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Answer: The Prophet said: The leaders are from the Quraish.
For this reason, the Prophet was born in the most respectable family out of the families of the children of Adam. The Prophet said: Choose for your semen women of your equal ranks. He also said: Give up impure green tree. The people asked him. What is impure green tree? He said: A beautiful woman of bad family. A woman of good family is .* gift.

Question: What is the meaning of physical gift?

Answer: It means health of body and long life, as without them, knowledge and action donot become perfect. The Prophet said: To spend the whole time in divine service is a great fortune.
Beauty is also a gift. It is useful for the next world for two reasons - (1) an ugly appearance is reprehensible to nature. The application of a beautiful man is acceptable and its influence falls in the minds of men. So it is a strength which can help towards God. The pious men said that face and eyes are mirrors of mind.
They also said: A broad forehead tells what is in mind. Once Caliph Mamun cut off the name of an ugly man from the list of soldiers. When soul shines, appearance becomes bright. The Prophet said: Seek good from those having beautiful face. Hazrat Omar said : When you send messengers, search for those having good appearance and good men. The jurists said that if for the purpose of Imamate in prayer two men are equal in qualities, he who has got better appearance shall be Imam. God says : He gave him increase in knowledge and body.

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Question :God says : There are your enemies in your wives and children. So beware of them-64 : 14. God says : Your wealth and children are a trial-64 : 15. So why has not God treated them and wealth as gifts?

Answer: Wealth has got benefits as well as dangers, It is like a snake which has got jewel in its forehead as well as poison. The snake-man saves himself from its poison and takes out its jewel from it. Who knows how to take its jewel, snake is a good thing for, him, but it is dangerous to others who catch it. He who dives in ocean to collets jewels and emeralds from its bottom knows how to save himself. He who does not know the modes of diving and swimming will destroy himself. Similar is the case with wealth. To him who knows its use, it is a gift and to him who misuse it, it is a danger. For the above reason, God termed wealth as Khair or a good thing, Similar is the case with name, fame, honour, wives, children and relatives.