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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Good manners melt away sins just as water melts ice, and bad manners ruin deeds just as vinegar ruins honey."  

الطبراني:١٠٧٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓماُ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْخُلُقُ الْحَسَنُ يُذِيبُ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُذِيبُ الْمَاءُ الْجَلِيدَ وَالْخُلُقُ السُّوءُ يُفْسِدُ الْعَمَلَ كَمَا يُفْسِدُ الْخَلُّ الْعَسَلَ»  

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السيوطي:١٠٧٠٢a –

"الخُلُقُ الحَسَنُ يُذيبُ الخَطَايا كما يُذيبُ الماءُ الجليدَ، والخُلُقُ السُّوءُ يُفْسِدُ العَمَلَ كما يُفْسِد الخلُّ العَسَل".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن ابن عباس