Al-Shafi‘i Quotes

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• My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
• The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know…
• 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…
• There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah - a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik.
• Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over…
• Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
• Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
• You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
• To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
• Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
• Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.
• To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.
• All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those…
• Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
• My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for…
• How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.

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