An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
3. Worship
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had a strong gait, talked in a forceful tone and
would beat forcefully too.”
KEEPING WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF
PROPRIETY WHEN FASTING
Anas ibn Malik relates how two women sat
together, ostensibly on a fast, but indulging in
slander and giving vent to their grudges. When the
Prophet heard of this, he said: “They cannot be said
to have fasted. How can they have fasted when they
have been eating the flesh of their fellows?”
(ABU DAWUD,
SUNAN
)
Another account records the Prophet as saying:
“They have abstained from that which God has made
lawful. What broke their fast was indulgence in that
which God has prohibited. One sat with the other and
they started biting into the skins of others.”
(AL-TARGHEEB WA AL-TARHEEB)
THE STATE INDUCED BY PRAYER SHOULD BE
ABIDING
Abu Ramtha recounts how, when he was praying
