An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
12. Islamic Character
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Umar, he distributed largesse to those who were
Arabs, but gave nothing to those who were not. On
learning of this, Caliph Umar wrote to Abu Musa
Ash’ari, “Why did you not make an equal
distribution between Arabs and non-Arabs? When a
man considers certain of his Muslim brethren to be
inferior, that is proof enough of his being evil.”
ALARMING A MUSLIM BROTHER IS A
SERIOUS FAULT
A desert Arab, who once came and prayed along
with the Prophet, had his horn taken away from
him while he was at prayer. The prayer over, he
was alarmed to discover that his horn had
disappeared. When he asked what had happened to
it, the Prophet spoke warningly to his companions:
“One who believes in God and Last Day should
never give another Muslim cause for alarm.”
(AL-HAYTHAMI)
A MARRIAGE WITHOUT INVITATIONS
When Abd ar-Rahman ibn Auf emigrated to
Madinah, the Prophet made him the brother of Saad
