Saʿīd b. Jubayr was asked regarding who is the most worshipful person, to which he replied: رَجُلٌ اجْتَرَحَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ فَكُلَّمَا ذَكَرَ ذُنُوبَهُ احْتَقَرَ عَمَلَهُ “A man who committed sins, …
ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib would say: الْعِلْمُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَالِ؛ الْعِلْمُ يَحْرُسُكَ وَأَنْتَ تَحْرُسُ الْمَالَ “Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge safeguards you whilst you have to guard wealth.” (al-Mukhtār …
Muḥammad al-Bāqir said: بِئْسَ الأَخُ أَخٌ يَرْعَاكَ غَنِيًّا وَيَقْطَعُكَ فَقِيرًا “The worst friend is the one who hangs around you while you’re rich but avoids you if you become poor.” …
Abū al-Dardāʾ would say: اطْلُبُوا الْعِلْمَ فَإِنْ عَجَزْتُمْ فَأَحِبُّوا أَهْلَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تُحِبُّوهُمْ فَلَا تُبْغِضُوهُمْ “Seek knowledge. If you cannot, then love the people of knowledge. And if you do …
Wahb b. Munabbih would say: الإيمان عريان ولباسه التقوى وزينته الحياء وماله الفقه “Faith is naked. Its clothing is piety, its adornment is modesty, and its wealth is understanding.” (al-Mukhtār …
Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah would say: ليس من حب الدنيا طلبك ما لا بد منه “One seeking what is necessary for them is different than having love for the world.” (al-Mukhtār …