💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 When told "you're ugly", "pangit ka", "you're not that pretty",
Respond to immature actions intelligently.
Ask them questions so they notice their idiocy,
Echo their remarks or walk away confidently.
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Ask them, "Is 'ugly' a new word you learned recently?
Is that a nickname given by your mom and daddy?
If that's your way of flirting with me, then I'm sorry,
I don't like shallow people who lack inner beauty."
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Scornfully repeat what they said. Their nonsense copy
Just to give them a taste of their immaturity,
Or be the more mature adult and ignore their folly.
Their envy or self-hate could be why they act rudely.
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Don't let your self-esteem decrease by anybody
Who thinks they're perfect or dictates how you should appear,
When they too have flaws and their skin isn't always clear,
And they don't have power to make wrinkles disappear.
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What's their definition of "beautiful", now tell me?
Wearing colored contact lenses? Looking like Barbie?
Fancy wigs? Fake eyelashes? Cosmetic surgery?
Altering oneself to satisfy society?
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Actual beauty is more than what you let people see.
It involves a grateful heart that serves Allah Only,
A beautiful soul content with Allah's Destiny,
And pleasant thoughts that don't welcome wretched qualities.
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Envy, suspicion and treating others unfairly
Aren't recognized by souls enriched with real beauty.
Troubled and wounded souls speak ugly speech fluently,
While those whom Allah guides talk truthfully and kindly.
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but rather He looks at your hearts and actions."
Source: Sahih Muslim 2564
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Abdullah Bin Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated that Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said:
"The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hands the Muslims are safe."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 10 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever wrongs his brother in his honor or anything else should resolve the matter today before it cannot be resolved with gold and silver coins. If he has good deeds to his credit, they will be taken from him according to the measure of his injustice. If he has no good deeds left, he will bear the evil deeds of the one he has oppressed."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 2317
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
https://abdurrahman.org/2009/07/28/the-story-of-julaybib-radhi-allaahu-anhu/