Jurisprudence of Ethics

Richness is not the abundance of wealth. Rather, true richness is self-sufficiency

The liar is not the one who seeks reconciliation between people, conveying good, or saying good things

The believer should not be stung twice from the same hole

I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he was wearing a Najrāni cloak with a thick hem. A Bedouin approached him and pulled him violently by his cloak

Do not say "upon you be peace"; "Upon you be peace" is how you greet the dead. Say instead "peace be upon you"

If the son of Adam were to possess two valleys full of wealth, he would seek the third

The pleasure of Allah is in the pleasure of the parents, and the displeasure of Allah is in the displeasure of the parents

Whoever gives up wearing elegant expensive clothes out of humbleness with Allah, while he can afford it, Allah will call him on the Day of Judgment before all people and let him choose whichever of the garments of faith he would like to wear

Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy

A believer is the mirror of his fellow believer

And verily, Allah revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one boasts of oneself before another or oppresses another

Verily you cannot embrace and suffice all people with your money, but you can embrace and suffice them all with a cheerful face and good manners

Whoever exalts himself over others and walks with a swaggering gait (with pride), will meet Allah while He is angry with him

Will you not listen? Will you not listen? Simplicity is part of faith, simplicity is part of faith

O ‘Ā’ishah, indeed, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness, and He gives for gentleness what He does not give for violence and what He does not give for anything else

Indeed you possess two traits that Allah loves: prudence and deliberation

The example of a miser and a generous person is that of two men wearing two iron cloaks covering their breasts up to their collar bones

While a man was walking, dressed in fine clothes and admiring himself, with his hair well-combed

O group of Muhājirūn and Ansār! There are among you such people who have no property and no kinsfolk. So let each one of you take along with him two or three men

Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and arrange for the release of captives