عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سِمْعَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «البِرُّ: حُسْنُ الخُلُقِ، وَالإِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ، وَكَرِهْتَ أَنْ يَطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ». وَعَنْ وَابِصَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُ عَنِ البِرِّ وَالإِثْمِ»، قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «اسْتَفْتِ قَلْبَكَ، البِرُّ: مَا اطْمَأَنَّتْ إلَيْهِ النَّفْسُ، وَاطْمَأَنَّ إلَيْهِ القَلْبُ، وَالإِثْمُ: مَا حَاكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ وَتَرَدَّدَ فِي الصَّدْرِ، وَإِنْ أَفْتَاكَ النَّاسُ وَأَفْتَوْكَ».
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Nawwaas bin Sam'aan Al-Answaariy -radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake- kutoka kwa Mtume -rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- amesema: "Wema ni tabia njema, na dhambi ni lile lililokukereketa katika nafsi yako na ukawa hukupendezwa watu walione". Na kutoka kwa Wabiswa bin Ma'bad -radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake- Amesema: Nilimjia Mtume -rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-, Akasema: "Umekuja kuuliza kuhusu wema?" Nikasema: 'Ndiyo' Akasema: "Uchunguze moyo wako, Wema ni ule ambao nafsi itatulizana kwake, na moyo ukatulizana, na uovu ni ule unaokereketa ndani ya nafsi, na ukawa unatia shaka ndani ya kifua, hata kama watu watakupa majibu mazuri kiasi gani".
An-Nawwās ibn Sim‘ān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Righteousness is good character, and sin is what wavers in your heart, and you dislike that people know about it." Wābisah ibn Ma‘bad (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: "You have come to inquire about righteousness and sin." I said: Yes. He said: "Ask your heart. Righteousness is that which the soul feels at ease with and the heart feels tranquil about. And sin is that which wavers in your soul and causes uneasiness in your chest, even if people give you legal opinions and give you more opinions (in its favor)."