(NH27) Righteousness

The compiler of these Hadiths has placed two due to their similarity


1. On the authority of an-Nawwas ibn Sam'an (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet* said:


Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding about.


It was related by Muslim.


2. On the authority of Wabisa ibn Ma'bad (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:


I came to the Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and he said: You have come to ask about righteousness? I said: Yes. He said: Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and moves to and fro in the breast even though people again and again have given you their legal opinion (in its favour).



Related by Ahmad ibn Hanbal and ad-Darimi.