Mishkat al-Masabih 5064 — Manners

AbuHurayrah Narrated from:

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "When Allah created the intelligence, He said to it, 'stand up!' so it stood up. Then He said to it, 'Turn your back!' so, it turned it back. Then He said to it, 'Turn your back!' So, it turned its back. Then He said to it, 'Turn your face (towards Me).' So, it faced Him. Then He said to it 'Sit down,' and it sat down.Then he said to it, 'I have created no creation that is better than you, more excellent than you, and more beautiful than you. Through you I receive (worship of the creatures). Through you, I grant reward and ranks to them). Through you, I am known (and recognized). Through you, I punish Through you, I bestow reward and through you, I punish.' (In short, it is intelligence that makes man answerable to the commands of Allah, subject to His anger and pleasure and deserving of reward and punishment.) [1]