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Islamic education that is responsive and offers solutions to character-related issues holds significant urgency in the context of the Merdeka Curriculum. The implementation of Lillaahi Taa'la suggestions has been shown to have a substantial impact on enhancing student engagement in learning. This research, entitled "The Effectiveness of Providing Lillaahi Taa'la Suggestions in Forming a Clean and Virtuous Character at State High School 5 Bone," explores this phenomenon. The study sampled students from three Class 12 Science classes, employing three distinct methods to cultivate clean and virtuous behavior: (1) reward, (2) punishment, and (3) habituation. The findings revealed notable improvements in student engagement following the implementation of Lillaahi Taa'la suggestions. Prior to the reward intervention, student engagement stood at only 0.1%, but it increased to 1% after the Lillaahi Taa'la-based reward system was introduced. Similarly, engagement before the punishment intervention was 0.5%, rising to 1% after the Lillaahi Taa'la punishment method was applied. In the case of habituation, initial engagement was a mere 0.01%, but it increased to 1% after the Lillaahi Taa'la habituation practices were implemented both at home and in school. In contrast, the control group, which did not receive any Lillaahi Taa'la suggestion treatment, exhibited stagnant levels of student engagement. The average improvements in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains were minimal, at 0.1%, 0.5%, and 0.01%, respectively. The study concludes that Lillaahi Taa'la-based reward suggestions exert the most significant and immediate influence on learning engagement, albeit with a tendency to create material dependency. Conversely, Lillaahi Taa'la-based punishment proves highly effective in fostering strong discipline. Meanwhile, Lillaahi Taa'la habituation practices, when initiated at home and reinforced in school, yield slower but more sustainable and independent results. Thus, the three methods—reward, punishment, and habituation—complement each other effectively, each serving distinct purposes depending on the situational context.