بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Adab (good manners) is the right way of doing something. It is putting things in the right places. Every human dealings have an adab of doing it. There is even an adab of eating a banana. Where does this adab come from? It comes from the Prophetic example, the one most praised for his character (sallallahu alayhi wassalam)
Character is the inward disposition that causes one to exhibit praiseworthy traits and acts in praiseworthy ways. Good character has a wide range of manifestation and one way is adab. We can consider adab is a subset of good character (khuluq). Our khuluq is the way you are and manifest in your conduct. The basis of good character is seeking the good pleasure of Allah, such as one's conduct is seeking of Divine mercy.
Some aspect related to our conduct with human being has many benefits. It teaches us restraint and restraint is a means of taqwa, of mindfulness of Allah. It makes you conscious of Allah, a way of being in state of consciousness of Allah. It will remind you of Allah and also awakens you to seeking of pleasure of Allah. It makes you feel beautiful. Allah is beatiful and loves beauty. Good manners is beloved to Allah and people. When you act with proper manners, people feel safe, honored, confortable, and it srengthen bonds between people.
The Prophet's character (Allah bless him and grant him peace) is defined as being tremendous. The basis of the Prophet's character (Allah bless him and grant him peace) is gentleness with people and honoring others. This is part of proper manners. They return to mercy. The one who is merciful is granted mercy by Allah.
Read the Quran attentively because the Quran gives details of the Prophet's character (Allah bless him and grant him peace).
Why Islam advcates adab so much? So as to perfect the Islamic personality and bring harmony among people. How you act with people refines your character, part of chiseling this jewel so that it begins to become radiant. It brings us closer to the hearts and minds of others, particularly for those who are calling to Allah. Every Muslim is an ambassador. Are you upholding adab in all your dealings? Be around people of adab and you will learn good manners inshaa Allah.
May Allah grant us noble character and the company of people of adab.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.
Ameen.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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