Virtues and Manners

certainly admit him into Paradise, regardless of the deeds which he has done Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hellfire Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I will guarantee him Paradise The best dhikr is lā ilāha illa Allah (there is no god but Allah), and the best supplication is Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah) Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelaces, and so is Hellfire The five (daily) prayers, Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan are expiation of the sins committed between them, so long as major sins are avoided No fatigue, disease, sorrow, sadness, harm, or distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were a prick of a thorn, but Allah will expiate some of his sins thereby Hellfire is surrounded by lusts, and Paradise is surrounded by adversities A Muslim owes another Muslim five rights: returning the greeting of peace, visiting the sick, following the funeral processions, accepting invitations, and saying tashmīt (yarhamuk Allah) (may Allah show mercy to you) to the person who sneezes May Allah have mercy on a man who is lenient when he sells, when he buys, and when he asks for repayment of the debt There was a man who used to give loans to people. He would say to his servant: ‘When you come to an insolvent person, overlook his debt; perhaps Allah would overlook our sins.’ Whoever goes out to seek knowledge is in the cause of Allah until he returns Fear Allah wherever you are; follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will erase it; and treat people with good morals When two Muslims meet to fight each other with their swords, both the killer and the killed are doomed to Hellfire Verily, the lawful is clear, and the unlawful is clear Verily, Allah has enjoined kindness in all things Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance and wealth, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.” Verily, the reward of deeds depends on the intentions, and each person will be rewarded according to what he intended Do not get angry If only you rely upon Allah the way you should, He will provide for you as He provides for birds: They set out hungry in the morning and return with full bellies in the evening