Hadith on Righteousness
6 sayings
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Complete righteousness means that you do in secret what is usually done in public
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 5265; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 808 · permalink
Three things represent righteousness: liberality from one's self, kind words, and endurance of harm
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 807 · permalink
Four things are among the treasures of righteousness: concealing one's need, concealing one's charity, concealing one's pain, and the concealment of catastrophe [befalling oneself].
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 295; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 807 · permalink
There are ten signs of a righteous person: he loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, befriends for the sake of Allah, abandons for the sake of Allah. He becomes angry for the sake of Allah, becomes pleased for the sake of Allah, works for the sake of Allah, beseeches Allah, submits to Allah fearing Him, awed [by others], pure, sincere, bashful, and watchful and acts kindly for the sake of Allah
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 808 · permalink
Nothing increases lifespan except righteousness
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 166, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 807 · permalink
The good deed to be rewarded the fastest is righteousness, and the evil deed to be punished the fastest is aggression
al-Khisal, p. 100, no. 81; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 807 · permalink