16. Generosity & Miserliness

Generosity                                                        16 
God said: spend (in charity) O son of Adam, and then,
I shall spend on you.

--Tradition Qudsi by Bukhari and Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah.

Miserliness                                                       16
Miser is far-off from God, from paradise, from people, and is near hell.                

 --Tradition by Tirmizi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah.

15. Follow the Right & Ignore the Wrong

Follow the Right                                                   15

Accustom yourself to do good if the people do good

and not to do wrong if they do wrong.

-- Tradition by Tirmizi: Narrator: of Huzaifa. (Excerpt)

Ignore the Wrong                                                 15

Don’t be passive by saying: if people do good we will do good, and if they do wrong, (then likewise,) we will do wrong.     

--Tradition by Tirmizi: Narrator: of Huzaifa. (Excerpt)

14. Evil Secured & Evil Unsecured

Evil Secured_________________________14    
(Among) the best of you is he from whom good is 

hoped for and his evil is secured.

-- Tradition by Tirmizi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

Evil Unsecured_______________________14  

(Among) the worst of you is he from whom good is 

not expected, and his evil is not secured.

-- Tradition by Tirmizi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

13. Ease & Hardship

Ease                                                                 13 
A desert Arab passed urine within the mosque. The Prophet told the people to leave him and throw a bucket of water on the ground, and told them: indeed, you have been raised up to bring ease.
--Tradition by Bukhari. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

Hardship                                                          13
You have not been raised up to inflict hardship.
--Tradition by Bukhari. Narrator: Abu Hurairah.(Excerpt

12. Doubtless Matters & Doubtful Matters

Doubtless Matters                                          12  

God hates resentment in doubtless matters.

-- Tradition by Ahmad, Abu Daud & Nisai. Narrator: Jabir-b-Ateeq. (Excerpt)

Doubtful Matters                                             12

God loves resentment in doubtful matters.

--Tradition by Ahmad, Abu Daud & Nisai. Narrator: Jabir-b-Ateeq. (Excerpt)