If you live until the evening, then do not expect to live until the following morning. And if you live until the morning, then do not expect to see the evening. Take from your health for your sickness and from your life for your death.
Category: Words of Wisdom
The sign of repentance is
The sign of repentance [is]: weeping at what has preceded, fear of falling into sin, leaving evil company and maintaining the company of the good.
He would only sleep a little at night
al-Haafiz ‘Abdul-Ghanee was coming to visit me in Asfahaan, and he would only sleep a little at night, instead [choosing to] pray, read and weep.
He is a liar
Indeed whoever prays and fasts, but does not leave off sinning, then it is written that he is a liar.
I have never lied except on one occasion
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.
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 had memorised [it].
As if your were a stranger or passer by
Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a passer by.
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
Reward for charity done in secret
Indeed, charity done in secret will prevent the anger of the Lord, the Mighty and Majestic.
Resemble the prayer of the Messenger of Allaah
I have not seen anyone resemble the prayer, guidance, concentration or dress of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ more than this man.