Begin with Yourself

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Transcribed from: Gems and Jewels | Compiled by: Abdul-Malik Mujahid |
DarusSalam

A man went to Ibn Abbas *radiAllaahu anhu* and said, O Ibn Abbas, I want


to enjoin people to do good and forbid them from doing evil. Ibn Abbas
said, And have you reached that level? He said, I hope that that is so.
He said, If you do not fear to be exposed by three verses of Allahs Book,
then do so.; The man asked, And what are they? He mentioned this verse:

*Enjoin you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of
obedience to Allah) on the people and you forget (to practise it)
yourselves.. (Baqarah 2:44)* 4p+O> "EE4-
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And then asked, Have you applied the implications of this verse? He said,
No. Ibn Abbas then mentioned the second verse:

*O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? Most hateful it
is with Allah that you say that which you do not do. (As-Saff 61:2-3)*
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After that he asked, Have you applied the implications of this verse? He
said, No. He then mentioned the third verse regarding Shuaib *alayhi
salaam*:

*I wish not, in contradiction to you, to do that which I forbid you. (Hud
11:88)*
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And then he asked, Have you applied the implications of this verse? He
said, No. Ibn Abbas said, Then begin with yourself.