Some are of the same nature as that of the swine
The great scholar Ibn ul-Qayyim (رحمه الله) mentions:
"Some are of the same nature as that of the swine who does not stop with the good food, but when a human finishes relieving himself, then he hastens towards his excrements. A lot of people are like this...
When they hear about your qualities or they see with their own eyes that these outweigh your mistakes; they neither remember this, nor do they spread this to others, and it does not suit them.
However, for the slightest mistake or possible blunder; they feel in their element and attain joy in their hearts."
Translated by Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: Madarij-us-Salikin. Click here for scans of the cover, pages 695 and 696.
"Some are of the same nature as that of the swine who does not stop with the good food, but when a human finishes relieving himself, then he hastens towards his excrements. A lot of people are like this...
When they hear about your qualities or they see with their own eyes that these outweigh your mistakes; they neither remember this, nor do they spread this to others, and it does not suit them.
However, for the slightest mistake or possible blunder; they feel in their element and attain joy in their hearts."
Translated by Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: Madarij-us-Salikin. Click here for scans of the cover, pages 695 and 696.
