Infamies of the Soul and Their Treatments Quotes

“I heard Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Sijzi say: “You have merit [fadl] as long as you do not see your [own] merit. When you see your [own] merit, you have none.”
― Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, Infamies of the Soul and Their Treatments

“Abu al-Qasim al-Hakim said, “All friendship is enmity unless it is sincere. Accumulating wealth is grief, unless it is shared. Company causes confusion unless it treats [an affliction].”
― Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, Infamies of the Soul and Their Treatments