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of Muhammed (peace and blessings upon
him)
The messenger of God said to me (Anas),
'Son, if you are able, keep your heart from morning till night and from
night till morning free from malice towards anyone.' "The best of God's servants are those
who, when seen, remind one of God; and the worst of God's servants are
those who carry tales about to do mischief and separate friends, and seek
for the defects of the good." "It is unworthy of a believer to
injure people's reputations; and it is unworthy to curse any one; and it
is unworthy to abuse any one; and it is unworthy of a believer to talk
arrogantly." "Assist your brother Muslim, whether
he be an oppressor or an oppressed." 'But how shall we do it when he
is an oppressor?' Muhammad said, 'Assisting an oppressor is by forbidding
and withholding him from oppression. "God is gentle and loves gentleness." Faith is a restraint against all violence,
let no believer commit violence What actions are most excellent?
"To gladden the heart of a human being, to feed the hungry, to help
the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the
wrongs of the injured." "The best of people is one from whom
good accrues to humanity." Someone said to the Prophet, 'Pray to God
against the idolators and curse them.' The Prophet replied, 'I have been
sent to show mercy and have not been sent to curse. Anyone who kills a sparrow for nothing, it
will cry aloud to God on the day of resurrection, saying, 'O My Lord! such
and such a man killed me for nothing, he never killed me for any good.' We were on a journey with the Prophet when
we saw a finch with two young ones. We took away the two young ones and
the mother bird fluttered around. Then the Prophet came and said, 'Who has
distressed her by taking away her young ones? Return her young ones to
her.' The Prophet also saw the abode of ants which we had burnt, and said,
'Who has burnt this?' We said, 'We (have done this).' The Prophet said,
'It is not proper that any one should punish another by fire unless it be
the Lord of fire.' "Deal gently with the people, and be
not harsh; cheer them and condemn them not." "The warrior is one who battles with
his own ego (nafs) on the path of God." After a major battle, defending the small
community of Islam against powerful enemies who sought to destroy it, the
Prophet said: "We have returned from the lesser holy war (jihad) to
the greater holy war." When asked what he meant by the greater war,
the Prophet replied, "Struggle against the ego (nafs)." "God has mercy upon those who are
merciful to others." "Would you have me tell you about
actions that are better than fasting, prayer, and charity? Bring goodness
and high principles between people." "The strongest among you is the one
who controls his or her anger." "Oh God, bring peacefulness among us,
bring unity into our hearts; guide us to equilibrium, take us from
darkness to light." "Among the servants of Allah, those
who are more useful to the people are also those more loved by the
Divine." "Being an honorable Muslim means that
people are safe from your actions and words." "Read the Koran if it keeps you from
doing ill, and if you recite the Koran and are not prevented from
wrongdoing, then you are not truthful in reading the Koran." "Be kind to people whether they deserve your kindness or not. If your kindness reaches the deserving, good for you; if your kindness reaches the undeserving, take joy in your compassion." Halveti Jerrahi Order |