Ibn al-Musayyib:
“There is no honourable person, scholar or doer of good except that he has a shortcoming. However, there are some people to whom we should not mention their faults , that is, those whose good deeds exceed their faults.”
2/81 Sifat as-Safwah –
Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah)
After Ali died , Mu`awiyah bin Abi Sufyan said to Dirar bin Damrah
“Describe ‘Ali to me.”
“Will you not excuse me from answering you,” said Dirar.
“No, describe him,” insisted Mu`awiyah.
“Please excuse me from doing so,” said Dirar.
“I will not,” said Mu`awiyah.
” I will do so, then” said Dirar with a sigh.
“By Allah, he was (far-sighted) and [...]
Sufyan ath Thawri rahimahullah:
Verily, when Allah withholds, He actually gives, because He did not withhold on account of miserliness or stinginess, but rather He looked at the benefit of the servant.
So the fact that He withheld is actually His choice for the servant and His excellent decision.”
Madarij as-Salikeen 2/215
Abu Bakr as-Saidalaani reported that he heard Salim bin Mansur bin ‘Ammar say,
“Upon seeing my father in a dream, I asked him, ‘What did your lord do with you?’
He answered : ‘Indeed, my lord drew me near and close and he said to me: ‘O evil shaykh (old man), do you know why I forgave [...]
`Umar bin al-Khattab (radiAllahu `anhu) said,
“Take account of your own selves (i.e., of your deeds), before you will be taken to account (on the Day of Resurrection).
Weigh yourselves (i.e., your deeds) before you will be weighed (i.e., before your deeds will be put on the balances on the Day of Resurrection).
Verily, if [...]
“The happiness one feels with their sin is worse in the sight of Allah than the sin itself.”
Ibn al-Qayyim in Madarij as-Salikeen
Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:
“Sin may be more beneficial for a person, if it leads him to repent, than doing a lot of acts of worship. This is what is meant by the words of one of the salaf:
‘A person may commit a sin and enter Paradise because of it, or he may do an act [...]
It is reported from Abu Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – that he said, “Shall I not point you to comfortable proceeds?” People responded, “And what is that O Abu Hurayrah?” He replied, “Fasting in winter.” The Arabs used to refer to matters which were relatively easy to gain as being cool. [...]
Abu Al-’Aaliyah reports that a man once asked `Ubay bin K`ab – may Allah be pleased with him – for advice.
He said:
“Take the Book of Allah as your leader (imam) and be pleased with it as a judge and ruler.
It is what your Messenger left amongst you.
It will be an intercessor for [...]
Ramadan 1428 – 13th September 2007
Some of the Salaf used to say:
“Indeed Allah – the Most High – has made the month of Ramadan as a competition for His creatures, in which they may race with one another to His pleasure, by obeying Him.
Thus, one group comes first and so they prosper and another group [...]
