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title: "2 Admonish Quotes By Al-Shafi‘i"
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> [To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/to-admonish-your-brother-in-private-is-to-advise-him-and-improve-him/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

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> [The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him. If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/the-one-who-admonishes-his-brother-secretly-he-has-advised-sincerely/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

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## More by Al-Shafi‘i

> [When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/when-my-heart-became-constricted-and-my-paths-became-narrow-i-took-my/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/wealth-remains-behind-on-earth-while-ibadaah-accompanies-you-into-the/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/to-admonish-your-brother-in-private-is-to-advise-him-and-improve-him/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/the-loftiest-in-status-are-those-who-do-not-know-their-own-status-and/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/knowledge-is-not-what-is-memorised-knowledge-is-what-benefits/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/how-strange-you-seek-guidance-yet-you-do-not-tread-its-path-surely-a/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/never-do-i-argue-with-a-man-with-a-desire-to-hear-him-say-what-is/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/my-sin-burdened-me-heavily-but-when-i-measured-it-against-your-grace/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [Be hard on yourself, easy on others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/be-hard-on-yourself-easy-on-others/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/only-someone-who-is-sincere-recognizes-what-showing-off-is/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah - a book which is more sahih than the book of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/there-is-not-on-the-face-of-the-earth-after-the-book-of-allah-a-book/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience; He informed me that knowledge is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/i-complained-to-waki-about-the-weakness-of-my-memorisation-so-he/)

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> [Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/whoever-is-not-made-glorified-by-taqwa-can-find-no-glory/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/do-not-vie-with-others-in-the-accumulation-of-wealth-vie-with-them-in/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

> [To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-shafi-i/to-be-able-to-thank-allah-for-a-blessing-is-a-blessing-within-itself/)

[Al-Shafi‘i](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-shafi-i/)

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