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Companion & imam quotations
41+ attributed excerpts drawn from Shamela-aligned classical books (incl. Nawawi commentaries). 41 excerpts indexed on this facet. Short translated quotes with Arabic names and clean source metadata.
41 quotes
Flee honors, and honor will follow you; desire death, and life will be granted to you.
— Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
أبو بكر الصديق
Without justice, strength becomes weakness.
— Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
أبو بكر الصديق
Truthfulness is loyalty, and lying is betrayal.
— Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
أبو بكر الصديق
People need knowledge more than they need food.
— Ahmad ibn Hanbal
أحمد بن حنبل
With patience comes certainty.
— Ahmad ibn Hanbal
أحمد بن حنبل
Happiness is not in possession, but in peace of heart.
— Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
أبو حامد الغزالي
Whoever does not purify his inner self exhausts his outer self.
— Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
أبو حامد الغزالي
Silence is an answer when words become useless.
— Ali ibn Abi Talib
علي بن أبي طالب
Wealth without wisdom is poverty in disguise.
— Ali ibn Abi Talib
علي بن أبي طالب
Speak, and you will be known; a person is hidden beneath his tongue.
— Ali ibn Abi Talib
علي بن أبي طالب
A person's worth is measured by what he masters.
— Ali ibn Abi Talib
علي بن أبي طالب
This world is a dream; the Hereafter is awakening.
— Hasan al-Basri
الحسن البصري
The believer acts with fear; the heedless hopes without acting.
— Hasan al-Basri
الحسن البصري
Whoever knows his own soul is not deceived by praise.
— Hasan al-Basri
الحسن البصري
How many small deeds are made great by intention.
— Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
عبد الله بن المبارك