If by practicing on any form of piety, someone’s heart will… - Ashraf Ali Thanwi

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If by practicing on any form of piety, someone’s heart will be broken, then practice on the fatwa (verdict of the scholars). At such occasions, to protect one’ piety is not permissible e.g. If, in accepting any gift, there is disgrace for you and honour for your brother, then give preference to his honour over yours.

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About Ashraf Ali Thanwi

Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1862–1943) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, author, jurist and a Sufi mentor of the Chishti order. He was an alumnus of the Darul Uloom Deoband, and authored several hundred books including Bayan Ul Quran and Bahishti Zewar.

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Alternative Names: Muhammad Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi • Khwaja Muhammad Ashraf Ali

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Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib Gai Eaton Muhammad al-Baqir Al-Ghazali Jaafar Al-Sadiq

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Scholars are much needed as they are the backbone of religion. Scholars are more needed than Saints otherwise no one would know the religious ordinances and limits.

Saints (Sufis) are like elder brothers and Senior scholars (Fuqaha) are like father in respect.

Knowledge prevents one from going astray because of the realization of the truth. This in itself is a great treasure.

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