Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 61
MORAL VALUES 61 44. Solitude is better than bad company and good company is better than solitude; good speech is better than evil speech. 45. When you are confronted with a difficulty, pro- ceed with caution and fortitude till Allah shows you a way out of it. 46. When Allah, the Exalted, provides a means of subsistence for one pf you, let him not give it up till there is a change in the situation. 47. Each one of you is a Ehepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock; a ruler is responsible for his people and is accountable in respect of them; a man is responsible for his family and is accountable in respect of it; a woman is responsible f_or her husband's household and is accountable in respect of it; a servant is responsible for his master's goods and is accountable in respect of them; a son is responsible for his father's property and rs account able in respect of it. Thus each of you is a steward and each 9f you is accountable for his charge. 48. Do not call down a curse upon your own selves, or upon your children or upon your servants or upon your property, lest it be a moment when prayer is accepted and misfortune shpuld befall you. 49. There will soon be calamities, disorders and con flicts, then if you ::an contrive that you would rather be killed than be the killer, do so. 50. There are two things a man dreads; first death, and yet death may be better for him than evil; and secondly poverty, and yet it may be easier for him to endure than having to account for wealth. 51. Repentance of a sin means that one should never 1·evert to it. 52. It :s sin enough for you to be always quarrelling. 53. When you are inclined to relate someone's faults remind yourself of your own. 54. No one learns humility without having erred, nor wisdom without experience.