Al-Fuḍayl bin ‘Iyāḍ on the best of righteous deeds
19 December 2025 · 28 Jumādā II 1447 AH
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حدثنا أبو عبد الرحمن السلمى، أخبرنا عبد الله بن أحمد الشيباني، قال سمعتُ زنجويه بن الحسن، حدثنا علي بن الحسن الهلالي، حدثنا إبراهيم بن الأشعث، قال سمعتُ الفضيل يقول: >خير العمل أخفاه، وأمنعه من الشيطان، وأبعده من الرياء<
Translation
Al-Fuḍayl bin ‘Iyāḍ [d. 187H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “The best of deeds is that which is most hidden, safest from shayṭān, and furthest from showing-off.”
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