Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 63
MORAL VALUES 63 66. The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) was told of a person who was constantly engaged in prayer striving for good, and of another who always shunned evil. He said: The first does not come up to the second. 67. Shall I teH you of something which is even better than prayer, fasting and charity? It is the promotion of goodwill, for dissension is ruin. 68. The l-1. oly Prophet (peace be on him) said: There is no wisdom greater than foresight, no virtue better than abstention, and no descent nobler than good behaviour. 69. The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) asked his companions: Can any one walk on water without wetting his feet? They replied: No, Messenger of Allah, there is none such. Whereupon he observed; Similarly no man of the world can escape sin entirely. 70. Abdullah son of Cmar has related: The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) placed his han<l on my shoulder anlf said: Live in this world as if you are a stranger here or a wayfarer bound elsewhere. Abdullah used to say: In the evening do not look forward to the morning and in the morning do not look forward to ,he evening; in periods of health put by a store of good deeds for periods of illness and in life do the same for death. 71. A man came to the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) and said: Messenger of Allah, tell me something by the doing of which I should win the love ot Allai1 and the love of my fellows. The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) said: Desire not the world and Allah will love you; desire not that which other �ople have and they will love you. * * *