Category: Manners
Taming The Inner-Self
Ibn Hazm said: واعلم أن رياضة النفس أصعب من رياضة الأسد '𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 [𝐧𝐚𝐟𝐬] 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥...
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From the etiquette's of good manners is not to criticise people personally, but to tell them things indirectly. There is a proverb that says:أكلمك يا بنتيوأسمعك يا ...
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They used to say: كُنْ عَظِيمَاً وَدُودَاً قَبلَ أَن تُصبِحَ عُظَيمَاً و دُودَاً ...
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It is said: قلبك هو البئر، ولسانك هو الدلو، فلن يغرف الدلو إلا بما يوجد في البئر ... '𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.' Let's not fool ourselves: Anyone who talks ...
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Imam Yahya Ibn Ma’ieen once said: إِنَّا لَنَطْعَنُ عَلَى أَقْوَامٍ لَعَلَّهُمْ قَدْ حَطُّوا رِحَالَهُمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‘𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲.’ [‘Muqaddimah’ of Ibn Salah, 1/390]. He th...
View DetailsRespecting Bad People
Giving value to lowly people: تعطي للحمار أهمية زائدة عن اللزوم سيظن نفسه حصان عربي أصيل ‘𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘆, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱.’ Spend your valuable time with honourable people. Give you...
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A young man hit an old woman with his bicycle... Instead of apologizing to her and helping her get back up, he laughed at her ... He then continued his ride... But the old woman called him saying: “You dropped (lost) something..” The young man quickl...
View DetailsChanging Character
Hadith: changing human character is more difficult than moving mountains The Prophet is reported to have said: إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِجَبَلٍ زَالَ عَنْ مَكَانِهِ، فَصَدِّقُوا، وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ بِرَجُلٍ تَغَيَّرَ عَنْ خُلُقِهِ، فَلَا تُصَدِّقُوا بِهِ ...
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An elderly person was walking with a bent back. A rude young man tried to mock the elderly person and said: "How much did you buy this bow?" The elderly person replied: "the passage of time will also gift you...
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It is said: كانت العرب تكره للرجل الدخول في خصومات النساء 'Arabs used to dislike that men get involved in disputes between women.' In our culture it is the same: if a man gives high importance, or gets involved in p...
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