said to His Prophet and His beloved, praising him and expressing His bounty on him:ON THE VIRTUE OF GOOD CHARACTER
Allâh said to His Prophet and His beloved, praising him and expressing His bounty on him:
“You have been created on a sublime standard of character.” (Sûrah al-Qalam, 68: 4)
‘Â’ishah radiyallâhu ‘anhâ said: “The character of the Messenger of Allâh 
was the Qur’ân.”
A man asked the Messenger of Allâh about good character. So he recited this verse:
“Accustom yourself to pardon, enjoin the doing of what is good, and stay aloof from the ignorant ones.” (Sûrah al-A‘râf, 7: 199)
The Messenger of Allâh then said: “Good character means that you maintain ties of kinship with one who severs you, you give to the one who deprives you, and you pardon the one who wrongs you.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “I have been sent to perfect noble characteristics.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “The heaviest thing that will be placed on the scale on the day of resurrection is the fear of Allâh and good character.”
A man approached the Messenger of Allâh from the front and asked him: “O Messenger of Allâh! What is religion?” He replied: “Good character.” He then approached him from the right and asked him: “O Messenger of Allâh! What is religion?” He replied: “Good character.” He then approached him from the left and asked him: “O Messenger of Allâh! What is religion?” He replied: “Good character.” He then approached him from behind him and asked: “O Messenger of Allâh! What is good character?” He turned towards him and said: “Don’t you understand, it means that you should not become angry.”
The Messenger of Allâh was asked: “O Messenger of Allâh! What is misfortune?” He replied: “Bad character.”
A man said to the Messenger of Allâh : “O Messenger of Allâh! Advise me.” He replied: “Fear Allâh wherever you may be.” The man said: “Give me more advice.” He replied: “Follow an evil deed with a good deed. The latter will wipe out the former.” The man said: “Give me more advice.” He replied: “Interact with people with good character.”
The Messenger of Allâh was asked: “What deeds are the most superior?” He replied: “Good character.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “Allâh did not make good any person’s character, while He created him, and yet made him taste the Hell-fire.”
Al-Fudayl rahimahullâh said: “The Messenger of Allâh was informed that a certain woman keeps fast by day and spends the night in worship, but she is of evil character. She hurts her neighbours with her tongue.” He said: “There is no good in her. She is from the inmates of Hell.”
Abû ad-Dardâ’ 
narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allâh saying: “The first things to be placed on the scale are good character and generosity. When Allâh created îmân, it said: ‘O Allâh! Strengthen me.’ So He strengthened it with good character and generosity. When Allâh created unbelief, it said: ‘O Allâh! Strengthen me.’ So He strengthened it with miserliness and evil character.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “Allâh personally selected this religion for Himself. Nothing is worthy for this religion of yours except generosity and good character. So adorn your religion with these two.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “Good character is the greatest character of Allâh .”
The Messenger of Allâh was asked: “O Messenger of Allâh! Which believers are the most superior in îmân?” He replied: “Those of them who have the best character.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “You will never be able to lead people with your wealth. So lead them with a happy countenance and good character.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “Evil character spoils good deeds just as vinegar spoils honey.”
Jarîr ibn ‘Abdillâh narrates that the Messenger of Allâh said: “You are a person whose appearance Allâh made beautiful. So beautify your character as well.”
Al-Barrâ’ ibn ‘Âzib narrates: “The Messenger of Allâh was the most beautiful in appearance and the most beautiful in character.”
Abû Sa‘îd al-Khudrî narrates that the Messenger of Allâh used to say in his supplication: “O Allâh! As You beautified my appearance, beautify my character as well.”
‘Abdullâh ibn ‘Umar narrates that the Messenger of Allâh used to engage in abundant supplication. He used to say: “O Allâh! I ask You for health, well-being and good character.”
Abû Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet said: “The nobility of a believer is in his religion. His value is in his good character. His sense of honour is in his intelligence.”
Usâmah ibn Sharîk narrates: I saw some Bedouins asking the Prophet : “What is the best thing that a person is bestowed with?” He replied: “Good character.”
The Messenger of Allâh said: “The most beloved of you to me and the closest to me on the day of resurrection shall be those who have the best character among you.”
Ibn ‘Abbâs narrates that the Messenger of Allâh said: “There are three qualities which, if a person does not have, or any one of them, then do not bother about any of his deeds: (1) The fear of Allâh which prevents him from the disobedience of Allâh . (2) Forbearance with which he stops a foolish person. (3) Character with which he lives among the people.”
One of the supplications of the Messenger of Allâh at the beginning of his salâh was this: “O Allâh! Guide me towards best character. None but You can guide towards best character. Avert evil character from me. None but You can avert evil character from me.”
Someone was asked: “Beauty is in what?” He replied: “In courteous speech, in displaying a happy expression and in smiling.”
The person who meets people with kindness and interacts with them with good character will find that he is the one with whom they are comfortable and whose brotherhood will be praised.”
A poet said:
“If you desire all the characteristics of goodness and you interact with all people in a good way, you will never be deprived of accumulating any good from the Master of the Throne, and you will be constantly thanked by His creation in secrecy and in public.”