Sayings of the Companions

Āthār of the Ṣaḥābah (may Allāh be pleased with them).

22 entries

‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb on prayer (ṣalāh) being the most important of affairs

‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allāh be pleased with him) wrote to his deputies, saying: “Verily, the most important of your affairs to me is the prayer (ṣalāh). Whoever maintains it and watches over it will maintain his religion. Whoever wastes it will be even more wasteful of other things.” Continue re

‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd on seeking knowledge from the scholars and elders.

‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “The people will not cease to be upon goodness so long as they take knowledge from their Scholars, their greater ones and their elders. So when they take knowledge from their young ones and their foolish ones, they are destroyed.” Continue r