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It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

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The one who recites the Qur'an and the one who listens to it have an equal share in the reward.

Avoid cruelty and injustice for, on the Day of Judgment, the same will turn into several darknesses; and guard yourselves against miserliness; for this has ruined nations who lived before you.

"Happy is the man who avoids dissension, but how fine is the man who is afflicted and shows endurance."

"They are measurements of time for the people and for ḥajj [pilgrimage]."

It is better for any of you to carry a load of firewood on his own back than to beg from someone else.

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