The people of Egypt would disparage ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan, until al-Layth ibn Sa’d emerged from [amongst] them and spoke to them about his virtues, and so they refrained.
Tag: respect
Encouraging others
When a man narrates to me a hadeeth, I remain silent [to encourage] him – [giving the impression] as if I haven’t heard it [before], even though I [first] heard it before he was even born!
Fear and respect of Allaah
Indeed, the creation will respect you according to [the level of] your fear and respect of Allaah.
He who speaks, laughs and jokes much
He who speaks much, laughs much and jokes much, then his dignity and respect is reduced, and he who persists in [doing] something, becomes known by it.
The Shaykh continued barefoot
Once he went to give a lecture to the National Guard where senior officers were waiting to welcome him to the masjid.
The remembrance of Allaah is of two types
The remembrance with the tongue, and that is good and beautiful, and…
Out of respect for the knowledge of hadeeth
[al-Imaam] Maalik would not narrate hadeeth unless he was in a state of purity (wudhoo) out of great respect for the [knowledge of] hadeeth.
I supplicate to Allaah for ash-Shaafi’ee
I supplicate to Allaah for ash-Shaafi’ee, even in my prayers (salaah).
Calling the father by his name
Is there any harm in a child calling his father by his name or nickname?
The Chinese pilgrims
“All Praise be to the One Who has permitted me to see you before my death, since I have longed for this [opportunity] all my life.”