Occupation: Imam Birth: 767 Death: January 20, 820
Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is..
Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah..
You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe..
Be hard on yourself, easy on others..
My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater..
I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience; He informed me that knowledge is a light….
Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave..
Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him. Whenever I face an opponent in de….
To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself..
Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits..
The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him. If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishono….
There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah - a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik..
All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those who do go….
My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me..
Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory..
When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape My sins seeme….
To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him..
The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue..
How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land..