Hadith is the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), it is considered along with the Quran the major sources of Islamic Laws.

The following are few sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which are concerned with moral characters and values, there are many more narrations on various topics if you want to search the full collection of Hadith. The Quotation in the end of each Hadith is for references of the Hadith collection source.

Truthfulness

“It is incumbent upon you to be always truthful, for truthfulness guides to absolute piety & piety leads to Paradise. A man who always tells the truth & pursues the truth is written with Allah as a truthful one. Refrain from lying, for lying guides to sinfulness & sinfulness leads to Hellfire. A man continues to tell lies & pursues lies until he is written with Allah as a liar.”       [Bukhari]

‘‘Give up what is doubtful to you for that which is not doubtful; for truth is peace of  mind and falsehood is doubt.” [Tirmidhi]

“Say what  is  true,  although  it  may  be  bitter  and  displeasing  to people.’’            [Baihaqi]

‘‘Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.’’  [Bukhari]

Mercy

‘‘Allah will not give mercy to anyone, except those who give mercy to other creatures.’’  [Tirmidhi]

Generosity

‘‘The one who helps widows & poor people is like a warrior fighting for Allah’s Cause or like a person who fasts during the day & prays all the night.’’    [Bukhari]

Conscience

“When something weighs on your conscience, give it up.” [Tirmidhi]

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him say something good or keep quiet.” [Bukhari]

Humility

“(God) has revealed to me that you should adopt humility so that no one oppresses another.” [Riyadh-us-Saliheen]

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said, “Shall I inform you about the people of Paradise? They comprise every obscure, unimportant, humble person, and if he takes Allah’s Oath that he will do that thing, Allah will fulfill his oath (by doing that). Shall I inform you about the people of the Fire? They comprise every cruel, violent, proud and conceited person.”       [Bukhari]

Self Restraint

‘‘The strong man is not one who is good at wrestling, but the strong man is one who controls himself in a fit of rage.’’   [Bukhari]

‘‘Do not get angry.” [Bukhari]

Envy

‘‘Keep yourselves far from envy; because it eats up and takes away good actions, like a fire eats up and burns wood.’’ [Abu Dawood]

Moderation

“The best of all dealings is the one which is moderate.” [Baihaqi]

‘‘God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He sent me to teach and make things easy.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately. . .Always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course, whereby you will reach your target (of paradise).’’         [Bukhari]

‘‘Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.’’ [Bukhari]

Kindness

‘‘Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished.’’ He also said: ‘‘Make things simple and do not complicate them. Calm people and do not drive them away.’’ [Bukhari’s Book of Muslim Morals and Manners]

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would hear the crying of a child in the company of his mother during prayer, and he would then recite only a short portion of the Quran (to end the prayer and let the mother comfort her child).’’        [Muslim]

‘‘Whoever is kind, Allah will be kind to him; therefore be kind to man on the earth. He who is in heaven will show mercy on you.’’ [Tirmidhi]

Equality

 ‘‘God does not judge you according to your bodies and appearances, but He looks into your hearts and observes your deeds.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘O Mankind, your lord is one and your father is one. You all descend from Adam, and Adam was created from earth. He is most honoured among you in the sight of God who is most upright. No Arab is superior to a non-Arab, no coloured person to a white person, or a white person to a coloured person except by taqwa (God fearing).”   [Tirmidhi]

Justice

‘‘The just will be seated upon pulpits of light. Those who are fair withregards to their judgment and their family and those who are under them.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘To administer justice between two people is charity.’’    [Ahmad]

‘‘The just and fair will be seated on chairs of light before God. Such people are those who decide with justice and deal justly in matters relating to their families and other affairs entrusted to them.’’ [Riyadh-us-Saliheen]

“Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is oppressed.’’ People asked, ‘‘…It is right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?’’ Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)  said,  ‘‘By preventing him  from oppressing others.’’ [Bukhari]

Modesty

‘‘Shyness does not bring anything except good.’’    [Bukhari]

