Sayings of the Prophet
Trust
Trust in God, but tie your camel first.
The World
Treat this world as I do, like a wayfarer; like a horseman who stops in the shade of a tree for a time, and then moves on.
Objects
It is your attachment to objects which make you blind and deaf.
Sleep
Sleep is the brother of death.
Reflection
The Faithful are mirrors, one to the other.
Women
Women are the twin-halves of men.
Privacy
Whoever invades people´s privacy corrupts them.
Oppression
When oppression exists, even the bird dies in its nest.
Love
Do you think you love your Creator? Love your fellow-creature first.
Distribution
God it is who gives: I am only a distributor,
Helping others
I order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a
Muslim or not.
Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
Teaching
One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer....
Teaching
One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer....
Humility
Humility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety.
Envy
Envy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel.
Death
Die before your death.
The Tongue
A man slips with his tongue more than with his feet.
Desire
Desire not the world, and God will love you. Desire not what others have, and they will love you.
Practice
Who are the learned? Those who put into practice what they know .
Anger
You ask for a piece of advice. I tell you: 'Do not get angry.' He is strong who can withhold anger.
Judge
A man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife.
Struggle
The holy warrior is he who struggles with himself.
Ink and Blood
The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.
Accusations
Anyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die before committing it.
Obligation to Learn
The pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim.
Lies, promises, trust
He is not of mine who lies, breaks a promise or fails in his trust.
Some behaviour
I am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.
The Bequest
I have nothing to leave you except my family.
Understanding
Speak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding.
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