Omar, Ameen..May Allah(SWT) accept your prayers. Cheers, Edi On 25/06/2009, omar joof <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Edi, > > Thank you once again for sharing. We are but sinners and those most likely > to err, thus we constantly need these reminders. > > May Allah(SWT) bless us all with knowledge, wisdom, and good health in this > day and many more to come, Ameen. > > Regards, > > Omar Joof. > >> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:26:38 +0100 >> Subject: [>-<] Fwd: Daily Hadith: Do Not Reciprocate >> From: [log in to unmask] >> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] >> >> [ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by Edi Jah >> <[log in to unmask]> ] >> >> >> Do Not Reciprocate >> >> >> Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “If somebody >> reproaches you and makes you feel ashamed of any of your defects, do >> not make him feel ashamed of any of his defects.” [Abu Daud] >> >> Usually, when somebody points out one of our shortcomings, we >> immediately become defensive and start finding faults with them. But >> the advice of our beloved Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), >> is that we should listen quietly and evaluate what we are being told. >> If there is something we can improve about ourselves, it is only to >> our own advantage to do so. If the criticism is unjustified, then we >> are rewarded for our patience and good behaviour in not retaliating. >> The angels will take care of defending our honour. Starting a counter >> attack opens the door for Shaytaan to come in and take over. >> >> Once Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) was sitting with the >> Prophet (sal allahu alaihi wa sallam) when a man came and started to >> abuse Hazrat Abu Bakr. Hazrat Abu Bakr remained silent. Finally, he >> started to speak in his defence. At this point the Prophet (sal Allahu >> alaihi wa sallam) got up and left. Hazrat Abu Bakr immediately went >> after him and inquired if he had done something wrong. Rasul Allah >> replied that as long as he had been silent, angels had been speaking >> on his behalf, but when he started to respond, the devil came and sat >> down next to him. As the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) could >> not remain seated where the devil was sitting, he left. >> >> >> >> >> ----------------------------gambiapost.NET------------------------------ >> SUBSCRIPTION: http://thegambiapostforum.com/membership >> We thank you for joining our forum. The purpose of The Gambia Post Forum >> is >> to provide a place for national discourse, a place where we can exchange >> ideas >> and share common interests. The Gambia Post is the largest Gambian online >> community on the Web where a variety of issues are discussed. We maintain >> an >> Open Forum for ALL Gambians and Friends of The Gambia, accessible to >> people of >> all works of life, and ages. And so while we understand that it is human >> nature >> to lose one's temper occasionally, a consistent pattern of profanity, >> especially >> against the parents of others will not be tolerated. This may result in a >> suspension and if necessary an indefinite ban. Once again, welcome to the >> Gambia >> Post and in the spirit of our motto, we encourage you to 'let your >> thoughts fly'. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ©2002 Our Guiding Principle : "Va, pensiero", "Let thought(s) fly forth" >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ > Internet explorer 8 lets you browse the web faster. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655582 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