An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
4. Sincerity
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insincere in their path, they soon took to plotting
against Islam.
(IBN KATHIR,
TAFSIR)
BY PERFORMING SMALL TASKS A MAN DOES
NOT DEMEAN HIMSELF
The Caliph of Islam, Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, was
talking to someone late one night when the lamp
started flickering. “I will wake up the servant,”
ventured his companion. “He can put some oil in
the lamp.” Umar told him not to do so. Then he got
up and put the oil in the lamp himself. “I was Umar
ibn Abdul Aziz before I put oil in the lamp, and I
am still Umar ibn Abdul Aziz,” said the Caliph.
(SIRAT UMAR IBN ABDUL AZIZ)
HAVING BAD RELATIONS WITH ANYONE IS
NO REASON TO DENY HIM HIS RIGHTS
Umar ibn Khattab once told a certain person that he
had no love for him. “But will you deprive me of
my rights?” asked the man. Umar said that he
would not. “That is enough for me, it is only
women who need to be loved,” replied the man.
