75 manners/morals to uphold in Islam as stated in the Quran
(from Islamicity.org) Human nature desires a society based on morals and manners which provides a stable and secure life leading to liberty and happiness for all people.
Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad had a character as a model for all humanity to follow. The Quran describes the Prophet as:
By an act of mercy from God, you O’ Prophet were gentle in your dealings with them – had you been harsh, or hard-hearted, they would have dispersed and left you – so pardon them and ask forgiveness for them. Consult with them about matters, then, when you have decided on a course of action, put your trust in God: God loves those who put their trust in Him? Quran 3:159
Following is list of 75 good manners that we can learn from the Glorious Quran:
- Don’t lie (22:30)
- Don’t spy (49:12)
- Don’t exult (28:76)
- Don’t insult (49:11)
- Don’t waste (17:26)
- Feed the poor (22:36)
- Don’t backbite (49:12)
- Keep your oaths (5:89)
- Don’t take bribes (27:36)
- Honour your treaties (9:4)
- Restrain your anger (3:134)
- Don’t spread gossip (24:15)
- Think good of others (24:12)
- Be good to guests (51:24-27)
- Don’t harm believers (33:58)
- Don’t be rude to parents (17:23)
- Turn away from ill speech (23:3)
- Don’t make fun of others (49:11)
- Walk in a humble manner (25:63)
- Respond to evil with good (41:34)
- Don’t say what you don’t do (62:2)
- Keep your trusts & promises (23:8)
- Don’t insult others’ false gods (6:108)
- Don’t deceive people in trade (6:152)
- Don’t take items without right (3:162)
- Don’t ask unnecessary questions (5:101)
- Don’t be miserly nor extravagant (25:67)
- Don’t call others with bad names (49:11)
- Don’t claim yourselves to be pure (53:32)
- Speak nicely, even to the ignorant (25:63)
- Don’t ask for repayment for favours (76:9)
- Make room for others at gatherings (58:11)
- If enemy wants peace, then accept it (8:61)
- Return a greeting in a better manner (4:86)
- Don’t remind others of your favours (2:264)
- Make peace between fighting groups (49:9)
- Lower your voice and talk moderately (31:19)
- Don’t let hatred cause you to be unjust (6:108)
- Don’t ask too many favours from people (2:273)
- Greet people when entering their home (24:27)
- Be just, even against yourself & relatives (4:135)
- Speak gently, even to leaders of disbelief (20:44)
- Don’t criticize small contributions of others (9:79)
- Don’t call the Prophet how you call others’ (24:63)
- Try to make peace between husband & wife (4:128)
- Don’t call the Prophet from outside his rooms (49:4)
- Opprression/corruption is worse than killing (2:217)
- Preach to others in a good and wise manner (16:125)
- Don’t accuse others of immorality without proof (24:4)
- Consider wives of the Prophet like your mothers (33:6)
- Don’t raise your voice above that of the Prophet’s (49:2)
- Don’t call someone a disbeliever without knowing (4:94)
- Seek permission before entering someone’s room (24:59)
- Know your enemies can become your close friends (41:34)
- Don’t wrongly consume the wealth of the vulnerable (4:29)
- Don’t turn your cheek away from people in arrogance (31:18)
- Forgive others, as you would like Allah to forgive you (24:22)
- Seek Prophet’s permission when leaving his gathering (24:62)
- Don’t hold secret meetings for sin, rather do so for piety (58:9)
- Don’t order others to do good while forgetting it yourself (2:44)
- Be patient with your teacher & follow his instructions (18:67-69)
- Don’t frown, turn away or neglect those who come to you (80:10)
- If unable to help a needy person, at least speak nice words (17:28)
- Be lenient to those under you, and consult them in matters (3:159)
- Verify information from a dubious source before acting upon it (49:6)
- Don’t remain in the Prophet’s home unnecessarily after a meal (33:53)
- Those who can should continue to spend on those less fortunate (24:22)
- Don’t enter homes without permission & return if refused entry (24:27-28)
- Don’t sit with those who mock religion until they change the subject (4:140)
- Say it’s not appropriate to talk of slander when it’s mentioned to you (24:16)
- If required to ask the Prophet’s wives, then do so from behind a screen (33:53)
- Divorce in an amicable manner instead of keeping & harming your wife (2:231)
- Punish in an equivalent manner to how you were harmed or be patient (16:126)
- Differences in color & language are signs of Allah, not means of superiority (49:13)
- Don’t take women by force, nor take back bridal gift without a valid reason & live with them in kindness (4:19)