To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
AL-SHAFI'IBe hard on yourself, easy on others.
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Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.
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He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.
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The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.
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The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
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Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
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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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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 be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
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Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.
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My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
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If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.
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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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Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
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