Whose Praise or Criticism holds Weight?

 

ʿAllāmah Sayyid 'Alawī al-Makkī al-Mālikī said: "The common folk are like the unthinking multitude; their praise and criticism hold no weight. They praise those who do not deserve praise, and criticize those who do not deserve criticism! As for what should be considered, it is the praise and criticism of the people of virtue and ʿIlm! Whoever they praise becomes a sign of happiness, and whoever they criticize becomes a sign of misfortune."
[Al-Fawā'id al-Shāṭirīyah min an-Nafahāt al-Haramīyah, 2/304, Dār al-Fatḥ]

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