‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬

Seven Habits of
Highly Successful
Muslim Youth
Allah says:

َ‫اَّلل َل َمع‬
َ َّ ‫َو َّال ِذ َين َج َاه ُدوا ِف َينا َل َن ْه ِد َي َّن ُه ْم ُس ُب َل َنا َوا َّن‬
ِ ْ
)69 ‫المح ِس ِنين (العنكبوت‬ َ ْ ُ
As for those who strive hard in our cause, We will
surely guide them to Our Paths. And verily is
with the good doers. (29:69)
Here are at least seven habits
indispensable for highly successful
Muslim youth, derived entirely
from the Qur'an and the teachings
of the Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings be upon him).
 Be Truthful
Allah says:
ٌ‫ين ِص ْد ُق ُه ْم َل ُه ْم َج َّنات‬ َّ ‫اَّلل َه َذا َي ْو ُم َي ْن َف ُع‬
َ ‫الص ِاد ِق‬ ُ َّ ‫َق َال‬
ُ‫َت ْجري ِم ْن َت ْح ِت َها ْ َاْل ْن َه ُار َخا ِل ِد َين ِف َيها َا َب ًدا َر ِض َي َّاَّلل‬
ْ ْ َ
ُ‫َع ْن ُه ْم َو َر ُضوا َع ْن ُه ذ ِل َك ال َف ْو ُز ال َع ِِيم‬ ِ
[This is a day on which the truthful will profit from
their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing
beneath — their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased
with them, and they with Allah. That is the great
salvation, (the fulfillment of all desires).] (Al-
Ma'idah 5:119)
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), said, as narrated by
`Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him),

Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and

righteousness leads to Paradise. And a
man keeps on telling the truth until he
becomes a truthful person. Falsehood
leads to al-fujur [wickedness, evil-doing],
and al-fujur leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a
man may keep on telling lies till he is
witten before Allah, a liar." (Sahih Bukhari,
Book #73, Hadith #116)
 Be Trustworthy
Allah says:

ِ ‫ي‬‫ا‬ ‫غ‬ ْ
‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫ن‬ ‫م‬ِ ‫د‬ُ ْ
‫ش‬ ‫الر‬
ُّ ‫ن‬‫ا‬ َّ ‫ي‬‫ا‬ ‫ب‬‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ْ
‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ين‬
ِ ‫الد‬
ِ ‫ي‬ ‫ف‬
ِ ‫ه‬
‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬
‫ا‬ ‫ك‬ْ ‫إ‬
ِ ‫ا‬
‫َل‬
‫اَّلل فاقا ِد‬
ِ َّ ‫ت اويُ ْؤ ِم ْن ِب‬ ِ ‫غو‬ ُ ‫طا‬َّ ‫فا ام ْن يا ْكفُ ْر ِبال‬
‫صا ام لا اها‬ ‫س اك ِبا ْلعُ ْر او ِة ا ْل ُوثْقاى اَل ا ْن ِف ا‬ ‫ست ا ْم ا‬ْ ‫ا‬
‫ع ِلي ٌم‬
‫س ِمي ٌع ا‬ ‫َّللاُ ا‬
َّ ‫او‬
[Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out
clear from error: whoever rejects evil and believes in
Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold,
that never breaks. And Allah Heareth and Knoweth all
things.] (Al-Baqarah 2:256)
Indeed, the prophets of Allah were all trustworthy people and
Allah attested to the trustworthiness of those who were
doubted by their communities. Prophet Hud, appealing to
his community, declared to them,

ٌ‫ُا َب ِل ُغ ُك ْم ر َس َاْل ِت َربي َو َا َنا َل ُك ْم َن ِاص ٌٌ َا ِمين‬

ِ ِ
[I but fulfill towards you the duties of my Lord's
mission: I am to you a sincere and trustworthy
adviser.] (Al-A`raf 7:68)
 Have Self-Restraint and Be
God-Conscious
Allah says:

‫صبا ُروا او اما‬ ‫ين ا‬ ‫او اما يُلاقَّا اها ِإ ََّل الَّ ِذ ا‬
‫يُلاقَّا اها ِإ ََّل ذُو اح ٍّظ ا‬
‫ع ِظ ٍّيم‬
[And no one will be granted such goodness
except those who exercise patience and self-
restraint, — none but persons of the greatest
good fortune.] (Fussilat 41:35)
 Be Thorough
We read in the Muwatta of Imam Malik "Yahya
related to me from Malik that he had heard that
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said,

'I was sent to perfect

good character'"
(Book #47, Hadith #47.1.8).
 Be Focused
Allah says:

ِ ‫ص اَل ِت ِه ْم اخا‬
‫شع ُ ا‬
‫ون‬ ‫الَّ ِذ ا‬
‫ين ُه ْم ِفي ا‬
[those who humble themselves in their prayers]
(Al-Mu'minun 23:2)
 Be Punctual
When `Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him)
asked "which deed is the dearest to Allah?" the
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be
upon him) replied,

"To offer the prayers at their

early stated fixed times"

(Sahih Bukhari, Book #10, Hadith #505).

 Be Consistent

Indeed, the Mother of the Believers

`A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with
her) narrates that "the most beloved
action to Allah's Apostle was that
which is done continuously and
regularly"

(Sahih Bukhari, Book #76, Hadith #469).

Conclusion
Finally, Muslims aspire to develop all of these habits
because, in doing so, we draw nearer to Allah Most High.
If you are intent on being a highly successful Muslim
youth, then you owe it to yourself to reflect upon your
own life and see how many of these habits are already a
part of who you are and how many you need to further
develop or acquire.
We end with a reminder that developing these habits will
help you to emulate the life of our beloved Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). His
message and his life are summarized well in a narration of
`Abdullah ibn `Abbas:
Abu Sufyan told me that Heraclius said to him, "When I
enquired of you what he (Muhammad) ordered you, you
replied that he ordered you to establish the prayer, to
speak the truth, to be chaste, to keep promises, and to
pay back trusts." Then Heraclius added, "These are really
the qualities of a prophet." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book #48,
Hadith #846)