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20 20. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 61. Abu Dharr and Mu'az ibn Jabal relate that the Holy Prophet said:. Mind your duty to Allah, wherever you are; and follow up evil with good, the latter will wipe out the former; and behave well towards people (Tirmidhi). 62. Ibn Abbas relates: I was riding behind the Holy Prophet one day when he said: Boy, I would instruct thee in some matters. Be watchful of Allah,. He will be watchful of thee. Safeguard His commandments, He will be ever with thee. When thou must ask, ask of Allah alone; and when thou must seek help, implore Allah alone for help. Remember that if all the people were to combine to bestow some benefit upon thee, they would not be able to bestow anything upon thee except that which Allah has appointed for thee, and that if all of them were to combine to do thee harm, they would not be able to afflict thee with anything except that which Allah has decreed against thee. The pens have been lifted and the ink of the books has become dry (Tirmidhi). Another version has it:. Safeguard the commandments of Allah, you will find Him before you; remember Him in prosperity, He will remember you in adversity. Be sure that that which has led you into error will not lead you aright, and that which has guided you to good will not lead you astray. Remember that help comes with steadfastness, there is prosperity after adversity and that hardship is followed by ease. 63. Anas has said: You indulge in things which you account as less than a hair whereas in the time of the Holy Prophet we shunned them as fatal (Bokhari). 64. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah is jealous, and. His jealousy is roused by a person indulging in that which He has forbidden (Bokhari and Muslim). 65. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet narrate the following: Allah having determined to try a leper, a bald one and a blind one from among the Bani Israel sent an angel to them. The angel came to the leper and asked him: What is it that you would like best? He said: A good complexion and a clear skin and removal of my affliction on account of which people shun me. The angel passed his hands over him and his affliction left him and he acquired a good complexion. Then the angel asked him: What property would you like best? The man said: Camels. He was given a she-camel ten months pregnant; and the angel said: May Allah bless it for thee. Then the angel came to the bald one and asked him: What is it that you would like best? He said:. Lovely hair and removal of the affliction on account of which people avoid me. . The angel passed his hands over him and his affliction was removed and he acquired lovely hair. Then the angel asked him: What property would you like best? The man said: Cattle. He was given a cow which was carrying a calf; and the angel said: May Allah bless it for thee. Then the angel came to the blind one and asked him: What is it that you would like best? He said: That Allah may restore my sight so that I may see people. The angel passed his hands over his eyes and Allah restored his sight. Then the angel asked him: What property would you like best? The man said: Goats. He was given a she-goat which was