You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
AL-SHAFI'ITo admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
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He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
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Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.
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Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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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.
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And those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.
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To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
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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.
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All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.
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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
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My sins seemed very great to me but when I compared them to Your forgiveness I found Your forgiveness to be greater
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How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.
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The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.
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Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
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He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.
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The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
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