The Advice Of Khālid bn Ṣafwān to ʿUmar bn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
ʿUmar bn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (d. 101H) said to Khālid bn Ṣafwān (d. 135H): Admonish me, and make it concise. So Khālid said: O leader of the believers. Indeed, there are some people who have been deceived by Allāh's covering (of their sins), and have been put to trial by the beauty of (people's) praise. So, the ignorance of others about you must not overpower your ...