Advice And Admonitions: Imam Shafi'i

Advice and admonitions is a translation of various statements of wisdom by Imam Shafiʾi from sources such as Ḥilyatul Awliya by Imam Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani, Siyar A'lam an-Nubala by Imam Dhahabi and Sifatu Safwah by Imam Ibn al-Jawzi. Some beneficial footnotes have also been included to further aid the reader in understanding Imam Shafiʾi intended meaning at various points.

Imam Shafiʾi was famously known as an Imam of Fiqh. Despite the majority of his time being spent on issuing rulings he ...