Qabeesah Bin Qais Al-Anbaaree (rahimahullaah) said:

When evening approached Dahhaak Bin Muzaahim used to weep; so he was asked: ”What makes you weep?” He said:” I do not know which of my deeds will be raised today (i.e. accepted by Allaah)”

— [Sifatus Safwa: 4/150]

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On the authority of Ayyoob who said: that AbdurRahmaan bin Abu Bakr said to his father (Abu Bakr): I saw you on the day of Uhud but I avoided you. So Abu Bakr said: ‘if I had seen you I would not have avoided you.

— [The Life of the Greatest Man After the Prophets & Messengers: Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq, p. 190-191, Compiled By: Muhammad Uthmaan al-Anjaaree, Translated by: Abbas Abu Yahya]

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We used to say that this Ummah will be doomed by knowledgeable hypocrites.

— ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) [Al-Wilaayah ‘Alaa Al-Buldaan, 1/142] (via umaribnalkhattab)

Bakr Ibn ‘Abdillaah Al-Muzanee said: “Treat your brothers well despite their shortcomings that they have, just as you like for them to treat you [well] despite the shortcomings that you have. Everyone that you see making a mistake or mishap should not fall from your sight, for surely you are most deserving of this yourself.

— [At-Tawbeekh of Abush Shaykh, p.54]

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Shurayh al-Qaadee (d.80H) said: “Verily, the Sunnah has preceded your qiyaas (analogical deduction), so follow and do not innovate.

— [Related by ad-Daarimee (1/66) and by al-Baghawee in Sharhus-Sunnah (1/216).]

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Do not sit with the people of desires (i.e. the people of innovation), nor debate with them, for indeed, I don’t feel safe that they won’t drench you in their misguidance and confuse you with regards to that which you used to know.

— Aboo Qilaabah (rahimahullaah) [Ash-Shu’ab, 7/60]
Al-Hasan would say to his colleagues: “O Ahlus Sunnah! Be gentle with each other, may Allaah have mercy upon you, for you are from the fewest of people!

— [Laalikaa’ee, #19]

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Imam Al-Awzaa’ee (rahimahullaah) said, “It used to be said that there were five things that the companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) and those who followed them in goodness were upon:

(1) sticking to the jamaa’ah,
(2) following the sunnah,
(3) maintaining the masjids,
(4) reciting the Quraan, and
(5) making jihaad in Allaah’s cause.”

— [Al Hilyah, 8/142]