Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Values

The statements and actions of our Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) contain much that we need: rules and advice, reminders, examples, warnings, and encouragement.

The Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Values collection by Yahya Ondigo contains some of the Prophet’s statements on positive ethics and attributes that Muslims and non-Muslims should strive to adopt when dealing with others.

The author has commented on each hadith, presenting the issue in a way designed to help readers implement what they have learned.

He writes: Demonstrating earnest leniency, tolerance, and benevolence is the best way for the beauty of Islam to be seen in our own lives with our non-Muslim family members, neighbors, colleagues, workmates, schoolmates, and all our fellow human beings. Benevolence in whatever actions we undertake is the best form of da‘wah that we can give to another person.

Our actions speak louder than words: no matter how much we try to convince people that Muslims are generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, amiable, charitable, and so on, words alone are not convincing enough. The terms become meaningless if our moral values and compassion do not reflect our actions.

The author has commented on each hadith, presenting the issue in a way designed to help readers implement what they have learned. He writes: Demonstrating earnest leniency, tolerance, and benevolence is the best way for the beauty of Islam to be seen in our own lives with our non-Muslim family members, neighbors, colleagues, workmates, schoolmates, and all our fellow human beings that we interact with.

Benevolence in whatever actions we undertake is the best form of da‘wah that we can give to another person. This is because our actions speak louder than our words: no matter how much we try to convince people that Muslims are generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, amiable, charitable, and so on, words alone are not convincing enough. The words become meaningless if our moral values and compassion are not reflected in our actions.