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

Hasan When Allah created Paradise and Hellfire, He sent Jibrīl (Gabriel) (peace be upon him) Authentic Death will be brought forward in the shape of a black and white ram Authentic Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire Authentic Whoever tells a lie about me intentionally, let him take his seat in Hellfire Sahih/Authentic by virtue of corroborating evidence The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned something and said: "That will be at the time when knowledge disappears Authentic Do not seek knowledge in order to show off in front of the scholars, or to argue with the foolish; Authentic Allah has given a parable: a straight path Authentic Would any one of you like to find three large, fat, pregnant she-camels when he returns to his family? Hasan It will be said to the one devoted to the Qur’an: Read, ascend, and recite with deliberation as you used to recite in the world. Your rank will be at Authentic He who recites the Qur’an openly is like he who gives charity openly, and he who recites the Qur’an secretly is like he who gives charity secretly Authentic I advise you to fear Allah and to hear and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave. You will see after me great discord. So, hold fast to my Sunnah and the Hasan they would listen to ten verses from the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and not move to the next ten verses until they learned Authentic O Abu al-Mundhir, do you know which verse of Allah's Book that you have is the greatest?" I said: "{Allah: none has the right to be worshiped except H Authentic When the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) went to bed every night, he would join his palms together and blow into them and recite Authentic If you see those who follow the ambiguous verses, they are those whom Allah has named; so, beware of them Authentic There is no man who commits a sin, then gets up and performs Tahārah (ritual purification), then performs prayer, then seeks forgiveness from Allah, e Authentic hadith The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you, and lied to you will be measured against how much you punish them Authentic Say 'there is no god but Allah', and I will testify for you by it on the Day of Judgment Hasan {Then, on that Day, you will definitely be questioned about your worldly pleasures.} Authentic When the Muezzin (the caller to prayer) says, 'Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar Authentic When you hear the Muezzin, say what he says and then invoke Allah's blessings upon me Authentic When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahumma iftah li abwāba rahmatik' (O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy). And when he leave Authentic Allah Almighty said: 'I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for Authentic That is Satan who is known as Khinzab. If you perceive his effect, seek refuge with Allah from him and spit three times to your left Authentic Allah does not accept any deed except what is done purely for Him and in pursuit of His Countenance Authentic Whoever meets Allah without associating anything with Him, no sin will harm him along with it; and whoever dies while associating partners with Him, n Authentic Allah Almighty does not sleep, and it is not befitting of Him to sleep Authentic Indeed, I am the most God-fearing among you and the most knowledgeable of Allah Authentic “There are four (traits); whoever has them is a sheer hypocrite, and whoever has one trait of them has one of the traits of hypocrisy until he gives i Authentic The first group to enter Paradise will be like the full moon on its brightest night, and those who will follow them will be like the brightest shining Authentic So when you ask Allah, ask Him for Al-Firdaws Authentic Indeed, each of you is conversing privately with his Lord, so let not one of you harm another An-Nawawi said: It is a Hasan (sound) Hadīth Part of a person's excellence in Islam is his leaving what does not concern him Hasan Indeed, a servant may pray a prayer, but nothing of it is recorded for him except a tenth of it, or a ninth, or an eighth, or a seventh, or a sixth, o Authentic Wear white clothes, for they are among the best of your clothes; and shroud your deceased in them Authentic When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a pious child who supplicates for him Authentic Were people to know what is in the call and the first row and then they could do nothing but to draw lots for it, they would draw lots Authentic No Muslim is afflicted with a calamity and then says what Allah has commanded: {We belong to Allah, and to Him we will return} [Surat al-Baqarah: 156] Authentic Leave it, for it is disgraceful Authentic What do I have to do with this worldly life? I am in this worldly life like a rider who seeks shade under a tree, then he goes away and leaves it Authentic The family of Muhammad (ﷺ) never ate two meals in a day except that one of them was dates Authentic The family of Muhammad (ﷺ) never ate their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive nights from the time he arrived in Madīnah until he passed away Authentic The bedding of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was made of leather stuffed with palm fiber Authentic The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not leave behind at his death a single dirham or dinar, nor a male or female servant, nor anything else—except his whit Authentic A believer is not a slanderer, nor a curser, nor a person who speaks obscenely, nor a person who uses foul language Authentic Whoever says a hundred times in a day: "La ilāha illallāhu wahdahu la sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadīr" (T Authentic Whoever says: Radītu billāhi rabban, wa bil-Islāmi dīnan, wa bi Muhammadin rasūla (I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, with M Authentic hadith Did anyone of you have a dream? So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah willed to relate. One day he said: Last night, I had a vision i Hasan/Sound by virtue of corroborating evidence Do not keep the farmland lest you should desire the world Authentic Whoever throws himself from a mountain and kills himself will be in Hellfire, falling down into it and abiding therein eternally forever Authentic Give me your pledge that you will not associate anything with Allah, that you will not steal, that you will not commit adultery Authentic Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His Messenger Authentic Islam began as something strange, and it will return to being strange as it began. So, glad tidings to the strangers Authentic The heart of an elderly person remains young in two things: in the love of this world and long hopes Authentic Beware of insignificant sins Hasan Remember the destroyer of pleasures frequently," meaning death Hasan I was only sent to perfect noble morals Authentic There are seven whom Allah Almighty will shade in His Shade on a Day when there will be no shade but His Shade Hasan/Sound by virtue of corroborating evidence He who has no integrity has no faith, and he who does not keep his covenant has no religion Authentic Shall I not tell you of something better in degree than fasting, prayer, and charity?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Thu 24 Jumada al-Awwal
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حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل Allah is sufficient for us, the best guardian

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