Umar II on Humility: Best Muslims are humble with Allah

Al-Ghazali reported: Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The best people are those who are humble before Allah.”

Source: Iḥyā’ Ulūm al-Dīn 3/355

عن الغزالي أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رحمه الله قال خَيْرُ النَّاسِ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مُتَوَاضِعًا

3/355 إحياء علوم الدين

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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