2. Talk
straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception [33/70]
3.
Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way [17/53,
2/83]
4. Do not shout. Speak politely keeping your voice low.
[31/19]
5. Always speak the truth. Shun words that are deceitful and
ostentatious [22/30]
6. Do not confound truth with falsehood
[2/42]
7. Say with your mouth what is in your heart [3/167]
8.
Speak in a civilised manner in a language that is
recognised by the society and is commonly used
[4/5]
9. When you voice an opinion, be just, even if it is against a
relative [6/152]
10. Do not be a bragging boaster [31/18]
11. Do
not talk, listen or do anything vain [23/3, 28/55]
12. Do not participate
in any paltry. If you pass near a futile play,
then
pass by with dignity [25/72]
13. Do not verge upon any immodesty
or
lewdness whether surreptitious or overt [6/151].
14. If, unintentionally,
any misconduct occurs by you,
then
correct yourself expeditiously [3/134].
15. Do not be contemptuous or
arrogant with people [31/18]
16. Do not walk haughtily or with conceit
[17/37, 31/18]
17. Be moderate in thy pace [31/19]
18. Walk with
humility and sedateness [25/63]
19. Keep your gazes lowered devoid of any
lecherous
leers and salacious stares [24/30-31, 40/19].
20.
If you do not have complete knowledge about anything,
better keep your mouth shut.
You
might think that speaking about something without full
knowledge is a trivial matter.
But
it might have grave consequences [24/15-16]
21. When you hear something
malicious about someone,
keep
a favourable view about him/her until you attain full knowledge about the
matter.
Consider others innocent until they are proven guilty
with
solid and truthful evidence [24/12-13]
22. Ascertain the truth of any
news,
lest
you smite someone in ignorance
and
afterwards repent of what you did [49/6]
23. Do not follow blindly any
information of which you have no direct knowledge.
(Using your faculties of perception and conception) you
must verify it for yourself.
In
the Court of your Lord, you will be held accountable for your hearing,
sight, and the faculty of reasoning [17/36].
24.
Never think that you have reached the final stage of knowledge
and
nobody knows more than yourself. Remember!
Above everyone endowed with knowledge is another endowed
with more knowledge [12/76].
Even
the Prophet [p.b.u.h] was asked to keep praying, "O My sustainer!
Advance me in knowledge." [20:114]
25. The
believers are but a single Brotherhood. Live like members of one family,
brothers and sisters unto one another
[49/10].
26. Do not make mockery of others or ridicule others
[49/11]
27. Do not defame others [49/11]
28. Do not insult others
by nicknames [49/11]
29. Avoid suspicion and guesswork.
Suspicion and guesswork might deplete your communal
energy [49/12]
30. Spy not upon one another [49/12]
31. Do not
backbite one another [49/12]
32. When you meet each other, offer good
wishes and blessings for safety.
One
who conveys to you a message of safety and
security and also when a courteous greeting is offered
to you,
meet
it with a greeting still more courteous or (at least) of equal courtesy
[4/86]
33. When you enter your own home or the home of somebody else,
compliment the inmates [24/61]
34. Do not enter
houses other than your own until you have sought permission;
and
then greet the inmates and wish them a life of blessing, purity and pleasure
[24/27]
35. Treat kindly -Your parents-Relatives-The orphans-
And
those who have been left alone in the society [4/36]
36. Take care of
-The needy,-The disabled-
Those whose hard earned income is insufficient to meet
their needs-
And
those whose businesses have stalled –
And
those who have lost their jobs. [4/36]
37. Treat kindly -Your related
neighbours,
and
unrelated neighbours-Companions by your side in public gatherings,
or
public transportation. [4/36]
38. Be generous to the needy wayfarer,
the
homeless son of the street,
and
the one who reaches you in a destitute condition [4/36]
39. Be nice to
people who work under your care. [4/36]
40. Do not follow up what you
have given to others
to
afflict them with reminders of your generosity [2/262].
41. Do not expect
a return for your good behavior, not even thanks [76/9]
42. Cooperate
with one another in good deeds
and
do not cooperate with others in evil and bad matters [5/2]
43. Do no try
to impress people on account of self-proclaimed virtues [53/32]
44. You
should enjoin right conduct on others
but
mend your own ways first. Actions speak louder than words.
You
must first practice good deeds yourself, then preach [2/44]
45. Correct
yourself and your families first [before trying to correct others]
[66/6]
46. Pardon gracefully if anyone among you who commits a bad deed
out of ignorance,
and
then repents and amends [6/54, 3/134]
47. Divert and sublimate your anger
and potentially virulent emotions
to
creative energy, and become a source of tranquility and comfort to people
[3/134]
48. Call people to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful
exhortation.
Reason with them most decently [16/125]
49. Leave
to themselves those who do not give any importance to the Divine code
and
have adopted and consider it as mere play and amusement [6/70]
50. Sit
not in the company of those who ridicule Divine Law unless they engage in some
other conversation [4/140]
51. Do not be jealous of those who are blessed
[4/54]
52. In your collective life, make rooms for others
[58/11]
53. When invited to dine, Go at the appointed time.
Do
not arrive too early to wait for the preparation of meal or linger
after eating to engage in bootless babble.
Such
things may cause inconvenience to the host [33/53]
54. Eat and drink
[what is lawful] in moderation [7/31].
55. Do not squander your wealth
senselessly [17/26]
56. Fulfill your promises and commitments
[17/34]
57. Keep yourself clean, pure [9/108, 4/43, 5/6].
58.
Dress-up in agreeable attire and adorn yourself
with
exquisite character from inside out [7/26]
59. Seek your provision only
by fair endeavor [29/17, 2/188]
60. Do not devour the wealth and property
of others unjustly,
nor
bribe the officials or the judges to deprive others of their possessions
[2/188
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