I wish we would remember that there is an art and a science to da’wah. Why bother with a person’s “art” when you know that the real problem lies in their “science”…or in their understanding of the science.
When we want to criticize someone’s da’wah, we have to remember to criticize them based on the science and [...]

“Humble yourself, you will be as a glimmering star to the viewer on the surface of the water even if it is lofty.”

Sahl ibn `Abdallah said, “Only a sincere person knows about ostentation; only a believer knows about hypocrisy; only a man of learning knows about ignorance; and only a man who obeys God knows what it is to disobey Him.”

Ibn Qudamah (rahimahumullah) once said that when one slanders you, you should be thankful that he spoke something about you which was untrue, for there are many blemishes on your account which are true which Allah hid from the world.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad said,
“One of my wives died and Muhammad ibn Kab al Quradhi came to console me about her. He told me of one among the Bani Israil who was a diligent, worshipping, knowing and understanding man who had a wife that [...]