An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
11. Islamic Values
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and walked away, leaving Hanzalah and his
companions to follow him. On their way, they met
Umar ibn Khattab, who said to them, “Do you not
see how trying it is for one who is followed, and
how humiliating it is for one who follows?”
(IBN ABI SHAYBAH)
THE ACTIONS MOST PLEASING TO GOD ARE
THOSE, WHICH ARE PERSEVERED IN
According to Aishah, the Prophet possessed a mat,
which he used to sit on during the day and pray on
by night. The number of people who came to sit and
pray with him increased considerably. To them the
Prophet said, “You can do only as much as you are
able to. God does not tire so long as you do not tire.
The actions most pleasing to God are those, which
are persevered in, no matter how inconsiderable
they are. Another tradition has it that when the
Prophet’s household did anything, they did it with
the utmost regularity.
(AL BUKHARI, MUSLIM)
