40 Hadith an-Nawawi #27

البر وحسن الخلق

Definition of Righteousness

Narrated by an-Nawas bin Sam’an رضي الله عنه
Hasan MuslimAhmed
Arabic
عَنْ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ،" "وَالْإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِك،" "وَكَرِهْت أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ" رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Pronunciation
'Anin-Nawwāsi bni Sam'āna raḍiya-llāhu 'anhu 'anin-nabiyyi ṣalla-llāhu 'alayhi wa sallama qāl: "Al-birru ḥusnul-khuluq," "wal-ithmu mā ḥāka fī ṣadrik," "wa karihta ay-yaṭṭali'a 'alayhin-nās" Rawāhu Muslim.
English
On the authority of an-Nawas bin Sam’an (RA) from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: "Righteousness is good character," "and sin is that which wavers in your heart" "and you would hate for people to find out about it." Related by Muslim.