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The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

"There is nothing heavier in the scales than good character." 51

The Prophet (saas) made the following recommendations to his
companions:
"Bad conduct destroys divine service as condiment destroys
honey." 52
"Honour a believer for his religion. Think him superior for good

conduct and wisdom." 53

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The Prophet (saas) stated that pride and arrogance were examples
of poor morality, and that arrogant people would be repaid in Hell. He
warned them against that danger. With his humility, modesty, affection
and caring disposition in all situations, the Prophet (saas) was the best
possible role-model. These are some of the Prophet (saas)'s warnings
with regards to arrogance:
"Verily, Allah is Graceful and He loves Grace. Pride is dis-
daining the truth (out of self-conceit) and contempt for the peo-
ple." 54
"Arrogance means ridiculing and rejecting the Truth and de-
spising people." 55
The Prophet (saas) warned those who boasted of their families and
ancestry, thus becoming arrogant, saying:
"Allah, Most High, has removed from you the pride of the pre-
Islamic period and its boasting in ancestors. One is only a pi-
ous believer or a miserable sinner. You are sons of Adam, and
Adam came from dust. Let the people cease to boast about their
ancestors. They are merely fuel in Hell; or they will certainly be
of less account with Allah than the beetle which rolls dung with
its nose." 56
The Prophet (saas) recommended to his followers to always dress
well and to be pleasant in appearance and to look well cared for. At the
same time, however, he also reminded them that those who grew proud
because of the clothes they wore or the way they looked would be hu-
miliated in this world and in the next. He told them to always be
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