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| Manners of praising others |
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| Mona |
| 03/11/01 at 17:11:26 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, I was really taken aback when I read this hadeeth, while doing some editing for our MSA magazine. I think I now understand the rationale behind it, but wow did it make me think before I open my mouth to commend someone! Thought to share with ya'll :-) [color=black] [i]Sahih Muslim; Book 042, Number 7139[/i] 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakra reported on the authority of his father that a person praised another person in the presence of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), whereupon he said: Woe be to thee, you have broken the neck of your friend, you have broken the neck of your friend-he said this twice. If one of you has to praise his friend at all, he should say: I think (him to be) so and Allah knows it well and I do not know the secret of the heart and Allah knows the destined end, and I cannot testify his purity against Allah but (he appears) to be so and so. [/color] |
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| BrKhalid |
| 03/11/01 at 17:35:57 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) Good point Sr Mona Ensuring you have a pure intention is so difficult sometimes and if people start praising you, it can very easily throw you off balance. What I love about that Hadith though is the fantastic wisdom behind it ;-) |
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| AbdulBasir |
| 03/11/01 at 19:31:52 |
| [slm] Here's a quote I love that's relevant here, from Ali bin Abi Talib RA: "The one who praises you murders you." |
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| Arsalan |
| 03/12/01 at 00:11:08 |
| *This* would explain why men are so reluctant to praise their wives! ;) |
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| BrKhalid |
| 03/12/01 at 02:20:00 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) [quote]*This* would explain why men are so reluctant to praise their wives![/quote] Now that was funny! :D |
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