The Mausoleum of al-Shafi\u2018i in Cairo, Egypt
Ab\u016b \u02bfAbdull\u0101h Muhammad ibn Idr\u012bs al-Sh\u0101fi\u02bf\u012b (AD 767-820) founded one of the four orthodox schools of Sunni Muslim jurisprudence. \u00a0(Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t allow your tongue to utter the fault of another person, because you are covered in faults and everyone else has tongues, too. Don\u2019t allow your eyes to fall on the faults of others. Turn your eyes away and say to your eyes, \u2018Oh eyes, other people have eyes too.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nImam al-Shafi\u2018i<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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