Gems from the Salaf

Ibrāhīm ibn Adham (رحمه الله):

من ضبط بطنه ضبط دينه، ومن ملك الجوع ملك الأخلاق الفاضلة، وإن معصية الله بعيدة من الجائع، قريبة من الشبعان، والشبع يميت القلب، ومنه يكون الفرح والمرح والضحك

“Whoever controls his stomach, controls his religion. Whoever masters hunger, masters virtuous character. Indeed, disobedience to Allah is distant from the hungry but close to the satiated. Satiety deadens the heart, and from it arises joy, amusement, and excessive laughter.”

[Jāmi‘ al-‘Ulūm: 4266]

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Abū Ad-Dardā’ (رضي الله عنه):

كم من نعمة، في عِرقٍ ساكِن

“How many blessings lie within a vein that remains still.”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 1/211]

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Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه):

«ما رأيت أحدا أسرع في مشيته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كأنما الأرض تطوى له، وإنا لنجهد أنفسنا وإنه لغير مكترث!»

“I have not seen anyone walk faster than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), as if the earth was folded for him. We would exert ourselves, while he was unbothered!”

[Musnad Aḥmad (8604)]

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Sa‘īd ibn al-‘Āṣ (رحمه الله):

«يَا بَنِيَّ، إِنَّ الْمَكَارِمَ لَوْ كَانَتْ سَهْلَةً يَسِيرَةً، لَسَابَقَكُمْ إِلَيْهَا اللِّئَامُ».

“O my son, if noble virtues were easy and simple, the ignoble would have beaten you to them.”

[Makārim al-Akhlāq by Ibn Abī al-Dunyā (52)]

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ʿAlī (رضي الله عنه):

As he walked among the slain from the Khawārij:

“Woe to you! The one who deceived you has harmed you.”

The Companions asked: “O Leader of the Believers, who deceived them?”

He replied: “Shayṭān, and souls that constantly command evil. They deluded them with false hopes, beautified sins for them, and made them believe that they would be victorious.”

[Al-Bidāyah wa-n-Nihāyah by Ibn Kathīr: 7/320]

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One of the well-known ḥadīths regarding this is the narration of Abū Mūsā al-Ash‘arī رضي الله عنه, in which the Prophet ﷺ said:
"Indeed, Allāh looks down on the night of mid-Sha‘bān and forgives all of His creation, except a polytheist (mushrik) or one engaged in enmity (mushāḥin)."
Ibn Mājah (1390) authenticated by Ibn Ḥibbān in his Ṣaḥīḥ, (5665), from Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه.

Some scholars, such as Ibn Ḥibbān, authenticated this narration, while others have criticized its chain. Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī in Laṭā’if al-Ma‘ārif (p.261) mentioned:

"There are multiple ḥadīths about the virtue of the night of mid-Sha‘bān, but scholars have differed regarding them. Most scholars have considered them weak, while Ibn Ḥibbān authenticated some of them."

Despite the difference of opinion on the authenticity of this narration, some scholars have pointed out that even if it were accepted, it does not establish any special acts of worship on this night. Instead, it merely speaks of Allāh’s general forgiveness.

Additionally, some scholars have noted that Allāh’s descent occurs every night, and therefore, the night of mid-Sha‘bān is included within that general rule, making its specification unnecessary.

The ḥadīth establishing Allāh’s descent is authentically reported in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim from Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ said:

"Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, descends every night to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night and says: ‘Who is calling upon Me, so that I may respond to him? Who is asking Me, so that I may give him? Who is seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?’" Al-Bukhārī (1145), Muslim (758)

This ḥadīth indicates that Allāh’s descent is not unique to mid-Sha‘bān but occurs every night, meaning that the 15th night of Sha‘bān is included within this general rule without needing special emphasis.

This is what I have at this moment in this brief response. The One who grants success and guidance to the straight path is Allāh. والله أعلى وأعلم.

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Abū 'Aṭīyah
15th Night of Sha‘bān 1446H.

﷽

Question:

Could you clarify the authenticity of the aḥādīth regarding the 15th night of Sha‘bān? From my research, fasting and night prayer on this night are based on fabricated reports. However, is there a difference of opinion on whether this is the night when deeds are presented to Allāh and when He forgives all except those engaged in enmity over worldly matters and those who commit shirk?

Response:

First, celebrating the night of mid-Sha‘bān or specifically performing certain prayers like Ṣalāt al-Raghā’ib and offering other such rituals on that night, then these practices are bid‘a (innovations) and newly introduced matters. There is no authentic evidence to support them.

Ibn Rajab said in Laṭā’if al-Ma‘ārif (p.137):

The Tābi‘ūn from the people of Shām, such as Khālid ibn Ma‘dān, Makḥūl, Luqmān ibn ‘Āmir, and others, used to venerate the night of mid-Sha‘bān and exert themselves in worship during it. People took the idea of its virtue and significance from them. It has been said that they received reports about it from Isrā’īliyyāt (narrations from Jewish and Christian sources). When this became widespread among them in different lands, scholars differed in their stance on it. Some accepted it and agreed with them in honoring it, among them were certain worshippers from Baṣrah and other places. However, most of the scholars of Ḥijāz rejected it, including ‘Aṭā’, Ibn Abī Mulaykah, and others. ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān ibn Zayd ibn Aslam also reported that the jurists of Madīnah, including the followers of Mālik and others, regarded it as bid‘ah.

