And the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.
AL-SHAFI'IHow strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.
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Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
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Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.
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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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But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.
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To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
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Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
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Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.
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O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
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Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
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Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
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You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
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My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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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.
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To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
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