Gentle speech washes away the hidden grudges harboured within the soul.
Category: Words of Wisdom
Envying one another
[When] I saw people envying one another, I reflected on the words of Allaah تعالى
As if I have lost a part of my own body
When I am informed of the death of a man from Ahlus-Sunnah, it is as if I have lost a part of my own body.
Patiently endured poverty
I never saw Ahmad ibn Hanbal ever mention worldly matters, and he patiently endured poverty for seventy years.
A person of innovation
I have never debated anyone wishing for them to make a mistake, except for a person of innovation, for I wished that his [true] nature be exposed to the people.
Advising sincerely
Whoever advises his brother in private has truly advised him and honoured him; but whoever admonishes him in public has exposed him and disgraced him.
For the healing of the hearts
There is no cure for the healing of hearts ever more beneficial than the Qur.aan.
Having taqwa
[Having] taqwa is to not see yourself as better than anyone else.
Prayer in the depth of the night
Pray, even if only two rak'ahs, in the depth of the night; for indeed, prayer in the depth of the night sheds away sins and is among the most noble deeds of the righteous.
The patient will be given their reward without measure
This aayah was often repeated by our esteemed Shaykh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله and I heard it from him many times.