English book · An Islamic Treasury of Virtues

What is Faith?

English book, p. 137

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

By performing small tasks a man does not demean himself The Caliph of Islam, Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, was talking to someone late one night when the lamp started flickering. “I will wake up the servant,” ventured his companion. “He can put some oil in the lamp.” Umar told him not to do so. Then he got up and put the oil in the lamp himself. “I was Umar ibn Abdul Aziz before I put oil in the lamp, and I am still Umar ibn Abdul Aziz,” said the Caliph. (SIRAT UMAR IBN ABDUL AZIZ)

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