English book · 100 Principles for Purposeful Living

Not Permissible to Stop Talking for More than Three Days

English book, p. 54

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

One cannot succeed by involving oneself with the ignorant. Therefore, the best wisdom is to avoid an ignorant person and move on. No one can erase the existence of the ignorant from the world. However, it is always possible for everyone to continue to build their lives by keeping away from the ignorant. The avoidance of the ignorant puts out the fire, rather than kindle it. 90. Success in Patience The Prophet of Islam said, “Know that success comes with patience.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 2803) This tradition explains the extraordinary importance of patience. Patience is a stepping stone to all kinds of progress. The patient can never fail in this world. In today's world, there are ups and downs with every human being. Every human being experiences undesirable situations again and again. It is often the case that a person becomes discouraged and can feel defeated. But this is not right: in today's world, the chances of success are so great that they never exhaust. Failure is integral to success. The purpose of patience is to save yourself from despair and wait for the next opportunity. If a person shows patience after the first failure, he will soon find that the second success is waiting for him nearby. Therefore, we should not be afraid of failure, it is a part of the road to success. 91. Agreeing to Lesser Evil Umayr ibn Habib ibn Khamashah, a companion of the Prophet of Islam, said that he who does not tolerate the lesser evil of the ignorant would have to endure the greater evil of the ignorant. (Al-Mujam al-Awsat, Hadith No. 2258)

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