What are the ethics and morality of Islam?

Answer 1

Answer Aif you want to learn about ethics and morality of Islam I don't recommend that you read cropped verses unless you already know the context.

Islam is a complete system of ethics...starting with as simple as a smile that counts as charity all the way up to defending the oppressed.

Backbiting is a terrible vice in Qur'an. Murdering the peaceful is strictly prohibited in Qur'an. Women are equal to men in humanity but they have different responsibilities.

The ethical system of Islam covers everything: war, family, marriage, treating others, investments,...

Answer BYou can't sum up a whole religion in a word. However, the followings are on the top of my head:

• Muslims respect every living thing (including plants). you get rewarded for treating animals and other creatures in a humane way and you get punished in the afterlife for not.
• In Islam, all races are equal and no sex is better than the other. They are equal with different responsibilities but neither are oppressed or abused.
• Muslims are ordered to respect other people's faith and believes regardless of what they are (even Atheism)
• killing is the worst crime (He who kills one person is like killing all people) that's my translation for the prophet's words in Arabic. It doesn't matter if the victim is a Muslim or not, its the worst crime EVER. Which is why those who claim to be Muslims and kill are NOT and they will be punished in the afterlife for their crimes. Even in self-defense, killing should be the last resort.
• Respect your parents and love them even if they treat you wrong. Also respect whoever is older than you, and treat who ever is younger with mercy and kindness.
• Help others when ever you can. They don't have to be Muslims to get the reward. Even being nice is enough to be rewarded.
• giving to the poor is a must. 2.5% of your assets that you owned for a whole year is given to the poor annually. Its doesn't have to be a charity, a poor relative or friend is good enough. What ever you give away throughout the year is a bonus desirable reward.
• sponsoring orphans has the greatest reward ever! the prophet said that the person who does this will be with him in heaven (and he is in the highest levels of heaven).
• Honesty, we believe that Allah is seeing everything we do. So lying, stealing, etc.. is not only a sin, its shameful to do it when Allah is watching! just embarrassing! We also believe that there is two angles that write down every good and bad thing we do, this book would be read on judgment day in front of all humanity! its a big embarrassment to read the sins so we try not to do them!

That's all I could think of right now, and excuse my English for any grammar or spelling mistakes, its not my first language.

Answer C: In addition to the above, one may add the following:The Islam morals are not so much different than that of many religions except in minor details. All revelation of heaven-sent religions (mainly, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and other religions have one common objective (irrespective to faith or society issues as marriage, inheritance, etc). This common objective is to have the morals with which all mankind can live in love, peace, and harmony.

Some of the Islam morals are:

• No Sex without marriage Prostitution are prohibited
• Killing intentionally and with no legal authority is forbidden
• Robbery, cheating, breaking promise, laying, and dis-modesty are prohibited
• Intoxicants (as Alcohols and drugs) and gambling are prohibited.
• Islam has made it obligatory on Muslims to cover their private parts, which everyone naturally feels a sense of shame at exposing, especially on beaches
• Islam prohibits women to wear clothes which fail to cover fully body, including head and hair except face and hands, in front of other men who are not their spouse or direct family. the cloth should not be transparent, revealing what is underneath. It is likewise prohibited to wear tightly fitting clothes which delineate the parts of the body. Face and hands are allowed to remain uncovered.
• forbidden to eat the flesh of dead animals and blood and the flesh of swine.
• The following also are prohibited:
  • Treating the parents, especially when getting old, without tender and without enough respect and care.
  • Mistreating wives and children
  • Cruelty in treating animals
  • Cutting trees without justification and spoiling water of rivers and springs
  • terrifying innocents and civilians
  • hate against other cultures and/or religion

The above are some of the morals that came to my mind. Refer to the relevant question below for more information.

The Islam morals are not so much different than that of many religions except in minor details. All revelation of heaven-sent religions (mainly, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and other regions have one common objective (irrespective to faith or society issues as marriage, inheritance, etc). This common objective is to have the morals with which all mankind can live in love, peace, and harmony.