Imām an-Nawawī said al-Majmū‘ Sharḥ al-Muhadhdhab (4/56):

"The well-known prayer called Ṣalāt ar-Raghā’ib and the 100-rak‘ah prayer on the night of mid-Sha‘bān—both of these are bid‘ah and reprehensible (munkar). One should not be deceived by their mention in books like Qūt al-Qulūb and Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm ad-Dīn, nor by the ḥadīths mentioned concerning them, for all of that is false. Likewise, one should not be misled by some scholars who, due to confusion, wrote treatises endorsing them, for they were mistaken in that regard." Allāh knows best.

There is a point of confusion regarding whether deeds are presented before Allāh in the month of Sha‘bān as a whole or specifically on the night of mid-Sha‘bān. The authentic report from the Prophet ﷺ establishes that deeds are presented in Sha‘bān, but specifying the 15th night for this has no evidence.

Al-al-Mubārakpūrī in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhī (3/375) quoted from Ibn Ḥajar that he said:

"This does not contradict the idea that deeds are raised in Sha‘bān, as he ﷺ said: ‘It is a month in which deeds are raised, and I love for my deeds to be raised while I am fasting.’ This allows for the possibility that weekly deeds are raised in detail, while annual deeds are raised in summary."

In ‘Awn al-Ma‘būd (10/226), it is stated:

"The deeds of the year are presented in Sha‘bān, as reported by the truthful and trustworthy Messenger ﷺ: ‘It is a month in which deeds are raised, so I love for my deeds to be raised while I am fasting.’ The deeds of the week are presented on Yom al-Ithnain and al-Khamīs (Mon. and Thurs.) as established in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.

The deeds of the day are raised at its end before nightfall, and the deeds of the night before daybreak. Thus, the daily and nightly presentations are more specific than the annual one. When a person's life ends, all of their lifetime deeds are presented, and their record is sealed."

Another point of disagreement is the reported virtue of mid-Sha‘bān, particularly regarding Allāh’s descent (nuzūl) and His forgiveness of all except a disbeliever (mushrik) or one engaged in enmity (mushāḥin).

The most correct view, in shā’ Allāh, is that the ḥadīths on this topic contain weaknesses despite their numerous chains. Their weakness is severe (shadīd aḍ-ḍa‘f), meaning they cannot support one another nor be strengthened collectively. Some of them are outright fabrications (mawḍū‘), and thus, they do not serve as a valid basis for argument.

Imām Aḥmad (رحمه الله):

«إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَاصِرٌ دِينَهُ، وَإِنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ لَهُ رَبٌّ يَنْصُرُهُ، وَإِنَّ الإِسْلَامَ عَزِيزٌ مَنِيعٌ».

“Indeed, Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic, is The Supporter of His religion. This affair has a Lord who will grant it victory, and indeed, Islam is mighty and invincible.”

[Al-‘Ilal wa-Ma‘rifat ar-Rijāl: 1/78]

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Shujā‘ al-Karmānī (رحمه الله) said:

“Whoever cultivates his outward appearance by following the Sunnah, and his inner self with constant vigilance (of Allah), and lowers his gaze from prohibitions, and restrains himself from desires, and eats from what is lawful, his intuition will not be mistaken.”

[Rawḍatu al-Muḥibbīn: 101]

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Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (رحمه الله) said:

“Taqwā continued to affect the pious until they abandoned much of what is permissible out of fear of falling into the prohibited.”

[Tafsīr Ibn Rajab: 1/362]

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Mu‘āwiyah (رضي الله عنه) said to ‘Amr ibn al-Ahtam:

“Who is the bravest of men?”

He replied: “The one who repels his ignorance with his forbearance.”

[Al-Ḥilm by Ibn Abī al-Dunyā (22)]

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‘Abdullah Al-Marwazī (رحمه الله) said:

«مرض أعرابيّ، فقيل له: إنك تموت، قال وأين أذهب؟ قالوا: إلى الله. قال: فما كراهتي أن أذهب إلى من لا أرى الخير إلا منه؟!»

“A Bedouin fell ill, and it was said to him: ‘You are going to die.’ He asked, ‘And where am I going?’ They said, ‘To Allah.’ He replied, ‘So why would I dislike going to the One from whom I have seen nothing from Him but good?’”

[Ḥusn aẓ-Ẓann Billāh: 40]

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Muṭarrif bin ʿAbdillāh (رحمه الله):

«إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَوْتَ قَدْ أَفْسَدَ عَلَى أَهْلِ النَّعِيمِ نَعِيمَهُمْ؛ فَاطْلُبُوا نَعِيمًا لَا مَوْتَ فِيهِ».

“Indeed, this death has ruined the delight of the people of luxury, so seek a delight in which there is no death.”

[Laṭā’if al-Maʿārif: 70]

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Sufyān ath-Thawrī (رحمه الله):

مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ فَقَدْ رَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ!

“Whoever gets married has embarked upon the sea!”

[Tadhkirat as-Sāmi‘ (p. 36)]

Commentary:

It is an extended metaphor, as the sea never remains in one state. At times, there is a tide, and at other times, a retreat.

One day, the waves are calm, accompanied by a gentle breeze, and another day, the waves are turbulent, accompanied by strong winds, and so on.

Thus, the one who sails the sea must endure all of this and steer the ship with wisdom until he reaches the shore safely.

