Shaqiq al-Balkhi reported: It was said to Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, “When you pray, why do you not sit with us?”…
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Malik on Speech: Sins of the tongue become weakness in the body
Al-Munawi reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you see hardness in your heart, weakness in your body, and deprivation…
View More Malik on Speech: Sins of the tongue become weakness in the bodyUmar on Provision: Reliance upon Allah means to work for provision
Al-Ghazali reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Let not one of you refrain from working for his provision, supplicating to Allah to provide…
View More Umar on Provision: Reliance upon Allah means to work for provisionAl-Shafi’i on Knowledge: I desire no praise for teaching
Ibn Abi Hatim reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I never debated anyone and loved for him to be wrong. There is…
View More Al-Shafi’i on Knowledge: I desire no praise for teachingShafi’i on Debate: I only debate those whom I hope will turn to the truth
Al-Bayhaqi reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I never debated anyone I knew to be founded upon innovation.” Al-Bayhaqi said, “This is…
View More Shafi’i on Debate: I only debate those whom I hope will turn to the truthUmar on Prayer: The most important matter to me is prayer
Nafi’ reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to his deputies, saying, “Verily, the most important of your affairs to me…
View More Umar on Prayer: The most important matter to me is prayerShafi’i on Dispute: Arguing about the religion results in hateful hearts
Al-Rabia’ ibn Sulayman reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Arguing about the religion hardens the heart and produces resentment.” And Al-Shafi’i said,…
View More Shafi’i on Dispute: Arguing about the religion results in hateful heartsHasan on Funerals: How to console non-Muslims at their funerals
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you console a non-Muslim citizen (dhimmi), then say: May nothing beset you…
View More Hasan on Funerals: How to console non-Muslims at their funeralsSufyan on Nafs: The hardest struggle was against my own self
Waki’ reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I never dealt with anything more difficult on me than myself. Sometimes it would…
View More Sufyan on Nafs: The hardest struggle was against my own selfSha’bi on Sermons: Every preacher is accountable on Judgment Day
Ibn al-Mubarak reported: Al-Sha’bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “No preacher delivers a sermon but that he will be confronted with his sermon…
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