If a person fears being amazed with himself—Al-Allaamah Muqbil Bin Haadi
Al-Allaamah Muqbil Bin Haadi Al-Waadi’ee (rahimahullaah) said: If a person fears being amazed with himself, then let him not compare himself with (his) contemporaries, (rather) look at Haafidh Ibn Hajr or Al-Haafidh Ibn katheer, Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah and other than them amongst the Huffaadh. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– [Source: ‘Al-Bashaa-ir Fis-Samaa-i Al-Mubaashir’ with the introduction of Shaikh […]
Our Salaf: Al’Hasan Al’Basri—The Believer has a good suspicion of his Lord….
Al-Hasan Al-Basri (rahimahullaah) said: ”Indeed, the believer has a good suspicion of his Lord and then (strives to) perfect his deeds. And indeed, the hypocrite has an evil suspicion of his Lord and then (engages) in evil deeds.” [Hilyatul Awliyaa 2/144]
Our Salaf—Knowledge and Action [Sufyaan Bin Uyaynah and Al-Hasan Al-Basri]
Sufyaan Bin Uyaynah (rahimahullaah) said: ”If my morning is like that of the foolish and my night is like that of the ignorant, then what will I do with the knowledge I wrote down?” [Source: Akhlaaq Al-Ulamaa’ of Imaam Al-Aajurree. Page: 44] Al-Hasan Al-Basri (rahimahullaah) said: ”When a man used to seek knowledge, it did […]
If a slave does not weep–Al-Hasan Al-Basri
Al-Hasan Al-Basri (rahimahullaah) said: ”If a slave does not weep except out of being shy in the presence of Allaah, it would be befitting that he weeps.” ———————————– [2/842 تعظيم قدر الصلاة /]
Our Salaf: Yunus Ibn Ubayd–I am amazed by three statements!
Yoonus Ibn Ubayd) [rahimahullaah] said: I am amazed by three statements! I am amazed by a statement of Muwarraq Al-Ajali, who said: ”I never said anything during anger, which I regretted during times of happiness.” I am amazed by a statement of Muhammad Ibn Seereen, who said: ”I do not envy anyone for some worldly […]
Our Salaf: Abu Khaldah—I met a people who acted…..
Ibn Abee Dunyaa narrates from Al-Layth Bin Sad, from Ubaydullaah Ibn Abee Ja’far, from Abee Khaldah, who said: ”I met a people who used to act and not just speak; but today they (i.e. the people) just speak and do not act.” ———————————– [ (الصمت)page: 294]
Our Salaf: Ayyoub As-Sakhtiyaanee—More knowledge today or in the past?
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said: Hammaad Bin Zayd said, ”I said to Ayyoub (As-Sakhtiyaanee): Is there more knowledge today or in the past?” So he (Ayyoub) said: ”There is more speech today and more knowledge in the past.” ———————————– [Al-Fawaa-id page 104]
Our Salaf: Ad-Dahhaak—I met a people who used to learn about Wara, but today…
Ibn Abee Dunyaa (rahimahullaah) narrates from Ad-Dahhaak (rahimahullaah) who said: ”I met a people who used to learn about Wara (i.e. acquainting themselves and being apprehensive about those things which they feared will ruin the affairs of their afterlife and avoiding them); but today they (i.e. the people) learn rhetoric.” —————————- [(الورع)(page:50)]
Our Salaf: Ibn Seereen–There is nothing more frightening than this Ayah!
Imaam Ibn Seereen (rahimahullaah) said: There is nothing more frightening than this Ayah: [وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ] ”And of mankind, there are some who say: “We believe in Allah and the Last Day” while in fact they believe not.” [Q 2:8] —————————————————— Source: [Fat-hul Baari of Ibn Rajab […]
Our Salaf: A Short and Compelling statement
Abu Haazim (rahimahullaah) said: ”Fighting against your (evil) desires is more difficult than fighting against your enemy.” [الحلية (تهذيبه) 1/519]
