Shafii Dauda Quotes

All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry. ~ Al-Shafi'i

To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself. ~ Al-Shafi'i

The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue. ~ Al-Shafi'i

شكوت إلى وكيع سوء حفظي
فأرشدني إلى ترك المعاصي
وأخبرَني بأَنّ العلمَ نورٌ
و نور الله لا يؤتاه عاصي

I complained to Waki' about my poor memory
"Give up your sins!" was his advice to me;
"For knowledge is a light from Divinity,
and the Light of God is veiled by iniquity. ~ Imam Shafi’i

You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe. ~ Al-Shafi'i

How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land. ~ Al-Shafi'i

Knowledge without action is arrogance. ~ Imam Shafi’i

When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow
I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape
My sins seemed very great to me but when I compared them to Your forgiveness
I found Your forgiveness to be greater ~ Al-Shafi'i

To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him. ~ Al-Shafi'i

Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave. ~ Al-Shafi'i

Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah. ~ Al-Shafi'i

Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray - O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side, he may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him. ~ Al-Shafi'i

Never be saddened by what you lose in this world,
When you have Islam and good health with you.

If you lose something that you were rushing towards,
Then the fact that you lost it is sufficient.

لا تأس في الدنيا على فائت *** وعندك الإسلام والعافية
إن فات أمر كنت تسعى له *** ففيهما من فائت كافيه ~ Imam Al Shafi'i

Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory. ~ Al-Shafi'i