Archive for the ‘Sayings of Early Scholars’ Category

Admonishing One’s Brother   no comments

‎Imam al-Shafi’i (rahimahu Llah) said,

“To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.”

- Originally posted by br. Adnan El-Hanefi

Written by Said Bak on September 7th, 2010

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Scholars Should Be Known   no comments

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali (rahimahu Llah) said in the Kitab al-Tawba of his Ihya’,

“It is an obligation for scholars to make themselves known to the masses, to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, and grant people access to their knowledge and example.”

Written by Said Bak on July 28th, 2010

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