Muwatta Malik #1758
Good Character
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ آخِرُ مَا أَوْصَانِي بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ وَضَعْتُ رِجْلِي فِي الْغَرْزِ أَنْ قَالَ
" أَحْسِنْ خُلُقَكَ لِلنَّاسِ يَا مُعَاذُ بْنَ جَبَلٍ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik that Muadh ibn Jabal said, "The
last advice the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, gave me when I put my foot in the stirrup was that he said,
'Make your character good for the people, Muadh ibn Jabal!' "
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This hadith is #1758 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Good Character.