Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The nobility of a man is in his righteousness, his chivalry is in his character, and his worth is in his religion.”
Source: Mu’jam al-Shuyūkh li-Ibn ‘Asākir 225
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn ‘Asakir
Imam al-Mawardi commented, “Some of the eloquent sages said: Among the conditions of chivalry are that a person abstains from what is unlawful, keeps himself away from sins, acts with fairness in judgment, refrains from oppression, does not covet what he does not deserve, does not exalt himself over those who are beneath him in power, does not assist the strong against the weak, does not favor the ignoble over the noble, does not secretly commit what results in sin and wrongdoing, and does not do what would bring disgrace upon his reputation and good name.”
Source: Adab al-Dunyā wal-Dīn 1/317
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ ِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلِيهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ كَرَمُ الْمَرْءِ تَقْوَاهُ وَمُرُوءَتُهُ خُلُقُهُ وَحَسَبُهُ دِينُهُ
225 معجم الشيوخ لابن عساكر
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قال الماوردي وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْبُلَغَاءِ مِنْ شَرَائِطِ الْمُرُوءَةِ أَنْ يَتَعَفَّفَ عَنْ الْحَرَامِ وَيَتَصَلَّفَ عَنْ الْآثَامِ وَيُنْصِفَ فِي الْحِكَمِ وَيَكُفَّ عَنْ الظُّلْمِ وَلَا يَطْمَعَ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَحِقُّ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيلَ عَلَى مَنْ لَا يَسْتَرِقُّ وَلَا يُعِينَ قَوِيًّا عَلَى ضَعِيفٍ وَلَا يُؤْثِرَ دَنِيًّا عَلَى شَرِيفٍ وَلَا يُسِرَّ مَا يَعْقُبُهُ الْوِزْرُ وَالْإِثْمُ وَلَا يَفْعَلَ مَا يُقَبِّحُ الذِّكْرَ وَالِاسْمَ
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