Self-admiration (العُجْب) is one of the gravest sins and among the most destructive to good deeds.
Category: Manners
Value your blessings
It is narrated from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه a very beneficial statement, which is his saying
What is at-Tawakkul?
“What is at-Tawakkul (reliance)?” al-Hasan al-Basree said:
“It is that nothing in the servant’s heart is more trustworthy than their Lord.”
Trying to harm you
And among the beneficial matters is to know that people’s harm to you, especially through bad words, does not harm you, but rather harms them.
Because of a righteous man
Indeed, Allaah protects – because of a righteous man – his child, and the child of his child, and even the small dwellings around him; so they remain under Allaah’s protection and care.
Continue to learn
We continue to learn as long as we find someone to teach us.
Gentle speech
Gentle speech washes away the hidden grudges harboured within the soul.
Envying one another
[When] I saw people envying one another, I reflected on the words of Allaah تعالى
Patiently endured poverty
I never saw Ahmad ibn Hanbal ever mention worldly matters, and he patiently endured poverty for seventy years.
A person of innovation
I have never debated anyone wishing for them to make a mistake, except for a person of innovation, for I wished that his [true] nature be exposed to the people.