Excelling in actions rather than words
Al-Risala (English), April 1985, p. 7
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Excelling in actions rather than words
1985 4 April 7 Excelling in actions rather than words (38) Imam Abdul Rahman Auzaa’i (88-157AH) was a great scholar, but he used to remain silent most of the time. Once he said: “A true believer speaks little and acts much, while a hypocrite speaks much and acts little.”
It is one who knows how to maintain silence who is fit to speak
1985 4 April 7 It is one who knows how to maintain silence who is fit to speak (51) This Is how Imam Auzaa’i’s pupil, Abul Ibn-ul Walid ibn Mazid described his own teacher: “From looking at Imam Auzaa’i’s books, one may gain the impression that he was a loquacious person; but I have never seen anyone who remained quiet more than him” (Abdur Rahman Auzaa’i by Sheikh Taha AI-Wall).
