An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
12. Islamic Character
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one penny than spend a large amount in the cause
of God.
(HILYAT AL-AULIYA)
NOT INDULGING IN VAIN TALK OR WISHING
ANYONE ILL
When people came to visit Abu Dujanah as he lay
on his deathbed, and saw that despite his sickness,
his face was shining, they asked him how it was
that his face was so radiant. Abu Dujanah replied:
“I place reliance on two things more than on any
others. For one, I did not indulge in vain talk; for
another my heart was free from ill feeling towards
Muslims.”
THE FINE SENSITIVITY TAUGHT BY ISLAM
Abdullah ibn Abbas relates how a man laid a goat
on its side preparatory to slaughtering it, then
started sharpening his knife. Noticing this, the
Prophet asked, “Are you bent on prolonging its
agony? You should have sharpened your knife first,
before you laid it down on its side.”
(AL-TABARANI)
