16 Ahadith on Building Good Character for Kids to Memorize [Free Printable]

This is a compilation of 16 ahadith on building good character for kids to memorize. There are actually a lot more ahadith that I would add to the list but these are my favorite ones.

They are short, making them easy to memorize and also, I think even the younger kids will understand them insya’Allah.

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Help your kids memorize these ahadith to build on their good character

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1. Be Sincere

إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ
Actions are (judged) by intentions.

2. Be nice

وَخَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ
Behave well towards the people.

3. Leave off things with no benefit

مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ
Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.

4. Follow a bad deed with a good deed

وَأَتْبِعْ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا
Follow up a bad deed with a good deed which will wipe it out.

5. Speak good

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ
He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either speak good or keep silent.

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6. Say good words

‏َالْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ
It is also charity to utter a good word.

7. Speak the truth

إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ
Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise.

8. Getting rid of harm

وَتُمِيطُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ
Removing a harmful object from the road is a charity.

9. Do not be angry

لاَ تَغْضَبْ
Do not become angry.

10. The strong one

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ
The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.

11. Do not harm others

لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ
Do not cause harm and return harm.

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12. Do not backbite

لَا يَدْخُلُ اَلْجَنَّةَ قَتَّاتٌ
The backbiter will not enter Paradise.

13. Help those in hardship

منْ يَسَّرَ عَلَى مُعْسِرٍ يَسَّرَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
Whoever helps ease one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this world and in the Hereafter.

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14. Cover the faults of others

وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًا سَتَرَهُ اللهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
Whoever covers the faults of a Muslim, Allah will cover his faults in this world and in the Hereafter.

15. Help others

واللهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيْهِ
Allah helps the servant as long as he helps his brother.

16. Do not be arrogant

لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ
He who has in his heart an ant’s weight of arrogance will not enter Jannah.

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