None in this age will amass wealth except those having five traits ofcharacter. High hopes; abnormal greediness; excessive miserliness, lack of feari…

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

If Shaytan(Demon) defeated me yesterday, I will defeat him today with repentance and good deeds

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

Knowledge for us means knowledge of the allowance/dispensation (rukhsa). As for strictness, anyone can show strictness.

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

Every act of disobedience committed due to passion, its forgiveness is hoped for. Every act of disobedience committed due to arrogance, its forgivene…

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

Do not become angry and furious.... for those two emotions lead to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Hellfire.

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

There is nothing more difficult for me to correct than my intentions, for it continually attempts to change.

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

If someone remarks "What an excellent man you are!" and this pleases you more than his saying, "What a bad man you are!" know that you are still a ba…

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

Acquaint yourself with fewer people, and as a result, you will backbite less frequently.

- Sufyan Al-Thawri

Knowledge knocks on the door of action. If it receives a reply, it stays. Otherwise, it departs.

- Sufyan Al-Thawri