An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
7. Trust In God
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can do to anyone by way of good or evil.
(IBN HISHAM,
AL-SIRAH AL-NABA WIYYAH
)
EVERYTHING HAPPENS THROUGH THE
INSTRUMENTALITY OF GOD
When it was suggested to Ali ibn Abu Talib, the
fourth Caliph, that he should have a bodyguard, he
said, “Man’s destiny is his bodyguard.” According
to one account, he said, “One who does not realize
that whatever befell him was inescapable and that
whatever escaped him was beyond his grasp, has
not experienced true faith.”
(ABU DAWUD,
SUNAN)
EVEN THE MOST ORDINARY THINGS ARE
GREAT BLESSINGS
This statement is attributed to Aishah: “Whenever a
servant of God drinks plain water and then has no
difficulty in either digesting or discharging it, it is
his duty to thank God for it.”
(IBN ASAKIR)