Messenger of God (Peace be upon him) passed by a man who was admonishing his brother for being shy. Messenger of God (Peace be upon him) said, ‘‘Leave him alone, for modesty is a part of Faith.’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (Modesty) is a part of faith.’’ [Bukhari]

“Indeed from the teachings of the first prophets which has reached you is, ‘If you do not have shyness, then do as you please’.”          [Bukhari]

‘‘Modesty is part of faith and faith is in Paradise, but obscenity is a part of hardness of heart and hardness of heart is in Hell.’’ [Ahmad]

“Indecency disfigures everything and modesty (Haya) enhances the charm of everything.” [Tirmidhi]

Treating Elders

‘‘He is not one of us who shows no mercy to younger ones and does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders.”            [Tirmidhi]

‘‘Verily, it is one of the respects to Allah to honour an old man.’’ [Abu Dawud]

“When a young person honours an elderly person on account of his age, Allah appoints someone to honour that person when he reaches old age.” [Tirmidhi]

Selflessness and Sympathy

“Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to people.” [Bukhari]

‘‘The food for one person suffices for two; the food for two suffices for four, and the food for four suffices for eight persons.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘Many a person with shaggy and dusty hair, dusty and driven away from doors (because of their poverty and shabby clothes) were to swear by God (that something would happen), God will certainly make it happen.’’[Muslim]

“He who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall not enter Paradise”. A person (amongst his hearers) said, “Verily a person loves that his dress should be fine, and his shoes should be fine”. He (the Holy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him) remarked, “Verily, Allah is Graceful and He loves Grace. Pride is disdaining the truth (out of self-conceit) and contempt for the people.”[Muslim]

Good Conduct – Manners

‘‘If you guarantee me six things on your part I shall guarantee you Paradise: Speak the truth when you talk; keep your promise when you make it; when you are trusted with something fulfill your trust; avoid sexual immorality; lower your gaze (in modesty); and restrain your hands from injustice.’’ [Tirmidhi]

“The best among you are those who have the best manners and character.” [Bukhari]

‘‘Nothing will be heavier on the Day of Resurrection in the Scale of the believer than good manners. God hates one who utters foul or coarse language.’’   [Tirmidhi]

‘‘Make things easy and do not make them difficult, cheer the people up by conveying glad tidings to them and do not repulse (them).’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘Shall I not tell you whom the (Hell) Fire is forbidden to touch? It is forbidden to touch a man who is always accessible, having polite and tender nature.’’ [Tirmidhi]

“One  who  covers  up the failings of someone in this world will have his shortcomings covered up by God on the Day of Judgment.” [Riyadh us-Saliheen]

‘‘Shall I tell you who is the best of you?’’ ‘‘Yes,’’ they replied. He said, ‘‘Those who remind you of Allah when you see them.’’ He went on to say, ‘‘Shall I tell you who is the worst of you?’’ ‘‘Yes,’’ they replied. He said, ‘‘Those who go about slandering, causing mischief between friends in order to separate them, and desiring to lead the innocent into wrong action.’’ [Bukhari]

Patience

‘‘How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to God and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘Fear God and be patient.’’        [Bukhari]

“The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believer is afflicted with calamities (but he remains patient till Allah removes his difficulties). And an impious wicked person is like a pine tree which keeps hard and straight till Allah cuts (breaks) it down when He wishes.” Bukhari]

Knowledge

“If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise.”[Abu Dawood]

‘‘The angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure for what he does.’’            [Abu Dawood]

“The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim.” [Tirmidhi]

Serving others – Charity

“Do you know who will go first on the Day of Resurrection to the shade of God?…Those who when given what is right accept it, when asked for something give freely and who judge in favour of others as they do for themselves.”  [Tirmidhi]

“Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others.”           [Bukhari]

“Anyone who has property that exceed his needs, let him support someone whose property does not (meet his or her needs), and anyone whose food exceeds his needs, let him share it with someone who does not have food.” [Fiqh-us-Sunnah]

