36. Seeking Knowledge & Concealing Knowledg

Seeking Knowledge                                          36

Seeking knowledge is compulsory on every Muslim male and female.

--Tradition by Ibn Majah. Narrator: Anas. (Excerpt)

Concealing Knowledge                                    36

Whoever is asked about the knowledge that he has acquired but he conceals it, shall wear a girdle of fire on the Resurrection Day.

--Tradition by Ahmed, Ibn Daud, Tirmizi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah.

Also by Ibn Majah. Narrator: Anas.

35. Paying Wages & Refusing Wages

Paying Wages                                                     35

Pay the labourer his wages before his sweat dries up.

--Tradition by Ibn Majah. Narrator: Abdullah-b-Omar.

Refusing Wages                                                 35

The Almighty God said: There will be three persons who will face My opposition on Resurrection Day: A man who gave (trust) in My name and then broke the trust; a man who sold a free man and enjoyed his price; a man who engaged a labourer, took full work from him but did not pay his wages.
-- Qudsi Tradition by Bukhari. Narrator: Abu Hurairah.

34. Patient of Others & Not Patient of Others

Patient of Others                                               34

A Muslim who mixes with the people and remains patient over their harms is better (Muslim).

--Tradition by Tirmizi and Ibn Majah. Narrator: Ibn Omar. (Excerpt)

Not Patient of Others                                        34

The one who does not mix with people nor is he patient over their harms (is not a better Muslim).

--Tradition by Tirmizi and Ibn Majah. Narrator: Ibn Omar. (Excerpt)

33. Monotheism & Polytheism

Monotheism                                                    33  

Belief has got seventy and odd branches of which the best is saying: ‘there is no deity but God’.

--Tradition by Bukhari and Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

Polytheism                                                      33

The Almighty revealed: Whoever sets up partner with Me. I desert him and his partner.

--Qudsi Tradition by Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)  

32. Modesty & Shamelessness

Modesty                                                              32 

Modesty (haya) is a part of faith, and faith is in paradise.

--Tradition by Ahmed and Tirmzi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

Shamelessness                                                  32

Obscenity is a part of hardness of heart, and hardness of heart is in the Fire.

--Tradition by Ahmed and Tirmzi. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)

31. Moderation & Extravagance

Moderation                                                    31

The best of affairs is their middle position.

--Tradition by Baihaqi. Narrator: Matref-b-Abdullah.

Extravagance                                                31
God disliked that you squander possession.

--Tradition by Bukhari and Muslim. Narrator: Mughirah. (Excerpt).

30. Living for the Hereafter & Living for the World

Living for the Hereafter                                     30

A wise person is one who keeps a watch over his desires and passions, withholds himself from that which is harmful and strives for that which will be of benefit after death;

 – Quoted by Tirmizi on the authority of Abu Y‘ala bin Shaddad bin Aus(R.A.).

Living for the World                                          30

and a foolish person is one who submits to the cravings and desires of his ego-self, and (then) asks God (for their fulfillment).

 – Quoted by Tirmizi on the authority of Abu Y‘ala bin Shaddad bin Aus(R.A.)