Al-Shafi'i Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

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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Always Deceive Deed Sincere State Worry
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.
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Book Earth Face God More
If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.
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Among Dishonor God Other Outward Shame
Be hard on yourself, easy on others.
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Be Easy Hard Other Yourself
Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.
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Find Glorified Glory Made People Whoever
He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.
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Follow God May Side Truth
The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.
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Admonishes Advice Brother Honor One Secretly Sincerely
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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Face Flow Heart Help Lord Opponent Pray Side Silently Tongue Truth
How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.
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Boat Community Guidance Land Path Religion Sail Seek Strange Tread
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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Erase Heart Know Meant Miss never Will
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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Argue Desire Expose Hear Man never Over Say Victory Wrong
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
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Became Constrict Escape Forgiveness Heart Hope Narrow Open Pardon Path Took
My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,
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Burden Grace Heavily Measure Sin
O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.
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Came Forgiveness Great Lord Out
To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.
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Advice Brother Demolish Improve Private
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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Asleep Dead Deed Except Good Human Knowledge
Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.
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Benefit Knowledge Memorised
To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.
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Able Almighty Bless God Thank
You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
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Body Greater Inside Just Say Something Universe
I complained to Waki’ about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience;
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Abandon Complain Disobedience Instructedi Memorisation Weakness
Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.
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Accompany Behind Community Earth Grave Religion Remain Wealth
He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
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Give God Inform Knowledge Light Sin
But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.
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Admonish Disgrace Publicity Recognize Shame Sincere
The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.
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Community Own Religion Status
Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.
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Accumulation Community Other Religion View Wealth
Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.
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Off Only Recognize Show Sincere Someone
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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Compare Forgiveness Found Greater Seem Sin

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