A brother who, whenever you meet him, points out to you one of your faults (for you to correct yourself) is better for you than a brother who, whenever you meet him, puts a dīnār (money) in your hand.
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Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
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Being Two Faced to the Muslim Ruler
Muḥammad b. Zayd b. ʿUmar reports from his father:
Some people said to Ibn ʿUmar, “We enter upon our rulers, and we say to them something different to what we say when we leave their company.” He said, “We used to regard this as [a type of] nifāq (hypocrisy).”
Al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī no. 7178, and others.
Nine Things to Say Often
It is reported that Muḥammad [Ibn Sīrīn] – Allāh have mercy him – said:
We were once in the house of ʿAlqamah b. Qays. Rabīʿ b. Ḵuthaym entered upon us and sat in a corner of the house. Then he said, “Speak only a little except for nine things: subḥānallāh, al-ḥamdulillāh, lā ilāha illallāh, Allāhu ʾakbar, reciting the Qurān, enjoining good, forbidding wrong, asking Allāh for what is good and seeking His protection from harm (evil).”
Hannād b. Al-Sarīy, Al-Zuhd #1108.
Final Blame and Praise
It is reported that Khālid b. Maʿdān – Allāh have mercy him – said:
Whoever seeks praise by [saying or doing] what goes against Allāh, Allāh will turn those praises back on him to blame; and whoever is bold enough to [say or do] what brings blame [from people but] is in conformity to the truth, Allāh will turn that blame into praise.
Abū Dāwūd, Al-Zuhd #494.
Imam Ahmad on Boycotting the Khawarij
Al-Khallāl records that Imām Aḥmad – may Allāh have mercy on him – said about the Khawārij:
Do not sell food or clothes to them, and do not buy from them. And he said, The Khawārij are renegades, an evil people.
Al-Khallāl, Al-Sunnah 1:155
Will You Not Fight? [Fitnah]
It is reported that it was said to Saʿd b. Abī Waqqāṣ – Allāh be pleased with him – during the time of fitnah:
Will you not fight? For you are one of the people of shūrā (to be consulted in these affairs), and you are more deserving of this matter (leadership) than others? So he replied: I will not fight until you bring me a sword with two eyes and lips that recognizes the believer from the unbeliever, for I have done jihād and I know jihād.
Abū Nuʿaym, Ḥilyatu Al-Awliyāʾ 1:94
It is reported that a shaykh (older man) once came and greeted ‘Alī – Allāh be pleased with him, wearing a cloak decorated with silk at the front. He said to the man, What is this filth under your beard? The man looked around and said, I do not see anything. Another man said, He means the silk embroidery. The shaykh said, In that case, we will throw it away and never wear [such a thing] again.
Ibn Abī Shaybah, Al-Muṣannaf article 25187
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It is reported that Ya’lā b. ‘Ubayd said, “We entered upon Ibn Sūqah, who said: ‘O nephew, let me relate to you something that will hopefully benefit you; for it benefited me. ‘Atā b. Abī Rabāh once said to us:'”
Those before you used to consider idle talk to be anything other than the Book of Allāh, or the enjoining of good, or the forbidding of evil, or speaking for the sake of your basic living needs. Do you deny that there are recording angels appointed over you? Sitting on your right and your left? Never is a word said except there is an observer prepared to record? Are you not afraid (ashamed) that your record of words and deeds be spread open only to discover that there is nothing of the hereafter in it?
Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 5:86