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Abū Ḥātim ar-Rāzī (رحمه الله):

«أربح التجارة ذكر الله، وأخسر التجارة ذكر الناس»

“The most profitable trade is the remembrance of Allah, and the most unprofitable trade is the remembrance of people.”

[Bahjat al-Majālis: 86]

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“And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.”

[Surah Kahf: 82]

Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي اللهُ عنهما):

حُفِظا بِصَلاحِ أَبِيهِمَا وَلَمْ يُذْكَرْ عَنْهُمَا صَلَاحٌ.

“They were protected due to the righteousness of their father, though no righteousness was mentioned about them.”

[Ibn al-Mubarak in Az-Zuhd (333)]

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Abū Ad-Dardā’ (رضي الله عنه) said:

‏مَا تَجَرَّعَ مُؤْمِنٌ جُرْعَةً أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، مِنْ غَيْظٍ كَظَمَهُ، فَاعْفُوا يَعِزَّكُمُ اللَّهُ.

“A believer has not swallowed a gulp more beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, than a gulp of anger that he suppresses. So, pardon, and Allah will honour you.”

[Ṣifat aṣ-Ṣafwah (1/242)]

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Said ibn al-Musayyib (رحمه الله) said:

“Whoever finds sufficiency in Allah, the people will be in need of him.”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ (2/174)]

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Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) said:

إنَّمَا عَلَيْنَا أنْ نَتَّبِعَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا

“Indeed, it is upon us to follow those who came before us.”

[Masā’il al-Kawsaj: 2603]

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Anas ibn Mālik (رضي الله عنه):

كان المسلمون إذا دخل شعبان انكبّوا على المصاحف، فقرؤوها، وأخرجوا زكاة أموالهم تقويةً للضعيف والمسكين على صيام رمضان.

“When Sha‘bān began, the Muslims would devote themselves to the Muṣḥaf and recite it, and they would give out the Zakāh of their wealth to strengthen the weak and the needy for fasting in Ramaḍān.”

[Laṭā’if al-Ma‘ārif (1/135)]

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Mūsā al-Juhanī (رحمه الله):

‏ما من ليْلةٍ إلّا تقول ابن آدم أحدث فيّ خيراً؛
‏فإني لن أعود إليك أبداً.

“There is no night except that it says: O son of Adam, do some good in me, for I shall never return to you again.”

[Kalām al-Layālī wal-Ayyām - Ibn Abī al-Dunyā (7)]

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Ḥudhayfah ibn al-Yamān (رضي الله عنه) said:

إِنَّ الْحَقَّ ثَقِيلٌ، وَهُوَ مَعَ ثِقَلِهِ مَرِيءٌ، وَإِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ خَفِيفٌ، وَهُوَ مَعَ خِفَّتِهِ وَبِيءٌ. وَتَرْك الْخَطِيئَةِ أَيْسَرُ - أَوْ قَالَ خَيْرٌ - مِنْ طَلَبِ التَّوْبَةِ، وَرُبَّ شَهْوَةِ سَاعَةٍ أَوْرَثَتْ حُزْنًا طَوِيلًا.

“Indeed, the truth is heavy, yet despite its weight, it is beneficial. And falsehood is light, yet despite its lightness, it is harmful. Abandoning sin is easier—or he said, better—than seeking repentance. And how many fleeting desires have left behind prolonged sorrow.”

[Al-Zuhd wa al-Raqāʾiq of Ibn al-Mubārak (1/291)]

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“A man came to Abū Yazīd al-Bustāmī and said: ‘Advise me.’

He replied:

انظر إلى السماء، فإن من خلقها مطلع عليك حيثما كنت، فاحذره.

‘Look at the sky, for the One who created it is watching over you wherever you are, so beware of Him.’”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ: 10/36]

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Abū Sulaymān al-Dārānī (رحمه الله) said:

“لا يصبر عن شهوات الدُّنْيا؛ إلّا مَن كان في قلبِهِ ما يشغله من الآخِرة.”

“No one can abstain from the desires of this world except the one whose heart is occupied with concerns for the Hereafter.”

[Mawsūʿat Ibn Abī al-Dunyā (5/135)]

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Yusuf ibn al-Husayn (رحمه الله) said:

«بالأدب تفهم العِلْمَ، وبالعِلْم يَصِحُّ لك العمل، وبالعمل تنال الحكمة، وبالحكمة تفهم الزهد وتوفق له، وبالزهدِ تترك الدنيا، وبترك الدنيا ترغب في الآخرة، وبالرَّغبة في الآخرة تنال رضى الله عزّ وجل».

“Through manners, you understand knowledge. Through knowledge, your actions become correct. Through actions, you attain wisdom. Through wisdom, you understand asceticism and are guided to it. Through asceticism, you leave the dunya (worldly life). Through leaving the dunya, you desire the Hereafter. And through desiring the Hereafter, you attain the pleasure of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.”

[Iqtiḍāʾ al-ʿIlm al-ʿAmal: 31]

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Abu al-Hasan al-Mazni (رحمه الله):

«الذنبُ بعدَ الذنبِ عُقُوبَةُ الذنبِ، والحسنةُ بعدَ الحسنةِ ثَوابُ الحسنةِ»

“Sin after sin is the punishment of sin, and good deed after good deed is the reward of good deeds.”

[Ṣifat al-Ṣafwa: 2/226]

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Abū al-Dardāʾ (رحمه الله):

قال رجل: علمني كلمة ينفعني الله بها.
فقال: هَب عرضك لله، فمن سبك أو شتمك فدعه لله.

