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.

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.

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

Being honest in speech leads to all types of piety, and that leads one to Paradise by the Permission of Allah.

Licking your fingers after eating is a forbidden act of imitating non-Muslims.

The only people who claim that smiling is from Islamic manners are the Ikhwanis who wish to lead the Muslims into accepting all types of falsehood.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From a man's good practice of Islam is to focus on matters that do not concern him.

There is nothing heavier in the Scales (on the Day of Judgment) than good character.

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

Qutbah ibn Maalik was a companion from those who narrated the most hadeeth (from the "mukthiroon").

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

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

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

No people sit in any gathering, mentioning Allah therein, except that the angels surround them, Mercy enshrouds them, and Allah mentions them to those near Him.

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.  

Aboo Idrees al-Khowlaanee changed his posture, sitting up on his knees, when narrating the hadeeth of Aboo Tharr about the prohibition of backbiting.

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.

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

Slander is more severely sinful than backbiting.

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.

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

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.

The first sin ever committed was hasad (spiteful envy).

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

People by nature admire others and try to resemble them. We must avoid admiration of evil people, so we do not end up resembling them.

The Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) once told a man who was seeking advice (what means): "Do not get angry." He repeated this each time he asked for advice.

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

Pleasing Allah is attained by pleasing one's parents.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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..."

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.

Seeking refuge with Allah from "displays of bad character" includes seeking refuge from lying and oppression, as well as many other bad manners.

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?)

All previous prophets taught their followers not to be shy. Islam cancelled this earlier ruling and required Muslims to behave with shyness.

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.

Section Four of our book, 130 Hadeeth on Manners, contains a total of less than 30 hadeeth narrations.

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