How to Acquire Good Manners?

Since 2012-12-06

So a strong person is not someone who wrestles with people and overpowers them, He is someone ?who controls himself in times of anger.? He takes hold of himself and restrains himself during instances when he becomes angry.

 

We mentioned previously that good manners can either be present in someone naturally or they can be instilled into him (i.e. through learning). And we stated that inherent good manners are better than acquired good manners. We mentioned a proof for this which was the Messenger of Allah’s (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) statement to Al-Ashaj bin ‘Abdil-Qais (radyAllahu ‘anhu): « Rather, Allah has molded (i.e. created) you upon these two (noble characteristics). » [Reported by Abu Dawood (no. 5335), and At-Tirmizi(no. 2011)]