An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
7. Trust In God
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ISLAM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DAILY
LIVING
Hamid Ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Auf relates how a
man came to the Prophet and said to him, “Please
give me some words of wisdom by which my daily
living may be guided; but not too many, lest I fail to
remember them.” The Prophet’s answer to him was:
“Do not become angry.”
(MALIK,
MUWATTA)
MEET YOUR LORD WITH A CLEAN RECORD
A certain individual once wrote to Abdullah ibn
Umar to ask him what true knowledge was. The
latter replied that there was more to true
knowledge than could be written about in a
letter, but that, very briefly, he would ask him, if
it was possible, to refrain from besmirching the
honour of Muslims, spilling their blood or
seizing their property; to develop a firm
attachment for the Muslim community, and only
then to go and meet his God.
