Righteousness is to have good character, sin is known by human nature

16-09-2011 03:32 Roohi#1

Nawwas b. Sim’an al-Ansiri () reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about righteousness and sin. He said:

“Righteousness is to have good character and sin is what festers in your heart and you hate for people to know about it.”

[Sahih Muslim, Book 032, Number 6195]

عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَالإِثْمِ فَقَالَ ‏“‏ الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ وَالإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ وَكَرِهْتَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ ‏