Righteousness is in Good Character

As-Salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh




40 hadeeth An-Nawawi, Hadeeth 27 : Righteousness is in Good Character

On the authority of an-Nawwaas bin Sam'aan (radiAllaahu anhu)
that the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said :
Righteousness is in good character/morality,
and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul,
and which you dislike people finding out about.
It was related by Muslim.

And on the authority of Waabisah bin Ma'bad (radiAllaahu anhu) who said :
I came to the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and he said :
"You have come to ask about righteousness". I said : "Yes".
He said : "Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about
which the soul feels at ease and the heart feels tranquil.
And wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and causes
uneasiness in the breast, even though people have repeatedly
given their legal opinion [in its favour]."


Further reading at sisters bookroom inshaAllah:
http://www.sistersbookroom.net/t172-hadeeth-27-righteousness-is-in-good-character