● ما حَسَّنَ اللَّهُ خَلْقَ عَبْدٍ وَخُلْقَهُ إلاّ...

● ما حَسَّنَ اللَّهُ خَلْقَ عَبْدٍ وَخُلْقَهُ إلاّ اسْتَحْيَا أنْ يُطْعِمَ لَحْمَهُ النَّارَ. Never will God put to Fire the flesh of a servant to whom He has given good countenance and character. ● اِلْبَسْ جَدِيدَاً وَعِشْ حَمِيدَاً. New dresses wear, and good fame (try to) bear. ● الشَّعْرُ الحَسَنُ أحَدُ الجَمَالَيْنِ يَكْسُوهُ اللَّهُ المَرْءُ المُسْلِمَ. Nice hair is one of the two beauties God bestows on a Muslim. ● الخَطُّ الحَسَنُ يَزِيْدُ الحَقَّ وَضحَاً.

Nice handwriting adds to the clarity of truth. ● ما عُبِدَ اللَّهُ بِشَي‏ءٍ أفْضَلُ مِنْ فِقْهٍ في No act of worship is superior to acquiring deep knowledge in الدِّيْنِ. religion. ● ما يَحِلُّ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أنْ يَشْتَدَّ إلى أخِيْهِ بِنَظْرَةٍ تُؤْذِيْهِ. No believer is allowed to look harshly at his brother (in faith), bothering him thereof. ● لَيْسَ أحَدٌ أحَبَّ إليْهِ المَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَلا أحَدٌ أكْثَرَ مَعَاذِيْرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ.

No body loves being praised more than God, and nobody accepts excuses more than Him. ● ما تَصَدَّقَ النَّاسُ بِصَدَقَةٍ أفْضَلَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ يُنْشَرُ. No charity is superior to people's diffusion of knowledge. ● ما صَدَقَةٌ أفْضَلَ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالى. No charity weighs over remembering the Exalted God. ● ما جُمِعَ شَي‏ءٌ إلى شَي‏ءٍ أفْضَلَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إلى حِلْمٍ. No combination is better than that of knowledge and patience. ● ما مِنْ شَىْ‏ءٍ في المِيْزَانِ أثْقَلُ مِنْ حُسْنِ الخُلْقِ.

No deed will be heavier in man's scale (of deeds) than good- temperedness. ● ما تَجَرَّعَ عَبْدٌ جُرْعَةً أفْضَلَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ جُرْعَةِ غَيْظٍ كَظَمَهَا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ. No drink is superior to God than a sip of anger a servant of God drinks to please Him. ● خَمْسٌ لَيْسَ لَهُنَّ كَفَّارَةٌ: الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ، وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، وَبَهْتُ المُؤْمِنِ، وَالفِرارُ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ، وَيَمِيْنٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَقْتَطِعُ بِهَا مَالاً بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ.

No expiation can make up for the following five sins, and faithless is the one who lacks any single one of them: surrendering to the will of God, being pleased with His decrees, leaving one's affairs to Him, relying on Him, and keeping patient when one first faces a disaster. ● لا خَيرَ لَكَ في صُحْبَةِ مَنْ لا يَرى لَكَ ما يَرَى لِنَفْسِهِ. No good can you find in the company of the one who does not count himself equal to you.

● ثَلاثَةٌ لا يَنْفَعُ مَعَهُنَّ عَمَلٌ: الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ؛ وَعُقُوقُ الوالِدَيْنِ؛ وَالفِرارُ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ.