The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
IBN TAYMIYYAHThe more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
IBN TAYMIYYAHNo love that a man has will only give him pleasure in return- he shall also suffer pain because of it, except for love of Allah.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhen someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
IBN TAYMIYYAHSins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
IBN TAYMIYYAHDon’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhatever is not done by the permission of Allah will not happen, and what is not done for the sake of Allah will not benefit or remain.
IBN TAYMIYYAHVerily, I constantly renew my Islam until this very day, as up to now, I do not consider myself to have ever been a good Muslim.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhat can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me into exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.
IBN TAYMIYYAHThrough patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.
IBN TAYMIYYAHThe sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.
IBN TAYMIYYAHA calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah
IBN TAYMIYYAHThe one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhen people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
IBN TAYMIYYAHGuidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.
IBN TAYMIYYAHA believer to another believer is like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).
IBN TAYMIYYAHContentment is the greatest door that one enters to Allah, it is the source of tranquility for the worshiper and paradise on earth. Whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise in the Hereafter.
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