"The one who does not have knowledge should not be too shy to ask until he gets the knowledge. And the one who is asked about something he does not know should not be so shy that it keeps him from saying, ‘I do not know.’” - Ali ibn Abi Taleb (RA)"

"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."

"Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see."

"Two greedy persons never get satisfied: the seeker of knowledge and the seeker of this world."

"Detachment is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you."

"Because paper has more patience than people."

"Do not expect honesty and purity of intention from someone who has suffered from your malice; do not expect loyalty from one to whom you have been disloyal; do not expect goodwill from someone whom you regard with ill-will: his heart towards you is the same as your heart towards him."

“Know that if people admire you, they are actually admiring at how beautifully Allah has hid your faults and shortcomings.”  

(Source: byyourmercyallah, via nuuraliman)

"O my son Hassan, stay silent when something is discussed out of your mind, i.e: not having knowledge about it."

"The best of my ummah are those who when treated foolishly are tolerant, and when attacked they forgive, and when they are hurt are patient."

"I wonder at the proud one who was a drop of sperm yesterday & will be a rotting corpse tomorrow. And I wonder at the one who doubts God but sees God’s creation. And I wonder at the one who forgets death even though he sees the dead. And I wonder at the one who disavows the final genesis even though he sees the original genesis"

"Remember that enjoyments pass while consequences remain"