Elementary Course on Islam 2010

Organized by: Dawah Committee of Kowloon Masjid

The Importance of Manners

in ISLAM

Mohamed Atallah
04 Dec, 2010

Do you know?

Do you know how Islam spread to places like

Indonesia, Malaysia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Uganda, Nigeria, North Europe, etc?

Do you know what was the main mission of

the Prophet Muhammad PBUH?

Do you know why the Muslim nation is today

lagging behind other nations?

Do you know what is a key factor for nations

to prosper?

Listen to this story

A man came to the Prophet PBUH and told
him that, O Messenger of Allah PBUH,
there is a lady who is known for performing
a lot of prayers, fasting and charity
however she harms her neighbors by her
tongue, so the Messenger said
SHES IN HELL FIRE!

Bankrupt?
"Do you know who is the one who is bankrupt?"
'The bankrupt is the one who has no money and no
possessions.' He said, 'Among my Ummah, the
one who is bankrupt is the one who will come on
the Day of Resurrection with prayer and fasting and
Zakah (to his credit), but he will come having
insulted this one, slandered that one, consumed
the wealth of this one and shed the blood of that
one, and beaten that one. So they will all be given
some of his hasanaat, and when his hasanaat run
out, before judgment is passed, some of their sins
will be taken and cast onto him, then he will be cast
into the Fire.'"

Hypocrisy!

The Prophet PBUH said, there are 3

characters if to be found in someone then
hes a HYPOCRATE! Even if he fasts, prays,
performs Hajj and Ummrah and says Im a
Muslim

Whenever he talks, he tells a lie..

Whenever he makes a promise, he
breaks it.
Whenever he makes a covenant he
proves treacherous.

THE IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS IN

ISLAM

The 2 Extremes!

Good Manners
OR

Worship*

*(Prayers, Fasting, Hajj, Charity)

Manners & Worship

PRAYERS


"And establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from
shameful and unjust deeds" [29:45]

Manners & Worship

CHARITY

"Take alms of their wealth, wherewith thou mayst purify
them and mayst make them grow" [9:103]

Manners & Worship

HAJJ

"For Hajj are the months well known. If any one

undertakes that duty therein, Let there be no obscenity,
nor wickedness, nor wrangling in the Hajj. And whatever
good ye do, (be sure) God knoweth it." [2:197]

Manners & Worship

FASTING
When any one of you gets up in the morning in the state of
fasting, he should neither use obscene language nor do
any act of ignorance. And if anyone slanders him or
quarrels with him, he should say: "I am fasting, I am
fasting." (Muslim, 2563)

Quranic verses that shows the strong link

between manners & worship



"The believers must (eventually) win through, Those who
humble themselves in their prayers, Who avoid vain talk."
[23:1-3]



"And the servants of (God) Most Gracious are those who walk
on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address
them, they say, "Peace!"" [25:63]


So woe to the worshippers, who are neglectful of their prayers,
those who (want but) to be seen (of men), But refuse (to
supply) (even) neighborly needs." [107:4-7]

Selections of some of the manners that the

Prophet PBUH has taught us

Making peace among people.

Feeding ones wife.
Being good to neighbors.
Guarding secrets.
Politeness in speech.
Etiquettes: Guests, relatives &
speech.
Treating servants.
Being humble.
Selflessness (Ethaar)

Making peace among PEOPLE

"Doing justice between two men is charity, and assisting a

man to ride an animal or to load his luggage on it is
charity; and a good word is charity, every step which one
takes towards the mosque is charity, and removing
harmful things from the way is charity." [Bukhari]

Feeding ones WIFE

"You will never spend anything seeking thereby the Face of

Allah, but you will be rewarded for it, even (the food) that
you put in your wifes mouth [Bukhari 56]

Being good to NEIGHBORS

"By Allah, he is not a believer! By Allah, he is not a believer!

