Imam Shafi'i (ra)

I've come across some great words from Imam Shafi'i and thought I'd share some.

Feel free to add quotes/stories

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[color=peru]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 good deeds are decieved ,
except those who are sincere;
and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry. [/color]

[color=red]Whosoever loves that Allâh should open-up his heart for him and grant light to him, then let him abandon speech about that, which does not concern him, and abandon sins and turn away from acts of disobedience. Then there will be between him and Allâh a hidden treasure of good actions. So if this is done, then Allâh will open up such knowledge for him that will pre­occupy him. And indeed in death is the greatest pre-occupation.[/color]

[color=orange]Truly the Faqih is a Faqih because of his actions
Not because of his articulated speech or saying
And likewise a leader is a leader because of his nature
Not because of his nation or his men
And likewise a rich man is a rich man due to his state
And not due to his possessions or wealth.[/color]

[color=lilac]When my heart was hardened, and my courses constrained; I made my hope a stairway, to Your forgiveness. My sin burdened me heavily,but when I measured it by Your forgiveness, Lord, Your forgiveness was the greater.
(in his final sickness)
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[color=darkmagenta]Let not your tongue mention the shame of another
For you yourself are covered in shame and all men have tongues.
If your eye falls upon the sins of your brother
Shield them and say: "O my eye! All men have eyes!"
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[color=skyblue]If you fear becoming deluded and impressed by your deeds then remember whose pleasure you are seeking, and the joy (Paradise) in which you want to be, and what punishment you fear. Whoever thinks about these things will diminish his deeds.[/color]

[color=blue]Never do I debate a man with a desire to hear him err in his speech, or to expose the flaws in his argument, and thus vanquish him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently supplicate, ‘O Lord, help him so that truth may manifest itself in his heart and on his tongue. If it be that the truth is on my side, may he follow me; and if the truth be on his side, may I follow him.[/color]

[color=green]‎The foolish one addresses me with words of disgrace, but I hate to respond to him in a similar manner. The more ignorant he proves, the more patient I become. Just like the incense; the more it's burnt, the more it releases its fragrance.[/color]

Comments

Assalalamu alaikum Biggrin

Subhanallah! He was very wise, i especially love the advice about when facing an opponent in discussion. Smile

(told u b4 about the colour of the writing third from the bottom lol, it's not cause of my screen Blum 3 )

Lets reunite the ummah under one flag LA ILAHA IL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH

I wanted to comment first! ahh..

jazakAllah for sharing those words of wisdom!! and the colourssss!! beautiful mashaaAllah!

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

Foysol89 wrote:
Assalalamu alaikum Biggrin

Subhanallah! He was very wise, i especially love the advice about when facing an opponent in discussion. Smile

(told u b4 about the colour of the writing third from the bottom lol, it's not cause of my screen Blum 3 )


Wsalam.

I've made it all bold so you should be able to read it better.

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Thanks LOL

Lets reunite the ummah under one flag LA ILAHA IL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH

Be patient over the teacher’s strictness and harshness
For the stores of knowledge are present in his harshness

Whoever does not taste the humility of learning, even for an hour
Will drink the humility of ignorance for the rest of his life

For him who misses out on learning in his youth,
Then announce four takbirs over him for his death is due

By Allah, the life of a youth is by knowledge and piety
If they are not present, then nothing can express his existence

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Ahh.. Simply beautiful! Biggrin

 

Knowledge is not to memorize, rather to act upon it.

"Verily, in the remembrance of Allah, do hearts find rest"

bilan wrote:
Knowledge is not to memorize, rather to act upon it.

True.. well said! Biggrin

 

Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE wrote:
Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

I-m so happy (Y)

Lets reunite the ummah under one flag LA ILAHA IL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH

Say what you wish in abuse of me, for my silence towards the idiot is indeed an answer. I am not at a loss for a response but rather, It does not befit the lion to answer the dogs.

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Has anyone read his Iner Dimensions of Islamic Worship? It goes through the 5 pillars, in how it should be applied, starting from the Shahada.
I recommend, especially lollywood & metallicakid.
Biggrin

Don't just do something! Stand there.

Ya'qub wrote:
Has anyone read his Iner Dimensions of Islamic Worship? It goes through the 5 pillars, in how it should be applied, starting from the Shahada.
I recommend, especially lollywood & metallicakid.
Biggrin

Does it include a lot of fiqh? (Which would obviously be based on his school of thought)

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE wrote:
Ya'qub wrote:
Has anyone read his Iner Dimensions of Islamic Worship? It goes through the 5 pillars, in how it should be applied, starting from the Shahada.
I recommend, especially lollywood & metallicakid.
Biggrin

Does it include a lot of fiqh? (Which would obviously be based on his school of thought)

nope. 'inner' dimensions. more about the levels of intention.

and its all directly taken from the qur'an and sunnah.

its not a long fiqu book at all. 100 pages if that.