“A man said: Teach me a word by which Allah will benefit me.
He replied: Offer your honor to Allah. So, whoever insults or reviles you, leave them to Allah.”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ, 1/219]

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ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (رضي الله عنه):

‏إني أحب أن أرى الشاب الناسك
‏نظيف الثياب.

“I love to see the devout young worshipper clean in his clothing.”

[Az-Zuhd by Wakīʿ, no. 195]

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Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (رضي الله عنه):

‏أَصْدَقُ الصِّدْقِ الأَمَانَةُ،
‏وَأَكْذَبُ الكَذِبِ الخِيَانَةُ.

“The truest truth is trustworthiness, and the most false of falsehoods is treachery.”

[Al-Sunan al-Kubrā by al-Bayhaqī, no. 13009]

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Sufyān al-Thawrī (رحمه الله):

مَنْ دَعَاكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَخَافُ أَنْ يُفْسِدَ عَلَيْكَ قَلْبَكَ وَدِينَكَ، فَلَا تُجِبْهُ.

“Whoever invites you, and you fear that it will corrupt your heart and your religion, then do not accept his invitation.”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ, 6/393]

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Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ (رحمه الله):

عَلَيْكُمْ بِمُدَاوَمَةِ الشُّكْرِ عَلَى النِّعَمِ، فَقَلَّ نِعْمَةٌ زَالَتْ عَنْ قَوْمٍ، فَعَادَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ.

“You must persist in gratitude for blessings, for rarely does a blessing that departs from a people return to them.”

[Minhāj al-Qāṣidīn, 1/291]

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Maymūn ibn Mihrān (رحمه الله):

لَا يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ تَقِيًّا؛ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِنَفْسِهِ أَشَدُّ مُحَاسَبَةً مِنَ الشَّرِيكِ لِشَرِيكِهِ.

“A man will not be pious until he holds himself to account more strictly than a partner does his business partner.”

[Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ, 5/74]

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Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāḥ (رحمه الله):

مَنْ طَلَبَ الحَدِيثَ كَمَا جَاءَ، فَهُوَ صَاحِبُ سُنَّةٍ، وَمَنْ طَلَبَهُ لِيُقَوِّيَ بِهِ رَأْيَهُ، فَهُوَ صَاحِبُ بِدْعَةٍ.

“Whoever seeks ḥadīth as it came (authentically), then he is a follower of the Sunnah. And whoever seeks it to strengthen his opinion, then he is a follower of innovation.”

[Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ: 9/144]

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Mālik ibn Dīnār (رحمه الله):

‏يَا هَؤُلَاءِ إِنَّ الْكَلْبَ إِذَا طُرِحَ إِلَيْهِ الذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُمَا، وَإِذَا طُرِحَ إِلَيْهِ الْعَظْمُ أَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ. كَذَلِكَ سُفَهَاؤُكُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ الْحَقَّ.

“O people! When gold and silver are thrown to a dog, it does not recognize them. But if a bone is thrown to it, it pounces upon it. Similarly, the foolish ones amongst you do not recognize the truth.”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyā: 1/419]

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Al-Ḥasan al-Juraywī (رحمه الله):

‏مَن لم يردعهُ القُرآن والمَوْت؛ فلو تناطحت
‏الجِبال بين يديه لم يرتدع.

“Whoever is not admonished by Qur’ān and death, even if the mountains collided before him, he would not take the admonishment.”

[Ṭabaqāt al-Ḥanābilah (1/362)]

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Yahyā (رحمه الله):

“There is no one on the face of the earth except that they have poverty and greed within them. However, it is from the characteristics of the believers to be eager in seeking Paradise and needy of their Lord, whereas the hypocrite is greedy for this world and needy of the creation.”

[Ḥilyat al-Awliyā: 10/66]

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‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (رضي الله عنه):

إِنَّ الْوَجَعَ لَا يُكْتَبُ بِهِ الْأَجْرُ،
إِنَّمَا الْأَجْرُ فِي الْعَمَلِ،
وَلَكِنْ يُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا.

“Pain itself does not earn reward; rather, reward is earned through action. However, Allāh expiates sins through pain.”

[Musannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah (6/434)]

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Abu al-Darda’ (رضي الله عنه):

( أمَّا بَعدُ، فإنِّي أوصيك بتقوى اللهِ، والزُّهدِ في الدُّنيا، والرَّغبةِ فيما عندَ اللهِ؛ فإنَّك إذا فعلْتَ ذلك أحبَّك اللهُ لرغبتِك فيما عندَه، وأحبَّك النَّاسُ لتَركِك لهم دُنياهم، والسَّلامُ ).

“As for what follows: Indeed, I advise you to fear Allah, to practice asceticism regarding the worldly life, and to desire that which is with Allah. For if you do so, Allah will love you for your desire for what is with Him, and people will love you for leaving them to their worldly matters. And peace be upon you.”

[Shuʿab al-Īmān by al-Bayhaqī (13/198)]

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Makhḥūl (رحمه الله):

أرق الناسِ قُـلـوبـًا ، أقلهُم ذُنـوبـًا

“The most tender-hearted people are those with the least sins.”

[Al-Riqqah wa al-Bukā’, Ibn Abī al-Dunyā: 66]

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Shaqīq ibn Ibrāhīm (رحمه الله):

لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الضَّيْفِ؛ لِأَنَّ رِزْقَهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَأَجْرَهُ لِي.

