27-4 Be hopeful. Do not lose hopes in God’s Mercy. The best deed in the sight of the Honorable the Exalted God is being hopeful for relief so that one can survive with that hope.You should seek God’s help by reliance on Him when you say your morning prayers, since that is the time when the rewards are bestowed.Do not enter a shrine with a sword.You should not put the sword in front of you while you pray, since the Qibla (prayer direction) is a secure turning point.Whenever you go on the Hajj pilgrimage, you should also go and visit the shrine of God’s Prophet (MGB). It would be ungrateful not to do so.You should also visit other shrines which the Honorable the Exalted God has made it incumbent upon you to visit. You should ask for your share of daily bread there.Do not underestimate minor sins since they might lead to major sins.Lengthen your prostration because nothing is harsher for Satan to bear than to see the prostration of man, since Satan was ordered to prostrate but he disobeyed and man was ordered to prostrate and he obeyed and was saved.You should often remember death and your departure from the grave and standing up in front of God so that difficulties become easy for you.Whenever you get a pain in the eye you should recite the verse of the Throne (Ayat al-Kursi) hoping that you get better if God wills. I advise you to abstain from committing sins since any calamities, restrictions in your share of the daily bread, scratches, or bruises are due to committing sins.The Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness.’ You should often remember God when you eat food. You should not rebel since the food is also one of God’s blessings, and it is a part of your daily bread. It is incumbent upon you to thank and praise God for it.It would be better if you are grateful for the blessings when you get them and before they are gone. Blessings will testify as to how their owner treated them.God would be pleased with a little bit of good deeds of anyone who is pleased with a little bit of daily bread from God.I admonish you against immoderation as it will result in regret when there is no use in regret.When you are in the battlefield and you encounter your enemies, you should talk less and remember God a lot. You should not flee since then you will face God’s Wrath. When you encounter your wounded brethren you should rescue them. You should do as many good deeds as you can so as to be saved from a bad death.If you wish to know about your rank in the sight of God, you should consider God’s rank in your sight when you are committing sins. This would be your rank in the sight of the Blessed the Sublime God.The best thing you can get in your house for your wife is a sheep. The angels would sanctify you once a day, if you have one sheep in your house. They would sanctify you twice a day if you have two sheep in your house. They would sanctify you three times, if you have three sheep in your house.Whenever a Muslim gets weak, he should eat meat and dairy products since the Honorable the Exalted God has placed strength in them.Whenever you decide to go on the Hajj pilgrimage, you should prepare for the trip in advance as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation.’