Rectifying others before oneself
“Beware of being preoccupied with rectifying others before you rectify yourself.”
Mukhtasar Minhāj al-Qāsideen | Imām ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi [may Allāh have mercy on him]
“Beware of being preoccupied with rectifying others before you rectify yourself. Busy yourself with rectifying your heart within you and purifying it from blameworthy traits such as greed, envy, ostentation, and vanity before rectifying what is outside of you.”
Source: Mukhtaṣar Minhāj al-Qāṣidīn 1/20
9:55 am
Alhamdullilah! This statement is loaded with truth and to the point. Our time could be best spent, assessing changes we need to make within yourselves, rather than focusing on others over which we have no control. Control and change thyself!