The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that the greatest means that lead one to Paradise are: Fear of Allah and good character. Fear of Allah (taqwa) is to make wiqāya (shield) between oneself and the punishment of Allah, by observing His commands and prohibitions. Good character: by having a cheerful face, doing good to others, and averting harm from them. And that the greatest causes for a person's entry into Hellfire are: The tongue and the private parts. The sins committed by the tongue include: lying, backbiting, and tale-bearing. The sins committed by the private parts include: adultery, sodomy, etc.

• There are causes for entering Paradise related to Allah Almighty, like fear of Him, and causes related to people, like a good character.
• The Hadīth highlights the danger of the tongue and that it is one of the causes of entering Hellfire.
• It demonstrates the danger of desires and immoralities to people and that they are among the most common causes of entering Hellfire.

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• Verily, a believer can attain, by his good manners, the rank of one who fasts and prays often
• In Paradise there is a tree that the rider of a lean swift horse cannot cover (its distance) in one hundred years
• A caller will call out: You will be healthy and never fall ill; you will live and never die; you will be young and never grow old; you will live in comfort and never suffer
• An honest Muslim storekeeper, who carries out the orders of his master and pays fully what he has been ordered to give with a good heart and pays to that person to whom he was ordered to pay, is regarded as one of the two charitable persons