By Allah, he is not a believer." It was asked, "Who is that,
O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "One whose neighbor
does not feel safe from his evil." [Bukhari].

Guarding SECRETS

"The most evil of the people to Allah on the Day of

Resurrection will be the man who consorts with his wife
and then publicizes her secret." [Muslim]

Politeness in SPEECH

"It is also a charity to utter a good word." [Bukhari]

Etiquettes: GUESTS, KINS & SPEECH

He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him show
hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and
the Last Day, let him maintain good relation with kin's;
and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him
speak good or remain silent." [Bukhari]

Treating SERVANTS

"Anas (the servant of the Prophet PBUH) says: "I served

the holy Prophet for ten years. He never said 'Uf
(expressing dissatisfaction), nor did he ever ask me why
I did this or did not do that. [Muslim]

Being HUMBLE

"He who observes humility God will make him so exalted

that, ultimately, he will attain the highest grade in
Paradise.

Selflessness (Ethaar)

It means, giving preference to others over yourself and considering

their happiness and welfare before your own. For example:
When Omar Ibn-Al-Khattab was dying after being struck by Loloa AlMajoosi, he asked his son to go to Aisha (RA) and tell her, Omar
Ibn-Al-Khattab, and dont tell her Amir Al-Mo'mineen for I am not so
any more, tell her Omar Ibn-Al-Khattab is requesting your
permission to be buried beside his friends (the Prophet (PBUH) and
Abu-Bakr (RA)) in her room. She replied, I wanted that place

for myself, but I shall offer it to Omar.

The rewards & blessings of having good

manners

1. Pleasing Allah SWT

2. Being close to the Prophet PBUH on the Day of
Judgment.
3. Paradise.
4. Heavy deeds in the scale on the Day of Judgment.
5. Being amongst the best in the world.

1. Pleasing Allah SWT

The Prophet PBUH said "Allah is beautiful and loves

beauty, and He loves noble manners (ma'ali) and He
hates, he despises lowly characteristics."

2. Being close to the Prophet PBUH on the

Day of Judgment
Those of you who will be closest to me on the Day of "
Judgment will be those who have the best manners."
"And the people who are the most hated by me and the
ones who are the furthest from me in the Hereafter are
.those who have the worst manners

3. Paradise

"Someone asked the Prophet PBUH, "What is the one

characteristic that will cause the most amounts of people
to enter Paradise?" The Prophet PBUH responded, "To
have the taqwa (fear) of Allah and to have good
manners."

Heavy deeds in the scale on the Day of . 4

Judgment
""The heaviest aspect, the heaviest matter [that will help a
believer] that will be in the Meezaan (scale), on the
scales on the Day of Judgment, is good manners."

5. Being amongst the best in this world

"The best blessing that a person can be given in this life is

manners."

"Mankind has not been given anything better than good manners."

"The people (or the Mu'mins) who have perfected their eman (faith)
most perfectly, are those who are best in manners.

"The best of the Mu'mineen (the believers) are the ones who are
best in their manners.

"The best of you are those of you who are best to their wives."

The Prayer of the Prophet PBUH

The Prophet PBUH used to supplicate:

"Allahumma inni a`udhu bika min munkaratilakhlaqi, wal-a`mali, wal-ahwa`i (O Allah! I seek
refuge in You from undesirable manners, deeds,
and aspirations).''[At-Tirmidhi]

"O Allah, as You have beautified my image, so

beautify my morals"

Can a person really change / improve his

manners / behaviors?

Definitely, and the biggest proof are the

companions of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH.

HOW??
Choose the right companions.
Accept criticism and work on improving.
Know the importance and the blessings of
having good / perfect manners.
Follow the footsteps of our beloved Prophet
Muhammad PBUH, whom Allah SWT says
about him in the Quran "And indeed, you
are upon a noble conduct, an exemplary
manner" [68:4]

JAZAKOM ALLAH KHAYRAN

- May Allah SWT reward you all -

Mohamed Atallah
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