How to Look at Yourself and Others

When you see someone older than you, say: he has preceded me in ?m?n and righteous actions so he is better than me; and when you see someone younger than you, say: I have preceded him in sinning and disobedience so he is better than me. And when you see your brothers honouring and revering you, say: this is a virtue they have attained; and when you see them falling short (in their treatment of you) say: this is [because of] a sin I committed.

1. The Curse of Sin
2. The Humble Elite
3. The signs of true Repentance
4. Refusing Good Treatment
5. When the Sinful and the Rabble Take Knowledge