Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, in full Abū Saʿīd ibn Abī al-Ḥasan Yasār al-Baṣrī (born 642, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died 728, Basra, Iraq), deeply pious and ascetic Muslim who was one of the most important relg...
You are nothing but a number of days, and whenever a day passes away, a part of you passes away Al-Hasan al-Basri
You are nothing but a number of days, and whenever a day passes away, a part of you passes away
The best attribute a believer can have is forgiveness. Al-Hasan al-Basri
The best attribute a believer can have is forgiveness.
Know that you will never truly love Allah until you love obeying Him. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Know that you will never truly love Allah until you love obeying Him.
Iman (faith) is not outer decoration, nor mere hope. Rather it is what settles in the heart and what is affirmed by actions. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Iman (faith) is not outer decoration, nor mere hope. Rather it is what settles in the heart and what is affirmed by actions.
Belief is not by wishful thinking but by what settles in the heart, and what the actions prove. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Belief is not by wishful thinking but by what settles in the heart, and what the actions prove.
Of the signs that Allah has turned away from a person is that he becomes occupied with that which does not concern him. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Of the signs that Allah has turned away from a person is that he becomes occupied with that which does not concern him.
Don't sit idle, because death is constantly seeking you. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Don't sit idle, because death is constantly seeking you.
Death has exposed the reality of this life and not left a chance for the wise person to delight in it. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Death has exposed the reality of this life and not left a chance for the wise person to delight in it.
O son of Adam, how is your heart ever going to be softened by recitation of the Qur’an when all you read for is to reach the end of the Surah. Al-Hasan al-Basri
O son of Adam, how is your heart ever going to be softened by recitation of the Qur’an when all you read for is to reach the end of the Surah.
Whoever does not find happiness in the dhikr of Allah, prayer, and reciting the Quran, will not find it anywhere else. Al-Hasan al-Basri
Whoever does not find happiness in the dhikr of Allah, prayer, and reciting the Quran, will not find it anywhere else.
