Ali ibn Abee Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say,
“Certainly this life has begun traveling away, and the hereafter has begun traveling forward, and each has its children. So be from the children of the hereafter, and don’t be from the children of this life. For indeed today there is action with no account, and tomorrow there will be account with no action.”
One of the many great quotes on the wall of the Capital Area Food Bank warehouse in Washington DC:
“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You don’t need to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo courtesy of Jamika Arnwine.
An-Nawwas bin Sam’an radiyallahu anhu reported that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Righteousness is good character, and sin is that which wavers in your heart and which you do not want people to know about.” [Muslim]
According to Wabisah bin Ma’bad, radiyallahu anhu, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam and he said:
“You have come to ask about righteousness ?” ” Yes,” I answered. He said: “Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, Read more »
Imam Shafi’ee: When you seek knowledge, make your etiquettes the dough and your knowledge the salt.
Umar ibn Abdil-’Aziz (rahimahullah):
Become a scholar, if you are able.
If you are not able, then be a student.
If you can not, then show love for them.
If you are unable to do that, then (at least) do not hate them.
Character is like pregnancy, you cannot hide it.
Success is a ladder which cannot be climbed with your hands in your pockets.
- Sayings from the African continent
Knowledge is something simple, ignorant people make it complicated.
- Al-Ghazali
It is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was once asked:
O Messenger of Allah, who is the most honored person? The Prophet replied: The most honorable among them in the eyes of God is the one who is the most fearful towards God.
They said: This is not what we were asking you. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Then the most honorable of people is Joseph, a prophet of Allah, the son of a prophet of Allah, the son of a prophet of Allah, the son of the friend of Allah.
They said: This is not what we were asking you. The Prophet said: Then you are asking about the minerals of Arabia. People are like minerals in the case of good and evil - just like minerals of gold and silver. Those who were best among them before the advent of Islam would continue to be the best among them after Islam, if they develop a thorough understanding in God’s religion.
Imam Ghazali:
The way to paradise is an uphill climb whereas hell is downhill. Hence, there is a struggle to get to paradise and not to hell. [Minhaj-al-Abidin]
Found this gem over at Annessa’s soon to be private blog.
“There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.”
- Aeschylus
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