Hadith about good character
6 hadith about good character, each with its collection, number and grading: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the Sunan.
Musnad Ahmad — Number 7707 · Grading: ضعيف
حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ
Narrator: أبو هريرة الدوسي · Compiler: أحمد (d. 241 هـ)
مسند الشهاب — Number 287 · Grading: متهم بالوضع
مِنْ سَعَادَةِ الْمَرْءِ حُسْنِ الْخَلْقِ
Narrator: جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري · Compiler: الشهاب القضاعي (d. 454 هـ)
مسند الشهاب — Number 53 · Grading: ضعيف
الْيُمْنُ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ
Narrator: عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق · Compiler: الشهاب القضاعي (d. 454 هـ)
Muwatta Malik — Number 1611 · Grading: ضعيف
بُعِثْتُ لِأُتَمِّمَ حُسْنَ الْأَخْلَاقِ
Translation: Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I was sent to perfect good character (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Compiler: مالك (d. 179 هـ)
أمالي ابن بشران — Number 128 · Grading: ضعيف
حَسْبِي أَنِّي كَسَوْتُ حُسْنَ يُوسُفَ مِنْ نُورِ الْكُرْسِيِّ ، وَكَسَوْتُ حُسْنَ وَجْهِكَ مِنْ نُورِ عَرْشِي ، وَمَا خَلَقْتُ خَلْقًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ
Narrator: جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري · Compiler: أبو القاسم بن بشران (d. 430 هـ)
Sahih Muslim — Number 4638 · Grading: صحيح
الْبِرُّ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ ، وَالْإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ ، وَكَرِهْتَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ
Translation: Nawwas b. Sam'an al-Ansari reported:I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about virtue and vice. He said: Virtue is a kind disposition and vice is what rankles in your heart and that you disapprove that people should come to know of it (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: نواس بن سمعان الكلابي · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Source: the “Al-Jami‘” Hadith Knowledge Graph (CC-BY-4.0). Gradings as given by the source; for religious rulings, refer to the official authorities.