Riyad Us-Saliheen رياض الصالحين
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Good Conduct
Abu Umamah Al-Bahili (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I guarantee a house in Jannah for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; and I guarantee a home in the middle of Jannah for one who abandons lying even for the sake of fun; and I guarantee a house in the highest part of Jannah for one who has good manners."[Abu Dawud].


Commentary:
Withdrawal from one's right in order to end a dispute is a manly act of great merit. Likewise, this Hadith tells us that a man should avoid telling a lie even in a light vein. If he gives great importance to the rules of the Shari`ah (Islamic Law) and the Commandments of Allah and His Prophet (PBUH), he will definitely refrain from telling a lie even in a chat session or just for the sake of joke. Usually, people don't mind if one tells a lie in a jocular mood, rather some will perhaps approve it. Yet, Allah disapproves of even the harmless or trivial form of falsehood and commands His slaves to keep away from it. From all considerations, however, moral excellence carries immense weight. Because no wrong or evil thing can be shunned without it. In other words, moral excellence surpasses all forms of goodness.
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الحديث التالي احاديث الباب آيات الباب الحديث السابق الفهرس
باب حسن الخلق
وعن أبي أُمَامَة الباهِليِّ رضي اللَّه عنه قال : قال رسول اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « أَنا زَعِيمٌ ببَيتٍ في ربَضِ الجنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ المِراءَ . وَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقّاً ، وَببيتٍ في وَسَطِ الجنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الكَذِبَ ، وإِن كَانَ مازِحاً ، وَببيتٍ في أعلى الجَنَّةِ لِمَن حَسُنَ خُلُقُهُ » حديث صحيح ، رواه أبو داود بإِسناد صحيح .« الزَّعِيمُ » : الضَّامِنُ .
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