*One should not praise himself.
*One should happily accept one's critique about himself.
*One should not despair when he sees that only a few have actually benefited from his talk. Imam adh-Dhahabi, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned that only eight or nine students would sit with Ata' bin Abee Rabaah, may Allah have mercy on him, to learn.10 *One should not waste time researching things of little or no benefit; this includes researching matters such as the color of the dog of the People of the Cave, or the fruit which Adam () and Eve ate from, or the diameters and width of the ship of Noah ().
*One should not busy themselves gathering irrelevant benefits and points, while researching a certain matter.
*When talking one should talk clearly and use words that can be easily understood. One should not use terms which are easily misconstrued or are not understandable.
*One should not talk without knowledge, nor should he feel uneasy when not being able to answer a question.
*One should not be disturbed by one's insults against him, as long as they do not put down the Deen of Allah.
*One should be careful not to become lazy when seeking knowledge.
