Councils to Muʿādh b. Jabal before his journey to Yemen
that Muʿādh b. Jabal planned to go on a journey, so he said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, ˹please˺ give me some advice." He said, "Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him." Muʿādh said, "O Messenger of Allah, ˹please give me more advice.˺" He said, "When you have done something bad, then ˹follow it up with˺ doing good." Muʿādh said, "O Messenger of Allah, ˹please give me more advice.˺." The Prophet said, "Be steadfast ˹in these˺ and improve your character."
أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ أَرَادَ سَفَرًا فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَوْصِنِي۔ قَالَ: «اعْبُدِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكْ بِهِ شَيْئًا» قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، زِدْنِي۔ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَسَأْتَ فَأَحْسِنْ» قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، زِدْنِي۔ قَالَ: «اسْتَقِمْ وَلْتُحَسِّنْ خُلُقَكَ»