Advice From Saints In A Mountain

Sayyiduna Ibrahim bin Adham (رحمۃ الله تعالیٰ علیہ) has stated:

"I remained in the company of some saints in a mountain of Lebanon; each of them gave me the following pieces of advice to convey to the people:

1. He who fills his stomach with food will not attain pleasure in worship.

2. He who sleeps a lot will not have blessing in his age.

3. He who desires only the pleasure of people, will be despairing of the pleasure of Allah.

4. He who often backbites and speaks unnecessarily will not die as a Muslim."

[Minhaj al-Aabideen ila Jannatu Rabb al-Aalameen, Page 107]