Here are habits indispensable for highly successful Muslim youth, derived from the Qur'an and Hadith:
1. Be Truthful
Being truthful is not always easy, especially when we make a mistake.
Qur'an: ‘This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath - their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah. That is the great salvation, (the fulfillment of all desires).’ (5:119)
Hadith: ‘Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to fujoor (evil-doing) and fujoor leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah, a liar.’ (Bukhari, 73:116)
2. Be Trustworthy
People used to entrust Prophet Muhammad rwith their valuables, knowing upon their return they would find their valuables safe and unharmed.
3. Have Self-Restraint and Be God-Conscious
Perhaps the most difficult challenge while navigating adolescence is to restrain oneself from falling victim to one's desires. Satan's goal is to make you a slave of your desires.
Qur’an: And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint, none but persons of the greatest good fortune. (41:5)
