The mere sight of him would awaken sadness in my heart

Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa – Volume 8, Page 421

‘Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak said:

Whenever I looked at al-Fudhayl [ibn ’Iyaadh], [the mere sight of him] would awaken sadness [in my heart], [causing me to] despise myself, and then weep.


Translation originally published on 12 July, 2017.

He is a graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language, and later the Faculty of Sharee'ah in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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