Within the many bounties that Ramadan brings is the reminder to reform, mend and polish our character and manners. Salaha is a term that houses multiple meanings such as being pious, upright, and virtuous. It can also mean having high morals and excellent manners, doing acts of goodness for the benefit of others,
and having the ability to self-refine.
A person who has salaha-type characteristics may be called salih and a group of salih people would be called the salihoon.
Being of the salihoon is a title we can hope, pray, and strive to gain but will never
be quite sure if we've achieved it. Thus aiming for it is a lofty and admirable goal. One way to improve our character and manners is to be genuinely loving and kind towards our family members. Sometimes we comfortably show our ugliest traits to our family while we show sweetness to strangers. May we consistently aim to be better versions of our previous selves. May we strive to be genyinely good in public and in private - to be kind not only to strangers but also to those who intimately know us.
*** Hadith ***
Aisha (ra) narrated that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
"Verily, the most complete of believers in faith are those with the best character
and who are most kind to their families."
Sahih Tirmidhi 2612
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