“There is nothing more beloved to me than the guest, because his provision is upon Allāh, and his reward is for me.”

[Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala: 9/315]

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Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī (رحمه الله):

لَأَنْ أَرَى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ نَارًا تَضْطَرِمُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَرَى فِيهِ بِدْعَةً لَا تُغَيَّرُ.

“For me to see a blazing fire in the masjid is more beloved than to see an innovation (bid‘ah) in it that has not been changed.”

[Al-Sharḥ wa al-Ibānah: 254]

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Al-Ḥafidh Abū Bakr al-Khallāl (رحمه الله):

قد كان أبو عبد الله (يعني الإمام أحمد بن حنبل) رجلاً لا يذهب إلا في الكتاب والسنة وقول الصحابة والتابعين، وكان يحب السلامة والتثبت فيما يقول.

Abū ‘Abdillāh (meaning Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal) was a man who adhered only to the Book, the Sunnah, and the sayings of the Ṣaḥābah and the Tābi‘īn. He loved safety and being cautious and meticulous in what he said.

[Ahl Al-Milal 1/213]

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استر العي ما استطعت بصمتٍ
‏إن في الصمتِ راحة للصموتِ

‏واجعل الصمت إن عييت جواباً
‏رب قولٍ جوابه في السكوتِ

“Cover inarticulateness as much as you can with silence,
For in silence, there is comfort for the silent.

Make silence - when you are at a loss for words - your answer,
Perhaps the answer to some words lies in silence.”

Sufyan al-Thawri (رحمه الله):

من فِتْنة الرّجُل إذا كان فقِيهًا؛ أن يكون الكلام أحبّ إليه من السُّكوت.

One of the trials of a man, if he is a scholar, is that he loves speaking more than remaining silent.

[Al-Adab Al-Shar’iyyah: 1/3]

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Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (رحمه الله):

طُوبى لِمن اسْتَوْحش من النّاس، وكانَ الله
أنِيسهُ، وبكى على خطِيئتِهِ.

Glad tidings to the one who feels estranged from the people, and Allah becomes his companion, and he weeps over his sin.

[Hilyat al-Awliya’ (108/8)]

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Imām al-Shāfiʿī (رحمه الله تعالى):

لو اجتهدت كُلّ الجهد على أن تُرضي النّاس كُلّهُم فلا سبيل إليْهٍ، فإذا كانَ كذلك فأخلص عملكَ ونيّتكَ لِلّهِ.

“If you were to strive with all your effort to please all the people, you would find no way to do so. Therefore, make your actions and intentions sincere for Allāh.”

[Manaqib al-Shāfiʿī by al-Bayhaqī: 2/173]

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Sufyān al-Thawrī (رحمه الله):

‏إن استطعت ألا تحُكّ رأسك إلا بأثر فافعل.

“If you are able to not even scratch your head except with a narration, then do so.”

[Al-Jāmiʿ: 19]

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ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (رضي الله عنه):

‏إن مما يصفي لك ود أخيك ثلاثا: إذا لقيته أن تبدأه بالسلام، وأن تدعوه بأحب أسمائه إليه، وأن توسع له في المجلس.

“Among the things that strengthen your brother’s affection for you are three: When you meet him, start with salām; call him by the name he loves most; and make space for him in gatherings.”

[Al-Zuhd by Ibn al-Mubārak: 352]

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Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) said:

‏“تلين القلوب بأكل الحلال”

“The hearts are softened by consuming what is halāl.”

[Ṭabaqāt al-Ḥanābilah: 1/219]

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Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays (رحمه الله) said:

‏“الصمتُ أمانٌ من تحريفِ اللفظِ، وعصمةٌ من زيغِ المنطقِ، وسلامةٌ من فضولِ القولِ، وهيبةٌ لصاحبِه.”

“Silence is a safeguard from distorting words, a protection from the deviation of speech, a safety from unnecessary talk, and a source of dignity for its possessor.”

[Rawdat al-‘Uqala: 43]

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Mālik ibn Anas (رحمه الله) said:

‏“السَّفَهُ والدَّناءةُ لا يَعجَزُ عنْهُما أحدٌ، ولكن عليك بِما تَنْقَطِع الرِّقابُ دُونَه؛ وهو الكَرمُ والمُروءة”

“Foolishness and baseness are within everyone’s reach, but strive for what necks are severed in its pursuit: nobility and honor.”

[Tarṭīb al-Madārik: 2/69]

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Sufyān ibn ʿUyainah (رحمه الله) said:

‏“الصمت زين العالم، وستـر الجاهل.”

“Silence is the adornment of the scholar and the cover of the ignorant.”

[Muʿjam Ibn al-Muqri: 1070]

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Abu al-‘Abbas al-Kankashi (رحمه الله) said:

‏”ولا تصحب أحدًا من الناس، إلا من تراهُ ينصحُك في أمر دينك، ويُشفق عليك في أمر آخرتك.”

“Do not accompany anyone except one whom you see advising you regarding your religion and showing compassion for your Hereafter.”

[Usūl al-Dīn fī al-Islām: 147]

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Ka’b al-Ahbār (رحمه الله) said:

‏والله ما استَقَرَّ لعَبدٍ ثَناءٌ في الأرضِ،
‏حتَّى يَستَقِرَّ له في أَهلِ السَّماء.

