An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
11. Islamic Values
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to turn into the kind of person who laughs
insensitively, or who travels without any objective.
(IBN ASAKIR)
THE PRICE OF PREACHING WHAT IS GOOD
Admonishing his son, Umayr ibn Hubayb ibn
Hamashah said: “Anyone who wishes to command
what is good and forbid what is evil should have
trust in God’s reward, for he shall have to remain
patient in the face of persecution; persecution will
not harm one who trusts in God’s reward.”
(AL-TABARANI)
REFUSING POWER TO AVOID DISSENSION
It was suggested to Abdullah ibn Umar, the son of
Caliph Umar, that everyone would be pleased if he
were to stand for the Caliphate. “Will you tell me if
even one person opposes me in the east?” Asked
Ibn Umar, “Anyone who opposes you will be
killed,” he was told, “and what is one death when
the betterment of the entire Muslim community is at
stake?” “By God,” replied Ibn Umar, “even if you
were to give me all the world, I should not like a
