An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
3. Worship
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man called Abdullah ibn Judaan. A cousin of the
Prophet’s wife Aishah, he died before the
commencement of the Prophet’s mission. Aishah
once mentioned to the Prophet that Abdullah ibn
Judaan had rendered immense services to humanity
and had always been a generous host. She
wondered whether these acts would benefit him on
the Day of Judgement. The Prophet replied in the
negative: “For never once did he pray: Lord, forgive
my sins on the day of Retribution.”
(MUSLIM,
SAHIH)
GOD LOVES THE HUMBLE CRY OF HIS
SERVANT
When a servant of God calls upon his Lord, and his
call is pleasing to God, He orders Gabriel not to
hasten the fulfillment of His servant’s prayer, for
He likes to hear the voice of one making
supplication to Him.”
(JAMI‘ AL-ULUMWA AL-HIKAM)
HOW TO BE PRUDENT
Caliph Umar ibn Abdul Aziz maintained that in
