An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
6. Humility
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Abu Umamah. They would act as a deterrent when,
people wanted to build themselves grand mansions,
for then people would see what it had pleased the
Lord to give to His Prophet; and he could have
granted the Prophet all the wealth in the world.”
(IBN SA’D,
TABAQAT)
THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT IS BEING
HAPPY WITH WHAT ONE HAS
Saad’s advice to his son was that if he desired
wealth, he should remain content once he had
acquired it, for without that feeling of contentment,
no amount of wealth would ever be sufficient.
(KANZ
AL-UMMAL)
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS
Muslim ibn Bashir relates that when Abu Hurayrah
was seen weeping during his final illness, and was
asked the cause of his grief, he said: “It is not this
world of yours for which I weep. Rather it is the
length of the journey ahead of me, and the paucity
of my provisions. I have come to the top of a hill.
Ahead of me are two roads, which lead down: one
