Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, it is the duty of a student of knowledge to…
View More Malik on Adab: Duty of students to have good mannersTag: Righteous Predecessors السلف الصالح
Ibn Mubarak on Adab: Seek manners before other Islamic sciences
Ibn al-Jazari reported: Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I sought manners for thirty years and I sought sacred knowledge for twenty…
View More Ibn Mubarak on Adab: Seek manners before other Islamic sciencesMalik on Adab: I learned manners before sacred knowledge
Al-Qadi ‘Iyad reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “My mother would dress me up and say to me: Go to Shaykh Rabi’ah…
View More Malik on Adab: I learned manners before sacred knowledgeShafi’i on Debate: Best answer to a fool is silence
Imam al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, said in his poetry, “If a fool speaks to you, do not answer him, for the best…
View More Shafi’i on Debate: Best answer to a fool is silenceFudayl on Tazkiyyah: Prophets and righteous have pure hearts
Abu Nu’aym reported: Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It has been said that among the character of the prophets and…
View More Fudayl on Tazkiyyah: Prophets and righteous have pure heartsIbn Mubarak on Backbiting: Why sit with backbiters instead of companions?
Shaqiq al-Balkhi reported: It was said to Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, “When you pray, why do you not sit with us…
View More Ibn Mubarak on Backbiting: Why sit with backbiters instead of companions?Hasan on Funerals: How to console non-Muslims at their funerals
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you console a non-Muslim citizen, say: May nothing beset you but goodness.”…
View More Hasan on Funerals: How to console non-Muslims at their funeralsHadith on Mockery: His shins weigh more than Uhud in the Hereafter
Ibn Mas’ud reported: He was harvesting toothsticks from an Arak tree and he had tiny shins. The wind blew and made him fall over, so…
View More Hadith on Mockery: His shins weigh more than Uhud in the HereafterHadith on Signs: Lies, gluttony prevail before end of time
‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best of you belong to my generation, then those who follow…
View More Hadith on Signs: Lies, gluttony prevail before end of timeAyyub on Fatwa: Most ignorant people quickest to issue verdicts
Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah reported: Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The most daring of people to issue religious verdicts are those with…
View More Ayyub on Fatwa: Most ignorant people quickest to issue verdictsHadith on Wudu: Performing multiple prayers with single ablution
Buraida reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed multiple prayers on the day of liberation with a single ablution and he wiped…
View More Hadith on Wudu: Performing multiple prayers with single ablutionSalaf on Fasting: Remember the poor, starving while fasting
Hassan ibn Ahmad reported: He asked the commander of the faithful Al-Ma’mun ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Rida, may Allah have mercy on him, “Is there any…
View More Salaf on Fasting: Remember the poor, starving while fastingSufyan on Taqwa: Righteousness is to love people as yourself
Al-Tha’labi reported: Sufyan al-Thawri and Al-Fudayl, may Allah have mercy on them both, said, “The righteous man is he who loves for people what he…
View More Sufyan on Taqwa: Righteousness is to love people as yourselfSalaf on Satan: Devil celebrates bloodshed, unbelief, fear
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Some of the righteous predecessors said, “When Iblis and his soldiers gather, they do not rejoice for anything as much as three…
View More Salaf on Satan: Devil celebrates bloodshed, unbelief, fearIbn Mas’ud on Zuhd: Companions better than you by asceticism
Abdur Rahman ibn Yazid reported: Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “You strive for longer and you perform more prayers than the…
View More Ibn Mas’ud on Zuhd: Companions better than you by asceticismHadith on Sahaba: Virtue of the Prophet’s senior companions
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most merciful of my nation is Abu Bakr. The…
View More Hadith on Sahaba: Virtue of the Prophet’s senior companionsTawus on Faith: All scriptures teach to love others as yourself
Abdullah al-Hashimi reported: Tawus, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Would you like me to summarize in this sitting all of the Torah, the…
View More Tawus on Faith: All scriptures teach to love others as yourselfHadith on Signs: Latter generations are worst in sectarianism
Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the first generations of this nation are the best of…
View More Hadith on Signs: Latter generations are worst in sectarianismAbu Hanifa on Adab: Scholars have best manners and character
Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The stories and gatherings of the scholars are more beloved to me…
View More Abu Hanifa on Adab: Scholars have best manners and characterSalaf on Hawa: Righteous are those who restrain their desires
Ibn Rajab reported: Some of the righteous predecessors said, “The one who fears Allah is not one who weeps and his eyes overflow with tears.…
View More Salaf on Hawa: Righteous are those who restrain their desires