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Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

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He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.
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Follow God May Side Truth
My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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Burden Grace Heavily Measure Sin
He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
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Give God Inform Knowledge Light Sin
There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah – a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik.
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Book Earth Face God More
Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.
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Benefit Knowledge Memorised
My sins seemed very great to me but when I compared them to Your forgiveness I found Your forgiveness to be greater
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Compare Forgiveness Found Greater Seem Sin
Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
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Off Only Recognize Show Sincere Someone
Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray – O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side.
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Face Flow Heart Help Lord Opponent Pray Side Silently Tongue Truth
The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.
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Community Own Religion Status
But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.
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Admonish Disgrace Publicity Recognize Shame Sincere
You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
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Body Greater Inside Just Say Something Universe
And those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.
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Always Deceive Deed Sincere State Worry
All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.
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Asleep Dead Deed Except Good Human Knowledge
My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.
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Erase Heart Know Meant Miss never Will
To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
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Able Almighty Bless God Thank
Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
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Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

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