Sufyān ath-Thawrī on importance of conforming to the sunnah
31 January 2021 · 18 Jumādā II 1442 AH
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قَالَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُ: >لا يَسْتَقِيمُ قَوْلٌ إِلا بِعَمَلٍ، وَلا يَسْتَقِيمُ قَوْلٌ وَعَمَلٌ إِلا بِنِيَّةٍ، وَلا يَسْتَقِيمُ قَوْلٌ وَعَمَلٌ وَنِيَّةٌ إِلا بِمُوَافَقَةِ السُّنَّةِ<
Translation
Sufyān ath-Thawrī [d. 161H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “No saying is proper unless accompanied with action and no saying and action is proper unless accompanied with intention, and no saying, action and intention is proper unless they are consistent with the sunnah.”
Takhrīj+
• Ḥilyatul Awliyā' (7/32)
• Al-Ibānatul Kubrā (190 (1/96))