An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
8. Manners In Speech
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AVOID LOOKING ASKANCE AT OTHERS
When the Prophet’s wife Safiyyah first arrived in
Madinah from Khaybar, she was lodged in one of
the houses of Harithah ibn Numan. Wishing to see
her co-wife, Aishah, fully veiled, entered the house
of Harithah along with the throng of people who
had come to visit the bride. As she was leaving, the
Prophet, who had recognized her, followed her out
and asked, “O Aishah, what did you think of her?”
“I saw a Jewess,” replied Aishah, “Say not so” said
the Prophet, “for she has entered Islam and has
made good her faith.”
(IBN SA’D,
TABAQAT)
THE CAUTIOUS TONE OF ONE WHO FEARS
GOD
Once when Caliph Umar ibn Khattab was
delivering a sermon, after praising and glorifying
God, he told the members of the congregation not to
be too extravagant in the dowries they gave on the
occasion of marriage. “If I hear of anyone exceeding
the 400 dirhams given as a dowry by the Prophet, I
will confiscate the excess amount and deposit it in
