An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
11. Islamic Values
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11. ISLAMIC VALUES
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Abdullah ibn Umar found that he disapproved of
certain aspects of an address delivered by Hajjaj ibn
Yusuf, and resolved to refute what Hajjaj had said.
But then, recalling a saying of the Prophet
Muhammad, he remained silent. What the Prophet
had said was: “It does not befit a believer to disgrace
himself.” When Abdullah ibn Umar had asked in
what way a believer could disgrace himself, the
Prophet had replied: “By taking upon himself such a
task as he has not the strength to face.”
(AL-BAZZAR)
BEARING WITH MINOR AFFLICTIONS
Umayr ibn Hubayb admonished his son: “Avoid
the company of fools and bear with them when they
strew your path with difficulties; for one who
cannot bear their trifling misdeeds, will soon find
that he has to bear far greater, affliction. “
(AL-TABARANI)
