Abu Nu’aym reported: Abu Sulayman, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Thinking about the world is a veil over the Hereafter and a punishment…
View More Abu Sulayman on Thought: Thinking about Hereafter is life for the heartCategory: Scholars العلماء
Malik on Arguments: Should he argue to defend the Sunnah?
Al-Haytam ibn Jamil reported: I said to Malik, “O servant of Allah, if a man has knowledge of the Sunnah, should he argue to defend…
View More Malik on Arguments: Should he argue to defend the Sunnah?Ma’ruf on Arguing: If Allah guides him, he acts and does not argue
Abu Nu’aym reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If Allah intends good for a servant, He opens the door of action…
View More Ma’ruf on Arguing: If Allah guides him, he acts and does not argueIbrahim on Peace: If kings knew our inner-peace, they would fight us for it
Ibn Asakir reported: Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If the kings and their sons knew what we experience of spiritual…
View More Ibrahim on Peace: If kings knew our inner-peace, they would fight us for itKhawlani on Zuhd: Asceticism is to trust Allah over yourself
Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported: Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “To renounce the world does not mean to forbid what is…
View More Khawlani on Zuhd: Asceticism is to trust Allah over yourselfIbn Mubarak on Salaf: The predecessors sought manners before knowledge
Ibn al-Jazari reported: Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I sought manners for thirty years and I sought knowledge for twenty years. The righteous…
View More Ibn Mubarak on Salaf: The predecessors sought manners before knowledgeIbn Wahb on Character: Malik taught me manners more than sacred knowledge
Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Ibn Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What I learned from the manners of Malik was better than his…
View More Ibn Wahb on Character: Malik taught me manners more than sacred knowledgeMalik on Character: I learned manners before I sacred knowledge
Al-Qadi ‘Iyad reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “My mother would dress me up and say to me: Go to Shaykh Rabi’ah…
View More Malik on Character: I learned manners before I sacred knowledgeIbn Abbas on Fasting: Permission to taste food while fasting if needed
Ibn Qudamah reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “There is nothing wrong for a fasting person to taste food, vinegar, or…
View More Ibn Abbas on Fasting: Permission to taste food while fasting if neededShafi’i on Debate: The best answer to a fool is silence
Imam al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, said in his poetry, “If a fool speaks to you, then do not answer him for the…
View More Shafi’i on Debate: The best answer to a fool is silence