dust upon my head. (1)

• He also said, “How excellent are the two things people dislike: death and poverty. By Allah, life is nothing but wealth or poverty, and I do not mind which of the two I am afflicted with. In each case I place my hope in Allah: if it is wealth, it provides an opportunity for kindness, and if it is poverty, it provides an opportunity for patience.” (2)

3 – He said, “You are passing through the nights and days while your appointed terms grow shorter and your deeds are being recorded, and death comes suddenly. Whoever sows good will soon reap it in hope, and whoever sows evil will soon reap it in regret; each planter receives the like of what he planted. The slow-moving will not be deprived of his allotted share, and the greedy will not attain what was not decreed for him. Whoever is granted good, it is Allah who granted it; whoever is protected from evil, it is Allah who protected him. The God-fearing are the masters, the jurists are the leaders, and sitting with them is a gain.” (3)

• “There are only two things: guidance and speech. The best speech is the speech of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ. The worst of affairs are the newly introduced ones, and every new introduction is a bidʿah. Let not the span of time seem long to you, and let not wishful hope distract you, for everything that is coming is near, and distant is only that which will never come. Wretched is the one who is wretched while still in his mother’s womb, and happy is the one who learns from the fate of others. Fighting a fellow Muslim is disbelief, and reviling him is wickedness. It is unlawful for a Muslim to shun his brother for more than three days: he must greet him with peace when he meets him, answer him when he invites him, and visit him when he is ill. The worst of reports are reports of falsehood. Lying is never acceptable—whether in earnest or in jest—nor should a man promise his child something and then not