Gardens of the Righteous

by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan

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Gardens of the Righteous — Page 292

292. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 327. . On the Undesirability of Self Condemnation 1745. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet said: Let no one of you say:. My soul is corrupted (Khabusat). But if he must, he might say: My soul is in bad shape (Laqasat) (Bokhari and Muslim). 328. . On the Undesirability of Calling Grapes Karm 1746. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Do not call grapes Karm, for a Muslim is Karm (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version is: Karm is the heart of a believer. 1747. This hadith is a repetition of part of the immediately preceding hadith. 329. . On the Prohibition of Describing the Beauty of a Woman 1748. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: Let not a woman embrace another woman and then describe her to her husband in such detail as if he was looking at her (Bokhari and Muslim). 330. . On the Desirability of Supplication in Full Confidence 1749. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy prophet said: Let not any of you supplicate: Allah, forgive me if Thou will; Allah, have mercy on me if. Thou will. A supplication should be made in full confidence for no one has the power to compel the Divine (Muslim). Another version is: A supplicant should supplicate in full confidence and should magnify his desire for acceptance of his supplication for no bounty is too great for Allah. 1750. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: When one of you supplicates he should ask in full confidence and should not say: Allah, bestow on me if Thou will; for there is no forcing Him (Bokhari and Muslim). 331. . On the Undesirability of Combining what Allah wills and So and So wills 1751. Huzaifah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Say not: What Allah wills and So and So wills, but say: What Allah wills, and then separately what. So and So wills (Abu Daud).