Who are the righteous, and what are their moral characteristics? Can a person be described as such? How can they be identified? Do they exist today? What is the difference between them and ordinary people? What is the difference between them and God's righteous saints? And what are the characteristics of a righteous husband?
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The righteous person is one who fulfills the rights of Allah and the rights of His servants. If they commit a sin, they promptly repent. They are also those who perform their obligatory duties and abstain from forbidden acts.
Only Allah knows what is hidden in hearts, but one can judge a person by their outward appearance. Thus, whoever outwardly displays righteousness is treated as such.
Righteous people exist in every era; they are the Friends of Allah, "those who believed and were ever conscious of Him."
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