لما حضرت نافعا الوفاة قال له أبناؤه أوصنا قال اتقوا الله وأصلحوا ذات بينكم وأطيعوا الله ورسوله إن كنتم مؤمنين When death approached Imām Nāfiʿ, his children requested his advice …
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī said: كل عزّ لم يؤكد بعلم فإلى ذل يؤول “Every glory that is not substantiated with sound knowledge will eventually end up in disgrace.” (Ghāyat al-Nihāyah fī Ṭabaqāt …
When the Prophet (upon him be peace) and Abū Bakr were in the cave the polytheists came searching for them. Abū Bakr saw their feet and mentioned that if they …
Harim b. Ḥayyān said: لا آثر الدنيا على الآخرة حكيم ولا عصى الله كريم “One who is wise does not prefer this world over the next. And one who is …
Abū ʿUthmān al-Māzinī said: من ترك شيئا لله عوضه الله خيرا منه “Whoever leaves something for Allāh’s sake, Allāh will replace what he left with something better.” (al-Fawāʾid al-Bulqinīyah, 281)
Imām Mālik said: التواضع ترك الرياء والسمعة “Humility is to leave showing off and seeking fame.” (al-Mukhtār, 111)