Gentleness

Gentleness is the best quality that one can have; on the authority of A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, the Prophet (PBUH) said, “O A’ishah! Show gentleness, for if gentleness is found in anything, it beautifies it and when it is taken out from anything it damages it.” (Sunan Abu Dawud)

When you meet people, greet them with gentle talk and a smiling face, because these are the attributes of the believer, like bee which eats sweet things and creates sweet things (honey), and if they land on a flower they do not break it. Allah (SWT) rewards His servants more for gentleness than violence.

On the authority of A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Be gentle and calm, O A’ishah, as Allah likes gentleness in all affairs.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Tawakkal

It is examination season. Everybody is busy studying and revising what has been taught to them over the course of the academic year. For the hardworking ones, it is all about revisiting all those neural connections which they have established upon first encountering the syllabus content. For the less fortunate, this period is a frantic combination of some revising and a lot of learning. After all, most of the content is new material to them. No matter the state one is in, one fact stands out; that everyone is hard at work.

From Umar ibn Al-Khattab from the Prophet (PBUH) who said: