The Six C(s) of Good Character- Which do you possess? 

wa alaykum us-Salaam
are these characteristics aimed at what we posses in regard to our deen, or do they also encompass other aspects of our lives?

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Conscience- Conscience is the inner moral compass that Allah subhaanahu wa ta`ala has given us, a moral compass inside by which we are able to feel the right from the wrong, by which we (sometimes) are able to tell the right from the wrong.

Compassion-Our ability to feel for others, our ability to feel with others, our ability to feel for the pain of those who are around us.

Consideration-Thinking before you act and before you speak, questioning how my action and how are my words going to impact those around me. Is it going to bring them up or is it going to crush their spirits. Is what I am about to say nice that I need to share with people, that will be pleasing for them to hear it. Or is it going to crush their spirits and bring them down.

Courage- Being able to stand up for what you believe. It is about the ability to stand up for the principles and values that you hold. We say you are a person of courage when you are challenged yet you stand up for your beliefs and you stand up for your principles and you stand up for your values.

Control-Ability to control our desires and to control our rages. Ability to control and to abstain and to hold back. Many times we want to lash out at people. Many times we want to express ourselves in a negative way. How/Do we control ourselves in such situations?

Confidence-Confidence in what? Many times doing what is right, we cannot see the results immediately and sometimes we doubt it. So we say, be confident. You need to do the right thing all the time, whether you reap the value, whether you reap the benefit, whether you see the result is irrelevant. Do what is right. Be confident that what is right needs to be done all the time, no exceptions.

Inspired by a lecture "Six C’s of Good Character" by Sheikh Yassir Fazaga.

This thread serve as a reminder. We must achieve the goal of correcting our character. This is the goal that determines the position of one before Allaah in this world and the Hereafter.

May Allah (swt) help us reach this goal.

Full lecture here.

Lets apply this hypothesis.

If an enemy of Allah has those 6 "Cs," does it mean he/she has purified his/her sou; and has a good character? Also, does it mean that an enemy of Allah with those 6 Cs is better than a Muslim who only has 2 Cs?

That is what you get with buttering the character of a Muslim and by restricting it with worldly man-made definitions.

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In the eyes of Allah? No



What do you mean?

I meant that these 6 Cs are good for setting goals but they are also restrictive. They somehow give me the thinking that we are trying hard to fit secular ideals with Islamic ideals. Those 6 Cs are the very thing that are are valued among the enemies of Allah and their American societies. So what is so Islamic about these 6 Cs?

Character is a big part of islam, I think what the brother is saying is that that we shouldn't limit character to 6 c's, this is how non-muslims do self improvement, in islam we have the best character to emulate - Rasulullah (saws) - his qualities of character were not limited to 6 c's, he possessed much more qualities which muslims should strive to implement within themselves

i disagree, these 6 are very important characteristics which a believer cannot do without. just because YOU dont fulfil some of the criteria doesnt mean theyre restrictive. just because theyre valued by non muslims doesnt mean they shouldnt be valued by us. and Allah can provide for whom he wishes so dont give me that antisocial nonsense.

confidence is needed for dawah
consience is needed to abstain from haram
compassion is needed to ofrm ties with family and fellow muslims
courage is needed for jihad, standing up for your rights and helping the muslims in any situation of need
control is needed to curb anger and cure pride. lowering gaze etc
consideration is needed to prevent you falling for the same haram twice. a true believer is always in a state of self improvement

if any of these are missing then you wont be as good a muslim as you can be. if you posses all these to a high degree then youll be doing dawah without even realising it, and be a pillar of your community.

^Are you disagreeing with me? All I said was that are more than 6 characteristics someone should have, but including those