An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
3. Worship
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on pilgrimage – and he went on to mention all
the virtuous actions-but that he would be
rewarded only according to the degree of his
intellectual awareness of what he did.
(AHMAD,
MUSNAD)
LODGE GOD IN ONE’S HEART: THAT IS THE
BEST OF STATES
When Abu Darda was told that Abu Saad ibn
Munabbih had freed a hundred slaves, his
comment was: “Certainly, this is a great act. But
let me tell you one that is even greater: faith
which encompasses night and day, and, on
one’s tongue, the constant remembrance of
God.”
(HILYAT AL-AULIYA)
REMEMBERING GOD IS A CONSTANT STATE
OF PRAYER
Abdullah ibn Maud once observed that a man of
knowledge was always at his prayers. His
listeners asked him to explain this. “Thoughts of
God are always in his heart and on his tongue,”
