Abu Ala on Reason: Nothing better after Islam than sound intellect

Ibn Abi Shaybah reported: Abu Al-‘Ala, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “A servant is given nothing better after Islam than to be provided with a sound mind.”

Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 3580

عن ابن أبي شيبة عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ رحمه الله قَالَ مَا أُعْطِيَ عَبْدٌ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عَقْلٍ صَالِحٍ يُرْزَقُهُ

3580 المصنف كتاب الأدب في فضل العقل على غيره

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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