Hasan on ‘Aql: Loving kindness is half of sound reason

Ibn Abi Dunya reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Loving kindness towards people is half of reason.”

Source: Mudārāt al-Nās 44

عن ابن أبي الدنيا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ رحمه الله قَالَ التَّوَدُّدُ إِلَى النَّاسِ نِصْفُ الْعَقْلِ

44 مداراة الناس لابن أبي الدنيا

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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