I learned that my sustenance will not be taken by [anyone] other than me, so I am at ease with that…
Category: Manners
Allaah loves the doers of good
Does your chest not tighten when someone to whom you have done good does not know you?
Having good suspicion of Allaah
I am of the opinion that at-tawakkul is having good suspicion of Allaah.
Watch your tongue
«Most of the sins of the son of Aadam are due to his tongue»
When someone does you a favour or a good turn
Whoever does you [a favour or] a good turn, particularly in terms of your religion, and [offering you sincere] advice, and encouraging you upon good and discouraging you against that which is bad, then [all of] this necessitates that you should love [and respect] them.
Don’t concern yourself with them
Indeed, you are unable to please all of the people, so rectify that which is between you and Allaah and don’t concern yourself with [what] the people [may think or say].
Watch what you eat
I advise you not to visit the rulers, and watch what you eat, [so you are certain] it is not haraam.
I do not know
By Allaah, I do not know; ask the cupping practitioners.
He prescribed me with seven
My close friend [Muhammad] ﷺ prescribed me with [the following] seven…
Divide the night into thirds
Abu Bakr al-Anbaaree said that al-Imaam, al-Haafith Abu ‘Ubayd would divide the night into thirds; so he would pray a third of it, and sleep a third of it, and author books [during] a third of it.