19 Quotes by Al-Shafi‘i

Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.

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

I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation,

Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.

When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow

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.

Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.

Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.

The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him. If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.