“Goodness of character was the attribute of the master of messengers, and is the fruit of the pious and self-discipline of the people of constant worship. Bad character is a mortal poison, which set a distance between man and the proximity of the Lord of the Worlds, and induced him to follow the path of Satan the Accursed. Foul characteristics are the very sickness of hearts and the diseases of the soul, constituting an illness which deprives man of everlasting life. It is reported that the Prophet (s.a.w.) was once told that a certain woman fasted all day and prayed all night, but was possessed by bad character, so that she injured her neighbours with her words. ‘There is no good in her,’ he said, ‘she is of the people of the Fire.’ It is also reported that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said, ‘You will not be able to suffice all people with your wealth; suffice them therefore with a cheerful face and a goodly character. Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (r.a.)
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