Four
Hatim al Assam, "I have chosen four things to know and have discarded all the knowledge in the world besides." "One", he answered, "is this: I know that my daily bread is apportioned to me, and will neither be increased nor diminshed; consequently I have ceased to seek to augment it. Secondly I know that I owe to God a debt which no other person can pay instead of me; therefore I am occupied with paying it. Thirdly, I know that there is one pursuing me( i.e. death) from whom I can't escape; accordingly I have prepared myself to meet him. Fourthly, I know that God is observing me; therefore I am ashamed to do what I ought not."
Hatim al Assam, "I have chosen four things to know and have discarded all the knowledge in the world besides." "One", he answered, "is this: I know that my daily bread is apportioned to me, and will neither be increased nor diminshed; consequently I have ceased to seek to augment it. Secondly I know that I owe to God a debt which no other person can pay instead of me; therefore I am occupied with paying it. Thirdly, I know that there is one pursuing me( i.e. death) from whom I can't escape; accordingly I have prepared myself to meet him. Fourthly, I know that God is observing me; therefore I am ashamed to do what I ought not."
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