An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
2. What is Faith?
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ALL MAN’S SINS, EXCEPT PRIDE, MAY BE
FORGIVEN
“There is hope of forgiveness for every sin that
arises from carnal desire,” said Sufyan ath-Thauri,
“but not for those that stem from pride. Satan
sinned out of pride, while Adam erred due to carnal
desire. Adam repented and was forgiven, but the
sin of Satan excluded him forever from God’s
gracious mercy.”
THE PROPHET’S WAY OF GIVING ADVICE
The Prophet once said of Khuzaim, one of the
Companions, “What a fine fellow Khuzaim would
be, if only his locks were not so long and his shawl
did not drag on the ground (
Abu Dawud
,
Sunan).”
When Khuzaim heard what the Prophet had said of
him, he took a knife and cut off his locks. In like
manner, the Prophet said of another companion,
Abdullah by name, what a fine fellow he would be
“if only he prayed at night.” When Abdullah heard
this, he immediately started praying at night,
sleeping for only a very short time.
(AL-BUKHARI,
SAHIH)
