Be like the roots of a tree; it keeps the tree upright and gives it life, but it itself is hidden underneath the earth and eyes cannot see it. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK HiddenKeepRootUnderneathUpright
I love the saliheen (pious people) even though I’m not one of them, and I hate the taliheen (evil people) even though I (may be) worse than them. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK Through
The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK IslamicListeningPreservation
How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK IntentionIslamicSmall
I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK IslamicTwentyYear
If you desire the path of sincerity, develop a love for obscurity. Flee from the clatter and clinks of fame. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK EyeFleeObscurityRootSincerity
If i were to backbite against anyone, it would be about my parents for they have more right to my good deeds ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK BackbiteMoreParent
Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK AbandoningSuffocate
O man! Prepare yourself for the Hereafter, obey Allah to the extent of your need for Him and anger Him to the extent of your patience in Hell. ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK ExtentHereafter
Perhaps a great deed is belittled by an intention. And perhaps a small deed, by sincere intention, is made great ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK IntentionMadePerhaps