“(O people!) Save yourselves from the (Hell) Fire even if with one half of a date fruit (given in charity), and if this is not available, then (save yourselves) by saying a good pleasant friendly word.’’ [Bukhari]

“Whoever has an extra mount should offer it to him who is without it, and whoever has surplus food should give it to him who has nothing;’’ and he (Prophet Muhammad – Peace be upon him) continued mentioning other properties until we(the companions who were hearing) thought that none of us had any right to surplus of his own property.  [Muslim]

Wealth and Success

 “Wealth is not due to plenty of money, but wealth is the wealth of the self.”            [Bukhari]

“The most valuable things in life are a tongue which mentions God, a grateful heart and a believing wife who helps a man with his faith.”[Tirmidhi]

“Forsake wordly pleasures, Allah will like you, and forsake what others have, mankind will like you.”  [Ibn Majah]

Earnings

‘‘The world is for four (types) of persons. (One among the four) is a man whom Allah granted wealth as well as understanding of the Deen. He fears his Rabb and is kind (and renders service) to his relatives. And, in regard to the wealth he follows the commands of Allah and discharges rights. The man is the noblest…” [Tirmidhi]

‘‘Wealth is an object of pleasure. Wealth acquired in a rightful way (in accordance with the Shari’ah) and spent in a rightful way will be an aid for its owner.’’        [Bukhari]

‘‘Wholesome (pure) wealth for a noble person is good.’’ [Ahmad] ‘‘Allah detests that you destroy wealth (i.e. by means of wasting).’’ [Bukhari]

Honesty

‘‘I take oath by that Being in Whose possession is my life that the man who is in debt will not enter Paradise even if he is martyred (in the Path of Allah); then is resurrected and again

martyred; then again is resurrected and again martyred. He will not enter (Paradise) until his debt is paid.’’. [Nasaai]

Watchfulness

‘‘Fear Allah wherever you are, do good deeds after doing bad ones, the former will wipe out the latter, and behave decently towards people.’’ [Tirmidhi]

‘‘Safeguard the Commandments of Allah, you will find Him before you. Remember Him in prosperity and He will remember you in adversity.’’ [Tirmidhi]

‘‘Serve Allah, as you would if you could see Him; although you cannot see Him, He can see you.” [Muslim]

Piety

‘‘The most honourable of you is one who is the most pious of you.’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘When you see a person who has been given more than you in money and beauty, look to those, who have been given less.’’ [Muslim]

Uprightness and Steadfastness

‘‘Say, ‘I believe in Allah’ and then be steadfast.”      [Muslim]

‘‘Allah does not look at your appearance or your possessions; but He looks at your heart and your deeds.’’ [Muslim]

Being Good to others

‘‘Who is the most favoured of Allah? He, from whom the greatest good comes to His creatures,…’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘You should restrain yourself from doing wrong to people, because it (serves as) charity which you bestow upon yourself.” [Bukhari]

‘‘Do not belittle any good deed, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘Every good deed is charity.’’    [Bukhari]

“It is also charity to utter a being good word”.         [Bukhari]

‘‘Allah said, ‘I will be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of Resurrection: 1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but proves treacherous; 2. One who sells a free person and eats his price; and 3. One who employs a labourer and takes full work from him but does not pay him for his labour.’’ [Bukhari]

Cheating

‘‘Whoever cheats is not from among us (the believers).’’ [Muslim]

Oppression

‘‘(God) has revealed to me that you should adopt humility so that no one oppresses another.’’ [Muslim]

‘‘A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hands the people are safe.’’    [Bukhari]

‘‘Allah has revealed to me, that you must  be  humble.  No  one  should boast over one another, and no one should oppress another.’’[Muslim]

 Wife & Family

‘‘The believers who show the most perfect Faith are those who have the best behaviour, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives.’’ [Tirmidhi]

‘‘Spend on them and you will be rewarded for what you spend on them.’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘Whatever you spend seeking thereby the Pleasure of God, will have its reward, even the morsel which you put in the mouth of your wife.’’[Bukhari]

