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  • Kindness

    Sahih al-Bukhari 703

    If anyone of you leads the people in the prayer, he should shorten it for amongst them are the weak, the sick and the old; and if anyone among you prays alone then he may prolong (the prayer) as much as he wishes.

  • Against Oppression

    Sunan Ibn Majah 2341 · Sahih

    There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.

  • Guarding the Tongue

    Sahih al-Bukhari 1393

    Don't abuse the dead, because they have reached the result of what they forwarded.

  • Justice

    Qaaf 50:29

    The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.

  • Trustworthiness

    Sahih al-Bukhari 2260

    The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner)

  • Self-control

    Ash-Shura 42:40

    The guerdon of an ill-deed is an ill the like thereof. But whosoever pardoneth and amendeth, his wage is the affair of Allah. Lo! He loveth not wrong-doers.

  • Modesty

    Sahih al-Bukhari 3483

    One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have got is, If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like.

  • Peace & Reconciliation

    Al-Kaafiroon 109:6

    Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.

  • Honesty

    Sahih al-Bukhari 2749

    The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks he tells a lie; whenever he is entrusted he proves dishonest; whenever he promises he breaks his promise.

  • Truthful Speech

    Al-Hujuraat 49:6

    O ye who believe! If an evil-liver bring you tidings, verify it, lest ye smite some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what ye did.

  • Fair Dealing

    Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1319 · Sahih

    Indeed Allah loves tolerance in selling, tolerance in buying, and tolerance in repaying.

  • Kindness

    Sahih Muslim 2319a

    He who shows no mercy to the people, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, does not show mercy to him.

  • Humility

    Sahih al-Bukhari 3485

    While a man was walking, dragging his dress with pride, he was caused to be swallowed by the earth and will go on sinking in it till the Day of Resurrection.

  • Guarding the Tongue

    Sahih Muslim 2988b

    The servant speaks words that he does not understand its repercussions but he sinks down in Hell-Fire farther than the distance between the east and the west.

  • Against Oppression

    Sahih al-Bukhari 2447

    Oppression will be a darkness on the Day of Resurrection.

Questions about these images

Why is character so important in Islam?

The Quran and the Sunnah join faith and conduct. The Prophet, peace be upon him, taught that the believers with the best character are the most complete in faith.

Where do the English words come from?

The Quran is in the meaning of Marmaduke Pickthall. The hadith follow Muhsin Khan (Bukhari), Abdul Hamid Siddiqui (Muslim) and Darussalam (the Sunan books).

Are the sayings complete?

Each picture keeps one complete saying or verse. When a hadith is long, the picture keeps the part that carries the teaching, and the reference lets you read the rest.

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