God saith: Whoso does one good act, for him are ten rewards, and I also give more to whomsoever I will; and whoso does ill, its retaliation is equal to it, or else I forgive him; and he who seeketh to approach me one cubit, I will seek to approach him two fathoms; and he who walketh toward me, I will run toward him, and he who cometh before me with the earth full of sins, but joins no partner to me, I will come before him with an equal front of forgiveness.
There is alms for a man's every joint, every day in which the sun riseth; doing justice between two people is alms; and assisting a man upon his beast, and with his baggage, is alms; and pure words, for which are rewards; and answering a questioner with mildness is alms, and every step which is made toward prayer is alms, and removing that which is an inconvenience to man, such as stones and thorns, is alms.
The people of the prophet's house killed a goat, and the prophet said, "What remaineth of it?" They said, "Nothing but the shoulder; for they have sent the whole to the poor and neighbours, except a shoulder which remaineth." The prophet said, "Nay, it is the whole goat that remaineth except its shoulder: that remaineth which they have given away, the rewards of which will be eternal, and what remaineth in the house is fleeting."
Keep fast and eat also, stay awake at night and sleep also, because verily there is a duty on you to your body, not to labor overmuch, so that ye may not get ill and destroy yourselves; and verily there is a duty on you to your eyes, ye must sometimes sleep and give them rest...
A bier was passing, and the prophet stood up for it; and we stood with him and said, "O Prophet! verily this bier is of [an enemy] woman; we must not respect it." Then the prophet said, "Verily death is dreadful: therefore when ye see a bier, stand up."
The hearts of men are at the disposal of God like unto one heart, and he turneth them about in any way that he pleases. O Director of hearts, turn our hearts to obey thee.
The truest words spoken by any poet are those of Lebid, who said, "Know that everything is vanity except God."
--- The Muslim Sunnah ---
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