Virtues & Character

"I was only sent to perfect noble character."

"The most complete of the believers in faith is the best of them in character."

"Your smiling at your brother's face is a charity (sadaqah)."

"The most beloved to me among you are those with the best character."

"There is nothing heavier on the scale of the believer on the Day of Judgment than good character. Indeed, Allah hates the one who is lewd and obscene."

"Those who show mercy will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on earth and the One above the heavens will be merciful to you."

"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 example of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body: if one part of it complains, the rest of the body responds to it with sleeplessness and fever."

"Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or being oppressed. The companions asked: We understand helping someone who is being oppressed, but how do we help an oppressor? He said: By preventing him from oppressing."

"The best charity is that which you give while you are healthy, miserly (attached to wealth), fearing poverty and hoping for richness. Do not delay until you are about to die and then say: Give this to so-and-so."

"The best among you are those who learn the Quran and teach it."

"Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim."

"Whoever takes a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. The angels lower their wings out of contentment for the seeker of knowledge..."

"There will always be a group of my ummah standing for the truth, not harmed by those who desert them or oppose them, until the command of Allah comes while they are like that."

"When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), knowledge that benefits people, or a righteous child who makes dua for him."