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100 Things for Success

A Timeless Guide to Character, Faith, and Righteous Living

By Muhammad AsifPublished 6 months ago 3 min read

This list of 100 things for success is a beautiful and comprehensive guide grounded in Islamic teachings and universal values. It touches on ethics, manners, justice, family, spirituality, social responsibility, and self-disciplin

🌿 Personal Character and Behavior

1. Don’t be rude during a conversation

2. Control your anger

3. Do good to others

4. Don’t be arrogant

5. Forgive others’ mistakes

6. Speak softly

7.Keep your voice low

8. Don’t make fun of others

9. Avoid hypocrisy

10. Don’t be stingy

11. Don’t envy

12. Walk on the earth with humility

13. Don’t walk with arrogance

14. Protect yourself from greed.

👪 Family and Relationships

15. Serve your parents

16. Don’t insult your parents

17. Don’t enter parents’ room without permission

18. Breastfeed children for two years

19. The man should be the head of the family

20 Don’t kill your children for fear of poverty

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21. Write down your accounts

22. Don’t blindly imitate anyone

23 Don’t break your promises

24. Trust others

25. Don’t mix truth with lies

26. Establish justice

27. Stand firmly for justice

28. Punish crimes to set an example

29. Support truth, avoid wrong

30. Make decisions with consultation



🤝 Social Dealings and Kindness

31. Give debtors more time if needed

32. Don’t eat interest

33. Don’t take bribes

34. Women also have inheritance rights

35. Don’t seize orphan property

36. Protect orphans

37. Don’t misuse others’ wealth

38. Make peace between people

39. Give charity

40. Feed the poor

41. Help the needy

42. Don’t be wasteful

43. Don’t show off in charity

44. Honor guests

45. Do good before advising others

46. Invite others to Allah with wisdom

47. No one bears another's burden

48. Don’t reject those who ask for help

🕌 Religious Duties and Worship

49. Don’t prevent mosque access

50. No harshness in religion

51. Believe in all prophets

52. Eat and drink moderately

53. Wear good clothes for prayer

54. Maintain purity

55. Don’t associate partners with Allah (Shirk)

56. Allah forgives all except shirk

57. No monasticism in religion

58. Knowledge is preferred by Allah

59. Ask Allah for forgiveness

🛡 Rules of War and Conflict

60. Fight only those who fight you

61. Follow ethics in war

62. Don’t flee from battle

63. Keep struggling against sin and injustice



Avoid Sins

64. Avoid suspicion

65. Don’t backbite

66. Don’t spy

67. Don’t kill each other

68. Don’t deceive

69. Don’t cooperate in sin or violence

70. Dead animals, blood, pork are haram

71. Avoid alcohol and intoxicants

72. Don’t gamble

73. Don’t manipulate

74. Don’t commit homosexuality

📖 Reflection and Knowledge

75. Reflect on creation

76. Majority doesn’t define truth

77. Stay on the right path

78. Don’t follow things without knowledge

79. Avoid hidden sins

80. The most honorable is the most pious

🚪 Respecting Others’ Boundaries

81. Distribute inheritance fairly

82. Don’t spread corruption on earth

83. Avoid sex during menstruation

84. Men and women get equal reward

85. Don’t marry close relatives

86. Don’t enter homes without permission

87. Women shouldn’t display adornment

---❤️ Hope, Mercy, and Goodness

88. Avoid sexual immoralityHope, Mercy, and Goodness

89. Choose leaders by merit

90. Don’t overburden others

91. Help in goodness

92. Protect those seeking help

93. Never lose hope in Allah

94. Allah forgives ignorance

95. Allah protects the believers

96. Fulfill your worldly duties

97. Don’t despair of Allah’s mercy

98. Repel evil with good

99. Treat non-Muslims kindly

Completion

100. Fulfill all these with sincerity and consistency for lasting success.

This list offers a balanced path to success—spiritually, morally, and socially—based on the timeless values of character, faith, and righteous conduct.

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