Modernity has much debate regarding gender, gender roles, and gender excellence. The question “What separates a boy from a man” is asked often, and the answers vary depending on worldview. In recent times, there has been a push towards portraying true manliness as rough, vulgar, harsh, and arrogant. A new generation of masculinity coaches portrays these traits as traits of real men, directly contradicting prophetic teachings. A good character in Islam includes many essential traits. To start, we need to prioritize these six traits, but there are many others that we need to study and apply.