An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
1. god’s people
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SYCOPHANTIC SUBORDINATES PORTEND
DISASTER
Aishah reports the Prophet as saying: “When God
desires the good of someone in a position of power,
he assigns to him an honest counsellor, one who
reminds him of God’s word when he forgets it, and
who assists him when he remembers it. And when
he desires the opposite for anyone, He gives him an
evil counsellor, one who does not remind him when
he forgets and does not assist him when he
remembers.”
(ABU DAWUD,
SUNAN)
LIP SERVICE IS NOT PROOF OF REAL
ATTACHMENT
Jubair ibn Nufair relates how, as his father was
sitting with Miqdad ibn Aswad one day, a passerby,
on seeing a Companion of the Prophet said: “How
fortunate are those two eyes that have seen the
Prophet! By God, if only we could have seen what
you saw and shared in your experiences!” Nufair
said that he was impressed by the man’s words; he
seemed to have spoken well. But Miqdad – may
