And many of the intellectuals become atheists because of their intellect, and [as a result he] looks upon others as despicable, and sees others as nothing worthy of note…
Tag: humility
Beware of being taken by appearances!!
Quite possibly, this brother and his like could be better than me and you in front of Allaah.
He was overcome with tears
I prayed the Fajr prayer behind al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh, and he recited…
He fell unconscious
I prayed [the] Maghrib [prayer] behind Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh, with his son ‘Alee at my side.
Tears falling on the mat during prayer
I used to hear the tears of Sa’eed ibn ‘Abdil-’Azeez falling on the mat whilst [he was] in prayer.
Cried until he was overcome with tears
…he would cry until he was overcome with tears.
Intending solely for the Sake of Allaah
Perhaps a small deed will be magnified [in its reward] by its intention, and perhaps a large deed will be diminished [in its reward] by its intention.
Don’t concern yourself with them
Indeed, you are unable to please all of the people, so rectify that which is between you and Allaah and don’t concern yourself with [what] the people [may think or say].
I do not know
By Allaah, I do not know; ask the cupping practitioners.
He prescribed me with seven
My close friend [Muhammad] ﷺ prescribed me with [the following] seven…