First thing you will be deprived…

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الحمد الله
Ḥudhayfaħ bin al-Yamān رضي الله عنه said, “The first thing you will be deprived of in your religion will be the display of humility (i.e. person being humble).” [Kitāb az-Zuhd 1/296]

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…used to speak little…

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الحمد الله
Abū Nawfal said, “‘Ammār bin Yasār used to speak little, lengthened his silence and his usual words would be of the one who sought refuge in ar-Raḥmān from His Punishment.” [Kitāb az-Zuhd 1/284]

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What have you done with what you learnt?

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الحمد الله
On the authority of Mālik bin Dinār who said, “Abud Dardā’ said, ‘Whoever increased in knowledge, increased in pain (of being answerable to Allāh سبحانه و تعالى).’ And in the narration of Sa’īd, ‘And I don’t fear that it will be said to me, “O’ ‘Uwaymir (Abud Dardā’ himself) what did [...]

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On Conquering One’s Desire

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الحمد الله
Narrated Manṣūr bin ‘Ammār who said, “Sulaymān bin Dāwūd said, ‘Verily, the one who conquers his desire is stronger than the one who takes over a city alone.’” [Ḥilyaħ al-Awliyā’ 6/1707]

Narrated Manṣūr bin ‘Ammār who said, “Sulaymān bin Dāwūd said, ‘Verily, the one who conquers his desire is stronger than [...]

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Any blessing…

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الحمد الله
Muḥammad bin Aḥmad bin Kathīr said, “Narrated to us some of the people of al-Hijāz who said, ‘Abu Ḥāzim said, “Any blessing that does not result in coming to close to Allāh the Exalted, then it will be a cause of worry (i.e. on Day of Judgement).”’” [Ḥilyaħ al-Awliyā’ 2/497]

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