💌 To check if you have actual good character or not,
Watch how you react when you walk by those who detached
From your circle and with whom you're no longer in touch.
Will you retain noble manners despite holding grudge?
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If you see those with whom you're no longer in contact,
Who unfriended you online or whom you cannot trust,
At a mall, gathering, public place, or in a bus,
Will you greet them or perform a disappearing act?
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Secrets and intimate details they shared in the past,
Will you spread them around so your ex-friends are laughed at?
Their weaknesses and problems, will you have them discussed
Behind their backs with the close friends you currently have?
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Or can you be strong enough to let your ego drop,
And say salaam to ex-friends though your connections stopped?
When they sneeze, will you respond as pious Muslims must,
Or will you ignore them and be morally bankrupt?
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While it's your right to select who to befriend and love,
Treating people fairly is something you mustn't stop.
Answer greetings, help when you can, have friendly smiles swapped,
So your good Akhlaaq joins you with those whom Allah loves.
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📖 Abu Darda RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Nothing is heavier on the scale of the believer on the Day of Resurrection than good character. Verily, Allah hates the vulgar, obscene person."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2002
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
📖 Abu Umamah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the best people to Allah are those who are first to greet with peace."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5197
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Ayyub RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three nights, such that they meet each other and turn away from one another. The better of the two is the one who initiates the greeting of peace."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5727
Sahih Muslim 2560
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Do not hate each other, do not envy each other, do not turn away from each other, but rather be servants of Allah as brothers. It is not lawful for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5718
Sahih Muslim 2559
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim