Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 40
40 DIGNITY AND SELF RESPECT The true servants of the Gracious One are those who walk upon the earth with humility and when they are accosted by the ignorant ones, their response is: Peace,. . . and when they come upon anything vain, they pass. on with dignity (25. 64 and 73). * * * The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) said: 1. Try to meet your needs with dignity, for everything proceeds according to measure. 2. Conformity to Islam requires that a person should forsake that which is purposele5s and futile. 3. Keep away from the hurly burly of the streets. 4. If you break a shoe-lace do not go about wearing only one shoe. Repair the lace and wear the pair or else go bare-footed. 5. Eating in the streets is ill-mannered. 6. He upon whom Allah bestows affluence should exhibit some sign thereof. 7. Allah has said: It jars upon Me to hear people abuse Time. I am Time. I change night into day and day into night. 8. On the Day of Judgment you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers, so choose goodly names. 9. When you depute a person to carry your message to me choose one comely of countenance with an agreeabk name. 10. It behoves not a believer to demean himself. Some one asked: How would a person demean himself? He answered: By assuming obligations he is unable to discharge.