Reference: https://x.com/rtwett_tm/status/1918930143231213673 قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيِّ رحمه الله: إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا جَعَلَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ خِلَالٍ : فِقْهٌ فِي الدِّينِ ، وَزَهَادَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا ، وَبَصَرٌ بِعُيُوبِهِ 📙【 حلية الأولياء (٢١٣/٣) 】 — أخبار السلف الصالح (@rtwett_tm) May 4, 2025 Hilyatul-Awliyaa v3 p213 Muhammad ibn Kaʿb al-Qurazhee رحمه الله said: When Allaah […]
Reference: https://x.com/ProfAlTamimi/status/1923808717092352024 قال وهب بن منبهالایمان عریان ولباسه التقوى وزينته الحياء وماله الفقه".تاريخ الإسلام ٤٩٤/٦ — أ.د. محمد بن خليفة التميمي (@ProfAlTamimi) May 17, 2025 Taareekh al-Islaam v6 p494 Wahb ibn Munabbih رحمه الله said: Eemaan is bare, and its clothing is piety, its adornment is modesty, and its wealth is understanding (fiqh of the […]
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