Wahb bin Munabbih

“The world and the Hereafter are like two wives. If you please one of them, the other becomes upset.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.3 — Maktaba tul Madina

“The example of a bad-mannered person is like an unusable, broken, clay pot.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.3 — Maktaba tul Madina

“Satan runs away from even the shadow of a person who keeps his desires under his feet.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.4 — Maktaba tul Madina

“Whoever seeks the world in return for an action of the Hereafter, Allah turns his heart and includes his name amongst the dwellers of Hellfire.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.4 — Maktaba tul Madina

“Hardship for a believer is like a shackle on the feet of a quadruped.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.4 — Maktaba tul Madina

“The one who is inflicted with difficulty has undoubtedly entered upon the path of the Prophets.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.4 — Maktaba tul Madina

“From the children of Adam, Satan likes those who sleep and eat excessively the most.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.5 — Maktaba tul Madina

“A great scholar is he whose forbearance overwhelms his desires.”

Statements of our Pious Predecessors, p.5 — Maktaba tul Madina