Question
Is this statement authentically attributed to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) and the Arabic text of it?
“And from misery is that you love, and [the one] who you love, loves other than you, or that you want good for a person, and he wants to hurt you.”
Answer
These words are attributed to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) in non primary sources.
(Diwan Imam Shafi’i, pg. 51)
I have not come across this in any other source.
Arabic text:
من الشقاوة أن تحب ومن تحب يحب غيرك
أو أن تريد الخير للإنسان وهو يريد ضيرك
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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