حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Sincerity and condemnation of hypocrisy and showing off: Sufyan bin Uyaynah, may God have mercy on him, said: A man from among the scholars said: There are two things I have been dealing with for thirty years: abandoning greed in what is between me and people, and sincerity in work for God - the Almighty and Majestic. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/425].

Sincerity and condemnation of hypocrisy and showing off: On the authority of Rabi’ ibn Anas, may God have mercy on him, he said: The sign of religion is sincerity to God, and the sign of knowledge is fear of God. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/174].

Sincerity and the condemnation of hypocrisy and showing off: On the authority of Ibrahim al-Nakha’i, may God have mercy on him, he said: A man may perform a good deed in the eyes of people, or a deed not intended for the sake of God, and thus he will incur their hatred and criticism until it becomes a fault. And he may perform a deed or action that people dislike, intending it for the sake of God, and thus he will gain their affection and favor. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/175].

Sincerity and condemnation of hypocrisy and showing off: It was said to Ata’ al-Sulaimi, may God have mercy on him: What is caution? He said: Being wary of actions not being for God. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/177].

Sincerity and condemnation of hypocrisy and pretense: On the authority of Bilal bin Saad, may God have mercy on him, he said: Do not be a friend of God in public and His enemy in secret. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/178].