To everyone out there, take a look at this video by brother Nouman. Just because we learnt the Quran or few Hadith doesnt qualify us to make our own opinions or argue about the religion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftp2qRg2xz4

Lets all not forget that Iblees was thrown out of heaven because of his arrogance. He disobeyed Allah when he commanded him to prostate to Adam (alayhi salaam) due to his arrogance.
Surat Al-A’raaf, Verse (12),"…I am better than him (Adam), you created me from fire, and you created him from clay."

Allah knows best.
Save us from falling into the trap of our own arrogance,
Include us in the group of your humblest slaves.
Ameen.

Jazak Allah Kheir  I agree with the speaker that one should be careful to pass judgment on people of knowledge  I also agree about the need to be humble and  not to rely on translations and to learn Arabic it is incumbent upon all Muslims to learn Arabic and its not difficult so they can appreciate
the Koran in its language it is very critical to know that one Arabic word might be translated in English and still not convey the very similar meaning
In Arabic for example  the Arabic words Fikr, fikh , fahm aql etc usually translated by understanig which is not the exact corresponding  word to  them
and sometimes the Arabic word has no match or counter part in any language

As a scholar once said:
‎"The believer speaks little, but does much. And the hypocrite talks a lot, but does little. The believer's speech is wisdom, his silence is contemplation, his gaze is pondering, his actions are righteous. So if this is your state, you shall perpetually be in worship" - Fudayl bin Iyyad

I love these quotes.

azharuddin:

“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge;
and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do[b] good deeds[/b];
and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere;
and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.”
[said by Imam Shafi (rahimullah)]

May Allah bless his soul. These are are pearls on a marble, words that feel like food.
Inspirational words indeed

azharuddin:

As a scholar once said:
‎"The believer speaks little, but does much. And the hypocrite talks a lot, but does little. The believer's speech is wisdom, his silence is contemplation, his gaze is pondering, his actions are righteous. So if this is your state, you shall perpetually be in worship" - Fudayl bin Iyyad

Very true

azharuddin:

“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge;
and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do[b] good deeds[/b];
and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere;
and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.”
[said by Imam Shafi (rahimullah)]

I read this over and over, then ponder. A real food for thought.

Yes Imam Shafi is well known for his logic. When i read that quote i was wondering, do we worry enough about our religion,

azharuddin:

As a scholar once said:
‎"The believer speaks little, but does much. And the hypocrite talks a lot, but does little. The believer's speech is wisdom, his silence is contemplation, his gaze is pondering, his actions are righteous. So if this is your state, you shall perpetually be in worship" - Fudayl bin Iyyad

That is true.

FayeZik:

Very trueI read this over and over, then ponder. A real food for thought.

You just drop by these days. How are you ma?

Keep them coming, azharuddin, I'm compiling them too.

@zayhal
Thanks for the love. Been busy and only get enough time to access the net via d cell fone which is not very convenient for me. I need to get a laptop. May the love of Allah shine on u and all my Muslim bros & sis on nairaland. Keep the torch burning. Warahfa nahu maa kaana aliyah.

FayeZik:

Keep them coming, azharuddin, I'm compiling them too.

Inshallah.

Jarir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say,
'Whoever is deprived of kindness is deprived of all good.'"
[Muslim]

“There is no worse calamity for knowledge and its people than when outsiders intrude. They are ignorant, but presume to know. They[b] cause trouble[/b] yet think that they are helping.”
- Imam Ibn Hazm Rahimahullah

Imaam Ash-Shaafi'ee (rahimahullaah) said: "When one desires to talk, then it is upon him to think before he speaks. If there is beneficial good in what he will say, then he should speak. And if he has doubt about that, then he must not speak until he clears that doubt (by making his speech good)."

but the sunni calls the Ahmadiyah,shia,sufi etc kufar,even on nairaland,so are they not muslims?
The fact they have different ways does not make them kufar,because they all say "theres no god but Allah" and also testify the prophet as messenger of Allah

Hadith - Bukhari's Book of Manners #330
,  Ibn 'Abbas said on the following verse of the Qur'an, "
Nor defame one another" (49:11), "Do not spend your time finding fault with one another."