An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
8. Manners In Speech
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for any special type of food to be made for him: nor
did he ever complain about the food he was given.
(WAFA AL-WAFA)
GAUGING ONE’S OWN STRENGTH BEFORE
TESTING IT ON OTHERS
Abdullah ibn Umar relates how once, when he was
listening to a sermon preached by Hajjaj ibn Yusuf,
he took objection to something Hajjaj had said, and
was just about to air his own views on this, when he
recalled what the Prophet had once said that it did
not befit a believer to disgrace himself. Abdullah
ibn Umar had asked the Prophet what was meant
by disgracing oneself, and the Prophet had replied:
“It means attempting to deal with a problem which
is quite beyond one’s capacities.”
WHAT A BELIEVER’S SPEECH SHOULD BE
LIKE
The Prophet said: “A true believer does not insult or
curse people: neither does he use foul or vulgar
language.”
(Al-Tirmidhi,
Shama’il)
