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.

Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.

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

I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge.

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.

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.

I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years.