How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.

We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.

I love the saliheen (pious people) even though I’m not one of them, and I hate the taliheen (evil people) even though I (may be) worse than them.

If i were to backbite against anyone, it would be about my parents for they have more right to my good deeds

O man! Prepare yourself for the Hereafter, obey Allah to the extent of your need for Him and anger Him to the extent of your patience in Hell.

If you desire the path of sincerity, develop a love for obscurity. Flee from the clatter and clinks of fame. Be like the roots of a tree; it keeps the tree upright and gives it life, but it itself is hidden underneath the earth and eyes cannot see it.

The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it.