‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on knowledge being acquired by learning
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Indeed, no one is born a scholar. Rather, knowledge is gained by learning.”…
Sayings of the Companions
Āthār of the Ṣaḥābah (may Allāh be pleased with them).
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Abū Dardā’ on achieving righteousness by acting upon the gained knowledge
Abū Dardā’ (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “A person does not attain taqwā until he becomes knowledgeable, and he will never be adorned by knowledge until he acts upon it.” Commentary by Shaykh ‘Abdul-Mannān Rāsikh added.…
Abū Dardā’ on true goodness not being an increase in wealth or children but…
Abū Dardā’ (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Goodness is not that your wealth and children increase, rather true goodness is that your forbearance (patience and wisdom) becomes great, your knowledge increases, and that you compete with people in the worship of Allāh – the Mighty and Majestic. I
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on keeping quiet and imprisoning the tongue
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “By Allāh, the one whom there is no (true) deity besides, there is nothing on earth more in need of a long imprisonment than the tongue.”…
Mu’āwiyah bin Abī Sufyān on charity
‘Amr bin Wāqid said: Yūnus bin Maysarah narrated to us, saying: I heard Mu’āwiyah (may Allāh be pleased with him) say on the pulpit (minbar) of Dimashq (Damascus) said: “Give charity, and none of you must say: ‘I am constrained (or tight fisted),’ for the charity of the one who is constrained is bet
‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar on every innovation being misguidance
‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said: “Every bid’ah (religious innovation) is misguidance even if people think it is good.”…
Anas bin Mālik on the seriousness of sins
Anas bin Mālik (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “You people do (bad) deeds (commit sins) which seem in your eyes as tiny (minute) than hair while we used to consider those (very deeds) during the life-time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) as destructive sins.” Continue
‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar on uncertainty of life
‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said: “In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.” Con
‘Ā’ishah on reminders
‘Aṭā said: I and ‘Ubayd bin ‘Umayr entered upon ‘Ā’ishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) and she said to him: “(If you admonish the people) Lighten in your admonition for indeed the reminder is heavy.”…
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on death and importance of one’s deeds
Whenever ‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) sat, he used to say: “You are in the passage of day and night, your life decreases [by every passing moment] but your deeds are all preserved and death shall come to you all of a sudden. So, whoever planted good is soon to expect the harv
Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq on impermanency of the world
Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Where is the beauty and the handsome? Where are those who were delighted by their youth and good looks? Where are the kings who built cities and fenced it with walls? Where are the victorious in wars? They all perished and ended in the depths
Abū Dardā’ on seeking forgiveness
Abū Dardā’ (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Indeed I seek forgiveness for seventy of my brothers in my sujūd (prostration); naming them by their names and their father’s names.”…
‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās on adornment for one’s spouse
‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said: “Indeed, I love that I beautify myself for my wife just like I love that she beautifies herself for me.” Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn (may Allāh have mercy upon him): “Some of the the salaf said: ‘I like to beautify myself for my wife just as I
Abū Dardā’ on the importance of knowledge and its implementation
Abū Dardā’ (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Woe one time to he who does know and acts! And woe seven times to he who knows and does not act upon his knowledge.”…
‘Alī bin Abī Ṭālib on the most difficult deeds
‘Alī bin ‘Abī Ṭālib (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “The most difficult deeds to carry out are three: Giving the people their rights that are due upon you, remembering Allāh in all situations, and to help your brother with your wealth.”…
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on taking account of sins
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “A believer sees his sins as if he were sitting under a mountain which, he is afraid, may fall on him; whereas the wicked person considers his sins as flies passing over his nose and he just drives them away like this.”…
‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān on the importance of reading the Qurān daily
‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “I hate for even one day to pass by me, without having looked inside the Qurān once.”…
Abū Dardā’ on offering nawāfil during the night
Abū Dardā’ (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Pray two rak’āt (units) of ṣalāh (prayer) in the darkness of the night for the darkness of the grave.”…
‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb on saying Jazākallāhu Khayran
‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “If one of you knew what is for him (in reward) in saying to his brother: Jazākallāhu khayran (may Allāh reward you with good), you would increase in saying it to one another.”…
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on making good deeds a habit
‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Get into the habit of (doing) good, for indeed (doing) good (eventually) becomes habitual.” It is also recorded by Abī Hurayrah (may Allāh be pleased with him) in Shu’ab al-Īmān…