Someone asked Imām Mālik regarding the best thing one can do. He replied: طلب العلم “Seeking knowledge.” (al-Mukhtār, 109)
In the Qurʾān, Allāh says: وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَى “But as one who fears his Lord’s presence, and guards himself against whim.”[1] From Ibn Masʿūd …
Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah would say: اسلكوا سبل الحق ولا تستوحشوا من قلة أهلها “Tread the path of truth, and never feel disinclined to it because of how few are on …
Sufyān al-Thawrī said: ما عالجت شيئا أشد علي من نيتي إنها تتقلب علي “Nothing has been harder for me to deal with than my intention. It keeps trying to change …
ʿĀʾishah (Allāh be pleased with her) said: إن العبد إذا عمل بمعصية الله عاد حامده من الناس ذاما “When the worshiper does something to disobey Allāh, the people who praised …
Fuḍayl b. ʿIyāḍ said: ترك العمل من أجل الناس رياء والعمل من أجل الناس شرك والإخلاص أن يعافيك الله منهما “Not doing something because of people is showing off, doing …