Don't just do something! Stand there.

Ya'qub wrote:
ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE wrote:
Ya'qub wrote:
Has anyone read his Iner Dimensions of Islamic Worship? It goes through the 5 pillars, in how it should be applied, starting from the Shahada.
I recommend, especially lollywood & metallicakid.
Biggrin

Does it include a lot of fiqh? (Which would obviously be based on his school of thought)

nope. 'inner' dimensions. more about the levels of intention.

and its all directly taken from the qur'an and sunnah.

its not a long fiqu book at all. 100 pages if that.


oooh i want it

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

When the foolish one speaks, do not reply to him,
for better than a response (to him) is silence,
and if you speak to him you have aided him,
and if you left him (with no reply) in extreme sadness he dies.

is that meant to be a good thing? :S

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Ya'qub wrote:

That's Imam Ghazali not Imam Shafi'i lol. But I've just ordered it Smile

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Say what you wish in attacking my honour, my silence to the wicked is a sufficient sound. It is not that I lack a reply, but the lion has no need to respond to dogs. Imam Shafi'i (RA)

"Whoever slanders to you about others, will slander about you. And whoever reports to you, will soon report about you."

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

His

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

“No sadness lasts forever, nor any felicity – Nor any state of poverty or one of luxury. If you are the owner of a heart that is content – Then you and the owner of the world are equivalent.”

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

bilan wrote:
Knowledge is not to memorize, rather to act upon it.

Slightly differently translated(?) "Knowledge is that which benefits, not that which is memorized" (I like this version better, which is why I'm sharing it Blum 3 )

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

'The intelligent and refined find no rest in dwelling in one place,
So leave your homeland and travel far away!
Travel and you will meet new people replacing those left behind,
And tire yourself out, because it makes life worth living!
I have seen that water stagnates when it stands still,
Yet when it runs it is sweet and pure.
And if the lion left not its land, it would not catch its prey
And if the arrow left not the bow, it would not hit its aim
And if the sun moved not across the horizon,
People the world over would have tired of the sky.'

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Imam Ahmad used to mention the virtues of his sheikh, Imam Ash Shafi’ee to his wife. He would mention to her the extensive and superb knowledge of Imam Ash Shafi’ee as well as his taqwah (i.e. piety). Imam Ahmad invited Imam Ash Shafi’ee to come visit him at his home. When the time for dinner arrived, Imam Ash Shafi’ee ate until he was full and went to the guest room for some sleep.

The wife of Imam Ahmad said to him: “O Ahmad! Is this the same Shafi’ee that you used to tell me so much about?“

Imam Ahmad said: “Indeed he is!“

So she said: “I noticed three things about him worthy of criticism! Firstly, when we served him the food, he ate plenty of it! Secondly, when he went into the guest room, he went to sleep without standing up to perform the night prayer (i.e. tahujjud)! Lastly, when he prayed Salat ul Fajr with us, he did not perform ablution (i.e. wudhu)?!”

So Imam Ahmad went to Imam Ash Shafi’ee to ask him about these three matters his wife noticed. Imam Ash Shafi’ee said to him, (the way a father would explain to his son): “O Ahmad! I ate plenty because I know for certain that your food is halal (i.e. permissible islamically) and you are a generous man! And the food that comes from a generous man is a cure, while the food that comes from a stingy man is a disease!

However, I didn’t eat plenty of food in order to achieve my fill; rather I ate plenty of your food in order to derive the cure from it! As for the reason I didn’t stand up at night to perform the night prayer, when I laid my head down to get some sleep, I looked and all I could see was the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (Saw) right in front of my face! So I deducted 72 fiqh related benefits from them for the Muslims to benefit from. Thus there was no opportunity for me to stand and perform the night prayer!

As for the reason why I prayed Salat ul Fajr without performing ablution, by Allah! My eyes never tasted the sweetness of sleep in order for me to renew my wudhu!! I was awake the whole night, so I prayed Salat ul Fajr with the same wudhu I had for Salat ul Isha!!!“

[Collected by Al Hafidh Ibn Hajr in Fath ul Bari concisely and by Abu Nu’aim in Hilya tul Awliyaa’. Translated by Abu Azzubayr Shadeed Muhammad on 3/30/2010 in the City of Riyadh Saudi Arabia]

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

A man asked Imam Shāfi'ī "U carry a stick, but you're not old or ailing, why?" His reply: "To remember I'm only a traveller in this world"

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

 

"We find fault with the world while the faults lie in our own selves.The world is not at fault,except that we are full of flaws"

"Were this world to be sold on the market, I would not buy it for a loaf of bread, for all the troubles it contains.”

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

Oooo, im loving this collection.

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in which book can i find this in? and can i find the chain as well?