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“None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Righteousness is that which makes the heart and the soul feel tranquil, wrong doing is that which wavers in the soul”
Prophet Muhammad
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“There are two blessings which many people lose: Health and free time for doing good”
Prophet Muhammad
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“The strong man is not the one who wrestles well; but the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is angry”
Prophet Muhammad
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“If anyone plants a tree or sows crops, and then a bird, a person or an animal eats from it, it is a Charitable gift on his behalf”
Prophet Muhammad
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“All mankind is from Adam and Eve. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab… nor a white person over a black person”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Forgive him who wrongs you, join him who cuts you off, do good to him who does evil to you, and speak the truth even if it be against yourself”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Emancipate the captive, feed the hungry, visit the sick”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Forgive him who wrongs you, join him who cuts you off, do good to him who does evil to you, and speak the truth even if it be against yourself”
Prophet Muhammad
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“The best form of Jihad is when a man fights against himself and his desire”
Prophet Muhammad
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“He is not a believer, he who eats to his fill, whilst his neighbour goes hungry”
Prophet Muhammad
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“All mankind is from Adam and Eve. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab…nor a white person over a black person”
Prophet Muhammad
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“The best amongst you are the best in character”
Prophet Muhammad
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“He is not a believer, he who eats to his fill, whilst his neighbour goes hungry”
Prophet Muhammad
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“None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”
Prophet Muhammad
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“A good word is charity. Every step taken on the way to prayer is charity. Removing an obstacle from the road is charity”
Prophet Muhammad
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“If somebody reproaches you and makes you feel ashamed of any of your defects, do not make him feel ashamed of any of his defects”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Modesty brings nothing but good”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Teach! Make things easy! And do not make things complicated!”
Prophet Muhammad
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“There are two blessings which many people lose: health and free time for doing good”
Prophet Muhammad
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“If anyone plants a tree or sows crops, and then a bird, a person or an animal eats from it, it is a charitable gift on his behalf”
Prophet Muhammad
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“There is no gift (from God) better than patience”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Whoever sees an evil should change it with his hand. If he is unable to do so then with his tongue. And if he is still unable, then with his heart”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than the one earned by working with his own hands”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Make things easy and do not make them difficult, say good things to people and do not repulse them”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Wealth is not diminished by giving in charity”
Prophet Muhammad
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“He who has no kindness and gentleness is, in fact, deprived of all good”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Religion should be easy; whoever overburdens himself in it will not manage. Do not go to extremes. Try your best and receive good tidings that you will be rewarded”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Shall I tell you of something that is better than fasting, prayer and charity? It is mending discord between people. Beware of hatred – it strips you of your religion”
Prophet Muhammad
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“The strong man is not the one who wrestles well; but the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is angry”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Richness does not mean having a great amount of wealth, but richness is being content”
Prophet Muhammad
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“The happy man is he who avoids discord”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Wisdom is the lost wealth of the believer; he should adopt it from wherever it may be found”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Beware the plea of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and God”
Prophet Muhammad
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“Upon completion of Creation, God wrote in the Book, ‘My Mercy prevails over my wrath’”
Prophet Muhammad
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“The smallest place in the Garden of Paradise is better than this world and everything in it”
Prophet Muhammad
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“God does not look at your bodies, or at your forms, but looks at your hearts and your works”
Prophet Muhammad
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