The Holy Prophet (S) has said...

“ God-Almighty appointed prophets with good morals; therefore, whoever discovers these virtues within himself should be thankful to God for this bounty, whoever lacks these virtues must pray, cry, and shed tears before God Almighty asking for such blessing .”[^4] The commander of faithful Imam ‘Ali[^5] (a.s.) said: قال امير المؤمنين عليه السلام: لو كنا لا نرجو جنة ولا نخشى نارا ولا ثوابا ولا عقابا لكان ينبغي لنا ان نطلب مكارم الاخلاق فإنها مما تذل على سبيل النجاح.

“Supposedly, if neither there was any desire for Paradise nor there was any fear of Hell, and also there would have not been any belief about the reward and punishment in the Next World; even then it would have been be fitting to strive for moral perfection, because, good morals are the path towards prosperity and victory.” [^6] Imam Baqir [^7] said: عن ابي جعفر عليه السلام قال: ان اكمل المومنين ايمانا احسنهم خلقا.

“The most perfect believers from the point of view of faith are the ones who excel in moral conduct.” [^8] The Holy Prophet (S) said: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ما يوضع في ميزان امرى يوم القيامة أفضل من حسن الخلق. “There is nothing better than good moral conduct which could be written on the “Letter of Deeds” on the Day of Resurrection.” [^9] And said قال رسول الله (ص): اكثر ما تلج به امتى الجنة تقوى الله وحسن الخلق.

“My Ummah will enter into Paradise mostly on the basis of piety and excellence in moral conduct.” [^10] And the following narration: جا رجل الى رسول الله عليه وآله من بين يديه فقال: يا رسول الله ما الدين؟ فقال: حسن الخلق. ثم اتاه من قبل يمينه فقال: يا رسول الله ماالدين؟ فقال: حسن الخلق. ثم اتاه من قبل شماله فقال: ما الدين؟ فقال: حسن الخلق. ثم اتاه من ورايه فقال: ما الدين؟ فالفتف اليه فقال: اما تفقه؟ هوان لا تغضب.