Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
AL-SHAFI'IWhoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
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If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.
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To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
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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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The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.
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To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
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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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My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
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Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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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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And the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.
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O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
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Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
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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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