Principle 30 — Refraining from Confrontation

The Prophet of Islam said that it is not right for a believer to humiliate himself. He was asked why would a person humiliate himself? He replied that it is when he is ready to face a calamity which he does not have the strength to deal with. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2254) This hadith gives a wise principle of life. That is, man’s actions must always be result-oriented. If he confronts such a force that he does not have the strength to deal with, he will suffer from humiliation and failure. It is by no means right to engage in an action that increases the destruction of oneself.