Some of the Islam morals are:

• No Sex without marriage Prostitution are prohibited
• Killing intentionally and with no legal authority is forbidden
• Robbery, cheating, breaking promise, laying, and dis-modesty are prohibited
• Intoxicants (as Alcohols and drugs) and gambling are prohibited.
• Islam has made it obligatory on Muslims to cover their private parts, which everyone naturally feels a sense of shame at exposing, especially on beaches
• Islam prohibits women to wear clothes which fail to cover fully body, including head and hair except face and hands, in front of men who are not their spouse or direct family. the cloth should not be transparent, revealing what is underneath. It is likewise prohibited to wear tightly fitting clothes which delineate the parts of the body. Face and hands are allowed to remain uncovered.
• forbidden to eat the flesh of dead animals and blood and the flesh of swine.
• The following also are prohibited:
• • Treating the parents, especially when getting old, without tender and without enough respect and care.
  • Mistreating wives and children
  • Cruelty in treating animals
  • Cutting trees without justification and spoiling water of rivers and springs
  • terrifying innocents and civilians
  • hate against other cultures and/or religion

The above are some of the morals that came to my mind.

The answer is comprehensive. If somebody wants to know more about Islam and its teachings, he should meet a Muslim scholar and spend a few weeks with him to learn Islam. You may refer to related questions below for more details.

Answer 2

Following are a few morals and ethics of Islam:

Tolerance in Islam: Al-Imra'an 3: Aya 134: Those who spend whether in prosperity or in adversity, who restrain anger and pardon all men, for Allah loves those who do good.

Allah Almighty says in sura 109 Kafiroon:

Say unto those who reject Faith. "I worship not that you worship

Nor you will worship that which I worship

I am not going to worship that which you worship

Nor will you worship that which I worship. (so) To you is your way (Din) and to me is mine (Din)."

Sacred Struggle, Fight: Jihad: Al-Baqra-2: Aya: 190; Fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight you, --But do not transgress limits. For Allah does not love transgressors. Aya-193: And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah, but if they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who are oppressors.

Charity: Baqra-2: Aya: 215: They ask you what to spend in charity. Say (to them) Whatever you spend is good, is for parents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for wayfarers and whatever you do is good, Allah knows it well.

Justice: Ana'am-6: Aya: 152; Give measure and weight with full justice

Al-Nisa-4: 45; We ordained therein for them, "Life for Life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." Allah likes forgiveness.

Justice: Al-Nahl 16: Aya 90: Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion, He instructs you, that you may receive admonition.

179: In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) life to you, o ye men of understanding! That ye may restrain yourselves.

Islam lays great importance on deeds of kindness and compassion.

Usury: 275: Those who devour usury will not stand except as him who stands whom the Evil One has touched and driven to madness, that is because they say: "Trade is like usury," But Allah has permitted trade and forbidden usury.

Oppression: Al-Maida 5: Aya 32: We ordained for the children of Israel that if anyone slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land, it would be as if he slew whole people: And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of whole people

Trade: Al-Nisa-4: O ye who believe eat not up your property among yourselves in vanity

But let there be among you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destry) yourselves: for verily Allah has been to you most Merciful.

Manners to be observed by Muslims:

Ridicule, taunts, and biting words should be avoided in presence or in absence. Suspicion and spying are unworthy of men who believe. All humans are descended from one pair. Their honor depends not on race, but on righteousness. Faith is not a matter of words, but of accepting Allah's pleasure, and striving in His cause.

Al-Hujraat -49: Aya: 11: O you who believe! Let not some men amongst you laugh at others, it may be that the (latter) are better than the former: Nor let some women laugh at others, may be that the latter are better than the former.

Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames, Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness (to be used of one) after he has believed. And those who do not desist are indeed doing wrong.

Aya: 12: O Ye who believe: avoid suspicion as much as possible: for suspicion in some cases is sin: And spy not on each other, and nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay you would abhor it. But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, most Merciful.

Baqra 2-177: It is not Righteousness that ye turn your faces to East or west.

But it is righteousness to believe in Allah, and the last Day, and the Angels, And the Book, and the Prophets, to spend of your substance out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the way-farers, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves, to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity, to fulfil the contracts which you have made, and to be firm and patient, in pain (and suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic, such are the people of truth and God-fearing.

178: O ye who believe! The law of equality is prescribed to you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman, but if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord, after this whosoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.

Cleanliness, purity, truth, obedience, kindness, sacrifice, right conduct, trust in Allah, Allah's loving care encompasses us, it is His protection we should seek. and other virtues lead to glorious spiritual Fellowship justice to women, orphans, and to all.