ETHICS IN ISLAM. " Imbue yourself with Divine attri butes," says the noble Prophet.

God is the prototype of man, and His attributes form the basis of Muslim ethics. Righteousness in Islam consists in leading a life in complete harmony with the Divine attributes. To act otherwise is sin. http://www.archive.org/stream/whatisislam00unknuoft/whatisislam00unknuoft_djvu.txt Islamic ethics (akhlq), defined as "good character," Usama bin Sharik reported: We were sitting in the company of the Prophet (pbuh) so quietly as if the birds were sitting on our heads. None of us had the courage to speak. In the meantime some people came and asked Muhammad: Who among His slaves is dearest to Allah? He replied: One who has the best moral character [Tabarani] Muhammad was asked: Which Muslim has the perfect faith? He answered: One who has the best moral character. [Tabarani] Muhammad said: On judgment day there will be no deed weightier in the scale of the believer than his noble character. Allah (swt) does not like an obscene and rude talker, and the person who has a good character achieves the status of a person who prays and fasts [Imam Ahmed] Anas reported Muhammad as saying: A person can reach a high status in the hereafter by his good conduct though he may be weak in matters of worship, and he can also go down to the lowest part of Hell by his wicked character [Abu Dawood] The person with good character elevates himself to the status of those who are pious in their prayers and worships. Aisha (ra) reported Muhammad saying: A believer with his noble manners achieves the rank of one who prays late night and fast during the day [Abu Dawood] Similarly, Ibn Omar related that he heard Muhammad saying: A Muslim who worships in moderation reaches by means of his good manners and noble nature the rank of a person who fasts and recites the holy Quran in the night prayers. [Imam Ahmed] Daily prayers (salah) are five prayers evenly distributed throughout the day. Allah said in Quran that prayer protect from sins and unlawful activities: and perform As-Salat ( .) Verily, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha ( - i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) and Al-Munkar ( - i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed, etc.) ... [al-Ankaboot 29:45] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_ethics

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