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Measure and Balance
Almighty Allaah said (translation):
And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good (advantageous) and better in the end.
[Quran, Soorah al-Israa (17):35]
The Best Earnings
Aboo Burda ibn Niyaar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
The best earnings are (from) a blessed sale and the product of a man’s own hands.
[Collected by Ahmad and at-Tabaraanee in al-Kabeer]
Women and Children in Battles
Narrated ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him):
During some of the Ghazawat [battles] of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him), a woman was found killed. Allah’s Apostle (may Allah’s peace be upon him) disapproved the killing of women and children.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 4, Book 52, Number 257]
Captives, Hungry, and the Sick
Narrated Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 282.]
The Best People
Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that:
Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
The best people are those most beneficial to [other] people.
[Collected by at-Tabaranee and ad-Daaraqutnee; authenticated in Shaykh Al-Albani’s Saheeh al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer, No. 3289]
The Best Witness
Zayd ibn Khaalid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
The best witness is he who gives his testimony before it is asked for.
[Sahih Muslim, Vol. 3, No. 4268]
Facilitate Things for the People
Narrated Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him):
That when Allah’s Apostle (may Allah’s peace be upon him) sent him and Mu’adh bin Jabal to Yemen (may Allah be please with them), he said to them:
“Facilitate things for the people (treat the people in the most agreeable way), and do not make things difficult for them, and give them glad tidings, and let them not have aversion (i.e. to make the people hate good deeds) and you should both work in cooperation and mutual understanding, obey each other.”
Abu Musa said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We are in a land in which a drink named Al Bit’ is prepared from honey, and another drink named Al-Mizr is prepared from barley.” On that, Allah’s Apostle said, “All intoxicants (i.e. all alcoholic drinks) are prohibited.”
[Sahih BukhariVolume 8, Book 73, Number 145]
Obscure, Unimportant, and Humble
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s 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.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 97]
Muslim Manners 