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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Family Life Section 8: Islam And Manners Islam has outlined good manners in a precise way. It combats vice and moral corruption by every means. Islam has taken care of educating the psychological talents, purifying the conscience, habituating the soul, and training man to follow righteous moral behavior.

Islam does these things in order to produce good moral talents to man, forming a habit so he can choose sound behavioral attitudes, and train him to adopt noble human values. So, Islam helps man to be far away from corruption, instinctive inclinations and immoral behaviors. Islam has followed two constructive methods to achieve its aims.

They are: Moral awareness Moral education and behavioral exercise Moral Awareness Islam has followed the way of moral awareness forming knowledge with noble human values and manners, limiting the quality of righteous behavior and urging man to follow it while warning him against ill fated moral education and behavioral exercise and estranging the believer from them.

Islam has followed such a way to make sound moral awareness and scientific understanding for each behavior man practices in order that he may know its value, results and reward. So, man must pay great attention to his behavior because it is very important. Verses from the Holy Qur’an, traditions and Muslim directions have followed in succession to emphasize that Islam has taken care of this noble human side and urged the Muslim to adopt it.

The Holy Qur’an says: **“** By the soul as it is perfected! And inspired unto it against its vices and (about) its piety! Indeed succeeds he who purifies it! And indeed fails he who pollutes it!

“ (Holy Qur’an 91:7-10) The Holy Prophet (SAW) was asked: “ Which one of the believers is the best in belief?” He answered: “ The best of them is who poses good manners.” Concerning manners, he (SAW) said the following: “ Certainly, patience, truthfulness, clemency and good manners are among the prophets’ characteristics.

On the Day of Resurrection, nothing better than good manners will be put in one’s scales.” “ Certainly, Allah, be He blessed and Exalted, will give the slave a reward as He will give the mujahid (warrior) in the way of Allah.” “I have been sent to complete good manners.” Moral Education and Behavioral Exercise Islam has encouraged man to adopt good manners.