Advises of Luqman Hakim (ra'matullahi 'alaihi)
1. Learn about the identification knowledge of Allah ﷻ & successfully understand them.
2. Do whatever you advise to others.
3. Speak when there are opportunities & speak only what is absolutely needed.
4. Speak & behave with the people according to the status & qualification of people.
5. Don't expose your secrets to anybody.
6. Test the friends who are distressed.
7. Test friends in positions of both benefiting or loss.
8. Understand the rights of a person & what he deserves.
9. Don't rely on women who are not intelligent.
10. Don't expose secrets to women & children.
11. Don't guide people in which you've no knowledge of.
12. Think before doing anything.
13. Teach your children how to ride a horse & shoot an arrow.
14. Whisper at night so your enemies can't listen & hurt you accordingly.
15. Teach your children knowledge & how to be respectful.
16. Help people & do things for them according to their situation.
17. Get along nicely with all people of race, religion & society.
18. Keep your clothes clean.
19. Guard your eyes & tongue while entering into house.
20. Must host guests according to your abilities.
21. Build up a habit of charity.
22. Maintain the middle way in all the activities.
23. Think of the amount of earning while spending.
24. Think of teachers as the best father.
25. Build the habit of eating less, sleeping less & speaking less.
26. Don't disappoint people who are relying on you.
27. Speak carefully at day time.
28. Always control your tongue.
29. Don't speak unnecessarily.
30. Don't embarrass someone in front of others.
31. Cover your mouth when yawning.
32. Don't prove a person as a criminal who is innocent & unblameable.
33. Hide your wealth & don't expose it to your friends or enemies.
34. Think of the properties of parents as a prize & invaluable.
35. Speak smiling with both friends & enemies.
36. Accept the friends as real who are true friends.
37. Do acts which would benefit you in both religion & worldly life.
38. Think of youth as the best of opportunities.
39. Speak whatever you say with proof & with measure.
40. Discuss with people of knowledge & well-wishers.
41. Try your best to do acts which are good.
42. Mix with people who are careful & knowledgeable.
43. Stay away from stupid people.
44. Behave in a way where general people won't find an opportunity to disrespect you.
45. Don't leave the presented work.
46. Don't disappoint any needy.
47. Don't make previous enmity appear again.
48. Don't get into a debate with respected & elderly people.
49. Don't joke & laugh at the elderly.
50. Don't walk in front of elderly.
51. Be friends with judicious & wise.
52. Love you friends to the best of your ability.
53. Meet with both friends & enemies smiling.
54. Address your parents with utmost respect.
55. Address your followers with utmost respect.
56.Learn how to operate common weapons & vehicles.
57. Distribute responsibilities among people according to their qualities.
58. Be sensible & tactful while doing any work.
59. Don't educate when you're not appropriately educated.
60. Don't think of other people's wealth.
61. Don't expect gratefulness from immoral people.
62. Don't be free of thought in any action.
63. Don't think that you've done something which you've not done.
64. Don't put off today's work for tomorrow.
65. Don't prolong speech in front of elders.
66. Don't insult honest people.
67. Don't be separated from relatives.
68. Don't be arrogant.
69. Don't clean your teeth in front of people.
70. Don't put your finger inside your nose or mouth in front of people.
71. Don't spit with noise.
72. Don't repeat the speech.
73. Don't say unreal things jokingly.
74. Refrain from jokes.
75. Don't praise yourself in front of others.
76. Don't move your hands while speaking.
77. Don't mix with enemies of your relatives.
78. Don't speak ill to a person who has passed.
79. Refrain from arguments as best as possible.
80. Think good of honest people.
81. Don't take your food to another person's eating place.
82. Never hurry in any actions.
83. Don't stress yourself for material things.
84. Speak softly even when you're angry.
85. Don't clean your nose with the tip of your clothing.
86. Get up from bed before dawn.
87. Don't put on makeup like women.
88. Don't peek here & there.
89. Don't cut off someone's speech to talk.
90. Don't get angry with someone in front of guests.
91. Keep yourself as much busy in worshiping as much you think your life is left.
92. Worship Allah ﷻ as much you think you need His favors.
93. Prepare for the hereafter life as much as you think you would stay there.
94. Try to seek refuge from hellfire until you're sure that you've found refuge from it.
95. Sin as much as you think you could tolerate being burned in hellfire.
96. You wanna sin? Find such a place where Allah ﷻ & his Messengers ﷺ can't see.