‘‘Whoever has three daughters, cares and provides for them, and shows them mercy, will enter Paradise.’’ [Bukhari’s Book of Muslim Morals and Manners]

“A believer must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her, then let him be pleased with one that is good in her.” [Muslim]

 ‘‘It is enough sin for a person to hold back the due of one whose provision is in his hand.’’ [Muslim]

“No father can give his children a better gift than good manners.’’ [Tirmidhi]

Parents

A person came to Messenger of God (Peace be upon him) and asked, ‘‘Who among people is most deserving of my fine treatment?’’ He (Peace be upon him) said, ‘‘Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then your nearest, then nearest.” [Muslim]

‘‘May he be disgraced! May he be disgraced! May he be disgraced, who’s parents, one or both, attain old age during his life time, and he does not enter Heaven (by being dutiful to them).”            [Muslim]

‘‘(Of the) major sins are, to ascribe partners to God, disobey parents, murder someone, and to take a false oath (intentionally).’’[Bukhari]

‘‘It is one of the gravest sins to abuse one’s parents.’’[Bukhari]

“Allah’s Pleasure lies in the pleasure of one’s father; while His Wrath too lies in the wrath of him.” [Tirmidhi]

Orphans

‘‘He who takes care of an orphan, whether he is his relative or a stranger, will be in Heaven with me like these two.’’ The narrator, Malik bin Anas raised his forefinger and middle finger for illustration. [Muslim]

‘‘The best Muslim house is a house in which an orphan is well treated; and the worst Muslim house is a house in which an orphan is badly treated.’’ [Ibn Majah]

Neighbours

‘‘O Muslim women! None of you should look down upon the gift sent by her she-neighbour even if it were the trotters of the sheep (fleshless part of legs).”           [Bukhari]

‘‘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 neighbour does not feel safe from his evil.’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘He will not enter Heaven whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct.”     [Muslim]

‘‘He who believes in Allah and the Last Day let him not harm his neighbour.’’            [Bukhari]

‘‘Iman (faith) has over seventy branches, the uppermost of which is the declaration (Shahadah): ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’; and the least of which is the removal of a harmful object from the road, and modesty is a branch of Iman.’’            [Bukhari]

‘‘Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should not hurt his neighbour and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should talk what is good or keep quiet.’’  [Bukhari]

Love For God’s sake

‘‘No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.’’ [Bukhari]

‘‘On the Day of Resurrection, Allah, the Exalted, will say: Where are those who have mutual love for the sake of My Glory? Today I shall shelter them in My Shade when there will be no shade except Mine.’’ [Muslim]

Animals & Environment

‘‘Once a dog was going round the well and was about to die out of thirst. A prostitute of Banu Israel happened to see it. So she took off her leather sock and lowered it into the well. She drew out some water and gave the dog to drink. She was forgiven on account of her action.” [Riyadh-us-Saliheen]

‘‘When a Muslim plants a tree, whatever is eaten from it is charity from him and whatever is stolen is charity and whatever is subtracted from it is charity.”   [Muslim]

‘‘If a Muslim plants a tree, or sows a field and men and beasts and birds eat from it, all of it is charity from him.” [Riyadh-us-Saliheen]

Peace

“He who makes peace between people by inventing good information or saying good things, is not a liar.”[Bukhari]

‘‘Do you know what is better than charity and fasting and prayer? It is keeping peace and good relations between people, as quarrels and bad feelings destroy mankind.’’[Bukhari]

Further Readings

1. “40 Hadiths” Collection by Imam An Nawawi
2. “Thus Spoke the Prophet – A collection of short hadith for easy memorization” by Mohammad Omar Farooq
3. “Al-Adab al-Mufrad – Book of Muslim Morals and Manners” Hadith Collection by Imam Bukhari
4. “Riyadh-us-Saliheen” Hadith Collection by by Imam An-Nawawi
5. “Sahih Al Bukhari” Hadith Collection by by Imam Bukhari
6. “Sahih Muslim” Hadith Collection by by Imam Muslim
7. “Jami at Tirmidhi” Hadith Collection by by Imam Tirmidhi
8. “Muwatta Imam Malik” Collection by by Imam Malik
9. “110 Hadith Qudsi” by S. Masood-ul-Hasan
10. “100 Ahadith About Islamic Manners” by Dar us Salam

prophet), whose adherents will conquer the arrogant Persians and overrule them. They will turn from idolatry and fire-worship to worship at the House of God, the Ka’ba of Abraham, which will be cleansed of all idols.

