"The Content of Character" (Part 2)

"The Content of Character: Ethical Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (saw)"
Translation and Introduction by Hamza Yusuf
Collected by Shaykh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui


1. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Islam is clean, so cleanse yourselves, for only the cleansed shall enter Paradise." [At-Tabarani]

4. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Keep God in mind wherever you are; follow a wrong with a right that offsets it; and treat people courteously." [At-Tirmidhi]

6. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Love for humanity what you love for yourself." [Al-Bukhari]

9. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Should you become eager to mention another's faults, recall your own." [Ar-Rafi'i]

16. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "If your good deeds delight you and your foul deeds distress you, you are a believer." [Ad-Diyya]

22. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Pursue knowledge even to China, for its pursuance is the sacred duty of every Muslim." [Ibn 'Abdal-Barr]

24. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "The most virtuous behavior is to engage those who sever relations, to give to those who withhold from you, and to forgive those who wrong you." [At-Tabarani]