About this Course

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have not been sent except to perfect good character." [Saheeh al-Adab al-Mufrad]

This course is based on the book "Good vs. Bad Character Traits According to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ" and is taught by the author.  It is designed to facilitate learning about good & bad character traits using authentic ahadith.  Although the central theme is character, the course has been designed to also seamlessly & simultaneously teach other important, foundational aspects of Islam including the five pillars and various concepts & terminologies that every Muslim should know.

Course curriculum

    1. Preface

    1. What is a hadith?

    2. Importance of ahadith

    3. What is character and how can we improve our own?

    4. Dua for good character [Repeated for memorization]

    5. How to know a character trait is good or bad

    6. Character also involves one's manners toward Allah

    7. A role model of exalted character for us to follow

    8. Linguistic emphasis used in this hadith: "Innamaa"

    9. Hadith, "I have not been sent except to perfect good character" [Repeated for memorization]

About this course

  • 10 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

About the Instructor

Br. Saajid Lipham grew up in Maryland where he would embrace Islam in 2008 as a senior in college.  That same year he finished earning a B.A. in Visual Communication Design from Stevenson University and went on in 2010 to enroll at the Islamic University of Madinah where he would earn an Associate’s Degree in Arabic Language and then a Bachelor’s in Dawah & Theology.  In 2019, he returned to the U.S. to serve as a part-time Imam, as well as an Islamic School Qur'an, Arabic, & Islamic Studies teacher in Florida.