The followers of this Arabian Prophet will be a “mercy onto the world.” This is also the title given to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the Quran. The cohorts of this Arab Prophet will become the masters of Persia, Madian, Tus, Balkh, and neighboring territories. Their Prophet will be eloquent in speech and his message will be clear and logical (well connected).

Conclusion

We can see that the scriptures refer to the Ultimate Prophet (peace be upon him), ultimate both in time and greatness, in clear, direct terms. No stretches of imagination, playing with words and linguistic nuances or involved, artificial interpretations are needed to grasp the point. No complicated inductive or deductive logic is required for drawing the conclusion.

On the other hand, the facts are recorded in a straightforward manner and are available for all to verify. No hearsay need be believed uncomfortably. The plain truth is inescapably evident that it is Muhammad (peace be upon him), the chosen one (Mustafa) to be the greatest of Prophets for all people of the world and awaited by all of them since time immemorial.

We have presented here some interesting information from these Books so that adherents to these religions (as also Muslims) come to know that the Messenger (peace be upon him) is not alien to them, get rid of unfounded prejudices against Islam and the Messenger (peace be upon him) and that they may take interest in the scripture and religion he brought. The reason is that Islam as given to him is the true religion of the world brought to ultimate perfection [ref Quran 5:3]

It is time for you to be among the people whom God said:

[ Allah ] said, “My punishment – I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses all things.” So I will decree it [especially] for those who fear Me and give zakah and those who believe in Our verses.

Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him – it is those who will be the successful.

Say, [O Muhammad], “O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death.” So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may beguided.       (Quran 7:156-158)

Further Reading

1. “What the Bible Says About Mohammed?” by Ahmed Deedat
2. “What was the Sign of Jonah?” by Ahmed Deedat
3. “Bible led me to Islam” by Br M.J.LeBianc
4. “Muhammad in World Scriptures: The Bible” by Benjamin Keldani, David B. (Abdul Ahad Dawud).
5. “Prophet Muhammad in the Bible” by Dr. Zakir Naik
6. “Prophet Muhammad   in   Hindu   ”   Pundit Vedaprakash Upadhyay
7. “Jesus: Prophet  of  Islam  by  Muhammad  Ata  Ur-Rahim,” Ahmad Thomson
8. “The True Message of Jesus Christ” by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
9. “What did Jesus Really Say?” by Misha’al ibn Abdullah
10. “Gospel of Barnabas” Translated from Italian Manuscript in The Imperial Library, Vienna by Lonsdale & Laura Ragg
11. “Prophet foretold in Indian Scriptures” by M.I. Liaqath Ali
12. “The Prophet  Promised  in  World  Scriptures”  by  Harun Gultekin
13. “Who moved the Stone?” by Ahmed Deedat
14. “The Choice: Islam and Christianity” by Ahmed Deedat
15. “Muhammad in the Torah and Gospel” by The Educational Dept in Madar al-watan
16. “What You Weren’t Taught in Sunday School” by Dr. Jerald F. Dirks
17. “Prophet Muhammad: The Last Messenger in The Bible” by Kais Al- Kalby
18. “Hijacking of Christianity” by Al Haj A.D. Ajijola
19. “For Christ’s Sake” by Ahmad Thomson & Ata’ur-Rahim
20. “Follow Jesus or Follow Paul?” by Dr. Roshan Enam
21. “Online resources” at Islamic Research Foundation (irf.net )