181 bi9"r al-anw"r; vol.

181 bi9"r al-anw"r; vol. 68, chap. 92, p.388, 9ad:th 36. 182 ibid. p 374, 9ad:th 2. 183 ibid. p 385, 9ad:th 26. He said: 'Conducts are gifts from Almighty God. If God loves one of his servants He will give to him fine morals and conducts, but if he dislikes one of His servants he will give him foul manners.'184 Commenting on the outcome of one's conducts and ethics the Prophet declared: 'Adopt fine ethics, for it is inevitable that good morals will end up in Paradise.

Avoid bad conducts for it is inevitable that bad ethics will end up in Hellfire.'185 He said: 'With good ethics and conduct, a person will reach the greatest of degrees and the noblest of stations in the Afterlife even if his worship was somewhat weak.'186 He then said: 'With foul conduct and behaviour a person will reach the lowest reaches of Hell.'187 In the now famous and well known speech of that summarises his entire mission and puts it in perspective, he declared: 'Verily, I have been sent to perfect the finest of morals.'188 Once he was told: 'There is a woman who fasts all day and keeps vigil at night but she is ill mannered and annoys her neighbours.' He said: 'There is nothing good about her, she is destined for Hellfire.'189 184 ibid.

p 394, 9ad:th 64. 185 majma! al-bay"n of al-?abras:, vol. 10, p.333. Syrian Printing. 186 al-ma9ajjah al-bay+"'; vol.5, p.93. 187 ibid. 188 bi9"r al-anw"r; vol. 16, chap.9, p 210 189 ibid. vol.

68, chap.92, p 394 The Prophet said: 'Shall I tell you which of you from amongst you is most like me?' They said: 'Yes, O Apostle of God.' He said: 'The best of you in morals, and the most pliant of you, and the one who honours his relatives the most, and the one who has the strongest love for his brothers in faith, and the one who is most patient in the way of the truth, and he who is most in control of his anger, and is most forgiving, and he who is most just to himself in contentment and in anger.'190 He said: 'The best of you are those whose morals are best, whose houses receive frequent visitors, who socialise by inviting and accepting invitations [of others], and whose furniture is worn out [by having frequent visitors and guests].'191 He said: 'If you meet with one another then meet with a greeting of 'peace' and a handshake.

And when you disperse then disperse asking for forgiveness [for each other].'192 He said: ' . . .You will never encompass the people with your wealth so greet them with a…