I have never lied except on one occasion. My father said to me: ‘Have you read to the teacher?’ And I said: ‘Yes.’ – whereas I had not read to him.
Category: Words of Wisdom
I have never revised a hadeeth
I have never revised a hadeeth, and nor have I ever had any doubt in [the memorisation of] a hadeeth, except one hadeeth; and when I questioned my colleague about it, [I found] it was [exactly] as I…
As if your were a stranger or passer by
The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ took hold of my shoulder, and said:
Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a passer by.
Even the creatures have rights
From the best of manners is to be lenient with both humans and animals under your ownership.
Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern
Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern, then Allaah will be sufficient for him concerning his affairs and needs in the world, and whoever’s concerns are divided amongst the affairs of the…
Reward for charity done in secret
‘Alee ibn al-Husayn used to carry a sack of bread on his back during the night and used to distribute it in charity. And he used to say
Resemble the prayer of the Messenger of Allaah
‘Amr ibn al-Aswad performed hajj, and on his way back he passed by Madeenah.
When his house burnt down
Abu ‘Amr al-‘Alaa’s home was full of books. So when his house burnt down, all that we took from him (in terms of knowledge) thereafter until he died was from his memory.
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.
The innovators are like scorpions
The innovators are like scorpions. They bury their heads and bodies in the sand and leave their tails out.