“Your hope in the mercy of the One you refuse to obey is nothing but delusion and foolishness.”

Ma’ruf Al-Karkhi – Islamic Quotes

Ibn al-Jawzi reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Alla have mercy on him, said,

“Your hope in the mercy of the One you refuse to obey is nothing but delusion and foolishness.”

Source: al-Muqliq li-Ibn al-Jawzī 1/29

عن ابن الجوزي قال مَعْرُوف الكرخي رحمه الله رَجَاؤُكَ لِرَحْمَةِ مَنْ لَا تُطِيعُهُ مِنَ الْخِذْلَانِ وَالْحُمْقِ

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