“By Allāh, no praise is established for a servant on earth until it is established for them among the inhabitants of the heavens.”

[Al-Zuhd by Ibn al-Mubarak: 1/153]

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Abu Bakr Al-Warraq (رحمه الله) said:

‏مَن أرضى الجوارح بِالشّهوات؛ فقد غرس
في قلبِهِ شجر النّدامات

“Whoever satisfies their limbs with desires has planted in their heart the tree of regrets.”

[Al-Zuhd Al-Kabeer by Al-Bayhaqi: 159]

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Al-Hasan al-Basri (رحمه الله) said:

لَا تَزَالُ كَرِيمًا عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يُكْرِمُونَكَ مَا لَمْ تَتَعَاطَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَخَفُّوا بِكَ وَكَرِهُوا حَدِيثَكَ وَأَبْغَضُوكَ

“People will continue to honor you as long as you do not take what is in their hands. But if you do so, they will despise you, dislike your speech and hate you!”

[Hilyat al-Awliya: 3/20]

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Malik ibn Dinar (رحمه الله) said:

حُبّ الدُّنْيا رأس كُلّ خطيئة، والنِّساء حِبالةُ الشّيْطان، والخمر داعيَة كُلّ شر.

“Love of the worldly life is the root of every sin, women are the snares of Satan, and alcohol is the caller to all evil.”

[Al-Zuhd by Ibn Abi Dunya: 212]

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Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) said regarding the Christians:

“Disgrace them but do not oppress them, for they have insulted Allāh in a manner that no one among humans has ever done.”

[Ighāthat al-Lahfān: 2/278]

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Yahyā ibn Mu’ādh (رحمه الله) said:

إلهي إنّ إبليسَ لك عدُوٌّ وهو لنا عدو، وإنّكَ
‏لا تغيظهُ بِشيْءٍ هو أنكأ لهُ من عفْوك عنا؛
‏فاعفُ عنّا يا أرحم الرّاحمين، يا مَن يغضبُ
‏على مَن لا يسألهُ لا تمنع مَن قد سألك

“My Lord, indeed Iblīs is an enemy to You, and he is an enemy to us. And You do not anger him with anything more than Your forgiveness of us. So forgive us, O Most Merciful of those who possess mercy, O You who becomes angry with those who do not ask You, do not withhold from those who ask You.”

[Sifat al-Safwah: 2/957]

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Shabīb ibn Shaybah (رحمه الله) said:

“Seek knowledge regarding mannerisms, for it helps achieve nobility, it increases the intellect, it is a companion in times of solitude, and an adornment in gatherings.”

[Bahjat al-Majālis: 1/19]

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Ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه said:

“If a mountain were to wrong another mountain, Allah would make the wrongdoer among them crumble to dust.”

[Majmū’ al-Fatāwā: 35/82]

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Talhah ibn Ubaydullah (رضي الله عنه) said:

“Do not consult a miser about charity, nor a coward about war, nor a young man about a female servant.”

[Makārim al-Akhlaq by al-Khuraīti: 252]

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Imam Malik (رحمه الله) said:

“I have been informed that Luqman said to his son:

‘O my son, the first thing you should acquire from this world, after a righteous friend, is a righteous wife.’”

[Al-Bayan wa al-Tahseel: 323/4]

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Abbad ibn Abbad al-Shami (رحمه الله) said:

“Claiming to follow the Sunnah without acting upon it; is a lie in speech, along with wasting knowledge.”

[Sunan Ad-Dārimī: 675]

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Bilal ibn Sa’ad (رحمه الله) said:

“Be shy before Allah, and beware of Allah. Do not feel secure from Allah’s plan, and do not despair of Allah’s mercy.”

[Shu’ab al-Iman: 770]

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Umar ibn Al-Khattāb رضي الله عنه said:

“The child’s good deeds are recorded, but sins are not recorded against him!”

[Al-Istidhkar: 4/398]

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Muhammad ibn Wāsi’ رحمه الله said:

“I have witnessed men, one of whom would stand in the row [during prayer], and tears would flow down his cheek, without the person next to him even noticing.”

[Al-Ikhlās: 36]

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Al-Hasan Al-Basri رحمه الله said:

“Do you allow your women to mix with men in the marketplaces? May Allah curse those who have no jealousy (or protective honor).”

[Qūt Al-Qulūb: 2/418]

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Ibn Mas’ūd رحمه الله said:

“Welcome to winter; in it, blessings descend, the night becomes long for prayer, and the day becomes short for fasting.”

[Latā’if Al-Ma’ārif: 327]

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‘Abdullah ibn al-Hasan رحمه الله said:

“Four things are from the happiness of a person:

That his wife is righteous. That his children are pious. That his livelihood is in his own country. That his brothers are righteous.”

[Al-Ikhwān: 105]

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Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to his governors:

“To proceed, if your power tempts you to wrong the people, then remember Allah’s power over you.”

[Tārīkh Dimishq: 45/202]

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Dhun-Nūn Al-Misri رحمه الله said:

“In the companionship of the righteous, life becomes pleasant and all goodness is found in a righteous companion.

If you forget, they remind you, and if you remember, they help you.”

[Sifatu Safwa: 2/387]

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Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ رحمه الله said:

“A knowledgeable person does not cease to be an ignoramus until he acts upon his knowledge. When he acts upon his knowledge, then he become a scholar!”

