A treasure seldom found
November 4, 2011
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah
“Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin ash-Shinqiti (rahimahullah) took very little from this worldly life, and I used to see him and he could not differentiate between the values of different (notes within the same) currency, and he once said to me: “I came from my country (Shinqeet [Mauritania]) and with me is a treasure that is very seldom found in the possession of anyone, and it is contentment, and if I wanted high status, I would have known the way to achieve it, but I chose not to exchange this worldly life for the hereafter, and I do not give my knowledge to attain worldly desires.””
- Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd (rahimahullah)
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JKHair. If you have the Arabic, plesae try to post it.
Dear sister, Assalamu Alaikum.
While wishing you and your family EID MUBARAK, i would request you and all your readers to read this piece: Hajar and her inspiring role model:
http://yassarnalquran.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/then-he-will-not-neglect-us/
you you like the article, insha allah
jazakillah khayr.
correction in last line:
HOPE YOU will like the article, insha allah.
Asalaamu alaykum waRahmatullah waBarakaatuh
When did he pass away?
Wa `alaykumusalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti passed away in 1974 and Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd passed away recently in 2008, rahimahumullah.
baarakillahu fi ilmik