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weight of Allah's Commandment, and should therefore be ex-
amples for all the people. How can a leader be an example if he
lakes more for himself than most of his followers or other mem-
bers of his society ask for themselves? Leaders have to lead by ex-
ample. If we, as leaders, ask any man to sleep on the floor, we
should be prepared to sleep on the floor ourselves. Al-Islam
demands that our leadership set practical examples for us to
follow, and that each believer should strive to achieve the full
development of his latent virtues in the manner demonstrated by
Prophet Muhammad jg. The material standard of living for the
average person is much higher today than it was during his
lifetime, but the same rules still apply.
Prophet Muhammad assisted the old and the young. He
swept the floors for his wife. He was always concerned with the
plight of the poor, as well as with the moral and spiritual develop-
ment of the entire community. Once Prophet Muhammad jg had
six dirhams (a form of currency) left after he had distributed the
money collected for charity. He forgot about them, and that night
amples for all the people. How can a leader be an example if he
lakes more for himself than most of his followers or other mem-
bers of his society ask for themselves? Leaders have to lead by ex-
ample. If we, as leaders, ask any man to sleep on the floor, we
should be prepared to sleep on the floor ourselves. Al-Islam
demands that our leadership set practical examples for us to
follow, and that each believer should strive to achieve the full
development of his latent virtues in the manner demonstrated by
Prophet Muhammad jg. The material standard of living for the
average person is much higher today than it was during his
lifetime, but the same rules still apply.
Prophet Muhammad assisted the old and the young. He
swept the floors for his wife. He was always concerned with the
plight of the poor, as well as with the moral and spiritual develop-
ment of the entire community. Once Prophet Muhammad jg had
six dirhams (a form of currency) left after he had distributed the
money collected for charity. He forgot about them, and that night