Hazrat said that even though Tawazu (تواضع) is an internal attribute, that a person knows in his heart that he is just like everyone else and nobody special, but to make this attribute permanent and always present what a person must do practically is that he should not consider any chore to be beneath him, and should not think that any chore is too low for him to do. People should not develop elevated standards about themselves in their own minds that if they do things that everybody else does then their respect would diminish. Be prepared to carry out the most mundane of chores.
The second important consideration is that in his dressing, in his mannerisms, in his speaking and behaving with other people, a person should adopt ways which exhibit meekness and a down to earth attitude, and not Takabbur (تکبّر). Even though as mentioned Tawazu is really an attribute of the mind, and does not solely depend on one's external behaviour, but this is also an important part of developing Tawazu that if a person adopts a down to earth attitude in his external behaviour, then InshaAllah Allah Ta'alah will grant him Tawazu in his heart and mind as well.
Adapted from the talk "Tawazu, a means of greatness", by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani DB
The second important consideration is that in his dressing, in his mannerisms, in his speaking and behaving with other people, a person should adopt ways which exhibit meekness and a down to earth attitude, and not Takabbur (تکبّر). Even though as mentioned Tawazu is really an attribute of the mind, and does not solely depend on one's external behaviour, but this is also an important part of developing Tawazu that if a person adopts a down to earth attitude in his external behaviour, then InshaAllah Allah Ta'alah will grant him Tawazu in his heart and mind as well.
Adapted from the talk "Tawazu, a means of greatness", by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani DB
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