[From] good [upright and moral] character is to select [deeds of] virtue and abandon [deeds of] vice.
Category: Words of Wisdom
Always intend good
‘O my son, [always] intend good, for indeed you shall remain upon good so long as you intend good’
Characteristics of the people of faith
Praiseworthy characteristics are from beautiful actions, and good speech is [from] the characteristics of the people of faith.
Due to his tongue
«Most of the sins of the son of Aadam are due to his tongue»
What is the benefit of doing hajj then?
[Imagine that], hajj without [understanding] tawheed; What is the benefit of [doing hajj then?]
Does not realise he is dreaming until he wakes up
One who is asleep does not realise he is dreaming until he wakes up, likewise, one who is negligent of the Hereafter does not realise what he has lost until after death reaches him.
Extreme reverence towards their Shaykhs
…and many people have extreme reverence (ghuloo) towards their shaykhs the type [of ghuloo] which exists in the shee’ah in their extreme reverence towards their imaams.
Bury him where he dies
On 30 Jumada Thani 1414, when asked about the will within which the deceased requested burial in Madeenah, Shaykh Ibn Baaz said: This is not befitting; Whenever anyone dies, he is to be buried in the town in which he dies.
Prayer mats with images
On 7 Rajab 1414, when asked about sitting on prayer mats upon which are images of al-Masjid al-Haraam and [al-Masjid] al-Aqsaa, Shaykh Ibn Baaz said: It is most appropriate to leave [doing so].
None more stupid and ignorant
There is none more stupid and ignorant than the atheist. Otherwise, how can his intellect not grasp his presence necessitates the presence of the One who created him?