18.1 Eating: be grateful and do not waste
So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for
you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of
Allah, if it is He Whom you serve.
Ch 16: V114
... eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for Allah does
not love the wasters.Ch 7: V31
18.2 Greeting: be courteous
When a (courteous) greeting is offered to you, meet
it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of
equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.Ch 4: V 86
18.3 Speech: be clear and just
O you who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) speak
clearly and justly.
Ch 33: V70
... and when the ignorant address them, they say,
“Peace!”Ch 25: V63
18.4 Walking & talking: be humble
And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those
who walk on the earth in humility...Ch 25: V63
And be moderate in your pace, and lower your voice;
for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying
of the donkey.”Ch 31: V19
18.5 Visiting: ask permission and greet
O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your
own, until you have asked permission and greeted
those in them: that is best for you, in order that you may
be mindful.
If you find no one in the house, enter not until
permission is given to you: if you are asked to go back,
go back: that makes for greater purity for yourselves:
and Allah knows well all that you do.Ch 24: V 27 - 28
18.6 Invitation: don’t be too early or late
O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet’s houses,-
until permission is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not
(so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when you
are invited, enter; and when you have taken your meal,
leave, without seeking familiar talk. ..Ch 33: V53
18.7 Dress: best clothing is righteous character
O you Children of Adam! We have bestowed clothing
upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be a
beautification to you. But the clothing of righteousness,
- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, that
they may be mindful!Ch 7: V26
18.8 Relations between men and women: modesty
Say to the believing men that they should lower their
gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for
greater purity for them… and (also) say to the believing
women that they should lower their gaze and guard
their modestyCh 24: V 30-31