Ibn ‘Abd al-Hakam reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Among the degradation of knowledge is that you debate everyone who debates you,…
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Umar II on Mockery: Beware of making fun and causing hatred
Al-Mawardi reported: Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Beware of mockery, for it can be foolishness that produces grudges.” Some…
View More Umar II on Mockery: Beware of making fun and causing hatredAbu Bakr on Charity: The Caliph secretly cares for the old blind woman
Abu Salih reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was committed to an old, disabled blind woman who lived on the outskirts…
View More Abu Bakr on Charity: The Caliph secretly cares for the old blind womanHatim on Enmity: No one is a true enemy except for Satan
Al-Ghazali reported: Hatim al-Asim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I saw the people being enemies to each other for some motive or cause.…
View More Hatim on Enmity: No one is a true enemy except for SatanAbu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the world
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: It was said to Abu Yazid, may Allah have mercy on him, “What do you want?” Abu Yazid said, “I want not…
View More Abu Yazid on Will: I want not to want anything in the worldHasan on ‘Ilm: Knowledge is two types, beneficial or hypocritical
Hisham reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Know is two types: Know in the heart is that which benefits. Knowledge on…
View More Hasan on ‘Ilm: Knowledge is two types, beneficial or hypocriticalHasan on Quran: The Quran is a personal letter from Allah
Al-Nawawi reported: Al-Hasan ibn Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, those before you viewed the Quran as letters from their Lord, such…
View More Hasan on Quran: The Quran is a personal letter from AllahSahl on Mindfulness: One who knows himself, knows his Lord
Abu Nu’aym reported: Sahl ibn Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If one knows the enemy, one knows his Lord. If one knows…
View More Sahl on Mindfulness: One who knows himself, knows his LordIbrahim on Ma’rifah: One who knows Allah is busy with nothing else
Abu Nu’aym reported: Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, whoever knows himself will be busy with himself. Whoever knows his…
View More Ibrahim on Ma’rifah: One who knows Allah is busy with nothing elseUmar on Zuhd: Incredible asceticism of Syrian governor Abu ‘Ubaydah
Abdullah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, when he arrived in Syria, he said to Abu ‘Ubaydah, “Let us go to…
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