Warning against Tale-Bearing

Beware of tale-bearing, for the first person to despise you for it will be the one to whom you carry tales. It is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “A tale-bearer will not enter Paradise.”

The Prohibition against Envy

Beware of envy, for it is a disease that destroys the one who harbors it and brings ruin to the one who follows it.

Avoiding Shameful Deeds

Beware of shameful deeds, for Allah Most High has forbidden them, whether committed openly or secretly, as well as sin and unjust aggression.

The Prohibition against Backbiting

Beware of backbiting, for it nullifies good deeds, multiplies sins, distances one from the Creator, and causes one to be hated by created beings.

The Prohibition against Pride

Beware of pride, for the one who possesses it remains engulfed in Allah’s abhorrence and ultimately returns to His wrath.

The Prohibition against Miserliness

Beware of miserliness, for there is no malady worse than it: religious integrity cannot remain sound in its presence, nor can eminence be complete alongside it.

Mindfulness of Allah in Private and Public

Beware of disgraceful situations and of anything you would hate to have exposed about either of you,