Kindness

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Appendix 30, Polygamy

Polygamy must alleviate pain and suffering and must not cause any pain or suffering.“A few basic criteria must be observed in contemplating polygamy: 1. It must alleviate pain and suffering and not cause any pain or suffering.”

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Appendix 36, What Price A Great Nation

Love, courtesy, peace, and mutual respect prevail among the people of such a nation and between it and other world communities.“Prevalence of love, courtesy, peace, and mutual respect among the people, and between this nation and other world communities (3:110, 60:8-9).”

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Recordings 14

Audio 14 (PL2)

Believers must never hold a hard feeling against a brother or sister, and should forget the past and treat each other as if meeting for the first time.“who must never have a hard feeling or a dislike thought, a brother or a sister.”“And the way to do it is to actually forget the past.”“You must convince yourself that you are meeting this person for the first time.”“Give your brother a chance.”

Play at 20:44

Audio 21

A disbelieving relative who is not actively fighting you may still receive your charity, because your help may cause him to believe.“but he's not fighting you actively, then you have to give his accounts to the relative.”“And maybe when you help him, this will cause him to believe.”

Play at 11:21

Audio 23 (PL2)

Poverty in the country is a test, and one must be kind to the poor and thankful not to be in their position.“But this is a test for this country. And I must be a scientist, must be kind, must be”“They are human beings.”

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We show appreciation to God by fasting Ramadan, praying the five prayers on time, and being charitable and kind.“and to show your appreciation by casting the month of Ramadan,”“by praying the five prayers in their time,”“by giving to charity, being charitable, kind.”

Play at 41:42

Audio 24 (PL2)

You should be straightforward and not beat around the bush, but say things in a positive way that does not hurt the other person.“Don't beat that out in the bush.”“You can say, you know, I like your hair better work this out.”“This is a positive statement.”

Play at 16:30

Audio 27

God commands His servants to treat each other in the best possible manner, because the devil always tries to drive a wedge among them and is man's most ardent enemy.“Tell my servants that you and I to treat each other in the best possible manner,”“Surely the devil is man's most ardent enemy.”

Play at 48:52

Audio 27 (PL2)

Because God gave us the capacity for compassion and for knowledge, it is our duty to develop compassion and to seek knowledge.“Therefore, it's a duty for us to develop our capacity for compassion.”“If Allah has given us the power to know,”“it becomes our duty to know.”

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Audio 34

Men, being physically stronger breadwinners who may tyrannize women unknowingly, must go out of their way to remove any oppression and be kind and considerate to their spouses.“So, we really have to backward and go out of our way to remove that oppression or any hint of it.”“We are stronger physically, we are the bread earners, and we tend sometimes to tyrannize them, without even feeling it.”“own neck we have to go out of our way to be really kind and considerate of our spouses.”

Play at 15:10

Audio 39

In matters of personal friction that have nothing to do with God, the Quran tells you to do good to your enemy and love him, and he may become your friend.“Okay, if it is personal friction, the Quran actually tells you to love your enemy.”“Perhaps you would become your friend in the future.”“Right, if you meet by my enemies, the personal animosity, that is the Quran tells you to do good to them, to love your enemy.”

Play at 8:44

With neutral people who do not fight you, you may talk, joke, befriend and help them, religion aside, looking at them as potential believers.“So there is no problem, you talk to them, you play around jokes with them, religion aside.”“You help them if they are not fighting you.”“Yes, look at them as potential believers.”“You are trying to woo them, actually.”

Play at 5:11

Audio 42

Muslims may donate organs and blood, because the body is like a garment and helping another human being is good.“Yes, definitely, because the body is not important to the told ones who live the body.”“The body is like a garment that we are wearing.”“And if it is going to help another human being, by all means go ahead and do it.”

Play at 51:08

Audio 50

When beggars come to your door you must act, because the Quran commands us not to reprimand the beggar, and that is the least we can do.“Therefore you shall not forsake the orphan, nor shall you reprimand the beggar.”“When they come to your door, you have to act.”“There's a command in here not to recommend the better.”“The least you can do is not recommend.”

Play at 31:11

Sermon, July 1987

The criterion for polygamy is whether it alleviates sorrow or creates it, and whether one is driven by lust or by charitable feelings.“criterion for polygamy is that you alleviate sorrow, you do not create sorrow.”“creating sorrow or alleviating sorrow? Will there be creation of pain or”“removal of pain? This is one thing. Am I driven by lust or am I driven by”

Play at 32:19

The Computer Speaks

Leading a righteous life means being honest, truthful, and nice, and never hurting anyone.“The third requirement is to lead a righteous life.”“And this means that you're a person who is honest, truthful, nice, one who never hurts”

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Submitters Perspective · April 1998

We cannot call ourselves believers if we ignore the suffering of our neighbors or cause it.“We cannot call ourselves believers when we turn our backs on the pain and suffering next door, or worse, if we are guilty of inflicting that pain on our neighbor.”

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Submitters Perspective · April 2001

A second form of charity is everyday giving to people in need, in any form such as money, deeds, goods, or kind words.“The second form of charity is the day-to-day giving to those around us we see in need. This can be given in any form: money, deeds, tasks, goods, words of kindness and compassion etc.”

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​Audio 24 (PL2)

​Audio 27

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​Audio 34

​Audio 39

​Audio 42

​Audio 50

​Sermon, July 1987

​The Computer Speaks

​Submitters Perspective · April 1998

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Appendix 30, Polygamy

Appendix 36, What Price A Great Nation

Audio 14 (PL2)

Audio 21

Audio 23 (PL2)

Audio 24 (PL2)

Audio 27

Audio 27 (PL2)

Audio 34

Audio 39

Audio 42

Audio 50

Sermon, July 1987

The Computer Speaks

Submitters Perspective · April 1998

Submitters Perspective · April 2001

Submitters Perspective · April 2003

Submitters Perspective · April 2013

Submitters Perspective · April 2017

Submitters Perspective · April 2023

Submitters Perspective · April 2024

Submitters Perspective · April 2025

Submitters Perspective · August 1996

Submitters Perspective · August 2002

Submitters Perspective · August 2005

Submitters Perspective · August 2020

Submitters Perspective · August 2021

Submitters Perspective · August 2022

Submitters Perspective · December 1998