Quotes and sayings from the great Hafiz, Muhaddith, Jurist and scholar Sufyan al-Thawri of Iraq. Download his famous quotes on beautifully created pictures and images.
17 Islamic Quotes from Sufyan al-Thawri.
I never dealt with anything stronger against me than my own ego; it was one time with me, and one time against me.
If a man intended to write the hadiith, he would study good manners and worship for twenty years before doing so.
The most difficult thing I keep observing is my intentions as it is always apt to change.
Spread your knowledge, but be careful of popularity.
A man once told Sufyan al-Thawri, We hit our children if they do not pray. Sufyan told him, You should rather [encourage them and] give them glad tidings.
There is nothing that corrupts a person or rectifies him more than his companion.
Above all other things, the one thing that I found to benefit a person most in this world and the Hereafter is a suitable friend.
In the morning, the believers thank Allah for survival; and after death, they are thankful for their Taqwa.
Take care of what is between you and Allah, and he will take care of what is between you and the people.
Behave well in your private life and Allah will make your public life excellent.
A person does not have an understanding of the religion of Islam until he thinks of a hardship as being a blessing, and comfort and luxury as being a tribulation.
Do not take a small sin lightly; instead, think about Who it is that you are disobeying. You are disobeying the Almighty Lord Who sometimes punishes people for small sins, and sometimes pardons people for great sins.
I advise you to mix little with the people, since before when people met they would benefit from each other. But today that has gone.
Knowledge is sought after only so that one can use it to fear Allah; it is in this context that knowledge is deemed a superior thing; otherwise, it is like all other things.
If you want to know the true value of this world, look at the value and character of those people who have it (the people who are rich and prosperous).
Keep yourself busy in remembering your own faults, so that you have no time left to remember the faults of others.
Were certainty of faith to become firmly fixed in the hearts of people, each person would become excitedly hopeful or extremely fearful - hopeful for (rewards from) Allah, or fearful of the Hellfire.
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