Sufyan al-Thawri famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Every act of disobedience committed due to passion, its forgiveness is hoped for.Â Every act of disobedience committed due to arrogance, its forgiveness is not hoped for because the root of Satanâ€™s disobedience was arrogance, whereas the root of Adamâ€™s lapse was passion.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Passion #Roots #Arrogance
We met a people who loved it when it was said to them â€œFear Allah the most high!â€œ. Today you find people become annoyed at this.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#People #Annoyed #Today
If Shaytan(Demon) defeated me yesterday, I will defeat him today with repentance and good deeds
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Yesterday #Deeds #Today
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 bad man.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Wisdom #Islamic #Men
Knowledge knocks on the door of action. If it receives a reply, it stays. Otherwise, it departs.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Doors #Action
There is nothing more difficult for me to correct than my intentions, for it continually attempts to change.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Intention #Difficult
If you know yourself, then you'll not be harmed by what is said about you.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Know Yourself #Said
None in this age will amass wealth except those having five traits ofcharacter. High hopes; abnormal greediness; excessive miserliness, lack of fearing Allaah; and forgetfulness of the coming world.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Wisdom #Islamic #Age
Do not become angry and furious.... for those two emotions lead to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Hellfire.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Two #Wickedness #Emotion
Knowledge for us means knowledge of the allowance/dispensation (rukhsa). As for strictness, anyone can show strictness.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Wisdom #Islamic #Mean
Acquaint yourself with fewer people, and as a result, you will backbite less frequently.
-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#People #Results

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