The Virtues of Succeeding

The Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam specified, bani isra'id, people that were so righteous, that the angels would speak to them. And al-mahrul al-hawah, t'a'an who described this in an authentic narration from him, he said in one of his hottabas, verily those amongst you who have succeeded are those with truthful speech. He protected himself from Hawah, from desire, from a tama which is greed, which is having high hopes in this world. There is no good in anything, like there is in truthful speech. If a person is protected from these three things, then that