"The best of the Muslims is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe." [Muslim]
"The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind." [Daraqutni, Hasan]
"The best of people are those who are best in fulfilling [rights]." [Ibn Majah, Sahih]
"The best of people during fitnah is a man who takes up the reins of his horse pursuing the enemies of Allah, causing them fear yet they make him fearful too, or a man who secludes himself in the desert fulfilling the rights of Allah upon him." [Hakim, Sahih]
"The best of mankind is my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come a people after them who will become avaricious, who will love gluttony, and who will give witness before they are asked for it." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
"The best of people are those who live longest and excel in their deeds, whereas the worst of people are those who live longest and corrupt their deeds." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
"The best of women are those that please him [her husband] when he sees her, obeys him when she is commanded, and who does not secretly betray him with regards to herself and her money in that which he dislikes." [Ahmad, Sahih]
"The best of women are those that please you when you see them, obey you when commanded, and who safeguard themselves and your money in your absence." [Tabarani, Sahih]
"The best quality of your religion is scrupulousness." [Hakim, Sahih]
"The best of the prayer lines for men are the first rows, the worst being the final rows. The best of the prayer lines for women are the final rows and the worst are the first rows." [Muslim]
"The best of you in Islam are those who are most excellent in character as long as you deeply understand the religion." [Ahmad, Sahih]
"The best of you are the best of you in fulfilling [rights]." [Ahmad, Sahih]
"The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
"The best of you are my generation, then those that follow them and then those that follow them. Then there shall come after them a people who will betray and be untrustworthy, will give witness even though they have not been asked to, will make vows yet will not fulfil them and obesity will appear amongst them." [Bukhari]
"The best of you are those who feed others and return greetings." [Abu Ya'la, Hasan]
"The best of you is he from whom good is anticipated and safety from his evil is assured; the worst of you is he from whom nothing good is expected and one is not safe from his evil." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
"The best thing mankind has been given is excellent character." [Hakim, Sahih]
"The best of that which you treat yourself with is cupping." [Hakim, Sahih]
"The best of which man can leave behind for himself are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, an ongoing charity whose reward continues to reach him and knowledge which others benefit from after him." [Ibn Hibban, Hasan]
"The best of days that you should perform cupping are the 17th, 19th and 21st of the month. I did not pass a single gathering of angels on the night of Isra' except that they would say to me, 'O Muhammad, perform cupping!' " [Ahmad, Sahih]
"The best day on which the Sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created, on it Adam was made to enter Paradise and on it he was expelled. The Hour will not be established except on Friday." [Muslim]
"Verily, the best of perfume for men is that which is strong in smell and light in colour, and the best of perfume for women is that which is strong in colour and light in smell." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
"The most beloved of religions according to Allah the Most High is the 'easy and flexible religion.' " [Ahmad, Hasan]
"The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the continuous ones, even if they are little." [Agreed upon]
"The most beloved of names according to Allah are 'Abd Allah, 'Abd'l-Rahman and Harith." [Abu Ya'la, Sahih]
"The most beloved of deeds according to Allah are the prayer in its right time, then to treat the parents in an excellent manner, and then Jihad in the path of Allah." [Agreed upon]
"The most beloved of deeds according to Allah is that you die and yet your tongue is still moist from the remembrance of Allah." [Ibn Hibban, Hasan]
"The most beloved words according to Allah the Most High are four: Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah and Allahu Akbar; there is no problem with which one you start with." [Muslim]
"The most beloved of speech according to Allah is when the servant says, 'Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi' [How Transcendent is Allah and we praise him!]." [Muslim]
"The most beloved of speech according to Allah the Most High is that which Allah chose for his Angels: Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa bihamdihi." [Tirmidhi, Sahih]
