فضل أصحاب الحديث
قال الشافعي رحمه الله
اذا رأيت رجلا من أصحاب الحديث
فكأني رأيت رجلا من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
جزاهم الله خيرا, هم حفظوا لنا الأصل فلهم علينا الفضل
وقال – عليكم بأصحاب الحديث فانهم أكثر الناس صوابا
The virtues of the people of Hadeeth
Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee (rahimahullaah) said:
“If I saw a man from the people of hadeeth, then it’s as if I saw a man from the Companions of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam). May Allaah reward them, they preserved for us the foundation so they have a right of virtue upon us.”
He said: “Upon you is (to accompany) the people of hadeeth for they are the most correct from amongst the people.”
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الخير في خمسة قال الشافعي رحمه الله
الخير في خمسة
غنى النفس
وكف الأذى
وكسب الحلال
والتقوى
والثقة بالله
Goodness is in five
He (rahimahullaah) said:
Goodness is in 5 matters:
– Richness of the soul
– Desisting from harm
– Earning halaal
– Taqwa
– And trust in Allaah
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رضا الناس
قال الشافعي رحمه الله
رضا الناس غاية لا تدرك
وليس الى السلامة من ألسنة الناس سبيل
فعليك بما ينفعك فالزمه
Pleasure of the people
Seeking the pleasure of people is an objective that can never be obtained
And there is no way to safety from the tongues of people
So upon you is to adhere to only that which benefits you.
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الاخلاص في العلم
قال الشافعي رحمه الله من أراد الآخرة فعليه بالاخلاص في العلم
Sincerity in Knowledge
Whoever desires the Hereafter then upon him is sincerity in knowledge
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فنون العلم
قال الشافعي رحمه الله
من تعلم القرآن عظمت قيمته
ومن تكلم في الفقه نما قدره
ومن كتب الحديث قويت حجته
ومن نظر في اللغة رقّ طبعه
ومن نظر في الحساب جزل رأيه
ومن لم يصن نفسه لم ينفعه علمه
The Arts of knowledge
Whoever learns Qur’aan, then his value becomes great
Whoever speaks in Fiqh (learns it), his capacity grows
Whoever writes ahadeeth, his evidence strengthens
Whoever examines into language, his nature softens
Whoever contemplates the reckoning, his opinion becomes sound
And whoever does not protect himself, his knowledge does not benefit him
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النمام
قال الشافعي رحمه الله
من نمّ لك نمّ عليك,
ومن نقل اليك نقل عنك
The Slanderer
Whoever slanders to you about others, will slander about you
And whoever reports to you, will soon report about you
Nice! Jzaki Allahu khair.
I just love your webiste. May Allah reward you for your effort. Continue with the arabic and the english translations. Its such a blessing, i can keep my arabic alive and learn about faith.
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh,
Ma sha Allaah. Jazaaki Allaahu khayr for your translations.
May Allaah sunhaanahu wa ta ala grant us all sincerity. Ameen. It’s a constant struggle to achieve it … until we meet our Lord.
Wa salaamu alaykum
Wa `alaykumusalaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh
Ameen, wa iyyaakum jamee’an
Could you give reference for these qoutes please?
Yeah sure. These are on-going translations from a book which compiles quotes and poetry of al-Shaafi’i (rahimahullah).
Please see here for more details on the text: http://fajr.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/project-1-mawaaidh-ash-shaafiee/
Is the book the same as Diwaan As- Shafi?
Not really, its a collection of the quotes of Imam al-Shafi’i – it does contain poetry from the Diwaan, but it also contains his sayings and general – sometimes famous – quotes that are attributed to him (rahimahullah)
as-salaamu 3laykum ukhty,
This is really good, maa shaa Allaah. May Allaah reward you with khayr for sharing with us.
Wa `alaykumusalaam wa rahmatullaah
Ameen, and reward you too sister.
Fajr, what does “richness of the soul” above mean?
In other words, the soul is enriched by Allah `azza wa jall, so it doesn’t aspire towards things like praise from people, lowly desires, seeking honour from others, doesn’t have bad character etc. It is content with its Maker and only seeks Him and what pleases Him. Wallahu a’lam.