87 - باب المحافظة على ما اعتاده من الخير Chapter 87 Safeguarding and Perpetuating Good Habits 692 -

87 - باب المحافظة على ما اعتاده من الخير
Chapter 87
Safeguarding and Perpetuating Good Habits

قال الله تعالى ( الرعد 11 ) : { إن الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم }
وقال تعالى ( النحل 92 ) : { ولا تكونوا كالتي نقضت غزلها من بعد قوة أنكاثا }
و [ الأنكاث ] جمع نكث وهو : الغزل المنقوض
وقال تعالى ( الحديد 16 ) : { ولا يكونوا كالذين أوتوا الكتاب من قبل فطال عليهم الأمد فقست قلوبهم }
وقال تعالى ( الحديد 27 ) : { فما رعوها حق رعايتها }
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Verily, Allah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as they do not change their state (of goodness) themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah).) (13:11)
"And be not like her who undoes the thread which she has spun, after it has become strong.) (16:92)
"... lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before (i.e., Jews and Christians), and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened?) (57:16)
"But that they did not observe it with the right observance.) (57:27)

692 - وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما قال قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ يا عبد الله لا تكن مثل فلان كان يقوم الليل فترك قيام الليل ] متفق عليه
692. `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`as (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to me, "O `Abdullah! Do not be like so-and-so; he used to get up at night for optional prayer but abandoned it later.)
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: This Hadith also stresses the same point, that is, man should be steadfast in his good doings. There should be no cessation in this respect, otherwise, he will unconsciously begin to incline to evil and, therefore, to the erosion of moral foundations of his character. Steadfastness in the observance of good ensures man's security against pitfalls and has Divine approval, too.

88 - باب استحباب طيب الكلام وطلاقة الوجه عند اللقاء
Chapter 88
Excellence of meeting with a smiling Countenance and Politeness in Speech