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**Abdul Baari** · **Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -** 01-22-2008

One of the people of wisdom used to say:
"When a man is speaking in a gathering and his speech amazes him, let him be silent. When he keeps silent and his silence amazes, him let him speak."

Collected by Shaykh Husayn al-'Awaa'ishah from 'Ihyaa' 'Uloom ud-Deen' of al-Ghazaali, 'Mukhtasar Minhaaj ul-Qaasideen' of Ibn Qudaamah and 'az-Zuhd' of 'Abdullaah Ibn al-Mubaarak]

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Abdul Baari LI Lil' Mod Status: Offline Posts: 4,725 Reputation: 31310 Rep Power: 56 Join Date: Aug 2006 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf - 01-22-2008 One of the people of wisdom used to say: "When a man is speaking in a gathering and his speech amazes him, let him be silent. When he keeps silent and his silence amazes, him let him speak." Collected by Shaykh Husayn al-'Awaa'ishah from 'Ihyaa' 'Uloom ud-Deen' of al-Ghazaali, 'Mukhtasar Minhaaj ul-Qaasideen' of Ibn Qudaamah and 'az-Zuhd' of 'Abdullaah Ibn al-Mubaarak] __________________ "So, with the Exalted Lord, the most generous you are to Him is when you are most in need of Him. With the Creation, the most insignificant you are to them is when you are most in need of them” [Ibn Taymiyyah]