[Iqtidā Al-‘Ilm Al ‘Amal: 43]

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Abdullah bin Shibrimah رحمه الله said:

“I am amazed at people who avoid food due to fear of illness, but do not avoid sins due to fear of the Hellfire!”

[Siyar A'lam al-Nubala: 6/348]

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Al-Bukhāri رحمه الله said:

“I hope to meet Allāh and He does not take me to account for backbiting anyone!”

[Siyar A'lam al-Nubala: 12/439]

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Ibn Mubārak رحمه الله said:

“He who belittles the scholars will lose his hereafter!”

[Siyar A'lam al-Nubala: 8/405]

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‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb رحمه الله said:

“Do not seek help for your needs except from someone who loves your success!”

[Shu’ab Al-Īmān: 10/559]

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Al-Barbahārī رحمه الله said:

“Whomsoever opposes the Quran and Sunnah, then he is an innovator, even if he may be abundant in knowledge and books!”

[Sharhus Sunnah: 104]

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It was said to Sufyān Ath-Thawrī:

“How long will you [continue to] seek hadīth?”

He said: “What good is there for me to do other than hadīth so that I may resort to it? Hadīth is the best science in the world!”

[Siyar A'lam al-Nubala: 7/243]

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Abū Dardā رضي الله عنه said to a woman with a sharp tongue:

“If you had been mute, it would be better for you!”

[Az-Zuhd Li Imām Ahmad: 759]

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Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ رحمه الله said:

“Rather, the illnesses were made so that Allāh may discipline His servants, and not everyone who gets sick dies!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 8/109]

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‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib رضي الله عنه said:

One of the words most beloved to Allāh is for a servant to say while prostrating: "I have wronged myself, so forgive me!"

[Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah: 29842]

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Mālik رحمه الله said:

"A liar will never succeed and he will never bring about any good!”

[Tārīkh Baghdād: 8/372]

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Ibn Abī Laylā said:

Abū Dardā wrote to Maslamah ibn Makhlad:

“Peace be upon you, as for what proceeds:

Verily, when a servant commits a disobedience of Allāh, Allāh despises him! When he is despised to Allāh, He makes him despised to His servants!”

[Siyar A'lam al-Nubala: 2/345]

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'Ā’ishah رحمه الله reported:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to remember Allah at all times!”

[Sahīh Muslim: 373]

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Ash-Shāfi’ī رحمه الله said:

“If you find a Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ; then follow it! And do not look at anyone!”

[Dhammul Hawā: 3/15]

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Al-Khalīl ibn Ahmad رحمه الله said:

“This world is temporary, but the hereafter is eternal!”

[Bahjatul Majālis: 235]

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Mu’āwiyah ibn Qurrah رحمه الله said:

“Verily, among the people who will be taken into account the most is the healthy person who has free time!”

[Al-Mujālasah Wa-Jawāhir al-'ilm: 1325]

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Muhammad ibn Salām Al-Basrī said:

“A person is in a state of heedlessness until he is awakened by an illness!”

[Mu’jam Al-Udabā: 6/2541]

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Yahyā ibn Mu’ādh رحمه الله said:

“That which has prevented [many] people from repenting; extensive hope!”

[Dhammul Hawā: 217]

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﴿ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لا يَمُوت ﴾

And put your trust (O Muhammad ﷺ) in the Ever Living One Who dies not,

[Al-Furqaan: 58]

Sulaymān Al-Khawwās رحمه الله said:

“It is not befitting for a servant - after [hearing] this āyah - to resort to other than Allāh in his affair!”

[Tārīkh Dimishq: 72/249]

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Sufyān ibn ‘Uyaynah رحمه الله said:

“If you are in a time where the people are pleased with words without action and knowledge without implementation; then know you are in the worst times amongst the worst people!”

[Ibtāl Al-Hiyal: 1/34]

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Mālik bin Dinār رحمه الله said:

‎”Crying over sins removes the sins as the wind blows away dry leaves!”

[Dhammul Hawā: 223]

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Luqman said to his son:

“O my son! Action cannot be accomplished except with certainty, and whoever’s certainty is weak, his action is weak!”

[Al-Bidāyah Wa An-Nihāyah: 9/299]

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Sufyān Ath-Thawrī رحمه الله said:

“Jihād is ten [types]; fighting the enemy is one, and fighting against [the desires and temptations of] yourself is nine!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 7/147]

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Muhammad Al-Munkadir رحمه الله said:

“Due to the uprightness of the servant, verily Allāh will rectify his children and family! And they will not cease to be in the preservation of Allāh as long as he is amongst them!”

[Musannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah: 35415]

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Al-Junayd al-Baghdādī رحمه الله said:

“All paths [to success] are closed upon the people except for those who follow the Messenger, and follow his Sunnah, and adhere to his methodology; for all paths of goodness are open to him!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 10/257]

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قُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱصۡطَفَىٰۤۗ

Say, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen.

[An-Naml: 59]

Sufyān Ath-Thawrī رحمه الله said:

“They are the companions of the Messenger ﷺ!”

[Tafsīr At-Tabarī: 19/483]

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Mālik ibn Anas رحمه الله said:

“I have never sat with a foolish individual!”

[Tartīb Al-Madārik: 1/53]

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Ibn Al-Mubārak رحمه الله said:

“To Allāh alone we complain our loneliness, the departure of our brothers, the lack of helpers and the appearance of innovations!”

[Al-Bid’ah Li Ibn Wadah: 84]

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‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb رضي الله عنه said:

“May Allāh have mercy on the one who shows me my faults.”

