Knowledge is only learned to [apply it and] put into practice the Taqwā of Allāh the mighty and sublime.
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Abū ʿUbaydah b. Al-JarrāhNon-Racial Supremacy
It is reported that Abū ‘Ubaydah b. Al-Jarrāḥ – Allāh be pleased with him – said: O people! Yes, I am a man from Quraysh, but there is not a white man (literally: red), nor a black man amongst you who exceeds me in righteousness (taqwā) except that I wish I was in his skin.
Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 1:18.
Abū HurayrahAbū Hurayrah on Taqwā
A man once asked Abū Hurayrah – Allāh be pleased with him, ‘What is al-taqwā?” He replied, “Have you ever taken a path filled with thorns?” The man replied, “I have.” Abū Hurayrah asked him, “What did you do?” He replied, “When I saw a thorn I would dodge it or pass over it or behind it.” Abū Hurayrah said, “That is al-taqwā.”
Al-Baihaqī, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabīr p351.
Maymūn b. MihrānOnly then are you Pious
It is reported from Maymūn b. Mahrān – Allah be please with him – that he said:
A person cannot be a taqīy (pious man of taqwā) until he takes account of himself like he would with his business partner; and until he knows where he gets his clothing and food and drink. Wakī’ b. Al-Jarrāh, Al-Zuhd Vol.1 p270. Maymūn b. Mahrān was a great scholar amongst the Successors. He narrated hadīth from Abū Hurayrah, ‘Ā`ishah and Ibn ʿUmar – amongst others. He died in 116 or 117H, Allah have mercy on him.
Maymūn b. Mahrān was a great scholar amongst the Successors. He narrated hadīth from Abū Hurayrah, ‘Ā`ishah and Ibn ʿUmar – amongst others. He died in 116 or 117H, Allah have mercy on him.