English book · UNDERSTANDING ISLAM

Moral Conduct

English book, p. 186

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

MORAL CONDUCT W hen people live together in the world, it often happens that one person comes into contact with another. This happens both inside the home and outside the home. At such times, treating others with decency and justice is good character, and dealing with them through cruelty and injustice is bad character. The very first sign of good character is that you should be a well-wisher for others from your heart. You should always wish good for others. You should have love in your heart for others, not hatred. Seeing others progress should not make you feel jealous, and seeing others in a bad situation should not make you look down on them. If you hear something about someone and you don’t know the truth, you should take it in a good way. Because of it, you should not become suspicious of others. What is the sign of being a well-wisher for others? A simple sign of this is that you begin to like for others what you like for yourself. If you want other people to acknowledge you, then you should also acknowledge them in the same

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