Muḥammad ibn Ka’b al-Quraẓī on the Attributes of those Gifted by Allāh

حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد بن علي بن إسحاق ثنا الحسين بن الحسن ثنا عبد الله بن المبارك ثنا يونس بن عبدة عن محمد بن كعب القرظي قال: ‌إذا ‌أراد ‌الله ‌تعالى ‌بعبد ‌خيرا ‌جعل ‌فيه ‌ثلاث ‌خلال؛ ‌فقه ‌في ‌الدين، ‌وزهادة ‌فى ‌الدنيا، ‌وبصرا ‌بعيوبه

Muḥammad ibn Ka’b al-Quraẓī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said:

“When Allāh the exalted intends good for a servant, he makes three qualities in him: Understanding of the religion, asceticism in this world, and insight into his (own) shortcomings.”

Translated by Muhammad Imran (Jeddah/India)