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Do not Haste
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
O people, calmly, calmly.
[Muslim]
He said at the time when the people were making clamour, were jostling noisily and the camels were making noise:
O people, go calmly for walking in haste is not from righteousness.
[al-Bukharee and Muslim]
[Source: ‘A Manual on the Rites of Hajj,’ by Sh. Alee ibn Wahf al-Qahtaani]
Midday Nap
Narrated Sahl bin Sad (may Allah be pleased with him):
We used to have a midday nap and take our meals after the Jumuah (prayer).
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 74, Number 296]
Keeping Secrets Secret
Narrated Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) confided to me a secret which I did not disclose to anybody after him. And Um Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) asked me (about that secret) but I did not tell her.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 74, Number 304]
Shaykh Al-Sudais: Practice Islamic Moral Values
Shaykh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (may Allah protect him), imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah said (on his visit to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; April 21, 2011):
… the Islamic civilization is based on justice, wisdom, freedom, moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence with others.
He urged Muslims to uphold moderate Islamic teachings and set a good example for others by practicing Islamic moral values.
Full press article…