Clarification that the statement: "Religion is good conduct" is not absolute

The Shaykh : What I wish to point out on this occasion are two matters. The first is that this phrase is not a Prophetic hadith in any way.
The second is that it is not correct in meaning in its absolute form. This construction, "Religion is good conduct," follows the pattern of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . This kind of restriction in the subject and predicate in Arabic style gives importance to this subject, whose predicate was "advice" .
The one who popularized this phrase, "Religion is good conduct," equated it with his saying (peace be upon him) which is established in the authentic collections: . Is good conduct in religion like advice? The answer is: No. There is no doubt that good conduct from a Muslim toward his Muslim brother is, without a doubt, part of religion, which Islam commands. However, it is not religion itself, as this construction "Religion is good conduct" implies. Therefore, after this clarification, I say: If we find something of goodness or support in the dealings of the disbelieving Europeans or Americans or others, that does not mean that all their dealings are correct and good. You know that they live a very miserable life because of their materialism, and as a result of this material life, strange and very, very unusual breakdowns have occurred. One of their effects has been the spread of suicide among the strata of disbelievers. This is a verification of His saying (Blessed and Exalted is He): . So, there is a type of good conduct among the Europeans, but the majority of their dealings are not absolutely good. For this reason, if there is something of goodness in their conduct, its origin came from the Muslims, whom they were influenced by when they mixed with them due to the Islamic conquests and the occupation of many lands of the disbelievers by the numerous Islamic armies in the past. Then, unfortunately, the situation reversed for the Muslims, who abandoned much of the conduct that their religion commands them to follow.
This is what I can answer regarding such a question, and I do not know if I have answered as it is in the mindThe questioner : ? Perhaps I have.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, what about something else.