quotes of the salaf thread

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Arguing with a Scholar or an Ignoramus Yūnus reports: Maymūn b. Mihr�n once wrote to me saying:

Beware of dispute and argumentation about the religion, and do not argue with a scholar nor an ignoramus. As for the scholar, he will withhold his knowledge from you, and will not be concerned with what you do. As for the ignorant person, he will only cause roughness in your heart and he will not obey you [anyway].

Al-D�rimī, Al-Sunan no. 302.

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It is reported that Ê¿Umar b. Al-Khaá¹á¹Ä�b – AllÄ�h be pleased with him – said:

Do not expose yourself to what does not concern you, stay away from your enemy, beware of [taking as] your friend anyone except the trustworthy amongst people – and there is no one who is trustworthy except one who fears All�h; and do not accompany the sinner in case you learn his sinfulness, and do not let him know your secrets, and consult those who fear All�h for your affairs.

Ibn Abī Shaybah, Al-Muṣannaf 34476.

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The Danger of Over-Suspicion ʿAbdull�h b. Masʿūd – All�h be pleased with him – said:

The victim of theft might continue to suspect and conjecture [about who stole from him] until he becomes worse [in sin] than the thief.

Al-Bukh�rī, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad no. 1289. Its chain of transmission was graded ṣaḥīḥ by Al-Alb�nī in Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Adab Al-Mufrad no.974.

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It is reported that Bil�l b. Saʿd – All�h have mercy on him – said:
A brother who, whenever you meet him, points out to you one of your faults (for you to correct yourself) is better for you than a brother who, whenever you meet him, puts a dīn�r (money) in your hand.

Abū Bakr Al-Daynūrī, Al-Muj�lasah wa Jaw�hir Al-ʿIlm no. 1428.

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Honouring and Dishonouring Oneself It is reported that Yaḥy� b. Abī Kathīr – All�h have mercy on him – said:

It used to be said, “People have never honoured themselves with anything [better] than the obedience of All�h, and they have never dishonoured themselves with anything [worse] than disobedience to All�h.�

Ibn Abī Al-Duny�, Muḥ�sabatu Al-Nafs article 98.

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Abû Dardâ (radiyAllâhu ‘anhu) said, “From the completion of taqwâ is that the slave fears from his Lord even with regards to things the weight of an atom.�

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Trust in All�h During Inflation It is reported that Abū Ḥ�zim Salamah b. Dīn�r – All�h have mercy on him – was once asked:

“O Abū Ḥ�zim, do you not see how prices have risen?� He replied, “And what is the worry? Verily, he (All�h) who provides for us during deflation is the one who will provide for us during inflation.�

Abū Nuʿaym, Ḥilyatu Al-ʾAwliy�ʾ 3:239.

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It is reported that Abu Al-ʿĀlyah – All�h have mercy on him – said:
There are two blessings I have been blessed with, I know not which of them is greatest: that All�h guided me to Isl�m, and that he did not make me a Ḥarūrī (from the Khaw�rij extremists).

ʿAbd Al-Razz�q Al-Ṣanʿ�nī, Al-Muṣannaf ḥadīth 18667.

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The Correct Place of Opinion
Al-Awz�ʿī reports that Caliph ʿUmar b. ʿAbd Al-ʿAzīz – All�h have mercy on him – wrote (in his orders):

There is no place for anyone’s opinion [when it comes to] what is in the Book (revelation). The opinion of the im�ms (great scholars) is only regarding what the Book did not come down with, and regarding which no Sunnah has passed from the Messenger of All�h ﷺ. And the opinion of no one is counted in the face of a Sunnah from the Messenger of All�h ﷺ.

Al-Ājurrī, Al-Sharīʿah #113 et al.

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The Best Things a Person Can be Given It is reported from Ḥabīb Al-Jall�b that he asked ʿAbdull�h b. Al-Mub�rak – All�h have mercy on him:

“What is the best thing a person is ever given?� He replied, “Innate intelligence.� He then asked, “And if not that?� He replied, “Good conduct.� He then asked, “And if not that?� He replied, “A compassionate brother to consult.� He then asked, “And if not that?� He replied, “Long silence.� He asked, “And if not that?� Ibn Al-Mub�rak replied, “Then an early death.�

Al-Dhahabī, Siyar ʾAʿl�m Al-Nubal�ʾ 8:397.

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Taking Knowledge in Stages It is reported that Al-Zuhrī – All�h have mercy on him – said to Yūnus b. Yazīd:

O YÅ«nus! Do not try to overcome knowledge, for verily knowledge is [like vast] valleys: whichever of them you take will stop you before you traverse it. Instead, take it over the days and nights. And do not take knowledge all at once, for whoever tries to take it all at once will lose it all at once. Rather take it bit by bit over the days and nights.

Ibn ʿAbd Al-Barr, J�miʿ Bay�n Al-ʿIlm article 652.

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SubhanAllah!

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How to Look at Yourself and Others It is reported that Bakr b. ʿAbdill�h Al-Muzanī – All�h have mercy on him – said:

When you see someone older than you, say: he has preceded me in īm�n and righteous actions so he is better than me; and when you see someone younger than you, say: I have preceded him in sinning and disobedience so he is better than me. And when you see your brothers honouring and revering you, say: this is a virtue they have attained; and when you see them falling short (in their treatment of you) say: this is [because of] a sin I committed.

Ibn Al-Jawzī, Ṣifatu Al-Ṣafwah, article 505: Bakr b. ʿAbdill�h Al-Muzanī.

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Al-Mualim

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Not Even if You Have a Response

It is reported that Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – All�h have mercy on him – said: Do not sit with the people of desires (Bidʿah, heresy), even if you think you have a response [to what they say]. Al-Harawī, Dhamm Al-Kal�m article 765.