I went out with my father and we came to Madeenah. Maalik ibn Anas then sent us a plate of fresh dates. So he (my father) then placed 1,000 deenaars and returned it (the plate) to him.
Category: Manners
If you hear about a good deed
If you hear anything about a good [deed] – then practice it, even if only once; so you can be from amongst those [who do good].
He who speaks, laughs and jokes much
He who speaks much, laughs much and jokes much, then his dignity and respect is reduced, and he who persists in [doing] something, becomes known by it.
Satisfied with cheating and deceit
It used to be said, [that] whoever is satisfied with cheating / deceit, then he is [regarded as being] from its people.
Humble and appreciative
If Khaleel ibn Ahmad al-Furaahaydee benefited someone with something, [out of humility] he would not let it be known that he benefited him, [however] if he himself benefited from someone in any way…
Due to their wicked character
If Allaah intends evil for the people [due to their wicked character], He opens for them [the door to] argumentation and denies them [righteous] action[s].
Essential attributes of the Scholar
The scholar is not he who [just] knows about the good and the bad, rather, the scholar is he who knows about the good and adheres to it, [just as he] knows of the bad and refrains from it.
Four thousand men on horseback welcomed him
I heard my colleagues saying: ‘When al-Bukhaaree entered Neesaaboor, four thousand men on horseback welcomed him, in addition to those riding mules and donkeys and [those who came] on foot.’
Talking about the secrets of your brother
Indeed [it is considered] from deceit to talk about the secret[s] of your brother.
That I die and am resurrected is more beloved to me
‘That I die and am resurrected, then die and am [again] resurrected, then die and am [yet again] resurrected is more beloved to me than to see the ‘awrah of a Muslim, and for him to see mine.’