Sufyān ath-Thawrī on the importance of seeking knowledge
Sufyān ath-Thawrī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “We do not know of anything better than seeking knowledge with (a sincere) intention (for the sake of Allāh).”…
Sayings of the Scholars
Words of the scholars, past and present.
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Sufyān ath-Thawrī on three qualities of patience
Sufyān ath-Thawrī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Three qualities are from patience: Not speaking about your misfortune, (not speaking about) your pain, and not praising yourself.”…
Sufyān ath-Thawrī on fame
Sufyān ath-Thawrī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Safety lies in not wanting to be known.”…
Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn on ḥijāb
Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “If the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him and his progeny) were commanded to wear the ḥijāb and they were the most rigorous in chastity and the farthest from temptation, then those less than them are even more des
Imām Shāfi’ī on importance of love of knowledge
Imām Shāfi’ī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Whoever does not love knowledge, there is no good in him. So there should not be any acquaintance between you and him, nor any friendship.”…
Sufyān ath-Thawrī’s good manners
Sufyān ath-Thawrī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Sometimes a man will narrate a ḥadīth to me that I knew before his mother gave birth to him. However, out of good manners, I will listen to him (as though I did not know it).”…
‘Abdullāh bin Mubārak on undervaluing three types of people
‘Abdullāh bin Mubārak (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “It is right that an intelligent person does not undervalue three (types of people): The Scholars, the Rulers, and (his Muslim) brothers. Whoever undervalues the Scholars will lose his afterlife, whoever undervalues the rulers will lose his
Al-Fuḍayl bin ‘Iyāḍ on the high status of scholars
Al-Fuḍayl bin ‘Iyāḍ (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “The scholar who works in teaching is regarded a great man in the domain of the heavens.”…
Sufyān ath-Thawrī on renouncing the world
Sufyān ath-Thawrī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “When a servant renounces the world, Allāh will cause wisdom to grow in his heart and to come forth from his tongue. He will grant him insight into the faults of the world, its diseases, and its cures.”…
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī on this life being of three days
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: The life of this world is made up of three days: “Yesterday has gone with all that was done; tomorrow, you may never reach; but today is for you so do what you should do today.”…