Hisham ibn Hassan reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, a man may commit a sin and he never forgets it,…
View More Hasan on Fear: He enters Paradise because he never forgot his sinsCategory: Scholars العلماء
Tawus on Moderation: Tawus steers people towards a middle way
Layth reported: Tawus, may Allah have mercy on him, if the people became too strict in a matter, he would grant them a concessions in…
View More Tawus on Moderation: Tawus steers people towards a middle wayUmar on ‘Ilm: No gathering more noble than a scholar’s class
Al-Ghazali reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, a man might leave his house with sins like the mountain of…
View More Umar on ‘Ilm: No gathering more noble than a scholar’s classAhmad on Ummah: Imam Ahmad’s supplication for the Muslim nation
Al-Bayhaqi reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, would supplicate in prostration, “O Allah, whomever among this nation is not upon the…
View More Ahmad on Ummah: Imam Ahmad’s supplication for the Muslim nationSufyan on Dua: Hardship with supplication better than ease
Abu Ruh reported: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What a servant dislikes is better for him than what he likes,…
View More Sufyan on Dua: Hardship with supplication better than easeSufyan on Fatwa: Granting proper concessions, not strictest opinion
Abu Usamah reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Indeed, knowledge in our view is granting a proper concession upon a reliable…
View More Sufyan on Fatwa: Granting proper concessions, not strictest opinionArtah on Revenge: Believers do not take revenge for their egos
Al-Khallal reported: Artah ibn al-Mundhir, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The believer does not seek vengeance for the sake of himself. The Quran…
View More Artah on Revenge: Believers do not take revenge for their egosAhmad on Amr: Enjoin good, forbid evil with humble gentleness
Muhanna reported: I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, about enjoining good and forbidding evil, “How should one enjoin it?”…
View More Ahmad on Amr: Enjoin good, forbid evil with humble gentlenessIbn Abbas on Rulers: Do not confront rulers if they will kill you
Sa’id ibn Jubayr reported: I asked Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, “Shall I enjoin good and forbid evil upon the ruler?” Ibn…
View More Ibn Abbas on Rulers: Do not confront rulers if they will kill youIbrahim on Backbiting: Fear of speaking about other’s faults, tested like them
Al-A’mash reported: Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, I will see something I dislike in someone, and nothing stops me from…
View More Ibrahim on Backbiting: Fear of speaking about other’s faults, tested like them