Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Values

by Yahya M.A. Ondigo

The statements and actions of our Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) contain much that we need: rules and advice, reminders, examples, warnings and encouragement. The collection of hadiths in Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Values by Yahya Ondigo contains some of the Prophet’s statements on positive ethics and attributes that all people—Muslims and non-Muslims—should strive to adopt in the way we deal with others; we need to work to incorporate these morals and principles into our daily habits.

The author has commented on each hadith, presenting the issue in a way designed to help readers implement what they have learned. He writes:

Demonstrating earnest leniency, tolerance and benevolence is the best way for the beauty of Islam to be seen in our own lives with our non-Muslim family members, neighbours, colleagues, workmates, schoolmates and all our fellow human beings that we interact with. Benevolence in whatever actions we undertake is the best form of da‘wah that we can give to another person. This is because our actions speak louder than our words: no matter how much we try to convince people that Muslims are generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, amicable, charitable, and so on, words alone are not convincing enough. If our moral values and compassion are not reflected in our actions, the words become meaningless.

Genres: Religion, Islam

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Born into a strict Christian household in Kenya, Yahya Ondigo was always a man of faith. When his questions about the Christian faith were left inadequately answered, Ondigo’s search for the truth led him to Islam. Since then, he has pursued Islamic Studies, become a caller to Islam, and authored several books on Islamic topics.

Reviews

[Abeer Arain · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The essence of moral values in Islam, as taught by the Prophet (s), as discussed in this book, is fundamentally to enable us to do good to others. Thus, we give other human beings their due rights, or we prevent human beings from harming and usurping other people's rights."
This is a beautiful book, and the way the author concludes it, brilliantly mentioning a detailed chapter on Taqwa, is commendable.

[Samama Reza · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very beautiful and informative book. Glad that I had picked this up at the book fair.

[Hudz18 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good. Easy to read, to understand and gain something from. It also has simple reminders but is rephrased in a way that makes u go, “oh wow! I could really try and do better in this aspect of my character”.

[Tuscany Bernier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I felt the book was pretty good. I loved the wide variety of Hadiths included along with the commentaries. Not too much to say since honestly, it's easier to write a book how to be good rather than a book on how to avoid bad moral values (which is another book he wrote that I plan on reading soon). It's also easier to read a book of this nature too. Nobody disagrees on topics like justice, kindness, and being polite. Alhamdulillah.

[Aminath Shuaau Mohamed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read and comprehensive book with Hadiths and accompanying verses from the Quran. Each chapter has good reminders of us in terms of our character and morality.

[Nadeem · Rating 2 out of 5]

does anyone have Download PDF version.pleaes let me know. Need to read all 40 Hadiths on Good Moral and Values,