8. Accepting the apology of someone who has wronged you.
9. Choosing moderation in everything.
10. Staying away from worthless pursuits.
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T gist of the above is to neither cause harm to others nor to cause
them pain. Remember that there is no return once milk has spoiled,
nor can a jewel be put back together once broken.
Hazrat Junayd al-Baghdadi v used to say that he preferred the
company of a wrongdoer who had good etiquette over an ‘aalim
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(scholar) who had bad etiquette. T is why I say that neither
the Creator nor His creation is pleased with someone who has bad
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etiquette. T salik (seeker) who considers spiritual training to be
complete simply with the completion of his litany is ignorant; both
the dhikr (remembrance) of his heart and the dhikr of his tongue
are faulty. His outward appearance may coincide with the testimony
of faith, but internally he has nothing but darkness. One with a bad
attitude and bad manners will never attain anything even if he joins
himself with the most able shaykh (spiritual guide). He has lost
everything because of his habits. Character should be moderate, but
not vile. Such a traveller, (on the path of spirituality) will never
be accepted. Considering all of this, thinking about the blessings of
Paradise seems like a distant matter.
Was-salam ma`al-ikram,
Faqir Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi Mujaddidi
17 NISBAH