Be cautious of the scholars of evil, just as you are cautious of Iblees.
Category: Words of Wisdom
That which we have witnessed
And those of sound intellect should ponder at the [current] state of the world and reflect [on this].
The most all-encompassing of supplications
And this supplication is among the most all-encompassing of supplications for [that which is] good.
Falsely accused of being one of them
And [so], I remained like that until this day, and despite that, I was tormented as a result of these [people], and falsely accused of being one of them.
My father, as I knew him
Before [the advent of] electricity, he would go out every moonlit night to read. And in winter, he would go out and sit between two steel barrels for protection against the cold!
He would read 800 pages a day
He was extremely fond of knowledge, and would read extensively, such that when he was in his youth, he would read 800 pages a day, and read 2,000 volumes in the moonlight.
Because oil was scarce at the time
Most of what Shaykh Ja’far al-‘Atamee read [in the seeking] of knowledge was by way of the moonlight, because oil was scarce at the time.
Keeping good company
[From the harmful effects of] companionship with those who are bad…
Comforting your anxious companion
If a person sees his companion anxious, then it is recommended that he talk to him with what would ease his anxiety and make him feel better.
What is the matter with us?!!
So if the Prophet ﷺ would increase in repentance and seeking forgiveness, then what is the matter with us that we do not increase in doing so?!!