Merits of the rational and the ignorant

We will mention a speech of the prophet Mohammed about the merits of the rational & the ignorant

First : merits of the rational

One: Be patient with the one who be ignorant with him

Two: He forgives the one who oppressed him

Three: Be humble with the one who is less than him

Four: Compete with the one who is better than him in doing good

Five: If he wants to talk he meditates , if the speech is good he will talk otherwise he keep silence

Six: If affliction appeared , he keeps himself from it by resorting to the God

Seven: If he saw a virtue , he proceeded to it

Eight: The shame is accompanying with him and the greed doesn't appear from him

Second : merits of the ignorant

One: He oppresses his accompany

Two: He insults those who are less than him

Three: He dares on those who are better than him

Four: His speech is without meditation , if he talks he commits a sin and if he keeps silence he neglected

Five: If affliction appeared , he proceeded to it

Six: If he saw a virtue , he turned away from it

Seven: He doesn't scare of his previous sins and doesn't prevent himself from committing sins

Eight: He doesn't care of doing good and doesn't attentive to the good that it passed

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