ISLAMIC CHARACTER

Islamic Character ~ 128 ~ encounters hardship will have his own burden lightened by God, both in this world and in the next. God helps His servant, so long as that servant is actively helping his brother.” (Muslim, Sahih) All these statements are summed up in a hadith related by Jarir, according to which the Prophet said: “God will not show mercy to one who is not merciful to others.” (Bukhari, Muslim) LARGE-HEARTEDNESS Say someone hires a taxi and, at the end of his journey, is asked to hand over fifty rupees for his fare. Now, if the passenger has only fifty rupees in his pocket, he is likely to argue that the taxi driver is quoting too high a fare. He does not, after all, want to be left with an empty wallet. However, suppose he has five thousand rupees in his wallet, he will not argue over a mere fifty rupees. He will just pay whatever fare is demanded and go on his way. The possessor of great wealth will not argue over mere trifles, whereas a man living in straitened circumstances will have to be careful about every