I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
If you intend to
If you intend to speak a vain word, replace it with a tasbih.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
O man! Prepare yourself
O man! Prepare yourself for the Hereafter, obey Allah to the extent of your need for Him and anger Him to the extent of your patience in Hell.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
If i were to
If i were to backbite against anyone, it would be about my parents for they have more right to my good deeds
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
How often it is
How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
We are a people
We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
Sins slowly suffocate the
Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
Perhaps a great deed
Perhaps a great deed is belittled by an intention. And perhaps a small deed, by sincere intention, is made great
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
I love the saliheen
I love the saliheen (pious people) even though I’m not one of them, and I hate the taliheen (evil people) even though I (may be) worse than them.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak
I spent thirty years
I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge.
Abdullah ibn Mubarak