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Wise sayings and general rules

Wise sayings and general rules

Wise sayings and general rules

(Taken from the Koran, Sunna and words of Muslim wise men)

“Give to the one who has denied you.”

“If you want to number the faults of anyone else, number your own faults instead.”

“Pay the hired worker his wages before his sweat dries.”

“The best charity is that given by one who has little.”

“Read the Koran, for it will come and intercede for its readers on the Day of Resurrection.”

“There is no goodness in one who is not friendly or likeable.”

“Control your tongue, let your house be enough for you and weep for your sins.”

“(Take care of) your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then other relatives in order of closeness.”

“The most beloved of people to Allah is the one who is most helpful.”

“Whoever restrains his anger, Allah will conceal his faults.”

“A bad attitude spoils a good deed just as vinegar spoils honey.”

MUHAMMAD YUSUF

2026-11-01 (Jumad-ul-awwal 1448) №11.


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