Charity
A man giving in alms one piece of silver in his lifetime is better for
him than giving one hundred when about to die.
To meet friends cheerfully and invite them to a feast are charitable
acts.
To extend consideration towards neighbors and send them presents are
charitable acts.
Education
To acquire knowledge is binding upon all Muslims, whether male or
female.
The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.
He who travels in the search of knowledge, to him God shows the way
of Paradise.
Acquire knowledge, because he who acquires it, in the way of the
Lord, performs an act of piety; who speaks of it praises the Lord; who
seeks it, adores God, who dispenses instruction in it, bestows alms; and
who imparts it to its fitting objects, performs an act of devotion to
God. Knowledge enables its possessor to distinguish what is forbidden
from what is not; lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the
desert, our companion in solitude, our companion, when bereft of riends;
it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is our ornament
in the company of friends; it serves as an armor against our enemies.
With knowledge the creatures of Allah rises to the heights of goodness
and to noble position, associates with the sovereigns in this world and
attains the perfection of happiness in the next.
Envy
Keep yourselves far from envy, because it eats up and takes away good
actions, like the fire that eats up and burns wood.
Supression of Anger
Whoever suppresses his anger, when he has in his power to show it, God
will give him a great reward.
He is not strong and powerful, who throws people down, but he is
strong who withholds himself from anger.
Behavior
Deal gently with a people, and be not harsh; cheer them and condemn not.
Much silence and a good disposition; there are no two works better
than these.
The best of friends is he who is best in behavior and character.
One who does not practice modesity and does not refrain from
shameless deeds is not a Muslim.
Parents and Family
Paradise lies at the feet of thy mother.
He who wishes to enter Paradise must please his father and mother.
Pride
No one who keeps his mind focussed entirely upon himself, can grow
large, strong and beautiful in character.
Remembrance of God
Whoever loves to meet God, God loves to meet him.
The five stated prayers erase the sins which have been committed
during the intervals between them if they have not been mortal sins.
Sympathy
God is not merciful to him who is not so to humankind. He who is not
kind to God's creation and to his own children, God will not be kind to
him.
Whosoever visits a sick person, an angel calls from Heaven: "Be happy
in the world and happy be your walking; and take your habitation in
Paradise."
Worldly Love and Materialism
The love of the world, is the root of all evils.
Wealth properly employed is a blessing; and a man may lawfully
endeavour to increase it by honest means.
