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How to Build A Strong Personality June 14, 2008

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Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 4215
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat by al-Tabarani, Hadith no. 2944
Quran 66:11 · At-Tahrim
Quran 49:12 · Al-Hujurat
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2804
Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith no. 4875
Shu'ab ul Imran by al-Bayhaqi, Hadith no. 4772
Ibn Bettal, Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.1, p.88
Rabi' al-Abrar by Zamakhshari, p.376
Quran 7:23 · Al-A'raf
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hadith: piety means avoiding even doubtful things
“Ek hadith hai jisme bohot important baat kahi gayi hai”
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two moral levels: haram personality versus weak personality
“Zindagi mein do moral layers hain”
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weak personality is as bad as haram
“Us ko main apne shabdon mein kahoonga weak personality”
5 min 32 sec
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full story: educated man who couldn't name one lesson from novels
“Meri mulaqat ek sahab se hui, wo educated aadmi the”
2 min 31 sec
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man who read novels but never learned a lesson
“Taqriban ghanta bhar unse baat hoti rahi, ek wisdom ki baat nahi mili”
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the phrase that starts self-correction: I was wrong
“Wo hai ye kehna khule dil se ke I was wrong”
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the hidden price of weak personality: living in tension
“Weak personality ki do bhari prize deni padti hai”
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paradise is literally God's neighborhood
“Paradise khuda ke neighborhood ka naam hai”
5 min 33 sec
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Quranic teaching on avoiding assumptions about people
“Ya ayyuhal lazina amanu ijtanibu kasiram minaz zann”
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guessing something positive about someone isn't a sin
“Ek hai positive remark dena, ek hai negative remark dena”
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why negative guesses about people are sinful
“Doosra remark wo hai jo negative remark ho”
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character assassination is a sin rooted in guesswork
“Aaj kal negative remark ki mashhoor surat character assassination hai”
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the tongue is the most dangerous part of the body
“Zaban bohot zyada important hai insan ke body mein”
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two hadith stories on hurtful words and instant repentance
“Ek Muslim khatoon ne doosri khatoon ka zikr kiya jo naati thi”
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one word so harmful it could pollute an ocean
“Tum ne aisi baat kahi jo samandar ko pollute kar de”
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everyone lies indirectly even if not directly
“Ek hai direct jhoot, ek hai indirect jhoot”
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lying is called the greatest evil of all
“Jab chhupa nahi sakte to phir kya karen”
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never use an excuse, even a good one
“Baar baar aadmi excuse deta rehta hai”
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Adam's example: admit the mistake, no excuses
“Hamare ancestors the, yani Adam, jannat mein rakhe gaye the”
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Umar Farooq's fierce honesty about his own mistakes
“Ek hi option lena chahiye: apni galti ko maan lena”
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every mistake forces a choice: weak or strong personality
“Jab bhi aap se koi galti ho jaye, do option hote hain”