When you feel upset/angry:

Take a break from communicating if need be,

but don’t break the communication in the relationship

Keep talking and keep loving!

Four kinds of days…

I have four kinds of days:

1) A day when I go out and meet someone more knowledgeable than me, so I learn from him and that is the day of my benefit and profit.

2) A day when I go out and meet someone less knowledgeable than me, so I teach him, and that is the day of my reward.

3) A day when I go out and meet someone like me and I study and review with him, and that is the day of my lesson.

4) A day when I go out and meet someone below my level but he sees himself as being above my level, so I don’t talk to him, and I make that the day for my rest.

Ibraheem An-Nakha’ee
[Jaami’u Bayaan Al-Ilm, no. 878]

No Place for Innovations (Bid’ah) in the Religion…

Narrated Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.”

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book of Peacemaking, Hadith: 2697]

Showing respect when addressing our spouses…

It is reported that the wife of Imam Sa’id b. Al-Musayyib – Allah have mercy on him – said: “We only ever used to speak to our husbands like you address your commanders and leaders: [we would supplicate for them when talking to them] “May Allah keep you right!”, “May Allah keep you well!”

Abu Nu’aym [Hilyatu Al-Awliya` 5:198]