[Sunan al-Dārimī: 649]

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‘Awn ibn ‘Abdullāh رحمه الله said:

“And do not be deceived by the praise of one who is ignorant of [the reality of] your affair!”

[Adab Ad-Dunyā: 235]

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Rabī’ah رحمه الله said:

“It is not appropriate for anyone who has some knowledge with him to waste himself!”

[Sahīh Bukhāri: Chapter 21]

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Salamah ibn Dīnār رحمه الله said:

“There are three qualities that whoever has them, his intellect will become complete, and whoever has one [of these three qualities], a third of his intellect becomes complete:

1) He knows his level,
2) and preserves his tongue,
3) and is content with what Allāh has provided [him with].”

[Tārīkh Dimishq: 22/67]

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‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb رضي الله عنه said:

“Verily Allāh has servants who kill falsehood by ignoring it and they revive the truth by mentioning it!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 1/55]

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Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ رحمه الله said:

“Verily, a sign of a hypocrite is that he rejoices if he hears of a fault of one of his peers!”

[Az-Zuhd Li Hannād: 2/600]

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یَـٰمَرۡیَمُ ٱقۡنُتِی لِرَبِّكِ

O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord

[Surah Ali 'Imran: 43]

Mujāhid said:

“She would stand until her feet would swell!”

[Az-Zuhd Li Wakī’: 157]

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Al-Awzā’ī رحمه الله said:

“If an innovation becomes apparent and the people of knowledge do not repudiate it, then it is [perceived as] a Sunnah!”

[Sharaf Ashāb Al-Hadīth: 1/22]

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Ibn Abbās رضي الله عنهما said:

“Verily I do not know any action that can bring a person closer to Allāh than dutifulness to one's mother.”

[Adabul Mufrad: 4]

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Bakr ibn ‘Abdillāh رحمه الله said:

“Verily you sin much, so increase in seeking forgiveness!”

[At-Tawbah: 179]

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Jarīr ibn ‘Abdillah رضي الله عنه said:

“I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) for offering prayer perfectly, giving Zakat, and giving advice to every Muslim!”

[Sahīh Bukhāri: 1401]

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Abdul Rahmān Al-Khuzā’ī رحمه الله said:

“The example of a righteous woman to a man is like the example of a golden crown on the king’s head!”

[Al-Musannaf Li Ibn Abī Shaybah: 17143]

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Al-Shāfi’ī رحمه الله said:

“The blessing lies in [your speech, action and creed] being in accordance to every matter the Prophet ﷺ did!”

[Ahkām Al-Qurān: 281]

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Abdullah ibn Mubārak رحمه الله said:

"Good conduct is almost two-thirds of the religion!”

[Sifatu As-Safwa: 2/330]

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‘Āmir ibn Qays رحمه الله said:

“Entrust your affairs to Allāh; and you will be at peace!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 2/92]

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Imām Ahmad رحمه الله said:

“How virtuous is being just in all [your] affairs!”

[Tārīkh Al-Baghdād: 7/209]

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Ibn Mas’ūd رضي الله عنه said:

“Be content with what Allāh has allotted you; you will be the richest of people!”

[Az-Zuhd Li Ibn Abī Dunyā: 131]

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Wahb bin Munabbih رحمه الله said:

“Whoever is afflicted with some calamity, he has been taken on the path of the prophets!”

[Hilyat Al-Awliya: 4/56]

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Al-Shāfi’ī رحمه الله said:

“Whoever is overcome by the intensity of worldly desires, will be forced into slavery to its people!”

[Al-Majmuu’: 1/13]

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‘Ā'ishah رضي الله عنهما said:

“The Prophet ﷺ did not observe a voluntary prayer more regularly than the two Rak‘ahs of Fajr.”

[Sahīh Bukhāri: 1169]

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‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-Azīz رحمه الله said:

“Successful indeed is the one who is protected from: argumentation, anger and greed!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 5/290]

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Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما said:

“In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.”

[Sahīh Bukhāri: 6416]

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Al-‘Amash رحمه الله said:

“No one jokes with you except one who loves you!”

[Rawdatul Uqalā: 1/80]

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Al-Fudayl ibn Iyādh said:

“At the end of time, there will come a people who are brothers in public and enemies in private!”

[Siyar Salaf As-Saaliheen: 11033]

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Ahmad ibn Balkhī رحمه الله said:

“Whoever loves to have Allāh with him [with His aid and support] in all [his] circumstances; then be truthful, for Allāh is with the truthful!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 10/43]

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Makhūl رحمه الله said:

“I saw a man crying during his prayer, so I accused him of showing off, so I was prevented from crying for a year!”

[Al-‘Uqūbāt: 83]

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Ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنهما said:

“The qalb (i.e heart) was not named so except due to the fact that it [constantly] changes state!”

[Tafsīr Ibn Abī Hātim: 88]

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It was said to Imam Ahmad:

“How do you know the liars?”

He said: “By their promises!”

[Adabul Imlā: 40]

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Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه said:

“I never smelt ambergris or musk as fragrant as the fragrance of the body of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I never touched brocade or silk and found it as soft as the body of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!”

[Sahīh Muslim: 2330]

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Ibn Muhayrīz رحمه الله said:

“If you see something good, thank Allāh! And if you see something evil, ask Allāh to ease the affliction for the nation of Muhammad ﷺ!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 5/143]

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