Question

Can you please provide the reference and Arabic for the following?

Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) said:
“The goodness of this world and the next can be found in five qualities: the contentment of the heart, refraining from causing any harm or inconvenience to the creation, earning a halal livelihood, adorning yourself with Taqwa, and placing your trust in Allah Ta’ala in all conditions.”

Answer

Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this statement of Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) in Manaqibush Shafi’i.

Rabi’ ibn Sulayman (rahimahullah) reported that he heard Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) say: “The goodness of this world and the next lies in five characteristics: contentment/independence, refraining from harming others, earning lawful sustenance, being adorned with the garment of Taqwa, and placing one’s trust in Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla in every circumstance.”

(Manaqibush Shafi’i, vol. 2, pg. 170. Also see: Al Majmu’, vol. 1, pg. 13)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية:

مناقب الشافعي للبيهقي: (١٧٠/٢)
سمعت الربيع بن سليمان يقول: سمعت الشافعي يقول: خير الدنيا والآخرة في خمس خصال: غنى النفس، وكف الأذى، وكسب الحلال، ولباس التقوى، والثقة بالله عز وجل على كل حال.

المجموع شرح المهذب -ط. دار الفكر- (١٣/١)
وقال [أي: الشافعي] خير الدنيا والآخرة في خمس خصال غنى النفس وكف الأذى وكسب الحلال ولباس التقوى والثقة بالله تعالى على كل حال.