There are two forms of adaab (manners) for a Muslim:(1) Adaab towards Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) where one does not commit shirk or bid'ah.
(2) Adaab towards His creation where one treats them with utmost humility whilst having taqwah towards Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala).
The two go hand in hand for believers of understanding, but what I notice amongst a large group of Muslims today that somehow affects the ummah is that how one may either adopt the first form of adaab or the second--never both. The first group of Muslims, mashaAllah, follow the correct Tawheed, avoid bid'ah and have the understanding of Islam but they might not necessarily have the best adaab towards people in terms of implementation of Islam holistically-- there are a general bluntness and know-it-all attitude that contradicts the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ regardless of their knowledge of who he was and what he was like in essence. The second group of Muslims, mashaAllah, have great adaab towards the people thus shaping them to be people of character like the essence of what Rasool ﷺ was but some of what they do in terms of Ibadah in context of Tawheed and bid'ah may be contradictory to the way the Rasool ﷺ worshipped Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala). This contradiction causes confusion and deviation amongst the ummah. The point being is one either worship the way the Rasool ﷺ worshipped Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) in acts of ibadaah but acting contradictory to his essence or one embodies the Rasool ﷺ in terms of conduct in his essence but without worshipping the way he did. This brings forth to a lot of problems in the ummah and does not bring forth well-rounded and sound believers. It also creates a lot of confusion not only for those that are not Muslims but also Muslims themselves. One must realize that if one were to attain good adaab with Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) in its *pure* essence then they would then automatically have the correct adaab with His creation because being kind and humble with taqwah in itself is a form of worship towards Allah (Subhanahu WaTa'ala). One must also understand that the reason why they try to have adaab with people is that of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) therefore it doesn't make sense not to first have the correct form of adaab with Him in terms of correct ibadaah. By internalizing the two one would automatically follow our blessed prophet both in worship and in character--this was the formula of the influential Muslims of the past. Both the understanding and implementation of this would make a huge difference in the ummah & Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) knows best.May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) guide us to be those of understanding that worship Him with the best of manners like our blessed prophet ﷺ while treating His creation in the best of manners by abiding by our blessed prophet's ﷺ conduct in essence.
Ameen.
