Sufyan, of Makkah (107H - 198H). Pious, wise, a great early Hadith Scholar of Islam! Teacher of numerous greats! See here his brief bio info, his own wise sayings, and what others said about him.

Collected by Sheikh Aslam Abuismaeel,Of HikmahWay Institute Answer: To be a scholar a person needs to have at least a level of knowledge of all contributing subject and essential chapters within these subjects to either know the rulings/facts of most matters in that field of learning (since no one knows everything) AND to be knowledgeable […]

Whether in times of crisis or those of sheer pleasure, it is one’s belief, view and outlook on life that regulates one’s emotions and governs their behavior

“Whoever alleviates a hardship from a Believer in the world, Allah will remove a hardship from him on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever eases upon one in difficulty, Allah will ease for him in the world and the Hereafter. Whoever conceals (fault) of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his in this world and the Next. Allah is in the aid of His slave so long as the slave is in the aid of his brother.