An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
12. Islamic Character
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TO LOOK DOWN ON ANOTHER MUSLIM IS
TO PLACE ISLAM IN JEOPARDY
Urwah recounts how, while on a pilgrimage, the
Prophet was waiting for one Usamah ibn Zayd,
who happened to be black and flat-nosed. When he
arrived, some Yemenese who were with the Prophet
at the time, remarked scoffingly, “Just look at what
sort of person we were detained for!” According to
Urwah, the mass apostasy that took place in Yemen
during the caliphate of Abu Bakr could be traced to
this comment.
(IBN SA‘D,
TABAQAT
)
A MAN’S GREATEST WEAKNESS IS HIS
OFFSPRING
The Prophet once picked up his grandson, Hasan ibn
Ali, held him in his arms and kissed him. Looking
towards his companions, he said: “It is children who
make misers, fools and cowards of us.”
(AL-HAYTHAMI)
In Tabarani’ s account these words are added:
