An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
1. god’s people
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that is best and most pure in the presence of
your Lord; the action which will raise you up in
the sight of God, and is better for you than great
expenditure of gold and silver; better too than
that you should meet your enemies in battle,
striking their necks and they striking yours?”
“Do tell us,” the Companions replied, “It is
remembrance of God,” said the Prophet.
(AL-TIRMIDHI,
SHAMA’IL
)
AN ABLE AND RIGHTEOUS MAN – THE MOST
TREASURED ASSET
Zayd ibn Aslam reports, on the authority of his
father, that Umar ibn Khattab asked some of his
companions to tell him about their ambitions. “I
would like to have this house full of money, so
that I could spend it in the path of God,”
volunteered one. Another said that he would
like gold-yet another mentioned pearls-so that
their wealth could be spent in the furtherance of
God’s cause. “What I would like more than
anything,” said Umar, “would be to have this
house full of men like Abu Ubaidah ibn al
Jarrah, Muadh ibn Jabal and Hudhaifah ibn al
