Hadiths on Virtues and Manners

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751 explained prophetic hadiths on "Virtues and Manners": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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975 hadiths are grouped here in 5 subcategories: Virtues, Jurisprudence of Ethics, Shariah-approved Manners, Jurisprudence of Supplications and Remembrance of Allah, along with Heart-Softeners and Sermons. The hadiths of the category deal with concrete daily matters: licking the fingers after eating, the gold ring, the prohibition of silk, love for one's brother, and the regard due to the people of the Prophet's house (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Virtues and Manners

Authentic hadith O Allah, verily I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Fire, the torment of the Fire, and from the evil of affluence and poverty Authentic Let me guide you to something better than what you asked for. When you go to bed, say ‘Subhān Allah' (glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, ‘Alhamdul Authentic {Say: "He is Allah, the One"} and Al-Mu'awwidhatān (Surat al-Falaq and Surat an-Nās) thrice in the evening and the morning, they will grant you protec Authentic Whoever says three times: 'In the name of Allah, with Whose name nothing in the earth or the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All Good hadith Fear Allah and say "Allah is the Greatest" upon every elevated place Authentic Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and arrange for the release of captives Hasan/Sound by virtue of corroborating evidence The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the lowest among you Good hadith A man said: O Messenger of Allah, when a man amongst us meets a brother or a friend, should he bow to him? He said: No. He said: Should he embrace and Authentic Say: La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, Allāhu akbar kabīra, wa al-hamdulillāhi kathīra, subhānallāhi Rabbi al-‘ālamīn, la hawla wa la quwwata Authentic hadith Procrastination in payment of a debt by a rich man is injustice, but when one of you is referred for payment to a wealthy man, let him be referred Authentic hadith I said: O Messenger of Allah, teach me a supplication. He said: Say O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, from the evil of my sig Authentic Allāhumma qini ‘adhābaka yawma tajma‘u or tab‘athu ‘ibādak (O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You gather or resurrect Your servants) Authentic hadith On sighting the new moon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would say: O Allah, let this new moon appear on us with security a Good hadith When one-third of the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would get up and call out: O people, reme Authentic hadith Abu Bakr As-Siddīq (may Allah be pleased with him) had a slave who used to give him a portion of his daily income as the master's share. Abu Bakr used Authentic hadith Al-‘Adbā', the Prophet's she-camel, was never outrun Sahih/Authentic with its two versions When we ascended (a high land), we used to say Takbīr, and when we descended, we used to say Tasbīh Authentic hadith O people, do not trouble yourselves too much. He Whom you are calling is not deaf or absent. Verily, He is with you, He is All-Hearing and Ever Near Authentic hadith Anyone has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise Authentic To say 'subhān Allah wa al-hamdulillāh wa lā ilāha illa Allah wa Allāhu akbar (Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and A Authentic hadith When the people of Yemen came, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: There have come to you the people of Yemen Authentic hadith Allah does not listen as attentively to anything as He listens to a prophet with a melodious voice Authentic hadith No Muslim visits a (sick) Muslim early in the morning but seventy thousand angels send blessings upon him Sahīh (authentic) based on its overall chains of transmission No two Muslims meet and shake hands except that their sins are forgiven before they part Authentic There are certain things, the sayer of which – or the performer of which – after every prescribed prayer will never be disappointed: Tasbīh (saying 'S Authentic Whoever acquires knowledge that should be pursued for the sake of Allah Almighty for the sole purpose of securing worldly gains shall not smell the ‘A Good hadith Whoever follows a path in pursuit of knowledge, Allah will facilitate for him a path to Paradise Authentic hadith He who is asked something he knows and conceals it will have a bridle of fire put on him on the Day of Resurrection Authentic hadith Whoever says "there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Greatest," his Lord affirms it, saying: There is no god but Me, and I am Greatest Authentic Whoever recites the last two verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah at a night, they will suffice him Hasan Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed for it, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold Authentic hadith Whoever does not recite the Qur’an with a melodious voice is not one of us Authentic hadith When Allah wants to punish a people, the punishment befalls whoever is among them, then they will be resurrected according to their deeds Authentic Indeed, the hearts of all the children of Adam are between two Fingers of the Most Compassionate, like one heart; He directs it as He wills Authentic hadith Paradise and Hellfire argued with each other (each claiming to be better than the other). Paradise said: The weak and poor will enter me. Hellfire sai Authentic hadith Abu Sālih used to order us that if anyone of us wanted to sleep, he should lie on his right side Sahih/Authentic with its two versions People are precious metals, like the metals gold and silver. The best of them in the pre-Islamic period are the best of them in Islam, if they underst Good chain of narrators I was with Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) in the company of some Magians when a sweet was brought in a silver vessel, and Anas did not Authentic Whoever swears by Al-Lāt and Al-‘Uzza should say: 'There is no god but Allah'. And whoever says to his companion 'Come and gamble with me' should give Sahih/Authentic with its two versions We went out along with the children to meet the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ Authentic hadith The angels continue to shade him with their wings Authentic hadith This is mercy that Allah, the Exalted, has placed in the hearts of His slaves. Verily, Allah shows mercy to those of His slaves who are merciful Authentic hadith You are a person who has remnants of the ignorant pre-Islamic manners. Your slaves are your brothers and servants whom Allah has placed under your aut Authentic Do you know who the bankrupt is? Authentic hadith By the One in Whose hand Muhammad's soul is! I hope that you would be one-half of the inhabitants of Paradise; for none shall enter Paradise except a Authentic for being narrated by another companion Go back to them and seek their permission. If they give you permission, you can engage in Jihad, otherwise, be dutiful to them Authentic hadith If the slave draws closer to Me by a hand-span, I shall draw closer to him by a cubit; and if he draws closer to Me by a cubit, I shall draw closer to Authentic hadith On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: This is your ransom from Hellfire Authentic hadith You will eagerly seek out a position of authority, but it will be a source of regret on the Day of Judgment. How excellent is the wet nurse, and how e Authentic While a man was walking on a path, he found a thorn branch on the road, so he put it aside. Allah, thus, thanked him and forgave him Authentic Purity is half of faith, al-hamdulillāh (praise be to Allah) fills the Scale, and subhān Allah wa al-hamdulillāh (glory and praise be to Allah) fills Authentic O Messenger of Allah, I left no minor or major sin without committing it." He said: "Do you not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhamm Authentic Allah's right upon His servants is that they should worship Him and associate no partners with Him. And the right of the servants upon Allah is that H Authentic Whoever dies while not associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise, and whoever dies while associating anything with Allah will enter Hellfire Authentic Satan comes to one of you and says, 'Who created such and such, and who created such and such', until he says: 'Who created your Lord?' If a person ex Hasan Actions are of six types and people are of four: two imperatives, one and its equal reward, one good deed with ten times as much reward, and one good Authentic tell me something about Islam regarding which I can ask none but you. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: I believe in Allah, Authentic Among the portents of the Hour is that knowledge will be taken away, ignorance will prevail, adultery will spread, drinking alcohol will be common, an Authentic The Hour will not be established until a man would pass by the grave of another man and say: 'I wish I were in his place.' Authentic Indeed, Allah will distinguish a man from my Ummah before all of creation on the Day of Judgment
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Thu 24 Jumada al-Awwal
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الله أكبر Allah is the Greatest

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