“To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.”

There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah – a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik.

If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.

Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.

He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.

The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.

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.

How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.

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.

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.

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

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,

O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.

Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.

To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.

I know I am–that simplest bliss The millions of my brothers miss. I know the fortune to be born, Even to the meanest wretch they scorn.

Although my Dad was a talented calligrapher and both of my younger brothers were successful, I was the first one in my family to graduate from high school.

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

There’s no “brothers” when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don’t care about each other. He’s not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio – I don’t know that guy.

[The Bytyqi Brothers were] American citizens and we have been seeking answers to why no one’s been held accountable for these atrocities. [Family members] expect our government to do everything we can.

She was made up of more, too. She was the books she read in the library. She was the flower in the brown bowl. Part of her life was made from the tree growing rankly in the yard.

Yes, brothers and sisters, that internal tranquility that is born of the Spirit and which the Lord gives to His faithful Saints.

I get facials. I get a manicure and pedicure every week. I get my hair cut, and I oil myself down from head to toe. I got that from my brother. I was so impressed with how high maintenance he was. When he left the room, you could still smell him for an hour.