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Ismail ibn Musa Menk
6 quotes
“When giving advice, do so kindly. Do it sincerely with patience. Don't do it to show that you are more intelligent or better than others.”
Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 4 April 2016
“Be wary of people who stab you in the back repeatedly & then behave like they're the ones who have been wronged. It's best to avoid them.”
Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 5 April 2016
“No matter how angry, never use harsh words on others; for those could be the last words you'll ever say to them. Choose to be kind always.”
Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 8 April 2016
“You can search the world for happiness but you won't find it until you start being content with what the Almighty has already given you.”
Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 31 May 2016
“There's no need to be popular & win the approval of others. The Almighty did not create you for this purpose. Stay true to yourself.”
Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 24 June 2016
“And the same applies to the spouse. You know you love them, but you need to say it again and again. Like we got to the food, moments ago, and you need to say: "This food is – mashallah – it's really, really great". Even if the salt is a little bit more. Because sometimes, as I was saying, she spent so much time bringing it in front of us – and we are worried about how it's smelling, number one, and number two is we say, as we taste it, "The salt is too much, no?" What are you talking about? She just looks at you and her face flops. «I've been at it for three hours here, four hours I've been busy with this for so many months...» And what does she even say? "Next time I'll try a bit harder" – that's if she's a good woman; if not, she will say: "Never gonna cook this again!" It's typical. And if you have someone who is very witty: "The next time there's salt to be put in, I'll call you to put it." So we need to praise the cooking of our wives, we need to praise their dress code, especially... For example, I can let you know something that has worked, for some people. When you find some women, you know, they don't like to dress appropriately, so the husband sometimes wants to tell them something. There're two, three ways of doing it. You can either say, "This is very bad, I don't want you to wear this." And, you know, you might have a response. But if you want a response from the heart, what you do is, you tell them: "The other dress looked much better than this." You see, so you are praising one thing, and that praise is not there when the other thing is there. So, you have told them, in a way, that «this is what I really love». And go beyond the limits in praise – that's your wife, don't worry, you can say whatever you want, mashallah, in terms of goodness. Like the food, when you eat, even if it is a little bit this way or that way, just praise it, mashallah. See what it is. Praise the effort, at least. Let me tell you what has happened once. They say the imam in the mosque had said: "You need to praise the cooking of your wife". Just like I said now. So the man went home, and he had this meal, and he was looking at it, and looking at his wife, and smiling, all happy, mashallah, excited and everything. And when he finishes, he says: "Oh! It was awesome!" And the wife says, "What? I've been cooking for you for 21 years, you never said that! Today, when the food came from the neighbor, you want to say it was awesome?”
Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Fortunate Muslim Family: Divine Solution to the Fragmented Family" (20 February 2012), lecture at the University of Malaya (YouTube video)