'Abdul-A'laa said to me: 'Certainly he who has been given knowledge which does not cause him to weep, then it is feared he has not been given knowledge which benefits him.'
Category: Contentment & Zuhd
That I die and am resurrected is more beloved to me
'That I die and am resurrected, then die and am [again] resurrected, then die and am [yet again] resurrected is more beloved to me than to see the 'awrah of a Muslim, and for him to see mine.'
Such a look will cause desire in the heart
Do not allow your eyes to look at a woman's garment, for indeed such a look will cause desire in the heart.
The wise man does not argue
The wise man neither argues nor seeks to prevail through stratagem; rather, he conveys his wisdom. If it is accepted, he praises Allaah, and if it is rejected, he praises Allaah.