REMINDER: THE SALAF WERE HUMBLEBEWARE OF SNOBBISH

BEHAVIOUR DUE TO THE LITTLE YOU KNOW!

Imaam Fudayl Ibn Iyaad (rahimahullaah) was asked about humility; so he said: (I t
is ) to humble oneself to the truth, submitting to it and accepting it from the one
who said it. He accepts it even if he heard it from a child or from the most
ignorant amongst the people. [Madaarij As-Saalikeen 2/342]
Muhammad Ibn Waasi (rahimahullaah) said: I f sins were a breeze, no one will sit
with me. [Siyar 6/120]
Khalaf Ibn Tameem (rahimahullaah) said: I saw Ath-Thawree at Makkah and
many (people gathered or came to) him; so he said: To Allaah we belong! I fear
that the Ummah will be lost when the people have a need of the likes of
me. [Siyar 7/275]
A man said to Maymoon Ibn Mehraan (rahimahullaah): The people will not cease
to be upon good as long as Allaah keeps you (alive) for them; so he said: keep
yourself to your own affairs; the people will not cease to be upon good as long as
they fear their Lord. [Siyar 5/75]
A man said to Ibn Umar (radiyallaahu-anhu): O (you) the best of the people! So
he said: I am neither the best of the people nor the son of the best of the people;
rather I am a slave from the slaves of Allaah. I have hope in Allaah and I fear
Him. By Allaah you (people) will not leave a man until you destroy him. [Siyar
3/236]
Whenever Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) was informed that he was seen in
a dream, he said: I know myself better than those who see dreams. [7/252]