Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 29
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VALVES 29 19. When any of you yawns he should try to keep his mouth closed as much as possible. 20. If a person sneezes, let him cover his mouth with his hand, or his handkerchief and suppress or subdue the sound. 21. Should any of you belch or sneeze, he should try to suppress the sound. 22. If any of you draws his sword! and then wishes to pass it on to his brother let him first replace it in its scabbard. 23. He who raises a weapon against us is not one of us. 24. Do not strike a brother on the face even if you should be fighting him. 25. When discord spreads among Muslims fashion your swords out of wood. 26. He who desires that people should stand up as a token of respect for him, let him prepare himself for a seat in the Fire. 27. Two things savour of disbelief; ridiculing a person's descent and bewailing the dead. 28. To sit down to eat with your servant is a courtesy. 29. A slip of the tongue is far worse than slipping of the foot. 30. When a person confesses his fault and asks f. or giveness of his brother and the latter does not respond, he is as guilty as an extortionist. 31. Strive for good and shun evil, and say of others that which you would like to hear said of you when you leave a gathering and do not say of others that which would displease you if it were said of you. 32. If anyone ever asked the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) for anything, he never refused.