- The Prophet's (saw) as the perfect role model for generosity
- Other examples of generosity from the sunnah
- Giving for the sake of Allah vs. just giving
- The dangers of miserliness
- Miserliness not limited to wealth alone
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- Examples of joking from the Sunnah
- Why humor is necessary
- Importance of moderation in laughter and joking
- The etiquette of joking
- Things to avoid while joking:
Making fun of the religion, lying, excessiveness, mocking others, frightening others
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- People of righteousness and piety avoid celebrity
- The inner struggle against the love of prominence
- How the quest for status can destroy one's deen
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- Definitions of ghurur
- Quranic evidence of the negative consequences of ghurur
- Causes of self deception
- Categories of those afflicted by self-deception
- Treatment for self-deception
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- Evidence of the prohibition of mockery in Surah Hujurat
- Mockery based on the first sin of pride and arrogance
- Non-verbal mockery
- Revealing secrets and breaking promises as two of the signs of a hypocrite
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
