Let virtue show in your character

What It Means: Reading in Context

Nawwas ibn Saman asks the Prophet about virtue and vice. This excerpt selects the opening description of virtue; the reply continues by describing wrongdoing that troubles the heart and that one dislikes others discovering. The short selection is not the whole answer. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2553a. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.