Muhammad bin Ka'b Qurazi

“Whenever Allah wants goodness for someone, He creates three traits within him: understanding of Islam, disinclination towards the world, and acknowledgement of his defects.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.15 — Maktaba tul Madina

“The world is a temporal home and a place of passing by. The pious and fortunate shunned it away, whereas the unfortunate fall prey to it. He who chases the world is unfortunate, and fortunate is he who renounces it. The world brings difficulty to its obedient followers, destroys its enthusiasts and deceives those who bow down to it. Poverty is wealth, excessiveness is harmful and its days are constantly subject to change.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.15 — Maktaba tul Madina

“The earth cries in favour of and against people. It cries in favour of those who obey Allah upon it and cries against the unfortunate who burden the earth by disobeying Him.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.15 — Maktaba tul Madina