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XXIX. Allah has placed obligations upon you do not cause them to go to waste. He has set boundaries for you do not exceed them. He has forbidden you from things do not violate them. He has remained silent concerning certain things but not through forgetfulness, do not burden yourselves with them
XXX. Whenever people disregard matters of faith for the betterment of their world Allah causes them involvement with that which is more damaging
XXXI. Many a scholar has been destroyed through ignorance not being benefited by his knowledge
XXXII. The affairs of Allah cannot be established save by him who does not allow himself to be bribed, nor allows himself to be equalled [by others through their wealth and influence, in the establishment of the laws of Allah], nor does he pursue covetous desires
XXXIII. A wasted opportunity is a source of torment
XXXIV. The example of this world is like that of a snake soft is its touch deadly is the poison soaked within its mouth. An undiscerning fool advances to it while a wise man remains cautious of it
XXXV. He who is negligent in [the performance of good] deeds is afflicted with distress. Allah has no concern with a person in whose wealth or self there is no share for Him
XXXVI. This world is a passage to the eternal abode and the people in it are of two types; a man who has sold his soul to it and is rebuked by it and a man who has bought his soul from it and has been released by it
XXXVII. A friend is not a true friend until he is true to his friend on three occasions; at the time of misfortune, in his absence and at his death
XXXVIII. Prayer (salah) is a means of proximity for every pious person. Pilgrimage (haj) is a way of holy struggle (jihad) for the weak. Every thing has a form of purity (zakah), the purity of bodies is by fasting. The form of struggle for a woman is by maintaining a happy marriage
XXXIX. Increase the descent of sustenance through the giving of alms
XL. One who is confident of a [good] descendent is generous in giving [to him]
XLI. One who economises is not reduced to poverty
XLII. Patience descends in accordance with calamities. The one who strikes his hand onto his thigh [as a sign of non-perseverance] at a calamity reduces the worth of his deeds
XLIII. Anxiety leads greatly to senility and old age
XLIV. How many persons who by fasting gains no more than thirst from it. How many a person who stands long nights in worship but has no more than sleeplessness and toil from his wakefulness. How wonderful is the sleep, rest and the eating and drinking of the sagacious
XLV. O son of Adam fear your Lord when you find Him increasing you in blessings as you increase in disobedience.
XLVI. Regulate your faith with the giving of alms. Safe guard your property by the giving of the religious dues. Repel the waves of calamities through supplication
XLVII. A man is concealed underneath his tongue
XLVIII. Has annihilated the one who is unaware of his worth
XLIX. Every man has a final outcome whether sweet or bitter
L. For everyone there is a state of advance and retreat. As for that which retreats it is as if it did not exist
LI. He who perseveres eventually achieves success even if the waiting is lengthy
LII. One who is in agreement with the actions of others is equally involved with them. The one who is involved in falsehood commits two crimes: the crime of committing falsehood and the crime of being satisfied with it
LIII. Reprimand your brother [in faith] through showing him beneficence. Repel his evil by bestowing upon him
LIV. The one who places him self in a position of suspicion has only his self to blame for people's unfavourable opinion of him
LV. One who owns is the one who monopolises
LVI. The one who independently proceeds through his opinion parishes, as for the one who consults others shares in their wisdom
LVII. One who conceals his secrets has control of that which is good for him
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