I have never debated anyone wishing for them to make a mistake, except for a person of innovation, for I wished that his [true] nature be exposed to the people.
Category: Words of Wisdom
Advising sincerely
Whoever advises his brother in private has truly advised him and honoured him; but whoever admonishes him in public has exposed him and disgraced him.
For the healing of the hearts
There is no cure for the healing of hearts ever more beneficial than the Qur.aan.
Having taqwa
[Having] taqwa is to not see yourself as better than anyone else.
Prayer in the depth of the night
Pray, even if only two rak'ahs, in the depth of the night; for indeed, prayer in the depth of the night sheds away sins and is among the most noble deeds of the righteous.
The patient will be given their reward without measure
This aayah was often repeated by our esteemed Shaykh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله and I heard it from him many times.
Regularly reciting the Qur.aan
Whoever regularly recites the Qur.aan will find their tongue becomes accustomed to it, and reading it becomes easy. But if they abandon it, reciting it becomes difficult and burdensome.
Greater than his need for food, drink, and clothing
A servant's need for the mu'awwidhaat (the protective supplications, i.e. the last 3 soorahs of the Qur.aan) is greater than his need for food, drink, and clothing.
A painful reality
An elderly woman entered a mobile phone shop to have her phone repaired.
The missed fast of 'Aashooraa cannot be made up
I was travelling with Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree, and he fasted the day of 'Aashooraa. It was then said to him