Whoever advises his brother in private has truly advised him and honoured him; but whoever admonishes him in public has exposed him and disgraced him.
Tag: sincerity
A good word is a seed
A good word is a seed: if it is watered with sincerity and nourished by following the Sunnah, it grows into a good tree with delicious fruits and abundant shade.
Leave what is hidden in their heart to Allaah
Whoever wrongs you and then comes to apologise for their wrongdoing, humility obliges you to accept their apology – whether it is sincere or not – and leave what is hidden [in their heart] to Allaah…
For those who desire a righteous heart
May Allaah grant you goodness. It has been narrated that al-Ashtar once entered upon ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib رضي الله عنه – after part of the night had passed – while he was standing in prayer.
Humility is the hallmark of success
Ibn Rajab رحمه الله al-Haafiz Zayn ad-Deen ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali رحمه الله was an imaam, [and] a scholar, but he was an ascetic, [and] pious, [and] humble.
Origin of the book al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhee
The origin of [the book] al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhee [الملخص الفقهي] were lessons I delivered on the radio [they were] lessons on [the subject of] fiqh.
Allaah will replace it with something better
Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allaah عز و جل except that Allaah will replace it with something better.
A sound heart
…and the shortest of paths to Paradise is soundness* of the heart.
Rectifying the intention
It is befitting for the student of knowledge to rectify his intention [solely for the Sake of Allaah], for indeed the loss of [a] sincere [intention] prevents the acceptance of [righteous] actions.
They spoke for the honour of Islaam
What do you say about the speech of the Salaf [being] more beneficial than our speech?