It is authentically reported from the hadeeth of Anas that "Supplication is the core of worship."

When Sahl ibn Sa'd asked about something that would earn him Allah's Love, the Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) told him to focus greatly on worldly matters. (Assuming the hadeeth to be authentic as Ibn Hajar graded it.)

Insulting a Muslim is kufr (disbelief or a serious level of ingratitude), and fighting him is fusooq (disobedience).

When Allah wants good for someone, He keeps him away from knowledge and understanding, in order to test the purity of his soul, according to one of the hadeeths we studied.

If we uphold the limits of Allah in our lives and honor His commands and prohibitions, He will preserve us with special kinds of preservation.

According to Hadeeth #1 of our study, one of the six basic rights Muslims have upon each other is to say, "al-Hamdu lillaah" when your brother/sister asks you, "Kayfa Haaluk?" (How are you?)

According to a hadeeth we studied from Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, whoever commits the sin of eavesdropping shall have hot lead poured into his ears on the Day of Judgment.

Hadeeth #85 (which means), "Whomever Allah wants good for, He grants him understanding in the religion," was mistakenly included twice in the text of the chapters on manners in Buloogh al-Maraam by the author.

Some of the scholars said that Allah may extend the lifespan of a person based on his kind treatment of family members, by extending the actual length of the person's pre-determined lifespan.

Ibn Mas'ood asked the Prophet, "Which sin is greatest?" He replied, "To ascribe a partner to Allah when He [alone] has created you."

Sitting in gatherings devoid of Allah's mention, where no salaat is sent upon the Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace), will be a source of regret on the Day of Judgment.

Revelation in Islam is so complete that it even provides guidance on how to prepare soup (specifically).

When two Muslims are turning away from each other for personal reasons, the better one is the one who gives greetings of salaam to the other one first.

Keeping family ties can lead to an increase in one's lifespan and provisions.

When the author says, "Agreed upon," about a hadeeth, this means: The hadeeth was collected by all six imaams of the major books of Sunnah.

According to the wording of a hadeeth we studied, the reason we are not allowed to insult the deceased is: because they can still hear us.

The Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) said (what means), "Piety is right here!" and he pointed to the Ka'bah three times.

An-Nawwaas ibn Sim'aan asked the Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) about birr (piety) and ithm (sin). Part of the answer was: "Piety is good character..."

Slander is more severely sinful than backbiting.

Two people should not leave a third person by himself, so as to talk among themselves, because this makes that third person sad.

If you insult another person's parents, and this leads them to insult your parents, you bear the burden of the sin of insulting your own parents.

A person who has $100, and then gives $25 in charity, now has only $75. So charity does, in fact, decrease one's wealth. Therefore it is absolute falsehood to claim that "No charity ever decreased any wealth."

Being in this world like a stranger or wayfarer means to take what you need from it to reach your real destination (the Hereafter), without getting too attached to this world.

In Islamic rulings, everything is either clearly halaal (permissible) or clearly haraam (forbidden).

Allah loves pious servants, those who are content and modestly reserved.

According to a hadeeth we studied, a person who mistreats those under his authority does not enter Paradise.

When two people insult one another, the sin is on the one who started it, so long as the other one does not transgress.

Strong believers are actually more beloved to Allah than weak believers, yet even weak believers still have some goodness in them.

According to the Sunnah, the youth should initiate greetings of salaam to the elders.

The believer who mixes with the people and bears their harms is better than someone who does not mix with the people and bear their harms.

The most important organ in the human body, religiously speaking, is the brain. If it is sound, the whole body will be sound. If it is corrupt, the whole body will be corrupt.

According to the hadeeth of Jaabir, oppression is a sin that destroyed those who came before us.

Haste is from the Shaytaan, and pessimism is bad character, according to two narrations we studied.

Allah has forbidden us from insolence (bad treatment) of our mothers.

It is permissible to tell jokes which are not actually true, so long as it makes people laugh and does not hurt anyone's feelings.

According to the hadeeth of Mahmood ibn Labeed, the thing which the Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) feared most for his followers was: showing off.

Some people can become so obsessed with materialism that they could legitimately be called 'Abd ad-Dirham ("worshipper/slave of the silver coin").

Paradise is forbidden for the one who dies while deceiving those under his authority.

The definition of backbiting is: Mentioning something false about your brother which he would hate to hear.

According to Hadeeth #2, we should look to those who have less than us, in order to be more grateful for what we have.

Our Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) taught us to make room for more people to sit in our gatherings.

Mahmood ibn Labeed was one of the longest living companions.

One of the six basic rights mentioned in the first hadeeth of our study is that when a Muslim gets sick, you visit him or her.

Allah revealed to His Messenger (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) that Muslims are to be strong and not humble.

The Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) supplicated against some people for Allah to put hardship on them. They are: those who put hardships upon those under their authority in this life.  

The second baab (sub-chapter, or section) of our 130 Hadeeth on Manners is about birr (kindness) and silah (keeping ties).

The most hated of men to Allah is: the obstinate debater.

The final section of 130 Hadeeth on Manners, Section Six: Remembrance & Supplications, consists of only supplications to memorize.

Since shyness is part of our faith, it is better not to correct people who err, even if they are committing shirk (polytheism).

The third section of the 130 Hadeeth on Manners is called: Baab az-Zuhd wal-Wara' (the Section on Asceticism and Vigilance); it has 11 hadeeth narrations.