Enjoy masculine qualities; which include bravery, forthrightness, noble manners and giving for the sake of good causes until the ambitions of men [die] before reaching your level. Equally, beware of the qualities that oppose them (i.e. the qualities) such as being unconfident, impatient, and weak in nobility for indeed they destroy knowledge, and cut off the tongue from speaking the [...]
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Masculinity and noble manners
Posted in Character, Manners, Shaykh Bakr Abū Zayd on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge
Posted in Character, Etiquette, Knowledge, Shaykh Bakr Abū Zayd on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An excerpt from: The Etiquettes of Seeking Knowledge … to adorn oneself with beautiful etiquette, noble manners, good behavior, and pious conduct are distinguishing characteristics of the people of Islam, and knowledge – the most precious pearl in the crown of the purified Sharee’ah – cannot be attained except by those who adorn themselves with its [...]
