[There are] two things that harden the heart: speaking too much and eating too much.
Category: Speech & The Tongue
Better than the voluntary Hajj
Ibraaheem ibn Tahmaan departed for [the voluntary] hajj. [Along the way] he passed by Neesaaboor. [There] he found them to be upon the speech (teachings) of Jahm [ibn Safwaan]. So he said
Seeking knowledge when one is young
Seeking knowledge when one is young, is like etching on a stone.
I do not know
We were with Maalik ibn Anas رحمه الله when a man came saying: 'O Abu 'Abdullaah, I have travelled a distance of six months. The people of my land sent me to ask you about a matter.' So he said: 'Ask!
Out of fear that it may rest upon my heart
My ears have never heard anything of knowledge except that it has rested upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).
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
Backbiting of the layman ranks amongst the major sins
If backbiting of the layman ranks amongst the major sins, then backbiting of the scholar is much greater.
Lying adversely affects the liar
I have never lied since learning that lying adversely affects the liar.
The jihaad with decisive proofs
The jihaad with decisive proofs [from the Book and the Sunnah] and the tongue takes precedence over the jihaad with the sword and the spear.
The people of Truth and the Sunnah
Indeed the people of Truth and the Sunnah do not follow anyone [unconditionally] except the messenger of Allaah ﷺ, the one who does not speak from his desires - it is only revelation revealed to him.