Seize The Benefit of Five Things From The People Of Your Era

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Ibn Abee Hatim(.328H)- may Allah have mercy upon him – said:

‘I entered Damascus and came upon the students of hadeeth, and I passed by the circle of Qaasim al Joo’ee(d.248 AH). I found a  group sitting around him and he was speaking. Their appearance amazed me; and I heard him saying:

”Seize The Benefit Of Five Things From The People Of Your Era:

“When you are present, you are not known, when you are absent you are not missed, when you are seen, your advice is not sought, when you say something, your saying is not accepted, and when you have some knowledge, you are not given anything for it.”

I also advise you with five matters:

When you are treated unjustly, do not behave unjustly, when you are praised, do not become happy, when you are criticised, do not become upset, when you are not believed, do not become angry, and if people act deceitfully towards you, do not act deceitfully towards them.”

Ibn Abee Haatim said: ”So I took that as my benefit from Damascus.”

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