Virtue, Piety & Righteousness

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Beware of Zann (suspicion), for indeed Zann is the falsest of speech."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

" The Messenger of Allah used to mingle with us such that he said to my younger brother: 'O Abu 'Umair! What did the Nughair do?'"

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You joke with us?' He said: 'Indeed I do not say except what is true.'" (Hasan)'

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"A man sought a mount from the Messenger of Allah who said: 'Indeed, I will let you ride on a she-camel's child.' So he said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What can ashe-camel's child do?' So the Messenger of Allah said:...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"O possessor of two ears!" Mahmud said: "Abu Usamah said: 'He only meant it as a joke.'"

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Whoever avoids lying while he is doing so falsely, a house will be built for him on the skirts of Paradise. Whoever avoids arguing while he is in the right, a house will be built for him in its midst....

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"It is enough sin for you that you never stop disputing."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Do not argue with your brother, do not joke with him, and do not make a promise, only to not fulfill it."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"A man sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah while I was with him, so he said: 'What an evil son of his tribe, or brother of his tribe.' Then he admitted him and spoke with him. When...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Love your beloved moderately, perhaps he becomes hated to you someday. And hate whom you hate moderately, perhaps he becomes your beloved someday."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted into the Fire."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has a speck of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a speck of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted in to the Fire.'" He...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"A man shall remain exalting himself until he is written among the tyrants, so that he suffers from their afflictions."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"They (meaning the people in general) told me that I was proud, while I rode a donkey, wore a cloak, and I milked the sheep. And the Messenger of Allah said to me: "Whoever does these, then there is no...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Nothing is heavier on the believer's Scale on the Day of Judgment than good character. For indeed Allah, Most High, is angered by the shameless obscene person."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Nothing is placed on the Scale that is heavier than good character. Indeed the person with good character will have attained the rank of the person of fasting and prayer."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"Taqwa of Allah, and good character." And he was asked about that for which people are admitted into the Fire the most, and he said: " The mouth and the private parts."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak explained good character, and then he said: "It is a smiling face, doing one's best in good, and refraining from harm."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I stayed with a man who did not entertain me nor behave hospitably with me. Then he came to stay with me, shall I reciprocate the same to him?' He (ﷺ said: 'No, entertain...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Chapters on Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives

“Do not be a people without a will of your own, saying: 'If people treat us well, we will treat them well; and if they do wrong, we will do wrong,' but accustom yourselves to do good if people do...