"... Another sign of the learned man of the next world is that he saves himself from innovations even though the people are unanimous on innovations and novelties. He is rather diligent in studying the conditions of the Companions, their conduct and character and their deeds. They spent their lives in Jihad, meditation, avoidance of major and minor sins, observation of their outer conduct and inner self...
... Hazrat Huzaifa said a [] wonderful saying: 'Your good deeds of this age are the evil deeds of the past age and the evil deeds of this age will be considered as good deeds of the next age...' He said the truth, because most of the good deeds of this age were reprehensible at the time of the Companions. The good deeds of our age is the embellishment of mosques, excess in ablution and bath, huge expenses in the construction of buildings for mosques, spreading of soft and fine rugs in mosques etc..."
(Source: Imam Ghazzali's Ihya-Ulum-Id-Deen)
The best of us is the one of learning,
harnessing passion with knowledge.
The best of us is the one free from blame,
following the way of the Companions.
The best of us is the one of good guidance,
firm in faith and silent toward doubt.
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I had to click through to understand the quotsoc post. Jazakallah
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