السَخَاء والكَرَم:
قال الشافِعي رَحِمَه الله:
مَن وَاعَظَ أخَاهُ سِرّا, فقدْ نَصَحَهُ وزَانَهُ, ومَن وَعَظَه عَلانِيَة, فقد فضحه وخَانه.
Generosity and Nobility
“Whoever advised his brother secretly has advised him well and whoever advised his brother openly (in public) has indeed exposed him and betrayed him.”
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العِلم والذنوب:
قال الشافعي رحمه الله:
كتب حَكيمٌ الى حَكِيم: يا أخي قد أوتِيتَ عِلماً, فلا تُدَنّس عِلمَكَ بِظُلمة الذنوب, فتبقِى في الظلمة يومَ يَسْعَى أهلُ العِلم بنورِ عِلمِهم.
Knowledge and Sins
“A wise man wrote to another wise man: ‘O my brother, you have indeed been given knowledge, so do not pollute your knowledge with the darkness of sins – such that you remain in darkness on the Day that the people of knowledge speed forth with the light of their knowledge.'”
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النَجاة:
قال الشافعي رحمه الله:
اعلمْ أنَّ مَن صَدقَ اللهَ نَجا, ومَن أشفَق على دِينِه سَلِمَ مِن الرِّدَى, ومن زَهِد في الدنيا قرَّتْ عَيناه بمَا يَرَاهُ مِن الثواب لله تعالى غدا.
Salvation
“Know that whoever is truthful to Allaah is saved, and whoever is concerned over his Deen is delivered from apostasy, and whoever has an indifference (zuhd) in the world has a coolness in his eyes because of what he sees of rewards from Allaah tomorrow (i.e. in the Hereafter).”
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حُسْنُ الخاتِمَة:
قال الشافعي رحمه الله:
مَن أحَبَّ أنْ يُقضَي له بالحُسْنى, فلْيُحْسِنْ بالناس الظنَّ.
Good Ending
“Whoever loves to have a good ending (i.e. good death), let him have good opinion of the people (husna-dhann).”
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salamu alaikum,
nice quotes masha Allah. Jzaki Allah khair…
…and a belated ramadhan kareem.
Wa `alaykumusalaam wa rahmatullaah
Wa iyyaaka
Ramadhaan Mubaarak, may we all receive from its blessings. Ameen
السلام عليكم
جزك الله خيرا كثيرا
وعليكم السلام
و عليكم السلام و رحمة الله
و إياك خير الجزاء
assalaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah,
Ramadhaan Mubaarak.
Jazaakillaahu khayran for sharing these pearls.
Perhaps you could add tashkeel to some of the words, to save us the exertion of working them out ourselves, before memorising inshaa’allaah!
Wa `alaykumusalaam wa rahmatullaah
Wa iyyaaka
Ok, I’ll add the tashkeel inshaa’Allaah. I had previously asked if I should add them and I got the feedback that it wasn’t all too necessary… but I’ll add them now inshaa’Allah!
May Allaah ease the memorisation and reward you for it.
jazaak Allaahu Khayran
Wa iyyaaka khayra
assalamu alikum
mashallah
that was really deep and profound
jazakallah khair
Wa `alaykumusalaam wa rahmatullaah
Wa iyyaaki khayral jazaa’
Yes, they are quite deep Mashaa’Allaah. Inshaa’Allah when I have a bit more free time, I’ll start translating more of the book. Tayyib, must get back to revision now!