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Three worldly things have been made dear to me: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and reading the Qur'an.
When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.
Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.
A girl is a good deed and a boy is a bounty. Good deeds are rewarded while people are held accountable for bounties.
The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion - he is envied for his position, but he well knows his position.
We are a people whom Allah gave might and glory to through Islam, so we will never seek glory through anything else.
If a sheep dies on the shore of the Euphrates I fear lest Allah ask me to account for it on the Day of Resurrection.
He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
There is no goodness in people who don't give advice, and there is no goodness in people who don't like to be advised
Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.
Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.
Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.
Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest.
Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.
Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it.
Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.
If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.
There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.
There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science.
A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after your death.
You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people.
Absorption in worldly affairs breeds darkness in the heart, and absorption in the affairs of the next world enkindles light in the heart
Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed.
Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
The death of a thousand worshipers is easier to bear than the death of a scholar who has knowledge of what Allah has permitted and forbidden.
Taqwaa is not by praying all night and fasting all day but rather it is abiding by the commands of Allah and staying away from His prohibitions.
There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.
I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.
Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur’an to support their views and misleading rulers.
For those who practise tyranny and deprive others of their rights, I will be harsh and stern, but for those who follow the law, I will be most soft and tender.
He who is greedy is disgraced; he who discloses his hardship will always be humiliated; he who has no control over his tongue will often have to face discomfort.
Oh writer! An Angel watches over all you write. Make your writing meaningful for it will eventually return to you and you will be questioned about what you wrote.
The one from among the Muslims who recites the Qur'an but in the end finds his way to hell, is considerd to be among those that have taken the word of Allah in jest.
There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of life, and the grave is the ocean of distress
Allah the Exalted loves him who forgoes worldly life, the Angels love him who rejects the vices, and the Muslims love him who gives up greediness in respect of the Muslims.
If you are greeted then return the greetings more warmly. If you are favored, then repay the obligation manifold; but he who takes the initiative will always excel in merit.
Life consists of two days: one for you and one against you, so when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you
To maintain nice relation with the people is half of intelligence, nice questioning is half of knowledge, and nice domestic arrangements is half of the management of livelihood.
The happiest of people is the one under whose care people are happy because of him, and the most miserable of people is the one under whose care people are miserable because of him.
Man comes from a drop of semen and leaves as a piece of dust. He doesn't know when he came and he doesn't know when he's leaving, yet he walks on the earth thinking he knows everything.
The most important of your affairs in my view is prayer; whoever prays regularly has protected his faith, but whoever neglects it, is bound to be more negligent in other issues of faith.
I know that you are a stone, you do not cause benefit or harm; and if it were not that I had seen Allâh’s Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) kiss you, I would never have kissed you.
During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you.
If anyone stumbles then he must repent. If anyone errs then he must repent. And no one must insist on (the path of) destruction. If anyone insists on tyranny then he is far away from the path
Allah's Generosity is connected to gratitude, and gratitude is linked to increase in His generosity. The generosity of Allah will not stop increasing unless the gratitude of the servant ceases
Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil before the worst amongst you are given authority over you and then when even the best of you make dua against them, their duas will not be accepted.
No man can have anything better after faith than a woman of righteous character, loving and child-bearing. And no man can have anything worse after unbelief than a sharp-tongued woman of bad character.
A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when he is praised while decreasing in them when he is criticized.