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Haatim Al-Asam (rahimahullaah) said:
Command yourself with three affairs:
When you perform an act, remember Allaah’s Sight over you;
when you speak, remember Allaah’s Hearing over you and when you keep silent, remember Allaah’s knowledge about you.
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[Siyar 11/484]
Abu Faatimah (Abdullah Al-Gambi)
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Ibraaheem Ibn Adham (rahimahullaah) said: It has reached me that Umar Ibn Abdul Azeez (rahimahullaah) said to Khaalid Ibn Safwaan (rahimahullaah):”Admonish me and be brief”; so Khaalid said: ”O Leader of the believers! Indeed there are a people who have been deceived by Allaah’s concealment of (their sins, blameworthy affairs, shortcomings etc) and are put to trial by the good praise (received from the people), so let not the ignorance of others about your (real state of affairs) prevail over what you know about yourself. May Allaah protect us and you from becoming deceived by Allaah’s concealment of (our real state of affairs), delayed and negligent in that which Allaah has obligated and inclining towards desires.” Ibraaheem said: So he (Umar) wept and then said: ”May Allaah protect us and you from following desires.” [Hilyatul Awliyaa 8/18]
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Abdul-Azeez Al-Qurashee (rahimahullaah) said:
I heard Sufyaan (rahimahullaah) saying: It is incumbent upon you that you do not attach your heart to the worldly life (i.e. a blameworthy attachment) and you are not eager for its attainment (i.e. the eagerness that leads to sin, transgression, greed etc), and Allaah will make you see the concealed affairs of the worldly life (i.e. its corruption, true reality, worries etc when we are attached to it in a blameworthy manner).
It is incumbent upon you to have Wara (i.e. to have that type of fear that will keep you away from those affairs you fear will affect the affairs of your afterlife) and Allaah will make your giving account on (the day of judgement) less burdensome.
Leave what makes you doubt for that which is not doubtful to you; leave those affairs that resemble the truth but are falsehood in reality and your religion will be safeguarded.
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Hilyatul Awliyaa 7/20