From Abdullaah Ibn al-Mubaarak who said: “It was said to Hamdoon bin Ahmad: ‘Why is it that the speech of the Salaf was more beneficial than ours?’ He said, ‘Because they spoke for the honor of Islaam, and for the deliverance of their own souls, and for the pleasure of ar-Rahman, and we speak for the honor of our souls, for seeking the world, and for the pleasure of the creation.“
Source:
“Imaan Builder 4: The Observance of Sincerity In One’s Speech and Action”
(accessible via: www.salafipublications.com)
March 18, 2008 at 3:24 am
MashaaAllah – I adore this slice of wisdom.
JazaakiAllahu Khayr.
Wa Salamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
March 19, 2008 at 3:16 am
Wa iy-yaaki. Yeah, I try to remind myself from time to time
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Wa ‘alaykum as-salaam wa Rahmat Allahi Wa Barakaatuhu dear tawheedfirst!