An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
9. Manners In Society
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believe, you shall not believe until you love one
another.”
(JAMI‘ BAYAN AL-ILM)
ARGUMENTS OVER RELIGIOUS MATTERS
NULLIFY PIETY
Awam ibn Hawshab advised people to avoid
arguing over religious matters; otherwise their good
deeds would be nullified.
(JAMI‘ BAYAN AL-ILM)
DISPUTE IS THE MARK OF DECLINE
When a people fall to disputing the teachings of
religion instead of putting them into practice, it is a
sign of God’s displeasure.
(AL-IMAM AUZA‘I)
A BELIEVER IS SATISFIED, NOT BY GIVING
VENT TO HIS ANGER, BUT BY CONTROLLING
IT
Said Umar: “For a servant of God, there is nothing
sweeter than the swallowing of his own anger.
