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Al-Shafi'i28 quotes“The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.”
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The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray – O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i 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 me.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i 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 him.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i I complained to Waki’ about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience;
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
Al-Shafi'iAl-Shafi'i Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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