Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
AL-SHAFI'IDo not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.
More Al-Shafi'i Quotes
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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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And the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.
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Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.
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The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.
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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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O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
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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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Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
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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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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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Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
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My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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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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