LIST OF QUALITIES THAT LEAD TO COMPLETENESS OF FAITH
Belief in Allah(swt): in His Existence and Oneness, in the perfection of His
Essence and Attributes; belief that everything other than Him is created by Him
Belief in the Messengers of Allah
Belief in the Books of Allah
Belief in the angels
Belief in the divine decree
Belief in the Last Day
Love of Allah (swt)
Fear of Allah (swt)
Hope in Allah (swt)
Trust in Allah (swt)
Loving the Prophet (saw)
Venerating the Prophet (saw) and following his Sunnah
Sincerity and not showing off
Repentance
Gratitude for the blessings of Allah (swt)
Patience
Mercy, compassion
Haya’ (modesty, shyness)
Reading and venerating the Qur’an
Seeking knowledge and teaching others
Spreading knowledge and teaching others
Du’aa’ (supplication)
Dhikr (remembering Allah) and praying for forgiveness
Guarding one’s tongue and avoiding idle speech
Purifying oneself physically and spiritually
Offering obligatory and Nawafil (optional) prayers
Giving obligatory and Nawafil Zakah
Observing obligatory and Nawafil fasts
Performing obligatory and Nawafil Hajj
I’tikaaf
Jihad for the sake of Allah (swt)
Guarding the borders for the sake of Allah (swt)
Being careful of one’s religious commitment
Offering expiation
Fulfilling vows
Keeping promises
Fulfilling trusts
Prohibition of crimes against people
Refraining from Haram (unlawful) sources of wealth
Moderation in spending
Protecting honour
Being happy when doing good and sad when doing bad
Obeying the ruler
Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil
Cooperating in righteousness and piety
Adhering to the way of the Jamaa’ah (the mainstream of Islam)
Being just
Honouring one’s parents
Upholding ties of kinship
Having a good attitude
Reconciling between people
Keeping away from the set limits
Establishing the command of Allah (swt)
Honouring one’s neighbour
Returning the greetings of Salam
Visiting the sick
Saying Yarhamuk Allah (May Allah have mercy on you) to one who sneezes
Honouring one’s guest
Ascetism (Zuhd’)
Protective jealousy (Gheerah)
Generosity
Compassion towards the young and respect towards the old
Loving for one’s brother what he loves for oneself
Being careful in spending by spending appropriately
Proper dealing by ensuring that one’s earnings are Halal (lawful)
Refraining from harming people
Offering the funeral prayer for the dead etc
Concealing those who have committed sin
Protecting children’s rights
Loving for the sake of Allah (swt)
Hating for the sake of Allah (swt)
Humility
Avoiding idle pursuits
Shunning the Kuffar
Drawing close to people of religious commitment
Accepting the divine decree
Removing harmful things from the road
References
1. Interpretation of the Meaning of the Noble Qur’an in the English Language A Summarized Version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir with Comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari Summarized in One Volume by Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph.D. (Berlin) and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. 23rd Revised Edition: August 1998. Darussalam Publishers and Distributors. http://www.darussalam.com
2.Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari Arabic_English. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. First edition 1996. Darussalam Publishers and Distributors. http://www.darussalam.com
3.Beneficial Speech in Establishing the Evidences of Tawheed by Shaykh Muhammad Bin Abdil-Wahhaab Al-Wasaabee. November 2004.
4.The Jinn and Human Sickness Remedies in the Light of the Qur’an and Sunnah by Dr. Abu’l Mundhir Khaleel ibn Ibraaheem Ameen. 1st Edition. June 2005. Darussalam Publishers and Distributors. http://www.darussalam.com
