utterance) ‘If I had’ provides an opening for the deeds of the devil.” Related by Muslim.

’Iyad bin Himar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Abu ad-Darda’ (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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. Ahmad related a similar hadith on the authority of Asma the daughter of Yazid.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

'Abdullah bin Salam (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Tamim ad-Dari (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The religion is Nasihah.” the people said, ‘To whom should it be directed?’ He replied, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger (ﷺ), to the leaders of the Muslims and to the common folk of the Muslims.” Related by Muslim.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Every believer is the mirror of his brother.” Related by Abu Dawud with a good chain of narrators.

Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

Ibn Mas’ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) Said, “O Allah You have made my creation perfect, so make my moral characteristics also be the best.”