The Best Among You II

Sunflower

Khalid ibn al Walîd (RadiAllahu Ta'ala anhu) narrated the following hadith:
A Bedouin came one day to the Holy Prophet (sallallahu 'alahi wasallam) and said to him,
'O, Messenger of Allah! I've come to ask you a few questions about the affairs of this Life and the Hereafter.'
- 'Ask what you wish' said Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alahi wasallam).
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Q: I'd like to be the most learned of men.
A: Fear Allah, and you will be the most learned of men.

Q: I wish to be the richest man in the world.
A: Be contented, and you will be the richest man in the world.

Q: I'd like to be the most just man.
A: Desire for others what you desire for yourself, and you will be the most just of men.

Q: I want to be the best of men.
A: Do good to others and you will be the best of men.

Q: I wish to be the most favored by Allah.
A: Engage much in Allah's praise, and you will be most favored by Him.

Q: I'd like to complete my faith.
A: If you have good manners you will complete your faith

Q: I wish to be among those who do good.
A: Adore Allah as if you see Him. If you don 't see Him, He seeth you. In this way you will be among those who do good.

Q: I wish to be obedient to Allah.
A: If you observe Allah's commands you will be obedient.

Q: I'd like to be free from all sins.
A: Bathe yourself from impurities and you will be free from all sins.

Q: I'd like to be raised on the Day of Judgement in the light.
A: Don't wrong yourself or any other creature, and you will be raised on the Day of Judgement in the light.

Q: I'd like Allah to bestow His mercy on me.
A: If you have mercy on yourself and others, Allah will grant you mercy on the Day of Judgement.

Q: I'd like my sins to be very few.
A: If you seek the forgiveness Allah as much as you can, your sins will be very few.

Q: I'd like to be the most honorable man.
A: If you do not complain to any fellow creature, you will be the most honorable of men.

Q: I'd like to be the strongest of men.
A: If you put your trust in Allah, you will be the strongest of men.

Q: I'd like to enlarge my provision.
A: If you keep yourself pure, Allah will enlarge your provision.

Q: I'd like to be loved by Allah and His messenger.
A: If you love what Allah and His messenger love, you will be among their beloved ones.

Q: I wish to be safe from Allah's wrath on the Day of Judgement.
A: If you do not loose your temper with any of your fellow creatures, you will be safe from the wrath of Allah on the Day of Judgement.

Q: I'd like my prayers to be responded.
A: If you avoid forbidden actions, your prayers will he responded.

Q: I'd like Allah not to disgrace me on the Day of Judgement.
A: If you guard your chastity, Allah will not disgrace you on the Day of Judgement.

Q: I'd like Allah to provide me with a protective covering on the Day of Judgement.
A: Do not uncover your fellow creatures faults, and Allah will provide you with a covering protection on the Day of Judgement.

Q: What will save me from sins?
A: Tears, humility and illness.

Q: What are the best deeds in the eyes of Allah?
A: Gentle manners, modesty and patience.

Q: What are the worst evils in the eyes of Allah?
A: Hot temper and miserliness.

Q: What assuages the wrath of Allah in this life and in the Hereafter?
A: Concealed charity and kindness to relatives.

Q: What extinguishes hell's fires on the Day of Judgement?
A: Patience in adversity and misfortunes.

The Best Among You

White Flower

Best Manners

Hadith - Bukhari's Book of Manners #286 and Ahmad

Abu Huraira, r.a., said, "I heard Abu al Qasim (the Prophet saaws), say:

The best among you in Islam are those with the best manners, so long as they develop a sense of understanding.'

Four Types of People

Hadith - At-Tirmidhi 5287, Narrated Abu Kabshah al-Anmari

The world has only four types of people:

1. A man whom Allah provides with property and knowledge, in which he fears his Lord and joins ties of relationship, acting in it towards Allah as is due to Him, this man being in the most excellent station.

2. A man whom Allah provides with knowledge but not with property, who says with a sincere intention that if he had property he would act as so and so does, their reward being equal.

3. A man whom Allah provides with property but not with knowledge, in which he acts in a random manner ignorantly, not fearing his Lord respecting it, or using it to join ties of relationship, or dealing with it in a right way, this man being in the worst station.

4.A man whom Allah provides with neither property nor knowledge, who says that if he had property he would deal with it as so and so does and has this intention, the load they have to bear being equal."

The Best Character

Hadith - Tirmidhi

"The most perfect of the believers is the best of you in character, and the best of you are those among you who are best to their wives."

The Ten Rules of Good Followership

Masjid Sultan Salahudin Abdul Aziz, Selangor, Malaysia

1. Don’t blame your boss for an unpopular decision or
policy; your job is to support, not undermine.


2. Fight with your boss if necessary; but do it in private,
avoid embarrassing situations, and never reveal to others
what was discussed.


3. Make the decision, then run it past the boss; use your
initiative.


4. Accept responsibility whenever it is offered.


5. Tell the truth and don’t quibble; your boss will be giving
advice up the chain of command based on what you said.


6. Do your homework; give your boss all the information
needed to make a decision; anticipate possible questions.


7. When making a recommendation, remember who will
probably have to implement it. This means you must know
your own limitations and weaknesses as well as your
strengths.


8. Keep your boss informed of what’s going on in the
unit; people will be reluctant to tell him or her their problems
and successes. You should do it for them, and assume
someone else will tell the boss about yours.


9. If you see a problem, fix it. Don’t worry about who
would have gotten the blame or who now gets the praise.


10. Put in more than an honest day’s work, but don’t ever
forget the needs of your family. If they are unhappy, you will
be too, and your job performance will suffer accordingly.


By Col Phillip S. Meilinger in The Ten Rules of Good Followership

Leadership

Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar

Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing.

~Warren Bennis

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

~John Kenneth Galbraith.

It's amazing how many cares disappear when you decide not to be something, but to be someone.

~Coco Chanel

Source: Big Dog's Leadership Quote

Qoutes by Socrates

The Temple of Poseidon




Friends, why do you scrape every stone to gather wealth,and take so little care of your children,to whom one day you will relinquish it all?
Socrates (469 - 399 BC)


'To find yourself, think for yourself'
Socrates (469 - 399 BC)


A good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death.
Socrates (469 - 399 BC)


Source: Socrates Qoutes




By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.



Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.


Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.


Envy is the ulcer of the soul.




Source: Socrates Qoutes