An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
5. Piety
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Prophet then explained, “That is when you ask for
something. When you have not asked for anything,
what you receive is God’s bounty.” Umar then
swore an oath: “By the one who has control over
my soul, never will I ask anyone for a single thing.
But if something is given to me without my asking,
I shall not refuse it.”
(MALIK
MUWATTA)
KEEPING OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT
In his later days, Saad ibn abi Waqqas took to
grazing goats. One day he was far from Madinah
with his goats, when his son Amr ibn Saad came
riding up. “Does it make you happy that you
have turned yourself into a Bedouin with your
goats while affairs of State and government are
being discussed in Madinah?” his son asked him.
Saad smote his son on the chest: “Be quiet! I have
heard the words of the Prophet: God loves such
of His servants as are God-fearing, detached and
retiring.”
(MUSLIM
SAHIH)
