Planting Nifāq
ʿAbdullah b. Mas’ūd – Allah be pleased with him – said: Singing sprouts hypocrisy (nifāq) in the heart as water sprouts greens and herbs. Ibn Battah, Al-Ibānah Al-Kubrā Vol.2 p469,…
ʿAbdullah b. Mas’ūd – Allah be pleased with him – said: Singing sprouts hypocrisy (nifāq) in the heart as water sprouts greens and herbs. Ibn Battah, Al-Ibānah Al-Kubrā Vol.2 p469,…
It is reported that before his death, Abū Mūsā Al-Ash’arī – Allah be please with him – used to exert himself intensely in worship. It was said to him, “If…
Bilāl b. Sa’d – Allah have mercy on him – said: Do not think about how small the sin is, but think about who you have just disobeyed. Ibn Al-Mubārak,…
ʿAbdullah b. Mas’ūd – Allah be please with him – said: Everyone speaks of good things. It is those whose words and deeds match who have acquired their share. Those…
Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allah have mercy on him – said: When a man sought knowledge, it would not be long before it could be seen in his humbleness, his sight,…
It is reported from Abū Idrīs Al-Khawlānī – Allah have mercy on him – that he used to say: I would rather hear of a fire in the masjid than…
Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allah have mercy on him – said: Do not sit with an adherent of bid’ah for he will cause a disease in your heart. Ibn Waddāh, Al-Bida’…
It is reported from Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allah have mercy on him – that he said: A person who sits with a heretic (an adherent of bid’ah) will not escape…
It is reported from Maymūn b. Mahrān – Allah be please with him – that he said: A person cannot be a taqīy (pious man of taqwā) until he takes…
A man came to Maymūn b. Mahrān – Allah be please with him – to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Maymūn said, “I do not approve of her…